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raTigiRjE ADVERTISER m m m j^rib^ Woman To Wofnaii ''


[By EVE !;


INFLUENCE.' j'


'inHE \lll|iter-Exhibition at the Royal r*- [i Acadqmyithls year brings £1,000,000


■ worth of Scottish treasures to London, and; speculation.Is already rife as to the Influence thls;exhlbltlon is going to have


' on fashion. i Ever since the Queen’s visit : tojParls lasti'July there have been marjced . Scottish tendencies creeping into fashion and iwlth the'-mid-season'collections.inot many weeks off there'Is'a distinct feeling;


'that, we jshallibe ‘.‘.going!'Scottish” ttlll . more this spring.


I IVl! i Ipe tartan certainly gave Paris design-.


ers pome tgf and colour Iddas for 1939, |ahd never be'fdre -have winter fabrics been quits so rich and glowing' In colour. iOne


,sCes In thIsiScbttlsh"'ExhibltIon howj the itarljan has evolved' arid whatl picturesque' forms the Highland press has taken.jand


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nnet wonders why fashion has for so long 'been holding back fr6m a rich 'admixture


' of colour |when for hundreds of years the Sco|si have been doing it sb successfully.


•other Scottish fabrics in lovely colours hdve,i however, been long inf favour, for who can ideny that a real Harris t^ed. froin the romantic Western Isles does not' provide thei loveliest and most natural colo)irs of all tweeds for Dame^ Fasliloh’s. use? lit Is a tweed, too, that is protectedv


by, a trade-mark nowaday* so that you inoyv It comes from Scotland and no^ ■


• where :elseJ i • ,■ ■ | ^ | ' The greens, blues, yellows andj reds-


"whith iwere, the predominant colours in the jtartans from very early days have in the portralte of Highland |


costume at the


•exhibition j'a thousand permutations and combinaflonsL and to describe,the hlfler-


■ ent [coloured tartans for various! clans. would bejan almost IneJdiaustlble' task. One; very| |lnteresting'i costume many,


m'dny y'patslold Is shown i^ ch Miss 1939: lierself "wdiuld be proud to wear. In bold ared,l grqenj and blue checks this tartan frock is laied ■with green, and ■With it pewter'leiRieUery^whs 'tforn.


. HIStORT REPEATlljlG ITSILF,


, TpKWTER jev/ellery, by the ■ way, -*•. [■ prpmjses to be more than fashlbnT. able quite! jsoon.: It is ciirious, teJo, how the| fine portraits of Raeburn, of Allan


:Ramsay,! of|George Sanders, depict some ■ of the loveliest women of jthe'; past wearr ing clothesj that we know have their


■counterpalfts In modern fashions.' fieads are very important today. In this Scottish Exhibition [the variety of.


■ hetid-drMses In the portraits pf the I women is notable. : With a ruched pink' taffeta dress Lady Louisa Conolly wears :a tiny , half-iwredth of pink flowers. 1 A',


I pink camiatlon with a/pearLfestobn Is In. •thb halr-()fiMrs. Montague, founder Ih-


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; 'Cldentallyilof the literary set of the Blue StjDcklngs|| ] The wife of Ramsay wears a drenched I ostrich plume of brllilmt tur-


. • quolse lii' .her ,ash-blpnd- hair — how becomlng|| feather' head^dresief; are! Himglng.'ciurls, caught byla bow, complete


■the- coUIurei of Aime', wife- of- the .-22nd ■ chief of liacleod. ' ,


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Iblub' |well_ ner-


, have an ihfluence on feminine head--gear. .PJhryglanljcap’ shapes, .real Scottish bon-:;


:!Some 0} the men’s Scottish caps and the evolution of the “bonnet” as shown -.ih the paintings, .will moire thaln likely


.".sprigs of iholly, broom an<j. heather will ■probably ^Ive milliners some good Ideas. -After all,[last season We iwere Iwearlng- vegetables |as hat ornaments, so yrhy not gorse and leagle feathers-this season? ; ! Raeburn! has painted some of the love-


. llest portraits in this exhlbitlpn r^id quite apart from fashion it is, eirtreriiely In-


' terestlng Ijto And thirty-nine'I of this !: master’s works' exhibited; in'oi;e place, I'the best collection of Raeburns eVer seen 'together, i; Priceless Jacobite relics, too, give a ■


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bogs ^lever & Ofterwise .with he object of hnpro|lng; certain outward ' 1 ' " ’ - I jr :-


ShC'W dogs have been, bred for generations blott.


- I ' ' I , If By PHILOKDON: t - • ’ M :


1 ;! i ' - ;----- ! : ■' , , BEEEDINCK FOE BRAINS I' '


-a ‘phase-'df activities m the dog World that ■ ■


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PEOHffi who! are! not 'Interested! In- the has assumed' increased ■


’ ilntcmatibnbl Sheep Dog Sodiety, since I have 1.-referred tb |lt on various occasions,' Ufany, of I 'them may'not know that We are now fn 'the -'field 'tiikir season, during' which large j'mumbfers :pf I spaniels and retrievers yfill be run-


isheepdogsj hnd there Lthelr Interest;ceases, My rcadersi will already be familiar w‘th me admirable!; work that is being doneby the


held for gbndog's, Working trials for Alsatloris and blodh'obnds. and ihteniational tests for


ar. TheyTmay be aware that field trials are [in publio|cbmpetition, :; ! ,, ,,


'arfe still'being continued, though "not nearly itolthesahjriextent as tests for retrievers and


Field trials for;pointers arid setters were inaugurate^ as long ago as 1865 and they


flaid:ait.


