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tat sareleeloatio the ststtwt tool keep the
Atomacrt anallverikeetteetreauniterder.
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Addrese communications to Apronomlst, 73 Adelaide St. Yeast, Termite,
Things That Lighten Farm Work. of the farnoue horticulture]. stare,
Boiled down to the fewest overde your
ProPeOition la about as fellows:
1. Begin with the isome orcherd.
2, From this determine 'What Var-
ieties can be grown succesefully.
8. Determine what, the local macket
'Veaets.
4, lelant a relatevely long list of
Varieties, giving due reglad' to local
adaptations.
5, Grow varieties of good quality,
6. Plant enough to make int effi-
cient farm Init, but not to swamp
the local inaeket um to upset the bal-
ance ot the farm,
7. Give thorough tillage.
8.ellee cover crepe and 'baritYaed
manure,ale° some intercrope with
chemica1 fertilizer.
9, Spray thoroughly and
gently, though some of the fine points
of the professional may be omitted.
10. Prune cautiously, learning from
experts as much as possible.
11. Grade carefully and pack hon-
estly, but pay little attention to the
refinements of closed packages for
the fancy city markets.
12. Use clean standard packages.
14. Finally, chtarge a fair price and
stick to it; and don't neglect to col-
lect the cash.
Omitg to the preeent scavcity of
transient farm leber, the question of
clawing on the farm with as little
outside help as possible is a subject
of considerable itapertance. One of
the prineipel ways by Which this can
be aecomplished is IV the use of
labor-saving matter'.
I use three medluinesized 'horses
when fitting or sewing any kind of
crop.When plowing a field, .except
fall plowing for a spring crop, I, use
a planker made out of three or four
planks -bolted thgether, on which is
fastened an old mowing -machine seat.
Just before quitting time, -at night I
hitch my horses to this Flanker and
go wee what has been plowed dating
the day. This levels off' the plowed
ground, -retains the anoisture, and
eaves at least orte third of the work
in fitting the field for a erap.
On my steel -frame disk drill there
was no seat to ride on, So 1 pro-
cured a plank as long as the orili was
wide, and had two V-shaped irons
inade, These were bolted to the ends
of the plank, and the upper ends of
the irons were bolted to drill frame.
These iroas are made just long
enough .so that when the drill is in
use the plank is about one foot above
the ground.
By standing. on either end of this
plank it is veil -easy to guide my
three -horse team, and I do not get
very tired by the time ni•ght comes.,
This-attechment is a- great help when
filling the drill vein grain or derti-
lizer. I have other tools 'with fixed
seats which make my farm work. a
pleasure iestead of drudgery.
By Planning my work I am able to
save a lot of time as wet1 as worry.
If 1 made a epeeialty of dairying, or
mlanted sugar beets or some such crop,
it would require hired help all the
year, wthith would make more labor
for my wife as well as myself.
As I got very satisfactory results
from my present 1node of farming,
it is doubtful if a change would pay
in the end, even if I could make more
money. Instead of paying out a por-
tion of the income of the farm, which
After Value of Fertilizer.
I had heard farmers vay that the
value of 'fertilizer for following crops
would run from 16 to 50 per tent. I
thought then that their figures were
way off, but the mere I observe the
more I think that they were right.
In fact, I doubt if the after effect is
often as low as 16 per cent.
I have in mind -a field of two acres
that was planted to 01110115 one yeae.
Complete fertilizer was applied at the
rate of 1,000 pounds to the acre. The
onion crop was good. The fertilizer
evidently paid the first year. , The
sugar -beet crop that 7:followed was
raised without any fertilizer except a
little applied directly in the row.
