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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1918-9-26, Page 2T 9. R. TA1IGIfli'T e M. U, !ge'ITAQOAlitii'r, fi A s, a a��' r- -NAYfiERls.•- N NC'RC1 1 etwNr RAI, lrt,n RI) °RSA 111ANSA OVID. iwOTE$ 1m 'OUNTIED, D1tA?I'F ISSUED INTEREST . AL W RI1 ON 1)1¢' PO81TPi. SCALE NOT21r "DR CMAi ND -- R. 1". ROWS .- 11iOTAItY fiTIRT,10, CON irET , ANCE R ?MEAL . FINANCIAL, ESTATE ANT) PIRA INBflR ANON AGENT. EtLtl#YJ.It8ENT, • ""tifiGt`" lA" 'WIRE Witt/MANCH COMPAKIINN• IIIVItSIOS COUNT CPVI{'8., 9L1/469. • Nill DO!Ir. RARi SSTRR F.0i,iCfrftitt. ,bIOT,:RT PU13LiC. E'1'G, oMee— Sloan Bleak —CUSTOS M• G. CAMEROS K.O. BAILRISTEIL SOLICITOIL CONVEYANCER, ETQ. O ffice ea Albert Street eecape4 111' Ilr, Hooper. C9lateu ea every Thursday. and on any day for which ap- pyoi:ntmente are mute. Office boars from 9 am. to,0 pen, A {food vault in coanefitioa with the officer. Offioy open every wristl'rday. Mt: Hooper will -"' make say appointment* for 1Ir.. Cameron. DR. GUNN Office cases at his residence, cor. High and Kirk streets, DR. J. C. GANDIEIi Office Hours: -1.30 to 3.30.p.n)., 7.30 to 9.00 p.m. Sundays 12.30 t¢ 1.30 p,m. Other hours by appointment only, Office and Residence—Victoria St. CHARLES Be HALE, Conveyancer, Notary Public, Commissioner, Etc.„ REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE Issuer of Marriage Licenses HURON STREET, CLINTON, UF-ORTIE FLi,YOLT Llcanesa dncgenerr for the Comely et TT area. terreapundrnee.premptiy en,awerad. iallnediate arrangements- cam be mads for Salt , Date at 'The - Sewn -Record, Olintow, eatt4ag Phone 18 e+. 117 Charges snodera a and tetisfacttee euarenfend Sole Agent for Scranton and D,11. t L Coal We are going to give every person a load of coal as the names appear on the order book and must insist on pay- ment being made for lame imme- diately after delivery. This is necessary as deliveries will be extended well on in to the fall months. TERMS STRICTLY CASH. We also have on hand a stock of Canada Cement. A. J. HOLLOWAY. At Your-Seryice B. R. HIGGINS Box 127, Clinton - Phone 100. (Formerly of Brimfield) Agent for ,The Huron & Erie Mortgage Cole poration and ,The Canada Trust Company Comm'er H. C. of J.,_ Conveyancer, Eire and Tornado Insurance, Notary Public At Brucefield on Wednesday each week,. rt '11M1 TABUS. -- Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton Station as foltowsi BUFFALO AND'O G DERICLt DIV. Goingeast depart 6.18 a,m• 2.58 p.m. Going West, ar. 11.10, dp. 11.10 than, ar, 0.08, dp. 6,45 p.m, rr r, .. • 11.18 pen. LONDON, HURON '& BRUCE DIV. Going South, ar. 7.83, dp. 7.50 a.m,si 44. 4.15 p.m. Ging North, dopart , 8.40 p.m. " " 10,80, 11.11 a.m. .. N The �.cKillo1 � �t�all Fire Insurance Company Head of�rce, Sea brth, Ont, DIRECTORX: President, James Connolly, Goderich; Vice,, James Evans, Beechnood; Sec.-Treasuro:, ;];hos, E. Rays, Sus - forth, Directors:. George McCartney, 8a.1 - forth; 17, 1'. McGreger,'Seafot•th; J, G. Grieve, Walton; Wm. Itin',, Sea: forth; M. Malden, Clinton; Robert Parries, Hedrick; John Bonneweir, Bretlbugee; Jae, Connolly, Godel•ioh Agent:i"Alex Leitch, Clinton; X. W, Yeo, Goderieh; Ed. tlinehley, Seafortb; W; Chesney, Egmondvitle; R. C. Jar, Muth, ljrodhagen, Any money t''be paid :n may mild to Moorish Clnth .r; Co, Clinton, or at Ctitt's Grocery, Chderieh, Parties deeiri:,g to tired insurance or transeict other business wall be promptly attended to on epplltatlo,t to any of the above officers addressed to their rospeetivo,past office, LoaSes ir'iipected by the director Who gvQ;ai ;,taarest the :Nene. ley Asronointet, This Department le for the use of our farm readers w* want theauvloe of an expert on any question ea:ardine soil, seed, crops, etc. If your guretlon is of sufficient general Interest, 'Level be answered through this column, If stamped and addressed envelope 1s enclosed vete -your' letter,, a complete answer will bo mailed to you. Address Agronomist, care of Wllspn Paelishlnp Go„ Ltd., 79 Adelaide': St, We Toronto.. I arvosri:ing rind . tering Certain r - Ycl,etables. While vegetables have been har- vested continuously in many gardens in Canada, since radishes and spinach were ready for -use in early