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this Department le for the use of our farm *madam who want the advcet
of an expert on any question regarding sell, seed, crops, etre If your question
In of sufficient ticnerai Interest, It w'ti be answered through this column,
atemped and adeiresced envelope Is eneioeed mitis your letter, a complete
anawer will be mailed to you. Address Agronomist, care of Wilson Fublishinp
Ce., Ltd., 73 Adelaide St. W., Toronto.
Bp Agronomlat,
Aleike and White Clover as Honey
Meets.
Fanners know the value of the two
perennial elovere, Melte rind white
Dutch of t t, fee hay eend peetere,
but it is not ei: ays renembored that
A lune Ern res -may { c maelee.1 fenta
them in the foen of hence, l heY
produce more lyse 1- In C to da thee
all Meer plenty pet mentlier, end ter y
h mey gt ti-he.t un err.
l'redeetioe ebear hetem is
green et, .e Trull -liner tondo t t
K'astcrn t e ...,a. Altneet the wh el
regige smelt the Ottawa River is
excellent. The St. Lawreime River
Valley is a m m ne good The val-
leys of the St. John, and etli t ers
in New .e- i..nee:1dt, mare'n lam lams
in Nova Scylla teel the 3• t ti an:mi
lands of Prim .,
e r:e:a_Ei1 ..cud end
ereend Lelte 3t. John, Qam, are, :very
goalt,u Ti yholt ofN 1h"n
.I
Every poultryman interested in
maximum production at minimum
cost should market all mature stale
hirde eet;l,v l.. J enc 'Chet time hos
arrived when the male Mrd la ot'eag-
er
e1-ter useful. Except in a ver} few
instnnE es where eeec•ial =tinge are
mnde title =easnn a lereedr.cr wort Is
done. ft coata its much or m r'i to
feed mei (elm for a rile bird toe e
year tis it doss a layilet• bent. t lie r
however, other means of. gemiatting the slneker hen is coiled cull the raelo
the trouble. • hirct pool, ne indiendual that, docs
1. Ire:Wing the Semi: Immerge the, not needle e a :alae greeme tlem the
eerie for 'a oe d rniaetes in water as oust e feet and cave There aro
het as can be borne by the hand,' soon nudes to t t ry of inducg It, over
it
!?rutin, and while the corn IS still: for r vibe.... .ci .r'r,_l:rocWn„ w,-1'.. MA
Moist and wain, add half a cupful, tiny iir'' :„el Hees, 1i 010 t 'A..
of teal tar or nine ter a gallon of nese work hes been ettr fu .e.
f ne••1
teed. Stir mitt] every ;semen u; ;iter.• 140.0.111! 10 pe00,; 111.0.: r;,a+;
mated 11-11 tar. Ae a drier, add, a tap th t will Ir_ open or imp.•e ine to
rill e, trentiey of lime ;denim, t o
e diy rear! deem If the were r e Tho met, !Med dcee it Mill erm.ter Foe, t u 1- It ihey blow and teas int -
h: harm thou u
le :.11 delle, e r:! • .e i t . t.at'e:d way ry t n; his hottd e rl :t r; ,- t 1E• 1-t",
?01%'-1 i,y torr true ;,1 1-n.: , 1 r roe, e: 11 end e ' t.ee. IF ,1- l.1-' At t .l1- X11 Mee their glorious heads
�bt.
ir. uid be v ttelied mit rally for fear 'meat ti ,•n ;. u.lt tite':1 a: he tort' ler-I e::
And hieper "Victory!"
rr,r n: male' occur. I .'"',.
2. Deep Planting: Plait the cern,�^u P � b� r_a� •r r,^1- nv R 1 :'•ri
not 1 then. 3 le •hes deem, Tide tit ., s 1-t i ': t,sd I:. •''' til 1,J)..,::.,.0 :
will 1 etit it feria being v:•tehed to ase-.., a -
tl
the eutenee ay. 1 sty r= i e u d, after
erm netioe, the young sheen will; Ey 11-'. E. liege.
igivalc of v:hues the rroW attempts to, -
•
pull up the plant, i more elm, mere f. emere 01'0 taking,the docks should be ready for market,
• ue r1 1-t
tibio the market eggs durleg the
warm month when nearly half the
set on's supply is pr educed, A few
he urs under a broody hen, In n warm
vomit or in a store window and in-
cubation starts. Then the tempera -
tore chnnges, the germ dies and the
e'gt,; spoil. This less is much great-
er even !n Eur nearby markets than is
conimoniy supogu,d, It is worth
while to produce infeetile eggs.
