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The Brussels Post, 1918-11-7, Page 2arm f$„ sop~ ' tt a iis Conducted by Professor Henry G. Beit The abject er this department is to place at the stele 4,1C0 et our tarm readers the sdvice of an a't!mewled gets authority on ail subjects pertaining to soils and crops. Addeo a alt etre-Amos to Professor Henry G. Ben, In este of The mime solidi- hung Company, Limited, Toronto, and answers w81 aroear in this column in the order in Which they are rete wad. When writing kindly mention Ulla Wager, As apace is limited it is advisable where immediate ;oast' _ ,,� reply is nece..sar;, that a stamped and addressed envelope Ire enclosed will: the ,,uestion, when the answer wilt be matted direct. A. M. P.: -What is the 1,.Lnit;+rhual rem:moo-1 ;-scums from what you of ferfiliY0i g an orchard? - An-oi:'er:--Ili frrtllir.ing; an oeeh-ars 'there are.. tee thine,: to keep its mi,tcl. Ore;1; th. t the or•; a ie gest,.. t. or the soil tenet he maintained, and the realer tt, that the p udfoo t t'alonee should b_ eo established that the trees make a vigorous wood growth, but not an excessive growth. fattest investiga- tions show thet on most bee:thy trees the leaves rt• i•vigorous green e 3 a .1 a 6 color until late in the fall and the fruit makes n lrnt;l maximum growth. To obtain the results itldieatert it is well to reser( to elver cropping so that green' man•fre nilly i.; tame; under as soon as tai e•rrop 5- hnie ted, and thereby add ec isittexa i- e organic matter to the soil. I xrelir- tet mealte have been obtained by o pin:g about 10 lbs, of fertii::'er to each tree, seat- tering- the d t tills:; r within a circum- ference of a circle which has about the same diamet r as the epread of t$r tree. S?att;•r the fertilizer to,i t: 1 the outer edge of the circle r::thee than =n near the font of the tree elme the tiny I./gore:re fee ii rg rents are to - woad t11.' r ce - e- . el too set -item. . C -1• I r. , l,_ er. nrryin,. to ammonia, le to 12'o availahle phos- phoria add. r-, well ne f to ? potash if obtainable, give exeeaent re -ass. As to the time of application of ferti- lizers, cue:erne duffer, but greed resulte are obtain d .train applying the ferti- Bee at the time of fleet eu tivatien it spti o. R. 1i.: -Can you tell me whether I can start new grape vines by bury- ing the en& of the runners or not? Anewea:- Now grape vines are not started IT but y nee the ende of the r:nr,ere in theeat!. The sombre practice is to sake cuttings from grapes at .he time of pruning. In the spring place tiheee to the emil in a row. when they will tram root ani start "lee ' ;,:e growth. One of the hest treatises avai:able on (?rape Cul- ture in (ht+ ud ti is O. �1.C, Bulletin No. 201 wh:rh you would do well to ob- tain, P. .T.:--te spiaug or autumn the best time to plant raspberry eine:.' -haws -R ..1'i.erry ernes masa be p1ahted in teal o :.n t11g. Speaking generally 'the meine.inn inti givee better r• alt . The sell 'tot ie used fcr rasol ; r' pleating sl. ;u:d he well erepar rt anal if resell -the Amulet have been occupied by a elf:LivaLd crop the year predate; to the planting of raspberry canes. The sueress of the e ei win be greatly nes-lei-n:1 if the grourd he: been thoroughly fertilised for the ente.ated crop. If not, in the opri :•r yen will do :telt to drill in et `.earn 300 er 400 •pounds of a fertilizer analyzing 2 to 0' i• ammonia and 8 to 10e; phosphoric Acid, at the timeyou are pre;earing the seedbed for the canes. Such nlantfood will be readily: available for the young roots when they start growth, and should greatly assist in obtaining sat- isfav ory wood growth and strength- ening the crop for its fiat winter. E. 13.:--i have an old erehard that has been badly- neglected. Some large limbs •have been sawed off, and nothing 'put over- the place. This fall some squirrels started to gnaw holes in those places and have eaten into the heart of the trees. Will you please advise me how to fix those places? Also, some of the trees seem to have a- rotten heart. charcoal helpa to keep the flock in healthful condtion at all seasons of the year. During the Buttoner and fall