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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1917-12-20, Page 7a_. ley Agronomist This Department le for the use of our farm readers who want the advice of an expert on any question regarding soil, seed, crops, eto, if your quostlon is of eufficlent general interest, it will be answered through this column• tf stampod and addressed emvelopo le enclosed with your letter, a omptete answer will be melted to you, Address Aaronornlst, care of Wilson Publishing Co„ Ltd„ 73 Adelaide St, W., Toronto, The problem is to produce more with less men to cis It. Now is the; time foe action. Thoustnuis of sturdy' C'cu1:•liens arcs training for the fight.! They are learning the war game; notee the way it was fought in la]2, neither I as it Was fought in 1900, No, not even the way it wos fought: Inst sunt - I nter, but the way it is fought now, to - clay, in Feeney, Antiquated method: Have ne place in the .face of amine)! shot unci German shell. Antdquated i farming methods leve no place in the; faaf' of the world's prosect': food 7laeds.' With the result of the war depending upon no unfailing food supply, it is no less important that we be as insistent' and alert in agriculture as infighting. Let us eubject ourselves to a search- ing investigation to determine wheth- er we are efficient or whether we are hindered by some old method) which we cling'. to, simply because it is easier than to bestir ourselves to make a change. Without tory attempt to set things Gown do the order of their importance I wish to mention a few thing, that make for efficiency on the farm. First, -have the work planned ahead; it is a very noticeable fact that the best farmers know months and often years ahead, what they are going to grotv in every field on the farm.. That is one of the particular reasons for a rotation of crops. It systematizes the work so that the farmer ltnows in advance, what help, seed, fertilizers, and machinery he will need.. There never was a time when it was so inl- portant to know one's needs in ad- vanee as it is to -day. The Seed Supply Get seeds ready for use. Now is the time to get good seed corn and seed beasts. Get seed corn now, be- cause chances of getting it in the spring -are pretty slim. Only a frac- tion of the corn in Ontario is fit for seed. Thousands of acres did not have an ear of ripo corn. In all, however, there are a good many thou- sand bushels of corn that will make sued if handled properly. There is the point. Not nearly enough. will be cured for seed, unless each individ- ual farmer will take it upon himself to go out after bis seed and save it now. • Too often grain goes into the ground just as it came from the threshing machine, weeds, dirt, shrunken kernels and all. The better farmers Liao a'fanning mill for the cleaning of ill their seed. And with the best of them fhb; process of clean- ing sloes not consist simply in blow- ing out the chaff and screening out 1 some of the seeds, It; le rather ti very careful cleatuing and recleaning process in which frequently 0 large share 1'r discarded and a smaller part of the most: select, clean, plump and heavy kernels are kept for seed, The discarded portion is as good for feed as it 1s before passing through the mill 'I'l f P • •�htfn a seed C111t1:n' t 1.14 1917. i hundreds of beetles, mosquitoes, Lor-! "0 little haven of 1u illi n,nt," flow must thy yoke; uplift! At last, with all thy loud:, unfurled, Thou come t lee the Christian world„ O lane, lug i"rfcrt, fr:ft! ('hristnuhs and the Birds. If you really want to go' th very best out of Chriatinas, don't forget our feathered friends.- 'Chink of elle lit- tle songsters out. in the cold and snow, and Mta real Santa to them. 01 00000e you will hove It birds' Christmas tree, An evergreen !s a1 -i ways the bet, but any tree will du •1' you tie sheaves of wheat, cornstalks and evergreen branches all over it to ` make it dense, Plant it securely in a partly protected place, Hang on it wire baskets filled with suet, boxes, with fronts removed, containing nut meats, millet, sunflower -seeds, wheat, Cracked corn, bread -crumbs, rolled oats, one. Cocoanut shells cut in half and filled with dainties can be hong from the branches, have several shelves, on which place lettuce, ap- ples, cabbage and vegetables. In all cold districts have deep boxes almost filled with cotton where the half -frozen birds can find shelter and warmth. Birds often suffer from thirst in winter. Heat a brick or Large stone and place a pan of water on it. Every bird you keep from starving will repay you by destroying le prat i00 o' re, b , grain for smut 18 becoming quite gen- eral cul should be adopted by all growers of grain. It is a cheap, easy and effective method of insuring and increasing yield. And incidentally it • will rocluee the Lira hazards, Two disastrous farm fires occurred in one county this season