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POTATO SPRAYI NG FOR PROFIT
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Some Worthwhile Thoughts
BY 'le, O:
Since potato growers of Ontario
are interested in' nutting on the mar-
ket better quality potatoes at a lower
production cost, it Is important that
they give careful attention this sea-
son to the matter of spraying. High
quality potatoes and high yields are
not secured from plants whose leaves
are riddled by inaeets or infected with
blights" Healthy green leaves are ab-
solutely eaaential in tuberdevelop-
ment and starch formation,
CALCIUM ARSENATE P'OR , SUOS,
Colorado potato beetles, flea beetles,
leaf hoppers and plant lice are a few
of the more common insects affecting
the potato that can be 'eotitiolled'by
spraying. Both the Colorado beetle
and the flex beet'' -e' are leaf chewing
insects and the injury that they do is
generally recognized by growers,
While the Colorado potato beetle or
bug is familiar to every potato grow-
er, the potato flea beetle is not so
well known. This tiny black insect
which about the size ofin ad`
iso h s a head
oats small round holes he the leaves,
it is particularly, serious on early-po-
tatoes
arly po-tatoes and is generally most cemmpn
in fields that are weedy or that are
surrounded by weeds.
For these two insects .aa well as
other leaf chewing insects, Paris
green, lead arsenate or calcium atsen-
ate are the poisons most commonly
used. Paris green is not as generally
used aa itlevas a few, years ago; it
does not stick to the foliage as well
as the other poisons named and, it
may cause a burning of the leaves,
if applied without lime.
• Calcium arsenate is now one of the
best poisons for potato bugs, it is
quite cheap, is quick acting and sticks
well to the foliage. It should be used
at the rate of three pounds to every
100 gallons of Bordeaux mixture.. If
lead arsenate is used it should be
combined with the Bordeaux mixture
at the rate•of five pounds to one hun-
dred gallons.
Probably the most serious insect
pestaffecting the potato is the leaf
hopper. This small green insect Lives
mostly on the undersides of the ieave3
and sucks the juice from the plant.
-During .August and September, pota-
to fields that have not been protected
against this pest show a drying of
the plants. The tips and margins of
the leaves curl upwards and ,become
black and brittle. This injury to the
leaves may cut -the yield forty per
cent, or more. The .most effective
spray for leaf hoppers is homemade"
Bordeaux made by dissolving four
pounds of copper •sulphate—four
pounds of stone limo or six pounds of
hydrated line in fifty gallons of
water. Detailed direction for making
Bordeaux mixture when properly
made and applied will keep the plants
green throughout the/ season, and
judging from the results of tests and
demonstrations, will generally in-
crease the yield' forty bushels or more
per acre. In years when late blight
occurs the use of Bordeaux will save
on Making Spraying Efficient,
MOORE,
the potato crop,'" This fungeee :dist,
ease attacks the leaves causing black,
water -soaked spots. It spreads rapid-
ly during cool, muggy weather caus-
ing losses in some sections of Ontario
nearly every. year.
Early blight, another fungous dis-
ease controlled by eIeraying with Bor-
deaux mixture, attacks. the foliage.
malting small dark spots en the
leaves. Theo spots when closely ex -1
amined show concentric rings like a
target. This disease is common every
year and takes quite a heavy toll of
the crop by injuring the leaves, thus
lessening the yield. .
Aside fibre controlling leaf hop-)
ri 1
psis, early blight and.late blight, Box-,
deaux mixture increases the effective -
nese of whatever poison may be used
for insects. It causes the poison to
stick wel'1 to the leaf and it hasbeen+
found particularly effective when
combined with calcium arsenate or
arsenate of lead in controlling flea
beetles, Every, growing giving
e'er
-
us artertion to he potato crop
should -use Bordeaux mixture°in every
spray application. I
Potato lice or aphids are serious in
some seasons, they feed on the under-
side of the leaves and on the growing
tips of the stalks, At their first •ap-
pearanee add one pint of forty per
cent. nicotine sulphate to ono hundred
gallons of Bordeaux mixture and
spray so that all. -parts of the plant
are covered with the spray. Obser-
vations should be made for this in-•
sect at frequent intervals and the
nicotine spray ghouls be applied be-
fore the lice cause the leaves to curl,
men PRESSURE SPRAYERS FOR REST
RESULTS. -
The success from speaying depends
upon its thoroughness and timeliness.