spring, the time has come when the bulk of the crop must be gathered to escape hard frosts, As -beans discolor and mould very readily, it is important to dry them as soon as possible, and to keep them dry. They should be spread out thin- ly under ,cover, and turned every two or three days until quite dry. If it is necessary to harvest the plants before they are thoroughly ripe they can be hung up outside until dry,. ` There will be many tomatoes which will not ripen before. the plants are killed by the frost. If the fully- grown green specimens are picked before being frozen, and each speci- men. wrapped in paper and stored in closed boxes, they will be found, from tests made at the Experimental Farm, to ripen better than by exposing them to the sun. Even if put into closed boxes withourt wrapping each sped- men, they ripen well. e Frequently cauliflowers are just be- ginning to head when it becomes nec- essary to harvest them owing, to sev- ere froOts. If the plants are pulled and replanted in boxes in the cellar, and kept watered, they will go on developing, and one can have cauli- flower- for some weeks. Brussels sprouts can -also be replanted in this way. Both of these vegetables may, however, be left in the ground for some time -yet. If cabbage begin to split and it is not yet time to harvest them, the splitting will be.prevented to some ex- tent by twisting the plants so as to loosen them: This checks the flow of sap into the head. If the cellar is warm and dry, and the cabbage have to be harvested owing -to the frost, they will keep well for a time outside if covered with leaves. Where the acco mmo dation is poor, celery maybe kept' outside in the soil well into the winter by opening a trench, preferably a narrow one fifteen or sixteen inches wide, and deep enough so that the tops of the celery willicome about level with the surface of the ground. The celery plants are put close together in it, and beforethere are severe frosts, a thin layer of straw or leaves is put over the top. When the cold weath- er comes a heavier covering of leaves may be put over, if it is desirable to leave the celery longer, And then twelve to fifteen inches of -soil over that. By putting sufficient leaves or straw over the soil'egain, frost may be kept out, Anil the celery dug out as rewired, Tai harvesting potatoes, any :whkila :thew signs of decay should be kept separate from the rest, and used first, dies helping to avoid the development a£ rot when stored. Potatoes should be dry who they are stored. Keep onions dry, spread thinly. Squatihes, pumpkins . and -"citrons should be kept in a moderately warm, not a cool, place.. After -Harvest Cultivation. - Adequate' cultivation is just an es sential for the production of maximum crops as is the application of manures, In fact, many farmers assert that plenty of intelligent tillage is almost equal to a coat of manure, Such. statements do not detract from the value of manures or other fertilizers, but they serve, 'n some measure; to bring 'into relief, the need for main - taming the soil in the best poesibae tilth. The proper time to coin/innate tillage is immediately after the crop has been removed. -If the soil is in- fested with weeds, shallew cultivation, either with a gang -plough or a disc- harrow -immediately after harvest, will cause the germination of the weed seeds. Subsequent cultivation . will kill these young plants and, .if the ploughing has been done early enough, it may be possible to effect the ger- mination of a second gro\vth of weed seeds before the final "ridghg-tip" ploughing is done late in the fall. This is one of the most effective means of combatting such weeds as wild oats and mustard. Where the land 'is comparatively free , from weeds some advocates of after -harvest cultivation favor deeper ploughing, for the purpose of retaining more moisture from the autumn rains. This is a matter, of experience and the individual farmer should experiment and decide for'Mnf- self which method is most suitable to the needs of his soil. The final ploughing in the autumn should leave the land ridged, so that frost action will pulverize it thor- oughly. In this way a fine surface mulch is formed during the winter, which dries, out