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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1921-5-12, Page 6r'44' Planning For Big Cern Yields. Next auttneras corn yie da will de- pend very largely on ti e thorough- ness of the job of eating the land, planting, and cultivating the ere. Under present conditions, corn grow- s will Make the most profit who can produce at the least cost per bushel. Extra thorough cultivation, in fit- ting the seed bed and during the early clays of the growth of the corn plant, is effective in cutting the total cost of cultivation. The limper use of the disk, spike -tooth, and spring -tooth harrow in fitting the seed bed, cen- trals weeds much more cheaply than cultivating between the rows a -eh the cern cultivator after the crop is plant - The ideal soils for corn are fertile, well drained learns, silt barns, arid clay learns, which are well supplied with organic matter, There is great advantage in plant - tag fairly early in the season. Early May plantings in southern Ontario, and mid-May. plantingsfarther north, should he the rule. While oceasional- ly early plantings may be -caught by a late spring frost, replantings can be made, but late -planted crops are al- most sure to be caught by early frost in the fall before they fully mature. An ideal seed bed for corn can best be prepared on sod land, which has eeen immured, and fall -plowed to a good depth of seven or nine inches, or manured and plowed in early spring to a depth of seven inches. Where plowing for corn is done at a late date, particular attention, is necessary in properly fitting the land. It is net tneugh to merely plow, harrow the rand, and plant, but late plowing fixould be followed by thoroughly eampacting with the roller or calte packer, and frequent harrowing.s with spring -tooth or spike -tooth harrow. Seed corn starts best on seed beds which are well pecked at the bottom of the furrow slice, with the surface worked into a condition of good tale. Fall -plowed land can be best fitted for corn by dis,cing in early spring and harrowing at intervals of -a week or ten days until planting time. Fall - plowed land carries a higher percen- tage of moisture and available ni- tes.tes, which 'start the seed off most vigorously, and opportunity is offered for a thorough fitting and earlier planting. Acid phosphate gives a paying re- turn with the corn crop, by increasing the weight of yield and hastening the maturity of the crop. The use of from two hundred to three hundred pounds of sixteen per cent, acid phosphate gives distinctly noticeable results on nearly all Ontario corn soils. A more firmly matured, and a heavier yield- iag crop almost invariably results. Should a short season fellow, an ap- plication of phosphate is effective in bringing through a well -ripened; crop of corn, Phosphate, to the amount of from two hundred to three hundred pounds, may be applied at the time of fitting the seed bed by fertilizer drill or through fertilizer attachment on the ordinary grain drill or it may be broadcasted by shoveling from a wagon bed. Not more than one hun- dred eounds per acre should be ap- plied at time of planting corn through fertilizer attachment, since a too large application in the row tends to cause et. concentration of root growth, while broadcasted applications encourage, the roots to forage widely and enable' the corn crop to better withstand summer drought. Manure and phos- phate are a great team to hitch to the corn crop. A good stand of corn is necessary for good yields. The practice of cul- tivating empty hills in the row is cost- ly and greatly lessens profit. In addi- tion to planting corn of high germina- tion, it is necessary that the planter drop be uniform, and hence seed corn should be carefully graded to a uni- form size, and the planter plates care - gully adjusted to the site of kernel, so as to give a high percentage of uni- form drop. POT grain purposes from four to five quarts per acre is sufficient and for silage from four to eight gearts are used. The depth of planting varies with the soil. On well -drained loa.mci from one and a half to two and a half filches is the proper depth, though on lieavy clay or clay learns, one to two Inches is sufficient. It is an excellent practice to harrow immediately after planting; with a apnce-teotli harrow with teeth set planting slightly backward. 