- w speclahsk:-breed of- retrievers not having ' Ijeen long produced at that’time. .Strange to i say. trials for spaniels and retrievers did not ! come iiuo vogue until the end of l^t century. I To-day they are common-places. |


i guns 'has diminished the impprtance of " pointeralai id setters,- though one' is glad to !! realise that they-rire still shot ovpr, to some I extent, |lri 1865 the positions weye reversed;


'breeds are now used moreifixtenrively than those tha-. find 'the game for the guns to Shoot. Thb practice of driving game to the


spkniels, the reason being that the two latter ■ The AlUtion, trials that'were .started In


! peting 'in obedience tests,! such as Brus^ls i griffons apd Pekingese. What concern is It


1 obedience [and learhmg. to do clever things ! are Inherent In all breedd, and'latterly we ! have seenl all sorts of; unexpected dogs com-


‘ recent years Introduced something entirely " -pew that is -having an' infipencej upon dogs ' generally.'’ They have been the means of ■showing ut that the possibilities of acquiring


i of ours; the man :in the I is really a!concern of-all of us;that the brains ■of dogs should; ibe developed, for we have


.-good;manners, i. ! , ' '


i come, to a! time in which'we'rKOgnpe more ’ than! I ever that allcompanion dpgS are -infinitely more companionable and more use- :ful inf every way if they have been taught


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riilraclo," aolifa ueop pi 0°^"“ S™"'* S“ J<:, acho KIdne/ Pllla uDonleavInS hla alo^-bod. |


*' M inr iTioovosy from lumbakb la a y recovoHy from lum the explanation Is ajmple. j ; baBO Id o


Others have bean lust aa shfb“al““*!“ their recovery:froM klcinow weakneaa, but,


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vital orsans inter awayltho harmiul Impuri- tlea which :cttuso'bac|<aohfe, urinw dla-


laxative acts upon the bovcels. They, etunu, late the aotlon'^of the klh'oj'e


I Ooena PlilB att upon the ly<ih6Vf ‘•’.f


•awollen ; muscles .ahd. Joints, sciatica., rheumatic pains and ronaldropsy,


ordere, disturbed sloepl .lumbajo, etilf. , ■ j


: Don't bo dno'ol those whi carry on unini they droD. 'Make yourself fit for your delly,


wort, by irikInS DoanJ Pills. When, the'- Orine Isfreo from harmful bMterlaandyouri ildrteye ore keopingdhe bloFd pure, life will j gnin bft worth ilvlnif.! | ' |


I INSIST luPON DOANS, 1/8, 8/-. 8/- 'i


' mitter usualiV pay little attention' to proportionsJ since the


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qualities I that i make thepi handsomer. > In the 'sime way we can improve the mentality of our'friends: by Selectiye breeding, and we have iconie to reco^Ise! that |a wise riholce O


thei breeding stock will give! us cleverer'dogs. Dogs vary a good deal in their capacity tor recelying, instructions. If |w


that - are stupid we /shall be perpetuating a race of fools, i. By matittg| together, two brainy dogS we have a right' to fexpect that their- progeny will exhibit the! qualities we desire, especially if the parents nave several genera­ tions of clever dogs behmd them.'


e; breed from those


guncogs, the dverage gundogs, better workers, and' the same thing may! be bald of trials tor sheepdogs.' They have epcOriraged the breed­ ing l'| of the cleverer,’rindi the avoidahee of those that are'not blessed withiso much grey, matter in their brain: )p^n; j


Field trials Waveheen the means of makmg MODEjRN PQMLTRY !


Wa^gere’ Club, 58, Mark | Lrine, London, E.C:3. ! The thub. Will be /pleased'to answer any]' enquiries submitted; by .Tail-Waggeri owijers in cdrineotlon' with canine hygiehe


NOTE—This!-chat is issued by, the Tail- and welfare. ; EJited by Tom Newman, Secretary of Sclentifio Poultry Breeders’ itssociatlon. anp Edit ir of “Eggs.”


'for the '■ ‘ artificial prevalent.;! ,


brooders; ffi- so it seems from letters received witri referisnee to management at this stage. Some ,of J-bur correspondents 'statfe quite frankly ' tfaaS while they successfully /rear their chicks in the brqodelr.house, many lots receive a check, when they are transferred, to thericany-ipn houses. iThese complaints are ■general and do notj refer to,'a particular system of;: [brooding or tb metpods adopted tor the growers,'Whether iintensive. or, exten­ sive rearing is , employed throughout' or whether tjhe chicks arp kept in'confinement


A number of fllfflculties may arise when chicks are'removed from'tpe


following i/the example of the other fellow without taking into ajccount the conditions under which he is working, or!studying in detail thb/actual procedure adopted, by him. To take priicks from the brobdeir at four cr five weekri of age mdy be perfectly sound practice iri certain circumstances,; in others it will be foolhardy-ia- short cut/ to financial ■Buiclde. /


In my opinion serious losses arise through , , . ,


during the first--few weeks! th'e condltioiis under wlllch the blrdri will , be Placed for the second stage, and, if they are to, go outside, the situation of the farm and prevailing weather conditions, i All these factors are


T


he success of ‘this early move]must depend on the conditions! of. rearing


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dirbctly concerned ■ with! the age at which chicks should be removed froEn''the.broodpr, and unless they are duly coisldered some batohes! are going to receive a pretty severe


check at a vitally Important period when eveythlrig shopld be done tOimamtato steacty


progress.


first few Reeks, . troubles When heat is discontinued are fairly | i


sooner chicks leave the brood :rs the betteh and' consequently! advocate their'removal At a very-early age.' .Tn princifal'most of us: will agree with'theilr viewis theugh, if'we are wise,: we' shall-use the word ‘ safely’/ when giving that advice. In tills as In other matters, a rigid system


