The Seaforth News, 1924-01-17, Page 3*,g1,
address communications to Agronorratel. 73 A'delaide St: West. Toronto
DETERMINING THE BEST VAR-: and the cost of applying the manure
IETIES OF GRAIN. i are largely labor costs which, in many'
J. ., Oxford Co, Oat.—Can you cos
os, L cases' may be done by the farm help
outline a simple method by whichth ,
by working additional hours; but
farmer may ascertein the varieties of wee\e"' emeLiMae ...ea celeme. lele
grain which are best suited to his con- larger yields per acre produce resulte
elitions? ' ; equivalent .to owning a larger farm
Artswered by L. H. Newman, Do- P' .nd if the larger erell can be handle
menson. Cereaeate-.Practically the
only sure way in . which the femme the gross value of the manure will be
may be certain ,thet the yariety. he is seemed as increased net income.
growieg is 'euited to his conditions is These labor charges, the machinery
to test opt on his own farne a,number charge' and. the interest are used only
a those varieties which have, been in exact accounting to learn what to
most highly recommended at his iiear- credit the live stock for each ton of
est experimental station. Later he manure or to know how much to pay
'rime include sorts which ma' seem for manued in the event it is pur-
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worthy of investigation. In the, case chased .off the fame.
. of these who are especially interested Other methods of evaluating ma-,
coneiderable attention, the use of of the increased crops produced ar
value
: and ' are prepared to give the matter nure than that of reckoning the
e
small plots, say one rod long and coin- sometimes suggested. Some suggest
:posed of five drills each, is recom- multiplying thestandard analysis of
'mended. These plots may be sown maniere by the market price of the
with the ordinary hand seed drill used fertilizer constituents as found i
• hi putting in garden seed, and may erdrimerelal:fertilizers. Others en
• be sown side by side without any gest basing the value of the manur
epaee allowed between them. . Owing on the fertilizer value of the fee
, to competition between varieties,. only used, assumingthat one-half of th
the three central drills are considered, pitrogert, three-quarters of the Phos
the outer drill on each side being phorus and all the potash ccnitaine
igneeed By this system quite a large inthe feed will appear in the excre
, number of ,different varieties may be milt' ' Thee methods, however, over
Pown and studied during the smnmer. look the variations in soils which MB
Xt is also passible to replicate each give increased crops from manure i
sort four or five times in different sornw,instances several times as mucl
parts of the field, although on the as in others. Such being the case th
average farm, for the first year at, Ottawa figures should be accepted
least, this is not so important The, only as a general guide until actual
heads of the three central drills may trials show the real value on , differ-
. he harveste,d by hand with the use of ant soils,
• the sickle. They can be placedIn any case, the value• of the ma-,
paper Backe, threshed out by hand
nure per ton will be increased by uni-
and studied during the winter months form spreading, by using a light to
and the actual yield taken., medium application of ten to fifteen
, In the case of those to whom the' tons per acre rather than a heavy ap-
above system may seem too exacting, plication,and by applying the ma-
' we recommend the use of larger plots nure to root crops, corn, potatoes, and
sown with the ordinary grain drill. hay rather than to grain crops. Where
' These plots may consist of one width bad weeds are not present, unrotted
ef the drill across the field, providing manure will prove more economical
there is sufficient seed of each val.-than rotted.
iety to sow a strip of this area. In ---
order to facilitate 4 cornperison of THE ADVANTAGES OF BEE-
' the plots a small space should be left
:between them, althougtmowing to the
extent to which weeds in most cases
are inclined to fill .in any open spaces
of this sort, it is recommended that
not more than the one drill be dropped
Out between any two plots. This
leaves a space of 14 inches between
the plots. This naay be accomplished
by driving the wheel of the seed drill
eft the last wheel mark. When it is
desired to seed down to grass and
alover the entire area, and still leave
a space unsown to grain betwben the
plots, this .may be accomplished by
stopping up the outside drill on each
,eicii of the machine and driving the
• wheel on the second drill mark.
Careful observations should be
. made throughout the growing eeason
' in order to note to what extent one
• variety seems to excel the other
• trength of straw, freedom from rust' Almost anyone can keep bees, and
and smut, date of maturity, and vigor without investing in land a expen-
of growth should be carefully noted. sive equipment a -man or woman who
,Where at an possible actual yields has the aptitude can learn to produce
an article of food that -is unsurpassed
for -quality and which will keep in
good marketable condition even from
year to year. . It is difficult to state
the amount of honey that will be ob-
tained from an apiary, as this will
vary in different locations and sea-
sons. Most localities, however, will
be covered if it is put at from 50 to
150 pounds per colony in an average
season. With 'proper management
one or two colonies erelleeyfeed enough
honey for the astrerale family.
