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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1920-12-16, Page 75:At tel IA?, A CONDUCTED BY PROP. HEN,RY The otjeot of this department le to piece at the sP'• ti !Co of our farm readere the advice of an aoknowledged ...aiathorltv on all subjects pertainine to soils and crops, Addrese all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, irs ileare of The Wilson Publishing Coraperiy, Limited, Toren - to, and enswera tvill appear in this column in the order In which they are received. When writing kindly mere 'Alen thispaper, As space is limited it Is advisable weer& immediate reply Is necessary thet a &tamped and ad. dreszed envelope be enclosed with the question, whom ehe answer will be mailed direct, • T. C.—I am thinking of sowing some spring Weeat next spring and 'would like your advice regarding it. 'Would you use commercial fertilizer? 'If so, when would you supply it, and at what time in the eprieg should the -wheat be sown? Ane.—For spring wheat you should choose well drained fields with sail in fairly good state of tilth. As -to variety, it is doubtful if you cart do better than to sow Marquis wheat. One cif the. best methods to employ an order to increase the yield, and make sure of a good clover catch, if you are seeding clover and grasa seed at the same time, is to applsr-ab•opt 200 to 300 lbe, ce fertilizer per acre, at the time you are sowing the wheat. would -recommend for a medium loam soil an analysis running about 2 per tent. ammonia, 8 per cent phos- phovic acid and 2 per cent potasli. 'Best results will be obtained if you •drill this in through the fertilizer dropping icompartment of the grain drill at the time the wheat is being •sown. Wheat should be sown as soon as the land will work well in the .spaing. L. 51.—I would like to know if it is advisable to put dry cornetalks hi :silo now? I did not get silo up in time to fill when corn was cut. How much water will ft need? I am think- ing • . t the silage will rot down hike a manure heap if dry stalks are soak- ed with water. I have husked out most .of the corn. , Answer. -4t would not be advisable to cut up dry cornstalks to put in the silo at the present time chiefly because cornstalks in such a state contain such an amount of dry fibre. You have the wrong idea of the mak- ing of silage. It is not a case of the corn rotting down like the manure but of the material being saturated with the sugar of corn which is fer- mented and turned into a light acid. Precisely the same thing goes on in the elle as happens in the preserve cans where the raspberries, straw- berries and other fruit have been boiled with sugar and set aside for else in whiter. Now it would be im. possible to cut up dry cornstalks and by mixing water with same to pro- eluce a liquid which would ferment • and preserve the corn. Under the conditions you describe, believe you would do much better have the corn cut up with the regular cutting box just as it is need- ed for feeding the stock. It may be well to sprinkle salty water on the corn just before feeding. This will add to its palatableness. S. G.—How much commercial fer- tilizer of so-called grade of 1-8-3 would have to be sown per acre to equal ten loads of manure per acre, mostly stable manure, said loads haul- ed on spreader rated at eighty bushels • icapacity? Answer, — Commercial fertilizer guaranteed (not so-called), analyzing 1-8-3, means that the ifertilizer carries 1 per tent. of a ton of ammonia, 8 per cent. of a ton of phosphoric acid •and 8 per cent. of a ton of potash. This means that a ton of fertilizer carries 20 llos. of ammania, 160 1bs.- Clean, Wholesome, and a book that will be read in future generations, by the great- est IhrIng master of English, Joseph Conrad The eook: "The Rescue," $2.50 At „All Booksellers or J. M. DENT & SONS, Ltd., Pubs. London, mug., and 83 Church St., '8oronto. iteitenielineEinee,—...Petalletareee 4 El I 0 VIEL ARE ALWAYS PROFITABLE Bee/tune items of outlay, such as land -rental, equipment, labor, land preparation, seed and harvesting charges, aro about the same whetbAr you got 20 bushels per acre of wheat or 40 bushels; 40 bushels per aore a oath or 85 inusheiel 15 tons silage per sere or 12 tons; 80 busheie of potatoes or 250. On ter o Agricultural College Bulletin No, 2.78 (Prof, A. Leitch) reports; (MOP Itri1L3321 AND •reeve( at 0 1, e Per year labor Thome who harvested income Below 81% of ever, yitide,8506.00 