Tho male is in no w -sty ne eessary
for meg produetion; in fact hie pro,
Ammo in a flock of hens may slightly
o eemen, pr ,bre en. lege prudoe-
tam teem:only dines alightly when
m t ee tyre 1-1 e-1 with the liens for
breeeling puri oven.
To (Mee He oes.
Metbinee t, • .e el poopiee on the
1i,a,as
Of re.11100. ht thee clerk hour—
Are hut the Mod of our dont heroes.
I Iu J,E tact bee ;leaser,
To watch rout uigit, and not in vain;
Onteri 1 roini ie , ' ur • 3 l a . ••ed ("era: W h e crease are' nn , stn docks, nret tetany tell us that feed the following mash throe times
anti Dtydrn, e 011ve., r.w t.. ,otic 3 uti 1110 field. take gime corm this in the e'„last motley in poultry- a :lay: Two reeneures of corn meal,
imtnen e e ,..:cit+ nn lu ori^nem sa tv:m 1;a11.ns more "r less neeord-,dein, ilZ course, this is au indield- two menenree of middlings, one meta Tonsilitis.
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t
We Have !smiled
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of Canada's four internal. (or Domestic)
War Loans in concise form giving coin
plete information regarding these issues.
We will be pleased to send you one on
rt: aueet.
We recommend
Canada's 57I2`,'�c Victory Bonds. Due
19, 2, 1927, 4937. Price 9Vsi, anel
�° intt:rest for an�yr maturity.
HCIVICOilt CO.P.a PAN Y.
6r;ir~�::tid ru'lant �'clnkers Liraeil�•e•Ci
Mercantile Truest I3lcig. - - Hamilton
222 St. James Street � - iw ai/ire:al
GOD DEAL QUER
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By Andrew F. Currier, M.D.
Dr. Currier will answer all signed letters pertaining to Health. If year
mnestfon is of general interest it will be answered through those columns;
tf not, It will be answered personalty if stamped, addressed envelope Is ea•
eloeed. Dr. Currier will not prescribe for individual eases or make diagnosie.
Address Dr. Andrew lie. Currier. care of Wilson Publishing Coe 73 Adelaide
St. ',fest, Toronto.
and some neer, peodace heavy honey inn„ to the eize of the tt..l:i, and boil'ral matter, but the fact remain•- that sure of bran, 0110 measure of green
crops, 'memo gang• as a c nanerehil for trimut thirty minutes in just sof- ducks are becoming more and more Muff, ten per cent. beef scraps, five
honey plant has a. ached itshighest t'Cm v ::ter tt cove.
development in the Eastern Prov-; depth of one inch. To the water and prices paid for cruel: meat is con- du klings show any signs of loose-
inees, white clever clues well in a' corn, before boiling, acid about one- tlnuaily oh the inereaSe. But the • gess of the hm els add a little ground
largo part of -M anitoba and British • eighth ounce of stry ehaine or., better fact that earbee for dudes is en ung charcoal to the mash. Oyster shells,
Columbia. ;still, of strychnine sulolnee, fur caeh like the care of chickens, it would granulated bone and fine grit are al -
The cultivation of clover on suit- gallon of water. Allow the corn to :morn timely to give a few of the im- ways kept before the birds.