much of the charcoal can be supplied to the birds by hurting stumps, the prunings from an orchard or ecrap of various kinds, but when the birds are in the laying houses they should have a supply of clean dry. charcoal always available. The charcoal absorbs acids and :gases and helps to keep the bird in condition when heavy feeding 'night bring on indigestion. Some potll'trymfen place the aeb ve ashes in the poultry hoppers after they are cool and free from live coals and from 1"" '11 1 ��..''''".PQQu9aTR,F8ATHLIR$ d Highest Prices Paid rompt Returns -•-No Commleslon P. POJLIN bt' CO. pease acetas LLaarket - Montana "gap To -. ennti7 1 of all ktrel7f,' Better qutsiify pfcXerred. Write for Delco. STANFORIYS, Lin d 129' Mansfield t Montreal erentern, any of ;'our trees thee the hearts tf 'h- fruit trees are eotsiderably decay' ;1. If this t. ineorr. tt however, 1 vou:d ahi-e you to cut out the d•o- coped wood until you come to strong boa:thy wood, paino over the inner site with ordinary paint or coal tar and then fill up the spares with a rich • mitre tire of cement. Unlees the tree; , are moderately 'healthy they will rare- ly pay for tido cork and better results von be obtained from grafting trees' ,rolow the decoyed portion and cutting off the dead end dying wood as soon as :ha grafts have made sufficient start. R. 1:1.:-1 have three aems 1 wish to put in potatoes rat spring. It had este this year. What is the bast 0 ay to prepare. the soil and the best variety to plant? _1nw a ?'our qt cm, ion is iinl cult to anewer kine you do not wit:.? your :loei.tiou r. •r the general character of ' your soil. If it • is of a medium itiani type, 1 wouli advise you to ha.•a the patch fall -plowed fairly deeply. At the time of fall plowing, :work all the I ale;. ani •try genius yen can get held ,' 1.enne the land in ic1 t.. the reagh, In :he spring tvork it drawn erne.:h and mellow by diskinc;• and harrowing., When you strike out the Orate fcr the potatoes apply ferti- lizer down the drills at the rate of about e00 p )unds tsl, the acre, using a mixture anelyaing about,",',1 amtnenir; 8'', phosphcrfe acid and 2 a. eet. pot-, ash. Follow the application by pull- ing in scone soil on top of the ferti- lizer then drop the potato pieces on the :nil and coyer as 04001. Be sure to treat the potatoes to prevent scab, before cutting them. You can do this by putting thenh in a mixture of formalin and water, ono pint of folm- ailn to 20 alone of water. Leave them immersed for about 20 minutes.] They will quickly dry off when you take them out and will soon he ready for cutting and planting. As soon nit the crop is up about 4 inches, and at periods of about a week or ten days thereafter, stray them with Bordeaux mixture wh:,h con-efists of 5 lite. cop- per sulphate, 5 lbs. of lime, 40 gallon, water. Disso)ye the lime and copper eelphate stmarate and dihete With wa- ter, using it immediately. This eprayin_ eentrols potato blight. Ofd court e use enough Paris Green to keep potato beetles in (heck. One of the best varieties of early potatoes to grow is Irish Cobbler. For late variety, there are f'»'v that excel Green Moun- tain or the carman No. 2. MULCHING STRAWBERRY PLANTS Mulching strawberry plants'irt the fall is 11eees&nry 111 title climate, The, prices at which :strawberries have been + schist for the past few yeacs have ehcwn the grower that he ran :yell afford to do everything possible to Tris plants to incrcaee their bearing. The mulching ,'•t the fall is cue of th:,se pointe to icerease the bearing powom of the plants, because it protects thein daring the sold winter menthe and keeps the berries from conning in eon tact with the ground and thus decay.; tug, The four main objects for mulch-, iug the strawberry plant, are: (1)1 prevents winter injury to the plants' by freeeing and thawing; (2) main- tains lin-tains a low coil temperature and thee • Reader: -What kind of soil is best adapted for wheat? What la the beet way to prepare the land? Answer: ---Wheat thrives on a med- iug clay leant soil. It is a medium deep rooted plant, requiring fairly substantial plantfood in order to de- velop a good growth of strong