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The Brussels Post, 1917-9-13, Page 7�u WHY NOT GROW YOUR OWN CL(iYTER SEED ? In average seasons red clover that will thresh or break off the most mae. has not been pastured after the first tura heads, thus wasting a portion of haycrop hasbon ',emend, will pro- the most valuable seed. . duce a prop of well -matured seed. In- stead of cutting the seoond crop for hay, pasturing it or, as it frequently happens, ploughing it under why not allow this crop to mature and save the seed from it? By raising your own clover seenyou sire obtaining seed from plants which, by their very -existence, have de- monstrated their adaptation to the conditions prevailing,on your farm, and in your immediate ideality, Such seed, it is quite reasonable to suppose, will produce plants which are equally well adapted to local conditions. For this reason home grown clover seed is really More valuable than most of the seed a obtainable though ordinary _channels of commerce; • Quite. often very poor -looking field of second growth red clover will pro- duce a profitable crop of seed, ,In many cases fields where the clover is quite thin and say only eight orten inches high, will yield over 91e hun- dred pounds of clean, well-maturea. seed per acre. • Usually, however, an average second growth will produce anywhere from 150 to 250 pounds of seed per acre. The red clover seed crop should be cut when the heads are dark brown in color, and contain hard,gwell-develop- ed seed. In harvesting all unneces- sary handling should be avoided. Rough handling, frequent turning, etc. Where the crop is less than one foot high it may be cut with an ordinary mowing machine. It is usually advis- abl'e to have two men follow the ma- chine with hand•rakes and mpve each swath out from the, standing crop a few feet so that, on the next round, the cut clover will be out of the way of the horses- and machine. By follow- ing this practice with short clover, a great deal of seed will be saved that would have otherwise be threshed by the horses' ,feet, and therefore left in the field. Where clover is one foot or more an height the most satisfactory implea ment to use for cutting is the binder. The cord•should be removed,and-the spring on the knotter. slackened so that'•,it will trip continuously. Usually there are two boards that hold the sheaf; these shluld also .be slackened .so that the clover will have a"free course tothe ground. In dropping to the ground, the -seed, will not shell and the crop will be left in loose windrows where it, will dray quickly, and can be easily gathered with a barley fork. The length of time that the clover should remain in the field would de- pend upon the weather. Generally speaking the crop should be placed in the mow or stack when dry enough to keep well.- It can then be thresh- ed when convenient! .r leike a�gi The. Farm Where Father Was a Boy. When father lived here on the farm -- Of; it was long ago!— Could h -e have had the fun I have, And known the things I know? Why, I have seen 'a fox to -day, Out on the pasture hill,.• And caught three minnows in the brook That flows below the mill. And I know where wild cherries grow, And where the wood grapes are, And where the fern root is more sev'et Than sugar is, by far. And then I caught a firefly once, And found what makes the light; Aird once I heard an owl -"Wheel Whoa!" _Beside the road at night. I almost caught a tilrtle, too, - Down by the lily pond; And, anyway, I saw a hawk • Fly from the woods beyond. When father Lived here on the farm, So very long ago, I wonder, if he had such fun And knew thethings I know. In haying time I helped a. lot! I helped to rake the hay, And high among the rafters climbed To tread the load .way. Then once we thought -a cow was lost;. But Scotty found her track, And how he ran! but it was dark Before he brought her back. And once—it frightened me a bit— I found :a cave one day. I•'m sure that pirates lived in it, Or redskins hid away; ,Oh, every day brings something ne*• For Scotty and for me— A: thousand wondrous things to do,, A thousand things to see! Still, father only smiles and says That very long ago He had the selfsame fun I have And knew the things I know. e No matter how much can be accom- plished by kindness, it -is ss wish thing to keep a firm hand and a stout staff on' bulls of the smaller dairy breeds, —and some others. Good treatment works wonders, but it never pays to. take chances. Profits and losses in cattle feeding bedetermined merelyb a can not Y comparison • of buying and selling rices, because is a six months' feed; ing period a thousand -pound steer pro- ..