able lands e.s a combined farm and lie in the: ;strychnine and water over e portent items.' One of the large duck farms where 1
honey crop is recommended as fol- ,*tight. In the morning drain elf Ducks are great buyers producingthe feed is all bought except the
lows:— any water n'.naining• and scatter the tan astounding numi'er of eggs. I green stuff, the claim is made that it
1. Growing alsike with timothy for corn thinly over the corn field, had a pen of to nduelte, of Indian costs five oents for food alone and
hay. Alsike is better for this pur-In making use of the above plan : Runner attain, that produced net less . from six to ten cents per pound for
posethan. reel ccloverbecause the lat- great mere should be taken to pour titan ten eggs ger day during the labor and food to raise a duckling to'
ter is of practically no value for the water off the ecern into smite hole' hatchiug season, and on several oc- ten weeks—a marketable age, after
honey production and is beginning to ur in a spot not likely to be fremient- cations laid eleven eggs. The eggs which are they fall away in flesh and'
spoil by the time the alsike and cd bychildren or domestic animals. will hatch successfully in incubators, profit is less. Each duck should pay',
timothy are reed-; to eat. Alsike will Care shembi also be taken to keep more so than will hens' eggs. The a profit of fifty cents when properly'
grow on certain types ui soli, fur in- poultry off the corn field for two or, eggs ehould be turned regularly twice raised, ;
stance, ill -drained land, better than three weeks after the poisoned corn eiteh day, and must not be more than No expensive grains are needed for,
red clover. etas been scattered thereon, I ten days of ga when pla:•ed in the ducklings, but they must never be fed;
2. Growing, alsike for seed. An 4. A device much used In some - machine. The egg•y demand more
abundance of honey bees increases Ice:Mit3es is "stringing the field”.moisture than hen's eggs, and the
the yield of Seed per acre; and leer- Stakes 3 or 4 feet high are placed, ducklings are slower in coming out
ing the plant to produce seed hero and there and connected by; of the shell than chicks.
lengthens the honey flow. twine to which may be attached Very few people understand the
3. Sowing white clover in grams pieces of paper. or bits of bright tin.; caro lurks should receive. The lee- should have a dig bedding of sumo.
mixtures interilea for pasture. On ginner is very enthusiastic at £rst,
P Dead crows obtained by method 3t when he finals that oultry me -
"inn kind. The houses must be so that no!
favorable lands the white clover will may also be attached to the twine or thuds fail1-11..1- the ducks die," draughts will enter during the early;
keep spreading, improving the Pets- stakes. The titrehoneral tiara- ,age, nor during the night when the
tare both for cattle and bees, Graz- ' crow” may also be tried but it must he becomes discouraged, and quits. ducks are resting. Do not forget tete;
ing, if not too close, will not serious- be admitted that the crow of to-day.Che main trouble is that the little water in feeding ducks. It adds!
Y P ver
ly curtail hong production, and it does not seem deeply • int reseed fellows centred diarrhea, which kills
Y F y D them off b5 1-h¢ bushel every night. volume to the food and makes feed -1
lengthens the honey,iiow, •by this old device. 4nd if kept in the sun without shade, ing rust less because it makes the'
The honey -flour from cloven lasts 6. IE crows are noticed in or near'' , same amount of feed more filling•I
three to five weeks, beginning, ae- the corn field have a bay watch rho ,they will be stuestruc,t and die. The But such breeds as Indian Runners
1 11 be placed sn that shad I
ilea popular on the market}, and the per rent. sand. At any time if the
musty, spoiled grains. After they are
five weeks old they can be left out in
the open air unless the weather is
bitter cold „and stormy.
Ducklings need fresh air, and
cording to latitude, between mice -June field fer 2 or 3 days, firing a gun now;
and mid-July. Good management of • and then when the crows are in sight' and sun are combined, and little trou-
the hoes, to build them up strong in , and showing himself quite openly. ble will follow, rations heing proper,
time for the honey -flow and keep 1 Then put up a sort of tent in the fieldFeed When Young
them from swarming, is necessary. j (a stack cover or binder cover wilil The ducklings should not be fed un -
There is no better food for bees in dol. The crows are never sure but: tit thirty-six hours old. Then feed
winter than clover honey. that the boy with the gun is in the' the following maeh, barley wet with on farms where there is no creek, I
tent and will give the spot e wide; skint-millt or waterf One measure of and a creek is a dangerous thing, as'
Crow vs. Corn, 'berth. cracker or stale bread crumbs; one there are minks and other animals I
In Canada, the most serious enemy!, A combination of some or all of measure of middlings; one-half mea- that will prey upon the flock at night
to the corn crop is the crow. A doso : the above plans, which are simple sure bran; five per cent. sand. Feed and kill off the best of the stock.
of shot is an infallible cure for the' and inexpensive, and have keen teeted four times daily. The first forty-eight
t'rtr corn Lut. un- out with mood results, will soon . er- hour? cep a supe y o one nn. wa_ Sorting Them Out
it easily prescribe ..ua t Drakes may be sorted from ducks
ed than administered. There are, undesirable ono.
should not be allowed any more wa-I
ter than poultry, as they axe "dry,
land ducks," and too much water will!
