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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1925-06-11, Page 7RENEWING STRAWBERRY . BEDS BY RICHARD BAXTER ADAMS. Making Good Butter. waters of the same temperatureas It •is not difficult to. make butter,' but scrupulous cleanliness must be observed at -every stage. All utensils should be washed and scalded before The practice of do -raw -berry growers a plow. A furrow may be plowed load after churning, the buttermilk, The thertnomehr is; essential for this, as for all the other accurate estimates of temperature in the various steps of butter making. Three-fourths of an ounce of salt is wo=ked in ere• mend of butter. Work- Tho Junior Women's Institutes eating, (0) avoid undereating, (7) FOR HOME AND COUNTRY Are You Fit? differs considerably as to' how many! along each side of each row, throwing""- The cream sheuld contain about 30 in of the butter is a ver important, went to Macdonald Institute at the eat lightly of easily digested food,. WHAT AN OLD GREEK SAID BY J. T. HORNER. trope of berries they will take from a the,soil-.away from the row.and leav sr cent. butter fat. A gallon -,;of of ones nd•should receive O.A.C. for four glorious days this when axed, excited or anxious, (8) . "Those things should be called goods Pp t g part of process' a• g before it is abandoned and a new. ing the centres. Or one or two fur- i l butter, spring, Among other things they itis lied ,cream of this standard .will yield careful attention.. Overworked b e , one started. rows may be plowed from one side of about 3 pounds of butter. It is bet how to attain physical fitness, ..•• � • nts P � is sticky,.; greasy in appearance and, sod P y cos The decision hinges largely on two each row, retaining a strip of plants ter to churn the cream; not the whole has a gummy grain. 17nderworked and here is a summary of the concha. questions: First, as to the relative along the opposite side of the row. milk:: The cream seined be cooled butter is very apt to be mottled be=' sions at which they arrived: expense of renovating the old bed end Tho former method has the advan- immediately atter it cones from the! cause of the uneven distribution of putting it in shape for, another crop, tags that one usually finds fewer separator and kept as cold at pos-'the salt. as compared' with the colt• of setting weeds to contend with, since they were sib:e until the time for ripening, a new bed; and second, as to whether; shaded out dui•igg the previous sea- which should be, done at a temperature Palatability of Feeds. the fruit from the old bed will be son by the strawberry plants. But it between 65 deg. F. and 75 deg. F. 2. Objective Signs of Physical Fit- satisfactor after the renovation has; has the disadvantage that one retains When -the cream is .mildlysour,,it Tt is probably .true liar ae hen does nese (How we look). ynot have a vel 'k en sense of taste, ( ) been done. Ithe old plants set the year previous l 'ld be d t h tanner-) y. 3 11 It f d d A, Good posture—erect carriage in standing, sitting or walking. 1. Physical fitness is the highest standard of health which we ;can at- tain, so that we may be of_ the great- est service to humanity, 1 s lou .cele o c urnuig 0tnpeT-� hitt sh Probably more growers take two, and which ai,e now stating their tlntc •atone or below and held so for- at. . e does d' 1'1ver am ee s, an cro s froth a bed than more or fewer;' season; whereas in the second method• least two hours before churning,be-11f these are used to snake up toe large butmanygrowers never :take but ones the plants are all of them one year,gilns, a proportion of her ration she will i old and therefore more vi errors and I eat less than -,she would consume. of a w •crop, and a few take as high a s three, br Successful buttermalung depends, four or five. likely to be more fruitful. l more palatable mixture, The practi- largely on this temperature at which j.cal result is that ee production is E. Firm, white, regular teeth. As a rale it costs much less to repo- In addition .to this plowing length-, churning' is done but there is no ones 'g 11 about half wise of the rows money: grower', re- not kept at a high:level. F. Wall proportioned bod'y�--weight vete bbs old bed, generally temperature proper Eoi every season * - somewhat the retnainin plants • ,. is i , Among the feeds. that are particu not more or less that 10' per cent. as much, though this depends largely duceb P of the year. Churning a mechani- ztaion has been alongthe` strip of row which: has not cal i n under distasteful to the hen ehould be above or below standard for height: ca how well the plantation process, and if it is doe d listed blood meal and r e either whole .axed for during its first season. Oc-' been plowed under. This may be done the same conditions on one day •as on, 3 ' bedwhich gives by running the plow crosswise of' the another lresults i-, or ground. • casional.y one finds a g caon the ashould be tdentr ! The rotein of dried blood seems to, a larger crop the second season than bed and thus checking it off into small cal. The temperature is the factor, p squares a foot or so en a side, Or 