straw and a satisfactory filling of the heads. For spring wheat, if possible have the ground fall plowed at a medium depth. In spring, work the seedbed down by alternate disking and har- rowing also rolling if the soil tends to lie lumpy. At the time of drilling , the wheat, apply 200 to 800 pounds of fertilizer analyzing about 2% ammonia and 10°1 phosphoric acid.' The best application of fertilizer is. obtained through the fertilizer drop - Vino attachment of the grain drill. Such a drill seeds the wheat at they 1 sante time that it applies the fertilizer, these ashes the birds seem to get plenty of bits of charcoal to keep them in good condition. In the gizzard of the fowl ,the feed is prepared by a grinding process for further digestion. If grit is absent the gizzard cannot function properly. Many farm flocks do not receive a suf- ficient supply of grit. They cannot use 'their food to the best advantage and the health of the flock and the egg production will drop. Hens crave grit and it should be constantly sup- plied them. I remember seeing a flock which had been in winter quar- ters for several months without grit in hoppere. They had cleanedup gritty substances from the floor and were becoming decidedly worried for lack of "teeth." We found an old broken vinegar fug in the scrap pile and pounded it up• In lees than two minutes the flock had eaten the jug and they picked it up more eagerly than they would have eaten the finest quality of corn or wheat. The hen's instinct is all right even if her brain appears to ho somewhat lacking, Colves dropped in the 611 are apt to do mush: better When turned on glass in the spring thanthose that come along later in the winter. Azaturla rarely appears among , horses at pasture or ani'ang those do- • fog regular work; but almost Inver- lttbiy during exerir/se after o period of idleness .en full feed yvltiolt (baa Otto- ceeded a previous period of work, retards growth rinsing the cold weath- er; t:l) keepe, fruit dean by prevent- ing its :melee htto en::ia t with the ::oil, and 14) iue reuses i.hr. •':•fde of the rtrawborry p104111. no mulch may be pe•ovilztl try the, ape:that:on of any one of several ma-' Metals if tree from weed seeds and of 00011 a nature atm not to peek firmly. Wheat straw probably is the best, but any kind of grain straw will be, suf- Relent. In emne sections marsh hay hie been used and it is very eotiwfac- tury as a winter mulch. Three or four to of straw per acre should be used and] it •should he spread .over the strawberries to a depth of about two Inches when parked. This mulch should be applied in the fall as soon 0.8 the ground is frozen e0 a earl• or wagon is easily held up. Sonia growers put the mulch on bee fore the ground is well frozen, but it will be more suecessful to put the mirth on after the ground is well froz- en. Then in the spring about the thele growth of the plant slert'.s, all the mulch should be -raked off between the Powe erceet a very I11;1e which is left under the plants to keen the ber- ri.•, ori front the resound. By all mean, mulch your strawberry plants this fell and you will find the mulch is one of your be: t profit makers. -- A.1'', 'r (word' do not harmonize with the spirit `; 1 of Christ. The form of the expres- s ... •tsl I3 - c � sr i^ ar • •di t the n^.lent e on according to a g Oto ill comparison with any of the grain rai.ion:, is the best single ration fcr mature lion es, colts, or route:. There is ne uth.r groin so save to feed am! -from ivhi.•b eueh satisfartury remits /IN obtain xl, It is absolutely note-;ary that the oats be free from smut and ba e:eap to o'..;aie the he_t nate in Seeding to colts. Musty orae ate daneetre t• iced for ettit. Here is a goal cage ratio's for colts after t easing: Ilp to one yo:n' of 0t4'e, 140015 tv.0 to three pound; a day; from one to two years, four to five pounds tt day: tram two to three year-, s5:'en to eight pounds dale}. The best wi y .n feed oat; is in the whole grain. The ex; 0001 of crush- inF,' io rot justified ndeee eolt3 suffer In t.