The Clinton News Record, 1920-5-20, Page 2C Q. MeTAGQAIlt
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Address communications to Agronomist, 73 ,Adelatcle woo, Torenti"
The Farm Spring.
• Natural aprig watera are rarelY
4angerifus to heelth, tor tire sub-.
staness held M Solution are generanY
hariniese,• A tew. waters, it 0 true,
hare properties that. adept thoin t,;); Tho parents and teechers' of every
me:1101ne1 railer. then 44 drinking PV7-1 child wish him to have the benefit of
PoSes; anVotherS, cif hoUgh harrderci! grouter edvantages than they hare
aro objeetionable in tote or odor, •1 had, That is one of the reasons why
di, , „mod that) Annea -- . tr 0 - a. - ‘-. e..-1 perentS often make great PCTional
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% ' There
it no hi" ilubi w v to (H: st
mon-sense mspeotion,of the sorrow -id- for more congenial woric than they
ing *111 udually show whether or noti themselves have enjoyed, and interest
there 11S anY Potaible source of eon-, in his pupae is one of the few coin-
tamination in -the vicinity, If, elle; pensations for the trials and, insuffi-
is found, it siginld. be removed ha- , 'went, ananmei Totorne a A tpuberio
.snitIeolinilatit %lye' doirsiotih4eininiseed. of the aPrhi3 1,car,i70:ri,nitke• thQ pvirioiple ot thr:ft 47_
A spring M :o'ft ground, 11 the dr:carat:: the ebild, they must be put
water is to be Used for ' drinking, •hit() constant.praetiee -both at home
Should be em•bed with stdne, brick or and in school and mnot have a direct
cenient—not with wood, ' The top of eonneetion with bjs, chtily life,
the cuing should be at a height sill:- Every eduCater realizes . the. tre-
fieient to prevent the'entrance of cur- mendous value of teaching thrift and
face wash, Over the 'whole should be
industry to little children both for
placed' u water -tight eover to prevent
their•immediate benefit and in antici-
pi:notion from above, There should,
pation of their future succese, Parents
be no crack or opening in the curbing,
who have not had a training hi per -
or, between it and the covering, .,,,,,,-, econ y
Gm are anxious ,te have
through which toads, mice, or 'other' "'"u•
their children realize that the prod -
small animals eoUld 'enter. An open -
tee a thrift and an appreciation for
tag left for the escape of water, or
the value of money are, essential to
for other pUrposes, should be tovere:1
swam and self respect. Thrift prin-
with wire netting. Stoelc should b ciples .enter into efiery ,relationshiP
and problem of daily life.
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• TEACHING THRIFT
TO CHILDREN
Sticking to the flog BUOille$S• the flirt fee e pellet on in sme fen e
time or merit:Ai:1g the hoi„s,
Fertilizing the Orchard. ,.
. I ntrti t„, A eoni-1 sacrifices to educate their elnidren
Economy the „,, 01!foedo. „„d earlier inekes it possible tO hasten the
the adoption of labor-saving methods
are imperative for the hog raisers of
to -day, and short feeding periods in
which cheap bulky feeds play as im-
portant a part as consistent with
rapid gains 'will undoubtedly 'yield
the greatest net profit,
Ample provision should be made
for the supply of suitable feeding ma-
terials. Many a hog grower has
overlooked the feed •problem only to
realize that Putting weight on a large
drove ef hogs involvedserious out-
lays. While corn iS the most import-
ant grain feed, there are many times
when barley and oats may be used to
advantage in feeding breeding stock
and growing pigs. Sathe farmer who
desires to follow a safe and conserve -
tire system ofhog feeding, especially
in 'a region 'where there Is More or
less danger of a partial failure Of the
corn crop td' Mature 'sound, ears, will
find- it advantageous' from'
several
points of vievrto grow a feW'acres of
these small grains to help out in his
feeding operations in case the corn
crop fails. Not only will they prove
of great value at‘isiich times, -but they
may be used to good advantage to
balanceup the protein content of the
ration when corn is being fed in
liberal amounts to the growing pigs
and breeding steck„ These feeds will
save many dollars in the purchase of
protein. concentrates .and prove an
efficient subetitute for corn in case
of partial crop failure. -
'Another factor in economical hog
growing at the.present time is that
of keeping down labor 'costs.' Science
and dxperiments. indicate' that hogs
make more economical gains from the
same amount of feeding materials
where labor charges are low; that is,
on farms where' the hags are allowed
to gather a portion of their feed in
the fields, and where the grain feed-
ing is eimplified a much-- as pracs
ticable; by the use of self -feeders.
