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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1921-4-21, Page 2Castrate and Doe.k Ye tr Larabs lov;z good drale!tq,e, Other success- , Prepee shepherding tient •faihire It-ieretuitartand rients Off elicSe up to &felt, and 'castrate leinlas. No 'matter' the bOrlY; 'Llet,-einasoUla•tees' may be , how go•oil a - feeder and caretaker used. ,traikt,A"rs,,,e a mart May be, he is a It pays the sl sap owner to have his "as -shepherd -if he negleets lambs eestrated., "Wetlaer laanhe sell -these iniportant dtities; It IS a ,at pi-ere:lima nilanve They ful"Siglit in. the auterinn ,to soe'raM ',Intake beteer getinS aSethey are Mere leafilis keeping the fen-rale:6 eontint os.t restful. They do not anntOy the 'ewes, cn titeC"t-cOire', utert• on lY losing 'flenilt a -Te ferreed -and: if 'there is no tlieftWiveS but 'hindering the entire "saleefor them in the fall, they' may be • , e floetell'ont making; satisfaCtory COritentnient irittll„quietneSs are essen- tial.in a flock, The buyer goes the negitea flock only when force d to because properly handled flocks are sold out. , -Whether it is rush of work in the • sPring of. year, fear of fatalities, lack Taere is no truer. indication cf 4-101 1'41 atethp,ls followed are to cut the 'kept - OVer and Sold ' Elhearbalgs, -strhereas it -is next to impoLesible to do this •witir any number of raw. lambs. If the buck Iambs are not castrated the danger exists of having the best ewes bred to peer rani lambs. Docking lambs inay he done with a sharp knife or chisel. A good plan of education or just carelessness on is tog' uste, a long -handled, red-hot time as it is cut. This is a sanitary method and assists in controlling bleeding. The proper age for this operation is tate same as that for castrating, and, whale it may appear • libe done at once. An inch stub for males and two-inch for females looks well. Half -tailed lambs are almost as unsightly as undocked lambs. - Docking should not be neglected. The tail tends to collect manure and is frequently the cause of maggots locating on the hips and rumps of lambs. Ociasionally the manure the part of the shepherd it i$ difficult 1 chisel and s.,ear the tail at the same to state, but the fact rernalns that in a• groat many floeles castrating, and clocking are left undone. These com- bined reasons do not justify rieglect hag these two important tasks. The - sheepanan will find very little employ -1 like severe treatment, both jobs may anent that will eompensate ham ete ter than decking and castrating. The operations are simple and easy to learn. Garelessness is no excuse arid the owner, if pursuing haphazard methods, had better dispose of his flock as it is more than likely a bal- ance will ,Show on -the wrong side of his ldger. Stockmen, generally cost -- demi' those who fail to castrate cakes and stops the action of the hor,ses, cattle -or -.hogs and why shouhl bowels. Docicing improves the corn - not the 'shiPleerd lik'etvise be severeay ,pact appearanceof the larribs and, is critieized?' The lamb is the easiest 'a sign of good management, Docking to unsex of the common domestic conserves the strength of the ram by animals. facilitating the breeding of the ewes. The best age to castrate is about - two weeks. A sha-ip knife should be Potato Scab. used and with it the lower third of Common Scab.—This, as the name • the sCriturn "cut off. Then sever the by which it is known implies; is one cuter immediate coverings of each of the most common troubles affect- tasticle and draw thetrn out with at- big potatoes. Although the occur- , tached cord, using the teeth or fing- rence of scab does not, as a rule, ers. Wash the opening with a weak! affect the yield, it detra,cts consider - antiseptic solution. Some operator.s 'ably from the value of tube.rs for both do not sever the bottom part of the seed and commercial purposes. The sera -tutu but this is advisable and al- seed value is affected owing to the feet that the eyes of badly scabbed •tubers are likely to be injured t'hereby, eeeee:_et.....feee HIDES-WOOL-FURS1 ettrSirlitteTS Eig money can still be made on these skins. Ship your lot to us and make sure of re- ceiving the right price. Re- , turns sent the same day as , shipment is received. 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This is due to the fact that the scab organism occurs naturally in the soil, particularly if alkalinity has been increased by the application of wood ashes, lime, fre.sh. manure, or other substances of an alkaline na- ture. As an instance, it frequently occurs that where potat.oes are pltant- ed on land 'Whitt recently been cleared and burnt over, or where they are pla.nted iimneditately ,after an ap- plication to the land of 'fresh. barnyard manure, the result is a scabbed ero.p. On the other hand, it hs been found thatthe plowing under of green crops, Such as clover, has a tendency to de- -crease the liability of injury from the disease. The potato Trees shoukl be included in a rotation so planned as to allow for the plowing under of clover sod ;during the fall betfore•plarnting pots, toes, This practice, combined with that of seed disinfect...fen le;i7:t..reattrent with feimaldehtiele or eorrosi-ve sub- liersate, while not providing a guar- antee thata 'crop 'a Totatoe% Will be free from scab, eonstitutes -reaSen- able safeguard:against its occurrence. The following points should be par- ticularly borne an mindestplanting time:---, (1) Plant only' clean tubers. (2) Disinfect seed by imn,tersing it for twothonrs' in a solution of com- mercial formalin -1 pound to 40 gal- lons ,of water, or - • (3) For' 3 hours' in a selutien of corseelve sublimate (bichlaride of mercury) -2 ounces to 25 'gallons of, Water. (4) Us,e only wooden or earthen- ware vessels for corrosive sublimate. (5) Corrosive sublimate is intense- ly poisonous. All tubers treated with this, and Telt over after planting is completed, should be immediately destroyed. PowderytSeab.