87,00 1.01-11.0% " 188,00 " " 56,00 111.120% " 1208.00 Over 120% e a•1881.00 push your crop yielde ebove the leverage and got the ble Labor Ximorao. Por increased yields in me apply Vertiiizere. Write THE SOIL AND CROP empeovement Bureau a the oettandeen eetrtiateer Amecioipitioa 1111 'swinge esulealite f phosphorie acid ancl 00 lbs. o potash, A.ssuming that a bushel of mane weighs 50 lbs., an 80-bushe spreader would eontain • 2 tons,. an 10 spreaclerfuls would contain 2 tons. -A ton of average stable manur contains about 10 lbs, nitrogen, 5 lb phosphoric acid. and 8 lbs. potash, o 20 tons would contain 200 lbs. nitro gen, 100 lbs. phosphoric acid and 16 lbs. of potash. You will see on th face of the analysis of the fertilize that it is impossible to .choose an exact number of tons of 1-8-3 ferti liner which would equal exactly th plant food carried by the manure, Fo instance, in order to supply 200 lb nitrogen which the ten loads of ma nure supply, it would take ten ton of fertilizer, but 10 tons of fertilize would supply 1,600 lbs. of phosehori acid instead of 100 and 600 lbs. o potash instead of 160. Answerin the question from the acid phosphat standpoint, in order to supply 100 lb of phosphoric acid, as is supplied b ten loads of manure, it would take les than 1 ton of 1-8-3, while to suppl 160 les. of potash, which is eupplie in 10 loads of eriantare, it would tak 2 2-3 tons of 1-8-3. You can get nearer to the analysi by using a 2-8-2 instead of a 1-8-8 when 4 tons would. supply just abou the same as ten loads of manure. 0 iow.*Skio,,FOr7.13earing BY B, TUOMAS, It As just as important to know how to akin and itandle the fur - bearers as to know when ant how to trap them The trapper who takes pains in skinning, stretching and limning his furs will be well reward- ed for the extra time and effort spent, as he will enhance the value of his collections coesideraibly. The better the condition the skin is in when re- ceived by the fur buyer, the leesilabor he has to put into it, therefore he can well afford to pay a higher price for the properly skinned and well handled furs, There are two ways of skinning fur -bearing animals—"cased" and "open." Skunk, mink, muskrat, co - 1 yote, otter, marten, fisher, white d weasel, red fox and wild cat are skin - 0 reel "eased." • e e The "cased" method of removing s. ✓ down the tinder side of the hind legs the pelts is as follows: Cut the skip and straight across to the root of the 0 tail. Split the tail part Way. Then O remove the tail bone hy slipping e ✓ split stick over the tail, grasping the Y stick with the right hand and hold- - ing the animal's body with the left— a quick pull and the bone slips out. e Then pull the skin, over the body to s• the front legs, keeping as clean of - flesh and fat as possible. Work the S front legs out. Pull the skin .soine ✓ More—use the knife •arouricl.the ears and eyes—and take of at the end of f the nose. To make the,worle of skin g ning easier, a strong cord may be e looped around the hind legs and the s• animal suspended from the limb of a Y tree or some other peojecting object. s Muskrat tails are wdrthless and Y should be cut off. Otter tails should d be split opeu on the under side the e- entire length, spread out flat and the • edges fastened to the board with e, tacks. • e Raccoon, beaver, badger, timber tlwolf and mole should be skinned f "open." The "open" method of skin- ning is tutting the skin down the belly from the chin to the root of the tail, then peelihg it from the body, using O. theknife whenever necessary. The 11 fur should be tacked on to a wide, flat board to dry. Beaver should be n stretched as round as possible. Pro - 1 cure a hoop and fasten the skin at e four points in the hoop. Then grad- ually stretch between these fasten- ings, using a large bag needle, pass- ing the ,string through the skin and around the hoop, course 4 tons of a 2-8-2 would sup- ply 640 lbs. of acid phosphate in- stead of 100 lbs. but almost the same amount of nitrogen endexactly th same amount of potash as 10 2 -to loads of manure. II. W.—I intend putting out a acre of strawberries. How many wil it take for the acre? What are th best varieties, and when is the best time to set them uot, spring or fall? Where can 11 get the plants and about what will they cost per hundred?' Answer.