1 which must be varied to gat uniform' be of poor duality, at least in so far it may be done•w.ith a hoe, In this, results, If the temperature is too low,i s its use by the hen is concerned, way some growers reduce the number the'churnin • period is eenecessar--il '' and this fact niay tartly account for of plants; to not many more than were 'colon edg mayim ossible to 1 her tendency to leave it alone. prolonged, ' or be p 1 Similar.' in the case of rye them originially set out, though usually obtain butter. Too high a churning y' there are several times, this number. temperature is also to be avoided be -I seems to be danger of rather serious The soil of the'bed should next be cause butter fat will bo lost the but- digestive trouble if any appreciable worked over thoroughly to get it back ter will be soft, and will not keep well. quantity is eaten by poultry. into fine physical condition. A colli- Butter will come in 10 minutes at Some feeds, such as red dog flour, valor with largo teeth may be used too hi h a churning temperature, ori are not readily eaten when offered to g g the hens .singly but will actually in - even in q, with some patent churns, 1] of certain 'mix, but it will not be' such good' butter, crease the palatability In summer when the cattle are pas - It to which they may be added. A It is because hens show a marked treed and fed on grass, the best I ability to distinguish between dicier- tem- perature is between 5.. deg. F. and 00I ant mixtures- that we should be 'very deg. F. In winter it will range from f 1 t t melee sudden or severe B.Clear complexion, good color. C. Clear, bright eyes. D. Glossy hair. it did the first; but usoally the crop is somewhat smaller, the berries not quite so large and the fruit ripens somewhat earlier than similar var- ieties in a newly set bed. If the bed is to be.renewed it may be done in' various ways, but the fol- lowing is the usual practice Just as soon as possible after the crop' is off, the bed is gone over with a mowing machine. This .is usually followed by to advantage to start the work, follow - a hay tedder to stir up the old mulch ed by one with spike teeth. Or'the .on the bed and thus scatter it evenly1whole surface` of the bed may li? work - over the surface and allow' mulch and ed over with a smoothing harrow. leaves to dry out thoroughly. This latter is rather Heroic treatment, The bed is burned over, selecting `a but surprisingly good iresults are often time when the material is fairly dry"secured by it, and of course it has and when there is a' good wind so that the advantage•of being quickly and. the burning will take place quickly. cheaply dens. The principal advantages of burning Lastly the bed should receive a good are that most. of the diseases and in- dressing of fertilizer. Quantities and sects and weeds are destroyed; the forumlas will vary according to whe- objections to. it are that a lot of Slier, the soil; is"more 'lar' less . fertile humus -forming ig material is destroyed and whether it has been well cared and that occasionally the crowns' of for or not, but for average conditions theplantsmay be injured. But as a the following per acre will be found rule the advantages more than out- satisfactory: 100 pounds of nitrate of 'weigh the disadvantages. soda, 250' pounds of tankage and 400 Some method is usually adopted to pounde of acid phosphate, reduce the number of old plants on Or if tankage cannot be had, use the bed, though occasionally a grower 250 pounds of nitrate of soda and 400 is found who merely cleans up the pounds of acid phosphate. _ bed as just described and lets all the, This should be scattered directly on old plants' remain. In this case he' the rows, but unless it is applied im- G. Hy�genic clothing. H. Personal cleanliness, I, Enthusiastic manner, 3. Subjective Signs of Physical Fit- ness (How we feel). A. Energy and zest in work and play, kept in sensible proportion and balance.. B, Enjoyment of wholesome food. C. Feeling of rest and refreshment on rising. D. Feeling of healthy fatigue at bed time. E. Freedom from persistent worry. P. Freedom from persistent or regularly recurring pain, G. Endurance. H. Self confidence. 4. If you are honestly intent on bey. care ix no o ma c in h y you must: (1) Eat leg, F. to fi0 9eg. F. - The dry g p ysicall fit i in m and a roach -1 changes in the make-up of the mix regularly, (2) eat slowly, (8) eat feed, housing barns, Ap tures fed, Such changes are likely to ing end of thelactationperiod contri-I some hard food for the sake of. the buts to this difference. If the churn ��Q particularly disastrous during the teeth, (4) eat some fresh, raw or is not loaded over one-third full, and next two or three months. green food every day, (5) avoid over - not turned too fast,' then butter ^� Chickens.. need sunlight to prevent should come, under .hese respective rickets. temperatures, in a firth granular con- 4.