Beekeepiegeffforcls- ft pleasant out-
door agemAtion airing the best sea-
son seethe year. As a hobby for office
m ell provides a profitable and. inter-
„ p, practically11
ee:401',
Kicked a Cat to Death.
A twelye-year-old ',lad by the neme
of Chadwick amused himself by kick-
ing a cat to death. elhe kielang last-
ed some thne before the cat succumbe
ed. He appeared before 'Magistrate
Brunton charged with cruelty. On ac-
count of his extrenee youth it was dif-
cu t to decide what punishment to
inflict. Evidently he was but an-
other of those unfortunate children
-brought up without•home training on
the eubject oe kindness to enimals.
Magistrate Brunton gave the father
of the y a very severe lecture and
said it was things like this that
brought men th the gallows later on.
d g choice between five years
in the Reformatory ard health
thrashing at the hands of an able-
bodied police:officer. The father chose
the latter for his son, and he was
taken to the cells below and strapped.
It was not a case of "spare the rod
and spoil the child." A strap was
used that left its impress with every
blow, and the officer put his heart into
his work.
The thrashing WIta quite all right,
as far as it went, but ,what that boy,
and thousands of other boys require
is teaching in humane education. It
usually takes very little to change a
boy from a tendency to cruelty to a
n• tendency to kindness. In many homes
_the parents are ineapable of giving
el this instruction as they have never
d, received it themselves. Humane
et education in our „ public schools is
the thing.
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- Do You Have Enough Fire
Insurance?
n Me neighbor's dwelling was corn-
pletely destroyed by fire a few days
e ago. He had some insurance, but not
enough to cover his loss,
That disaster set me' thinking. Did
I have enough fire insurance really to
protect my property? Investigation
showed that I did have insurance
fully paid ahead and I was about to
dismiss the matter with satisfaction,
when I remembered that several
things had been purchased since the
insurance was taken out, five years
ago. Since that time it had simply
been renewed for the original amount
each time it expired.
A careful check showed that most
of the furniture had been replaced
with that of better quality. The house
hadeebeen refioored with hardwood, a
KEEPING.
Bees can be kept in town or coun-
try, by young or old, rich or poor. For
one entering the business on a largo
scale with more than one apiary, the
country, of course, is necessery where
larger sources of nectar are available.
A few colonies can, however,..be kept
on a small town lot or even on the
roof of a house for the bees will fly
to a distance of two or three miles for
nectar. Bees can be kent in situa-
tions which are useless for any other
enterprise.
There is scarcely a spot in Canada
where a few colonies of bees cannot
be kept profitably. An abundance of
nectar secreting flowers with a high
average of favorable weather for the
secretion and gathering of nectar
makes Canada an excellent country
for beekeeping.
s ould also , be asaertained by actual
weight. In this case each plot will
have to be harvested and threshed by
• Itself, and the grain of each weighed
Separately. Where this is not prac-
• ticable, eight or ten single drill sec-
tions each one rod in length may be
chosen at representative points
throughout the plot and the heads
front these removed and threshed, and
the grain weighed. The weight of
.grain obtained from the heads taken
/groin any one plot may then be com-
pared with that obtained from a Sill",
Par quantity of heads taken from an-
other plot. This part of the work
May be done diming the winter. The
CentralExperimental Farm is en_ ..es mg recreation. For teachers and
Goureging this sort of experimen students it offers an occupation for
Work among farmers and is prepteee the summer vacation, which is educe -
to give considerable assistaxer to tional and remunerative. Many stu-
• those who wish to do something along dents have paid their way through
this line. college by keeping bees during the
esummer, Many are finding it a pro-
fitable auxiliary to other lines of
work. As an exclusive business, many
find it well worth while.
Beekeeping not only gives one a
THE VALUE OF MAINefillE PER
• TON.