'The har- row may be employed until the corn, plants are above the greurei, where etttivatiot with cultivator should be - It is partici/laxly important that tillage corn be planted as early in the season as possible for heavies on 'nage of the most.nutritious feedt az-letters which revehitheedented and rglazedt!8ff-e raeteriWege Conceded y most feeders to ,rnake the' bet sil- age and give the most feed peii. acre. At this time Whenerop varieties are appareatly tttrningettiward • a pre-war basiscorn May he considered as one of the most dependableerops to grow, because of the Many parposee for which it is used ,da easehtial that the Most effective Methods of produc- tion he preetieed in ordee, to lessen the production cost per bushel. Keeping Your Chickens Healthy, Pre -venting poultry diseases is much more satisfactory than trying to cure them. Thia prevention is accomplish- ed by keeping the poultry house clean and feeding balanced eations to keep the hens vigorous. Breeding from strong thrifty birds help, to produce vigorous chicks that are less suscep- tible to disease. If the poultry house is free from draughts and dampness it Will he a great help in keeping chickens heal- thy. When a bird is sick it should be isolated at once to prevent the infec- tion of other members ofthe flock. A small brood coop is handy as an isola- tion hospital. , Plenty of grit is a help in keeping birds healthy. It must be supplied in hoppers daring the winter when the hens cannot find their own grit on the range. Grit grinds the food and with- out it a hen is rather helpless, like a deg without teeth. Charcoal is a help in preventing digestible troubles. Plenty of exercise scratching in a straw litter helps to keep hens heal- thy. In the winter the birds will be chilled and dumpy if they eat all their grain without scratching and then hump up in the corners ef the house. When they scratch for their grain they will sing and make the straw fly and it will help them to lay eggs. Colds show their presence when the birds have watery eyes. Colds lead to soup and that is difficult to cure. So isolate the bird with a cold. Rub the head with camphorated vaseline or dip the head in a solution of one of the coal -tar disinfectants. Color the drink- ing water deep red with permanganate of potassium to prevent the colds from spreading through the flock. Birds that are kept in the house on raw windy days and fed a balanced ration are apt to have little trouble with colds. . Digestive troubles cause many loss- es, but they can largely be prevented by feeding clean healthy food. Wash the drinking dishes and sour milk, crocks occasionally with boiling water. Cern cobs are fine for sciubbing brushes for the poultry dishes. Thee will loosen and help remove all the gummy accumulations. Fresh clean water is a help in preventing digestive troubles. h.eep the water dishes clean, even if hens do sometimes seem to like dirty water. Plenty' of green feed at all sweeties is a tonic for the birds. In the tvinter it must be furnished to them. The rest of the year they will gether green feed tlierneelves if glen plenty of range. Shade on the eange ie a factor in keeping hens healthy. This can be provided by placing the house in an orchard or near an evergreen wind- break. Raspberries form a dense growth of -canes which will furnish shade. Sunflowers and (Pre fields make a shady range. Exposure ,to the hot sun without protection helps to reduce the vigor of" the. hens and make them more susceptible to many diseases. Spraying for Cabbage Worm. The quickest end most practical method of getting rid of cabbage worms and protecting the crop from further attack is to spray the plants with a Reason solution. Make a fairly strong a.oap,sude and add one table- spoonful of powdered arsenate of lead, or two t.ablespoonfuls if the paste form is used, to each gallon of suds. Mix the solution thoroughly and apply it with a sprayer. A whisk broom or a wisp of grass may be used for ap- plying the 'liquid if a spraying is not at hand. On a large-scale production, however, a sprayer •should be used. Water tends to .run off the cabbage leaves, but the soapsuds make the solution stick to the foliage. In rainy zea.sens the application should be re- peated to maintain a thin, whitish coatof poison on the 'leaves. Spray both ;the top and the 'bottom sides of the leaves if possible.' If arsenate ,of lead is not available, parts green can be used, with a hand- ful of slaked lime added to each gallon of poison solution to counteract burn- ing. - • • Ventilate the Ho Mow. A great majority of the, fixes that, destroy banns each year are started from combustion in the hay -mew. It has long been known that when hay is put into a tight mow, especially if the hay be net fully cured, it will go through a heating process—gases will be formed and sufficient heat gen- erated to cause cornbasion and start a fire. It is a simple Matter to ventilate a hay -mew. Well designed cupolas will draw the warm air up as does a chim- ney. These cupolas also add to the appearance of the building and cer- tainly are of sufficient value las insur- ance against fire to justify their cost. he Sun ay School MAY 15. Working With Others. 