•ethint;, in whish caee 1t le advis- able to feed steamed croehei oats, which aro very appetiziege It r a leaned plan to feed plenty of ro'.1fhn•ees. to growing cots, The feeding of concentrated t,: die to exe•ees is di outa:gea 10 it 11 im- portant that the digestive lraet be de- veloped by distending it deria8- the growing period. Ungainly, large-b•orre'cd calls may ttnnny the feeder, but this condition always disappears with maturity. Pro- per feedinig of colts should always he accompanied with plenty of exercise out of doors. In no way van a colt he ruined 4o easily and surely as by it liberal feeding with lack of exorcise. Close confinement and the rearing of geed (nits do Oct go Togeth- er. LNTERNATIONAL LESSON NOVEMBER 10. Lesson VI. Jacob's Deeeption- Gensist 27. 18-29. Golden Text, Eph. 4. 25. Verse 18. 'Who art thou, my eon?.. -Isaac seems to have been totally blind, the5sense of hearing also pro- bably dull; touch and taste :till Bente. 19. I am Esau, thy first -born -The utter deliberation of this lie shock, the Christian conscience exceedingly. Duplicity seems to he a besetting sun of Orientals. Some allowance must be made for the low state of primitive. morality, but the record nowhere countenances the lie. 20. How is It that thou hast found it so quickly, my son ?-Isaac had doubts concerning leis identity to start with, but they were intensified by the speed with which the venison had been killed and prepared, on the face of it an improbable thing, Because Jehovah thy God sent me good speed -Jacob met the objection with the pious sounding observation that the Lord lha.d prospered him in his bunt. He was a master of religious senti- ment. 21. Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near -He still doubted. This pabhetie struggle with intrigue is wonderfully worked out in the narrative. He hoped to find out the truth by the sense of touch. Rebekah bad put the shins of kids upon the hands and neck of Jacob. It is difficult to sec how this strategem could succeed unless Isaac's sense of touch was also dull. 25. I will eat my son's venison--- Skillfadly prepared with spices and rich seasoning, the flesh of a young goat might pass for venison. 21. He smelled the smell of his raiment -The garments were the of- ficial robes of the first born, probably kept in a special place with aromatic herbs to sweeten and .preserve them, Isaac was familiar with the shell of the garments and was finally convinc- ed of the identity of this son, 28. Gad give thee of the dew .of heaven, etc. -It is said that the fall of dew is copious and of great value in Palestine, especially in the summer months when the rainfall is. scarce. Temporal blessings occupy a large place in the Jewish conceptions of the favor of God. So the 'first part of the blessing refers -to the gifts of na- ture, In this Esau also shared (verse 89), but the .possesrsion of the land was in a peculiar aense the heritage of Jacob. Such was the promise made to Abraham. 29, Let peoples serve thee -The see- Mad erend part of. the ]blessing relates to the political and national, 'future of the descendants of Jacob. It is the S0- promfuoy of the Israelites over sur- rounding tribes, whether kindred or alien. Cursed bo every 000 that cttrseth thee -Taken, 'literally 'these brew point of view, but the essential meaning is true. The purp000 of God to the h0Inan rare through the de- f cen.lnnte of Jarob (mold not he de- feated Li thein all the femilie.s of the earth could he bleeeed. Israel stood for righteouttnss, and all who stood for righteousness would bo bleeeed, lint all who arrayed thein- selves modest the kingdom of Clod 033)11(1 be crushed in the end. It is simpiy the dose ine that wrome and wrongdo.:r. cannot c;o unpunished. It may he that God's judgments are de - Jaye l eemetimea, but sooner or later cruelty, ban:harism, inrinetice, and • evory Chir„• that turns against God will , be overwhelmed. The curse is upon e:il, atxcl tints fs nn escape frons the enlace except to cease to do evil, ' lli.;tribution of Seed Grain from the Dominion Experimental Farms, 1918-19. Ey in',tructions of the Ilou. Minister of Agriculture, n free distribution of 1 superior :arts of grain will he made during the coming winter and spring ht Canadian farmers. ' The