Manure-rs wortheregaatly what it
1,611 give in net from the Me crop of honey and a little wax, but
• creased crops pratuced. This amount fruit and seed growers are also berm -
qvaries widely/depending upon the fited by having bees in the vicinity
uality °teethe soil, the season, the of their orchards and fields. Larger
' crop arte.gother factors, but it is in- „crops of fruit end seed are obtained
• three_timeg to learn in a general way by cross pollination of the blossoms,
• its eilioney value per ton. and honey bees are important agents
On the Central Expeihnental Farm, in this work.
Ottawa, where a four-year retation
• efemangels,"oats; clover and timothy •e
•, was menueed °tee every four years A Hard -to -Find Knock.
t the rate of fifteen •tons per acre, When a truck engine develops a
e manure was woeth, gross, figuring knock that comes and goes foe no ap-
e farm products at pre-war prices, parent reason its automatic spark ad -
.89 per ton Th." veragb vance should be suspected, if the en-
oss value of each ton of manure by gine is of the lcind so equipped. The
rediting the application of ,fifteen advance may have become worn so
es of menure with the entire value that it sticks ter catches and holds in
eze the increased crop produced over' the advance position, which makes
manueed land 'during the •thirteen the engine knock under some condi-
years of the experiment l'his figure, tions. Then it releases and no knock
le not, of course" the real et is apparent under exactly the same
O the raanure; the net value can' be conditions. Naturally this is mystify -
cured only when account is taken of ing, and more than one engine has
e cost of handline the increased a:-,,,eers torn down in an attempt to trace
�iop, 1,1 applying e manure a mechanical knock that could not be
in the land, the interest charges and located, Sometimes the automatic
the share of the machinery charges de, ce ch " I ri-
rr acre. When these factors are cation.
onsidered the average value of the
Manure is $1.28 per ton. It should be If you are wrong, there is no sense
eemembered, however, that the larger in your losing your temper. If you
eost of handling t increesecl crop ere right, why get mad about it?
eeLeeleeeleeeeetee
piano purchaeed, raffle outfit In-
stalled, one or two floor lamps pur-
chased, some new silver added; and
numerous ' new small things added to
Home Ltitiation
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d'Th e Child's First Scheel is thssi Fareilyee-Fu
the furniehiegs of the house, Alto- .
e Dependability a Priceless Trait—By Edith Lochridge Reid
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getlier my wife and estimated th
increased.ealue of the house • and
furnishings at $4,000. Other improve-
ments on the farm brought the tote
to $6,000.'
We had been putting back into the
place about e1,000 a year of which
we failed to take any account. It's
my firm belief a let of farmers are
doing just the same thing year after
year. •
Are you guilty?—Gaston Farmer.
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FEAR
At first glance it may e m that de- rand a mother shonld hold him to hie Fear in horses contagious, d
task and make- him understand that very peculiar in its degree end ceusear
she depends on him for the execution It will cause a horee to do' very
of that duty and nothing must be "ale strange things. The bore,- ie very;
lowed to interfere. If Biller is gi leIL susceptible to fear, which is anemia
a nickel to go one block to the store eenimee although, as stated above ite
I pendabilit ' • prettyb' d t fit
into the lives of tiny individuals. But
an hour spent in observation on any
ple.ygimund will reveal this charac-
teristic and the lack of it also.
When the Chain Slips Off.
Quite a few farm trucks are equip-
ped with chain drive, •especially the
heavier ones, and the driving chain
will sometimes slip off the sprockets.
When this happens and no chain pull-
er is handy; usually a small bar or
rod inserted through the chain and
against the sprocket in Order to tele -
en it sufficiently to draw the connect-
ing link together. This. requires wil-
ily two men.
, However, there is a better way of
doing the job and one man can do it
comfortably. A good -size block is
placed behind the rear wheel and the
engine put in reverse gear, first being
cageful to turn off the ignition switch
to prevent the engine from starting.
Then with the starting crank turn
the engine over until the drive chain
is tight between the sprockets, after
which it will be a comparatively easy
matter to go and attach the connect-
ing link.
The engine may be on the compres-
sion stroke by the tirne the chain is
tight and therefore 'rock back. When
thie occurs, this trouble can be over-
come by opening the compression
cock in the offending cylinder, or by
leaving the starting crank inserted in
the ratchet and tying the handle to
the truck frame with a cord or strap.
Apple ;butter may be made with or
without sugar or eider, but the flavor
is better if the apples. are cooked in
cider. If the cider and the apples are
both very sour, and the apple butter
is to be used as a spread for bread,
it is best to add sugar.
no slacker," says the cove.