—An acre of strawberries requires about 8,500 plants when they are set 18 inches apart in rows 3ee feet apart. I .believe you would do well to write the Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture for their Bulle- tin No. 92 on the Strawberry. This gives a fairly thorough description of the subject. As a; safeguard to a good stand o plants, I would advise the supplement ing of the fertility of the soil witl a fair application of high-grade fer tilizer—about 500 to 750 lbs. per acre. This should be worked in to the soil thoroughly before the plants are set. Many practical strawberry growers have found such a use of fertilizers - produces a good stand of vigorous plants. The strawberry plants can be ob- tained from any of the leading seeds - men. They vary in cost like other commodities. J. B. S.—T.his yeer I sowed my fer- tilizer broadcast and worked it in with a disc about a week before sow- ing wheat. New I have been told that I would not get much benefit from the fertilizer sown this way, and that it should be elown with the wheat. Anewer.—You are misinformed re- garding the result of applying ferti- lizers. You should get results next spring if you have used a fair ap- plication of high-grade fertilizer. If the fertilizer has been low grade, your chances for good results are the same as they would be from using any other low-grade commodity in any way on the farm. Preparing the Skin. After the skin is taken from the carcass, it should be fleshed, that is, all superfluous fat and flesh should be removed. A dull knife may be used to good advantage for this work. If all fat and flesh is not taken off, the skin is liable to become tainted a hairs:lip, ,oren:ease-hnt taint. cd ar hairshp skin, is one froni which the hair comes out in large bunches, 11 and such skins are practically worth - lass. Grease -burnt skin,s crack when bent, and are of but little value. Al- ways skin the animal as soon as pos7 sible after killing, "Cased" skins should be put on Best results, however, are obtained from fertilizers when the fertilizers are sown through the fertilizer drop- ping compartment of the grain <Trill, This deposits the concentrated plant Sood at a depth where the tiny roots of erops begin to feed. It alsa gets the fertilizer into the area of the soil where there is sufficient moisture to , dissolve it and ehange it into such form that the plants can take it up, whereas broadcasting and disoing may leave some fertilizer in the up- per dry area while other fertilizer is buried almost too deep for the ,early roots of any crop. Another advantage of using the combined fertilizer and grain drill is that one operation of the drill com- pletes the seeding and fertilizer dis- tribution and thereby cuts down the labor cost, Having applied your fertilizer to the fall wheat, the chances are very strong that you will get good results, because the rains of aneultu and winter will wash the plant food down SO that most of it will be dissolved in the spring. • No man has nay found himself until he is on fire with his lifework, until his enthusiasm is great enough to clear all obstacles out of his path. .A man, from his shoulders clown, is worth $2.50 a day, but from his shoul- der$ up there is no limit to his earn- ing capaeity.—Edward W. 'Beatty, President Of the Canadian Pacifte Railway, boards, flesh out, belly on Orm side arid iback on the other; and filstened with half a dozen tach, Skunk) rat, mink, white weasel ad wild eat may be shipped flesh •out;. skins of other fur -bearers should be turned when dry and shipped fur out. Never 'dry fuze near the heat of 4 ere or in the sun, but put them in a e.eol, 'dry piece.. Do not use salt or alum on your fere, as it is injurioes to the skins and lessens their value. Be careful not to over -stretch the skins, Don't try ea make a large one out of a medium. You can't fool the buyer and, you will be the loser, as the fur is spread over too large a surface, thereby becoming thin, and such does will not be graded as No. 1. Stretching the Fur. There are several kinds of steel t fur stretchers on the market, whichi are very gc,od. for that purpose, and particularly useful to the beginner. However, a supply of stretching boards can, he made front shingles and other soft wood. Average size mink boards should be about thirty- two inches lone, four and a half inches wide at base and four Melee at the shoulder, then taper to a blunt point at the nose. The skunk board ought • to be about twenty-eight to thirty inches lereg, five to seven inehes wide atebase and leer to six inches at the •shoulder,•from there coming to neavly a Point, about an