1 Con- 12: 4-27; Golden Text. -1 Cor. 12: 1 Coy. 12: 4-13. Diversities of Gifts. The apostle is writing about such mental and spiritual gifts as were used in the ordinary services and ministries of the church, but what he says has a wider application to all the work of life in which men share. Paul says, first of all, that, what- ever the gift of work may be, it is inspired and directed. by" the same spirit. All gifts axe consecrated; all true work is sacred. So., in the teach- ing of the Old Testament, the prophet, the priest, the statesman, the law- giver, the king, the soldier, the skil- ful works•nan—'all are recipients of the same spirit of God. In particular it is said of a certain workman that the Lord had called him by name, and has "filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of work- man ship." (Exocl. 35: 30-36: 4): So should it be with all who labor, whether with head or hand, for their own common good, and so it will be where life is offered in whole -hearted service to God and man, - The gifts of which the prophet speaks are those of wisdom, knowl- edge, faith, healing, miracles, proph- ecy, insight, speaking with and inter- preting tongues. These he compares to the members of the body, working harmoniously together. 'They who possess and exercise them in the church are members of the body, of Ohrist. 14-27.. Not One Member But Many. The apostle's ideal for the Christian community is that of happy and healthful co-operation. .It is a com- munity in which each will hold in respect and honor his neighbor!..s work, in which it will be frankly and fully recognized that all men are'not alike, that they a:re of different sorts, that their tasks, therefore, must be different, but that each has need of the other, and that all must combine in harmony to make the lierrea where. In it the health of one will be the health of all and each will be happy and honored in the welfi-i>eing, of every ether, Moreover, each man will recog- nize for himself his proper part and place and gift it the common life, and will hold his own task in respect and honor. It is the co -opera -bon of all -vele& mgkee the sommunity pOssib4e. The humblest and most obscure is not less necessary than the proudest and most corispieueue. There fshould, therefore, be no schism in the bed but the members should have the make care one N. an- other. If one suffer' all alder, if- one honored all rejoice with' it. The Christian earnmunity is the body of Christ. The atle set e forth in this way the great ler*of co-operation, which has , as ite organizing and uiding prieciple the desire a eiell or the good of all, and not ‚sinipl f�r his Lesson St. John 6: 1-14. 27. own good. It is the law of love.. The man who is not governed by this law is a disturbing member of the com- munity. He is a source of weakness and not of strength. Ile does harm and not good. He does not know and does not fulfil his high place and duty as a member of the body of Christ. John 6: 144. Five Barley Loaves and Two Small Fishes. The lad might have refused to give up his lunch basket and might have eaten; his cakes and fishes alone, but if he had this great 'story of the feeding of the mul- titudes might never have been told'. He did not refuse. He made his small contribution and the multitudes were fed. One of the humblest took on that day the place of great honor, becahse he was willing to share with others. One of the most interesting writers of the great war (Sapper, in No IVIants Land) says of the disciplined army: "'Self no longer rules; self is sunk for the good of the cause—for the good of the community. And the commun- ity, realizing that fact, endeavors, by every means in its power, to develop that self to the very maximum of which it is capable, knowing that, in due course, at will reap the benefit. No longer do individual pawns strug- gle one against the other, but each, developing his own particular gift to the maximum, places it at the dis- posal of the community who helped him in his development." Must we not preserve that fine spirit and that dis- cipline of hand and head and heart in days of peace? The duty is the same. God calls to a higher and' even more strenuous task. Let us learn to live and labor together. It is an interesting question whether or not competition in business or labor is incompatible with co-operation. May it not he a useful, even a necessary aid to the most perfect and fruitfuI co-operation? May we not believe in the possibility of, and strive to pro - .duce a friendly rivalry in all good work, freely granting honors and prizes to the winner, each and a41 rejoicing in and profiting by his suc- cess? ' Application. , A gardener was explaining to US recently the process of grafting. This has become quite a ‚science , among the growers of flowers. It is done to se- cure, as far as possible, a combination of excellent qualities. One flower has a delightful appearance, but no frag- ranee. Another type has a sceeet frag- rance, but is distinebly • lacking in imauty. Others, which possese much beauty and fragrance are so frile "that iheyare of' little value, Then the gardener seeks to secure by 'the process of