It is necessary that all parts of the
plant be covered with a thin film of
the spray, To accomplish this a ma-
chine that can maintain approximate-
ly two'' hundred pounds pressure
should be used; then the spray will
be delivered in a fine mist that will
envelop the whole plant. Slime, most
insects and fungous diseases begin
their attacks on the lower sides of the
leaves, the spray boom should be
equipped with three nozzles for each
row—one directing the spray down -
Ward to oover the top of the plant
and the other two placed close to the
ground on either side of the row and
directing the spray toward the under
sides of the leaves.
Timeliness of applbcation is all im-
portant. After late .blight or leaf
hoppers have paused serious injury to
the vines, but little good can be had
from. spraying. The time to spray is
before the damage is done. Generally
the liner spray should be applied when
the plants are %bout six inches high.
Other applications should fellow at
intervals of ten days or two .weeks
throughout the season. In cases,
however, where weather conditions
aro favorable for late blight, it may
be necessary to spray oftener.
An Orchard Inventory.
If the orchard Is'a going concern,
a real business enterprise, we ought
to go over it at least once a year and
check up on it just ds carefully as
the merchant does his stock of goods.
In fact, in some ways this is more
important with the orchard than with
a store, for the merchant merely
learns what, stock he has on hand,
;while the orchardist can discover
many of his past mistakes and can
decide what futurePo licies are de -
Kimble in order to Improve ,the eat -
knit.
This inventory ought to be taken
with pencil and paper in hand to make
records and every tree should be ex -
ambled in every part.
Poe the next two` or three months
this record can be made more effec-
tively than et any other time in the
year because the tree has completed
its work for the year, the foliage and
wood growth can be examined and the
prop of fruit is on the trees where
it onn be examined.•
If one is to take such an inventory
some sort of outline is desirable in
order that he rimy not overlook any
of the points that should be noted.
To organize this spore -card effec-
tively we may arrango•it mtder three
general beads—first 'growth; second,
pest control; third, pruning. And the
answer to any "reasonable ' question
that we may want to ask under any
of these heads will be right before
us en the trees.
First, has the growth been^what it
pltould? One would look for the sins-
ever to this question in the'bize and
or of tits leaves, in the .length. of
le. season's growth on the branches
and in the size, and color of the fruit,
if Lbe tree isn't malting from eight
to eighteen inches on the terminals
nd if rho reaves tire not good size
ted geed soler, and if the fruit is
Yzndei'sized, then we need to improve
Jour fertilizing rind cnitivation,
On the ether hated if the fruit fs
overeived and "undercolored, tis will
teeesioae1ly happen, item we may
toncludo that we are overdoing the
matter of cultivation and nitrogenous
fertilizers. 'this matter of. growth,
tnoro, than any of the ether items,
shouldi be an individual matter with
each tree, for in .this particular the
Meta aro .u,eet tiko;y to very.
0rnsaleu i,y, when trees show par-
, tieul'ariy eon growth, with very small
And yellowish leaves, one is justified
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in suspecting some root trouble and
should endeavor to find out just what
it is. Frequently this leads into -our
secondgeirzl•al heading,pest control,
and we find that it is due to girdling
by mice, to borers or to some type of
collar rot. But whatever the cause
it uspally calls for drastic treatment.