kill them. The Pekin ducks will do
better in swimming holes, but this,
may be arranged by using an old vat,1
latter's fondness p k 1 £ f' I d
fortunately. is more e< gi �• I suede he crow that the locality is an � ter before the durkliiiM, day and
uip;lrt, but have the water in vessels by the curled tail feather, which curls
which will allow the beaks to enter, upward. A duck quacks, a drake
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(hest.—Full, very deep, n10'1(9'0°11/tmid not get the necks wet, After does not. These become noticeable
they have i ecru in the brooders for. when the ducklings become four
broad, and plump in front, forty-eight hours give the regular re weeks of age. The ducks should never
Forelegs.---Vertieal as viewer! from ' tion I he handled as hens, Ahvays carry
front and silo arnl properly placed; ! Frone cue week to five woeks old : them by the nooks.
How to Select a horse, with elbow large, lung, prominent and. feed the follo+r•ing growing mixture: lliaking money with ducks is not
clear of breast; forearm large at el-' four times a day: Four measures of
The following specifications, iseued bow, long and heavily muscled. t easy. It demands hard work, por-
for the guidance of those who leu bran, three metteu ee.. of middlings; sistence, and careful watching, but
Y: Knees.—Neatly outlined, large, pro-; one tne;i„urc of cern meal, three mea-' the fact still remains that ducks can
army h rsee, are quoted in an article minent, wide in front, well situated ;tires of fresh green stuff or two of be turned into ready money in ton
agpeartny in ilia Breeders' Gazette, and well di.ected• city clever ttear_ed, 'fire per cent.
and ns the general d-cription given Basle.— Short, straight and well; .. weeks, which is not .4 4. 11 with
sand lite lett cent, fine 1 ru:mct beef, chicltens, anti the fact that ducks are
applies to all horses for each and muscled. • scrap. Mie. all toitether dry and wet
every gnrl;etise in the army, it may, Loins.—Broad, straiglri, rely Short;ult wiilt cold water or skim -milk to.hutch casierflcand that thotcare vvhithe cYr
well be applied in the selection of and muscular. ! make crwnbly trash. !educes should receive is not greater,
horses for any good purpose: 1 Barrel.—Large, laereasing in size'
Feeding for Market I stroll cause a largos number of
Head. --Small and well set on nook; , toward flanks, with ribs well arched'
with ears small, thin, neat and eruct; and definitely separated, 1 .van tate fifth to tenth week, when farmers to enter this business.
forehead broad and full; eyes large,' hindquarters, ---Wide, thi:lc, very gerig e . -
prominent and mild with well devel- Ling, full, heavily muscled, rounded',
oped brow and fine eyelid; vision per -i erteenally and well directed. ,
fact in ivory respect; muzzle small, Stifle. --Well defined, n i
u•omiu.--n1- .
and fine; mouth deep; lips thin and! and well supneete,a by mueeles of
firmly compressed; nostrils large and that.. region. . •
fine; and branches of ander-jaw (ad Talk ---Fine and intact; well carried
joining neck) wide apart, and frima
h e.. pn
.,Pl
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Neck. --Light, moderately long and Hocks.—Neatly outlined, lean, large,'
tapering toward the head, with crest wide from front to rear, well situated'
firm and longer than under side; and well directed. .
mane and forelocic fine and intact. Limbs.—From knees and honks ;
Withers-•":'-'' tevated, not unduly fine, downward vortical, short, Flat., wide .
well developed and muscled. laterally, with tendons and ligaments'
standing well out feria 1)01111 0114 dis•!
Shoulders. --Long, oblique and well tinctly defined.
muscled. Pasterns. ---Strong, medium lenglh,t
not too oblique, and well direetett I
Feet.—Medium size, eine&e in
theme, sound; with !torn enevmili sled !
of fine texture; aole inolerntely con •'
cave, and frog well devotopeta = ountl,
Farmers who ship their wool
direct to us get better prices
than farmera who aell to the
general store,
ASK ANY PARMER!
who bas sold his wool both
ways, and note what he nye—
or, better still, *write tee tote oto
u how
veletas
gonethey
se dll altove ay d nhigoto Ma
General. Store,
we req the highest urines 114 nnv firm
in he-countryanelerre.rne:,l• •;,w„erl
44.441,44.0 in G.nada, Yeeyrneot is'e-
mitted the surae day west is received.
aidetutyour wool totdity ,yea wrrr be
assured or pleased
squatsldeal from s. are
H. V. ANDREWS
13' CHURCH ST„ TORONTO
firm, largo, elttstie anti healthe
?rtes. Progress end ,Mrs, Oldways,
"We seem to Itavo lost our Mete Por
apples," remarked, Mre. Oldways.;
"Chit Yon account for it?"