as the result of an explosion caused by threshing smutty grain. The losses sustained from those two fires would have purchased the formaldehyde to treat all the seed grains in that county for two years, Ensure Early Sowing Another point of groat importance is to get crops in, on time. This re- quires that the soil be well drained. A careful investigation along this line carried out on a luiindred farms in the Saginaw Valley indicates that crops aro sown from five to ten days earlier on the drahted [lard than on land not tiled. This is a great ..dvantage for oats and barley. Nor does this tell the whole story, for even though pre- pared earlier, tiled land is generally in much better condition to receive the seed. than is untiledrland at a later elate. As a further assistance in get- ting crops in on time and in the best !shape as Much plowing as possible should be dons in the fall, This is decidedly the best thing to do for oats, barley and spring wheat. The right kind of a seed bed for these crops is a moist, compact soil. This can most easily and certainly be obtained by fall plowing, Much more remains to be said in connective with our responsibility as "soldiers of the commissary," but 'let us sum up the above and give it our honest consideration. As was fore- cast in the beginning it is a rambling series of suggestions on increasing farm efficiency for the season of 1918. The meat of the argument may be summed up in .these words: The farmer's part in the great world war is tremendously important and to measure up to the emergency requires unceasing study, careful planting and vigorous execution. f Among farmers generally it is the eommnn practice to sell the hens that tare past a year old for poultry when they stop laying in the fall. Under the usual conditions this is good Policy for as a rule only about half of the flock lay well enough the -sec- ond' year to be profitable, and •the farmer who has pullets enough- to re- place all his old hens sees no advant- age in keeping any of them over.. This year, however, those patriotic poultry keepers who desire to do their nut to increase rho poultry and egg upplies will find it desirable to re - RICHEST For POUL'T'RY, GAME, EGGS & FEATHERS Pease write for partlCnlara. P. PotTX,XZ8 & 00. 09 79onseeours Market. Noniron] RfG1EST PRICES PAID For RAW FURS and GINSENG IV, .SILVER ago Flt. Pali St. W. Montreal, P,Q, Beforence, Union 13k. of Canada OUR ADVICE Ship to us at once and Reap Benefits of High Prices now prevailing. ) t1 a List and Shipping Tags FREE 31,17 1. 1RIn?end AleratadetWINNiPE(i Canad4 �Wn1IVir jrirtie xnr. e1.. astanti yam-d1i i RANT MS Red Fox., Mink, Beavers, Martens, Muskrats are now wanted and are in good demand. Write for our price list, Calendar, and shipping stationery. He0EINER WILLIAMSON d: Co. `` 878 St, Paul St. W, MONTREAL Fsna[csoa reeex err, i t to. p llut s, grubs, ubsetc (M- elee/tha(M- elee/your fruit foliage and the held craps in 1)u, 0t b,:le nn all the :•old cluu- ates; Duly the permanent raeldent.s l uud the winter vieltat.. ale) Ponn,l. Cloee.. ly study their aetiuns. Bieck that see ueuall raven)! v(y shy will seen reond to your loving rete' and beemne quite tame: `ghat iseen of the joys of the winter eeaaon. Lion 14101(ld Ile (),closed Note. Orders should be placed at this time by farmers who intend to use lime on their land in order to lnereaae next seamen's crop. If orders are placed at; the present time the manufacturers will be able, they say, to supply t110 agricultural needs, By being given orders now they will huvo :ie or eight months in which to prepare the neccs- nary supply, whereas they will be I swamped if the orders all came: next spring. Limo applied in the full 00 winter is as effective as when applied in spring. Fall and winter application of lime is urged as good faun pr.etice and also ars an emergency war measure, By i following this suggestion farmers will be improving their land so as to turn out maximum crops, Six inches of stem left on dahlia roots mukes a good place to tie the I label, "SAFEY FI ST By. Ella E The above words meet the eye of the beholder at every turn these days and probably have some degree of in- fluence in preventing accidents, Yet, since familiarity begets contempt the legend loses its force, and, seeing, we see not in the true sense of the word. Neither do we estop, look, and. listen as we approach a railroad crossing, much against the wishes of the en- gineer, who would be spared a great deal of nerve strain if we did so, or itt least gave him a signal to relieve his fear that the approaching train is not observed 13y exercising even a reasonable. amount of caution many serious acci- Idents might be prevented. The un-' Iavoidable accident is in another class and will be left out of the argument at the present time. But every day we I read of horrible suffering and ofttimes ' of death brought about by a purely