Another important point to check
up in this -matter of pest control is
scab. Did you control ite If not was
this due to failure to reach the.tops
of the trees•or to omitting some par-
ticular application or to poor spray -
1 ing ,generally? ' usually oil hesitates
to admit the latter though it may be
the real reason. '
The trees should be'scrutinized for
cankers, San Jose scale, oyster sheil,
'and many other troubles and the nec-
S.SLESSON
August 30. Paul and the PhiIIpplen
soder. Acte 16; 1640, Golden Text
eeeeiIQve•orn the Lord'Jesua Christ,
and thou shalt be saved.—Acta 161
31.
ANALYSIS.
I. PAUL AND SILAS PLOOOED AND IM-
PItusoNEn ee Piiiuxi'PI, 10-24.
II. Tia OQNVEastoN QF THE PIIiLIP-
rIAN J4U41 i, tis -84.
INTRODUCTION—After the convex-
Sion of Lydia occurred a Sea/NW :and
even more remarkable work of grace
at Philippi. This was the rhscue and
conversion of a half-witted girl whonl.
certain unscrupulous men employed
to earn money for them by the telling
of fortunes, From this life of degra-
dation and sin St, Paul succeeded in.
delivering her, bet se great was the.
anger of her employers at Paul hav-
ing interfered with their commercial
interests that they dragged him r.•.d
Silas beforethe-courts and instituted.
proceedings against them. The pres-
ent Leeson describes the results of
these proceedings.
1. PAUL AND sILAS FLOODED AND IM-
PRISONED A19-24.
PRISO 1 -24
x T PHILI PI P 9
V. 19. The employers of the girl in
their indignation at losing their pro-
fits, set law at defiance, and brutually
drag the missionaries with their own
hands before the courts.
Vs. 20 21. The law courts were
organized on the Roman model= -since
?hill pi was a Roman colony the
magistrates being known as prae-
tors." The accusation brought be-
fore them is that PaulendSilas are
Jews and disturbers of the peace of
the city, While the Jewish religion•
was permitted. under Roman taw, any
alleged breach of the peace was,- of
course, an indictable offence, and in
this case gave an outlet for the pre-
vailing anti-Semitic' feeling. Paul
and Silas are accused ofintroducing
practices which are foreign .and con-
trary to the Roman law of the colony.
The real offence, of course, was that
they had interfered with these men's
business.
Vs. 22-24, The sentence of the court
was quite illegal as against a Roman;
citizen like ,Paul. Under the influence
of angry anti-Jewish feeling he and
Silas are, condemned to the 'terrible
punishment of flogging. The sen
tench is carried out, and Paul and
Silas were thereafter shut up in the
inner prison, The jailer, who had
been specially' instructed to keep them
carefully under lock and, keys took the
extraprecaution of fastening their,
feet in the stocks.
H. THE CQNVERSION OF THE PiiIMP-
rimi JAILER, 26-34.
V. 25. It was a queer place in which
to raise the' voice of psalmody and
prayer, but that night Paul, and Silas
were praying and singing hymns.
What a wonderful thing the•religion
le which' enables broken and outraged
men to give thanks to God in. a•prison-
cell! Well might St. Paul afterwards
writeto the Philippian Christians,
and -say: Rejoice in the Lord al-
ways, and again I say, rejeipel" •No
wonder the other• prisoriers were lis-
tening as Paul and Silas sang. They
had never before heard the voice•of
joy and gladness in a prison..
Vs. 26-28, That night there occur-
red an earthquake at.Philippi--not a
very uncommon thing in that part of
the world. Locks, bolts, and.bars in
the prison flew open, and the prison-
ers rubbed their eyes to discover
themselves free to. escape. But im-
agine the consternation of the awak-
ened
wakened jailer. He feels it is all over
with him, for the prisoners are gone.
A hardened .and desperate man, and
accustomed to acts of rviolence, he
draws his sword, and is only, saved
from suicide by eche appearance of
Paul who, perceiving the man's in-
tention, shouts, "Do'theself no harm;
for we are all here,"
Vs, 29-30. This was too much for
the jailer. . God had beenworking
mightily on his soul, all that night.