s:amplea for distribution will won.sl01 of spring wheat (about 5 lb,), 1 white cat.; (about 4 lb.), barley (about 5 10.), and field peas (about 1 1.). These will be sent out, free, by mail. from the Central Experimental farm, Ottawa by the Dominion Cerealist, who will furnish the. necessary ap- plieat.ion forms. Only one :ample can be sent to each applieant. As the supply of seed is limited, farmers are advised to apply very early, J. I1, Grisdale, Director, Dominion Experimental Farms. A handy pocket for slating patter bags, strings, ate., van be made by tacking a square of stout material an the pantry door. OBLEMS' t.1r«e as -et : mothers and 'daughters of all ages aro cordially invitee to wrlto to mite eapartment. initiate only wilt be puhtletted with each question and tis ansvfOr ee a means of Identification, but full narrlo and address must be given in each letter. Write on ons elle of paper only, Anawora %eel be notify./direct if atampod and addroased envelope le enclosed, Address alt ceerreapderica for this department to Mre. Haien Law, 233 Wtodbina Ave„ •('oronta.on Bride's -Bother;---A. plain linen I also disguise tinea height, to deceive tablecloth, wall laundered, would do as,the blind man, by bonding their knees well as a lace-trmuned one. Place a; to seem shorter, or rising 011 their toes to seem Udder, Where there are broad, shadow pan iu the centre, an.l thirty or more players, two blind Wren fill it with dahlias et chrysanthemums.' ;.bona he r:arc01 in the centre. There The candie-shades and bows made of. is mach spot•: in title frame for eflber creme paper should ntat:•h in color. Small calces are placed in glass hae- kets. The lung ones axe tied togeth- er like a bundle of fagots and laid on plates. Small dishes for olives, salt- ed nuts and henbane are also pieced upon the table. The refreshneents should be served from the kitchen, placing a croquette, ealad and a roll, together with a fork, on each plate. They are carried into the dining -roost 2nd handed to the guests. When this course i; finished the plates should be eol'eeted and others containing ice- cream, several small ^calces and a spoon rhoulci be Fent in. Olives should be .passed during the first course, the nota at any time and Tho bonbons last. A simpler way ie to place a couple of olives and a small paper cum cautainiug the ruts on the first mate, and a large `after dinner" mint on the plate e'ith the ice-ct'eam. Coffee is poured in the kitchen and served last, a tray holding mem and sugar bgiug• paseed with ft. The wedding cake may find a place on the sideboard; the bride cuts the first slice, the cake hi then removed to a convenient place where any competent person cuts it in pieces suitable for serving, Ilostess:-Animal blind man's buff requires Trion ten to thirty players. Ono player is blindfolded and elands iu the centre of a circle with a wand, stick or cane in his hand. The other players dance around. with him in n eirole until he taps three times on .the floor with his cane, when they must stand still. The blind meal thereupon ponhts his cane at some player, who must take the opposite and of the 0011e in his hand. The blind man then commands hilt to stake a noire like some animal, such as at cat, dog, cow, sheep, lion, donkey, dude, parrot. From this the blind man tries to guess the name of the player. If the guess b correct, they change places. If wrung, the .game is repeated with the same blind span. The playere should try to disguise their natural tones as much as possible when imitating the animals, and much sport may be lttu -through the imitation. Players may cili:tircn or ;Adults or both together. header: -i. The bride's mother rides to the church v.itit any of her other children or relatives who are • not 111 the bridal party. This car- • riage leads the procecalon. The bride and her father come fast. 2. To sal';. ahnonis, cover thein ttlth boiling wa- ter and let .stand, pudica buck 0n the stove Inc Leu minutes. Then slip oft'; the skins and dry for 0eyeral 1100re er. overnight. Matt a tableepoenful of butter for 11 c»pfel r+ hello- almonds.; ibrix thane .i t'.1 in title with a temep0ou-1 fol of salt. Spread out in a pan and I for 'f or � let bake in a r:1Dty men 1 i fifteen ' twenty minute, -,tri crcaeionally. 