This beet crop didn't seem to be so
out of the ordinary, but when harvest
came the field yielded 20 tons to the
sere, while the neig.hborhood average
would be necessary If a different was closer to 1.5 tons. If you.distri.
mode of farming was followed, my bute the fertilizer eost over two yeare,
wife and I use this money for a pleas- the yearly test will not seem thigh.
ant excursion almost every season. But when you consider that in many
In this way we h -ave traveled from cases a difference is noticeable in the
the Athletic to. the Pacific, and third and fourth year's crop it lessens
thteugh different parts of the coun- still further the cost of the first ap-
try, and have found mu -eh pleasure plication,
in life, even though our bank account I also have in mind another field of
isn't large.
Thirteen Polies la 'Watch About Your
Orchard,.
It would -be easy to find hundreds
of farmers in every province who are
making some money out of their fruit,
handling it as a side line along with
crops, poultry, dairy products'or
Livestock. Indeed, it would be hard
to discover a single neighborhood in
which someone has not won a measure
of success 'by such strategy.' As a
rale, we hear very Me ebout that
kind of fruit -growing; it is go much
easier to write up the big and spec-
tacular enterprises..
This kind of fruit -growing, how-
ever, to achieve its best success, must
follow methods different from those
onions that a neighbor tried as an
experiment. He used about 1,200
pounds of fertilizer to the acre. There
was perhaps a half-aere all told.
About three years afterward I hap-
pened to notice his clover -hay crop.
One could easily see the outline of
the old nion field. This man is now
a regular user of fertilizer. I could
not tell just the amount of hay in-
crease in this case, but it was con-
siderable, and his oats crop the year
before was so heavy that it lodged
dri that corner. Of course, an onion
crop needs more fertilizer than the
average farm crop. But the principle
is the same with other crops, and you
will find liberal applications of cons-
mercial fertilizer will pay for several
years.
"'''s nifies the work that is placed under
/it and at the same time leaves both
UNUSUAL CHRISTMAS hands free. Although :few persons
, PRESENTS tinker with a watch, everyone now
. and than serews up eyeglasses or
does some ftne repairing in whieh a
magnifying lens is a great help.
The toast guard's spyglass is ,,a
fine optical instrument for use at a
house situated in the open country.
Still more powerful is the three-inch
telescope mounted on short legs awl
used on a table, which is a very corn -
men household object in England.
There is an eyepiece for ordinary
work and another for studying the
stars. A chemist's compound micro:
scope, which shows the interesting
structure of many objects, will be
welcomed by anyone of scientific
-tastes,. -
Any unusual tool makes a good
present. A man who shaves himself
will be glad to have a blue-andowliito
Belgian water hone for his razors. An
amateur photographev or a rifleman
will welcome a pair of scales to weigh
very mean quantities exactly, Ama-
teur mechanics' like to carry a braSS-
bound caliper pocket rule, and a car-
boruncluin grintiston-o is an amusing
and very useful Christmas gift. Many
men will be glad to have a steel
measuring tape ov a good drawing
eompass and pen. For women an
aluminum teakettle is -good. Pepper
1111115 STO used more in alum -countries
than it Canada, but pepper has more
flavor when it is ground just before
it is used, and the mills, which aTO
kept on the table, make gifts that
are not likely to -be duplicated.
Doctors ancl nurses use things we
all need now and then. A droggist's
1mnd-calibrated measuring glass will
please an amateur photographer. A
couple of ounces of oxalic acid put
into a bottle containing six ounces
of water is useful to take out stains
of ink, rust and fruit. Some women
will be gladto. have a bottle of smell.
ing-salts solution, which can be made
by dissolving a quarter ef an ounce
of oil of lavender in. six ounces of
alcohol and adding an ounee or more
of stheager ammonia, The a-lcohol
must not attain torn/aldehyde; arid
although it is well, up to a certain
point, to inereaeo the amount e1 am-
monia, there must not be enough to
destroy the odor of the lavender,
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The highest grade muskrat :durs aro
taker% when food is abundant an -cabbie
land is centpaeatively clear of tiniber.