He had doubtless heard the prisoners
singing. He wondered what they had
to sing about, in a place like that. He'
had no religion himself, no motive for
fortitude or courage under conditions
of suffering. Then had come the
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earthquake, and he had started up to
findthe jail open, and, as he thought,
the prisoners gone. Death stared him
in the face for the moment he wished
to strike himself dead, until the voice
of Paulthe_Christian arrested hien,
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ADD' DISE `TO YOUR PRESERVE CLOSET
BY MARY HAMILTON TAL13OTT.
If you have been a bit lazy about loth over it inakeee an excellent
frame;
A good teot for eta dryness of
foods is to put a portion in a dry
glass jar, add a crisp cracker And
leave inclosed over night, If in the
morning the cracker is soft or has
lost its crispness, dry the product an
hear or two longer, . Used candy or
cracker boxes are good containers for
the storage of dried foods. Wrap
in wax paper and, after placing on
the •lid, paste paper around the edge
to exclude the air.
A housewife who is fanned for her
brilliant preserves says the reason
they are so eparkling is because they
are cooked rapidly over a hot fire, for
slow cookipg makes them dull and
unattractive.
She said to me: "I make a syrup
of one quart of water" and a little less
canning there le still time for you to
make n lot of good .thinge for your
food storage closet,
Tomatoes are tie adaptable for
serving ,at ,ell of the daily meals that
most housewives can quantities of
them. Rotently It has been diecover-
ed that they have an added value be-
cause of their rich stare of vitamins,
which are so necessary for good
health. The juice of the tomato is
now given to young children as free-
ly as orange jliee,
In the canning of tomatoes, how-
ever, a longer period of processing
than has been used heretofore fe ad-
visabl'e. Scald and peel, pack in jars,
then cover with hot tomato juice, add
a teaspoonful of salt to each quart
and process forty-five minutes in a
water bath at 212 degrees Fahren-
heft. Allow five minutes less for pint than two cupfuls of sugar, cook only
jars, and hen minutes less for No. 2 one layer of fruit at a tinie and see
or No. 3 tins. • always that each piece is completely.
If tins are used, cool quickly after covered, for parts which are above
sealing by plunging into cold water. the syrup shrivel and dey out. As
Lanni hfilet is coo ed I
layit
Canning, however, is not the only sac. layer of $
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way to use tl as very desirable vege on a plate, and. when all is cooked I
table. It is delicious converted into pour the syrup over it and let it stand
conserve, butter and jelly. all night; this helps to plump it.
To make the conserve, add to one "In the morning I pack it.into cold,
quart of cooked 'tomatoes four cup- sterile jars, pour off all the surplus
fuls of sugar, one cupful of raisins, syrup and boil the latter until thick.
steamed before adding to mixture, This is then poured into the jars, and
one lemon put through the grinder, I see that every crevice is filled.
and half a cupful of any kind of When cold I cover with hot paraffin,
chopped nut meats. Cook until thick. This method I use for peaches, plums
My grandmother's recipe for to- and berries. Hard fruits need cook -
mato butter is to allow to each two ing in water to soften them before
quarts of stewed ripe tomatoes, peel -syrup."
pe putting them into the'
ed before cooking, four cupfuls of The fireless cooker is admirable for
light brown sugar and two teaspoon- preserving pears, quinces, watermelon
Puts each of cloves and cinnamon, rind and citron. Prepare there in the
Cook slowly until very thick, like ap- usual way, put into the cooker kettle,
pie butter. The seeds may be sifted add water and boil hard for a minute
out if desired. or two, then put into the cooker over
If you want a jelly which is espe- night. ,Add sugar in the mornt'ng—
oiaily healthful for children, take three-quarters of a pound to a pound
equal parts of tomato and apple juice, of fruit, or if a rich preserve is de -
two -thirds as much sugar as the two sired, pound for pound. " Bring to a
combined, and the juice of one lemon boil and return to the cooker for four
to each quart of juice. Boil the juice hours, when the product is ready to
six minutes before adding the sugar, pack into jars.