Various feeders report satisfactory
results with self -feeders for growing
pigs and breeding stock; while other
men prefer the old way, inasmuch .as
it makes it possible fetch= to make
more efficient use Of the forage crops
and pasture. During the fattening
period,, however, the hog .is the best
judge of its own needs, for when left
to its thoice it will balance its ration
to produce the most profitable gain,
eating less nnd less of protein and
1 more and more of carbohydrates as it
grows older and fatter. Besides, this
makes it posslble for one man to feed
a large number of hogs without neg-
lecting his other work. When con-
ditions. justify a full feed of grain
there is no 'doubt that the free choice
:nether' of feeding is the most effi-
cient -a and economical.
Harvesting. -crops with hogs not
only helps to solve the complicated
labor .problem; but it pays. In test
after test it has been found that hogs
homed into forage and corn fields
waste but little feed and produce
cheaper gains that when fed in yards,
and they save a lot of work gather-
ing and preparing the feeds. The
practice o± hogging down corn is so
profitable that many farmers sow
rape in the corn fields and plan the
corn crop so as to extend the length
of time during which the hogs can be
used in harvesting the crop. Each
spring the first corn which they plant
consists of a small field of a ninety -
day variety. This matures two. or
three -weeks before the main crop and
gives the hogs that much more work
to do before cold weather comes. The
early metering varieties of corn usu-1
ally yield rather lest •than the later
ones, but the saving of labor and the
extra pork per bushel in full compen-
sation for that. Besides beginning
II. HIGGINS
litre 127, Clinton - Phone 109,
Agent for •
The Huron se Erie Mortgage Cor
aeration and The Canada
'1 rust Company
Comm'er II. C. et J.. Conveyancer,
Fire and Tornado Insurance,
Netery
Also a numbeer of good farms
for sale.
At Bruceileld on Wednesday each
week.
Trains will arrive at and depart
from Clinton Station as folloeva:
BUFFALO AND GODERICH DIV.
Going ceit, deport 6.33 a.m.
2.52 p.m,
Going \Vest et, 3110, rip. 11.15 a.m.
dp, 6.47 p.m,
11.18 p.m.
LONDON. - HURON .& BRUCBI DIV.
Going South, ar, 1,23, da. 3.23
4,35 p.m.
Going North depart 6.40 .p.m.
" 11,07. 11,11 axis,
The
1 Fire insurance Company
• The need of plenty of plant food in
the, orchard is one of the essentials
which 'has been greatly overlooked.
,A properly balanced ration is as nee-
eseary, for the apple and peach and
small fruit as it is for an Anhui:1,1 It
is this which produces the bearing
-weed, and hence the fruit and quality
of • the fruit is also dependent -upon
• this. Proper balance must be kept
between the amount of plant food
elements obtained by the leaves from
the air, and those obtained by the
roots from the soil, in order to get
the large, attractively colored and
deliciously tasting fruit. And if plant
.food is not present in sufficient quan-
tities in the soil, the roots can not
get it.
The kind, form and amount of plant
'food available for the use of the plant
controls wood growth. Wherever one
of the essential plant foods is lack-
ing, that is -r -present in unavailaJble
form or in insufficient amounts—sat-
isfactory growth of bearing wood is
impossible. With fruita, as well as
with all other crops, each of the three
essential plant foods, has a specific
function.
Ammonia is the stem and leaf pro-
ducer. It makes new wood, and gives
to the ,,It
the healthy green color
which by experience we associate with
thriftiness and vigor.