Many people are of the opinion that tne ' / ■ ' r J ' '/j


of Imanagement is liable to break dowii In practice. A certain-amount of elasticity Is


'long memories to recall the ia,bnormally wet spring of 1937 when on so'maPy farms young phickg spent most of their' time wading up to their hocks in mud. TBat year the weather was very much against ithem, they would have done, better had they been confined, but' on thousands of farms there was no altemalive accommodation,! nit even tor a limited period;/they simply hajd to go out to make tPom for others. [ ;


vety desirable. Indeed essen ;ial, if serious difficulties are to be avoided. 'We'do not need


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for the' conditions they ate ^ they are moved. . If no artific: be provided in to® second stag


T|XJRING the , latter part JLI, /the brooder chicks ;shou I


(if. theif life in


id'be prepared o meet when ■ial heat Is to :e, djuring toe


•so that there will be no suclden'change!irop comparative warmth to the,- more rigorous concfltlons 'of the ark or catey-on housel This., is particularly important,when chlckR,are to.'bo moved-to arks,; , If] an early ifiove is w be made, which


last week in the brooderr they -shpuid he sufficiently hardened to sleep without; heat


mearis that heat must ,bd provided in'top brooder, a little should alscj, be provide^, tor a week or two after leaving it. ObvRusly It Is impossible to give depnite advice!/on a matt:r dependent on'the weather andiptoer


longer rather than run; this'risk-of ichffiing, with all the complications Rhichi may] arise from, it.


sMely, supplied , by a. hurricane lanij| pended from toe roof. It will take the cbiU off toe atmosphere and, of riqhal Importoce,- ptovint toe . chicks crowding Into cohiers.' Pdr youiig chicks It is advlsaple to use ai lamp day land night for the/first j week, arid for the feecond at night only. 'This is .advised tor birds moved at about fiVe 'weeks'of;age Wh^ they are reared in |;lld brooders tor toe full seven or eight weelreino.heat is re­ quired unless the weather is,-very colcl, in which case a Jairip for, a tow nights fflould be silfflcient protection against chlUinp.lpro­ vided the /ark, is weU deSigflRl; ' - j ;


In arks heat is most bonveniently ./ami 1 l' . ’'-.J i J


riivHE check that! so- frequently occurs at this stage often is 'due to chilling.


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i.nets, flat|'papsi round caps, tall taps, aU; nave great feminine scope i and thejorna- I' mentation with ribbon and feathers, with


like


and admirers of Bonnie Prince Charlie win find much Interest In them.


BEAUTY FOR, 'THE YOUNG.


EVER too young to learn’’ Is' a maxim applicable to nearly every- _ and care of person Is no excep-


tloh to' this rule. A grubby, bedraggled child may be, very romantic and lovable in thCory but in practice it far nicer to. 001^6 across;! a child who doesn’t look as- though he Or she had just been through a bush backwards; ■ '


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when they ^o'w up If you encourage them ; in,; fCr instance, halr-brushirig. Devote five minutes Inj the morning and ten .minutes! before' they go to'bed to brushing their hair. {A child's hair has a lovely natural sheen ;;md hard brushing is theionly way to prfeserve'this'natural glbffi. A fairly hard btlstled brush will do.^o'harm'to a young scalp. Bet the chlldrbri brush each other’s hair. i They will|eriJoy doing this, j The great sqcret ’With children'Is to turn all'everyday ^obs, lnM:a:game.■: - ■ ; ] ' Then thereils toothbrush drill. '^Vash-:


ing tepth Is a; job nearly all children try to avoid- Buy the children some of those intriguing tooth-brushes that are sold nowadays'with MCkCyj Mouse or other; ariiiislng handles and |


with ' a :! taste' that i the ; children find find a dentifrice


pleaping. . Night arid morning should be an: unbreakable- maxim' for |ooth- brushlng.


FISH FOR FANCY. ' . • I I


: By The! cJook;


uiQR some, •*•' ij


they are familiar only : witth


in chi dreri seem to dls- ' Perhaps this is because,' h fried ;or


boiled Bsh, served plal i, or With ah un­ appetising looking, gluey sauce. Actually fish |ls not only a “ brain food ” as.^re are told when we) ape young, but it Is.! also a very; easily digested'tlSsueibulldlng food.; With a Uttld extra trouble lish'dishes can be ; made


some suggestions;;


really attractive. j


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; Vlf?h the fillets, sprinkle with-season­ ing' ind'lrpll' up. Secure] -with a [small , skev ernr tie'round with a piece of syring- : Starid In a shallow, well-buttered I oven


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' Here-are ' • :


■ Spje i with: Mushrooms.[-Sole fillets; miiSMpdms; 1 6z; hutber; IJ oz. jflour;' 3 tablespoonfuls'Unsweetened condensed mllkl i i; ;


eJje^eJjcJeeJsef ^^ejjtjjejsejsejjejse^ejje^ I MIXED 'MEMOS.


' ! Roses Under Glass.—-They should , soori


be planted, for fprlng flowering. If: the stems,are sh'rivelled.lthe result of haying been .lpng on the journey, lay jthe whole of'the'busKes—stemri as well as roots|d-ln a trench'for a week] - Let the covering be six Inches of mould.


riient.


Roses benefit :fronj plenty oi riourlsh- If'the pots are


■ [ m | fairly large^a 'Mourllttle'daughters will bless you, too, milch the'; better


small tub ji In' the case of- a cllmbrir,' so Overfeeding with a


fertiliser Is not then likely, because/the meal will 'be more qiluted as 'there will be more soil.: Do ifot curl tne roots-in order to cram them


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the roots So that th^y nearly drainage crock.