° duceeAthree to four tons of manure. This is a source of revenue too seldom taken into consideration, The most important factor in the production of high-grade butter is the proper cooling of the ' cream. To make the best grades of butter, the cream should be separated from the milk with a clean separator, kept sepa- rate froin the cold cream and cooled immediately to about 50 degrees;, The use of hard floors in the dairy barn suggests the use of a cistern for seizing the . liquid manure. It's a cistern io too. Sueh a good u est n t o cn be built of concrete and connected with the gutters by "means of tile eomentecLat the joints. Butter should not coma in lose than a half hour. When in comes too soon, there le loss'of fat in the buttermilk, When the weather is warm it is best to lower -the churning temperature aeverel .degreee. The tomporntllre can be raised More easily than lowered after the churning has been started. 0 id Market Calendar During September make the second culling of old hens. All old hens, in- tended for market should be sold be- fore they'moult. Market now old hens, broilers, small roasters, green ducks green geese. Young stock, if they have been kept in a good growing condition, • should now make a very promising' appear- ance, showing signs of proper develop- ment for profit. • Chicks hatchedthis month, with proper care, can be turned into excel- lent frying chickens in January. It is a trick worth trying. February -hatched pullets, or those brought out in early March; aro near their laying age. The former, how- ever, are apt to go into moult about now, which will give them a tempor- ary setback in their laying. Hens are now entering into their moult, which cuts down the supply of eggs considerably. They are able to lay a few eggs in the early stage of moulting, but wi.en the task of grow- ing the new;coat comes, it will'reauire all the food and energy possible to do the work properly, and ne material; will be left to manufacture eggs. • While moulting, hens should have food of a nitrogenous, rather than car- bonaceous nature. Oats and sunflow- er -seed should be fed, and 'about five pounds of linseed -meal should be ad- ded to every 100 pounds of mash food. Ii, feeding sunflower -seed give about one-sixth the quantity of other grains used. Ducks should be turned into a new run, and the old one sown to rye./his will act as a disinfectant to the soil, and the rye will- serve as a green coop for their winter feeding. Young turkeys that have survived until now should be in good condition; they have passed the critical age com- mon to turkeys. As a rule very few turkeys die from disease in the fall of the year. There is no better time than now for a general cleaning up of houses and •rues., Q P , Sheaf There are two -reasons why more farms should maintain sheep, In the first place, this country has for a num- ber of years been producing only a fraction of the wool it uses. Now, with the foreign supply cut off, there is a serious shortage. Moreover, the demand ,,for meat has been such that a g ood price for mutton has pre- vailed for a long time. Logically, the thing to do is remove the difficulties that are a menace to sheep raising and then begin establishing farm ,flocks. In planning the sheep barn, alloev ten or fifteen square feet of floor space for each animal, Make the doors upper -and lower. • Have four square feet of glass' to 100 striae feet of floor space. Arrange the win- dows so the sunlight will strike the floor. Too many feeders entertain the idea that n carcass needs only to bd fat when they prepare their sheep for market, It has been shown that the lamb with several inches of fat £ ails to top the market, while half an inch of fat makes a fine carcass. Young lambs are .not, so likely to be •ovorfat, but elder stuff must have a shorter feeding period or less concentrates, Drive the stake down well when foe - toning the rant those clays. Once a sheep gots the idea that he can pull out and drag away the bur or stake Which fastens him; there is little more peace. IBES ' EAC E most valuable ofall fruits forreserv: ve at S mall" reservedpeaches In . g. me Ho �P cost, autumns most Tuscious fruit for our winter enjoyment.., ese "Pure and Uncolored" is 'best for peaches and all other' preserving: The clear sparkling syrup develops����all the exquisite; flavor of the fruit: Pure'cane, It'INE granulation. Ixperi namethe. -all creed housekeepers order it by preserving season. 2 and 5-1b. cartons; 10, 20 and 100-1b:fgacks. PRESERVING LABELS FREE—Send us a red ball trademark cut from a bag or carton and we will send you a'book of 54 ready gummed printed' labels. -• ADDRESS Atlantic Sugar Refineries, Lin!iited - Power ;Building, Montreal 149 =HOT LUNCHES IN THE RURAL SCHOOLS Testimony of Two Teachers As to the Practicability of Serving Warm Meals at Noon. 1: Our ale. 