"Give me a maximum of good food
and I shall pi to the limit of my abil-
ity to manufacture milk."
Clean Milk
BY E. S. ARCHIBALD, B.A., 13.8.A„ DIRECTOR OF DOMINION EX-
PERIMENTAL FARMS.
Clean milk is always the cheapest
milk although costing slightly more th
produce. Clean milk spoils less quick-
ly, thus saving losses at the factory
or with the city xnilk dealer, giving
you a higher butter fat test, and al-
ways baing in greater demand by
manufacturers and consumers. Clean
milk is the best of human foods; filthy
milk is criminal. . •
You can produce clean milk at the
least possible cost, only by observing
the following essentials:
• 1. HEALTHY CATTLE.
s Healthy cattle are those which ate
free, first, from tuberculosis, anthrax,
or similar contagious troubles. It will
pay you, on•account of your children,
your customers, and your future herd,
to discard immediately unhealthy ani-
mals. Healthy cattle mast, secondly,
be free from garget, inilammatibn of
the udder, cow pox, and similereudder
troubles Which contribute nue-pre.
ducing germs to the milk. Isolate
such cows until cured. Discard their
milk for human consumption and even
for feeding live stock unless thor-
oughly -pasteurised. Healthy cattle
'Would also be free from skin diseases
and parasites, which cause contamina-
timmof the atrnoephere of barn Mid
consequently affect the, milk.
2. CLEAN CATTLE AND BARNS.
Clean, sweet milk is an impossibil-
ity when cattle are covered with mud,
dust, and manure, and where the barn
is equally filthy. The proper pro-
cedures are as follows:
1. Stables th be cleaned out twice
•per day.
2. Calf pens and boxes, if in dairy
barn, to be cleaned out at least twice
per week.'
8. Cattle to be brushed off once per
6. The barn must be kept sweet
and free from cobwebs and dust
8. Elhninath contamination by dust
from hay by bringing down into barn
through dust -proof chutes.
7. Clean out the barn and feed all
dusty forages, such as hay, after
milking. You will thus avoid at least
one-quarter of the diet usually /owed
in milk. 3. Gooa BARNS.
day.
4. Barnyard th be kept clean and
free from mud through which cows
enlist wade th get to barn.
The good dairy barn where healthy,
cattle and clean milk can be produced
need not be extravagantly built, but
must have the -following requirements,
namely: Light, ventilation, comfort,
efficiency, durability, floors which will
not absorb liquid manure, walls and
ceilings as smooth as possible to elim-
inate the gathering of dust and cob-
webs.
4. CLEAN MILKING.
The cleanest method of milking
must include the following items:
(a) Cows to be bedded downatleast
thirty minutes before milking.
(b) Cows to be brushed at least
twenty minutes before milking.
(C) Udders and flanks to be, brush -
ed off with clean, damp cloth, just be-
fore milking. '
(d) Milker to wear white jacket
and apron. These must be kept clean.
• Change three or more times per week
if necessary.
(e) Sleeves to be rolled up clear of
wrist while milking, but shirt sleeves
not th be exposed,
(f) Hands and face to be washed
before beginning th milk.
(g) Towels must be kept clean and
changed each day.
(h) Hands to be washed after Milk-
ing each cow.
(i) No milk to be used on hands
while milking,. Vaseline may be used
if desired.
(j) No unnecessary talking while
milking. ,
(k) No tobacco chewing while millc-
ing.
(1) Cows to be treated kindly.
(m) Cows to be milked quickly,
gently and thoroughly, that is, clean
out. -
5. CLEAN FOODS.
Clean, palatable feeds are neces-
sary in order to make 'the cheapest
milk, the most milk, and the best (male
ity of milk. Mouldy, .dusty hay, musty
grains, and• all such containing duet,
make the cleanest and cheapest milk
impossible.
• 6. CLEAN BEDDING.
Clean straw or clean shavings make
splendid bedding, whereas dusty
straw, _dirt from the hay loft, cheap,
dusty hay, and the like mean a dusty
lette*n and dirty, Poor -keeping milk.
1. GOOD MILK PAILS.
The best milk pail is the one with
the smallest opening at the top. The
poorest millc pail le the large, open -
topped pail Which will collect the
most dust, spatterings, or particles
dropping from udder and flanks, The
strainer pail is not the best,
8. CLEAN UTENSILS.
The milk pails, cans, separators,
and all other utensils used for milk
must • be thoroughly • washed and
scalded twice per day and well aired
in a room free from dust and files.
