Safi carte Seman ie led gtd The Oimineca fh liner PUBLISHED 3 EVERY SATURDAY AT Hazinron, THE CENTER ¢ OF THE GREAT OMINECA DisTRICT OF BRITISH. COLUMBIA. ACR, ‘Macdonald, Publisher and Proprietor, ~ SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada-and British Possessions, Two, Dollars a year: Foreign, Three Dollars a year. . ADVERTISING | RATES:, Display, $2.60 per. inch per month; Reading Notices, 20° cents | ber, line t for ‘each insertion. Legal notice’, s, inserted! ‘at B. G. Gazette rates,” rere Lowbone Vou-VI “SATURDAY. comune ane 7 No. 5 GREATER PRODUCTION Both the Rt. Hon. Sir George BE; Foster and. the . ‘Hon. Martin Burrell in their speeches here have emphasized the great necessity for” inereased -produetion, says” a Vancouver exchange. Such production comes especially | ‘under ‘the department .of the Hon, Martin Burrell as minister of agriculture, and consequently his Speech at the. Canadian Club luneheon was a’revelation to most of those present of the enormous possibilities such an increase opens up. Certain facts regarding. the experimental farms were pregnant with meaning, The importance to the farmer of weeding out ‘his poor stock and taking advantage of the government imported stock to improve the breed of hig cattle may not be Eenerailly appreciated, But when Mr. Burrell showed that the increased production of milk from one cow owing to better feeding might amount to quite an incredible sum of money in one year it dawned on his hearers that any money spent on experimental farms, so long as. it was spent in the right direetion, was the finest: investment whieh could possibly be made, — _ Mr. Burrell pointed out ‘that Canada, was at present very far . behind such a-country as Denmark in: the average production of milk from its cows. If every cow in Canada were producing as much milk per diem as the average cow in- Denmark it would mean _ ah inereage of millions of dollars in the wealth of the country. . By . the introduction of a certain breed of wheat which’ ripened in. the Northwest some three’ weeks earlier than ‘ordinary No. 1 Norther nj | ‘| Particularly, in the maritime prov- several. ‘million. dollars had.already.:been added: to the farmers”: ircome, By the better feeding of beef. cattle their weight could bé increased and thus naturally’ 80. mueh more money, obtained © for}. . Circular. No.. ithas | ‘been issued them. All of which things seem obvious truths, but, unfortunately, |. are just the sort of truths so easily overlooked. + The importance that this. obvious truth should be generally recognized and that every farmer should be encouraged j in every way possible to make the best use of his opportunities was thus very forcibly brought home. to-his audienee by..Mr: Burrell, The war had meant an immense increase in production already und untold. quantities running into millions of tons of wheat, hay, oats, and other food: prdducts: had been shipped to Europe for the use of the Allies.- -But the greater the production. the greater the wealth of the people, and’ Mr.‘Burrell proved how. very easily the enormous ; and unprecedented capital expenditure’ ‘on the: war eould be taken ‘care of, if only. the: :people.of. Canada fully understood the value of their agricultural products. “ ' Hundreds of people,’ Mr. Burrell said, qo 0 on n the farm thinking that they can-make a. jiving off the land, and they. slave morning, | noon and ‘nightiahd., never. ‘Bet | any further. <... Farm: life-was, there-’ fore, so often, considered: sheer” drudgery when 188: a matter of fact, it is largely scientific.’ “The farmer tust: Know how to Farm, yr * Hel’ mat 2 not Keen, cows On. land; Which is fi far | hetter . suited, tp. erowing oats, or grow. oats where. “he. ayght’ to. “keep. chickens, - This’ was where ; : Rovernment : aid> and: ‘advieg” .Wa8-80. necessary, ‘and it. was given fréely if the farmer’ ‘would make use oft its. Nort ‘than can Jearn modern farming: ‘by stocking afa and:thirikiyg ‘that j ig ‘all, there is to do, . He ‘muat’ kriow What siege to ‘buy and. ‘how to treat it. Hel. inlist know the chpmistry of his: sails avid hundreds of, other things, He could learn if he wanted to, do 80 and the, learning would Pine him immediate retirns. < but he must’ ‘Tearn. | coe , 80 finally 1¢ might, he said |: ‘that, inereased.. production ; can. be brought about... bys. increased edpesition: 1 roIn British. Columbia| : especially with its very diversified soils, and : climate; ita dry and wet " larida, acientifie Parmiliygrte Héceusaty.- “Thera? j many aman. glowing frit today. where he Gugh to, be 2 kegpitg a dairy. farm, a ha done: much, tar; some, . country. 2 tand? Free ‘Seed’ for’ Patincrs” “| By instru¢tions from the Hon. Minister of: ‘Agriculture, a dis. tribution of superior sorts ¢ of ¢ tain “and potatoes Will be mide ‘during ‘| thé “coming winter and Spritig’ to ‘| Canadian farmers. The samples for general distribution will-ton- sist of spring. wheat ‘(about 5 Ibs.), white ‘oats (about 4 lbw.), {41 barley: (about 5. Ibs.),. atid field fl . Beas (about 5'lbs.). . “These ‘will fl be sent out from Otiawa, All| - distribution of potatoes i in samples of about 3:}bs. -will be carried on from several of the experimental farms, the Central Farm at Qt- tawa supplying only the provinces of Ontario and Québec, All {samples will be sent free by mail. Only one sample of. grain ‘and one of potatoes can be sent to each farm, -As the supply of seed is. limited, farmers are obliged! to apply early. Requests received after the end of Decem- ber will probably. be too late, Anyone desitingasampleshould write (post free) tothe Dominion Cerealist, Experimental Farm, | Ottawa, for an application blank. : Black Leg in Potatces ‘Testimony i is forthcoming that owing to the work of the Domin- fon plant*patholoftiste,; the disease of black leg in’ ‘potatoes. has de- creased, Still it tauses consider- able destruction to- the potatces, inces, In earitinuation of the goad" work. ‘that has, been done, by the Division. ‘of: Botany. at Ot- tawa - entitled, ° “The Black Leg... Disease of: Potatoes, caused: by fF] °°. Bacillus Solanigaptie, ”” and. ean be had free on applieation to the Publications Branch of the De- partment of Agniculture. .. The author is Paul: A, Mur ‘phy, BA; ‘ A. RC, Se. L vasgjstant i in charge of the plant - pathological. field station for. -PrincelBdward Island, who.was responsible.for the re- cently. published : ‘eirealar on late Hight and rat of Potatoes, “lt says: the Diréetor of. Experi- mental ‘Farms, * with a, view ‘to making ‘known - ‘to’ Canadian far: mers the means of: control: found; most efficacious,’ that ‘the present circular has been’ repared.’* Mr. Murphy ‘states that the disease, | notwithstanding.. ‘the. diminution noted; .'in, 1915 east ‘thes ‘maritime provinces’ the’ large: ‘Bum, Of $695;-1 265.” “Tei js “Interesting to know. phat with early care and. attention the digeage j is comparatively qusi- tly controlled. . MB "Murphy. de- 7 ‘tails ‘the symptoms; in, clear, tere ii} 2) language, deberibes ‘the life; hiss) ‘tory: oft the:eausal -organiam,; 6s: | ti antes the. lous: to ther marititve at $6. 65. per ‘acre. ‘with, eld iano 184: buahy. font d that furthe ined. “an ‘ee : . Hazelton j Te Dating Pot] =.) for the Great Northern a ao : later — ~ Landseckers, Surveyors “and. Sportsmen will find - kd | the | merchants of. Ha ae, © : zelton: prepared to meet a pe Sele o every” “requirement in 7 -outfitand supplies, Hav- ede aed foe ee - Interir, Hezelton busi : od % ness. - men ‘are® “qualified. na! ty 7 to give vaable aclice, comers.” a Opn gt a 8 is dnatel at. 7 t the ' confluence of: thé s, “Bulkley © and” i ‘Skeena’ - “tivers,. a “nile: cand . | _ quarter from ‘Hazelton . i Baton on’ the” ‘Grand “Trunk Patiic railway. oy «Enquiries. may -bé.-ad- : + -drested to |