Phosphoric, acid hastens maturity
and increases production of fruit.
• This is seen on corn, 18 seen on wheat,
and is equally apparent, although
oftentimes more important, on fruit
trees.
Head office, Seaforth, On.
DIREUrOli Y :
• ipg.mgeciit, Ja•nes Connolly, Goderleh;
,Arese., Jame Evans, Beachwood;
I See. -T reasurer, Thos. E. Hay; See.
• birth.
Directors: George McCartnel, Sea.
loth; D. F. McGregtr, Seaforth;
11, Grieve, Waltoig Wm. Rine, Sea -
Rath; M. MeEi'see, Clinton; Robert
Worriee, Hariock; John Benneweir,
Erodhligeu; Ja, Oonnoliy,_G'ocloricis.
Agents: Alex Leitch, Clinton; I. W.
Xeci, Gederich; lect. Binchley, Seater*
'W. Chesney, Egmontiville; R. G. Jar.
eagle Brodhagen.
Any money ei be paid Ie may lie
veld to Moorish 'biotite:4, Co., Clheton.
Pr at Celt's Grocery, Cocierich.
Parties desirt•g to eftect insurance
,,,, Ltaimot other business will he
Ipromptle atteaded to on application to
they of the above vfficervaddressect to
Itheir respective post office.
Losses
trepei toil '..ty the director who lives
exerest the scene. .
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ALIMMINS.M1
The most extraordinary tattooing
&ilea ever cartied (Mt 'area that of a
Preach coaehman, who at the time of
the Dreyfus trial had his body cover.
ed with.. no fewer than 120 illtiatra-
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tions.of the teat), including portraits
of na leading personages. The work
poi:opted nearly two years.
Bay Thrift •StatliPS,„ •
fenced off from the vicinity of the
spring.
A spring thus protected is 'generally
safe from all. pollution except that
which reaches it by seepage. -Usually-
such pollution is likely to occur only
where there are dwellings. or barns
on the slopes above the spring. Even
then, owing to the process of purifica-
tion that the water undergoes in filter-
ing through the earth, the danger -is
greatly lessened if the spring is one
hundred and fifty deet 01' more from
the source of contamination.
Rock waters, except those from
limestones,.are commenly safe if they
are not beneath cities or towns. In
such. neighborhoods polluting matter
is sometimes carried downward
through tracks or fissures into, springs
on lower. ground. In limestones the
waters follow open underground 3han-
nels, often miles in length, in which
there is no opportunty of filtration;
and if, as often happens, 'polluting
matter finds entrance through sink
holes or otherwise, diSease may be
transmitted for long distances.
Springs in a limestone -formation
should, therefore, be carefully watch-
ed. Muddiness or floating matter ris-
ing wlith the water after rains is often
an indication of connection with sink
holes. If the sink holes are in culti-
vated or pasture lands, the safest
course is to discontinue the use of the
water.
If protected, as is here suggested,
spring water is an ideal source of
Potash strengthens wood growth. It
also aids in producing healthy, dis-
ease -resistant growth, the kind which
allows the production of quality
fruits. .
As mentioned earlier, the plant
food -must be balanced.. The best
fertility practice is that which •grows
enough wood for a full set of fruit,
but which also controls the growth,
ripens it in tinfe_to prevent winter
'killing, and keeps 'it within bounds
so that it may not smother or other-
wise injure the fruit.
Just what fertilizer to apply de-
pends very largely on how the orch-
erns being treated. Tillage increases
the availability of soil nitrogen, so
for a time—although a.limited time—
a tilled orchard requires less am-
monia than does a sod multh orchard.
There also is a difference in soils,
sandy soils being weaker in potash
and Phosphoric acid than loamy soils,
while clay soils are richer in potash.
Commercial fertilizers are valued
according to the amount of ammonia,
phosphoric acid and potash contained,
the amounts liming figured in per
cents., indicating that the fertilizer
contains four per cent. of ammonia,
ten per cent. of available phosphoric
acid, and six per cent of. potash.