---sThis disease differs consid'erably in appearance from Com- mon Stele The scab spots. are darker in -color and .usittellty snore uniform in size and shape. It -Is -not so eonlnton or wtscliespeead' Otriximon Saab, and 'usually occurs 'only in damp, cool seasons. ' Portatoee affected with 'Potedery Scab shosild not be planted mild in every Cease aal seed tvhich has come isi conta-ot with any tubers sheering r•m• inqullumwmi Wesalmilugumsalia*sur 11C YOI can'wiTord to neglect fertilizers tilis*ea Here are their advantages: Fertilizers: (1) payyottr hiciney back '‘vith hasten ripening. lite, interest. •(5) eilininare triet er- e (2) inuease Yields- tent crop filet:tea. (6) help banish weeds, 0 (3) improve (plaint a 'ts ' (7) el t down lab r costs ta Last sinner $1 Invested in fertzlizer for potatoes growiog near London returned in one case SR.9.4, and i•n o, a a ti other 4.5e. t ; Pigure your needs, and place your orders at once so g that you can receive fertilizers in time for seeding. Ai • • * The Soil and Crop linprovernent Linrn of of the Canadian Fertilizer Association III Henry G. Ball, 13.S.A.., Director, H Manning Arcade, Toronto; Ont. IS "atittitaisaasistatitansaalasealienisaialitaataisatilisiasianitiateatamistaisiseastoallii illing Qu aek-Gtass Quack -grass lmotitices seems under- loci 1, get. out the mower and go' to ground' as well. as above 'garotte& These Work.underground itents have', joints :in. them with a bud at each joint,- just as , do the stems above ground. And it is the underground steno> th.at make quack -gases a bad weed. Every bud an such stems can throw up a new Every time one of the under- ground steins is broken with a plow or cultivator, you have a new plant be- ginning from the. Part broken eft. The Time to Strik'e and the Reason. If you...dig, into a 'quack -grass sod in easily' spring, you will find great number's of undergroUnd stems. At the approach of warm -weather wine of t'he buds on these atenestbegin. grow straight to the surface. There they throw out a ring of real toots and form a croWri "from whieh a lot of leaves and steins grow. But at -this time of the year ell the stents that COMO out of a crown grow upward; and nio new underground sterns are formed until the plant begins to blossom. Suppose now we let the geass grow undisturbed •untlia. it begins to bloom. At that time the., old underground steins are done, and need feather attention; mid there is ne seed onsthe growing plants. If we cut the grass for ,liay just at Ole:ening time, we. can feed the hay. with safety, for it will scatter no seed oyei, the farm. The cutting elso stops the formation of new uhderground sterns for two or three weeks.- There -is thus a pericsd af nearly a monthejust after haying time, when quack-graes is not a weed -itt. all. By thattI mean that it has no means of reproducing itself except by growth from theerown. It is as help- less as a field of -young oats, and can be killed just as easily. How to Strike. To eradicate:the pest completely, at thine, all. we have to dotis to kill the .growing crown S of the 'plants. The best way -to do this is to skin the sod loose from the underlying soil in as thin a layer as poesible—say not over Then while the plant is in blooms a three orr three and one-half teeees new eroP of underground stems be- thick. This ean be done by plowing gins to grow. All these 'stems come with a broad, sharp share that will out of the crown, just 'as the stems cut the sod entirely loose from the thalt grew. 11Pright; end never form soil beneath. Deeper plowing will any other pert "acr-the plant. If the leave too much dirt attached' to the grass is out for hay at exactly this roots, and: the plants -will go right on time, the growth of underground growing,. The idea is to have as little stems is completely stopped for a few dirt in the turried sod as piossible-- weeks. The plant ea/1 not produce eetooe the teeellew ,vetteeg. undergeound growth -without a let of If the weather is, dry, the over - leaves up- in. the semi'? ght; and. if the tweed sod will die proanetly, 'and the plant has been cut who': e blamn, tt work of eradicating the quack is fin - immediately 'begins to throw all its energy • into the prod. -action of new leaves and stems above 'ground. This fact is very important, as we shall soon see. It is else of very great import:a-rpm that, by the time the plant bloseoms, the old underground stems have done that 'will move everypiece of sod jut their lifework, which. was "to "etlirorw enough to keep lit from getting its up new growth to the surface ` of the roots. into the underlying soil again soil. They are throsugh; and will before cold weather. A spring -tooth. essort .0, 1.1;24: Poverty OW VVealtli',.1.844,,5':''846.;-Aloo';$: 16; Ofo,Iden TextS.t. L410 12: '34. Connecting leinks—W.hese sociel holy <lave eager to return to their and ooimo cOuditionte Axe, suell'thet dishones,t ,teaffie. They ,defretid thel, Mem-who work haid:tand-loligtelo itot PeoPle Who thiy by making the epliale earn -enough eto keep themselves and or 'bushel measure, -small,: and. the their families, in -eamfolte to feed and shekel (=about 3',3 oz.); 'with Vebiela clothe mid, Mutate ..-their children, they •weitthed the -silver bits which there is 'eVidently` sainithing 'Writhe. 'Were` affeeed "in. Pa:Oriente 4166 '.great. This is especiallY 'true in a laird 'like; Far a paltry debt; a bit" of erlilVer,"er the Pelee of a Pair of. sastealso, a poor snarl or his children might be sold Into slavery. Moreover, /Amos chargee these same o.y'arteleue merchants with selling to the or "the 1.-efase a the wheat," vailit for huma'n. food. Amos believes that sueh ill-gotten viealtht can lbrinig no. real goad tte, ittS poeisessore. The justice of God is thallentged by it, and God never for- ef' -poverty and. unemployment the gets. eirewoid,t1Tegs, of hniedui!Tutho dfiee'sldosf,' eisntits°., in ant.. • LIutkiels 1riVt'ith9te-25richAtmeaenretsaivvneerillt 'our fi.shenes, and our mines cannoti that is condemned in the perable—it --find enolightlaborers? Dees not the, is bus calleas indifference to the need remedy for 'Canada, in very large' of the poor -sufferer at his gates" The part, Ile •nt more end still more pro- very doge had- more compassion than duction, and, ther:efore, the eneeg- mg of more and still mere werken ,in our great produetive industries? our own, a land al abundant resoureee. It is folly, in this county of free peo- ple and free democratic in,stitutione to blame the few who have gathered wealth or to talk revolution. The remedy hes with ourselves', in, careful, patient effort to discover the causes of inequality anti injustice and, pover- ty, oral when diseorverede to rEMOVe them. Is not one of the chief causes Ms contrast is strikingly set he- - the rich Iran faring sumptualis- And it will lie with our go -tenement th ly,and the,beggarefull sores. Can 'provide by law that there shall be a these Men' be 'brothers,' SerS of the fair and an adequate' recompense to 'eaine Hearveilly' Father? Can 'there every .henest 'Workers and restraint be 'any lotre :between thetil? Hastthe or oomPuisiort or some sort for ..both rich, rearisshown a real`hrotherly 'feel - the idle loafer and the busybody. Isa. 5: 8-10. Woe Unto them. The pxophet, -living mote than seven hurls • deed years before the hirth of Christ, sees the• injustice of his time and is -filled with a pasfion for reform, nig bytthrowang .a penty. to 'the .beg- gar as he passes- him by? What, would Jesus Christ have done? Would He have taken the beggar into HiSholme, and fed" and Mirka him to health; and helped -libel to- a place -of indet ESpeciallY