quickly in the spring; at the' same time it forms an excellent seed bed and protection for sub -sur- face, moisture. Sarcity of labor may make this process difficult, if not impossible, on many farms. But, where such handi- caps do not exist, every effort should be made to practice after -harvest cul- tivation. It is a factor of prime im- portance in increasing production next year. heegofi The best time to select breeding ewes for next year's crop of lambs is just about the time they are taken from their lambs this ,. year. The ewe, like the .dairy cow, should lie judged largely upon her performance. The ewes that bring large, thrifty lambs and provide them with plenty '„of nourishment are the kind that pay for their keep and return, a profit. For the man who already has his land picked out, and is the possessor of suitable buildings for the purpdse of wintering, early fall is the time for starting in sheep raising, and if the beginner has sufficient confidence in his own ability as a jpdge of sheep, he has no better opportunity to select his ,foundation stock than is provided at the Fall Fairs. Many of the showmen at the big exhibitions will be found to have, in addition to their first peize-winners, plenty of desirable animals in their show string, especial- ly in the case of young rains. Ewes also can be procured more readily at Clinton News- Record CLINTON, ONTARIO... Terms of subscription -$1.50 per year, 'lin advance to Canadian addresses; $2.00 to tate U.S. or other foreign countries; No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid u111ess at the option of the publisher. The date to which every subscription is i paid is de -toted on the label. ,X Advertising rates—Transient adver- tisements, 10 cents per nonpareil line for first insertion and 6 cents poi' line for each subsequent inser- tion. Small advertisements not to exceed one inch, such as "Lost,' "Strayed," or "Stolen," etc., insert- ed once for 95 cents, and each subse- quent insertion 10 cents. Communications intended for publiea- tion must, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer, (1. E. HALL, M. R. CLARK. Proprietor, Editor, Miti1. gats Es' His is a4� this 'season than at any other, and the purchaser :will have the opportunity of providing his newly acquired flock with feed at small cost for some weeks to coins on grassleed that is intended for fall plowing, and on the .stubble fields, It is perhaps wiser for the new be- ginner with sheep to start-wdth good grade ewes, than to endeavor to get into the pure-bred line immediately. Experience with the less valuable ani- mals will fit him to produce fancy flock headers and exhibition stock later, and in the meanwhile his profits from disposal of wool and mutton will be satisfactory provided he proves a a good shepherd. The disposing of any considerable number of top notch pure-breds, on the other hand,- is somewhat ofea business, in which a man requires, first a reputation for his stock and second a wide connection in the breeding fraternity. The use of only the best in the way of rams is necessary however, in -any case, and it goes without Saying that the ram must be it pure-bred. Use Honey, Save Sugar. About sixty pounds of sugar are consumed each year in Canada by 1 every -man, woman and child, With the increased price of sugar beekeep- ers should remember that hgney can take the place of. sugar beth foie sweet- ening and .preserving. " Too many people have used irons Y only as asPread forbread and griddle- cakes, forgetting that' it can. be .used in tea endcoffee, in malting cakes and preserving. We hear 'much about the clean plat- ter, and saving the waste so that our Allies on the other side of the sea can be fed; yet in the matter of securing honey there is a fearful alnouilt go- ing to waste every year simply be-. enure there are no bees In certain lo- calities to gather the•t1ecter so freely given be, the. flowers. In the long rim it is short-sighted economy tokill productive cows, It is not only patriotic to keep every good miluh cow, but it is the only way to maintain an industry which is es- sential during the war and after. For atter the war European countries will knock at our door for animals for •fauudatioe herds.