The following fertilizers give apple
growers a sufficient range of choice:
Sod Mulch System: Sand 5-7-2;
loam, 0-8-0; clay, 6,8-0.
Tilled Orthards: and, 3-10-4; loam,
3-10-2; clay, -3-12-0.
The amount to apply also varies,
but four to five pounds per tree,
spread on about a month before the
trees blossom, will give best results.
As a fruit g:rower studies his crop,
the relationship ibetween plant growth
and fruit production becomes more
and more eviclentand he is then able,
sometimes, to change his fertilizer so
as to fit changing needs. The above
range of analyses, however, fits nearly
all, needs of the modern progressive
apple grower.
Turkey eggs are almost invariably
hatched under turkeys or ordinary
hens. Artificial methods are very
seldom used, though good results are
often obtained when high class incu-
bators are used. , When ordinary hens
are used. the methods of caring ter
both hens and eggs are the same as
when bens' eggs are used, except that
it requires faur weeks to hatch turkey
eggs where only three weeks are re-
quired to hatch hens' eggs,
start a new nest in a more secret
place.
It is nevm advisalble to have two
hens sitting near together, because if
one hatches first the other may leave
her nest entirely, in an attempt to
adopt some of 'the poults of the other
mother. During the sitting period,
care should be taken that the hens get
ar their nests to eat onee a day arid
that they have plenty of clean, sweet,
whole corn,' some grit and plenty of
fresh water.. After they begin to sit
there is not any '.danger that they
will leave the nest and it is safe to
visit them oecasionally, thongh care
inbst be taken not to frighten them,
• Locust Control..
Turkey Ilene have considerable of
the wild netlike, although bred inore
or less in confinement for, a good
many generations. ' For that reason
they "are likely to "steal" their nests
&out of the way places where it ie
difficult to find the eggs and take
',toper care .of them. It is therefore
wise to make nests out of old enatetial
(nevem use new material for it makes
the turkeys suspicious) and in se-
cluded Phices and put- a nest egg or
two in each 'nest to encourage the
turkey to lay there. Pc is best to ex-
amine these nests in the late after-
noon, because if- the turkey is found
there, she is likely to leave that nest
and soled a new one which she thinks
will not be discovered. While there
is danger from frost or when there is
danger from rats,:crows, orother
animals which like eggs, the eggs
shonld be picked up every clay and
nest eggs put in their places so that
the lien will net liotiee their absence.
Thep when the hen begins to sit, the
eggs may -be placed ih the nest and
the nest eggs removed while the hen
is eating,
When a ttirkey steals her nest, it
should be carefully examined when'
the hen is •absent to make suregthat
it is not where watet will settle in it
during a rain and has sides higli
enough so that the eggs will not roll,
out, Very often the nest that a turkey
will select is not at all adequate to
holdthe eggs. Any changes made,
however, should be tedomplislied with
the old material arottrid the nest, like
dried twigs, leaves and so fort% o
that 0110 11041 will 1100 notice 10 and
end girls of the future by ••Onti
Tloeinstruction.
.4-touppoo of 000110AW lo ffir••
reaching, and inetratitiOn 111 thrift ie
O Personal, 77-Muni:4pol, and a patri-
otie duty which both parerito and
loaners owe to the thildren, the 0111"
munitY, and the countrY,
Cutworm Control Measnres.
tied
"-Careful study of tolmeeo 'insect
pests end metheds of eradleation has
been made by II. A, Freeman, To-
baCco inspector. Some knowledge of
the Ife histery of these insects is
neeessary to properly cape with them,
Frequently they can be attacked when
in that stage of their development in
which they de• no damage to growing
crops. (inc of the simplest and eae-
jest methods of attaAing these inflects
is through fall plowing of the tobacco
field, which destroys all vegetation
on which the insects may feed, and
also exposes these insects in their
winter stages to alternate freezing
and thawing,
During the crop -growing season the
most certain and practical method of
control is through destruction of the
insects by poisoning. There are
three ways of using poisons against
cutworms: 1. 'Spraying the tobacco
plant, 2Spraying trap crops; and
3, uslitg poisoned bait.