is lie diaturbed by the, fact penderice end comfort that the lan,c1 seam's to be paseing out Carried" 'by the "Angels. The par of the hands of its 'original owners, able sug,gestS the lessen that the -0,),e free men of Israel, into the posses- 'wrongs andinj'ustices, of this' life may siontof a few great nobles or rich men.. be set right in the World. to ceme. But Henceforth -they' who had been their it suggests evith2equa.1 "clifeetitess and own masters, owners and cultivators force that the time for men to .begin of the landebecome p.ractieally elarves, honestly and: unselfishly, trying to or leave their poor homes to find a set things.right is here, and now. The rich' manenteglected his oppeettinitY and was lost. A man lay Innigry, •'thirsty, and sick ..a.t his gate, `and he 'did' not miniSterto him. . The Bible does not -teach that evil lies in the making ,or int the „posses - skin of wealth Rather dose it com- mend industry, and thrift, and right- ful What it Condemns: is wrong ways 'of makimg wealth, mid the wrong and selfish use" of the Rawer that wealth gives. ." Application. Many -diseases. which were once thought incurable are TDOW often treat- ed with sutelt skill that the pattenite recover. A distingafished-medic.al. inen said 'recently that thecterire in:triable was ten times as much. , ought neves.' to be applied to any di.s- ARTIOS 8: 4-7. Hear this. Amos, like ease. SO it is In regard to sects!' Isaiah, denounc.es the' spirit of greed diseases; we have too lone r.egarded erhich was so prevalent in his time, poverty as something which is intervit- the immoderate and unscrupulous able.- It is net so, and one of the seeking of gain, and the preying upon tasks awaiting an earnest church is the poor. It seemed, indeed, tas if they to show that p.overfy is not n-toese in- -would ,destrey poor men out of the evitable than were many physical dis- land, .greetly were the ,rich land- -eases, Nyhi,ch are .now ..disapp.earing. lords -and traders forrnore.andemere: 1Yruch 'of the poverty in Christ's day New Moon and Sabbath' were holy *as due' to men's .Selfisamess Most days set apart for rest and womehip. poverty among us -is du.e to the sante ished. - But if :the season is wet, you ers are Inpat en o e cause. These trad, t f th will need to run a disksharrow, with the disks -set straight, across the strips' of overturned ,sed. The harrow will cut the sod into 'small squares. .Alter this, go once over the field about 'eVery ten days using some ini.plement precarious living la the shops and markets of the city. - Isaiah foresees 'trouble coming upon the rich landegreibbers, whose, insati- able lust for more would seem to indi- vete that they wished to dvrell alone in the midst of the earth. A fareigri enemy, the Assyrian., :Will soon invade the country, and their fine leduses shall be left desolate, and their vine- yards and' corn fleldS waste and,e, unt productive. Then ten acres of vine- yard shall yield one bath, that is only eight or nine gallorili;' end the seed a an homer shall yield an ephah that is one-tenth only of what was sewn. For an ephah contained- about nine gallons by dry measure. emit= homer 'gradually die during the latter pant of the summer. You do not need to pay any, attention to them. : , Same fanners make the mistake of stewing to kill thetunderground •s*rn's _early in .the season. Thia is alriio-st a useless task, for at that time ,of the year every' joint of these underground .stems can make- a new plant But aftes the plants have reached the hloomingt stage, 'the old. underground stems have finished their work. . They do not need. killing then, forthey are aleesed,y 'beginning to. die. So don't try to kill the chi undergralind Stems of quack -grass. They 'can't he killed before midsummer, anti after thatt they die :anyhow. the 619e0e.,_ -01e164 tie iFeat64-3,'fiti 'corrbeihite sublitagtot—rikl ifte ortganism 4;„kIll'5•WA'4,7A-iirlive for several years in • :r41-4"-; 00' Tilt P°.teitoe's ehould,net be Ploot- ed on the land 'where i ha a occurred ALL G001) 1.1_v_;„,„LERs for at least' four Vase. Ask for prices- They are attractive, ChiLd w,elfeatt3 wtork is eenteded to be one of the biggest tages berme the women of the tountry to -day, and there is al. crying need for this work in the country a,,3 well as in the oiler. In order to 'tell when ;quack is in bloarny Witch it' earrefuliy 'till You see the bles.torns open,: arid,' the ,anthers hanging out of the flowers -on slender threads. Thits, will be about two or three weeks after the grass heads out. When the 'earliest, plants begin to harrow is excellent for seeh stirring of the sod; (but any tool that will move the sods about will' do. If growth is prevented until the end of summee, there will he no quack on the 'field the next -spring. - To Sum Up. / Curt the quack for hay while it is in bloem. 'Get the hay off -as soon as it i's, possible. Thei/ ;skin the sod ldtt from the underlying sail in as thin a layer as -possible- lif the season is dry, this will kill the grass, completely, If the ground is moist, run a disk - harrow, with disks set straight, trasswise of the at -rips of -upturned sod, to cut it 'into -squares: • Then to prevent the'sod froingetting its roots into th.e -underlying soil again, stir' the pieces of sod everyten days till frost. A 'spring -tooth harrow, or any culti-- oathir will do for this. l'he field will be 'clean of quack -grass the next spring. Many fields have bee -n cleaned this way. ' ' gram When a hard -worked horse stands idle for a day or two, and during that time is ,well fed on grain rich in protein, or on corn rich in. carbo- hydrates, he is to contract what popularly is ;termed "Monday Ines/ling disease.' It has earned thtat natio -becs.use it often attacks a horse that thee been idle on Sunday andris feetrid anchoenter:edirrehtarietstaaffon m.naw when thernmodriivn liedriver g. The condition is due to gorging.of the lymphatic vessels with the products et nutrition which are not used for the repair Of waste tissite, or in gen- erating heat end energy. ' When the horse is at work these TaatteTe are used up, in comb/lotion, and watte or 'effete matters are got rid of by sweat- ne•rmal action of the kidneys and bowels, • The e1feete4 home 1/ee high fevet, blowS iiittrfi, has fast, full.