• Be ready to open the door. iY °r�rC .trFa p , Jl`.t� . lt'7 '` '�I ern a ' •� ,�1 6i rr There isn't t a member of the family need suffer. from Indigestion, sick headaches, biliow:eerie, fomented stolnaoh; etc.,if he or she will take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tnble.L•s, They cleanse' the stomach and bowels and stimulate the liver to healthy activity and tone up the whole ey:tom, Take one at night and you're RIGIIT in the morning, :hll drergh4,1.1c, er es mall Tram Chamberlain MsdioiaoC C o n,peu , Toronto, IG AS AGE CREEPS ON As .age creeps outt, vital !ores grads. ally det'r1nece, well,. when a men or WOmaai 14 oto ntd 80, the kidaays and budder need assistance to keep thane ill perfect working order, Rheumatism, zieuralglaand beekaeke ere common complaints of tksee get. ting on in yours. It scene to be the cnetulaoc hoer rheas nfl>iatanus—toJ - oitnde they Ate simply the inevitable results of old age, and that there is no remedy ler thous, There is a remedy—Gin Pule—and there sto hundred's of people who can pr"eve that Ilia remedy 18 good, Irtr, Prank Lalonde, a. well-known fernier of 81, Itephael, Ont., the on( :b)ed to return tri work et ths•uge of 41 by the help of Gin Pills, AIr, La- londe writes that fie had suffered for - years with paints in els back and sides,•. until finally he ems forced to quit week, Gin Pills relieved hint Wench an extant that, he now stntes be feels as etrong'aat'01 as be did' at 30 years, 71Irs, Hugh AfeLaed, of Lewis Cove Road, had a similar experience vritll Gin Pi11e, 1n ]tor letter be us she says; "Iam 51 years and the mother o! S children. Iclvc years ago 1 was troubled with backache and dull pains across the abdomen. I used a box of {Fin Pills, and feel so mirth better that I will continuo, to use Gin Pills," Testimonials such as these Gannet be disregarded, for the aged spe"alc ,the truth, It is foolish to suffer when you don't have to. -Ilse Gin .Pills and enjoy your -latter years. 508 a box. Sold by all dealers. Semple free upon request to The National Drug te Chemical Co: of Canada, Limited Toronto, Ontario. U. te. residents should address Na•Dr•u- Co., Inc., 202 Main St., Buffalo, 11.Y, 181 What the Cow Would Say. We need a period of rest after we have worked for you all the year, so that we may properly nourish our calves and build up our energies for another season's work. Our food should be well balanced, but five hope that the time may come when you dairymen will not value a -pound of protein -from one source with a pound from another. Some of the protein feeds you give us are simply awful for us to eat and digest. We sometimes feel, as though. we were all out. of whack, We can only lay this feeling to the way in which Dur owners Have interfered with na- ture's laws', You have bred us so" is our that it very nature to put our'fat into the pail, and when we get short rations we put the flesh of our -own bodies into your milk. The drain on our systems is annul. It seems as though you thought of nothing except buying more protein, making more mllk,'and forcing us to our very limit. Do you wonder we get tuberculosis, garret, and that we play out under such care and treat- ment? When you confine us to such nar- row rations as many of you dairy' farmers do, we canno(use our instinc- tive preferences in the choice of our foods and when you choose our food for us, you should do it wisely. We need some succulent food to keep our bowels in condition -and as- sist us in the digestion and assimila- tion of the heavy grain foods we are. compelled to eat, If you would feed us a little more of the good things' that you grow here on the farm, end not so much of those hough en feeds, eve should make bet- ter milk, and we -should have better calves to take our places when we are sent to the shambles. Red, White and Blue Pullets% Red for the six -month-old layers, white for those first laying at seven months, and bltie for those laying _at,t. eight months are the leg -band calors used by some poultrymen to keep informed of the egg production by the new crop of pullets. Those facts, as well as others Which Inc valuable in culling for the second year and in making up breeding pens, are obtain-• ed by noting p ll'en