Use a good washing powder in your
wash water and scald with pure,
scalding water. • ,
9. MILK HANDLED QUICKLY.
The handling of mill; after milking
regulates largely ite commercial
value, Do not leave milk in the stable
or pour milk in the stale after being
:Irawn from the cows. ,Weigh and
pour hit° cans in a clean room adjoin.
ime barn. Cool the milk as quickly
ae possible either by meant of a well
sterilized, dust -proof, modern milk
cooler or in it good ice tank. Ice is
indiepensable on any dairy farm for
the keeping of milk at a low tem eer-
ature until delivered to factory, milk
dealer, or the copsumer. The same
principle applies also to the handling
of el'eam,
You can build a geed ice -house and
cold storage attachment on yen:. farm
at a very low cost, and it will pay
for itself in three or four years.
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A enema he should receive from existence ie the secret of our being ,
enjoying recreation in the park. ""You or a
morier the idea . that this is an ne, able to., master, hint Fear causes a •
pueh rne in the swing and then I'll Porimn:t mission. And it is. I horse eo ee careful nee ee
give you a nice long one," pleaded But if be steps. and rides on a elaYm to be careful not to place leis feet into•
in the swing many thnes until her lit- rlic e --what then. Well, it would: and so on, and thereforeinereaees his
Jimmy. So Elinor pushed Jimmy ue mate's new kiddie car and loses the a rabbit hole not to go into puddles
tired. "Will You swing me as longasnbeiekinelueahndeasseineld thoimgi
voffe haignlaina7etshPeer-1 walhlyipeaanctsieosnsa. horse to understand the
tle face was flushed and her usefulness and safety. Fear
I'm swinging swinging you?" she asked sev-e cially
eral times, and Jimmy always ,,,,_lemon peidding. But there is an ele-e
if one is in a hurry to make
The hone being very prone to fear,
wered, "0, sure, lots longer." 1,ment involved Much more important itisbetter if he has never laeen
ButJimmy didn't swing Elinor. He 1 than five cents' worth of mercharidise, treated. Fear repeated increases he
I saw some of the boys headed for the for PerhaP when Billy is twenty-one intensity, • theeefore at all times
punctions whatever, although he
Eleft -
denosit a thousand dollars in a bank. . Ordinary horses are more
be sent by his employer to
slides and followed, feeling no -cone, he may must aim at preventing fear as much
; as possible.
Where is he going to learn depend-
linor in tears. dangerous when ife fear', there thor-
•
dren sat a small girl wathhing her •
h. ability ftr the big task if not from
fall down or take his rider
Right across from these oughbred ones but a very timid or
two e Ile; the first small duties assigned him? i t d
s mos angerous, because he may
bale I o even though Billy's allowance
y brother two years younger. Re- great
peatedly her playmate came
• and k d h ' 1
the pond, but this
let°
may be only ten cents a week—or five,' danger; such a horse is beiter
6 he should pay back the loss from his mounted and led The prese1ce ofa
waae witil them itt personal funds. If he le old enough rider upon a horse's back tends ma.
faithful little miss to do the errand he is old enough terially to diminish fear, especially if
shook her head decidedly, explaining to do it in a dependable way. 1he knows his rider and has affection
that she couldn't move from that Twit
until big sister came cae back from swim-' far -away, grown-up ideal of depend- Fear is really a belief of danger,
1ming in the tank. We cannot erect for our children a for him.
lability and expect them to reach it and varies with the momentary stath
So within ten yards of each other at maturity by some stroke of magic. of the horse's miee. Mares are gen-
these child/en demonstrated both it The vital qualities of character are erally more prone to fear. Defective
lack of dependability and a truo nee! developed from day to day amid the sight, which is not uncommon due to
plieation of it in child life. And eince activities • of their childhood and dark stables, causes much fear, espe-
they were too young to have spent youth. • cially when a horse is first brought
much of their time under any lame All mothers agree that it Isn't easy out into the light. The horse shies
ence except mothers, we must craw to stop each day and translate de- at now objects because they frighten
our own inference as to where the pendability into terms that the little him. He fears noises, smells, and be -
responsibility lay. tots can understand, but in justice to ing touched suddenly. Ile should be
When hil
en a c d is sent to do an er- the future it is fully worth while, able to see the object that he is 01
AntUnusual Well Problem.