Into a pot. ^-Prune reach the


Renovating the Hedgeu —Make the


lower portion of that'elderly fence shoot frriely. Reduce the height of [the hedge by one-thlrd‘. ' Fork up, the ground in order to.a'dmit the j fertilising air, and fork In mlanure In order to induce the'


/shrubs to_'^row still more quickly. ' 'The shrubs should! beebirie green .fi/oni top to toe by the summer.


i j Holly.—'The decorations should not' be


wasted but should- be saved for; the spring. Flant the prlkly-foUajge around the seed patches in ofder to prritect th'erii from cats, iihd from certain birds suph: as sparrows. I


^ l',i' /■'" ' !! Freeze, Th^w & Fracture.-Plants are


loosened in the ground after frost. The neck.rls the susceptlble part. ■ .The soil should be !made tlgh|; around the collar- of. the plant., . There must not be a space, around- the stem whjere the water can' freeze, and'thaw, and can thuk fracture thestem./i',-


;'" ; ;; ■/] '■' Cleaning the Lawn/-[-When the cause


of weeds in, or of nlioss on, a lawn Is poverty o|| soil, either 'nulsande can' be! crovided pift by thicksnln^'the'growth of the grasses, which can be dope by enjlch- Irig the ground. Dress .the plot in the winter with cooled lime [and In the spring with sulphate of amniorila. The food in the fertiliser would tqo freely, liberated by the lime if the ammbnla and the lime Reregiveriitogether. '■ I


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'dish place a'knob of buttpr inside each! rolled-|flllet arid pour d littlCi milk into] theilplBh!! Bake'ln a moderate ovpr for IS l|p 20 '!mlhu'tes. :Mea4whlIe'prepare j the sduce by' melting the butter in a saucjp^.'add flour arid! seasoning' arid mix to; aj paste with the condensed milk. Peel!about half-a-dozen mushrooms and chop Intpismall pieces. Stejw these gently in hklf a! pint bfi water for ten minutes. Strain! off the liquid into the prepared pastb 'of! flour jand conderised-; milk, stlfring all the time to keep, the mixture smooth., I Stir the same oyer alow flame., uritll -it ithlckeris. Add the choppedi musbrpoms, j Serve the fillets on a hot j dish ; rind pour the'saube over.


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IVaSh and clemi the mackerel. Rub each fish over [with a Iqiob ]of butter and; put a sma^. piece of butter! inside. IVrap ln grease|-proof paper and raok under' thb; griUj for'ten I minutes, jturnlng once or twibe.! Remove ;the, paper and grill for another fivd'minutes to brown the fish. Serve j with 'puree' potatejes or chipped ipotapfes and. with each fish serve a'pat 'of parsley'butter.'


drilled Mackerel with Parsley Butter (a iveify fecolubmipali and tasty dish).—'


■ Paysley 1 Butteri-^Mlx together, butter, seasprilrig, chopped'patsley and a squeeze , Jjuice [until I a firm paste is


'■[ of ,u— j - j I 1— u-..k vvw — . flpvour of romantic excitement


formed.!: Fotm into a fiat cake with wet butterl pats Or a,' rolling pip, wrapped round'with wet rausllri. Cut into squares, with a wet knife; or'into;: fanw shapes with a patent cutter,' P ' ‘


: [ ' Stocktaking.—The seeds of parsnips


fetalri vitality for 'good geymlnaUng strength' for two years, , Carrot, ieelr, onion; peri' and salsify! seeds--for throe years, Tothato, bean rind radish seeds^'


four years.' The seeds' of beetjroots and splnach-bOet, the' cabbage family,.mus­ tard, cress, lettuces arid'true' spinach—;; five years. Celery, [ciicumber, endive, marrow aiidimelon seeds—seven years.


[planning the Plot.'-;-Sunshine is /the


best Insurance against dlse^es and Insects: /tjierefore, let the vegetables| lie so that both sides of the row receive the sun’s raysl, The rows should lie as nearly


north and south as:i'0^ble. [Cropping the alIotni[ent lip and down Intead of side to side'may be desirable!.


| - ' Intercropping is the practice of growing


dwarf vegetables betvebn rowsdf runner, beans, latg potatoes,! t;nd so on.l Shade- loving crops, such at lettuces; spinach, radishes, 'and turnips, may be grown in the lee of the runner [bean. | Quickly njaturlngj crops, such! as short-feioted egrrots, may be grown between the rows of the lake potato, 'heoause .the former will'be ready for| use] [before ithe tops of tfie latter! [win beepine [big. ; | j , !-..'


Foliage jrind Fruit,-pWhen making too much foilage at


i|a /tree -is ithe cost of


too little' fruit, thd remedy/ is root-! pruning. Trench sjfohnd the trunk. The insldk edge of the trench/should be about three feet from the' t’reel Or ithe inside edge should be where the roots Iruh about anjiiich thick. The limit'of jthe spread of a tree’s branches Is about where the roots will be'running an ibch thi/ck. -Digging the [trench will cut jthe foots andl/ wlll thus reduce'the supply of sap to the head. , .


i'i '; ; - i ' Potatoes for Planting, p Flrst-erirly


i(early) varieties arej,not Jong keepers. They lose quality befpre'the winter.! The second-early .(midseason) group keeps In


.condltlbn] until the New-Year. . The malncropj (late) varieties last until!the first-earlles start the round again, i !’The flrst-earlles should be boxed, so that they would be planted spre utlng-r-so that their cropping Would be fofwarded.,


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In order to know the quantiles to buy: Seed potatoes run eight to the lb.: A


, bunches of tubers,


foot from plant to plant Is room enough for the. strong development of a first-' early: but 18 to 30 Inches, In the rows with the other groups, depending .'on whether the choices fall orj small or bn big growers, will lead jto strength In the foliage' and, therefore, to v eight in the


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bprrles,'and the-other brambles may be planted as far apart’ris'teii feet. The winter following the planting one, fix the


'Bramble Berries.-%Lowberfles, Logah


tip of some of the neiy. stems; six . Inches Ifito the groirind. Jn .order tb root them. KCepi the, stem® upright imth stakes.