In hunting: for suitable Christmas
presents it is custoninry to try to
find something that the recipient will
not buy for himself; something that
will be.useful or that, will give pleas-
ure, and that will ,be appropriate to
the occasion. By omitting the last
eualification it is passible to choose
gifts from a larger field and to have
considerable fun in finding them. In-
stead of getting a present Merely be-
eause it is salted to the Christmas
time, go sometimes to the other ex-
treme and give things that wiR cause
your friends to anticipate something
unusual, amusing .and useful.
To give appropriately suth uncon-
ventional presents a -s a gross of shoe
strings, a watchmaker's magnifying
gle.ss, a nightcap, a glimpot that is
'heated by a spirit lamp, a pale of
apothecary's scales, it is necessary to
study carefully the hobbies of the
recipients, and to give some odd thing
to everyone who ,is present, so that
there will be no embarrassment when
the packages 'are opened. Evevseme
must expect to be amosed. '
First to be considered are unusual
presents to take the place of small
remembrances, such as verde, calene
dams and handkerehisfe. Instead of
cards, give one of the Government
pamphlets printed in Ottawa. They
contain veleable information en many
subOecte. Select one, of course, that
-bears- on your friend's interests.
Instead of e. calendar, give s. plan -
{sphere, which is a map of the 'sky
with the polo in the centre, rotating
acmes an elliptical opening that marks
the hoxitha, It costs about seventy-
five coats and ,shows the positiot of
the eonstellationa at all seasons of
the year and the time When they rise.
Other simple remembrance gifts are
a bottle of alcohol and a small piece
of thamois for cleaning eyeglasses; a
few sheets of fine emery cloth to keep
scissors and pocketknives bright; shoe
steings, blotting paper, a eollectioti of
asseeted corks, and many other things
that can be bought in a five -cent Store.
For more valuable presents there
are many unusual books that have a
meeh more lasting' inte-rest; then the
latest novel, A book Will sometimes
start a friend on a new hobby, and
a hook of raft/eon-co is elwaye good-.
A wall niep ot your Isovinee or of the
provinee where,your friend opal& Ms
vacations never loses its value. A.
bookbinder will mount Covet/treed
nem* maps for ettch a pinomee.
A /Metal/male/Vas magnifying glass
is a useful instil/anent, 105 11 mag -
Two pounds al' grain a tlftY and
gradnally ihcreashig until ten to
twelve pounds is being fool at the
finigh litts been found by eiparimeht
be be the most pie/Ill:able graititee
Cori for Ion -kept Steers;
It (Mete twice as Aileen to prodneo
Milk in .winter as An summer, and in
1n -limes few -times as muds, Ai:coed-
its to Prof. 1."; A. PearSon, of 'the
University .of Illinois. Professor
Peareon has just coMpleted a survey
of a number el horde supplyiug milk
to Chies40.,
"The studyvonfirms the opinion of
mapy dairy fartners of the great im-
portance of pasture in milk produc-
tion," he seyo. "The leed expense,
according, to our record's, in the Sam -
mer ,n-lonths in which pastures are
good is ostaasionelly only Ono -fourth
of Oita in , certain white!' moths,
when largo amounts of farmoraised
and purchaeed feeds. are used.
"The 'amount of menial/or invelved
is censiderably lees it the suminer
months then in the winter period.
This is tame, we find, whether based
upon the mount of labor used on
the herd or whether •- based upon the
amount involved. in the production of
100 pounds of milk.
"Proper sigutfioance of this reduc-
tIon an labor is appreciated only when
it is shown that the savengs in labor
occur during the pasture season, when
ni
st.gienjie
n ejritiltic.
iiilaxinmen labor is
need -ed
"The cost of producing miik, Aside
from man labor, feed, and 'horse labor
is, more or, less even throughout the
year. When all expenses are includ-
ed, the net cost, o/ making milk coats
-about twice as much in December as
in June,
"It would seem that with milk costs
so low in summer- farmers would con-
centrate production during these
months; but, since the selling price
increase§ with production costs, it is
to the best interests of the farmer
aad oonetoner to keep Proollicti9l3
fairly eeen throtighisat the year."