- bounding pulse and sweets withepaint Appetite reesee. OThe hind leg, usually'the lef t one, le swollen -high up in the region Of th.e gro4ni, end when that part is handled,, 'on theitrier 'side Of the leg, the horse evinces intense pain, lilts the leg and tries to hop to the side, On the sound leg. The pain is in the tymehatie vessel -which is clogged and may hate germs caught In the nodes bandages may be removed, and , the leg bathed three times a , day with vinegar and ,cold water Or Iritia mild astringent lotion prescribed by •the veterinarian. One attack subjects the horse to another. Now is the Time to Graft trees. Plant' strawberries. Start an asparagus bed. - Plant trees for a woodlice. Spray apple and other trees. Inoculate the sail for clovers Gather stones from the fields. Use ,self -feeders for fattenin-g hogs on pastuee.. -Screen your home. Start the cam- paign. against flies at entce. Change sheep very gradually from -dry roughage to, pasture. Get the oil stove in readiness, and buy or make a firelee:s edoker. dime its course; fee one function Of the -lymphatic vessels is to catch, at these, Places-, germor foreign'bedies which enter the lymph they carry. Gradually the swelling deseendssuntil the entire leg is "ae, big- as a post" andi the swelling pits under pressure, like putty or day. Whelp, the entire leg has becoine stwollenyeecute pain arid tfever usually subside ..5.to gradualaY the swelling -disapPea-rs When the horse is worked or" eatereised. The it/lir/of:taut CenSideration is not to have etsch cases, They', nia'Y readaY be , avoided by never . anIt horse to stand fora 'tingle day with- out Work or ontdoorrexercise, and dur- ing idle times cutting down ihe grarmn 'feed ' - Treatment cerisists 'of bandaging .the leg from .foot hedy Wirth a soft straw or Irs,y rope to he leept'oeriartiant, IY wet with cold or,hot water, accord - 40 the season Of the year. Sloppy brat Mashes may ,be. allowed, along Writh;ta.thbttIle grastS er hay, hut grain should be withheld until the animal recovered. Medicinal, b.-eat/nett ten 'obits- in dissolving in the driniting Water tiviterla,ily one tablespoonful of powdered saltpetre; and the verterin- arian 'oleo gives at .sreiall dose of tine - fere of aconite every three Or four themes, nail the lever abates. As soon as the swelling has inVolired &i of the leg a;nd n ten se pain, enbsidee the Planting, Strawberries. Plant 'strawberries iii the spring- -as soon as the 'sail is:in good condition to Work. Procure plants front a reli- able party, and if they 'ate a little wilted when you get them, they .should be heeled in very thin in theiow and shaded front the sun until they freshen. Before heeling in cat off one-thiid of the evenly' ensi leave three or four leaves. Cloudy weather is considered best for planting, al- though if your Plants are in good. condition, the forenoon and afternoon of clear vvea.thee is safe enough. • Every -school child must have a hot dish at'nelon to supplement the .1unch brought from home. Cafeterias are becoming the rule rather than the ex- ceptron 1 ten' city sc co s„ ansi all up-to-date viral schools are adopting the hot Misch at noori, et' fire% • pi Cr" - t "Irbe, 4f4 Small Tires 114 Give Big Mileage The owner of a small car gets the same quality in DOMINION 30 e 3,4 -Tires as does the owner of a big, heavy car who must buy large size tires. All DOMINION TIRES are built to one itandard, regardless of size. Quality and workmanship are consistently maintained, so that every car owner will get the utmost in mileage, service and satishietion, no matter • what size of tires he buys. There are DOMINION T111F-s for every ear and every PlarPort •DOMINION INNER TUBES -to insure perfectly balanced tires,' and DOMINION TIRE ACCESSORIES to cemplete your repair kit. 'They are sold by the best dealers from coast to coast. t rIMINK....nrems•nnawaimor.reM •or s.woff r.rn.w...rk.,........n.P., ....I.., r, 1 'LIVING WITH ''TliE CHILDREN Is; , "Oh, listen, little I)ear-irry,Soul, To, the fairy voices Calling, F'Oot• the, MOO* atgh in the misty sky And the The fairy Voices , that tealletl to, rus in -OUT' 'childhood 'are. 'sal' elialling to ; nithie4steliciitlicitrAn, ofrmt,pte-4 clia4.,:ehh;t:411-Tinrtt-theria conditioirS'iwtgdiht'i,kirreiindqitlieni.''rrztheie • diner voliea are more diffterufft ter 'hear., It is 'for the. parents a.nd teak/I/era - to realtiie that this atanosphere of iinr :rest has a decided effect upon ,the lite - f the Children and that it is at -until* th their development. . , Let , us seelt "tespirati'on that/tele. mAy be guides, the • leaders of On* little people. We, who through :,a3E-- lthfe the rare chance of being led to, that toPht::triensvi):Sirieimita. 'thkri:wlit:ieteefh4417: ,priceless, 'treasure, tthe -Fairy GelettOt- .. else feel the thrills, for it is thronith Where do we go for our intspii-a-- thins? • gometimes th the poets, "WiltO, sting of brooks, of iblioesomse lairds and' bowers, af dews andeeins, and lorielY flowers." , , The repetition of familiar nursery rhymes and songs creates an intiinacte ,b`ett,ween,mo'thers arid young children Which -is very elotse and dear. -Sikh, rhymes aS "This little pig went market," "Ride a cock 'hors -e," add. '9.toek-a:bye-ibathy;" have made thati-.' Sande of little children 'happy, since la -tighter, song end 'Ipla3r combine .14 the strong bond of love., Then Wrii& is this bond/tot continued „ as the 'C'hild igrowst older ?` -He is ready 'and eager for irrtiniaey With t mother and is dieitiglited 40 have her amplify -his experiences. Unfortntnate-- ly her knowledge of poetry is too often limited to Mother Go-ose land she d'oe.e: 'not realize that children nieecl.poetry" ' andthythin long after they have parse - sed the Mother Goose stage., • There are snany delightful rhynters and poems abou-t animals, flewers,, birds,, and -the seasons which, we malt' bring to the children arid it is in -to the home that we shoultil- bring then i for that is where poetic feeling s.hatild have its beginning. The ,school room alone ;cannot 7griVe the instillation from- whiCh these expressions, these harm- onies of worixis, thoughts and. rhyiniest have sprung. When the ear beceniest acenstarned to the best language,' a taste is formed for ,good literature, the best protection against much of the . poor trash which periodicalRy the market , The tfolio-wing boolos give a good variety of poems for ethilldren,4ages: Pinafore -Palace, by K. D. Wig- gin and. N. A. Smith; The- Posy Ring,: K D Wrgelt and N ' A Smith.: The 'Heine Ronk. of Verse, for Young F011os, by B. E. Stevenson; Sing Song, . Christina Rossetti; The Golden Staircase, by L. Chisholm. Facts About Insects. The number of insect specaci is. greater by far than that of the species of all other -living creatures combined. Twelve 4million plant -lice have been . . found en one ;tree. A single pair OS Colette -do potato- beetlie,s, if allowed to ino-rease without molestation, would in one .season am-. cunt to 60,g00,000. A pair of hop-vine'aptiia 14 capable of breeding thirteen times fin one year, end the progeny, if theY au lived, would be ten sextillions. The unrestricted increase of eine -pair ' of' gyPSymkiths. 