inch wide at the end. The muskrat board should be about twenty-two inches long, about • six inches wide at base and about five and a half at shoulder, then tapeito a point. When the skins are thoroughly dry, they are ready for shipping. Pack them flat, one skin on another. Never put one skin inside another. Tie them together securely and wrap in bur- lap. Most fur houses furnish iden- tification cards, which ,are sent free to the shipper. The contents of yaw shipment should be listed on one of these, your name and address plainly written on it and the card placed in- side the bag or bundle. Also be sure your name and address are plainly writteu on the outside tag and that et is securely fastened to the bundle. • Small packages may be shipped by parcel post. Larger bundles should go by express. Never ship by freight, as the delivery is too slow and your furs might spoil while in transit. An hnportant thing to the trapper is to ship his furs to a relia:ble house. Of 'course, it is hard to tell which .is which unless you have done business with them before. There are many reliable fur houses who will treat the shipper "square" and most of these wilr hold furs eeparate on approval and submit a valuation. If you have any doubt enjoiur mind regarding the house to whom you are making your shipment, at would be well to request the .shipment held separate. Then if the offer is not satisfaetory, you can have the furs returned. Skin, stretch and handle your furs with care, use judgment in shipping and trapping will pay you well. My Home Medicine Chest. Cuts, sores, scratches on horses, and other minor ailments, I find, may properly be cared for by the farmer. Then it is possible in some cases to relieve pain by simple treatments while waiting for the veterinarian's arrival. This'eof course, presupposes a thorough luowledge off the case in question, because a wrong, step may be fatal. With this work I found a medicine chest very handy and valuable. There were a great many things which seem- ed to be necessary, but I filially, re- duced the stock of medicines to a few staple supplies. These I kept in a dean place where they might be found hurry when needed. I built a cabinet in the dairy barn where the milkers -changed their clothes. It was a place convenient to the horse stables and piggery. In it I put the follow- ing articles: Douche punk), drench bottles, teat knife, milking tubes, two thermometers, a package of umbilical cord tape, bandagee, and a milk -fever outfit. On the upper shelf I put me- dicines which are commonly needed., These intluded: Iodine, carbolic acid, lysol, castor oil, boric acid, Epsom salte, Glauber salts, saltpeter, borax, sulphur, pine tar, eastile soap, a good liniment, and ointments. I took a geee.t. deal of pride in my medicine the.et, and after I had learn- ed that it was a good investment I bought some standard bottles from the druggist. Of course, I had to see that the supplies were replenished from time to time as they were used up. While my medicine chest was new and novel, I had lots of trouble. The men found it en excuse for not taring for the aniinals they were intrusted with. Instead of using precautions to prevent collar sores by keeping the toilers clean, they depended on my "cure-all," will& they used very free- ly and extravagantly. 'Sow a them had ills of their own, and used my medicines profusely; and sorne were TYPEWRITER BARGAINS for Xmas delivery, Standard key- board rebuilt Typewriter, with touch Method book, $25, including express prepaid. DOMINION TYPEWRITER CO, 68 Victoria $t. .1 Toronto inclined to overdose, whether it was themselves or one of the animals. I had looked for opposition on the part of my regular veterinarians, but to My surprise they welcomed the innovation, and found many occasions to use it. Once the "vet" and I were attending a mare who was having some trouble foaling, and I feared laminitis. When the colt was born and everything seemed all right, he said if he only had his kit along it evAilet be all right. . He had been called in early morn- ing, and had eome without it. He wanted some umbilical cord tape and some iodine to disinfect the ,colt's navel. I told him that I thought I could fix him up, and led him to the chest. It interested hirn very much, and he exclaimed: "How long have you had this? It's just the thing. Every farmer should have one." Blessed by Luck. The holidays lie just ahead, With promise of a Christmas tree, And &earns come to a