"I think so," replied ;Vire. P .:grass.
"Apples that have betel etored through
the winter lose flavor, The neve;
may he reetotreci to those that vein
cook by adding the eysetp left, Pruni
canned fruit eif einem env Orel, bat
e i"ecially from quinces, chewing or'
prt,.•hes. This will also eerily a est
en them so that. leers sugar Will be IV 1
riot, eel."
t_ _ ele •
I One modium-'sired potato gives you
,ns not* starch es two elleos ,>f bisied,1
mar.,--a,...v.--900o2nrAstms
'1-'di4 C`.4i'M isi .. r g*
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CUT OUT �i�l`v,f� �if±'i..tJ �t�] 1'J1'��-�lrl'. ,LINES
rennrraue sox..rs..eracvao-�:e,u.x-:.:.aa>�.vmaxe"s.
in the house on rainy Jaya
11e+.te bit; indian Willie ploys,
Fie's as fierce us Ile call be,
You just fold hire tip and see.
By this term is meant inflamma-
tion of the almond shaped bodies and
the tissues around them which are on
either side of the throat or pharynx.
These organs are no doubt, of im-
portance in guarding• the entrance
to the throat but they are also ex-
ceedingly troublesome for they are
very* often the seat of disease, and
they become so greatly enlarged • ee
practically to block up this entrance
and interfere greatly with the func-
ticie of breathing.
When they are enlarged and the
crypts or glands they contain, full of
offensive infectious material, in ad-
dition to the other infectious material
with which the mucous membrane of
the mouth is always supplied, they
are subject to frequent attacks of in-
flammation, become a constant
menace to the hearing and to the
health in general and should be re-
moved.
But this is not an argument for
their indiscriminate removal. Like
the troublesome, though much abused
appendix, they have a mission to ful-
fill, and if they cause no trouble, as is
true in countless cases, I do not be-
lieve any one has any business to re-
move them.
The acute form of inflammation of
the tonsils, also known as quinsy or
quinsy sore 'throat, is a very trouble-
some and painful affection which is
very common in children and young
adults, particularly during the wine
ter and early spring.
It may be due to the infectious ma-
terial already in the mouth and ton-
sils, or to tuberculosis in the mouth
or the glands of the neck, and it is
often followed zy an attack of rheu-
matism.
It begins with dryness, stiffness,
and soreness of the mouth, with thirst
and with difficulty ill swallowing.
It resembles grippe in the general
'itr'i9EN TUB I,iZNS
LANE ri i lRNS
Almost forty ears a rwhen I wee
a lad of fourteen, a crotchety ole
farmer, named Josiah Sli thine, order-
ed nie and two other bot + eta of his
woods, where we. were get tIn ring
chestnuts," said e. gentlernot, re, ctn.-
111, in reminlocent cunve .. tie,il c: tilt
n friend. "Of-ceutse, lit L.qiinrr
was within his rights, hot there were
imehele of the nut t that he emild
clever use, and hts rot' go. xi,,:r:iva
Inns e1age angered u+.
1 ..0'11 „et even With ; eu for thlal'
leynran Creeier elmuted bruit dee est•
Iv, and he retied in a lower trate. it's
Et long lane that den't tarn :maim
n hrere .'
"On the way luuotdigs e.' +'
ways and imam; of • ll. ill,
with Je ,tel: Stebbins, bat eon, et our
b eyish protectwere p etetu'able. 'lit^
other hem: :mon forget the whole met -
ter; hat as for tae, the' Etanxe about
1 the Mew lane' was evereely eat of
imy mind for act 1-y, end ! r re aged it
to myself every time I enw Mr. Met.
'bins. It slid not occur to me then f
!Was nitcgdng a revengeful spirit; on
1 -he- contrary, I felt rachet proud of
stauclinn up for my own rigida.
"One October afternoon the neat
year, ae I was iia sing it eerie? of
Ira Je l ell's pasture, I saw eleven
lambs jump over a low ploca in the
discomfort which comes with it, the fen:e into Mr. Stebbins's Ibid. Sumo-
ehlll, pain and soreness in the legs thing hid startled them, for they
and back and "all over," headache and raced at full speed the length of the
r ai f. hack meadow and disappeared over
ae ng Ever.