then. cook until it gives the jelly test An unusual peach conserve is made
of sheeting from a spoon. by cooking together until soft four
If the frost catches you with a good pounds of peaches, pared_ and cut into
many green tomatoes on,the vines, do small pieces, one grated orange, one
not let them go to waste; they make grated Iemon and one grated pine -
splendid mock mince filling for pies. apple, Measure and add a pound of
Chop fine enough of the sliced toma- sugar for each pint of pulp, Add half
toes to make four quarts, add two a pound of blanched and chopped al -
quarts of chopped tart apples, half Monde, together with a few poach
a pound each of seeded raisins and
currants, four tablespoonfuls of
chopped citron, a quarter teaspoonful
each of allspice andecloves, four tea -
at the feet, cit Paul and Silas, crying; spoonfuls of cinnamon, five cu fuls of
"Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" b Or wn sugar and two cupfuls each of
He: had seen enough of these men to vinegar and water. took slowly until
know that if any could help him at
the mixture is .thick, then seal
this moment, it was thesemen whom
h h d f d 1 d
e a sun s0 cam an serene n DRY SOME OF THE FRUITS
the mtdst of suffering and danger. A very tasty preserve can be made
He knew that they were men of God. from
Vs. 31, 32. The missionaries ons- green tomatoes. . If largo to-
wer that faith, the surrender of the
soul to Jesus as Lord, will save him.
But not content merely to utter these
words, Paul and Silas start preaching
and explaining God's gift in Christ to
the jailer and his household.
Vs.a33, 34. Nor is the 'preaching
vain. The jailer, shaken to the very
foundations of his being and seeing
the stern judgment of heaven upon
him, accepts the assurance of divine
salvation in Christi and is baptized
with his whole family.
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The tongue of the giraffe is nearly
a foot and a half long,'
Apple -aphis and pear-psylla turn
matoes are used cut them in halves,
then quarter the halves, and to each
pound allow three-quarters of a pound
of sugar and one thinly sliced lemon.
Put the sugar in just enough water
to :dissolve, add the other ingredients
and simmer gently until the tomatoes
are almost transparent and the syrup
thick. Very smelt. tomatoes may be
preserved whole.
Don't get so enthusiastic over rai-
ning that you waste time, energy end
fuel over canning late beets, carrots,
mature Lima beans, pumpkins and
squash. The root crops may be stored
in moss cr sand, whereas squash and
pumpkins should be kept in a dry
up their toes When the trees are dust- room with a uniform temperature of
ed with calcium cyanid. Moisture in 50 degrees. Lima beans and okra dry
the air liberates hydrocyanic -acid satisfactorily. And, too, peaches,
gas, a most effective insecticide. This plums, apricots, quinces' and apples,
calcium cyanid has about as many if dried, are 0 wonderful asset in
uses as any one thing could, have. winter, for they can be converted into
Kills fleas, garden insects, moles, so many delicions :and healthful diet: -
rats, woodchucks, etc. es. And drying them is sa easy.
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No matter what drying method is
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used, apples, pears and quinces shone!
be pared, cored and sliced into cold
salt water, using an eighth of a tea-
spoonful of salt to a gallon of water.
After two minutes in this solution,
steams them ten minutes before are, -
eSeary corrective treatment arranged SOME HINTS FOR l
for.
In the matter of pruning we can
MD better at this season than per-
haps at any other whether we have
pruned enough or too umch and -re-
solve on remedying the defect an-
other year.
And lastly we may leek -for trees
that need mending or bracing,• for
valencies that should be filled enclave
ntay consider whether the fillers
ought to be • removed and whether
some change in ypover crops is de-
sirable. One certainly conies out of
such a canvass with a vastly better
knowledge of the orchard and -a Blear.
er plan for the future.