preventable occurrence induced solely by thoughtlessness on the part of someone. Perhaps all the people in the world will never come to fully understand how dangerous it is to use coal oil or kerosene for kindling a fire. Yet few neighborhoods have been fortunate enough to escape at least one horrible example to demonstrate ! the fact. Usually it is the mother of small children with her little ones, one or more of. them, who beeomes the vic- ldlt' from her own ca•eless- m scanm 11e85. taiu a considerable proportion of the I The open tub or pail of hot water, yearling bens. Farmers will find 'it the imperfectly covered' cistern and to their interest to hold all the good' the teakettle pulled by tiny fingers yearling hens they have, making such from its resting place, kills or dis- addition to their poultry house equip -1 figures for life scores of innocents ment as may be necessary to properly , every year. Even the tea and coffee accommodate both pullets and bens.' pot and the kettle of hot soup pre- Overerowding must be avoided, as I pared for the family meal aro often neither pullets nor liens will do their , means contributing to a sad accident best. where little ones are too young to In selecting hens to keep over, pre- • understand the danger in familiar, and ference should be given to those seemingly harmless objects 111ce these, that moult in September or later, for The awful results which follow teach they are as a rule the most per the lesson of carefulness to the par- sistent layers, Such hens may not be ant, but too late to save suffering and at this tine the best looking in the innocent lives, flock. They are likely to be rough in But not all the preventable accfd- plumage, with somewhat shrivelled ents are those which claim children as combs and pale colored legs. These their victims. Older persons often things, however, are merely incidental suffer grievously from the results of to the non -laying and moulting period. their own carelessness. During the Keens that appear in prime condit'on past summer a number of such cases at this time are those that moulted in have come to people within almost a the summer because they stopped lay- -single neighborhood, and not one of thein was caused by an automobile which so frequently is the instrunnent concerned in -accidents, preventable and non -preventable these days, ing early. The exceptions which it may 'be desirable to 'retain are hens which reared broods in early summer and' moulted while running with the chicks. Nobody can tell just what price hogs will command next fall, but this much is certain—people will eat pork if they can get it. So, go ahead and breed for spring pigs. When the pigs begin to show signs of weak legs, you may know that 1100 have. not given them the chance they 1100d to wall: around and exercise. Hogs running in a pasture rarely get weak in the hind quarters. Cooking feed for swine is not ad- visable, because it lowers its digesti- bility, This means that the swine will require more food to produce the same amount of gain in weight. The conking raises the expense of produce,' teen and cuts down the profits. Potatoes, field peas, and roots, used no food in some localities, acre more palatable end have their water con- tent lnwer'ed when cooked. 'Ibis,also makes it necessary for the swine to consume more feed. /e ' Cooking feeds requires 11 ,special en- ' parents, and takes ranch time and lab- or, Ml of these things odd to the expense of production, It is usually profitable to heat dr nnkinig tetter and water used in mixing feeds especially in cold wetth- I er, 'Phis decreases the amount of fond requires to keep the body warm, 1t's advice when you give it and a leettu'e When 'one r010110 it, .' GOOD HEALTH QUESTION BOX Its John If, Huber, M.A., Mel) Or. Ilui,cr will aaswcr all 81801(1 letters pertelnitg tea htlleseealth,colu11 spnaar eurstion !s of genera. MitredcMitred11 will be answ.erea through m 1 11 ant, 1t niti I,o anewored personally 11 stamped, addressed envelope is eA• tiered. lir, flute)). will not prescribe for iedlvtelual caws or make dlagnosls. Address Dr. J•+inn 11. Naber, eerc of Wilson leubltsdiing CO, 73 West Adelaide 1.1., 10011te. A :gaud body in a child a8511105 its ature health, at1'leienry and longevity.m THE CHILD'S DIET i Rd ES'I'IONS AND ANSWERS. 