In milt* of the best •of care 0.53551
full pigs will emerge from the winter
looking pretty sorry, Often they will
be shagty-haired, r,kintiy, trilsminus
the artistic eurl, deioated-lookinff, and
seemingly fit euleiOets for the .ax. Ihrt
tho warnibit of apring, proior, care
and feeding will do wonders fr them,
I have had fall pip that didn't look
like five cents in April, yet by Jane
they tippea the Scales at 225.
The first thing to do with a 'bedt-
ime! pig 1,.s to free him from worms.
When the „worms are gone, arta of the
etandard ,conditiouers.should be -used,
Wood eshes, salt, and soft -coal should
be where the pig can help himself at
pleasure. The ha-ekes/1rd pig must
have /recess to pasture. Green food
is oneof the best conditioner. In
addition, the exercise is good for
hi ,
Ground feed, such as at or oats
aad -corn, works wonders with runty
pig's. I snake sure that they have all
the tankage they watt. Nothing
seems to revive a pig's spirits like
tankage. The pigs should Aliso have
I411 the corn they avant. 'Unless dis-
eased, the pigs will soon shed- their
long hair, brighten up, erel develop
-an appetite that is alarming., It is
--then but a mutter of a couple of
months till they will be ready for
the market at 200 pounds or better.
There are three parties to u farm
lease -the tenant, the landlord, and
the land, Bet the land useally has to
go unrepresented.
Buy Thrift Stamps.
Saving Dollars Through Wise Planning.
In a recent survey, forty represen-
tative fanners' were asked if they
were satisfied with the field and build-
ing arrangement on their farms.
Twelve of these replied they aid not
think their farms were properly ar-
ranged and most of these were in
doubt just how their •particular ar-
rangement could be bettered. The re-
mainder of the forty seemed to have
given no thought to the arrangement
of their farms and were content to
operate them over a field arrangement
laid out many years before. Of the
forty, eighteen expressed a desire to
rearrange their buildings, while the
remainder .were satisfied with the
present layout. On the majority of
these faems it Wits evident that little
thought had been spent in their ar-
rangement, On several, the farm
Buildings were located in the corner
of the farm and with no thought of
their relation to the fields. In other
instances good /arming land was al-
lowed to remain idle simply because
its location was too far distant front
the barn to permit economic handling
of crops and manure. In all cases no
record had beeneinade of the location
of the tile drains except in the mem-
ory of the person installing them.
Usually the layout of a farm has
been fixed by previous oivnars. The
locution of the fields, buildings, gar-
den, orehard, and permanent pasture
were established many years previous.
In a majority of cases changes for
the better can be made without much
inconvenience and without a great ex-
penditure of thine and money, if the
owner has a definite plan in mind and
develops a seismic or schedele for
making changes from year to year.
A number of factors enter. into the
arrangement of a farmstead. If the
farm is considered, as a manufactur-
ing establishment, with the 'barns and
outbuildings as the central plant, the
field at producers of 'raw material,
and the house as home, the problem
of arrangement is simple. The lay-
out of a farm should not be the re-
sult of aceident or haphazard plan-
ning. The results brought about by
a carefully thought out design end a
thorough tonsideration of natural
factors ,and the type of farming to
be followed indicate the presence of a
few simple principles.
Plan to Save Steps.
Buildings should be arranged pri-
marily from a utility standpoint, The
number of trips taken from the farm
buildings to the fields on the average
one hundred and sixty -acre farm iv
the course of a year number about
nine hundred. It is essential .that
these trips be made as short as pos-
sible :for the saving in.time and dis-
tance -tvill amount to a great deal in
a year's time. For the highest dee
gree of ecc.norny a location near the
centre of the farm le undoubtedly the
best. All the fields are accessible
from the barnyard and very little. time
is lost in going to and from the fields.