Stunts for August.
Sov alfalfa. Sow cover crop In
the orchard.
Take the fancily to the National
Fair.
Plow grouted for fall wheat -.-the
sooner the better.
Put harvesting machinery under
cover. Don't leave canvases on the
binder—take 'cm off and roll 'em up.
Treat beans with carbon bisulphid
when putting them away, to prevent
weevils eating, then.
Plant iris andrpeonies now, They
limy be planted ss late as September,
but the first week in August is 0.K,
1)avisions of old peony clumps should
have at least two eyes, and should be
eo1^ered tvitli tett :two or three inches
deep. Peonies should not stay mere
that eight or ten years in one place,
and iris three or four years.
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OY SCOUT CAMPERS
BY el. L.
• Country churches, churchyards and
war memorials may offer a practical
good turn openi-tg for Scout handy-
men, carpenters aitd gardeners he
particular. A good turn last summer
that was much appreciated by a
neighboring community was the tidy-
ing up and beautifying of the sur-
roundings of a War Memorial by
Scouts from the Ottawa district camp.
Clean localbathing places of sun-
ken logs, submerged rocks (if not too
large), weeds,. etc.' Place signs to
ware -of deep holes,. and of submerged
rocks -or other objects which they be
struck by divers. Arrange dressing
shelters. Construct a model latrine.
Drain ar bridge r undesirable
marshy spots. A geed marsh bridge
may be made of Iogs e'a'01 parallel
and filled fn with gravel.
Permanently bridge small streams
whore paths cross.
IN A FARM NEi0Ita0RH0OD.
Repair fences and gates. Every
summer sheet -handed farmers are
trying unsuccessfully during the busy
field -work season to find an oppor
tunity ler repairing fences or gates
broken: by cattle.
For similar reasons; farmers ire-
queetly are unable to run into town
to secure mower teeth or other ina-
chinery parts; If the camp has ett
means of daily or frequent communi-
cation with town, a standing oyer to
talo:' .earo of such emergency , needs
during the period of the cmnp would
be greatly appreciated,
A short -banded farmer may not
COOMBS.
have found time to draw he the pre -
me: -Peaches should be peeled and
vious winters cut of firewood. An
hour orso's "wood bee' would easily stoned and plume and apricots just
take care of this—the Scoutmaster stoned. The Vegetables aro washed
driving the team, the boys handing and dried.
the wood. ,r The homemade open -rack drier with
Clean out a pasture "spring pit" wire -mesh shelves Can be hung ever a
Where cattle drink, or construct a pit. coal or wood stove and a low even
One form is made of a barrelcutin heat maintained, It takes about three
two around the middle, and sunk over and a half hours for the,food on the
the spring; being so located that the
tattle cap reach it without difficulty.
A. whole barrel should not be used;
cattle have caught their heads in such
pits and drowned,
lowest tray to dry and seven hours
for the top tray. As the product en
the lowest shelf dries, that on the top
shelf can ' be.. brought down' to lessen
g time
temp-aabure of 1 0ie r even 60d
Learn whether there aro, any shut -dry-
ing P 1 tV . 6 d�-
ins" in the district, and if sowhether'groes should be niaintainaed, and tits
they would appreciate a Scout scree- door of the oven lift open,' It tales
ado some evening, If yea have a from four to six hours to dry by this
( portable radio receiving set, take that 'method,
along. If a gas stove is used fight only the
Repair or improve the efficiency . Pilot burner and eloso the oven door;
of neighboring farmers' radio sets, it takes longer this way but the re-
ef you have a real radio electrician sults justify it—from ten to twelve
in the troop, send the word around, betimes a rule are necessary, -If you
Invite your neighbors to a Scout can manage a net or cheasoeloth cow
Field Day near the conclusion of your ered, frame for drying it is better
camp. Put on games and display than is metal tray, as the moisture
work. If the visitors include boys, condenses on the ,atter and retards
have then participate in some of the the drying.
games. If tot tee many, the visiting! An electric fan will shorten th
bays might be attached as guests to dryingy� process considerably by see
different atrels for the afternoon, ing ttie product in front
p ,lig. Sun
At the discussion of titer Told day'several Hours before hemr
hold drying is, of oven, ' least g. Su tee-
At
peogrtm by the Court of Honor you must
kernels. Cook slowly until thick and
stir to prevent burning.