'Single canes will grow into huge bushes. ■ ;- THE AXL()TlfeNT.’-' '/ - ! , I. ;PLA!mnNG . ON :j paIper; / I Planning the plot is the jway to cn


Itreconbmlcally because! fains wash tl goodness-bf-any plant food out of wie! soli in firne. The results f^om rotating’


the Crops, Instead of from much feeding, will be equally satisfactory : with all yegejables and more' satisfactory with some vegetables. If a /wldfe is fed fbr tfie cabbage p.atch one season, stralghter


■parsnip, tubers will be produced the next one without any manure/ / Tfie membefs


-Of the cabbage family! would mainly use the nitrogen, the-food'thatTakes le'^; and the phosphate and'potash.'the par­ ticular foods for the root and for the fruiting vegetables, would mtoly be left. Phosphates-assist the production of-root or fruit, and potash Improves the (luallty. Much' nitrogen encourages too'-much foliage at: the price of too little tuber, or/ tbo.fewfrults-^maffowa/beans, etc. ' |


The plot should be divided. Into four


parts, fjrow the roots In the first quarter wlthoiit.ridding much, if ripyj nltrogenbus' food. '■ 'Ifie mixed/fertilisers] rihd anhii'gl rind vegetable . manures, [hold - mueli nitrogen, which Is absorbed ipofe quiclfiy, than) phosphate and potash are absofhed.: A: powdery food does notj spoil the shape of the tubers,’but lumps of manure cause' root branches. Feeding any proRwlth/^ cbmplete food It not desirable fiffiss the ground! Is' hungry, fori much nitrogen! encourages too much foliage at the price/ of too little tuber.; Nextisealsbn, manure, tlils quarter, and have the.brasslca crops therTliroccolis, Brussels'sprouts,- cab-; brigris. criullfiowers and kqle,


' /So'^ /peas qnd beans Ir the second


division; “ They ; collect j atmospheric nitrogen. ; The soil is enriched with! this property after the nodules 6n the robtri


• ha-ve decayed. / TTiey should be'ioUdwefi by. a brassica grown for Its leaf like the cabbage,' or for its floweif like the caull- ; flower; by other plants the.l2af of which is: .the gdlble portion llkri spinach and


jettucesj and by stalk plants like celery.: Mrinure 'may'be' desirable'for peas and! bians because they love! moisture, while the fruits are grqwlng/-' 'jjfio.re/tfiah; eroughi nitrogensdp^ not rpdtide the; weight of the peas and beans pefrow.'but' dees cause the haulm: fo 'be longer- jb'nted and - to outgrow 11s catalogiied


:hlight.: .■{''■// ' ' ".' .,/! rhe third division:! Manure ; for the;


leaf, the flower ahd riie stali; crops. 'Fill! this quarter | the nexi ieason ' withi potatoes and with; other[pl^ts that are] grown,forThrilr edible [roebts. Th'ey[ benefit 'from the unused phosphate 5 potash.!


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, iThe ifourthl quarter 'sh'irild,, lECludej onions and leeks. Theyj ti e biilb 'ir'ops,! ought to have] all three; plant foods In; hlpderatlon. 'Manure mlgh't be used, but [ Itlmust' be used in strict; moderatidn for! the bulb crop that bulbs. / Much manure is [the cause of the bottle-nscked onions. Bang a bulbous stem, not, i round bulb,! the leek is not spoiled in[ishape if it is; liberally fed with nitrogen. , ;No, nor in


q u r i l l t y . ' ' .! I ■ ' ' ■


parts of the dountry, but at ond time it flourished vigorously. Sime of the farmers of sixty years ago .were/adepts in the art. Compost heaps are made in some districts, arid the practice might weil become general, i ' The type of com­ post that has .persisted; longest Is the lime compost—made with soft vegetable waste, mould and lime. /This deriiandjfor stable manure Is far in excess of supply because of motor transport.


! -WASTE j NOT; Vf'm [■ NOT. MANURE. FROM . THE MCJUND. Compost making is a jori art in many


the The ;


TIMES. PRJRA^, JANUABY 20, 1939.


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(ELEVEN)


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old economic 'law workri The price hris risen. By Mcreaslng the supply / 6f mariure, allotment-holdefs can In a large ■■measure supply' themselves;; They Rill also do a' public servlie In' cheapening the commodity...


l . 'T f If the plant waste Is rpade Into decayed


manure,, there Is returned to the ground what the crops have extilacted.i; Aye, and morg—what has been bireathed'in by the plants out of the' air;' AH' that woodland rece ;ves in the,shape of solj feeding Is its own foliage ahd some-nitrogen hi ihe rain. Coiripost irianure will be 'a/ edm!- pietd plant fopdi--lt , will hold/nitrogen, potash,’phosphate ah’d lime: ' cdmpdsli- making begins by digglhg an opening In- the jrpund. Let the bit deyelop lntp :ri mould If .the gardener tires of exoava'- tlng or comes to a stratum of fock.' pit rind, mpiind,'should Be built of | Iriyers.’of tliri'/sof'J hferilthy [waste,' lajfeis of'mould and spglnkllngdtof! , The lime and the mould are! mainly ifor sahli riiy: reasons;! but’ t/hey hasten dedriy.


■pii


'IficL thin lime.