restful bed, Of gifts the Yule will bring to me. It is a time of gladsome cheer, Of smiles, contentment, and repose. My crops all in—the hour so near When every Christmas candle glows. A while, at least, my chores are light, No worry, 'till the dawn of spring. And prospects seem Sublimely bright For May and all the birds that sing. The herd is :better than of yore, Each tow a eibbonewinning (belle, How could a fellow ask for more? I think Ien doling mighty well. And so, each evening, by the fire, The cattle snug, the barn as prim As any parlor, my aesire Is linked with prayer -thoughts and hynm. I'm thankful for this span at rest, When in my slippers, Lean sit And rock and figure how I'm biassed By leek and Sorb c hugged by it, Feed the yining heifer Ito a, little cow and on cow foods. Let milt and stock foods alone, Feed good bran, middlings, a little oil meal, duvet.- hay, silage and that sort of foods, keep her growing, airway§ in good flesh, never overfeed to destroy or weaken, I SS U E No. 60—'e0i, 1 DEOEMDLit Jesus reeds the Multitude -nen Mat- thew 14. Golden Text—St. Matt. 14: 16. 18-28. When Jesus Rearel, ldvi- dently, it was when Jesus heard what Herod was saying about giro, and SAW that as a result of Herod's fears His life might be in immediate dan- ger, that He determined to withdraw to a remote place apart with His dis- ciples, He had yet much to tell them, very much to explain and teach, and He desired to have them with Him alone. But Hie purpose was at this time thwarted by the action of the multitude who watched the course of the boat which conveyed Him across the lake and followed on foot around the shore. Instead of quiet hours of rest with His immediate circle of dis- ciples, Jesus found Himself again pressed upon by the curious, eager, enthusiastic crowd. He -might have beee angry, or resentful, or impatient, but Ire was not He was moved with etempaesion. That was the effect the sight of the multitude always had upon Him. He could be angry with the meddling, officious, sclf-nighteous scribes, but not with the hungry and uncared for people. They seemed to Him as "sheep not having a ehep- herd" (Mark 6: 34). He healed their sick. He "began to teach them many things." (Mark 6: 34.) He "wel- comed them and spake to them of the Kingdom of God, and them that had need of healing He healed" (Luke 9: 11). John says that when He saw the multitude He turned to Philip and said, "Whence are we to buy bread that these may eat?" (John 6: 5). His first thought was not of His own weariness or discomfort, but of their need. When It Was Evening. Apparent- ly the day passed without any effort on the part of the disciples to get food for the people. They naturally, with their limited resources, thought that impossible. Now they come to beg their Master to dismiss the peo- ple that they may go and find food for themselves. The place where they were, however, was on the northern or north-eastern side of the lake, and probably remote from villages. They -might have had to go a long way for the food, with which in their eager- ness and thoughtlessness they had failed to provide themselves. Jesus said, They need not depart, or, as Rev. Vers., "They have no need to go away." The command of Jesus to His dis- ciples to give, even though what they had to give seemed very little and altogether inadequate, illustrates a great truth of His gospel of human service. Giving is to be measured by quality and not by quantity. That which is consecrated to service is al- ways multiplied. One gift becomes a thousand. The kindly word or deed, the song, the prayer, is multiplied a thousand foM. That thought which a man has cherished in his heart and timidly- feared to speak, becomes when spoken, an inspiration and a light, it may be, to millions and to future generations. There is no truer story in the Gospel than that of the five loaves and the two fishes. He Went Up Into a Mountain ,Apart. The scenes and events of the day had moved Jesus strangely. The persistent following of the Galilean multitude and their warm attachment to Him must have appealed to Him very strongly. John tells us that Jesus saw "that they were about to cane and take Him by force and make Him king." He was not yet prepared to take that step, which would at once have involved Him in war with the Roman powers. His kingdom, He believed, was not to be gained by war. And so He sent the people away, persuaded the disciples to re- turn to Capernatim in. the boat, and He