A few jars of pickled peaches
should be in every preserve closet
The peaches should be nearly ripe
and very firm. Do not stone them,
and let them stand for two days in al
strong solution of salt and water.
Drain and spread them out until quite
dy, thin fill into jars leaving a quar new fangled affair which we ordinary
ter of the space for the liquid. To folks have to take at the word of the
make this, add to each quart of vine- scientists, But practical, every day
demonstrations have shown that when
certain foods are eaten constantly
certain results usually obtain. And
again, when other foods are used
many unfavorable symptoms will dis-
appear. So regardless of whether it
is the vitamine that does the business,
we know that some foods are good for
us and ethers react on us unfavor-
ably.
nfavorably.
Experience has shown that "milk,~
vegetables and fruit stand highest as
good foods. They are curative and
health' sustaining. So, it seems to us
that the farmer has a veritable foun-
tain of youth on his farm if he will
but use it. His cows, his vegetable
garden and his fruit -patch are sources
of, health - and happiness.
Is your family using freely the
products of your cows, 1s your vege-
tablegarden producing an abundance ,
of green stuff for your table? Have
you a fruit patch worthy of the
name? These are health questions
for you to consider.
Perhaps you think that lately we
have been harping on this subject
quite often. We admit a frequent
mention of it, but we have 'done so
because we realize that true happi-
ness is ono of the greatest objects of
life. Weknow that no one can eat
his way oto health and happinrt,s.
So we urge you, the producer of the
world's food, to use, such ofit as will
give you the most out of life. If you
take care of these essentials perhaps
you can be happy whether you have
•money or not.
1—
August is a hard month on dairy Water.
cows, flies, dry pasture and hot days. August is a good time to make pro -
Influences may be overcome by pre- vision for an adequate water supply,
viding green food, alfalfa and corn, a good time to deepen the present
a grain ration, and giving protection well, to dig 'or drill new welts, to.
from fitee and the hot sun. Only the build now cisterns, or to pi -
industriees cows do well in August, spring water to the house a
otliera idle and will not eat the dry South -wast Ontario he
feed during this:trying month, The from water shorts
.dairyman with a second silo filled many a garde he
during "A year of ,plenty and reserved been saveto in the spring been
for a season like this, has the laugh went, -ter the dry spell.
bn the other fellow tills time. Silag91-''-'Information ail water supply for
and alfalfa reserves u1'o neosssaan the farmstead is gladly given by
to put up a second si1n.±the
profitable dairy farming. akeei, that Physics Dept., 0. A. C.
- succulent
THE RISING
GENERATION
Many people of pollute* tone
dencles seem to feel that the boys and
girls of to -day are net'ae dependeblo
as were the boys and girls of easter-
day. They say the rising generation;
does not work as much as preceding
ones and does net assume responsibil-
ity, Thera ie too much dins given ±0
pleasure, Fear is expressed that 80-
ciety is headed for the bow -wows.
But are we warranted in assuming
any such thing Should we not mea-
sure their position to -day by what
they accomplish rather than by try-
ing to compare them with the boys
and girls of former days? Living
conditions are much different, Our
young people have much more leisure
because they can accomplish so much
more in a given length of time, They
don't have to work long hours now
to get v. mere living. And are they
not contributing more to the prosper-
ity of the country And the welfare of -
society, not because they are more.
willing but because they are able to
do se under changed chan ed conditions?
Farm boys are doing their part.