Haulieg of farm amps and manure is
//educed to a minimum, and when we
consider that it costs the average
farmer practically half a dollar to
haul a ton a mile, this saving in time
and distance is co:laid-crab/a -The
water supply is concentrated and ac-
ceseible from all the fields, The area
in lanes is reduced to a minimum and
the expensive fences th maintain thein
aro practically eliminated.
Except in. Cases where the public
voad divides the farm most farm
buildings are located clese to
the highway.' This placiag itt /104;
as efficient as the former, but in the
minds of many has advantages which
more than offset its disadvantages. It
is easily accessible, and affords ready
communication with Sehool, town and
rural depvery. The position of the
house should be given primary on.
•sideration, It is best to locate it on
a slightly elevated, well drained arem
not less than Ond hundred feet from
the road, Distenees of mie kindred
•and fifty and p4sibly two hundred
feet are probably more desirable, in
that the duel; tuts -atm is reduced and
a greater degree of privacy !secured.
AA attractive approach to hien/ build-
ings °vet, e winditig drive through an
opot expanse of lawny preperly decor-
ated with dirubs 'and vines, will do
wonders in dispelling the improssien
that the house is it place "where Chit.
drelt are raised," and the barn a piece
"where stools is
The barn and other buildings form
the factory of the fatm, so that their
relation to oneanother is
As a Tale, the- barn should be situ-
zted back of the housesmever between.
the house and theroad. A placement
by the side of themoad•Where it limits
the view from the house is. not de-
sirable and should be avoided unless
some unusual reason makes it advis-
able„A direction opposite to that of
the prevailing wind is desirable. It
reduces fire rislc mid tends to carry
the odors of the barn and stable away
froni the house. 'Yards and feed lots
should be placed where they are pro-
tected from prevailing winter -minds.
A grove of rapidly growing trEes is
a good feature in connection with
Tann structures, when placed in sinth
a posetion as to serve as a windbreak
against severe winter storms,
Arranging the Smaller Buildings.
The location of cribs and granaries
demand individual attention so that
the exact placing of tfiese structures
cannot be specifically designated. In
planning the arrangement of these
buildings it is s good plan to disregard
the rotating of the man and give full
consideration to the most efficient
handling of feed, stock and waste, for
in most -cases a -change of owners
takes place before the buildings are
worn out. Different kinds of farm-
ing will require different arrange-
ments, for it is obvious that the re-
quirements of dairy farming are dis-
tinct from those of a grain farm.
HOWGVOT, a few simple rules can be
applied to the placing a cribs and
granaries. First, these structures
should be placed where they are ac-
cessible from the field. Where grain
farming is followed, the placing of
the cribs and granaries is fairly
simple, for it is not necessary to re-
move large quantities of feed several
times a day. Sheep, dairying, and
hog raising require the removal of
large quantities ofsfeed several times
daily, so the shortest distance between
feed' storage atel feed lots is the most
efficient. Apply the old saying that
a straight line is the shortest distance
between two points. Do not cam
feed around intervening buildings.
The machinery shed and shop, if
combined in one structure, teed not
be placed close to the other buildings.
It is a good plan, however, to have
it placed so that the horses, may be
taken from the barn, to the watering
trough, to the machinery and then to
the fielde with very Little interference
clue to intervening buildings. If this
-building is used as a location foe the
power plaid or the lighting system of
the farm, a central location is de-
sirable.
The water system on the average
farm is one of the easiest handled.
Water can be piped eacely from place
to place, Water tanks can be. located
-where needed, doing away with the
, impression that the whole scheme
must be worked .out around the well,
! or source of water, A windmill, ease -
1 line engine or electric power Call be
used in supplying running water to
all parts of farm buildings. The pl•ac-
ing of water tanks and troughs un -der
partition fences, SO that -they are ac-
' ceasible frorn either side of the fence
is a good feature.