Swallowing becomes more and the crest of a rocky ridge beyond.
more painful and' difficult and the the,.
I reached the top of the
throat more dry, saliva dribbles from ridge the lambs were nuwherm in
the corners of the mouth, opening of hay barnTneTWtewas next field ilandnueeheri
which bwomen impossible, the speech, I found the frightened animals hatl-
becomes inarticulate, 1-h¢ tongue is died, the sagging door elostel behind
orated, tiro breath very offensive,' them. Plainly, the lamb; had jostled
hearing is impaired and at length an against the door when they crowded
abscess may form in the neck, the; in, selling it aswinp, and the high
throat, or the ear, wind had dune the rest. To my mind,
When the abscess discharges or is' the accident was full of possibilities.
opened, there is a feeling of relief The heavy door was not likely to be
and improvement generally takes pushed opera, and when the animals
place. were missed it would be enev to direct
One form of tonsilitis called Folli- the search in the sight direction. Then
cular or croupous tonsilitis may be I should flail the turning of the lrtrg
mistaken for diphtheria, the tonsils lane.
being covered with :r deposit which: "I deeeded to take Leman C'ro-
suggests the false menrbraue of :ler into my confidence, and actually
diphtheria. But it is quite different sot off for the Crosier Farm -house;
from the latter, for it may be easily but halfway there d halted, Could I
scraped away which is not the case state the circumstances in a way to
with the membrane of diptheria.
reflect creditably on the hart I was
In tonsilitis the patient should have T did not intend to die,-
nourishing fluid food and as much as playing?
he can digest, for the disease is an close all the facts, but only to tell
exhausting one. Lyman that I had found the lamla
It is better for him to he in bed, shut up in Josiah Stebbins's hay barn.
and isolated from other members of I had always hated lying unci deceit,
the family. and it shocked me to realiee how near
If an abscess forma it is desir- I had come to telling my friend, a
able to open it, let it drain freely and falsehood, Nn, I would keep my
keep the surrounding tissues clean, secret.
rather than to leave it to nature. Gonlcl I? I stopped short, as if a
The bowels must be ]sept open, pre -Real Questioner blocked my path, dee-
ferably with an antiseptic like cal- mending an instant anstrer. Sono+-
omel, The entire cavity of the mouth: times I think He did. God knew all
must be frequently rinsed and clean-; the details that I had hesitated to re-
ed with peroxide or some other good'
to a schoolmate, and v;hat meet
mouth wash, and the tensile swabbed Ho think of me? Was the thought of
several times daily with a strong; Petty revenge I had cherished ;ray
solution of nitrate of slicer, 1 more Pleasing to Him than the open
J. W. M.—Answer—If the person deceit I had refrained from practi:-
referred to was in good physical con-'ing? And could I carry my prnjecE
dition, I can see no harm in what you' through without acting a lie"
I and let the lambs out before 1 re.
I turned home, and I tolyl lea Judson
suggest. i "I opened the door of the hay linen
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What About the Girl?
A great deal is said about keeping
the boy on the farm; not so much
about keeping the girl there. Yet
the latter is quite as important as the
former. The country needs fine,
competent women leaders in com-
munity life fully as much as it steeds
men who will lead in first-class farm-
ing,
The home and its surroundings are
what count in keeping the girl inter-
ested in rural life. Every girl, as
she grows up, wants attractive, inter-
esting things. If she cannot find
them at home, she will find them else-
where,
It is not an expensive matter to
make things attractive for the grow-
ing girl, It is more a matter of
thought than of cost. She wants,
room.
fi•istofaA pretty m. A man ao
h i at all hand can
or woman who s y
enamel the furniture in white. Flow-
ered chintz can be bought and cur-
tains easily made for the windows,
That leaves just the floor and the
walls Wali paper is needed any-
how, It might as well be attractive
and harmonious with the rest of the
room as not. The floor may be palht-
ed to match the furnittme, and two or
three inexpensive small rugs or one
larger one may he purchased.
Some good magazines will interest
her. Her teacher can tell you what
she will like. Magazines make good
presents tor a birthday or at any oth-
er time. They are surprisingly cheap,
and each succeeding issue /vete as an-
other remembrance of the donor,
In summer, of cruise, any girl
wants to spend some time out of
doors, Why not let her take full
charge of the flower garden? You
want a flower garden, anyway, and
she will give it more time, attention,
and loving care than any other mem-
ber of the family would think of giv-
ing. She will learn a lot, too, by
r n a keeping
planting a flower garden and p g
it going. Caring for a flower gar-
den is not had es a preparation for
caring for bigger community enter-
priees that may come later ot.