�-- dition in about 30 to 40 minutes. If I have had a silo for 14 years, al - electricity is available the churn can, ways haul manure direct to fields, and be attached to a motor but the speed have never failed to catch clover on must be regulated to correspond to' those fields. Some years -1928 was the best rate of hand churning, about' one—I had a good stand, Most farm- Butter revolutions a minute. L ers not having silos failed to get any Butter color is added, if necessary,, clover on better soil than mine. Fur - when the cream is strained into the, thermore, I have applied twelve loads churn. When butter granules are: an acre of manure from silage on formed the size of wheat. grains it is poor, sandy soil and got a good, stand does not plan for many new runners to. mediately after the bed is turned' over, time to strain off the buttermilk and' except where there was lack of lime. set' that season, but:depends on get- so , that there is no foliage on the wash the butter in the churn in two' —W. J. 'M • ting his fruit as a second crop from! vines, it should be °applied when the the old plants. Most of this work of, leaves are dry, otherwise they may be • cutting out the old plants is done with injured by the nitrate of soda. 4n the Garden. live near a garage ask your garage man to save for you his refuse oil. The most im ortant work now foe- Add to this an equal quantity of kern. P I 9 ing the gardener is cultivation. Make sene. 'L`he kerosene: thins the oil so a point of stirring, the soil between that it will paint or spray on readily. the rows and around the plants once It gives a mixture that penetrates the a week. Such constant stirring of wood, but does not grease or soil the the surface hastens growth, conserves birds' feathers. To lubricating oil the soil moisture and keeps down all' and kerosene add from 2 to 5 per cent. weed growth. of a good disinfectant. But nevercultivate or work amongOne or two` applications leave the v to PA the beans while the foliage is'at all woodwork dark brown on color and wet, either with dew or following a: slightly oily to the touch. Mites never shower,; delay: until' the leaves are per- bother a poultry house where this fectly dry. Anthracnose, that hor- I preparation is used. rible disease which- destroys the fol -i- One or two applications during the iage and marks the beans in the pods,, summer are sufficient, but do not let is always present while the weather .the mites get ahead of you. is moist and warm, and the germs: 1 -^— are scattered broadcast when they are' Summer Roosting Shelters.. disturbed under these conditions. Now that warn' weather is with us This disease is .so prevalent in some I again, it is time to think about giving gardens that to prevent it from get - dour growing chicks, which spend their ting a start on the young plants pre- days, on the range, all the fresh air ventive measures must be taken in WO can at night.' Toe often fifty or good time, spraying' at intervals of a hundred growing pullets or conker - six to ten days with Bordeaux. mix- els are put in small colony houses; tore. Spraying may be discontinued,! open only a little. on the front,.and ` once the plants are well set with tiny compelled to roost there throughout pods. •� the . hot summer months. I Anticipate the attacks of the potato, Chickens have an extremely high beetle by spraying with a Bordeaux- l body temperature, which .means that arsenate solution. ;they -require greater amounts of oxy- The potato beetle is partial to the gen than does any other form of ani - leaves of -the eggplant; therefore,. mal. A small, tightly inclosed colony keep the foliage covered with the poi- house does not admit of their secur- son and sa eliminate all danger,- of ing a sufficient amount. these and other leaf -eating insects. I The tendency on poultry farms is to The striped cucumber beetle seems build so-called open-air roosting shel to know that seed of his favorite tit- tens. These consist of a .roof, sup - bit is underground, for his whole fain- ,ported on four or more stakes, sides ily is on the patch as rhe first leaves' of inch -mesh wire netting and are are breaking through the surface. Be. filled with perches. - prepared with tobacco powder, or land The roof protects the birds from plaster to which a little Paris green storms, yet there. is ample fresh air, has been added -say are part to one, and they'are practically under the hundred parts of land. plaster—and same conditions as they would be if dust each hill thoroughly. roosting under a tree. Furthermore, It may be necessary to repeat the these open-air birds • are much more application two, or three days later,' easily kept clean and free from. mites., rand. a:ways. following a shoiver..This The wire netting makes it possible to' also applies to Melons, pumpkins and shut the birds in at night, and to pro- squash- As the plants Vacuole larger tect them against animals. It is also .and begin to vine, use the Bordeaux- easier to catch them if necessary. arsenate mixture regularly. • A good open-air shelter is a build- ing about 8x10. or 10x10 square, with Watch Out for Mites. cornier posts about five feet high, This is the time to expect mites to board floor, and a board roof covered; appear in considerable numbers. No with roofing paper. Let' the roof eic-1 matter how carefully the houses have tend about a foot over the south side, THE MOUTHS OF PLANTS "If you were very thirsty," said old Mr. .Ewing, "and I was to pour a glass of water on the top of your head would you be, very grateful to me? "No," said Tom, whc was watering his geranium, "I'd be mad!" "Well," said the old man, "you are not treating your plant much better.