Poisoned. bait is most generally
used, In using this material it 'is
advisable to keep the field as clean as
possible a weeds two or three weeks
preceding -transplanting time in order
to reduce the food supply of the
worms and render them hungry. A
couple of days previous to transplant-
ing spray a -small patch of clover
with Paris Green ut the rate of one
ounce to six gallons of water, Cut
the clover in small pieces and scatter
in small handfuls about the fields,
preferably on a cloudy day and in the
evening when cutworms are out for
feed, and the dlover will not dry out
too rapidly. If these poison baits are
not more than 6 to 8 feet apart the
worms will have no trouble in finding
them This treatment should be re -
Training in economy is equally nec-
essary for the -child of parents in poor
dr moderate cirdbmstances and for
those who are rich. In our complex
Canadian life it is possible that the
poor child of to -day may be the rich
man or woman of to-morrov,r, and
that the child born with a silver spoon
in his mouth may sometime be thrown
upon his own resources.
• It is never too early in a child's
training to begin the teaching and
practices:if thrift. Tales of the habits
and animals and insects furnish many
examples of this quality. The simple
story of the red squirrel will interest
any child. Tell him that befere cold
weather begins the red squirrel builds
a comfortable and durable home, that
during the summer and' fall he gathers
nuts and acorns to provide food for
the :winter time when snow covers
the ground. Contrast the habits of
the spendthrift rabbit, who saves no-
thing • and who consequently suffers
from hunger.
The thrift and enterprise of the bee
and the ant may be contrasted with
the laziness of the grasshopper and
the butterfly. The Book of Proverbs
and Aesop's Fables contain many a
story which shows the stupidity of
extravagance and laziness.
Thrift may also be taught by the
careful use of materials in the 'school-
room by economy in handling chalk,
clay, paper and other articles, and in
farm supply, especially if it ean be the home by careful use of furniture
piped tathe house. Often the waters and by the elimination of waste in
of the larger springs can be forced household necessities such as food,
into the buildings by rams or wind-
mills if they will not flow by gravity.
. Spring water is best conducted
through iron pipes, since poisoning
often follows the use of lead pipes
if the water is not constantly flowing.
Rims must be laid well •below the
frost line to prevent interruption of
supply or breaks due to 'freezing.
Washing Spoils Eggs.
Eggs should not be washed, as this
removes the gelatinous film of the
shell that keeps out air and germs.
The nests should be kept clean so that
the eggs will have' no chance to be-
come soiled, as removing dirt by
washing will allow molds and germs
to enter the egg and hasten its spoil-
ing. •
Days for deeds are few, my brother,
Then to -day fulfil your vow;
If you mean to hell: another,
Do not dream it—do it now.
004' s
Sarsaparilla
Makes Food
Taste Cooti
Creates an Appetito
Aida Digestion .
Purifies the Mood
Promotes asSiMilation so as to se,
euro full nutritive value •of food,
and to give etrongth to the whole
system. A well-known .Justice Of
the Peace in Indiana isays Hood's
Sarsaparilla Made "food taste
good," as after taking three bot,
tlbs he eats three -hearty race's a
day,.works hard and sleeps well.
It will help you to, do this. Fifty
yeart1' phenomenal sales prove ita
- merit. Prepared by educated
• Pharmacists. Get a bottle today,
. .
crops, and have always found them
to be of value when handled properly.
There is nothing that helps more to
make hog -raising profitable than a
good forage crop, I firmly believe
the time is now at hand when we will
note find it profitable to 08100 hogs
without an abundance of forage, Rape
makes good forage for hogs. The
advantage of rape is that it can be
grown .continuously throughout the
growing season.
In the past we have aimed to pre.
pare only sufficient acreage for the
hogs. However, other stook will bene-
fit greatly If the acreage is large
enough. This will 'depend largely on
the season, When the season is fav-
orable', a great crop of forage can be
graven from a comparatively small
acreage.
