INE years ago Canada’s na- tional debt was about one- third of a billion. It is more than two and one-third billions today. . Our debts have greatly in- creased—our revenues must also go up. The farmer has to bear his share of the increased burden. That means he must increase his revenue. Complaint has been heard that farmers under present conditions in Canada cannot make farming pay. And yet many thousands of Canadian farmers do make it pay. How Is It Done? Patient and industrious “carry on” will do wonders, but some- thing more is needed. Too often “patient industry” is coupled with “dull persistance” in poorly thought out methods. Farmers today more than ever, must plan ahead, as well as “plug along”; indeed they have.no op- tion, if they wish to succeed. Co-ordination of head and hand will mean real success. Farming in Canada has paid and pays now on many farms. It can be made to pay on almost every farm. Cana- dian agriculture has passed through low profit-making eras success- fully in the past and can do so again.~ Crop Returns Should be Increased On the Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa some crop costs and crop profits in 1922 as contrasted with all-Ontario average crop costs and crop profits are . given below, The all-Ontario figures are in brackets: Costperacre Profit per acre Hay $22.13 ($13.50) $11.21 ($5.09) Corn for Forage $47.50 ($33.75) $10.38 ($2.86 Oats $26.47 ($19.32) $7.33 ¢ 04 Similar results can be shown from the Dominion Experimenta] Farms in every province, TeL et’s Get to Work and Pay Off the Mortgage” Experimental Farm crops are sometimes claimed to be produced at too great cost. Thousands of experiments, however, show that increased cropping costs wisely applied up to a reasonable point always increase crop profits. This is true on the Experimental Farm —and on any and every farm, With the increased cost of pro- duction, the higher standards of living now prevailing cannot be maintained by poor farm manage- ment, “boarder”? milkers, scrub beeves, poor quality hogs, or non- profitable hens. That even under present condi- tions profits may be made is testi- fied by many skilful, observant and non-plunging farmers, who believe more in the policy of “slow but sure” and “pay as you go” rather than speed, with excessive bor- towing atid the often consequent disaster. The results on our Experimental Farms also bear testimony to t value of thorough, skilful work, The Farmer Must’ Manufacture But crops alone are not enough, The farmer must change his crops into less bulky and more high- priced products—-milk, pork, beef, mutton, poultry, etc. With fair yielding cows dairying shows good profits in Canada. The average cow has increased her yield 2592 in the last ten years. She can quite. readily go up an- other 25% and more, and there's where the profit lies. Better feed- ing, better selection and better breeding will do the job—feed, weed, breed. To do better feeding means better pastures and more generous supplies of palatable roughage. Short rations including clover and ensilage crops (corn, sunflower, pea and oat, etc.) will provide feed in abundance for both summer and winter. The experiments and in- vestigations which the Dominion Department of Agriculture have cartied or prove that farming % geientifically and systematically * undertalfen will pay profits. The records and particulars of such work in every province are avail- able to the Canadian farmer. Are you growing grain, or producing seed of interested in fruit?) We can give you information that will help you. Dosou breed live stock? Are you keep. ing dairy cattle? Are you interested in poultry oy bees? Ask us for informas tion, We have some that will help you. We have peblished and have for frea distribution 39D different reports, bul letins and circulars dealing with matters of interest to you. Ask for what you want, or for a list of our publications, We shall have something more to say later. Meantime write the Department of Agriculture, Ot- _ tawa, about your problems. |. Mrs, Clapp if spending some Have Faith in Canada Authorized for publication by the Dominion Department of Agriculture ey W. R, MOTHERWELL, Minister. Dr, J, H. 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SK DISTRICT PRIZES ' 26 PEECES COMMUNITY OF PLATE, or MAHOGANY BRUNSWICK PHONOGRAPH. Value............ $83.00 To win District ‘price candidate must have a minimum of 150,000 votes SPECIAL PRIZE - = $150.00. BRU NSWICK PHONOGRAPH | _ | THIS, PRIZE WILL BE GIVEN TO THE PURCHASER OF THE LUCKY TICKET '. Choice of 97-PIECE CHINA DINNER. SET, CHEST OF Address all correspondence to— . Queen Contest Manager, Norther B. C Agricultural & Industrial Assoc’ fi PRINCE RUPERT, B. CG For further particulars‘ gee handbilis ~Ition to go east this fall. CARNIVAL QUEEN CONTEST $1500 IN PRIZES _|been spending her holiday at the around Giggey’s mill Dune Me- —————— — 7 ae | Rusonr TERR ACE | - Minne _ Hot Sprinas 7 ~ _LUMBERING HORTICULTURE — H. L, Frank was in town on Saturday. - . time in town. George Minchin left for the States at the week-end. C.R, Gilbert returned from a visit to Prince George Saturday. Henri Defontaine has taken on a pole contract out Lakelse way. T. H. McCubbin, Pacific, was among the visitors to Terrace on the 12th. Mrs. H. S. Creelman went to Rupert Wednesday and returned Saturday. . Geo. Powers had a busy time feeding the visitors from Rupert on Thursday, Miss Christy was the first Ter- race subseriber to secure one of our fountain pens. Mrs. Claire Giggey was taken ill Monday and medica] assistance had to be sought. Mesdames H. Mist and Andy Long visited Usk for the dance, returning Sunday. Miss Etanda Marsh has been under the weather but is now much better. Capt. Kerr, of the Prince Ru- pert, Salvation Army, put in a few strenuous days here last week, Mrs. C. H. Finlay and family, Prince Rupert, arrived on a few weeks visit to her brother, Donald Bruce, Mrs, C. V. Sutherland and her son returned to Rupert on Sun- day after spending two or three weeks in Terrace. The strawberry season is now practically over. Raspberries‘ currants and cherries are now being shipped out, Miss Lilian King is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs, W. A. King, She is on. the teaching staff at Edmonton. Dad Weeks finds it hard to leave his favored spot and has repented of his expressed’ inten- There was a row on the gallery Wednesday morning as a result of which the two principals have’ cross’ summoned each other: ‘for assault. Terrace never knew half sa much of Lakelse-as now. Parties are going cut almost daily and all seem satisfied when they re- turn. - Miss Kelsey, etenographer at the Prince Rupert City Hall,. has Hill Farm. She returned Sun- day to Rupert, - teacher at Pacific and now of Vancouver, is expected to spend a portion. of her vacation with ‘the Rev, and Mra, Marsh, While working in the woqds Intosh got his hand.badly broken Miss Mary ‘Teeple, formerly | up and”. went to the Hazelton. Terrace Boys Were Camping Lakelse Lake It was with great enthusiasm, expectation and anticipation that the boys of the Tuxis and Trail — Ranger groups of Terrace looked forward to going’ out to camp at Lakelse Lake. Some of the boys | had never been out on a camping expedition before so that it was | a noyel experience for them. Ar- { rangements had all been com- } pleted and preparations made for | te party to leave Terrace at | nine o'clock on Monday morning, July ninth. As expected, the ll boys were all on deck some time & before the hour of departure, and f with beaming faces and undaunt- } ed spirits they impatiently wait-| ed for the signal to move off. ; Therolls of blankets, provisions! and utensils were piled upon thet truck and at the specified timeg the party set out on their week’s} camping trip under the leader-m ship of R. MacFarlane. Due to the kindness of Geo.4 Little and W. Burnett, the boysi were given the use of boats, and! this offer was taken full advan(® tageof. During the week a great deal of time was spent in investi gating various parts of the lakeg The thanks of the boys are als # extended to James Catt, of thi government hatchery, who tool the boys through the. hateher and gave them a vivid and intey ° esting lecture on fishery. In adem dition, he loaned them a rowboalyy with an Evinrude motor, whiqgi delighted the boys in that thal were enabled to see much mot of the lake than they would hg they been compelled to row. Ci™ one occasion they madea trip \mme Lakelse Hot Springs, where Bayne and Capt. Colthurst toga them around and showed tha : the wonders and possibilities the natura) hot springs. a The water of the lake was su able for bathing. and at speci ‘times the boys would go in, although few could swim at fj beginning, before the end of (am week practically all could sve at least a few strokes. , On Thursday, July 12, due the kindness of H. Creelmiam mariy of the boys were ena to witness the sports in Terra The boys wish to convey ti thanks and appreciation to} their friends who kindly don money and foodstuff. whichiga sisted largely in rendering im camp a huge success. ; . l | The Fai mers’ Institute pe 7 been paying out this week tama berries received to June i an Strawberries were paid for a rate of $3.50 less commissif figure whieh has given I. satisfaction’ ‘to the srowerap is not expected that the a figure will be maintained tcf ‘i Hospital Saturday for. treatment, . wo4 an . {second period.