the banded pallets, molt and begin to lay. Usually, but! not invariably the red -banded birds) molt last, Blue -banded pullets are' always sent 10 market as yearlings; red -banded ones seldom are. The age at which a pullet starts laying and the date when she begins to 'melt determine whebher it will be profit -1 without bands able to keep her another year, Birds are to be ed cull . The,first bands in the case of heavy, breeders are often put on at six and' one-half or seven months. The aboovet, ages inc for Leghotns. The test is sometimes the trapnest, a band of one eolor being placed on pullets when, coming into laying. Sometimes physical examination is used instead. of ti•apnesting. In the iatber case there are reliable signs to follow. , The color of the vent and the condition of the "laying" bones cltange quickly when a pullet heghls to lay, The yellow color leaves' rhe vent. The laying bones become' pli- able and the flesh between them and the end of the breast -bone grows loose and flabby, With- experience tha poultry keeper acquires soul In 'reading these signs•, A. little later the combs of laying pullets will be led, plump taml smooth and, ill the case of Le:Omens, the 0111 -lobes avili be white, When pullets are examin- ed, birds found malformed or very much undersized* are. called, 'las we'll its- 'inose whose conformation in'die- iotos they will males poor laym', GOOD HEAD'S QUESTION BO Hy Andlo r F. Currier, MM. nr, Currier will answer 1111 slgne(1 lettere l>retalning to Health, 1t your teeetion ie of general interest it )''111 ho enagered through these confines; If Rot, It pill -he ensnvered persoeelly If siantpej, eddressed.onvelopo is ea' dosed. 'Dx. Curl'ler will not Preserihe for 1)td)i,Jdual cusps or make dlggnosla ♦ddresWose t,D)•,.ToroA1)udtor,ew k�' {larder, caro of Wlleoe Publishlug Co., '10 Adolalds, 81 $u estio 1: Re ,1to1k • gl 1 ]..tang Skin I)rse see ;penetrates beyond the surfai+e meet The prevalence of . slain dlsen5' n,eoossal'!ly leave a aoar,'henoo thorn asnang'Canadian people is astounding. is clanger of disfigurement from to SEVERE RHEUMATIC PAINS, DISAPPEAR' - p.,,,, IneUrnatiaM ISAPPEAR - IT'heumalism slepcnail .on an :mid ' r "1r „whic)z flows in ihe' bland affecting the Muscles land juinls, producing; inflem- )xla.tion, stiffness and pain, This acid gets into the blood through some de - feet in the digestive processes, and remains there bacanse the liver, 11)1- neys and skin are too torpid to carry ;11off. . Some. are simple, local, and easily, tions 11dv04isod to remove freckles, Mood's Sarsnpanlin, bhe old -tone remedied, many are the outward maim -Finales, and liver spots, if they are blood tonic, is very successful in the ft'statico-in-:reefs innt& seiaa,(d wrful enh to d0 this, treat,nent" of rbenmotism, xt acts Others tubk;oteni looatlil i3siiiseases po Thee removaloug0f par'usitos Etna ver d roatly, with lnu'ifying effect, oza`tho nst: n1 t g violthe and yeas Imt from tnhe skin requiresa11irsnot >nts o11 tMod, x114 I.hotgh ilio bio" 011 the 'In *Ill akin diseas$sof0 a(d ment se etlt b nliver, kidneys onl skin, which it stimulates, and at the 8)1010 time 11 assume stg,a fundamental prineiPlei skill inusing it, improves the dcgettson t Sr p'll Got Mood's 1, s ,. a sapo, i a relay, Sold by all druggists. lecturers i 1 C ) 1 h !z�`'on the market de- vices for keeriime the ears separate. No place on the average farm is better adapted to curing seed corn for moderate plantings than the ordinary, well -Ventilated garret with windows that may be opener] to permit breezes to blowelhrough freely. In such a place the oars'will not be'injured by frosts during the fall and at the same time be protected from the rain and storm. The room above the kitchen, where the stovepipe passes through,, will furnish ideal conditions for aur -jam..,. ing the seed ears. Nothing -will give one a better idea of the value-of'providing ample cur- ing facilities for corn than the tette for germination in the siring. Let the farmer who believes thai:.r'proper curing of his seed ears during the -fall does not pay, test out ears pro - others must always be measured' if charge cf sweat and sebaceous neat- Periy cured and those stored in the possible frdm their