Satisfactory proprietary prpp,aratIotfs4 hiano^ gccdleraliprS-^aye on/Jlie mar&et 'for ^stlrig' the decay of garden'refuse; they come'inare gjmensive than thelojd- fash ohed llriie-cpinposi


FSRTILISER [from THE FIRE. Club-rooted cabbages, and potritd


hauin which always Is infected wltH;^ ' blight, would spread their diseases In! soil;'■


therefore, the diseases should' ■


^oll. fppd


along with the woody waste. Wbc|dy stalks,;fob-tough'.'to 'decay within a'year,' breed fungoid;’grpwthsj Which sour! the Brifire, ash is not ,a complete plpnt as.^e comppst iririnure.ls.


desti fob'


'’jhe.


riltfogeri--tne fbod .for foliage, growth—[i Is/!,brirned out;.' but jthe potashThe qiiailty-maklng food with the roots: arid with the fruiting crops the phosphate,--


the tuber,- pod arid fruit producing fPod-^ and f-bo 'llmo-i^ +Ko caIVo i mortlnlAA :


the l ime t he /soil’s medlcli "Ihe slower the flrp bprnSi the


richer yfill be the! result. Damp trie Ard with Wet waste.


Fopd ash holds potash, phosphate arid! .[ - ■ ! ’


was a grand lesson on what: burnt vi9jge- tatloii would dp for' crops. ' Potash] Ijn- ctegries trip starch [and the, sugar In'rpots arid trults/' , They.are jjmprbved In fleih, .fiaypjit and cplppr.


THE'^ FLOWER LIME AND


GARDEN. soot! ' ■


Lime Is! the cointnon y .used fungicide


and toot is the popular insecticide.,.lime acts |agalnsfc/ihe' dlpeas :S in the ground..


Llipej ,aRp:rit^idri,'t,^ iri^ niyrlads bt penefleerit.; i lacterla, /abouridT.,!


;liig in' tpe i soil, which change; ,,[the/ annuonla—or nitrogen- -In the soli jnto> hltrrite, the form In vrhloh thp -foliage


food I Is ' absorbed' by / the root-hairs Nitrate is the leaf-arid s ;alk-;riiaklngjfbbd.’ ■Wblljgrown plapts prpaute strong ^t^s of blpoins; '.Light soils are .deflclfent In nutririient'


and, since lime hari, the physical effect of light mlhg beds, otrierM,han small dressr dngs are undesirable." ' -■TKe porosity/ 'of .tfiri Brids^ Sriprild riot ,bR Increased wribri:


'brie' kriows that their,fertility would riot be!mcreased. '. -Give between a'qujartet and pnb poUnd per squafb!yard.; Tliejb'lg" dresrihg-'ls'fbr sbiired, ‘stodgy soli, Which;, klndjof soil is full of foods;; but lUne Is! required for thClr release and for herilthy' grbWthi:; Llmpjls'necestary eVery:'wlriterJ In'trie Ismail allowarice for llgrit sbli; ln| order to make/the plririt foods iri i the j ground;/rind to gp Into the/ ground,/rejady for t be .use of the plants.


! ; i Soot is a plant food as well as an] in-|


sect!'ride./ The dresslfags of Ume! [and! soot may be givefi-ithlle they rire fresh;, and, therefore, /iiibfb ' potent to vapant/ beds; / but; plantings should not follow/ withn several rainy ;we]eks or within/ many dry weeks. Fresh Ume and] new, soot [are too riot even for]the rooting, atea'


;of ari orchard. The linje and soot could] be cioled In a shed open to the alr.jbut riot,to .the rain;' all the] goodness would! be conserved by this method , of slarilng.j The lime and the soot should be put fiitol' separate boxes,'and the [heaps shouljijbp turned middle to outsli month.


weekly [for a;


By/' H'JGH RILtHER, F.Z.S., Edltkr “ Animal and , Zcio :Magazlne.”


Tl^AKR a New Year’s resoliitlonlfor your pet thls week. ; Make up ;your mind riot,t.o“ klli”!lt witri'.kindiiess,! / '


‘ ..That doesn’t mean, of coprse, that you


isripuld be other- trian'kiml to your pet, sBut/vhat vfould be kindness to a human! being- Is sometimes a!lmost cruelty: to an animal.


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1 However,' to concentrate oni kindness, iflrst. ■ This time ;bf the year [bird p.e'ts Should be pept aa free from driaughts as possible. [They are yery bscieptlble to nia and bronchitis,' i A JpW'drops of


glycierlne lil' thelr-water Is helpful. '' In wlntet a pafrot shotild,be| fed on


I


maize tha,t has been b6,|led and' drained of all m'oistufe. To|yary |the diet the maize bhould -be i mixed with biscuit. Rvlce a wedk, and rjee camalso/bfe used If- looked in'the'same Ray .aritrie maize, as a lemptlrig Chalrige. ] Botri/malze'-arid rice iribuid. be. [prepared; eacji day,' for they ^slly gosbur/


I And don't forget! the,garden [birds this -intef: 7 . '■


, [ i :/-/,


jvlth nlllet seed, irid stir yi^l.