` It has mouths, and it likes to drink. when it is thirsty, but you don't pour' the water into its mouths." "I don't know where they are," said Tom, looking curiously at the bush. "Its leaves are full of eager little' pores and they are choked with dust,"; Mr. Ewing said, "Just put the nose again on the watering -pot and wash' off the leaves." Tom picked. up the nose, put it on the spout of the pot, and gave the bush a thorough wetting. "It does look better," he said• "IIas it any other mouths?" "Plenty more," said the old man; "one at the end of each rootlet. When you pour a stream of water around "the stem of the plant, I think it must feel as you would ifI put drink on your head." "Yes," said Tom, "see that fuschia. I didn't water the leaves nor the ends of the roots, I an} sure." "And don't you see. you are doing the same thing bythat rhododendron?" said the irritable old pian. "When you do anything, boy, do it in the right way." And he took the watering -pot him- self, and every mouth in each plant got a good drink that time. been cleaned and disinfected, there is to `protect the fowls from driving! MAKES 8,5D0-MRON DOR always the danger of some mites lurk- storms The entire area of the coop int over from theprevious season. can be fitted with perches setting I - b � , g Examine the nests, perches and these about eighteen inches apart. , t perch supports frequently. If signs Such. a shelter can he built for about of. mites appear, the perches should be half the cost of an ordinary colony' taken outdoors and painted with a house. ` i n. Perch sup- taken u_ • mite -eradicating solutio p g ports; cracks around ` the droppings It is of no advantage to agriculture boards and the nests should be treat- to have folks pursuing that vocation who are dissatisfied with it. If they ed in the sante way. want t0goto the cit bo lies nothing Many paints and sprays can be Y used. Sonia. are commercial mixtures, should be placed 'in the way' of their, many are homemade mixtures. The going. Those who are recruited to secret•of a-' good eradicating,prepara- tion 'is that : it contains- oil, which leaves the surface. greasy so that the mites cannot travel over it.: Lubricating oil,;such as •is used in fails to fled p.eaeur°° in his work.. ---IL J. w,• agriculture through•:ginbrance or ception add nothing to the quality of rural society.' The greatest of human tragedies is that in which the worker au as ontoblid, is excellent. If you Just a few. days after the new. Cana- dian Pacific B.C. Coast Liner S.S. Prim-' cess Kathleen ,entered the. Victoria Harbor after her maiden trip Froin the Clyde, Scotland,- a little 26 -foot dory slipped away -from the quay almost un- der the nose_ of the .new arrival' bound for the Old. Country by the very route which the Marguerite had just tra- versed. On board the neat one-mas�ted"sacl- ing ship in which lie'expects to make the ,perilous 8,500. miles voyage to Great Britain wee Coinmandei• 77wstace B. ;Maude, R.N., ,Resident of Mayne Is- . land, B.C., who, although ' seventy years of age, has, not lost that courage and daring which is so necessary on an v-. undertaking of this kind. All the traditions of the British Navy are bound up in the ambitious enter- prise of -this venerable Commander. As a young pian Commander Maude was First Lt. aboard the Royal Yacht of Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria, the Victoria and Albert, and his first naval command was on the. Temeraire, on which be commanded engagements off :the Malay Peninsula and in 'the China Seas against nautical pirates. The Hielf-noon,.. as Commander Maudehas maintained, has an auxili- ary consisting of a five H.P. engine on which 'the gallant Commander will tali back in case of callus pr adverse weather. drink three to five glasses of water that are beneficial to the master. every day outside of mealtime, (9) ).;neither can those lands be called eat sweets at tire cel of a meal, not goods which by a man's unskillful . between meals, (10) -:laver drink when -ex th''•eresolid. food in the mouth (11)management put him tomore expense than he receives profit by them; nor before putting food in the mouth, maythose lands be called goods whic• hwash the hands. do not bring a good farmer such a ' Rest: (1) Spend eight to nine hours profit s may give ham a ood lvin ," in bed every night. (2) Sleep out of profit they above paragraph a ain doors' when you .cane• (3) Sleep as tg and consider .well the truth of it. This nearly as possible in outdoor air !all might be the saying of a modern'. the. time. (4) Do not expect to sleep n'whoas founded le olu ' n at ni ht unless -the body extremities economist eIt rte d a s tto g for <nll of the evils -attending agt]eul- are warm. (5) Lie down for ten to tore. It might well come from a lee - twenty minutes rest near the middle ,twee at' a Rotary Club :dinner trying of the day if