I like red clover because of its high
feeding value, and because it can be
readily worked in with other crop ro-
peated once or twice. tations. For many years past it has
Instead of poisoned clover fhalti furnished us' with an abundance of
poisoned bran mash may be used.' hog and cattle pasture. In order to
This is made by mixing one pound of grow red clover successfully,, the
dry Paris Green with 40 pounds of , land must he sweet, well drit:ned, and
bran To this add a little sweetened
water oiecheap syrup, stirring it thor-
oughly until moistened uniformly.
This is scattered about the field in
the same way as the clover bait, and
seems to be more attractive to the
IVOTIng even than clover. All poultry
should bete:winded from the area for
some time, or at least until the rain
has washed the poison away.
fuel and light.
In every walk through the streets
to and from school, material for con-
sideration presents itself. The exam-
ple of thefiredepartment, a source of
interest to every child, may be used
to show how loss of life and property
is prevented. The public cans for rub-
bish are another .public economy, for
by their use we decrease the duties
of the street -sweeper.
The means of practicing the prin-
ciples of thrift are numerous. Child-
ren may be encouraged to buy the
Thrift Stamps issued by the Govern-
ment, or to have accounts in Postal
or Savings Banks. Through these
channels the systematic saving of
money may be brought home to the
child in an attractive and profitable
way, and the sums so saved conserved
and invested. Canadians are spend-
thrifts by habit. It may not be nos -
able to eradicate the vice of extra-
vagance in this 'present generation,
but it can be stamped out of the boys
'Of all the means employed in de-
stroying locusts 11011e..0ther Call com-
pare favorably with the poisoned
bait,' the utility of :which has been
proved beyond. queetion. Their slice
ceps, however, depends greatly upon
careful application, while failure can
nearly always be tvaced to some fault
in making or applying the baits. The
Entomelpgical Braneh has just issued
Circular No, 13 "Locust Control in
the Prairie Provinces," by Norman
Griddle, This will he sent free upcirr
application to the Publications
Braneh of the Department of Agri-
culture, Ottawa. gives full in-
formation regarditg preparation and
applidatiot of baits. It further states
that the locust, which last year did
great damage' in Western Canada, are
the native kinds known respectively
as the Lessey Migratory and the Pel-
Iticid Locusts. These locusts pass
through various stages and teen
maturity abott forty-five days after
emetging from the ground in eatly
May. Dating thii tirrie they cordinu-
otisly feed on growing- plants. On
attainirig the, winged state the habits
of the locusts undergo a changerthey
acquire flying and egg -laying habit,
still rereaining voracious feeders. By
the old of Julie flights as it general
occurrence Mid extensive migrations
may be observed ori vvarm days.
Production is The saving grace of
17 nation,
THE FARM WORK SHOP
The farm shop had best be near
the house, or can be a part of it, if
easy of access. A part of the wagon
house, either the ground floor or loft,
or a wing of the :barn, may be par-
titioned off. Better yet, erect a sep-
arate and especially planned building,
perhaps as a shed or lean-to. It
should be large enough to swing a
twelve -foot board Sr a wagon tongue
and hounds, and -4 least as high as
an -ordinary rooin--,-nine feet. 31 must
ba'well lighted, with windows, on two
sides—better, on ttree sides; Or there
il
may be a glase oor. For winter
work, when most ialcing ,and mend-
ing jabs can be dote, the shop should
have a stove,. a Ifftle air -tight affair
chiefly suited for wood,
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Fixtures in the Shop. '
• The special appliances in a shop
'are several and shonld be placed where
they will be most handy to get at and
to use. On one side put the carpen-
ter's bench, having', its strong wooden
Vise .and broad, level ton with so-called
bench stops at 0100 end. Best it a
regular cafbinet-maker's hermit, with
side and tail vises; opposite the latter
should be a row of holes for plugs,
with another plug in the vise so that
a strip or board eon be held between
plug and vise, and planed. Behind
the bench, on the wall) there should
be a tool rack, consisting of strips
of various sizes cut out to bold the
carpenter tools.