Lessen the Danger of Fire.
The daeger of fire is an objection
to the close,. arrangements of build-
ings. Many „farmers have wisely lo-
tated 'thole buildings Several rode
apart to lessee this risk. Mutt this
is a wise precaution cannot be denied,
but it would seem that with -a few
simple fire preparations, lightning
rod -s, several chemical fire
ens, with insurance, would justify a
loth arrangement When the saving of
time and labor over the period -of a
lifetime is :Considered.
Conoenietee and economy of opera -
Oen are the esseniial points to on -
slam, in planning ti field areangement.
Very often, however, 11 33 imPossible
to eecuro toi Meet arrangement in re-
peat to these two recmisites, for the
plea of the ftveni is -often influenced
by uncontrollable natural fattors,
such at the centour of the land, dif-
ferenccs in soil, streame and other
neturel obStrectisena,Anevalonee ot
highways anti tho like, The typo of
farming arid the totation system
should bear a close relationship with
the layout ef a fate%
. 'Retired on Their Farm.
have retired on tear own
hien," stild an elderly farmer, Xr. U.
E. O'Neal, referring to his attraetive
country ifonee, "14y wife awl I tried
to retire from /cativo hie by living in
belyn but we were like fish out 01
water. Our interests were eel; these
of the town people met sve /incised the
Pure air end the quiet of thew -country,
Veer yeare ago we decided to build
on the earner cif our farm width 'tie
only' a few rods from at interred=
dine, We have a car and a driving
horse, but if wo wish, by using the
intertuban, we -eon be in a ViRaga O-
live bemired in ten minutee or 55 city
of 30,000 an hour, Wu breve
all the udvantages of city life' with
n -one of its disadvantages,"
The O'Neals have a modern, 50Yall.
room house banked 'with shrubbery
mei flowers, a -burrs, chicken house,
garage, gardenand orchard and
windbreak.
Mr. O'Neal apends nnuch of his time
o verseeing their six -hundred -a cre
farm, and since he 19 in Constant
tou-ch with his tenants he feels thet
his interests aro much better eared
for than were he miles away. fle
has no ,clestre to live in town,
Iiire have fresh eggs the year retool
end our garden keeps us well supplied
with vegetables," proudly aseerted
Mrs. O'Neal. "This year we had
plenty of rhubarb, strawberries and
raspberries. Our orchard is just be-
ginning to bear fruit, I never could
get used to living in town where we
had to buy eggs, fruit and vegetables
which were, often in poor condition,"
Mrs. O'Neal's chief hobby is car-
ing for her shrubs and flowers, which
delight the eyes of merry passer-by.
"We planned our plantings" so that
we would have coatinuons bloom
throughout the summer. months,"
Mrs. O'Neal explained. "The Japan
Quince and Golden Bells blossom in
May. June blooming shrubs include
Japanese lilacs, mock-orartge mine -
hark, dogwood, Anthony Waterer
Soiree, Spirea Van Honetii, Japanese
Barberry and. Bridal Wreath, We
have many kinds of roses in June and
the larkspur .and Tartarian 'honey-
eutkle bloom -in July. Meny people
are surprised to find that bbe nursery
bill for all the -shrubs planted in OUT
yard was only 3123."
The beautiful eountry home et the
O'Neals is theis. answer to tire quest
tion, -"Where is the best place -to
retire?"
Cheating Cheaters.
believe where no special precau-
tions aro taken rats and mice will
often do more damage to our -crops
than anything else. 'We feel blue
when water overflows a piece of land
newly sowed, -or when a crop just
ready to harvest is damaged, Yet we
will stoee away 'our -grain, giving lit-
tle attention to where it is put.
I have done these things myself,
I never gave a thought to the hole
in the granary door and the hole in
one of the bins along the hayineav.