standpoint. ter andwillmake the skin dry and tool house or barn and the results will The patent medicine venders find hard even if they do not produce Prove to his satiefaetion that proper easy victims in those who suffer eruptive disease. a cltriirg pays. But such a tort (foes not from acne,.. for they grasp at every Theatrical people and others avhose' fully determine the value of proper straw, whit; gives any prospect of taste or preference induces the use of curing. Many kennels of corn that relief, rouges and cosmetics often find the; germinate readily do not produce e But if there is a patent medicine results of such maltreatment of the vigorous plant. It is only wellcnred which will cure acne, I have never skin sufficiently disastrous. 'seeds that produce strong vigorous seen it. Oint'men'ts are usually preferable plants. Life processes go on in the There are some which may help to liquids or lotions for application! seed kernels at a very slow rate. Ex- it, especially when joined with ca- to the slain as they are more readily: pose the seed ears to damp, freezing• thartice, massage, and other means applied and more readily retained, t and thawing weather and the germi- foe improving 'the circulation•in `the and their bases are lard, vaseene, Hating powers are either destroyed or skin. lanolin, cocoa butter, etc. weakened to such an. extent that it is Possibly the new -fashioned method " The lard in ointments often be-; difficult to secure a full stand. Pro- of treating acne with injections of comes rancid and irritating to the; Per curing and storing of the seed serum may solve the difficulty. skin• fears locks up the energy and vitality Freckles are another source of Ointments for itching eruptionsj3n the kernels and keeps it there until contain tar, zinc, sulphur, etc„ and it is set .free by the soil to produce a. one great advantage of these andthealthy, vigorous -growing plant. other external applications is that' — they are upon the surface where :— their action can lee watched from clay Any of these substances which to day. that the bowels must always be kept !reply open ;for the"'Skin le oomple- meotary.to' the intestines in elim- inating poisons from the body. • Ilence cathartic, minuted waters, salts of various kinds end, laxative nils , are important in treating• skin diseases. Skin diseases areespecially pre- valent during youth and they often usual; especially among children, a'ttatk the face incl necic,'the most "Caustic and corrosive ointments Conspicuous parts of the body and and salves are often advertisto about the beauty of ugliness of treat cancer of the skim,. which young'people are always most They are painful and destruei.•ive sensitive.' and should be used only by those You cannot blame 'young persons' rho aro familiar with their action for mortification or shame when and with the diseases f or which they .,the mirror'reveals blotches' and are appropriate. Dieease oi' the slain is often' in- duced by substances used upon it. .� This Is especially . true of cosme- tics which clog the tubes of ins There are good sulphur soaps and ointments for the itch parasite and if they fail a sulphur bath will fin- ish the job, Mercurial ointments ere nacos: catty for the parasites which gel: at the roots of hair but they must be used cautiously for mercurial pois- ondleg from such a source is not tut - blackheads and sores and swellings which. 'disfigure , their coulrtenance and wound their pride, and I al- ways try to lend• a sympathetic ear to their tales of woe when -they are sweat and sebaceous glands of the based upon •such disfigurement end Skin with materials which will not annoyance. - dissolve, which interfere with the The griefs and discomforts of circulation of the blood and the dis- annoyance to young people, these being deposits of pigment below the surface of the skirl and destroyed only by acidsandstrongmineral i Y substances. FIELD SELECTION OF SEED EARS • Methods of Gathering, Curing and Storing Seed Corn Calculated 4 to Develop Strains of High -Yielding Corn in Ontario. . Right now is the time to make plans should correspond with the length of for gathering and storing sufficient good ears for next spring's supply of seed. The very