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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. [July j, 1894. 
can be mvn'ained in excellent coudition dutin? 
winter with 2 tom of hay for each, or one fe<d 
of h»y with another of straw. Where mixed fam- 
iug is undertaken, it is believed th»t a more 
intensive method of management, which involved 
the growth of oat) anl barley, aud roots of a'l 
kinds tor the support of sheep, caMIe, and ho^s, 
would have every prospect of succes i in the iinroe- 
diate fu ure. All these crops grow well in the 
North- We*t reeious, which, bowovi r, are i>ot suitable 
lor the production of wheat lo a greater fxtent than 
is required for home consumption- A settler with 
ft limited amount of cipital might do very w-ll 
in the large ranch district to the sonth of the pro- 
vince, in the neighbourhood of McLeod, by investing 
in steers, which would run with the large mob of 
cattle of the district, whle ho engaged himself to 
work with someone who hai b;en established fox some 
time. The distriot association may be safely left to 
attend to the cattle at the round-ups for a moderate 
fixed sum per head. A man with a capital of £2.000 
or £3,000 is in a different p -ti ion. If ho is confi- 
dent that be c»n undertake ti e managi msnt of a ranch 
on his own account and leamby tha v a", hemi^ht 
start at once, although it is always »dv s>ole to gain 
s>me experience, of a new conn'ry before investing 
capital in a >y enterprise of this kind. He wou'd take 
np a homestead, and prevent hit stick from straying 
aDy considerable distance from home. 
The differenoe between " ohilled" and " froz n" 
meats is not generally known, and the following 
explanation is therefore inleretting : — 
It is a fact that th9 method of pre-ervation which 
is known by the name of " chi hn< " does not injure 
the beef as it ia injured wheu frozsn througn— a 
process which till recently was coui-i lercd ueccs-ary 
in ths oaee of Auitralian and New Z aland tieef in 
order to enab'e it to cross the Equator- The obilling 
process only involves a reduotion of tempenlure, in 
the cVamber in which the beef is preserved, of a few 
degree below the fretzi"g point of water. This 
moderately low temperature does not affeot the iptvriox 
of the carcass, a* the juices of meat fretze at a 
lower temperature thau water, and the miss dots 
not become hard ai d ice-like. 
In connection with this Bubject reference ie imde 
lo the Canadian Cold Storage Agricultural Com- 
pany, which Inezes about 25,000 sheep and some 
t>,000 or 7,000 head of cattle. A regular trade 
is maintained by this Company with Vancouver 
and Victoria for the supply of both besf and 
mutton by the aid of refrigerated car?, which 
carry it over the Canadian Pacific Railway through 
the Reeky Mountains; but since the opming of a 
market in England, Prof. WalLce beiieveB that 
a considerable imr.el.us has been given to the 
inorease of livestock in this part of Canada. The 
Ontario Agricultural College is a well-known insti- 
tution, and the good work done by it is fully 
recognized in the agricultural world. It is, there- 
fore, not surprising to find Prof- Wallace saying 
in the course of a description of the institution — 
"Ontaiio may well be congratulated on her posses- 
sion of one of the most perfect ceutrc3 for instruction 
in agriculture to be found in any part of the 
British dominions." The Djminion Experimental 
Farms, three of whioh were visited by Prot- 
Wallace, from being at first igcored, are said to 
be now regarded by the most enlightened farmers 
of Canada as a' boon to the oountry. These 
colleges grow various orops experimentally, dis- 
tribute seed all over the country, and are centres 
where inquiry and research, with a view to benefit 
the agriculturist, are carried oc The following re- 
ftrecc3 to Dr. Barnardo's farm is specially inter- 
esting :— 
Dr. Harrando's Industrnl Farm, established ia April 
1833, is the visible evidence of a successful enterprise 
aud is well worthy of « visit of inspection. The srea 
extends to about 9,000 acres located between the As< 
niboi e Rivrr on the iritat n d thi Manitoba and 
No!lh-\Vosli>m K.ilwa) — b-) B isseil l>rarcb — en the 
i ast. Fif'y yoatbi are now kept in residence, but it is 
popotelto liicreis* tbe number to 100, the ebjeet 
bcii g to train certain boys who have completed tbeir 
school education a' the Humes in Londju to the 
agricultural life ot Canada and to prepare tbetn • ei 
to enter into the employ ment o' Can idian farmer ,wh) 
are as a rule, anxious to secui\) tbeir service' and wh> 
pay tbom $0 to Slo p<-r month witii tjod; a d ultim ttely 
after a few years o( t-ipi rirnre aud after n?c uiulat n 
a little c p ta 1 , to t.-i'io up bo'urs'eada of their own. 