I had pushed eoane rubbish in those
holes uabil 1 -co4d, find time to patch
up the places Iliad.
Harvest time came and the crops
were stored away. A little later on
I noticed a sink hole in the wheat
bin, and upon extimination I found to
my astonishment that perhaps five or
six hue -hole of Wheat had disappeared.
Where could it have gone? Had
someone -broken into the- granary?
No. The lock was all right and the
other bins were full, so it coul-d not
be that. After a few days of think -
ling I happened to recall the rat hole
that ..had been filled in with burlap.
My belief was verified when I discov-
ered a small amount of grain that had
falien through the granary.
Oh, such a job! Eighty-six bushels
of wheat to rehandle. In due time
the hales were securely sealed with
heavy galvanized sheeting. Being
determined to see what the rats did
with the wheat, I took almost a day
to dig the hay away •fro -ns along the
granary. We found grailn strewn
everywhere---,a•bnost seven 'bushels in
all, when it was scraped up and put
through the fanning mill. The rats
had hot eaten a great deal in so s•hort
a time, but nevertheless it .goes to
prove how destructive they really are
when given a chance to have every-
thing their own way.
It has beee estimated that there
CATARRH ODES flAM
Whether It la ef the 61950) Throat,
or (Aber Dreamt, Qet Rid of It.
Catarrh of. tits oose or throat when
hecomee chronic; weakens the deli-
cate long Moues, deranges the digoa-
tive organs, and may lead Lo con-
stirnption, It impairs the taste, smell
and hearing, and affects the volee. 11
is a constitutional disease and re-
quires a eoustitutional remedy.
Take flood's tOaratiperilla, whieh
by purifying the blood removes the
cense of the disc/nee and gives per-
manent relief, TiliS alteraive and
tonic medicine has proved entirely
satisPaotory to thoueande of fainilles
in three generations.
If there is bil10119nefiS or eonstipa-
lion, take ffood's Pills,' -they ate a
thorough cathartie, a gentle laxative.
'
are more than 8,875,000 mice er ratt
it; this country. Their damage yearly
is more then pgpoopo. This loss
alone is largely borne by the farmer,
One way to cut it down is to wage
war on rats and mice in eveey pos-
sible way we cam Begin by making
your storage bins rat -proof.
Feed the Winter Birds.
If you want to have some birds
around to protect your garden in the
spring, feed them a little ip the win-
ter. It does not take much. A piece
of suet tied to a tree, a little grain
or weed seed in an open box nailed
on its side -to a tree or post will cosi
you nothing anti will pull many a bird
through some rough places in the
winter. They will soon learn about
it aacl you will have lots of friends,
Put the box where you can see it front
the windows, and you will enjoy the
company. They are not beggars; they
will pay their board.
Renewing the Septic Tank.
Several years ago our septic tank
refused to work. The soil had evi-
dently become so saturated that it no
longer absorbed the refuse water. To
remedy the diffouity I built a client -
.bat some 50 feet away from the seep-
age mut of the- tank, connecting the
two with four -Inch -field tile. The tile
Warn plaCed at si depth loser than
;the- level of the inflow into the re.
eeiving apartment of the thok. Since
ttlittetiti.cthe tank has worked without a
i
So She Cured Herself.
After various "treatments" had
failed 16 relleVe airs. Bacon of her
"troubles," Doctor Thornhill, the
family physician, finally dellaered the
ultimatum:
"airs. Smock," he said Impressive -1Y,
"after consulting with two specialists
I have decided that your teeth have
been causing all year trouble. They
nutat all come out, Mrs, Bocock."
"And do you believe, doctor, that
when my teeth are out I will be re.
lieved entirely of all this suffering?"
"I do indeed, madam. In faet I
know you will."
"Very well, then," replied Mrs. I3o.
Who'd board a hired man all rliv
ter if he didn't work? Then why
board the hen that never lays an egg?
All But Cement Sidewalks.