'would 'in -eight' years 'be numerous encingli: to devour all the foliage in Oaiada. - Many ''.eaterpillars daily eat' twice their weight in leaves. There is a flesh-feeding;larva that consumes, in, tw-entr-foiir Irours 200 tines 14s ''Oritgintal *eight Every yea- insects 'ea -use lo -ss of -more -than' $108,040,000 to the farm- ers, truek raisers tarndt-, mit growers of Canada.' • - ,,Fitte-one Speek,e3 hirdS eat hairy caterpillarth- thirtyl-edight'; species feed; on - • By ,putting isp birdshoeses, ,by aIim- irating the enemies . of bird life, by feeding the birds M. ;winter and by planting tree's, shrubs and -vines ,to supply them with their natural frUilt foods, the murniber of our birds can be greatly increased. Marl Ideal for Poultry. Having a marl deposit oui our farin that we use extensively for agricul- tural purposes, I noticed for quite a while' that chickena expressed a fond-. ntess for it in pebble :form. Where - ever it would trickle from the wagon the fowls 'would gather and eat it. This Ted me to do some experiment- ing, and I could readily detect an in- creaseln. eggs after feeding my 'hens marl for two weeks. The -marl is of the Precipitated ' freSh-water kind found along branches and creeks of. mineral Water' floWing thithigh thou- sands of farms throughent the court, try. Come to think about it, such marl irS a natural: tonic for poultry, carrying, as it does, practically all the mineral .0,ropt,;titiies of the water, in- cluding lipae,, iron, alum, etc., in various proportions all of which serve the..fowl. just as the rtninera.1 waters from which it is made serve the human „race. `, J screen my marl for poultry, into pebbles about as large as a grain ortf-,,, trArtheat, end place it in vessels 14 pouf - try yard. , I feed it year around with most gratifYing results. 1111111111111111111111111111 IIIIIIMINEMESII it,it *pow amisimmiailillik 111[1111111111111• IIIIIIIIIINIM.IIMIGIEII.... 11111111111=111111 115ik. MINIM 10111111101101111111110FOOKOMNIMMIIIIIIIIIIN 7 HE Steel , A, ittre,' IPsinc4de—the ilati kriOwn. den „ortlidnal I, Thermighly tooted MADE Canadian 4 &Wire 1 sound, substantial, lwailt on elastic, 'poet 'Attot perfect It yields pressure lstit shape, galvanized againet Weather. ___ ... eV . ecientifict fence to great rename - . Cos LItt.TED enduring hinged-joirit ,prindple and again ,' and - ......, Pr.11C' Beds tattle pros ' I ' IT and the unsightliness of scabbed. tub- ers combined -with the considerable trouble and waste entailed in prepar- i-nig, them for the table, renders th.em undesirable for domestic use. discouragin-g- experience frequent- ly encountered by potato growers is that, notwithstanding the use of per- fectly clean and sound tubers forseed, a considerable percentag,e of scabbed potatoes is in evidence at harvest time. This is due to the fact that the scab organism occurs naturally in the soil, particularly if alkalinity has been increased by the application of wood ashes, lime, fre.sh. manure, or other substances of an alkaline na- ture. As an instance, it frequently occurs that where potat.oes are pltant- ed on land 'Whitt recently been cleared and burnt over, or where they are pla.nted iimneditately ,after an ap- plication to the land of 'fresh. barnyard manure, the result is a scabbed ero.p. On the other hand, it hs been found thatthe plowing under of green crops, Such as clover, has a tendency to de- -crease the liability of injury from the disease. The potato Trees shoukl be included in a rotation so planned as to allow for the plowing under of clover sod ;during the fall betfore•plarnting pots, toes, This practice, combined with that of seed disinfect...fen le;i7:t..reattrent with feimaldehtiele or eorrosi-ve sub- liersate, while not providing a guar- antee thata 'crop 'a Totatoe% Will be free from scab, eonstitutes -reaSen- able safeguard:against its occurrence. The following points should be par- ticularly borne an mindestplanting time:---, (1) Plant only' clean tubers. (2) Disinfect seed by imn,tersing it for twothonrs' in a solution of com- mercial formalin -1 pound to 40 gal- lons ,of water, or - • (3) For' 3 hours' in a selutien of corseelve sublimate (bichlaride of mercury) -2 ounces to 25 'gallons of, Water. (4) Us,e only wooden or earthen- ware vessels for corrosive sublimate. (5) Corrosive sublimate is intense- ly poisonous. All tubers treated with this, and Telt over after planting is completed, should be immediately destroyed. PowderytSeab.---sThis disease differs consid'erably in appearance from Com- mon Stele The scab spots. are darker in -color and .usittellty snore uniform in size and shape. It -Is -not so eonlnton or wtscliespeead' Otriximon Saab, and 'usually occurs 'only in damp, cool seasons. ' Portatoee affected with 'Potedery Scab shosild not be planted mild in every Cease aal seed tvhich has come isi conta-ot with any tubers sheering r•m• inqullumwmi Wesalmilugumsalia*sur 11C YOI can'wiTord to neglect fertilizers tilis*ea Here are their advantages: Fertilizers: (1) payyottr hiciney back '‘vith hasten ripening. lite, interest. •(5) eilininare triet er- e (2) inuease Yields- tent crop filet:tea. (6) help banish weeds, 0 (3) improve (plaint a 'ts ' (7) el t down lab r costs ta Last sinner $1 Invested in fertzlizer for potatoes growiog near London returned in one case SR.9.4, and i•n o, a a ti other 4.5e. t ; Pigure your needs, and place your orders at once so g that you can receive fertilizers in time for seeding. Ai • • * The Soil and Crop linprovernent Linrn of of the Canadian Fertilizer Association III Henry G. Ball, 13.S.A.., Director, H Manning Arcade, Toronto; Ont. IS "atittitaisaasistatitansaalasealienisaialitaataisatilisiasianitiateatamistaisiseastoallii illing Qu aek-Gtass Quack -grass lmotitices seems under- loci 1, get. out the mower and go' to ground' as well. as above 'garotte& These Work.underground itents have', joints :in. them with a bud at each joint,- just as , do the stems above ground. And it is the underground steno> th.at make quack -gases a bad weed. Every bud an such stems can throw up a new Every time one of the under- ground steins is broken with a plow or cultivator, you have a new plant be- ginning from the. Part broken eft. The Time to Strik'e and the Reason. If you...dig, into a 'quack -grass sod in easily' spring, you will find great number's of undergroUnd stems. At the approach of warm -weather wine of t'he buds on these atenestbegin. grow straight to the surface. There they throw out a ring of real toots and form a croWri "from whieh a lot of leaves and steins grow. But at -this time of the year ell the stents that COMO out of a crown grow upward; and nio new underground sterns are formed until the plant begins to blossom. Suppose now we let the geass grow undisturbed •untlia. it begins to bloom. At that time the., old underground steins are done, and need feather attention; mid there is ne seed onsthe growing plants. If we cut the grass for ,liay just at Ole:ening time, we. can feed the hay. with safety, for it will scatter no seed oyei, the farm. The cutting elso stops the formation of new uhderground sterns for two or three weeks.