'V ‘-,


ihieats of chills arid-/difficult, aliments, yoii should not codple yoUir pets ; .bogs do not suffef froiri'being pxerclsed


Even though BATH


.-A


Injthe rain as long; tis they] are] dried and kept warm and fed on their return, and :i must add that even Polly must riot be deprived of her bath because/ trie temT


.which must; not be confiised!.wl,_ — Common cold.; Young half-fiedged Chicks are particularly susceptible to abdominal chills,-, which may set up Inflammation .qf.fhe Intes­ tines, resulting in symptoms fiidlstlnguishable


become lobse-toatbered, anaeriilc, itney mbpe, icolir and ;Blood may be' sCen.i' jWe have investigated /Cases Where heavy :losses have t Misen from'this Cause/ Preveritlbn; lies in thei proper: I hardening ofE j of [the'chichs, avoiding d -astic changes, and;,. Iri] the con- struction of the arksiso that tpC blrps are not ixpdsed to Cold draukrits strikirigifrom .below, ween|4|in. and 6


'frota those :bf coccidlosis, ihcludmg, be it rioted/'blooc ,: in the ,;dropplng's.'■


UK)CU iLUiU ;uui4> i *vY»„i*v*y**. :: ‘Tim birds ***


variable factors, but we may',at least say that Ifj in doubt continue to give heat a[j little,


'drCppings Boards where the latter are fitted/ [This refers] pf : course, to the wire jor slatted /floor extensions bhly, not [to; the sleeping [quarters.


pelow thd slats, [and if dropping'boards are not fitted/ the clearance betweeri the base of the-sides [and toe: ground'shbuld not be too 'greati . For the same reafeon [where rear­ ing ^ donejlrilnightiarks or, jiouses with sun [batoies aftaChed It is nece^ary to prevent iup/qraught iri thd runs by extending toe sides [W


BXpUOCU tv. GUIU f "ed


in;’ b he sides should extend bet"*'”" '''''”


; * * w * » * , «


ell; belowi'fipbr level, right do™ to. the .I''!' , . ’ ! ’-■! - I-


menial f S i wC use small siafted floors which Consist of In. x 1( Iri. framing to


POLLY, iwlntet Is full of good feed for ] them can be


lade by r fixing irialze'meal In a bowl chopped nuts, hemp, capary and. Pour boiling Rater ovpr this ‘Then tie uri in a clpth'tiU


p^ratiire shows signs of being dhffiy practical joker, rt jj iiun auu ip /qe gi .y'',. hfer.batii.ln a fl|i,t bbvd of warpi Rater .inj A panot shou’^ ’B given:


[trie kitcheri, and birds that/usiiaUy/haye ' ia|‘‘ spiasri !’ out] of dqors/'canl .pbritlnuei /their [ablutiqris] Indoors as longias the' 'Rater is tepid arid trie temperafufe. of the


.room is'; fairly!;rioririaL , As 'Rlth bfher-' ] ppts, birds RlU, Benefit frorii db^,i of Cod-! liver oil during! trie yrinter, espedlallRlf / they show signs' of feeling the jeoid; One; of two! drops a [day is all they| nded,'/but younger the] pet. the iribre It i/equiires./


trie


MEP' I.RUSHES’ ■ ; C L EAN.',/' I it Isdsseritlal to, keep trie br^ispes uted


for igrponfing both dogs and (iats • cldan/: ■


'Yet/tripse people who go to trib,extent] of puybg! bristle Brushes are reiubtant Ito wash the ] accumulation' of ^^ase ripd;’’ dirt frorii the bristles because they softeri. j Here’’ Is a way ’ of keeping jtrifem' stiff. ]


After 'Washing the brush in a.Bplutlon !of ordinary' washing - sgda—one]' [dessert-,- spoonful In a pint of warm] watjeb—soak tnej. bristles' in! |a strong feplutlon of oirdinary table! salt-^about 'fpub'/tabie^ noorifiils In a pmt]of‘Rarhi;ivatei-]^whldh


soori festores trie stlffries'S'.'/:'! -1 I' : '[llake dare.tolsoak'orily.'the bristles In trip second sBlutlori arid -whei'drylrig siarid; (the; brush bn themi'arid not the


other'Ray! up. r] ] ’" ' " ' I ' / ' Lj '|;i, '..!,-//


I 'Your[pet problems are solved’ fbee Of ]charge by [experts, Rhldri|_,lridlude:; Curators of: theZoological; iSaideris,


Leridori. VYrlte to “ PetS,’! ‘j rind Times,” j Please enclose Addressed eriyelope'for rerili'


dyertlser sjtkmped.


dote are cut -in the framlng-they may be/l' plaCed/over the.-perches at a later/stage. , !. .i!


fi spteailed'growers’ mash belhg/hiti'oduCed. / It l5i‘riot Wise to, be-In a hurry tojplter the / ; feeding, especially when birds'ard ;to be ppt r dutekld in.'.wlnterl :In my ppinlon lit Is-better j ! to continue to feed toe chick mash until the; ‘ m Birds have settled; down in theh] hew'siir- foundings, then they do not have [to! contend', ! with ajehafige of environment and fdedlng at i i the ;same time; Moving is bourid, [to'upset ,!■ ' them to some exj*nt pnd the fide of the same !’,:[ mash Will help offset the efitect.jof jthe dl&-! j ,',l turbanCe. . Wien the birds: are [sderi to be . I olrig ahead the I change should be [made.