After the well diggers had sunk the
hole to a depth of 110 feet the drill
struck a sloping—apparently—veln of
rock which set at such an angle that,
try as they might, the bit was /MOM
ed from its downward course.
With the fourth attempt to pene-
trate the hard stratum, it VMS decided
that further progress under the cir-
• cumstances was impossible. The cost
for the depth dug was considerable,
and only as a last resort would a new
location for the well have been ad-
vislennihlaelly one of the men proposed
placing a foot of concrete on top of
the rock, allowing it to harden, then
drilling through it, He claimed that
after penetrating the Concrete the
drill would bite into the rock and
would not work th one side.
Though the owner was skeptical he
allowed the suggestion to be carried
out. And it worked. The concrete
was mixed thoroughly, then just
enough water added to make it damp,
and the mortar was dumped into the
hole, the impact of the fall tamping
it in place. Two days were allowed
for it to set, though it was claimed
that this was longer than necessary.
A Stockgap That Works.
The writer lives in a country town
where stock of all kinds is allowed th
run loose. With a large lawn sur-
rounding his home, and dwelling and
garage some distance from the en-
trance, he found it very trying, wipe.
cially on rainy days, to get in and
out of the car to open and close that
double gate; so he constructed a
wooden stockgap, with some original
improvements that suggested them
selves, and it has proved 'a success
beyond his fondest hopes. The chief
feature consists irt- loose crossbars
that yield decidedly when an animal
aetempts to cross. The gap is provid-
ed with hinged covers to let down
When it is desired th cross with a
team, also with gates for emergency.
During the trial period these gates
were closed at nighttime, but forthe
past few months they have never been.
closehd.
Tia gap
can be constructed by
anyone with very little expense. Gates
are frequently left open or insuffe.
sth
ciently locked, allowing ck to, get
in. With the stocicgap they staiout.
Six Points My Books Show.
We have kept farm accounts for
fifteen years. Comparing accounts
from year to year, I have learned:
• 1. We gain by feeding less pur-
chased feed, such as, oil meal, etc.,
and more alfalfa hay, and silage.
Perhaps our test is not so high.
2. By selling our Buff Orpington
chicks, three days old, at 16 cents
each, we made more than by feeding
them until ready for broilers or fall
sale, not saying anything about the
work. We keep as a sidel ine about
100 hens over winter, but from that
number we cleared in 1922 $120
above the feed, and what eggs and
poultry we used on the farm. We have
five in our family.
8. After the first cost it is just as
cheap to keep an automobile as a
good driving horse and buggy.
4. Purebred stock does not cost any
more th feed than common stock and,
when sold for breeding, brings more.
5. If land is adapted th raise alfal-
fa you get more hay from the same
ground and a better price.
6. I also found from experience and
my books that there is more money to
be cleared ,from a 200 -acre dairy
farni than a 60 -acre one—W. S. B.
'
One does himself an injustice vehen
he uses the bank as a place' to pay
his debts, and the ehina teapot_ as the
place to put his money.
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1 THE CHILDREN'S 1
. HOUR
BRUIN'S FRIENDS SEARCH FOR
HIM.
After the little stranger squirrel
came to Roily Rabbit's with Bruin's
message for help, he knew he must do
something right away if he were to
aid his friend. And he could not do
it alone. To get Bruin out of a big
trap, he must have help.
"Little squirrel, run ass fast as you
can to Willie Woodchuck's house and
bring him vrith you to the big tree
where you left Hruin. I will hop over
to Frankie Foxy's house a.nd tell him.
Frankie Fox and I will meet you
there'" said Rolly.
"Are you sure you know where to
go, Mr. Rabbit?" dsked the little
etranger squirrel.
"Quito sure," said Roily. "It is
about fifty hops south of the big elm
tree near the edge of the old frog
pond. New run We must get there
before the man does."
And off they both scampered as fast
as their short legs could carry them,
and that is much faster than you or I
can run • with our longer ones.
• Frankie Fox and Roily Rabbit had
much farther th go than their two
com'
panions but Willie Woodchuck,
was so fat he just couldn't eun fast.
At the cross -road they met Roily
and PranIde Fc,x, and all four ran on
as fast as they could.
"I left Mr, Bruin just Around the
eorner," panted the little squirrel as
they passed the big elm tree and were
near the last bend in the road. And
now haw they did run, th think they
were nearly there.