- There -is thus a pericsd af nearly a monthejust after haying time, when quack-graes is not a weed -itt. all. By thattI mean that it has no means of reproducing itself except by growth from theerown. It is as help- less as a field of -young oats, and can be killed just as easily. How to Strike. To eradicate:the pest completely, at thine, all. we have to dotis to kill the .growing crown S of the 'plants. The best way -to do this is to skin the sod loose from the underlying soil in as thin a layer as poesible—say not over Then while the plant is in blooms a three orr three and one-half teeees new eroP of underground stems be- thick. This ean be done by plowing gins to grow. All these 'stems come with a broad, sharp share that will out of the crown, just 'as the stems cut the sod entirely loose from the thalt grew. 11Pright; end never form soil beneath. Deeper plowing will any other pert "acr-the plant. If the leave too much dirt attached' to the grass is out for hay at exactly this roots, and: the plants -will go right on time, the growth of underground growing,. The idea is to have as little stems is completely stopped for a few dirt in the turried sod as piossible-- weeks. The plant ea/1 not produce eetooe the teeellew ,vetteeg. undergeound growth -without a let of If the weather is, dry, the over - leaves up- in. the semi'? ght; and. if the tweed sod will die proanetly, 'and the plant has been cut who': e blamn, tt work of eradicating the quack is fin - immediately 'begins to throw all its energy • into the prod. -action of new leaves and stems above 'ground. This fact is very important, as we shall soon see. It is else of very great import:a-rpm that, by the time the plant bloseoms, the old underground stems have done that 'will move everypiece of sod jut their lifework, which. was "to "etlirorw enough to keep lit from getting its up new growth to the surface ` of the roots. into the underlying soil again soil. They are throsugh; and will before cold weather. A spring -tooth. essort .0, 1.1;24: Poverty OW VVealtli',.1.844,,5':''846.;-Aloo';$: 16; Ofo,Iden TextS.t. L410 12: '34. Connecting leinks—W.hese sociel holy <lave eager to return to their and ooimo cOuditionte Axe, suell'thet dishones,t ,teaffie. They ,defretid thel, Mem-who work haid:tand-loligtelo itot PeoPle Who thiy by making the epliale earn -enough eto keep themselves and or 'bushel measure, -small,: and. the their families, in -eamfolte to feed and shekel (=about 3',3 oz.); 'with Vebiela clothe mid, Mutate ..-their children, they •weitthed the -silver bits which there is 'eVidently` sainithing 'Writhe. 'Were` affeeed "in. Pa:Oriente 4166 '.great. This is especiallY 'true in a laird 'like; Far a paltry debt; a bit" of erlilVer,"er the Pelee of a Pair of. sastealso, a poor snarl or his children might be sold Into slavery. Moreover, /Amos chargee these same o.y'arteleue merchants with selling to the or "the 1.-efase a the wheat," vailit for huma'n. food. Amos believes that sueh ill-gotten viealtht can lbrinig no. real goad tte, ittS poeisessore. The justice of God is thallentged by it, and God never for- ef' -poverty and. unemployment the gets. eirewoid,t1Tegs, of hniedui!Tutho dfiee'sldosf,' eisntits°., in ant.. • LIutkiels 1riVt'ith9te-25richAtmeaenretsaivvneerillt 'our fi.shenes, and our mines cannoti that is condemned in the perable—it --find enolightlaborers? Dees not the, is bus calleas indifference to the need remedy for 'Canada, in very large' of the poor -sufferer at his gates" The part, Ile •nt more end still more pro- very doge had- more compassion than duction, and, ther:efore, the eneeg- mg of more and still mere werken ,in our great produetive industries? our own, a land al abundant resoureee. It is folly, in this county of free peo- ple and free democratic in,stitutione to blame the few who have gathered wealth or to talk revolution. The remedy hes with ourselves', in, careful, patient effort to discover the causes of inequality anti injustice and, pover- ty, oral when diseorverede to rEMOVe them. Is not one of the chief causes Ms contrast is strikingly set he- - the rich Iran faring sumptualis- And it will lie with our go -tenement th ly,and the,beggarefull sores. Can 'provide by law that there shall be a these Men' be 'brothers,' SerS of the fair and an adequate' recompense to 'eaine Hearveilly' Father? Can 'there every .henest 'Workers and restraint be 'any lotre :between thetil? Hastthe or oomPuisiort or some sort for ..both rich, rearisshown a real`hrotherly 'feel - the idle loafer and the busybody. Isa. 5: 8-10. Woe Unto them. The pxophet, -living mote than seven hurls • deed years before the hirth of Christ, sees the• injustice of his time and is -filled with a pasfion for reform, nig bytthrowang .a penty. to 'the .beg- gar as he passes- him by? What, would Jesus Christ have done? Would He have taken the beggar into HiSholme, and fed" and Mirka him to health; and helped -libel to- a place -of indet ESpeciallY is lie diaturbed by the, fact penderice end comfort that the lan,c1 seam's to be paseing out Carried" 'by the "Angels. The par of the hands of its 'original owners, able sug,gestS the lessen that the -0,),e free men of Israel, into the posses- 'wrongs andinj'ustices, of this' life may siontof a few great nobles or rich men.. be set right in the World. to ceme. But Henceforth -they' who had been their it suggests evith2equa.1 "clifeetitess and own masters, owners and cultivators force that the time for men to .begin of the landebecome p.ractieally elarves, honestly and: unselfishly, trying to or leave their poor homes to find a set things.right is here, and now. The rich' manenteglected his oppeettinitY and was lost. A man lay Innigry, •'thirsty, and sick ..a.t his gate, `and he 'did' not miniSterto him. . The Bible does not -teach that evil lies in the making ,or int the „posses - skin of wealth Rather dose it com- mend industry, and thrift, and right- ful What it Condemns: is wrong ways 'of makimg wealth, mid the wrong and selfish use" of the Rawer that wealth gives. ." Application. Many -diseases. which were once thought incurable are TDOW often treat- ed with sutelt skill that the pattenite recover. A distingafished-medic.al. inen said 'recently that thecterire in:triable was ten times as much. , ought neves.' to be applied to any di.s- ARTIOS 8: 4-7. Hear this. Amos, like ease. SO it is In regard to sects!' Isaiah, denounc.es the' spirit of greed diseases; we have too lone r.egarded erhich was so prevalent in his time, poverty as something which is intervit- the immoderate and unscrupulous able.