'vria ereddY I7ro..Ke(hin Mothers and daughters of all sass are cordlilly invited to write to till' eepartmenq initials onlywill .be published with each question and is answer as a means of identification', but full name and ddress must be given In each letter, Write on one side of paper .only, Answers will be malted direct If stamped and addressed envelope 1s enclosed. Woodbine Ad all„ Tocorrespondenceronto. for this department to Mrs. Helen LaW, 23 .. Subscriber:—Perhaps the following. will give you an idea for your bazaar: At a church fair held recently, one booth was noticeable for its business -y g g (A REAL.CHRIST It was Monday morning, and Mr. Morris, as he sat in his private office looking over his mail, wae. surprised to see one of Lite members of his Sun- day -school class that he had taught the day before come in with a serious look on his face, At first he feared that the young man was in some trou- ble financial or otherwise, but his first rdsd lotion of magazines, a stack of news wo"Mr,reassuMorrirse,” hihem. began, "perhaps papers, some empty bottles and a you may.think that I should have quantity of tin foil, A ball of string gone to the minister with the qq}}ttes- composed of man' stray lengths was tions I am bran 'm to you, but, o'be f like,appearance and for the large sign marked, "Save' hi_s—it costa three frank witIm yen, I pm looking for a times as much as it used to cost." ! common-sense explanation of the in - The economy booth is sure to be well carnation, and not a theological one. patronized and so it performs a double a have thought it over, and I am un- service—collecting money and promot- able to see why an all -wise God The curious crowd that soon gath- ing economy. A wide-awake com- should deed a'mediator between Him- ered found the, notice as• goad as its mittee will be able to think of num- self and his children; and although I word, for the committee in eherge had emus other useful suggestions in saw. admit the beauty of the life of Christ, rotten a census of 'favorite. economiesyet the reason for his humanedivine far and near/and were prepared to Hostess:—A game that provides life I cannot see." L1, make poetical demonstrationd of the instruction as well as fun makes a His teacher smiled in the way that ideas. I double appeal and is sure to prove hadendeared him to all who had ever - Each'ofthe four sides was devoted popular. Well-known faces is a good sought his help. "James," he said, to a special class of .demonstrations. example of this kind of game, It is "I read a story once that will, I think, • The i cooking economies, of course, oc- played with a, hundred or more cards explain this matter better than any T ped the front. A good cook dem- I made, of pictures of famous persons long discussion of it. onstrated in a miniature kitchen someI cut from magazines or newspapers "There was "a little girl who had of the acceptable dishes -that can be I and pasted on cardboard mounts of gone to bed for the first time by here made from left -over portions of food" uniform size. It is permissible to self. Her mother had carefully tuck- without spending more for new incl have several 'different "likenesses of ed her in and heard her prayers and, gredients than the left -overs are the same -individual. Beneath each seen that her precious dolly was be - worth. No dishes were prepared ex- cept those that were actually based on material that otherwise would have been wasted. The lesson in economy was later emphasized by selling the food at five cents a plate -the bast way of' clinching the point. An as- sistant in the kitchen showed how to peel fruit and vegetables with the Least possible waste, and another as- sistant sold economy cookbooks. The next counter was devoted to economical ideas in sewing and mend- ing. There the onlookers learned,. among other things, tilhat aid stock- ings ings can be cleverly fitted with new For example, persons born the same to us as the little girl's mother was to feet and the tops of new stockings re- year may be discarded together, or her, and Ile couldn't have been so un- inforced against the wear and tear of those' of the same calling, or those less God had sent Him to earth to live suspender garters, that a second lin- ing will save the -back breadth of a silk underskirt, and that attractive collar -and -cuff sets can be made from worn linen skirts. Another counter was given over to miscellaneous ideas in economy illustrated by ingenious little makeshifts of all kinds. has the additional privilege of adding A sign over the fourth counter rend, "How To Save Your Luxuries." The demonstrations threw surprising light on the way people sometimes waste the supplies that cost most. A strik- ing illustration of the lesson was furnished by two tallow candles of the same size that were set burning side by side at the same time. One had been kept in the ice box, the other on an open shelf, and it was interesting to note how much longer the cold candle held out. Half of the same counter was used fax an exhibit of things that may be profitably saved or sold. The samples included a col- on its