possible. to impress upon his hearer the neves- Exercise and' Recreation: Spend:; at sity of agriculture yielding a profit ]east an hour a day in recreation and and a good living to the farmer. exercise,' outdoors if possible. (2) 1 As a matter of fact, these were the Take exercise that is enjoyable and thoughts of a man who lived 400 years vigorous enough to require deep breathing and to open the skin pores. (3) Exercise daily, not only the'ex- tremities but the trunk of the body. (4) Acquire and maintain a good pos- ture. (5) Avoid weak and fallen arches; wear Healthful shoes. Cleanliness: (1) Take a cool tub, shower or sponge bath. Use coarse towel for vigorous friction.' (2) Twice a week, take a warm, cleansing bath at bedtime. (3) Attend to evacuation of the intestine daily with absolute regularity. Mental Recreation: Get some form of mental as well as physical recrea- tion. Cultivate a hobby. Cultivate and preserve a play spirit. Avoid worry as you would the plague. Be cheerful. Be unselfish. Preserve a sense of humor. Cultivate imagination. Be determined to be physically fit, but don't worry about your health:ef all things. d a expenseof others, whether by wilful Two Ways of Handling disobedience, crying, holding the breath or tantrums, that is the time Tantrums for the parent calmly but certainly to prevent it. One decided victory on se FLORENCE sescO2-retneIPs. the part of the parent will often prac- tically end the natter, while one vic- tory on the part of the child means "Mamma! I want to go out and constant trouble for the parents from then on, trouble for each teacher the child ever has, and perhaps the re- form school or penitentiary eventu- ally for the child. The learning in the home, of obedience to parents and respect for the rights of others is the foundation for obedience to God and respect for the laws of the land. play," four-year-old Flossie announced one morning. "Not to -day, dear,"answered her mother. "It is too damp and rainy." "Please, Mamma," coaxed Flossie, "I like rain." "No, Flossie, you can't go outdoors now," answered her mother firmly. ' • After more teasing to no avail, Flos- sie resorted to a new scheme which she was.. sure would bring Mamma to time, that of berating all her mother's friends and relatives. "Grandma's bad! Grandpa's bad! Aunt Mary's bad." Flossie paced the floor as she made the announcements. To the child's utter chagrin, her mother ignored her completely. Any- thing would have been better from Flossie's standpoint than to be ig-� Mored; even a spanking would have been preferable, for she would have known she was making some impres-, cion on Mother. She soon wearied of that scheme when she could see no effect at all: Then she -resorted to the • only means.- she had left to bring • Mother to time, that of having a tan- trum, the first and only tantrum she ever had. Flossie was not angry when she be- gan her tantrum, merely determined to gain her point. You see, I have a perfect right to tell you what Flossie thought, for I was Flossie. Flossie' lay down on the floor and kicked furi- ously and yelled, "I want to go out- doors and play, I dol" Still, Mother paid no attention whatever, and after a few minutes Flossie wearied °f her one-sided game 'and began playing with her dolls as good humoredly as ever. Contrast Fiossie's experience with that of young Charles. When Charles was about two years old he developed the habit of screaming for what he wanted and crying furiously if the ether children did not give up to him. If this did not bring the accustomed, "Let the baby have it, children," from Mother, or, `Give that to Charles this instant. You ought to he ashamed to THE STURDY REEFER COAT FOR BOYS. Boys like practical coats, and this double-breasted model, No. 1085, if made of Donegal tweed or covert cloth, would give long. hard service for school wear and accompany him make a little boy cry," from Father, to the ball game afterward. The coat Charles bumped his head, kicked his has plain unbelted back, long two- piece set-in sleeves, notched collar, and set-in pockets with flaps. Cut in sizes 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 years. Size 8 the other children. Then he aau:d years requires 1% yards of 54 -inch: grasp the coveted article, shut his jaw material, with 1% yards of 30 -inch defiantly and grunt one long "Ugh" lining material. "Price 20 cents. after another until the spell subsided. " HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. This course was followed until Charles became so adept et gaining his point that, even after the arrival of another baTiy, he continuedto bold sway. It was the baby who had to give in to Charles, net Charles to the baby. Charles soon learned that the whole family stood in awe of hie' "mad spells" and he made use'bf his su- premacy on every possible occasion. Eventually, his parents wearied of having a great big four -year -o' -'d lying on- the floor kicking lois heels'- and screaming at the top of his voice a dozen times a day and began punish- ing him for it, and while they eventu- ally succeeded in putting an end to his- tantrums by this method, he is still, at eighteen years