Drive through the eountry and note
the young boys doing farm work.
They are operating machinery, bind
,ers, cultivators, hay loaders, tractors,
biliking machines, etc. --'and accom
ryiiishing more in a day than a boy or
a man in the past could do in a week.
'A large part of the farm work is lie
ing done by old men and boys with
the help of machinery—and the boys.
are usually the ones operating the
machinery.
Have no fear. The farm work of
to -day brings responsibility and de-
velops character. All boys, to be
sure, will not turn out as you want
them to. . They never did and prob-
ably never will. But we can't be-
lieve this easing up of toil for mere
subsistence, this easier way of get-,
ting a living, will send society to the
bow -wows if this extra leisure is
properly directed.
GROW YOUR OWN
VITAMINS
The other day we went into a drug
store and asked ' for a well-known
vitamins preparation, and it was not
carried in stock. The clerk was asked
why. He said that when the public
got to knoll the value of vitamines,
drug manufactureajs -capitalized ton
the popularity of the vitamine and
make .commercial products which sold
well for a while. But, soon the pub-
lic learned that these great essentials
of health could be taken more effec-
tively in foods than in drugs and
therefore, the vitamine product busi-
ness went bad. e
This vitamins matter is a sort of
gar a tablespoonful of mustard, mix-
ed smooth, half a cupful of brown
sugar, a' teaspoonful each of powder-
ed ginger and allspice and six cloves.
When boiling hot, pour over the fruit,
Catcheps may be included among
the condiments of which it is impos-
sible to have too great a variety, for
with them the housewife may give
piquancy and change to the dally
meals. Barberry catchup is made by
cooking and straining three quarts of
barberries; then cook together four
quarts of cranberries, one cupful of
raisins, one large quince and four
small onions in a quart of water,
strain and mix with the barberry
juice. Add three-quarters of a cup-
ful of salt, two cupfuls of sugar, half
a cupful of vinegar, two teaspoonfuls
of ground cloves and one of ground
allspice, two tablespoonfuls each of
black pepper and celery seed, one
tablespoonful of ground mustard, one
teaspoonful each of cinnamon, ginger
and nutmeg. Let boil one minute; if
the thick add either vinegar or water.
To make grape catchup heat ten.
pounds of the fruit in a kettle, with
just enough' water to prevent search-
ing, until they will go through a col-
ander. • Boil a pint of vinegar and
two pounds of sugar for a quarter of
en hour and mix with the 'strained
grapes, then add an ounce emelt of
cloves, cinnamon and mace, Cook
twenty -live minutes. If too thick add
a little vinegar and sugar. Cork
tightly.
Keep Up the Milk Flow.
much
year, and
het :night have
ain water that
1011 eBay havo iecsowS in future. A half -cupful of chopped dates
feed at ban "o frequently :and good
Dry Y „rjjl until needed, But-.
sl R n silos and silage may help
e,�1 .,, 7 o a8 y p
The present :territory of Sweden is
about half the size of Calieerela,
keep
•
up the objective of giving the neigh- Sive method t' t "i fruits
bons, particularly the boys, a all I your w k1( ge* '' et t, for t.
Y : 3 y i ,,ti�iiitlos ;,et wet. they rennet be
afternoon of real Scout fun. Thur -oto y
self take the visitors about the came t"° Cided with ::access. A well ltruslir.l
and explain til= various featuroe ( window screen with a' piece of cheesy-
you, ti
i)asa aro always leers cross en cool,
cloudy days than on warm, bright
days. It's funny, but whenever we
meet a bee it must bo on a cloudy day,
lends variety to your custard' pie. 'Pry
this and plense the family.
The word termer is front the Latin
"corona," a crown, and it implies that
a coroner represents the Sovereign in
thcaperforntnnce of the duties' of his
office. There were corotie:rs in 025,
batt it is not known what their, duties
were. Tho deco of coroner as jet exists
today was created by Act of Partite.
tisent in 1276.