arch, which read:' ,Economy Booth Pay Ten Cents Arid Learn How To Save Ten Dollars • A countr_sebool teacher says: I children who were ready to help have found nothing that brings about furnish the food materials and help do co-operation between parents, pupils the work. and teachers, like the hot lunches sere- As soon as I was 'sure that warm ed at noon. Since we -began adding a lunches could be served without tak- ing much from school time, we decid- ed to haveone regularly on Tuesdays. It worked so well and the children begged so hard that it was not long before Friday also became a"hot lunch day." We have quite roomy cloak rooms, and the girls willingly gave half of theirs to be used as a kitchen. Here we plar<ed our stove and cooking utensils. Our cooking outfit is very simple, consisting of a teakettle, a large stew, kettle, a frying pan and a large pail. Besides these, we have a large cooking spoon, a soup dipper and some other small dishes and pails. Each child has his own cup and spoon. The work is all done by committees and the Children consider it a great honor to be "appointed" on a commit- tee. A committee consists of two, three or four, according to the amount of work to be done. As a rule, I think the smaller committees do better work, as each one is held more re- sponsible for the tasks. prepare the foods. ,properly, set the We begin to prepare our lunch usu- tabie, serve the meals, how to observe ally at the morning recess, and find table etiquette and wash dishes. The that a great amount of work can be boys do their part by keeping in a accomplished in that fifteen minutes supply of wood and water, emptying if necessary. We never attempt to scraps, and have even done their share have more than one dish on the same of the dishwashing, and are more than day, and as yet, they have been very simple. We have had cocoa, coffee,. potato soup, bean, soup, tomato soup and vegetable soup. "The vegetable soup was the most elaborate of any- thing we have undertaken, as it con- tained . meat, potatoes, on-tained..meat,,potatoes, cabbage, car- rots, onions, etc., all of which had, to be put through a food chopper. How- ever, quite a success and the e er it provedi e v ,q committee Were . proud to have very y made it. The parents have been very good about furnishing, I know they have the welfare of their children at heart and it is worth any trouble on my part that I may be forced to take in order to make those wa?'mwlunchos possible. to see the happy faces of the children as they form in line and march up af- ter their portion of the food, whatever it may be, that helps to make their cold, oftentimes frozen, lunches appe- hot dish to our former cold lunches, the parents have awakened to the fact that the teacher is really working for the comfort and 'welfare of the chil- dren. They appreciate it and have shown their appreciation' by donating food materials. Our first attempt was vegetable soup. We purchased a twenty-five cent soup bone, which we cooked until tender. The next morning before school, the older girls prepared the vegetables which had been brought by the pupils. These were added to the stock and '.allowed to- simmer all forenoon. As our schdol room con- tains only an ordinary heating stove, our variety has been rather limited as yet. We have had cream of tomato soup, bean soup and hot chocolate. Our next attempt is to be creamed' pota- toes, and then macaroni and tomatoes. In addition to enjoying the palatable lunches, it affords an excellent oppor- tunity for teaching the pupils how to willing to do something to "get even with me for making the hot lunch pos- sible, And just to see the children enjoy"-theie dinner more than, repays me for my' tt'ouble. Here is the testimony of another teacher: We began serving, warm lunches this year for the first, and al- though of it fo • some a thoughti I had thou h 6 time and we had raised money to buy a three -burner oil stove, it wits a new idea to many of the people of the com- munity, and I thought it best to begin rather slowly. We began by serving a warm lunch only once an a while as a special treat to -the children. I was 'not very sure at feet just how it would work out, as we have over sixty chil- dren in school, and I was afraid I might be undertaking something that would not prove to be pt'acticnl, l•Iow- ever, I found out that if I hadsixty children to cook for, I also had sixty tlsitig and nourishing. picture is inscribed the name of the side her. , The night lamp was burn - person, the place and date of his birth ing so that the child might have no and the reason why heis famous. ! fear of the darkness, and so the moth - Any number of players can take er left her, part. Deal seven cards to each play-' "In a little time a plaintive voice er, and lay the remainder in a common' called, 'Mamma, mamma, please lie pile in the middle of the table. The down beside me.' object of the game is to see which " Go to sleep, girlie,' her mother player can first get rid of all his cards.' called. 