"God made everything," the Sunday
school teacher told the little tots.
"Not everything," disputed a little
five-year-old. -
"Yes, everything," she repeated, hut
the child still raised a dissenting
voice.
"Well, Johnnie, perhaps yen can toll
me something that God didn't make."
"Cement sidewalks," was the prompt
answer, "My dad makes them."
Better Teeth.
Eminent English dentist's hare
Lound that Jewish children have bet-
ter teeth than Gentile children, at-
tributing the cause to tho use of oil
by the Jew legend of sugar.
By the recent purchase of an At-
lantic cable, Britain now has at "All-
red" cable route round the world.
cock, "bore they are," as elm took out
a neat little plate and laid them on
the table.
Buy Thrift Stamps,
- • -
The Welfare of the Home
A Child's Development D epends Upon Riqht Food.
The average d-iet of a child con-
tains quantities of cereals in the form
of beead, and dishes in which flour
meal or starch is an important con-
stituent. If Largo quentities of *1k
010 added to a cereal diet, the child
is well nourished and develops nor-
mally. On the atber hand, if a child
eats quantities of cereals but has lit-
tle milk, he will be under -nourished,
his menial development sub -normal,
his vitality low and VaTi011a diseases
caused by improper nutrition may
appear. Many adults whose pbysital
condition is below par also nood foods
rich in vitamines.
Certain chemical elements found in
the green leaves of plants eve abso-
lutely necessary for the well-being of
the humen body. Man does not oat
grass but the eotv hi a mast conveni-
ent machine for the conversion of
gtass into food for him, No matter
What the price of milk, it is .a eheap
food because it contains the elements
essentiel for health,
It le an t.kasy matter to add vita -
mines to a dill& diet. A glass of
milk Tor each child at every meal it;
a safe rule. Milk gimlet also be uNet1
liberally in tooking,
1.1 one is net thoroughly faniniar
With the chemical composition of
foOdatUITS, ±1 135 very hard bo phut at
diet rich in vitt/mites /mien milk ond
dairy producte art used liberally,
Seel a diet holartee.d without the use
of milk Is always Move experteivo that
a diet icititaitieg Milk, Milk is the
Meat neerly perfect feed Ictown cold
in ittelf ferhisliaa ss adequate diet
for thiktree, fee a limited period 0
time. Fruit and "greens" form vain.
able additions to milk.
All /lateral foods contain quantities
of vitamines, The American Indian
knew over 500 edible plants. Hie diet
also included the flesh of many small
animals, birds, fish, insects, ameba/ea
and, in some cases, worms. As a re-
sult of such a varied diet, the Indian
was well-nowielted, and had strong
,benes and teeth,
Oivllisatiou has greatly restricted
the Inman diet. There are two rea-
sons for this: The first is an eau-
nomic factor, If the sntire population
of a cotuttry will 'be satisfied with a
diet. of meat and cereals, these can
be bought at much lower priees than
1.1 several hubdre,c1 articles are in de-
mand,.
The second reason for a restrieted
and an inadequate diet is that through
a fable settee of values, mal has in-
sisted on refitted food, Coarse fl0111.8,
CORTS0 cereals and other foods rim.
tain the really vital feed elereente.
Yet these are olten not included in
the diet, No insect or worm eau
thrive on Tented white flour or re-
fined anger. They can live -only Olt
00aT50 foode which -contain vitemines.
Man ignorantly, often trios to main-
tain bUs body on foods tamed deficient
10 vitantines.
Children must have sitibbc mai ethoe
foods rich in vitamittes. Ali yam:4
tablea, espeeielly those whose greett
leavee ate sicced, as lettuce or spinach,
fresh frail's, dried fruits and all dairy
Mallets %Wain vitamines. Tome.
tom, le -Mons end oranges aro espo.eiel.
ly tilt ill tlOSO Vital elements and
supply what milk loses by boiling oe
eyestettrieation,