of age, so dis- agreeable that his family can scarcely live with -him, for the selfishness wliiclt was cultivated in him in babyhood has grown to monstrous proportions. , The, first time any cchild Chows a de- terminationto have its own way in defiance of better judgment or at the heels, stiffened himself and bellowed, until one of his distracted parents would' give the desired command to before the Wise Men followed the bright star to, the place where a new born babe lay in a manger. These were the words of the Greek General Xenophon who was somewhat of a farmer as well as a fighter. , One might be almost induced to be- lieve that old man Xenophon was thinking of certain :cut -over Ontario lands when he said "Nor may those lands be called goods which do not bring a good farmer such a profit as may give him a good living." Certain- ly, he was right in the thought that a piece of land which will not return a profit if tilled in the right manner by a good farmer, is worthless and de- serves not to be called a good. This old Greek soldier who farmed and wrote when he wasn't busy prod, ding an enemy with a spear, was a pretty good agricultural economist. Ile knew that the combination of a good farmer and poor land brought no good results. Likewise, just as bad a combination was that of good land and a poor, farmer, for he said, "Neither can those lands be called goods which by a man's unskillful management put him, to more expense than he receives profit by them." SUCCEss OR mann:. If we look around we can see, no doubt, some farms which are of little value to the man who farms them; because of his unskillful management, no profit is left at the end of the year. On other farms not quite so good, we see good farmers making money. The successof some farmers and. the failure of others will make us give notice to another observation of'Xeno- phon. "The science of husbandry," he said, "is extremely profitable to those who understand it but it brings the greatest trouble and misery upon those farmers who undertake it with- out knowledge." No doubt the practice of husbandry has brought the greatest trouble and misery upon some of our farmers dere,,, in thepast few years, and has, not g been so extremely profitable as Xeno- phon had predicted. Possibly; profit. in agriculture in early Grecian days was not so dependent upon markets as it is to -day. It might be that the welfare of the farmer depended en- tirely upon how well the science of husbandry was followed. At any rate we must respect the remarks of this Grecian farmer and recognize that he knew a little about the factors which influence success in farming. Not many weeks ago a man was telling me about the beginnings of agricultural economics.. This begin- ning was, according to this man, about thirty years ago. As a matter of fact, farmers in Canada have been pretty good agricultural economists for a' long time and have not known it. The development of markets has caused the type of farming to change and it is this new development which has necessitated a new consideration of the economics of agriculture. To read such sound economics in -the writings of a man who lived al- most 2,500 years ago would be a blew to the vanity of many a present-day would-be saviour of agriculture. While I don't propose to give you all the economic statements of this Greek -farmer-warrior, there is one more I want to leave for you to think about. This statement was, no doubt, true in early Grecian days. Whether it is true to -day, I'll leave others to decide. It is worthy of thought and consideration, at least. He said, "It is not difference in knowledge or op- portunities of knowledge that make some farmers rich and others poor; but that which makes some poor and ansome rich is that the former are negli- gent and lazy -the latter industrious d fty- It thriappears f> om this 'statement that there was no royal road to prosperity in Xenophon's community. All the Greek farmers had to give much thought and work to cause success to come their way. It is quite possible that these old Greeks had to have a Big Benremind them it was time to shake the dirt out of their shees, pull on the overalls and rush down to the cow -lot. At any rate Xenophon knew that a farmer load to work :that he needed good land, and that a good farmer was entitled to a good living. After all, things have not cl1nged so much as we sometimes try to make ourselves believe. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Pattern; Dept., Wilson Publishing Co., 78 West Ade- laide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by return mail. Do not fill kerosene or gasoline lamps or stove tanks quite full. Leave a little space. There is an old rural maxim: "Everything in the hen house should be as dry as a chip." If finely -varnished surfaces are scratched, the damage can be remedied by rubbing lightly with alcohol to soften the varnish and obscure the crack. When the varnish hardens again, polish, and the scratch: will never show. ' Enamel or granite ware pans will last longer without chipping, if when new they are put in h pan of water and boiled, then set aside in the• same water to cool.