'God will watch over you, Tho first player draws a card from the and you have your dolly.' pile, compares it with his hand, and " 'I don't want God and I don't proceeds to discard as many celebrities want my dolly,' came the reply.. 'I as may be grouped with it, if the othe want some one with skin on their face.' er players approve the classification My boy, that is what Christ is to his that he makes.I friends andbrothers. He is as near associated in the public mind with the just the life He led and to die the same cause. The most desirable death He died," classification, naturally, is that which) :.'Is He as real as that to you, Mr. will use up the greatest number. of Morris?" cards. I "Yes, He is as real as that to me." The other players draw and Iliscard "I think I see, sir," said the young as their turns come, Each of them man. IKlay will not take the place of grain for horses doing hard work, A pound of hay each day for every hundred pounds of their, weight is enough for ltorsea, Mules wilt do witl4loss,' Mimeo Can not be neglected with- out lessening its life and annoying the house, A soft, pliable 'harness is a big help in getting the most work from a. horse, with the least fatigue, Washing the leatheror in warm m water wide a nouttanl snap and n stiff brash, and applying oil before the leather leas completely dried, will artisan the farness and please the horse, To harden the horses' shoulders for the fall plowing, bathe, with cold salt water several times a da,, Keep the •Harness clean and tea that rho hnmos fit the collars. If the shoulders be come chafed, dust with talcum powder or finely sifted slaked lime. an appropriate card to any group on the table, provided that group does '' Strangers, Both. not already contain four cards, which' "I have a bit of work for you, constitute a complete book. The first Myra," Mrs. Humphrey said, "I player who succeeds in ridding himself heard yesterday of a girl who has of all his cards is entitled to one point just come here as a governess at the for each of the cards still held by his Morgans. I know of few lonelier companions, and is the winner of that places in life than that of governess round. The more well-informed and in a wealthy family. So I think we must quick-witted a player is, the sooner of take a hand in affairs. She does not- course he will play out his cards. The live with the Morgans. Her time aside game may be played either for a ter- from school hours is her own, and I tain number of rounds or until some thought you could take her to Mrs. particular score has been reached. Reynolds's class Sunday, or perhaps Progressing from table to table will to the Alpha Club." add to the fun. "I do think," Myra INTERNATIONAL LESSON SEPTEMBER 16. Lesson XII. The Fiery Furnace- Daniel 3. Golden Text —Isa. 43. 2. • Verses 16-18. A confession of faith. Answer—Nothing can be gained from a discussion,• Their mind is made up; they will he loyal to their God. Furnace—That is, a smelting furnace. There is not the slightest'doubt in the minds of the young Jews that if they prove faithful and continue to trust in their God, he will do the "impos- sible" for them. If not—They know sputtered as the door closed behind the caller, "that it's clothing named are probably the positively immoral to have a manner mantle, the tunic, and the cap. In like Mrs. Humphreys! She simply' their haste the.executioners went too hypnotizes you. You can't refuse her near and were killed; while the Jaws suffered no harm. Astonished—Bet- .to save your life. And all the time, ter, alarmed. What he saw alarmed inside, you're simply sputtering over him; so he rose hastily from the seat it. If that isn't calculated to con - from which he had watched the pro- fuse moral issues, I don't know what ceedings. Loose — Or, unbound. is!" While the fire had binned away the "By which," Myra's mother said ropes with which they had been bound, laughingly, "I infer that you are go - no harm had come to thein persons Son of the gods—A heavenly being, ing to call upon Miss Lake." an angel. The thought is that the "I am going to take Miss Lake to king saw an angelic figure by the side Mrs. Reynolds's class Sunday morn - of the three youths. Following verse ing," Myra replied grimly. "There I 23 the Greek translations of Daniel consider that my responsibility ends." have a long insertion. It begins with True to her word, both in letter and a description of how the three youths spirit, Myra called for Miss Lake walked in the midst of the fire, psis Sunday morning, introduced her to ing God. It then narrates the con- fession and prayer of Azariah, and Mrs. Reynolds, and dropped the mat representswhithech threeleads ason into a 'utteringhymn a ter churcfromh`shher had mind.taOn