grafting a. combination of these qualities. He unites beauty and fragrante, with strength. Ne man an himself has all the qualities essential for a strong church, but by being him- self he can eontribute, his best. to the Ri.eusehold of Faith. oaman.......1011111•1100 i din g Him. Safely by the Crossroads of 'Youth. By BEATRICE BRACE. Oar farm papers tell us hews to raise rnore corn, to feed more hogs, to blAY more land; thy tell us how, to eradicate rabies, hew to feed cheaply, how to produce more milk, raise better Poultry, hew to keep our land produc- ing up to its highest capacity, how to Operate and increase the fullness of the aptomehile; but back of all -of this is the biggest thing 071 the fa,1111 "—the human product, and of the "hu- treapireoteltassets.et''thatboy" forms one of hech The late Henry Wallace said; "Do . . iyeewhether n, knewthetnati 'Thcity ol thebiggest beiiggestr thing gtrlyn if , is to be just a -fine human being, in- terested in all things that interest or should interast,, all human beings?" Next to 'the girl, "that boy" is the most Precious possession we have, and it pays' to put our best into the human piocluct and, second best', if need' be, into the live stock and soil. Don't think 'because the boy has quit 'school that the end has come. Many ,great men have had little or no edueet tion, and all life is a school. And' don't think that feeding the slot machine and games of Chance are sure roads to the devil. Rather refuse to believe there is a devil er-to yield those boys to his influence." We can't mold esieryone in the same east, not even' if they are brothers and sisters, and if you .have found it im- passible to interest your boy on the farm, then let him try something else. But before you give up the idea of interesting him in the farm, see if you 'are going 'about it in the right way. Many a boy who rebels against the drudgery ofWeeding and plowing and planting and digging will do twice as much with good grace if his father makes him a paltrier in the farm firm. The boy must be given an opportunity to try out his pet schemes, too, even when sometimes the riper experience of his father tells him that he is mak- ing a mistake. Work right with your boy, not over him, if you want him to stay on the farm.' The 'Boy's' Viewpoint. If you can't get him to see, things from your point of 'view,'then you see it from his, and dont arouse a spirit of, antagonism. One day when our youngest boy was seventeen years old and in his thisd year of high school, he came home and, throwing himself down in a chair, said; with a force and finality" I knew was useless to argue against: "Mother, I'm not going to school any more. I'm going to see a little 'of the world before I die." I had seen it coming for a long time, but seemed powerless to prevent It, so I just said: "Well, if that is the way you feel, yon might as well not go; but I'm afraid you'll be sorry, Little Boy." SO he went to work in a stare in the near -by town, and it really proved 'a blessing. in disguise, for a financial crisis came up, and in- stead Of "seeing the world,' he helped tide us through. A year later he went back to high school, taking six sub- jects in order -to make up the lost time, and was graduated that y -ear. Unusual boy? Indeed, no! When he was' about fourteen it so happened that the school that he attended was in session only half a "day: for the, 'whole term, and he was in the habit of getting heine about one o'clock. For severaa days he hadn't come until three 'or four, and I mistrusted he was spending his time and the sinali 'al- lowance we gave him in a pool hall. So one day I dressed and went down- town, intending to find out. I knew there was a pool hall where many high-school, boys were in the habit of congregating, many. of them, in fact most of them, from the best families in town. But mark this: It .was on Main Street—the doors were wide open and drinking and gambling were not allowed. I Imew this, but still it seemed a terrible thing for my boy to be playing pool. Well, when I finally stopped in front of the pool hall my heart sank, but I took a deep breath, mustered up all the 'courage I possessed, and went in. I asked the man in front if, -- was there. 4 -le said, "Yes, I believe he is." I „stepped" up to the wide - curtained dooway and looked in'. There he was with Several ether boys so deeply engrossed in knocking those innocent -looking balls about that he never one's looked up. My heart stopped heating! The -end 'of the vrorld lead come! My boy was en the'rostel to the devil. Bit the thought with an its sicken- ing despair no sooner, came, than I knew I would neveryield him 'to that Influence. With an inward prayer that I might be "wiseas a serpent and - , harmless as a dove" 1 drew aside the curtain and walked up to him and stood at his side before he eyer saw When he did, his.' face went white, half with anger and'half with inorta, fir:eat. i°rh, But acdhe whew,' etetgaemdel,eealcridingtakdinew,:milet by the arm marched out with ate with bead high. Not a word was spoken, but as soon as we were outside he swiftly turned and left me to a Most .,siolcening trent& of doubts and fears as to whether lay course hatt been a wise one. He was ,sensitive, high- strung, inordinately proud, and more than a little self-willed: Hod I been "wise` se.serp' t land harmleTs a &we?" I didn't knoW. Breathing another prayer for guid-„ ance, I 'hurriedlim•mer not knowing awfin=1111•1=111111011111100011/111OMMONIStaggematilkiniktamfa •.