- It is net so, and one of the seeking of gain, and the preying upon tasks awaiting an earnest church is the poor. It seemed, indeed, tas if they to show that p.overfy is not n-toese in- -would ,destrey poor men out of the evitable than were many physical dis- land, .greetly were the ,rich land- -eases, Nyhi,ch are .now ..disapp.earing. lords -and traders forrnore.andemere: 1Yruch 'of the poverty in Christ's day New Moon and Sabbath' were holy *as due' to men's .Selfisamess Most days set apart for rest and womehip. poverty among us -is du.e to the sante ished. - But if :the season is wet, you ers are Inpat en o e cause. These trad, t f th will need to run a disksharrow, with the disks -set straight, across the strips' of overturned ,sed. The harrow will cut the sod into 'small squares. .Alter this, go once over the field about 'eVery ten days using some ini.plement precarious living la the shops and markets of the city. - Isaiah foresees 'trouble coming upon the rich landegreibbers, whose, insati- able lust for more would seem to indi- vete that they wished to dvrell alone in the midst of the earth. A fareigri enemy, the Assyrian., :Will soon invade the country, and their fine leduses shall be left desolate, and their vine- yards and' corn fleldS waste and,e, unt productive. Then ten acres of vine- yard shall yield one bath, that is only eight or nine gallorili;' end the seed a an homer shall yield an ephah that is one-tenth only of what was sewn. For an ephah contained- about nine gallons by dry measure. emit= homer 'gradually die during the latter pant of the summer. You do not need to pay any, attention to them. : , Same fanners make the mistake of stewing to kill thetunderground •s*rn's _early in .the season. Thia is alriio-st a useless task, for at that time ,of the year every' joint of these underground .stems can make- a new plant But aftes the plants have reached the hloomingt stage, 'the old. underground stems have finished their work. . They do not need. killing then, forthey are aleesed,y 'beginning to. die. So don't try to kill the chi undergralind Stems of quack -grass. They 'can't he killed before midsummer, anti after thatt they die :anyhow. the 619e0e.,_ -01e164 tie iFeat64-3,'fiti 'corrbeihite sublitagtot—rikl ifte ortganism 4;„kIll'5•WA'4,7A-iirlive for several years in • :r41-4"-; 00' Tilt P°.teitoe's ehould,net be Ploot- ed on the land 'where i ha a occurred ALL G001) 1.1_v_;„,„LERs for at least' four Vase. Ask for prices- They are attractive, ChiLd w,elfeatt3 wtork is eenteded to be one of the biggest tages berme the women of the tountry to -day, and there is al. crying need for this work in the country a,,3 well as in the oiler. In order to 'tell when ;quack is in bloarny Witch it' earrefuliy 'till You see the bles.torns open,: arid,' the ,anthers hanging out of the flowers -on slender threads. Thits, will be about two or three weeks after the grass heads out. When the 'earliest, plants begin to harrow is excellent for seeh stirring of the sod; (but any tool that will move the sods about will' do. If growth is prevented until the end of summee, there will he no quack on the 'field the next -spring. - To Sum Up. / Curt the quack for hay while it is in bloem. 'Get the hay off -as soon as it i's, possible. Thei/ ;skin the sod ldtt from the underlying sail in as thin a layer as -possible- lif the season is dry, this will kill the grass, completely, If the ground is moist, run a disk - harrow, with disks set straight, trasswise of the at -rips of -upturned sod, to cut it 'into -squares: • Then to prevent the'sod froingetting its roots into th.e -underlying soil again, stir' the pieces of sod everyten days till frost. A 'spring -tooth harrow, or any culti-- oathir will do for this. l'he field will be 'clean of quack -grass the next spring. Many fields have bee -n cleaned this way. ' ' gram When a hard -worked horse stands idle for a day or two, and during that time is ,well fed on grain rich in protein, or on corn rich in. carbo- hydrates, he is to contract what popularly is ;termed "Monday Ines/ling disease.' It has earned thtat natio -becs.use it often attacks a horse that thee been idle on Sunday andris feetrid anchoenter:edirrehtarietstaaffon m.naw when thernmodriivn liedriver g. The condition is due to gorging.of the lymphatic vessels with the products et nutrition which are not used for the repair Of waste tissite, or in gen- erating heat end energy. ' When the horse is at work these TaatteTe are used up, in comb/lotion, and watte or 'effete matters are got rid of by sweat- ne•rmal action of the kidneys and bowels, • The e1feete4 home 1/ee high fevet, blowS iiittrfi, has fast, full.- bounding pulse and sweets withepaint Appetite reesee. OThe hind leg, usually'the lef t one, le swollen -high up in the region Of th.e gro4ni, end when that part is handled,, 'on theitrier 'side Of the leg, the horse evinces intense pain, lilts the leg and tries to hop to the side, On the sound leg. The pain is in the tymehatie vessel -which is clogged and may hate germs caught In the nodes bandages may be removed, and , the leg bathed three times a , day with vinegar and ,cold water Or Iritia mild astringent lotion prescribed by •the veterinarian. One attack subjects the horse to another. Now is the Time to Graft trees. Plant' strawberries. Start an asparagus bed. - Plant trees for a woodlice. Spray apple and other trees. Inoculate the sail for clovers Gather stones from the fields. Use ,self -feeders for fattenin-g hogs on pastuee.. -Screen your home. Start the cam- paign. against flies at entce. Change sheep very gradually from -dry roughage to, pasture. Get the oil stove in readiness, and buy or make a firelee:s edoker. dime its course; fee one function Of the -lymphatic vessels is to catch, at these, Places-, germor foreign'bedies which enter the lymph they carry. Gradually the swelling deseendssuntil the entire leg is "ae, big- as a post" andi the swelling pits under pressure, like putty or day. Whelp, the entire leg has becoine stwollenyeecute pain arid tfever usually subside ..5.to gradualaY the swelling -disapPea-rs When the horse is worked or" eatereised. The it/lir/of:taut CenSideration is not to have etsch cases, They', nia'Y readaY be , avoided by never . anIt horse to stand fora 'tingle day with- out Work or ontdoorrexercise, and dur- ing idle times cutting down ihe grarmn 'feed ' - Treatment cerisists 'of bandaging .the leg from .foot hedy Wirth a soft straw or Irs,y rope to he leept'oeriartiant, IY wet with cold or,hot water, accord - 40 the season Of the year. Sloppy brat Mashes may ,be. allowed, along Writh;ta.thbttIle grastS er hay, hut grain should be withheld until the animal recovered. Medicinal, b.