basis of success with; next year's corn crop lies in the care' and common sense with which the' seed -corn saved to produce this crop is! gathered and cured this fall. To be' sure, the importance• of testing seed. corn in the spring cannot be overes-' timated, but at best spring testing: simply serves as a check or safeguard ] in determining the efficiency of the previous handling and curing ii*hich the corn has had, The first step toward securing bet- ter seed. ears for planting is that' of, selecting varieties that will mature during the normal growing season. To intensify early maturing tendencies and enable one to examine the char- acter of the g1,owing stock as well as the ear that is attached to it, it • is preferable to select seed ears from : the field about the middle of Septem- ber, This gives seed corn that will make good silage and mature sound gram dining a normal growing sea- son..-Only ea-son. -Only careful seed selection will enable Ontario farmers, to gradually intensify the early maturing tend- encies of their corn until it is possible to mature ', maximum quantity of, - mint 00111. In selecting seed from the field one ' should not per: `st in selecting ears Imply bsq u=e they aro big. The pre- idtilee limit to the size of the earn is as large as will mature 01. one's farm, Gt selectins; eve that lave reached a esor maturity before it is time to har- the growing sensor. This point is im- portant because it enables the grower to keep the size of the ear adapted to his soil and climate. After one has selected his variety and finds that it suits his soil, latitude and require- ments, then he should' aim to grow as big ears and no larger than will make a maximum crop of sound corn. Only the inexperienced or the unob- serving grower persists in selecting ears simply because they are big. Yet the charm of bigness is over many breeders of corn as well as farm ani- mals. The fact that this idea of big- ness of ear associates with the idea of bigness of crop is so universal that corn growers must devote special at- tention to studying the problem be- fore they can succeed in developing strains of high -yielding corn adapted to their soil and climatic conditions. With the big paying -crap ever before our minds, we may easily satrifice bigness of ears for soundness, quality and maturity. The successful corn grower who takes particular pride ' developing a uniform strain of seed corn adapted to his farm .finds it pays to strap a bag or basket over his shoulder and go through the field before the corn is cut and walkup and down the rows selecting the best seed ears from the standing stalks. In case he has no special seed plats, be may find it pos- sible to make fairly good selections from the best portions of the field crops. At any rate he must have in mind the type and qualities of a gond ,.est the main crop they may have a ear and stalk, He 10051 appreciate a rlep grain, but never as large a cob,the value of stout vigorous, leafy asthat seem;r'gly large ears that r.,a-"'stalks, that produce ears at a conveni- tura later, or As those that am not ant height for harvesting' and husking mature rafter heavy frosts. The .big- and with shanks just long enough to Hess, or cil'eumfst'elice of the cob,! allow the ear to droop nicely, As a 1 rule stalks of this type will bear good The boarder, the leaner, the starker, And other guest cows 'ef that :ilk, Should lie ;jturried away to the hiit- cher••••: They take all the profit from milk. When lambs lire wenrtod keep thein on rho old pestut'es fora row days and remove the ewe's . to pastures as for away as possible, When aceotstonteil to being by sthemsoivas, the lambs should be ];tut et1 good fbasla ;fecal; FONroi °u s "vs.It is always bettee to have St1V- CUT OUT AND FOLD ON DOTTED LINES. 11 NOS 0UTlfREp NEM/TASTES V214l 1000 1i1.1HCN HUNGRY A5 I AM , .-----.-.