1''rem the Third to the Sixth 'Pear. j Leis I)i"1Y ay. Select front among i wee ei e 11 run 251 years old, 1 get dizzy and Breukl''sit: Cracked whetit, corn naycns at tdmea, when I stop :tad get meth, hominy, oatmeal (meth coukedup (1,104,This makes my heart 8 hours the day before 1Iwy lir0 used),' 1'luttor. My doctor saga 1 an anemlo served with milk and sugar, or blit- but that I Have iu, un gani0 (1181080. i ter and 141.44,:,r, u' Matte,. awl salt. A, am b feet and ti iue-hc:e tall and weigh soft 0011101 ar Seramhlr,d egg;, Bread only 113 pounds. Lha you think that and butter, bran biscuit and butter. A beer wutild help to aggravate those glass of milk. dizzy spells? Dinner: l'Itiln mini;, rare roast Answer --People get dizzy for var- beef, beefsteak, poultry, fish, puts- esus reasons, in each case the cause toes stewed with milk or b01(0(1, peas, must be ascertained and if possible removed. The trouble may lie in eye strain or in errors of refraction, need - string beans, strained, stewed toma- toes, stewed carrots, ?.quash, white turnips, lolled onions, mashed (sari- ing glasses. The ear may be affected flower, spinach, asparagus tips, bread with awes e' Disease. There may and butter. For desserts: Rice Dud- be stomach er intestinal dyspepsia, a ding, plain bread and butter pudding, clogged ]i,'01 or constipation. The prunes,custardtapioca lee, pudding,astewed reason may lie in the immoderate use stewed apples, rrise, apple, of alcohol, tobacco, tea, coffee --o1• raw apple, pears and cherries, Bread beer. In your ease the anemia would and bper: seem to be the cause. You should Supper: Farina, cream of wheat weigh at least 20 pounds more. Your (each cooked for 2 boors), from to doctor seems a good man; get him 3 tables(ul with milk and sugar, build you up. Mailing you forth- butterer and sugar, or butter and er information, salt. Stale bread and butter. Bread end milk. Milk -toast•, Scrambled Headaches. Rockwood. eggs twice a week, Custard or corn- I am the mother of 8 children; starch. Bread and butter. Biscuit, they have net been as strong as we A glass of milk or malted milk- or could wish and consequently have 00000. caused us a little more anxiety than When the child has had egg for the average. For a long time l have breakfast this food should not be re- had the most dreadful headaches at leg at the knee. Result, weeks of suf- peated in any form for supper. Red the slightest worry or exertion. Also fering and a probable stiffened mem- meat should be given but three times this last year I notice I am growing ber, to say nothing of the expense a week. When the child has a chop i thinner, I am ill every morning, ut- in dollars and cents. Another wo- for breakfast, he should have poultry! terry tired out and at times horrid. man reached for the dishpan hanging or fish for dinner. Carefully select -I ly faint. in the celaarway, lost her balance, ed fruits, such as the apple, a pear or • Answer—I sympathize with you, and fell down the stairs, breaking both a peach, may he gives at 3.30 p.m.! Am mailing you information which wrists. supplement by a biscuit or two or by, I am sanguine you • will find helpful.Stich an innocent thing as a shoe stale bread and butter if it's found � Odd, isn't it, how everybody's children string may become a trap for the un- that their use does not interfere with. always c"ause a little more anxiety wary, if not' properly fastened, The the evening meal than the average. death of a young woman, and a broken hip for an older one resulted recently; in both instances from tripping on an untied shoe lace. Sickness in 0110 case sent, grandma hastily down stairs for a simple remedy for a child, Slipping on a pair of slues which were left un- tied in her hur^y, cue foot caught in the hanging string and she plunged clown the stairs, with the above result. An obstinate top on a fruit can re- fused to budge and a man's strength was called to assist in removing it. The modern Samson in his effort to loosen the metal twisted away the whole upper part of the glass, result- ing in a badly lacerated hand. .Such an accident would not have been pos- sible with the up-to-date clamp fast- eners. Possibly the lesson taught, if there he one, is, throwaway the ag gravating old-time jars and buy now - fashioned and better ones. Men are often guilty of gross carelessness in the care of animals, which, when un- ruly, mann and kill. The gentle bull is an example of the danger..of taking chances with animals of that kind. The vicious one is watched lest the caretaker be attacked unawares, but it is the one supposed to' be kind, 'which brings down the greatest num- ber of victims. A young farmer chastising a horse in its stall for some supposedly good and sufficient reason according to his ow•n thinking, stood behind the animal and grasped its tail in his gland while he administered the punishment. It was a gentle horse but in its fright it kicked with both feet, striking its own - 00 in the abdomen, resulting in death, Is it too much to say that half the accidents are preventable? Overmuch caution makes life miserable, perhaps, by hindering one from even really feeling free and unrestricted, but a moderate degree of thoughtfulness in matters occurring every clay would save a great deal of suffering. A middle aged woman un a step lad- der washing windows over -reached to get at the very top of the glass, threw the ladder out of balance and came down with a crash, breaking her right er ivy COT OUT AND FOLD ON DOTTED D ,l..tNES, MTV • i r Polo •'->, 051.3. rsnwa.