None of these things cost much
money, Of couree, they all cost some-
thing, but no more that a reasonably
prosperous farm family can afford ---
no more than it would gladly expend
if it realized that this meant the dif that they were in Mr. Stebbins's field.
ference between the girl's staying in: No one else knew of the matter. 'thee
the community and her going to the! was the turning point of my wao'e
city to make her own way. life, for out there its the silretec of the
autumn fields I learned to mea: urs
life and conduct by God, .tandotd."
Why Father Has Good Seed Corn.
Father has good quality, germin-
able seed corn to plant next; spring•! No trues saying was coot coined
This in spite of the fact that his farm' than this; "Gleed fences nuilce cfnnd
is in a district where but -very little,
corn matured last fall. In talking neighbors, enol poor fencers, bad neigh-
corn
over a short time ago father aud: hors."
I concluded there are at least two big', So slack and dilatory ahentt the up -
reasons why there is plenty of goad keep of fences were some ltndownere
seed corn upstairs: Year after year who "joined fences with me at nee
planting of a medium-sizect•corn that time, I stopped all parley ronet,rnint;
matures near the middle of Septem_ fhe matter, and erected ubstu,ti..tl
ber, and selection of the seed ears on wire fences wnerovcr 1-l.; ad,iart•.;t,r
stalks in the field, storing it shortly landowners refused to do eo, asa.
after the first frost killed the plants,, repeated promises of fence impro,•-
More than twenty years ago my meat never materialized.
father adopted a policy of planting, But, although Gus ei:pcn c and )rthnr
of erecting y neighbor'shborpato ondy house -grown seedcorn. Atn
t
]lee feiiee Was not 1-w a e E role es -
Ant it was ]land -selected at buskin; patience at the time, the stmt t eyed eo
time. But five years ago he begin e a profitable businet:s inesim ent.
choosing ears from standing stalks! An appeal in friendly spirit leer
about twice as many of them as will fence improvement and fence upkeep
be required for planting the coining among neighbors will often •tcrurvt c,.••
year's crop. Ears chosen are not ¢ orativo effort. But, rat11s r !tun
necessarily the Igrgest ones. The aim have constant "fence friction" tv1'4.
is, rather, to get a medium length ear adjeining landowners, I prefer to fence
—eight and ole -half to nine inches in my farm at lay own expense when
long. that only other recourse is to take the
An ear from a eingle stalk hill is matter into court and thereby gain the
not taken, neither is one from a two- basting enmity of those with whom
stalls hill unless the two stalks have you are in constant association. - C.D.
Good Fences—Good aaighbor
produced, three good-sized ears. Most
ears come from three -stalk hills that
have produced at least three ears and
often four, The ears are marked when
the corn is well dented, by cutting
off the top of the stalk, Atter the
first heavy frost the ears are collect-
ed, or earlier if the corn is cut before
Inst.
Growing a medium corn adapted to
climatic conditions, and selecting corn
on standing stalks and storing it early
are the reasons why father has good
seed corn. lie knows it is good, for
a general test of two hundred ears
selected at random early in January
gave 95 per cent, of germinative ears.
I3efore the war Germany produced
on 1.00 acres of land enough food to
stipport 70 to 76 people, whereas in
laughutd the same quantity- of land
only eupporded 45 to Ct0 pooeple,
Wealth From the Sea.
There aro fortutes lying under thea
sea In the holds of torpedoed ;hips,
and malty minds aro busy on the prop.
Ion of recovering this wealth.
"Salvage companies are laying
plans for raising both ships and car.
Ires on a big sealer" said the mental
ng director of a firm of submarine
engineers. "Cargoes to the value of
milli.4ne of pounds are awaiting reg•
coyeey,
fait many oases, where ships cannot
Rio yttised, cargoes eat be solved. We
re /Toyed $70,000 In Spanish gold
WWI :glee Pare ago from the Al.
phortso XII.,105 feet under tiro sea off
Point Gandp, Grand Canary."
A motherts prayers, silent and
patio, call never Yolks the road Co the
throne of 611 bounty,. -.•henry, Word
Doi**. ,