Himself went apart alone into the mountain to pray. What thoughts STRAIGHT HAI' MADE NATURAL WAVY. Do you want that joy? If SO, write for Illustrated Booklet (The Good and Bad Way of Perm- anent Waving). Nve also have the Nestle Permanent Hair Waving Home Outfits. R, HARPER Nestle Permanent Hair Waver 416 OLOOR T. WEST, TORONTO Agent a The C. Nestle Co. for Canada. oecuPled His mind, what petitions He , offered up to God, we do not know. But *we may well believe He prayed for those people whom IIe had sent ; away disappointed, and for Himself that the same spirit which came upon Him at baptism -would guide Him through the perilous and perplexing days which lay ahead. It is Luke who tells us in his gos- pel most of what we know of Jesus' habit of prayer—how He prayed at His baptism, and after the strenuous labors of a Sabbath day in. Caper- naum, before setting out upon His first tour of Galilee; how He prayed before His first encounter with suspi- cious and jealous Pharisees, and spent all -night in prayer before His choos- ing of the twelve; haw He taught His disciples to pray, prayed with three of them in the mount of Transfigure- tien, prayed for Peter, and prayed in the agony et 'Gethsemane. Prayer was His constant resource, His corn- xnunion with God. Prayer was the expression ef His unwavering faith. 24-33. From the mountain of pray- er Jesus went after His disciples and eames unto them, walking upom the sea. The story of this amazing act is told as simply and naturally as that of the multiplying of the loaves and. fishes. The evidence is as complete and full as that for any other event of Jesus' life. To rejeet it is to say, practically, that we know nothing with certainty of what jesus did or said, and that no scholar of repute would assert to -day. And if Jesus did these things who and what was He? Must we not with His disciples worship Him and say, Of a truth thou art the Son of God? taw r,,_Ackark's A Queer Conversation. The paper and string felt very blue—though one was snow white and one a cheerful red. "If I were only a doll or a rock- ing horse, what a lot of happiness I would give," sighed the string. "How wonderful to be a book— what good am I?" mourned the paper, dolefully. "If we could only have a part in Christmas!" "Have a part? Why, my dears, you have a part—the very delight- fulest and most important part! Why, if it were not for you there would not be any surprises to Christmas at all." The two looked up in astonishment, for they had supposed themselves alone. There on the inkwell perched a little Christmas fairy. "'Tis you who keep the secrets," she laughed, merrily. • "Why, half the pleasure of Christ- mas is trying to guess what is in the gayly tied packages. Dear me, old St. Nick could not get along with- out you at all." The paper began to fairly rustle with importance. "That's so," he said cheerfully. "And rn holti out as long as I can," "So will I," said the string. 'We'll keep them wondering a hong time. I tell you, it takes chaps like is to keep a secret!" The little fairy smiled wisely and flew away, for she saw that she was no longer needed. 1013X731611011MSVIEC ',Ai -4;4,7404h • r. • • 1..7A71-75)1 ilLieZeldedl2d 4, .1.-a-4.. Fortil.13er ,o.s/ — • -; • vo-Vw" le3 Bushels dam eFetli.lbete .1••ot,„4„. ot,-to Profits eV/ Bushel No Fcr tilt; oc •Last Spring a farmer came to tis telling es Ise was wondering whether fertilizes would help his potatoes, We said It would. He thought it over and finally sold: "You tell me what fertilizers are good for potatoes and I'll try them out." He bought Guano Shur.Gain 4-84 and 6.13 Fertilizers—used them side by side but planted a few rows 'without fertilizer for ;a cheek, All rows were 440 it. long—notiee the results -- Two rows fertilized with 4-8.4 yielded bushels marlostable potatoes Two " n 6_1 •a- „ Two " UNFERTILIZE 10 a - I. other words the ,Inclioloue uee of fertilizer doubled the yield. It will pay YOU to us6 •Vrilo for information and prices, GUNNS LIMITED,'West Toronto. Agentn wanted in uneliotted territory IlieefiWaVeZieeleiMeMatti ;11,%?