[n, g4tnea•�r out 1)011(1 I place upon my hip, And bend with many groans; And you have an imitation of ' My funny (grandpa Jones. tLia �s'•i v ' Dairy heifers should have all the roughage they will consume during I the winter, preferably alfalfa, clover2 or cow -pea hay, with a small amount' of grain in addition. The liberal use' of roughage is cheaper than using', more grain,- and at the same time it , develops the digestive organs to the' maximum, which ds desirable when the cow comes into milk, Next to live steam, sunlight will 1011 about as many germs as any other thing that can be employed around the dairy. A big loss among dairymen is the' constant sacrifice of bulls when ma- ture and at their best, It is a come; 11, NEEDED "I'm really worried about Miss, l;uetacie, Mrs. Jessup declared. "Of course everyone knows that it was hard for her to Dose bee stivie ;s and go into the Home, bet tete home's pleasant, and she has 0 big room nil lc herself; and we are always sending her things or inviting her round to tea to show that she hat left out yet she goes round with a face as long as my arm, and the tears come into her eyes if yeti look 111 °1190, Really, I'm almost out of patience. I wouldn't have believed it of Miss ILL] lsta('iu." Mrs. (bane looked out into the April yard. She was a plump little wo- man with tender, luminous brown eyes that had a way of seeing far into the heart at times. "What pretty little tea parties MSS 'Stacia used to give," she said musing- ly. "She made a different 'feel' about them somehow." 'I know it," Mrs, Jessup agreed. 61 dont' know exactly why, unless because she was so happy over them herself that she made everyone else feel the same way." "And how many summers was it that she took into her home a little fresh -air girl?" asked Mrs. Crane, with an air of innocent reminiscence. "Last time it was a mother and a sick baby, wasn't. it ?" "I guess it must be full as much as ! fifteen. 1 hadn't thought of that be- fore, but I suppose she does miss that! ' Mrs. ('cane's soft eyes shone with sudden passion. "Miss them? Things like that—giv- ing things—were her life, Ellen Jes- 'sup! Do you suppose that being in- vited to tea and having flowers car- ried to her are going to make up to Mins 'Stacia for having nothing to give?" "But --she hasn't anything we want!" Mrs. Jessup said bewilderedly. • " E:z.aetly. That's what's breaicfng her heart:" "But you can't snake yourself want' things when you don't," Mrs, Jessup aiigued ., I suppose not," Mrs. Crane said, with a sigh. "Well, I must be going along'. Run over soon, Ellen." At the turn of the road Mrs. Crane met Laurette, Ring. The girl nodded with sullen brows. Mrs. Crane step- ped. I "What's the matter, Laurette?" she asked. "Matter? I want Miss Euetaeia, that's what's the matter. I used to ' 000 in every day or two when things were hard at home, and she'd help me I through, but now=" i "Have you told her su?" Moto Crane asked quickly. "0 Laurette, have , you?" "Told her? I haven't been up there. She'll be too busy with all those pee- ' pie." Mrs. Crane even gave her a push. "Go, Laurette; go this minute. She's Ibeen eating her heart because nc one ' needed her. And tell her that I'm Icoming to -morrow. I want her—just i her—to help ane do a dozen things. Hurry, Laurette!" But Laurette was already gone. Hands And Good Health. Now that we have become so ager on the subject of germs, we cameo afford to neglect our hands. lin I properly cared for: finger nails, chap ! ped, roughened surfaces, and hand Inot thoroughly cleansed several time a day, especially before every mea offer an excellent carrier for diseas germs, ; 5 It is much better to protect t1 hands in public conveyances wd wash gloves than to go bare -hand mon practise to buy a young bull, use him two years and sell him without waiting to see what kind of cah•os he has produced. After he has been sold for beef, it is often discovered that his daughters have real merit." It is dangerous to stop milking a cow all at once and think she is pro- perly dried off. Skip one milking, and then partly draw the milk next time, After a bit let a whole day go by, and thus gradually came to the end. On bright days in winter, let the cows out into a lot on the sunny side of the barn, for exercise and fresh air; and throw the barn open for air- ing. The chores in the barn can be done more easily when the cows are out. Be sure the lot is protected from winds. A r i�' .. ` LItet A few good sheep will fleece -line the farmer's pocketbook, Sheep rais- ing can be carried on without much hired help, which is now scarce and expensive. During the winter months proper exercise for breeding ewes is of equal importance with feeding. Animals enclosed in small lots without suffici- ent exercise are weak at lambing time. They produce little milk and a high death rate occurs in their