The staff cousistsof iha ag nt nnd mauager (Mr. E. A. 
Slruthcrs), a farm supernteudeut, • house u>u-t« i a 
hu 'er-fnaktr an I superintendent of the citamcrt. a 
gardentr, a cir| e ter and fo ir under foremen. Tne 
avtrage length of liono spent by the boyeat tbe iosti- 
tntioa is a 1 out eight inon h*. Ti ere a-e aSoji 00.1 
a:res in cnltvaioi, on -lifth beiog fallo», a d tbe 
crops are the orliniry grain crops. The tardrn 
forms a proroin -i t feature and ext -nds to 25 acr s, in 
which all sorts of vegetables are pioduced. Tbe dairv 
department is perhsps oue of Hie mod com pi tf ; about 
CO cows are kept ami cream in alto b ugbt rom Isnn- 
ere in the neighbourhood, who are allo*eJ 15 o<r> t< 
per poun I for the batter produced. T m t u't< r is »old 
in British Columbia and in Winnipeg direct t> the 
wrolesal^ merchants, aud the price receive 1 iu 
was 24J ceiteper lb. 
CUFFEI-: PROSPECTS IN C00R3 
do not seem to be very (jood. but ns far as m»y 
be jud = ed from the conflicting reports afloit. . wiat 
tlofsom there whs seems t > haves t fairly well. Ti e 
usual wails about ttie blrssom having all gone " futt" 
nxi being be-.r •, of cour e, but tLea " llosfom 
estimates' — as prcprietois know oily 'oo well are 
apt to be ('eceptivr.— Sovfh of India Obttrrer. 
TEA AND SCANDAL. 
1 
The Tea ! The Tea : The Qeouinc Tea ! 
S> uchoi'g. Young Hyson. Gunpowder, Boh fa : 
Witt out a lent that was not found 
Growing on N <iuaS famous ground. 
It tills the Teip^t, anl from the t pout 
The hand of beauty pours it out. 
a 
I'm (or the Tea: fin f .r the Tc» ! 
No Chocolate, Coffee, or such for roc : 
No sky-b:ue milk to bleud with its flow; 
N' silence when roind do-h the Tea-tray go- 
lf frleuds drop in, we will hall with glee 
Their iircseuce, and quaff cur cups of Tea ' 
3 
I love oh ! how I love to sip 
Tlie green, green Tea. with my willing lip. 
When the toast is brown, and the muffin's hot 
And there's plenty of Tea in the China pot ; 
And to talk some ccandal and bow below 
Matters aud things in this world do g -. 
4 
I never sat dowu wi h a 'dull, tame " bore," 
But I loved a tea-party more atid more. 
And I t-ackward flew to the cheerful eup 
Li e a bird that uibbles its sugar up; 
And sugar it was, and more to me, 
For 'twas blent with the flavour of good green Tea . ! 
5 
The clouds were dull and rainy the morn-« 
So the gessip say — when I waa born ; 
The keitle sang, and the jert was told, 
An l the Tea-cups aod saucers w. re green anl gold ; 
And never wa> heard such a chattering wild 
As welcomed to Congo the China ehild 
6 
've lived since then upon " heavy wet," 
And all sorts of drinks which a maa can get. 
With splitiiDg headaches and purpled nose. 
With empty pockets and Uttered clothes 
But I've signed the pledge, and when death seeVs me 
He shall find me ever a cup of Tea. 
(AirONrMOTJS.) 
I have oome across a literary cariosity among my 
colleciionof books on Te», Joseph M. Walsh, himself 
a Tea-dealer ia Philadelphia, has written on this 