-eat/nett ten 'obits- in dissolving in the driniting Water tiviterla,ily one tablespoonful of powdered saltpetre; and the verterin- arian 'oleo gives at .sreiall dose of tine - fere of aconite every three Or four themes, nail the lever abates. As soon as the swelling has inVolired &i of the leg a;nd n ten se pain, enbsidee the Planting, Strawberries. Plant 'strawberries iii the spring- -as soon as the 'sail is:in good condition to Work. Procure plants front a reli- able party, and if they 'ate a little wilted when you get them, they .should be heeled in very thin in theiow and shaded front the sun until they freshen. Before heeling in cat off one-thiid of the evenly' ensi leave three or four leaves. Cloudy weather is considered best for planting, al- though if your Plants are in good. condition, the forenoon and afternoon of clear vvea.thee is safe enough. • Every -school child must have a hot dish at'nelon to supplement the .1unch brought from home. Cafeterias are becoming the rule rather than the ex- ceptron 1 ten' city sc co s„ ansi all up-to-date viral schools are adopting the hot Misch at noori, et' fire% • pi Cr" - t "Irbe, 4f4 Small Tires 114 Give Big Mileage The owner of a small car gets the same quality in DOMINION 30 e 3,4 -Tires as does the owner of a big, heavy car who must buy large size tires. All DOMINION TIRES are built to one itandard, regardless of size. Quality and workmanship are consistently maintained, so that every car owner will get the utmost in mileage, service and satishietion, no matter • what size of tires he buys. There are DOMINION T111F-s for every ear and every PlarPort •DOMINION INNER TUBES -to insure perfectly balanced tires,' and DOMINION TIRE ACCESSORIES to cemplete your repair kit. 'They are sold by the best dealers from coast to coast. t rIMINK....nrems•nnawaimor.reM •or s.woff r.rn.w...rk.,........n.P., ....I.., r, 1 'LIVING WITH ''TliE CHILDREN Is; , "Oh, listen, little I)ear-irry,Soul, To, the fairy voices Calling, F'Oot• the, MOO* atgh in the misty sky And the The fairy Voices , that tealletl to, rus in -OUT' 'childhood 'are. 'sal' elialling to ; nithie4steliciitlicitrAn, ofrmt,pte-4 clia4.,:ehh;t:411-Tinrtt-theria conditioirS'iwtgdiht'i,kirreiindqitlieni.''rrztheie • diner voliea are more diffterufft ter 'hear., It is 'for the. parents a.nd teak/I/era - to realtiie that this atanosphere of iinr :rest has a decided effect upon ,the lite - f the Children and that it is at -until* th their development. . , Let , us seelt "tespirati'on that/tele. mAy be guides, the • leaders of On* little people. We, who through :,a3E-- lthfe the rare chance of being led to, that toPht::triensvi):Sirieimita. 'thkri:wlit:ieteefh4417: ,priceless, 'treasure, tthe -Fairy GelettOt- .. else feel the thrills, for it is thronith Where do we go for our intspii-a-- thins? • gometimes th the poets, "WiltO, sting of brooks, of iblioesomse lairds and' bowers, af dews andeeins, and lorielY flowers." , , The repetition of familiar nursery rhymes and songs creates an intiinacte ,b`ett,ween,mo'thers arid young children Which -is very elotse and dear. -Sikh, rhymes aS "This little pig went market," "Ride a cock 'hors -e," add. '9.toek-a:bye-ibathy;" have made thati-.' Sande of little children 'happy, since la -tighter, song end 'Ipla3r combine .14 the strong bond of love., Then Wrii& is this bond/tot continued „ as the 'C'hild igrowst older ?` -He is ready 'and eager for irrtiniaey With t mother and is dieitiglited 40 have her amplify -his experiences. Unfortntnate-- ly her knowledge of poetry is too often limited to Mother Go-ose land she d'oe.e: 'not realize that children nieecl.poetry" ' andthythin long after they have parse - sed the Mother Goose stage., • There are snany delightful rhynters and poems abou-t animals, flewers,, birds,, and -the seasons which, we malt' bring to the children arid it is in -to the home that we shoultil- bring then i for that is where poetic feeling s.hatild have its beginning. The ,school room alone ;cannot 7griVe the instillation from- whiCh these expressions, these harm- onies of worixis, thoughts and. rhyiniest have sprung. When the ear beceniest acenstarned to the best language,' a taste is formed for ,good literature, the best protection against much of the . poor trash which periodicalRy the market , The tfolio-wing boolos give a good variety of poems for ethilldren,4ages: Pinafore -Palace, by K. D. Wig- gin and. N. A. Smith; The- Posy Ring,: K D Wrgelt and N ' A Smith.: The 'Heine Ronk. of Verse, for Young F011os, by B. E. Stevenson; Sing Song, . Christina Rossetti; The Golden Staircase, by L. Chisholm. Facts About Insects. The number of insect specaci is. greater by far than that of the species of all other -living creatures combined. Twelve 4million plant -lice have been . . found en one ;tree. A single pair OS Colette -do potato- beetlie,s, if allowed to ino-rease without molestation, would in one .season am-. cunt to 60,g00,000. A pair of hop-vine'aptiia 14 capable of breeding thirteen times fin one year, end the progeny, if theY au lived, would be ten sextillions. The unrestricted increase of eine -pair ' of' gyPSymkiths. 'would 'in -eight' years 'be numerous encingli: to devour all the foliage in Oaiada. - Many ''.eaterpillars daily eat' twice their weight in leaves. There is a flesh-feeding;larva that consumes, in, tw-entr-foiir Irours 200 tines 14s ''Oritgintal *eight Every yea- insects 'ea -use lo -ss of -more -than' $108,040,000 to the farm- ers, truek raisers tarndt-, mit growers of Canada.' • - ,,Fitte-one Speek,e3 hirdS eat hairy caterpillarth- thirtyl-edight'; species feed; on - • By ,putting isp birdshoeses, ,by aIim- irating the enemies . of bird life, by feeding the birds M. ;winter and by planting tree's, shrubs and -vines ,to supply them with their natural frUilt foods, the murniber of our birds can be greatly increased. Marl Ideal for Poultry. Having a marl deposit oui our farin that we use extensively for agricul- tural purposes, I noticed for quite a while' that chickena expressed a fond-. ntess for it in pebble :form. Where - ever it would trickle from the wagon the fowls 'would gather and eat it. This Ted me to do some experiment- ing, and I could readily detect an in- creaseln. eggs after feeding my 'hens marl for two weeks. The -marl is of the Precipitated ' freSh-water kind found along branches and creeks of. mineral Water' floWing thithigh thou- sands of farms throughent the court, try. Come to think about it, such marl irS a natural: tonic for poultry, carrying, as it does, practically all the mineral .0,ropt,;titiies of the water, in- cluding lipae,, iron, alum, etc., in various proportions all of which serve the..fowl. just as the rtninera.1 waters from which it is made serve the human „race. `, J screen my marl for poultry, into pebbles about as large as a grain ortf-,,, trArtheat, end place it in vessels 14 pouf - try yard. , I feed it year around with most gratifYing results.