In one •corner near the bench place
the .choppiiog4block an artiele too
often 'overlooked even in the - more
elaborate trade shops. This is a three-
foot section of log of any sound wood,
eighteen inches or more in diameter,
stood on end over a Iloor-joist, or win
a brace beneath to the ground. With
shatp hatahet no end of rapid work
can be done on this loclt, thereby
often saving time and energy. „
Near a window, on a stout piece of,
Plank set on a heavy upright, limed
to the wall, though at least WO feet
from it, bolt the iron vise, a heavy,
reliable artiele with jaws four or five
innes long and made to opon as wide.
The vise 111100 10 -attachedto a small
anvil is very handy. Oh the "back of
this stand, nail el)ortvil with a raised
rim or style aroued it for the metal-
working tools — monkey-wrcinclies,
files, drills, wits 'euttets and Oen:,
.cold chisels and ball -peep hemmers,
A pair of carpenter's horses, or
trestles, are necessary; let them be
heavy, with legs that spread comfort-
ably and fit the even floor. And do
not forget the grindstone, preferably
foot power. -
For the storage of useful articles,
such as assortments of brads, nails,
screws, bolts, rivets, wire, strip iron,
braces, -angles, metal cleats, hinges,
clasps, etc., etc., make use of an old
chiffonier, or similar article of furni-
ture with drawers, into the divided
portions of which this material may
be classified. A very good way is to
use cigar boxes with the liOtorn off.
The foregoing is the simply ap-
pointed shop; there may be wisely
added by the enthusiast for mechani-
cal appliances a small forge, a light
drill press, and 6en a foot -power
circular saw. Indeed, there is hardly
an end to the useful mathinery. that
in a small way may constitute thne
and money savers on a large place,
±r -theme is not any one of them but
will pay for itself in a short time.
Many a useful, many a happy hour
inaY be spent in the farm shop. Put
a comfortable old chair in a corner
,and, having a good fire in the stove,
engage some friends in conversation
while you work.
-fairly rich.
European Corn Borer and
Other Boring. Caterpillars
Which May Be Taken
for It.
Why I Grow Forage Crops.
Years ago forage crops were con-
sidered of very small impertance, and
their true value was practically un-
known to many landowners. Times,
however, are changing, and many
good things have come to light
throUgh absolete necessity. Among
these are our different kinds of forage
crops.
Years ago I tried out the different
kinds of forage crops that I found wew.
could groMy work at that time
was more of an experimental nature,
but some of the lessons learned from
small plots have been of inestimable
value to us. I have learned something
' of the real feeding value of these
In certain sections of the eastern
United fStates the notorious European
Corn Borer hae become established,
and in view of the grave danger of
'this seriohs foreign pest being
brought into Canada, the Entomol-
ogical Branch of the Dominion De-
partment of Agriculture, have issued:
a special circular dealing with thie
insect and others which bore in corn
and which may be mistaken for it.
This has been prepared by Mr. Arthur ,
amen, Chief of the Division of Field
Crop and Garden Insects. It corn -
prise 14 pages and has seven illus-
trations. A limited edition only -ef- -----
this circular has• been printed. Agri-
cultural workers and others specially
interested may obtain carries free of
charge on application to the Publica-
tions Branch, Department of Agricul-
ture, Ottawa.
Welfare of the Home
Baby's Second Summer Will be His Happiest if You Take
Care of Him.
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By IDA M. ALEXANDER, M.D.
pickles, at least the mother assured
me the baby liked pickles. Now if
pickles are good food for a baby, then
they must be good for you. We know
that the food value of pickles is "one
cent on the dollar." If you doufbt my
word, then eat pickles for breakfast
next wash -day, • just pickles and no-
thing more, and see how much
strength pickles have to give!
There are two questions every
mother should ask of the food she
intends to put into a baby's stomach.
First: Has this a food valuer Second,
is it child food, or is it man food?
You would not make a baby do the
work of a man? Well, then don't -make
the baby's stomach do the work of
a man's stomach.
Suppose we have here a perfectly
healthy breast-fed baby that has
learned to take his meals at regular
hours, 'drink water when thirsty and
sleep all night long without nursing.