••,; --41=42=23:01-401M5S125:22UNSIMZSAMININ A New King of Cloistrngs • 4( Gunn. Presenting your friends with ma- • teriels from which to make their own Christmas presents alley seem a strange kind of gift giving, but in reality it is a very suceessful one. It necessitates giving materials that the recipients will know how to use, end, since it must take some time to make the gifts, the work will keep fresh a realezetion of the good will that prompted their bestowal, Moreover, such gifts provide attractive pick-up work for leisure hours—a kind of re- : laxation that most busy persons ap preciate, The choice of material is almost • unlimited. If you wish to remember an old lady, send her some new quilt patterns, together with sufficient ma- terial with wbich to make the top et Ia quilt, Attractive combinations for . a simple nine -patch design are: white , muslin with pink -and -white checked gingham, light yellow gingham or Dutch blue 'calico. For a large quilt ; allow three yards of the dolored goods . to four of the white. Your old friend , will eveleome the gift all the more if 1 it true colors harmonize with the • furnishings irt her room. A woman who likes to embroider would appreciate a stamped dresser scarf or table cover with some at- itraetively colored floss. White or softie ; colored linen, erash and huckaback make excellent scarfs and covers. I Send white floss with a white material and, with a colored material, flose Ithat will harmonize with it. An cern or tan cover, for example, would look well embroidered with dark brown floss, and a very soft light blue 'ern- broideted with blue of a darker shade, Black French knots and such soft colors as sage green and dull yellow are also effective on tinted back- grounds. Choose simple designs; a cluster of small flowers or a neat conventional pattern in eaoh corner is all that as required to give the work distinction. Or you can send the friend in question a set of collar and cuffs stamped for embroidering, or some sheer, stamped handkerchiefs. A young girl would like to receive a new and attractive pattern for a sweater and sufficient yarn with which to knit it. When you select the yarn consider the complexion of the girl who will wear the sweater. If it is sallow, a soft, clear color, such as old rose—not pink, which is too bright—will help to give it freshness and color. A sweater with •sharply contrasting colors—black or navy blue, for example, trimmed with white—will also become her. If the girl has a ruddy complexion, select colors that will tone it down, not ac- cent it; for example, choose buff, Nile green, tan or soft blue. 11 you wish to give something to a little ger' who is learning to sew, try a bagful of odds and ends of rib- bons, silk and more substantial ma- terials. Or give her some paper dolls to eut out, some sheets of dif- ferent colored tissue paper and a tube of paste, and let her make frocks for the dolls. An older child would en- joy several yards of white cotton crape and a strip of pretty imitation lace with which to make a dress for her doll. Boys will appreciate jig saws with extra blades, some sandpaper and. several pieces of soft wood—bass- wood is an excellent wood to use for jigsaw work. Drawing materials, the "makings" of an interesting scrapbook or a pret- ty pincushion, enough silk with which to knit an attractive tie, a cushion eover -with a clear-cut design and with prettily' colored floss, crochet and eross-stitch designs together with the materials with which to work them out, a nightdress or a chemise stamped with an attractive motif— those things and. many others will make unique and welcome gifts. Keep a hopper of dry mash before the flock at tali times. A good mash may be made as follows; ---Bran, mid- dlings, cornmeal, finely ground. oats and beef meal, equal parts. In the morning, feed scratch grain In the litter—cracked corn, wheat and. oats, equal parts by measure, tim 80111.0 simpler mixture. This should be fed sparingly, just about a pint to 2e birds will be sufflotent At noon give green feed, sprouted oats, mangels or something shriller; a little scratch grain may be scattered to start the birds to work. A moist mash'may be Ded either at noon or in the evening, which ever la most convenient. A considerable pro. portion of this moist mash should he greens. At night the flock should be given a full feed of seratch grain. The birds $1ou1s3 cieelt• Gv5ter ' shell, charcoal anu elean Wat efozet them at all times. If milk can be hall rriix the moist mash with it, also sup-• ply it as drink; if milk is not avail" - able keep a hopper of beet strap be- fore the Rock. In :feeding, the endeavor should bei to supply everything that is require to encourage the flock to consume aa large a proportion of mash feed as pessible, as records show that 1004 sreased produetion corredponds to fro creased consumption ot mash.