lambs, Make such preparations now that — - To grasp the rail on the car or to every lamb may be closely looked after for the first few hours after it is born. Cold weather will prevent preparations later. Hang a small bag in a convenient place and in it put every shred of wool that is found loose or caught here and there. A number of sheep farmers are making some profits this yenr that speak well for the sheep industry. The gross income of one farmer from sheep has been 200 per cent, of all hie ex- penses, including interest on invest- ment, feed and other expenses that should be charged against the enter- prise. Xfree11 is to co e c the worn: un the farm was being done! one's bare hands on the seat or wf by undersized, bony, spavined horses,' dew • h } s' m in Duract with natter, and n misplaced7 tivhile the good animals were being! good dealf, sold? The farmer has a right to the' is not unusual to find these surfae The time to keep up horse produc- tion is when the average man wants to quit 1t pays in the long run. Tell the boys never to fasten the loose 511 of a halter about their bodies when the other end is 'Past to the colt. Terribl- things have happened that way. Use good horse sense and a brush that is not too stiff when cleaning off the colt. One of the first things to consider when buying a horse is his feet. Poor feet will make a horse that 1s other- wise good, a failure. Have you ever visited a farmer who raises fine horses, and found that all best, whether for 1118 aw0 work or for sale. Old Dubbi1 may not have _o many parts as an auto, but he is largely automatic, and makes a good sparking Mug. There should be no idle horses in winter. If yours are necessarily so, Met the ration down to the actual needs of the animal, and give thein ex- ercise each day. The supply of heavy horses is limit- ed. The demand for efficient workers is such that they are holding their own in cities and increasing in popul- arity on fatrms, and will continue to do so for many years, ,'(letting the Most Out of Skating. If you here a suspicion that some; member of the family, in the role of of Santa Claus, i$ going to give you; a pair of skates this Christmas, why: not hint that you would like a pair of flat hockey skate,? These have'. Gat runners, and are meant to be screwed pet nhancntly to a pair of shoos, 11011(ey skates put more pleas -1 are into skating than you will ever; understand until you try them. They never conte off, they are mucin faster, and you can twist and turn as touch' as you wish with nnurh more ease than with the old style rockers. You can start quicker, stop quicker, and trey do not slide out from under you as the rockers are likely to de, The first day or 10 they may seem clumsy, but alter you bemire used to thein it is 0 certainty thut you will neve' go'' riser( to any other kind. With them 1 Iyou can lace your shoes tightly and i have a much cinder emcee' for your ankles, sticky and vont' touch sorted. In a few moments one may un0 seiously place the fingers in the mot or rub the eye or wipe the fingers the handkerchief, leaving ger whore they will be brushed to the,f a littie'later. The wonder is not w0 contract 50 many diseases, rather that we do not have mor Some thick 0 a matter for m that their friends spend time manic ing and do not hesitate to purcl such supplies as may be needed. 1 !haps those people who scorn to caro of their own hands are the who before lung will be called ape pay medical, hospital and stn• bills as a result of serious illness infection or contagion which n Better put a long copper rivet have been avoided by scrupulous through the center of each heel be- of the 1laids and finger nails. fore you screw the skates in place, about it and you will see• the in then the heels can not emne off, , tante ofthis part of one's pet grooming. :t Mother's cares, A mother 111s so many tares There's little time t:o play, She's combing out the snarly halve, Or darning holes et mending tears, , Or kissing hurts or -soothing cares All through the livelong ,lay. But .I and mother often say, Though tiring duties Heap Upon aur shoeldel•s as they play-, The nicest ditty of the day Is allege we've [1111 the toy's 11Wa1' Anil rock tag' babes to sleep. .-Burges Johnson. Tap dressing for wheat will help bring it through the winter, Wheat will be needed' next year Moro then ever. Mrs. progress and Mrs. Oddly "Flow do you manage to keep old brass eandicstiolcs an brig asked Mrs. Oldways of her nei "It's very easy," replied Mrs, gloss. "I put the candlestick other email brass objects in a composed of one tablespoonful o to a pint of hot water. Alloy article to remain In this solutio few minutes, then polish' 'v woollen cloth. If badly. tits I use a little seaming powde that is seldom necess ny" Where there is old plaster to fallen from walls or from: war have been repaired spread 0 a garden. The limc it 800101ns worth the labor.