the way to the doxology,talked politely but known as the Benedicite. The whole without interest. It never occurred is known as :the Song of 'the Three to her to try to "get acquainted" with their God has the power to deliver Holy Children. Its object is to the stranger—she did not consider them; but even if for any reason he teach that piety and faith have their that included in the bargain. should fail to use his power, they wilt reward. This is also the object of the not prove faithless, Golden image— etmoinical book, and cer4ninly of the Three months later Myra, bewilder - There is no statement that it was the story in chapter 3. ed, ill, and desperately lonely, found image ofa a' deity; it may have zzan ,Following the deliverance Nebuch- herself facing months alone in a a representation ntn ei of case, worship Nebuchadnezzar adnezzar makes public acknowledg- strange place. The breakdown had himself. In either worship of ment that the God of Israel is come upon her like a thunderclap.To the statue would imply disloyalty to supreme while the three Jews receive P be ordered to do nothing, just live out Jehovah.19-27. Deliverance from the fiery lgreater supreme; than had been theirs of doors and cast—Myra shut her lips furnace. Fury—The refusal of the before. During the Maccabean crisis upon the dismay that swept, her. I three men enraged the king and he when many scholars hold the book of won't bo a coward, whatever I am," immediately gaveordersthat the Daniel was written, a• narrative like she declared fiercely. threatened punishment should be met- this would be of the greatest inspire -,The third day, among her letters ed out. Seven times—The hotter the etronel value, for it would furnish a was one in a strange handwriting; itin furnace, the more wonderful the de powerful. incentive to maintain faithg gl liveranco, Breeches—The articles of in God. 1 she read it curiously. "Dear Miss Carnot: I am sure that fall a, bunch of September pigs was you will wonder, when you open this, ear Lok is. She is a fed on a stage consistingof who Margarete r peas,' shorts and, tankage. They wore sold stranger to whom you once did a kind - on a fifteen -cent market in March at ness that she never can' forget. 2 a profit of $5.71 a head. Another lot was so desperately lonely, and home - fed on barley, shorts anti tankage net-' sick! You see, I never had been away ted only $4.87 a head. Peas and bar- from home before. Then, the third ley were valued at the same price per Sunday, you called to take me to Mrs. ton. I Reynolds's class. It was the opening Breed for winter pigs now if you of the doors; she invited nee home to have the buildings for them. There is, dinner—her .girls 'took Inc in'. --I 'soon. no reason why a sow can not raise a found friends and courage. I ifsed to litter while she is raising the mortg-' look at you across the church and wish age, The returns from the sale of 1 that you could' know, but I was too the fitter will be welcome about corn- shy to tell you.' But yesterday ,txhen Oifaz Hog oilers too expensive? Then try making some at home. Take old gunny sacks or pieces of burlap and tack or tie them en posts in the hog lots where hogs are accustomed to rale Satinet° the cloths with crude oil or "stogy dip, and see that the oil is 'renewed every few days. Go slow about putting the rags on trees, else the pigs may have to do without shade next seemlier. • One time is about as good as anoth- er to disinfect for hog cholera, Right new, is always the best time. . Use gtficklinie in the lots and sheds, and sprinkle or spray phenol preparations about iethe cracks of the houses, Supplement these precautions with a general clean up, and make them suf- ficient to keep the diseeso away by maintaining a strict quarantine ageing dogs and nnintals from infect- ed lots. Go as far as to keep your neighbor out of the lot if his hogs aro sick, That won't be unnoighbor'ly. In one of the western states last plowing time next sarins', ,rotate Flour Potato flour is made by dehydrating n and then g grind - or drying he potatoes t po ing them. The potatoes are sliced or cut into cubes and dried, When thor- oughly dried the pisoee or slices are quite hard; those ole run through a mill and ground into flour. Potato flour is used for bread malting and for general baking purposes. Mixed with wheat flour it makes bread that is considered bettor than bread made from wheat flour along. I beard that you were i11, I felt 00 30 l meet write and give youthe thanks that my heart has held all the winter, cannot be lonely,I know—or ie ne lonely people! e ! But who so watches fax 1 tr y p op o I know you will be willing that one more,friend should wish you strength with all her grateful heart. "Most sincerely, Margaret Lake." Myra dropped the letter, Her cheeks were hot with,shame. Iliia A short iters alto a short make a hog most profitable.