ON many farins It is custbmary-xo change ![ ithe mash [when the chicks 'are moved, i :/!■[[


. thd cause of tod trouble. A'vlgoreus' male i kept under conditions wlU-give good fertility i' 1th more;birds than are usutoly ’ Consider! the condition of


of - -wire riel ting to round hurricane la np in the centre: of me filattea area' to atMct the’chickens they will settle


which 1 in- [|( Irin. laths are| attached about j-in,rapart. / They are ; approximately. 4 It. x 2 ft.' A nuia lerbf these floors may be placed in the comiir of the house with a ffiort length


It, off. /-With a


area/ to at down com courjse, toe;ti


moved. Thdsu'floors may be made of roundM slate or Id] { aiige netting if: prefe: red. If


ottably !at night, .-'although, of I Will require educating


arst


liange thf maid if he lacks, vigo'fir If you are buying eggSf do not n,


arms by itself, specially to the, egrl' 1 1 I


lueriesj addressi journal.,','


: ' ■ - i


Mr. Nevyrnan will personally j ai swer all d : to the ' Edltori of this


the 'Stock; teixtheml


ihated tb j


, ’ith your' own 'to ;the -tocubator lf| it can be I, , avblded. -! Purphased chicks i shpqld not be 1 ; placed/to the brodder with those, ha,tehed at, ■ home, i It Is better/to keep stock:from other,' ’


W :stages/i


___hid fertility be low do not teduce the 5 number of hens :to the pen,'for thaf/ls rarely ■


iitock to breedlrig'icondltlon. .: Handle the V '■ '■ [andlif you find them undef or over--'' t, adJust[ .the . feeding dCcpnltogly. I


*'


! [ ' T jOBS ,U e ’ THii WEEkl., ^ [v';!i‘l;| ■ j; |,[-THE' BREEDING;’ PEll^r,] It Is'of-yital importance to kedp BreCdlrig']


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a little lime., We havejnot fOrgotteri the rbduoe/ that, was grown on the 8pot; rhere a haystack had been burned. This '


oyed. The cabhagefe, and the potato should be r'ed'uce'd /to fertilising, ash


iNIBBY’S HUT.


.fFHE Fenh I children’s aunt, who kept a ■ ‘ goat farm, had sent' them a young


goat for. a Jimmy'


d Joan christened hjm Nlbby,


because hd|iilbbled everything Rlthln his reach; and


have a hut


could be tetrifered on the open common In the. daythrri


they decided ithat he must In the garden, though he


got;:a'rielgpbourlto help them [to house NIbby temporarily. Together they made a


shelter by driving , four .bean pples In a corner of [He garden and! nailing gtout sacklrig to itperaito make iwalls} 'whllp' a piece 'pf ce rrugated iron resting on. top made [a gopdj roof.: They gave' him some ! n, and the children went to that inlght feeUng/lsatlsfled! would certainly bejqffite cosy,


Straw to lie, their, beds


that/NIbby andjtiaripy


' Nibby. wris [quite cosy and happy. He' hoWe'd how] much he Uked his bed by atIng toosS of'ltiat odd'times during the Ight, but when cocks began to'; crow: and


the first, birds began to sirig, he decided that he had; been cosy lon^ enough; It


was high lime to explore ihlsilriew sur- rouridlngs. 'He had -already been taken


for.-a;wall£ pn the lovely common and he wanted to see more-of It. i 1 ' ■So/Nlliby s next nibbles were at one of


,the sacklngiwallsi and when he liiad once got a hole big enough to lo()k through Jt didn’t takff’ him ilong to finish [off that


“wall” and stepiout with a glint In his eyed'and a flifck of hls' Iittle taill -. ' He had made quite a gqpd breaifast of,


various vegetables In the garden by the time the m lkrnan arrived,


-j i' ' Thrpugri; the gate- Nlbby could see the


common, a id as ithe milkman neared it on his way out Nibby, from behind a cur­ rant bush; saw his way out: tool./Gather­ ing his legs together for 'ri charge,‘he darted,altpr the:man.


i I'l-.: [Blit he' was a little too quick,] for, In-


jstead of opening the gatei at lonce, the man paused to look at some flowprs, and


Ibririg into! the''back of his legs went Nibby! ■■'']/■-;


-■ ‘ r Jimmy and Joan, who had just got up,


tore to a wjlidow at the sound of shoute, then out triey'rushed like the wind. Lucky I dumped all my.mllk;”ilaughed-


T ORD, this;day letime toucji ak many I lives as possible for Theej and every


fife I touoh do (Thou by Thy Holj? Spirit qmoken,, whethfer 'by the WOrasnI ripeak,


the prayer ! breathe, or'the llllto 1 live Amen;,


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I How do we know'that bunniM 'gofslp? I Because they: are all tall bekrefs


............................... m 'H/i


the milkman, as he! picked himself up, his carrier, and what were left'of the emilty bottles. “ But I see you have suffered las


well as I Jiave,” and he nodded' towafds trie garden; I ‘ 1:


i i: .. THE TAP.


As [their fdther was away the children Columbus found'.America: i ' It was a second thought,'' ' i


He was _ a clever chap,


But ’letus all remember the' ' Jnventor ol] the tail!


MOW Hannibal, he climbed the Alps,! I I And Alexander fought, i


I '


And Shakespeare,: whom |l!hri admires, ,i ■ l!


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i | ' j;


Whoe’er'he’ was he ought to Ue|' Within Westminster’s shrine. ' i' That is, supposing'he belonged!


To England'/^iipurs' and mine. Undoubtedly‘his name should bri A househnid word today,


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lyet/5?h‘at, it was, and where' he [Uved, Not one of US carij'say.


A benefactor of his race On whom oblivion'fell,


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He saved us all from tramping miles-' To stream ior pump or well;'


He gave u's hot and/cpld to hand— ; i One turn -■alid wd 'pegln' • "


To wash up greasy plates arid pans, ' Or shave a dnoal (riilm' " ‘ |


Yes, Hannibal’deserted his fami*' And Alexander, too,


. ! ;


Columbus, and! the Avon Bard, j Were worthy. It Is true; i'


Before the moriilmeht of-him' ■! I I' Who: gave us all the tap ' /. ' (


'!, /■; / | ^ ■ I !: !/■, /' ' i A PRAYER : FOR THISi| DAY. j]’- ! j - - I


But I should, like to lay a' wreath; I ■ And humbly raise imy cap ' ' / , ■ '-


1" worldl J


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