'a era,.,.-- - •w Ibu ?vlek i..ini I t1a.t l.dh. net tt i the von in aiiclitiutr a plan for vol -I notary home ratioae. Clergymen,, school teaclrer's, w.e Wn O organize-, Itions art every ,p:reen having in- fluence to frsiite pub'.ie upte'0n or to lead a community movement, have . been e11111 Led to help. The ration plan prupesed by the cal Loynliet p oihu•e. has twee approved 11y tilt Canada F,:oi heard ,and 0 similar :-^hems will he caoried into effect in the ether moot: . gees when the time 19 ripe. Il I M. illi Tri.: -1. With cera, hyacinths, ]nay be growl in water :1'r nl Li1u ordin- ary hyacinth heia. Till the glees 1 ' with water so the:. the bottom or root part of the bulb is euvezeJ; then place! it in a cool, dark room or Asset. and 1 leave it: there until the routs tonal the bottom of the glass. " Renoie the hyacinth and glass to the light, but place a paper cone over the top for about two w•eolas in cities to cause a rapid upward growth of the spike. Change the water about once a week. Better results are also secured if a 1'(w pieces of charcoal arc plaesd in the wetei'. Glaeces for growing hyacinths 1n wat(r from lwlbc are made especially for the purpose. 2. A khaki toilet set nlakel an excellent Christmas gift for the Bov Stout, It i•., it tied up with military 1r1'u. h, towel, ;nap, toothbrush, el:.c and has a strap tiles can be attached to a belt. This p is very practical 'for the sretlt's camp- ing trip. easuaxx• .1bW146.3% V eased lean w:�� Crt,.la"t1la1.5.SRYa'6sFnmK�..r.^.,r'xr�n`A'SRaea�nes'a'is&'.3amf>.A iC eettlete AMES HOLDEN5 ���� C_rzEADY LIMITEI'I ela ailiiiilgiBElE20e Ene _ lanatainuREa n THYACOTHE FACTORY The Ants Hoiden McCready factory at St, Hyacinthe, Que., entirety devoted to the production of work" shoes. Capacity 4,000 hairs per day. Shoes for Canada's Workers OR many years this company has studiedthe shoe needs of work- men in all lines of industry. The conditions under which work shoes are worn differ widely-, and no single type of shoe will „oft all of them. • Ames Holden McCready shoes for farmers, lumbermen, miners, mechanics, etc., are the result of special effort to produce exactly the type of shoe which will give the longest possible service together with the greatest comfort to each class. We are able to do this because of our large output, and the fact that A. H. M. shoes arc sold in all sections of Canada -not merely locally. ' . It is worth remembering that there is an A. H. M. shoe for every purpose, for men, women and children, Incidentally, A. H. M. shoes bear the Union Label, which is a guarantee of the best factory condi- tions and the highest standards of.workmanship« A.H.M. War -Tinto Selections for Men, Women arid Children offer speoiat Service Value. Ask your dealer for them, AMES HOLDEN McCREADY UMri'Eo "Shoemakers to the Nation" wr.IOHiN MONTRE 16 'TORONTO Whert you buy Shoes look,for- w WINNIVRC.' EDMONTON VANCOUVER -this Tracie -mark on 01'677 sols t,ETTlt,RS FOR ()UR FIGHTERS Writing lettere to the eoldier has grown to be a nattered pastimie,. There to l:carttr:y one 8110 410a not withdraw ;from the family circle o' Sunday nftcrnoun un' tight to be till by herself when else weighs those thoughts to rend to the camp or the trench. Very uftori the soldier is pet a more anquautttnee, But with tneul.n'icd of the long days w•beil a boy -lay want for 1118i1 a gi01 or an older woman writes 1) him as faith- fully as though be wcr1' n men most dear to her, This letter to lhe n: pdainlance •far away has set more thou t171e to chew- ing her pen, Unconsciously one lays down rules. The letter must be newsy, yes, and tell of thins;•. that are, going en at biree, but the picture 0f peed-iy must nor. i,, paroled tae lt'tghi. A ran litres to Immo that (.'anuria 13 carrying en and abhors nweepy, lety- spilited letter. But it 'terra much fun to hear that the boys gave ilia girl:( a Picnic last Sato' any and everybody had o. perfectly wonderful time.. At lea -t, it loft so entertaining when you know won tion- clC tp, nt Clot partieular Saturday eros ng No- M.311'8 oMan's band. It would be 111.1 nicer to have en account nt that pscnie with a string tie:] to it, and the string wool.' he that you mi=old---clrea:- fully. The Letter to the ''rats must be cbeerf111, of Leourse. bur there tiro 8'11y0 and way.