Let ue take him through the weaning
period (and to do that we now be-
gin at six months old instead of wean-
ing him all at once). At six months
he is weaned away from his night
feeding and sleeps all night with only
a drink of water, Now the teeth be-
gin to come and there is a heavier
demand made on the lime in the sys-
tem and the alkalinity of all the tis-
sues need something to keep them
normal. This is supplied by giving,
orange juice at least twice a week,
twotablespoonfuls twice it week to
every day.
This acts as a food and a medicine
both. Give it.
At oven ot eight months of age,
the baby may be given one meal a
day, but not any meal of chewing
food. This should be a thin oatmeal
geuel et barley gruel with -whole milk,
using ono port of the thin -as -milk
gruel to two parts milk end baby
should be able to eat eight ounces
at a feeding. If this is made 411 after-
noon feeding, the reothe.r can get
away from hoevie without taking the
baby with her, A little change is
good fat the another and the baby tod.
Give thought to these matters,
More on this subject next week.
"When this boy was two years and
four months old," said a six-foot
father to me, "I never thought we
should raise him.')
"What was the matter?" I asked
with interest.
"Oh, the baby's second summer, you
know," he answered vaguely.
I told this father very promptly.
that there was no reason why a
"baby's second summer" phould be any
harder on him than the first summer.
For such a well-educated man he had
believed the "baby's second summer"
lie entirely too long.
How did such a lie come to be be.
,lieved? I remember mothers expect-
ing their babies to be siolc the second
summer and the babies hardly ever
disappointed them in that, but what
was the real reason?
Did you ever see a father make a
five-year-old do chores that were hard
work for a ten -year-old boy? Did
you not feel "mad clear through" to
see a father so cruel to a mere baby?
I know you have. Well, the stomach
i)f a baby is made of muscle and the
muscle of the two-year-old baby has
only two-year-old strength, so you
should give your baby such food as
does net require a strong stomach=
muscle, or else you aro just as cruel
to your baby as the father who works
O five-year-old boy. You have no
more right to overwork a baby's
stomach -muscle than you have to
overwork the arm and back muscles
of the five-year-old.
The sickness of the baby's second
summer was just the result of making
ttve-year-old mnsele do the worlc of
a ten -year-old muscle. It was the re-
sult of giving a two-year-old such
food as only a ten -year-old should be
allowed to have. It was ignorant
cruelty and not kindness; it was self-
ishness and not .consideration; it was
bigoted ignorance instead of opet-
eyed knowledge.
There is one excuse I hope to heat
no mother make for the harmful food
she preparea for her family: "They
like 'it." Least of all should that bo
the reason for what you give the baby
to eat. I have known babies to like
• Tools for Metal Work.
°towing le a list of metal-weeking
tools which the busy and up-to-date
agriculturist could rise to good ad-
vantage for the many andvaried
mending and making jobs that are
forever turning up and proving neces-
sary.
For metal wotk: A hack -saw frame
and set of saws; set of twist drills' to
fit brace or drill mess, from one -six-
teenth -inch to one -half-inch by thirty-
seconds; set of files, including twelve -
inch flat 0001780, eight -inch, flat ane,
ten inch rat -tat coarse, six-inch tate
tail fine, ten inch thtee-eorner, wee -
inch three -corner, ten -inch half -round
and trvelve.hich rasp; pair heavy wire
cutters; Imir light pliers; .601d ellieels,
ont-fourtli-inch and one -inch; dentre
hevel reamer, Monkey wrerich-
es, light aud heavy; amintersink; two
ball -peen iiiittinere, eight ounce and
twenty mince; set of standard holt
thread taps arid dies.
These tools' tart )fe seemed from
tiny :dealer in-liardivare, it gays to
buy s gem!, 1407741(1,
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"No more headache for you—take these"
Don't just "entothos" the headneho witholit removing the, cause,
trate Chattherhan'e Stomach and Liver Tablets. 'they not, OttO, catre
the headache but glvo you a buoyant, healthful fooling because Mu*
tone the IlVer, Wooten the titonmelt and cleaned the lewaels. Tri' thorn,
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