• what, mood would find him in, -and not knowing -what to' say to him when I arrived there, knauenee Counted. f mind him lying on the lounge in the living -Toone He, glared at me when l' went in, but not a word -sras 'spoken until several days after, when we had a quiet talk and I toldehina would repeat at if it occurred again, but I knew that my influeeee in the future, as in the past, lay in -meeting him on his own ground. ISo I in- stinctively and gradually took to teaching right because it was right; that society Was based on the Moral- ity of its people; that we surely reap, even in this life, what we sow. Even admired a certain "sportiness" in dress and 'appearance, and I met him en that score; things that he was interested in I was interested in. Then when it came to things that were really vital my influence counted. One evening when ,he was raneteen, the, year he was graduated from high school, he had gone Leto town to a pic- ture show and, ais was my usual cus- tom, I was sitting up until he came home. I had always done this, and some of our chumnliest times had been when he had been to some gathering and came home and told me all about it; I enjoyed it as much as he did'. But this night .he didn't come. Eleven o'clock came 'and he didn't come. Twelve o'clock caine---where could he 'he? It wasn't like him, for usually if 'he made some other plan he called up and told' me so, for he knew. I would be waiting for him. The.hands ef the clock slowly drag- ged round to one -thirty when his quick step finally sounded on the walk outside. I just looked up at hiim mutely when he opened the door and came in. My heart Was far toe full for words just then.' Hegathered me up in his' arms and gave me one or two quiak kisses and went to his room. The next day when we were quietly' talking it over he said: `No matter where I go or what do, -Mother mine; way hack in my subconscious mind I• am thinking of you, and something keeps me from going very far 'wrong." He Is Making Good. 'The final outcome? "Did he go to the dogs?" No. That fall he went to college, and two years later he was 'graduated from a university course, and soon after he accepted a hundred - dollar -a -month position with chance of steady 'advancement, and he is making good. He has fixed ideals and the firm be- lief that he can attain -them; that every earnest hope and longing is pos- sible of fulfillment; that the power . 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Don't try to mold him in the plaster east of another's individuality; in- stead;wesely guitide and direct his own into •t‘lie right channels. Get your boy's viewpoint. Ninety- nine times ere of a hundred there is no thought of evil in his heart or mind, and Shakespeare says: "There de no- thing either good or bade but think- ing makes it so." Controlling Grasshoppers. If each and every farmer in the dis- tricts affected by grasshoppers will put threei hen turkeys on his farm and then hatch and raise their young the hoppers will soon disappear. Turkeys do not destroy crops as some suppose, at least where there are plenty of bugs or insects' for them. They will hunt the bugs and eat them before teaching the grain. Even if the turkeys lived on the grain they would eat less than the grasshoppers, which the turkeys eat would destroy. Last year the grasshoppers made , • 'away with all my seeding and nearly eel the crops in the vicinity. is also a mistaken idea that the 'turkey tramples'down • much of the grain through which it wanders. They wend their way slowly between the drill rows of grain and pick every hopper that hops.—K. E. W. Much thought is new being given to the farm boy, and no better subject can 'be considered. - Great concern is shown over the fact that the boys, are leavingtthe farm. Get the boys inter- ested in the farm, and he will wish to stay there. Make the work agreeable and interest him in making improve- ments. New things. appeal to a boy more keenly than to a man. Men often are tee slow in adopting changes, even when unquestionably to better things. 4..0,Tr-1,117.4"6.411•ESWItc. • a Made by The Canadian Steel and Wire Co., Limited HAMILTON, ONT. _ Ask Your ealer for this better,stronger, heavier galvanized fenc- ing. 