- of being cltrerful. if your itares sire sa utter it buoyant th it they give the imple:;.ltiu th„ -stilt er regaris the woe :.i 1t mere side 10:400 and that life. t , :lewd, and as gayly as moral, is the ru:., here in ('tinada, the letter of cheer tolerate it. point, Don't give the l r t:.^.t Immo ':tion. Lot them know toet we over b- ce are living the side ir-ut set tone), that we over here 1110 hanging 'u,...:hlessly on the things they ata dl',in;; over then. That le one of the 11)14111 w:• s to be cheerful -to exult in the el gigue thing ort loom are doing. .t is the inmate:aheuc their poiin the nay that drives the boy, to the blues •,nl 1i:•traction• They don't mope ...dome it end they don't like others to. Neither, as I bare :ed.:, do 1117' 1l1ce them to avoid .it. When ;0 tea ore de- : voting all your dries and slimly of - your t:i.ahts to :he alga= ,..t thins,;: in the world, it is da;l'oura11iatr to ger letters from sante rom one olio =mm; to Ilse living is an entirely ditt'arrnt world --i here the titin„ •s of ware are. unimportant.• One of the nicest w rya 1 knee; of writing an occasional "different" Me - i ,'- i ter to the soldier tiny is to "'motet it MIL" Make a collection of clippie:n; regarding persons the boy knows, Paste them in neat order on a letter with little remarks of your own, if you like, Paste up a joke or tWo among the itomo of irl:re. t rr devote an entire letter to clipped ont ,likes. Every time yon i, rue 80'011 seine: thing partirularl;: furry cut it out. and save it for the hey at the front. Cut the sets of Comic:, Cut out a parti- cularly good story fr.'m a ma: s;:ine and pasio it column by celt'm11 on large letter paper. Tlii• to convenient for the soldier to hndlc. ve he can slip the etor;y 111 hie poplin and !vire it to take ort and re -real at odd tno-- ,nelts, when nc 111e`: Leine is ivithio leach. All of the e 115intrs ha,.0 been triad and culls- bleu -,ed by the .mets who aro at the front, or, in feet, anywhere in the servile. When you aro at a loos for s.ord: try thio scheme of borrowing some v,'ry jetty onus s.^11ne one else wrote. Winter Stcres ter Beet.. The quality of the stores with which the bees enter winter to as nnportent as the quantity of etorm, In general, honeys from mixed vouree8 and clerk honeys, exeept blel,whe. at, are not desirable for 'wintering twee, Nowa is the time to make a epec1 tl examina- tion of all colonies to determine the quality and the quantity of steres present, Good honey for wintering bees should be liquid and quite bright and traneperent. Candled honey be- trays the probable pre:mace of honey clew, which is wholly uneatable as n winter food. The ohjertiorolile part of honey dew is the gem or dextrin which it contains. The bees cannot digest dextrin, and,dt cotleets in their intestines and brings about a condi- tion known as dysentery. Granulated sugar is free from gums and is prr- fectly digested. From the time that honey •gathoring' ceases in the autmun till it begins again in the spring an average colony ` will •consume forty-five pour ds of gores, The bees ought to entity win^ ter with this quantity in easy reach. If the keeper prefers, he mn.y supply.• only half of this amount in the fa'1 if he is going to winter in the cellar, 1 and two-thirds this anomie if he is going to winter outdoors. Then the balance of the forty-five pounder should be given in the spring after the bees fly. Alsike, red clover and alsilce ore the rough feeds best adapted to form . the basis of bbs ration for dairy cows and sweet clover is not to he despitcd in this regard, Other roughage feeds vary greatly in nutritive value, wheat and rye straw being .about at the bottom of the ltd with value in- creasing in the ease of oat straw and cord stover, in that order, and mil - age being outstanding as a cheap feed that can be toed he almost unlimited quantities for all cia-eses of cattle.