--. aotn ronwnac---- , DOT iF MY NOR DECEIVES ME NOT MY MOTHER'S MAKING JAM , plus of seed stored away its the fall and to make final selections of seed ears before planting in the spring. It is also important that fairly mature ears be selected, as the immature,' ones are apt to cause mold, and at' best are very difficult' to cure. Such ilnmatute seed, ellen though it may possess high germinating qualities, has a tendency to produce weak -grow- ing plants, unless weather and soil conditions .are especially favorable, rrhis serves to emphasize the import- ance of growing a variety of corn that will mature well and which, by care- ful seed selection, may prove oriel* able to elimatie conditions. No amount of attention to scieetifie field ecleCtioe will solve the problem of Sethi conn selection unless edentate plans are made to get the seen ears into storage promptly, The method which will bring about the quickest drying of the ears is the most efficient, In general any twee - tical method of storage that will keep the 01115) separate en tee to prevent -ac - teal contact of one ear with nnother, and allow ft'oe cirrnitdion of the Mr- round each ear will give the hest res suits. One of the beet: and cheapest method:: is that of having wr>trn wire cut up 111(0 stns nd :, Th:r a are: easily attached to them :1mstsds ,>,id dry rapidly, Another n•rnd +tl> rut, 1.. ' drab of (hiving ftnishilh ' n.tt1, into o' cedar post far enough t .n, t each ear separately. Sete .,t1 LITTLE THE JUDGE'S GIRL l� t One October dusk when Judge Moulton entered his nephew's library he found the feminine members of the family in deep discussion. "Lucy again?" he asked. "Yes, Lucy; but it's the worst yet," ege:' ' said Mrs. Grant. "0 Uncle Prescott, it you ;could do something! The Car- ringtons are planning a, three-day motor trip into the mountains—six young people and Mr. and Mrs- Car- rington. Bob Carrington invited Lucy, and she asked him why he didn't invite Celia Fenton instead, because she was so much more entertaining. So he took her at her word. And now Lucy is crying her eyes out, for she really wanted to go, and she can't see that it's all her own fault. Really, 1 don't know what T'm going to de with her." "People will be calling her 'queer'' pretty soon, if they aren't already," said -Christine. "And when a girl gets that title, her case is hopeless." "You can manage her better than anyone else. If you could make her see how foolish her shyness is—" said Mrs. Grant, leaving the sentence un- finished, an open door to her .hop::, "I'll go up," Judge Moulton ana- tvenod, I•Ie climbed the stairs slowly—not because he was growing older but be- cause he was thinking 'how hard life often is for young persons before they have lived long enough to gain a sense of proportion. Lucy always had been his special comrade. At the door be tapped three times— their old signal, He had to wait be- fore Lucy opened it, and when she did -`ir she kept her face tnined from the light. But the judgeis voice was quite casual. , "Hello, little girl! Suppose anyone's using the nursery?" Lucy led the way without a word. The nursery, long -disused but dear because of old memories, was always a comforting place of retreat. As she pushed the door open, she turned with a sudden cry. y "Why can't people stay little? It WAS 50 much easier then, I hate things now. I hate being different: and left out—" He drew her down beside hien on the arm of the big chair. "Lucy," be asked, "what would you think of a. storekeeper who when a customer came its declared that heeled nothing worth buying? Or a teach- er who began every lesson by saying she didn't know enough to teach? Om a doctor who declared that he wasn't competent to practice? Do you think it would be very long before the world took them at their own value - tion?" "Why, I suppose not," Lucy ans- wered slowly. ' "Well, then, your business lust now is to bo a sweet, happy, friendly girl. People --your old uncle inetud- ecl--have nn idea that you are. But if you keep insisting that you aren't ----don't you see tial yen aren't play- ing fair, that you are shirking Uses-e'en/A. business God set you to do, by run - Meg yourself down?" "Shirking!" Lucy cried, 1'lrtl- lrr the dusk her unfit; smiled. 4 over else she was, Lucy was no shirk. Have you Voll 11 ribbon nt the comity fair? ('otntuuttity canning clubs have been formed in Victoria, B.C., and Brentford, Ont. ;dioses is the war talion I'nr beef, nt'llt, mutton end wool, A silo full Petr each farm is the allowance. It is 0th reel anti succulence. It takes oto h!uee of gprain and posture,