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Mf:t•-ii,sure 1111.111'is waS Ike adv'ice' a father 'fre- quently glare his son whO`Was to weaken when confronted' by airy' 'tough problem or untleual situation. e "Measure up, my boy! Measure, I up. here are tames when even the, strongest need the advice. The NITOVIs. have a fine, courageous ring, and, would make a good inaxira for , a, 'business nem. Ertenetheni and pit, them up' on the 'wall of your office, or' place of' inrsiness, where they will conStantly remind you that you must. measure up to the situation that con- fronts you -whatever •it is When 4rou do this—when you anewer the call end bring all your courage and resourcefulness to your aid, no alait,ter how difficult your' problem, you are likely to come - through all'right. There is no •situa- ,tion that can feeze a man when he - measures up and meets it; like a man.. WeTidleol.nroo'tubilreawstlelemu7t-illefnsasuiPsrtelnlalet: crisis. When great responSibilities confront us', when unusual difficulties oppose us, instead of measuring up. we are apt to measure down; our backbone's weaken. we slump miser- ably. • When we realize that' mind has, power over thingt, is greater than all Obstacles, and that man is the master of mind, we find eothing. singular in this. Man was made to conquer things, not to be conquered by them. There is something, within you, bigger than 'anything else an -this. planet. It is beggee than 'any cir- cumstances, any luck arty accident of fortune, any situation or emergency' that confronts you. And the more you use this thing within you, the 111.0T0' you exercise and develop it; edict' stronger you become. If NVe,., hadd no problems 'ap grapple with, no difficulties to overcome, we would all be weaklings. Perpetual - fair weather and' smooth' seas never' make good sailors. . It is 'battling with 'the elements, sailing on theough storm' 'and tempest Undauntedly facing hurri- canes 'and rough seas, that develop be the.mariner -his sterling qualities. Great emergencies, tremendous; responsibilities, hard times, tight"' money, commercial crises, focusing the mind on the 'solving of tough problem's, adjusting means to ends,. calling out all of one's ingenuity and' resourcefulness to meet unusual con- . ditions—these are the things that make great business men and success- ful farmers. It is battling with, and 'overeeming difficulties that make great leaders, great men in every walk of...life. Unhealthy Eyelids. There are many causes for an un- healthy condition of the eyelids. Sonic-- So-m times the tumble lies in the eyes themselves, but in many cases the eyes have nothing to do with the origin of the affection, although if the • lids are badly affected the eyes must suffer. The lids" are liable to skin troubles, like any other part of the skin. After middle life cancerous - growths sometimes appear there. When a general inflammatory con- dition of the skin spreads to the 'eye- lids, as in the ease of acne, treat it just as you would elsewhere, except, 'that you must take great care not to use applications that are strong enough to irritate the eyes. Ordinary herpes, or "lever eores," which is so icon mon round, the lips, sometimes affecte the lids. It may he caused by feverish conditions of the system, or by extreme expoeure to sun and wind, or 'by any condition that irritates sensitive skin, This form 'of herpes ruins a mild course, A/1-(32 there_ is no need to do anything except to keep the lads cool and Clean. Herpes zeeter, or shingles, is a more serious thing. When that occurs, the upper lid 'becomes very mech. 'inflamed and ewollen. The ulcers beneath the scabs ere deep and often leave ear- manent scars. Sometimes the disease invades the eye itself; that is 'always serious, and occasionally .it leads .to the lo.as of 'sight. The pain of herpes seater is often SD intense that 'opiates aro „needed, and, then the physician ehould be called in without 'delay. Warm applications while you are Waiting for his 'arrival will do no harm and may give CEdeme of the eyelids, which means ow•elling, is anether symptom that calls for the physician; it may mean 'little or mech, and is often the re- sult of some mischief in the eyes' theemelvea. When the eyes are not at halite 'oedema of the lids may be eaused by trouble in some remote organe-in the heart or the kidneys, for example, --pr it may be awing to anaemia. It often 'accompanies very serious eye dis'ea'ses, such as fries or km -otitis. When it is caused by dig - ease in the eyethe only 'thing to do is to treat the eye. In rare cases the oedema .may be to 'extreme as la threaten the sight. Then an operation It necessary in order to relieve the pressure. One ltindly dee,d Mae ,tura 'the fou•n.- tame of the ape]; to love's sweet day- etarethat shall o'er thee 'burn long as the currents tell.,-Iltileres, — ' One of, the 'best pirseible Whys of ' 1 64 keeping cheese is to pet it, in a glass, jar with a prieee of oil paper fastened , oeer the top of the jar with a rubber bend.