But as they turned this corner, each
slackened his pace and stopped right
by the big trap that had held Bruin's
foot. 1± was wide open, and that told
the story. Someone had helped Bruin
out, and taken 1nm away.
Roily Rabbit bent his head to the
ground. "Sniff, sniff." Than he went
on a few steps and examined the
leaves carefully, In a few minutes he
came back to his friends,
"Two men have taken Bruin away.
They wM shut hint up. We must find
him. 'Who will help nee?" he asked.
"I will," chorused his friends, and
even a little bird up in the tree who
had heard the story, chimed in, too.
PICTURES IN THE SKY.
Before the yellow sun has set
•Or shadows gathered round as yet,
I like to watch the clouds on high
With filmy figures flitting by,
pometimes a dancing clown I spy
With peaked cap, and twinkling eye,
And then again I see a boat,
With all its gleaming sails, afloftt.
At times a king upon a throne
Is seated silent end, alone
More ,often, though, a lady fair
In, trailing robes I see up there.
I wonder where they go at last--
They always hurry by so fast!
Perhaps they gather in the moon
And feast and dance to merry tuna
But still I somehow think it's true
That they are people just like you—
The sky a great big looking -glass
To catch their pictures as they pass.
—Eugenia T. Quickenden.
Until we discover a hen that can
manufacture egg shell e without m
supply of the ingredients of which
shells are made, we ehall be obliged
to provide oyster shell or broken lime-
stone to the working elase in the maul,
try house.
of and for this ,
, reason nk eis often
increase fear.
A horse is more susceptible to fear
when at speed; fear causes a horse
often to run away, and when at speed
the fear increases, hence it is so diffi-
cult to stop the runaway horse. A
runaway horse, when he does stop
and realizes that he is abandoned.
feels great fear. All horses when in
fear like company, aad even the voice
of a master will cause much comfort.
A horse when in fear should not be
worked, and kind treatment alone
should' be resorted to. Feat may be
So great as to cause trembling, and
sometimes a rider can feel the heart
pulsations from his seat in the sad-
dle when the horse is in great fear.
Horse dealers who are up th almost
any trick in order to get a good price
for a horse, frighten the horse in
order to make him go well and show
himself off, and perhaps forget any
little pain causing lameness.
Practically in all cases of fear there
will be a preliminary sign given by
the horse, which sign should be de-
tected by all good horsemen, so that
they will know that the horse is bee
coming frightened.
The signs of fear are: Intently
looking, or listening in a certain direc-
tion, shown by the horse holding his '
head high, ears pricked, and by his
standing, as it were, upon his toes;
moving his ears th and fro or bending
his head and neck in the direction of
the object; stopping or reducing the
pace, and perhaps rearing. An object
advancing towards him in front
might cause him th rear. Other signs
are grunting, snorting, depressing the
tail, raising the tail high, and, if in.
tense, trembling.
Before we can prevent fear in II
horse we must gain his confidence and
then his obedience.
• May Print Sounds.
An, English scientist ' Predicts the
early perfection of a xnachine thatwill
be able to print sound. The appal%
atus will be a crofts between a dicta.
Ing machine and a linotwpe nmehine,
and its success will depend upon the
fact that every letter has a different
wave•form.
Try 'using a. heavy envelope as
pastry tuba , Snip the corner off vitle
the scissors and 1111 with frosting,
forcing out gently in aneedesign ye*
wish. The children will love Haig
cue; cakes with their own initial,. me
them and never miss the extra free
ing.bie
For popcorn balls make a syrup of
oae cap sugar, half cup white cone,
eerep, half cup cold water, two table,
epoons butter. Cook until a smag',
portion of the syrup dropped in col4
water fermi; a firm soft ball. pout-
thiS Over popped corn. Mix well and
when slightly cool press into bans.
Apple marmalade is et good eubstie
tute ftr old-fashioned apple butt*
Select tart apples, aied allow thresei
fourths pound of sugar to onie pound
of pared, cored and quartered fruit
Boll skins and cores twenty minute; •
drein ofr the liquid upoe the appleei
and cook till tender. Put through
seive, add sugar, sirruper until-thiek.'.
My desk stapes in the dining -room
near the window and not far from
stove. I like this place ,better t
a re.Oin or office, principally beeauni
of the saving in fuel, lights and leere
nisidegs; ,and a place let the shop .'
belle not very practical on. aceeen
of thedustand gold and poor ig
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