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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1919-01-16, Page 7By Agronomist. This Department Is for the use of our farm readers who (want the advice -$f an expert on any question regarding soil, acted,crops, etc. If your question Is of sufficient general interest, It will be answered through this column. 1f .Stamped and addressed envelope 1s enclosed with your letter, a complete ,answer will be mailed to you. Address Agronomist, care of Wilson Publishing Co., Ltd., 73 Adelaide St. W., Toronto. FITTING COWS FOS LACTATION. highly fed on heat -producing dust previoos to calving. ADVICE ON PLANT DISEASES, In view of the present vital' need for increased production the Central Experimental Farm urges every farmer to look well into the ques- tion of crop diseases, for the leases which these diseases cause each year in orchard, field and garden are, in the aggregate, simply appalling. The U.S.' Department of Agricul- ture estimates that the smutted' wheat grown in iehat country in 1917 would fill .a line of freight cars reach - returns than the same amoufit of ing from New York to Cleveland (600 .grein.fed after calving, these re- miles), In 1916 in Canada the lose turns being in the form of a more I from rust on grain .amounted to 850,- , vigorous calf and inereasod milk 000;000 while the Canadian potato production. To have the cows in pro-, crap in 1915 was almost cult in two per condition of flesh, one of the first i by the ravages . of blight and rot. requisites is to give them sufficient; Each year about osoe quarter of the rest between lactation periods. The I Ontario apple crop is lost from apple cow that is milked up to within two ,scab and the the lass :in the plum crop or three we'e'ks of calving may pile from brown rot is at least as high. 'up quite a record for that year but These are only a few common ex - she will surely fall off in the next ampler of the numerous diseases which yearly take heavy toll of mu crops everywhere. Indeed it lites been said that the dollars annually lost from crop diseases on the aver age farm would pay the hired man's Waged. A great number of -these diseases can be prevented by well tried and simple measures, and since we are thrifty condition. If she has be- now in the midst of the greatest food ciesie come thin and run down thou a lib= t bit of theworld saved from rthe owastage eral ration .,should .be allowed, Thewastage .character of the ration eieed tout differ r the disease grower becomes an asset to our irofcoun- for materially from that fed to the milch l try and aboon to starving. humanity. cows. Pasture, supplemented by ila . v ge or soiling crops in summer and roots or silage and legume hay in winter should be sufficient for the cold in good. candition.. Those in 'poorer condition should receive grain in addition up to six or seven pounds per day if necessary. It is import- ant at alt times that dairy cows re- ceive a laxative ration but particularly so just at calving time. To this end, the grain ration should consist of autll laxative feeds as wheat bran All "mammals, when in proper en- vironment and under normal eondi- tions, naturally, take on flesh dieting pregnancy, the reserve being used in milk productionwhen the young is born. As we expect a dairy cow to. give much more milk than her calf requires it is only reasonable that she should be in extra good condition of 'flesh at calving time. A fan they con- sideration is the procuring of sit bng, well-nourished calves which cannot be expected from poorly -nourished koows. Grain 'fed during the dry per- iod ,has been found to give greater' lactation:; period, Each cow should have from six to eight weeks of a rent period. The feeding of ,the cow clueing this period will depend upon her condition when dried off. - If she is in good condition of flesh then very _little more than a maintenance ration is neoeseery, but the feeder should watch that she does not lose her In order to make it easy for everyone, to get in touch with all the available help on plant diseases the following sources of information are given:— Identificafmt of Diseases and Advice 'Regarding Treatment: 1. The Agricultural Representative in your county, if .there is one; phone or write him or get him- to call. 2. The Agricultural College in your province. Each college makes it a .and oil cake ,together with either i part of its policy to answer all ground oats, barley, or corn; prefer-' such inquiries. ably the former, in equal parts. For every 100 pounds of the above grain mixture there should be added 1 pound each of ground rock phosphate, 3. The Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa maintains a well-equipped plant disease service which everyone is invited to make use of. Address, charcoal; and common salt, ., The salt Division of Botany, C. E. F., Ottawa, is a necessity in the, ration'while the Ontario. other ingredients `act as a topic. Cows ( 4. The Central Experimental Farm not receiving the, green should be fed some of this tonic mixture separately, or the last d'ayor two before calving t the regul'a'r ration 'should be replaced by bran alone which should be fed up to calving .time and for a few days afterwards. To ensure the bast results from the above method of fitting the cow for her lacta'bipn period she should be allowed plenty of exercise. Running with the milch cows ,in summer and being turned+out }nthe barnyard for an ,hour or two daily in winter will meet requirements in tliis regard. This eerie will be found to do away with many ok' the .Salving and udder troubles-experienoed with .cows HIRAM JQlINSOrd, LTD. The oldest established Raw Fur Dealers in Montreal HIGHEST MARKET PRICES PAID Satlsfaetlon,guaranteed to shippers 410 St. Paul St. West, Montt ea! The Highest Peso �eb.za kmrs RAW FURS to us, no matter' what quantity. We pay the highest price, also express charges. Try once and you are assured of satisfaction, ABBE' FUR CO;',`PANY 310 St. Paul W. Montreal, P.Q. no4erenoe: Bunk OE: .Hooltelaaa, St.' Henry In busleeea for 80 :yeses,, Semi your 428 St. Peal cif. Woat MONTREAL Being manufacturers and not buying to re. bell we always assure the keirest grading and the highest market prices. Qutckreturnall No price list issued but we guarantee to (hold your skins aoparate until you accept er seloct our oder, - 60 h'as also branch stations for the study of plant diseases, any of which will be glad to give every assistance on request. Address, Field Laboratory of Plant Pathology,, (Charlottetown, P.E.i.), (Fredericton, N.B.), (St. Catharines, Ont.) or (Brandon, Man.). In writing do not worry about the exact address. Your letter will reach the proper place if it goes to any Government Department. Give as full and clear a description of the trouble as you can, and send speci- mens where possible. Several speoi ',mens are better than one. They should be typioal•of the trouble and should be packed so as to arrivei in good condition. When addressed to (3) about, no postage is required on letters, or an packages of specimens not exceeding 12 oz. in weight. Bulletins: Bulletins give -an condensed form all the important information about diseases and their control. If well studied they give a clear under- standing of the trouble, and if kept for referenpoe 'they ;save burdening the memory with many detail's of methods. They are sent free of change. Requests sent to any of the .ad dresses given above will bring bul- letins on plant diseases. Write for either, (a), a list of those published from which you can make your own I seleectien, (b), those .bulletins deal- ing with the disease of some particular crop, as potatoes, -or (c), a bulletin on a certain disease, as smut On oats. Cut this out and put away for fur- ther reference,—Experimental Farms Note. Mother. Mother tie a little girl Who trod my path before me Just a bigger, unser little girl who ran ahead— Bigger, wiser, stronger girl who al- ways wsrtches o'er me, One who knows the pitfa'll's in the rugged road.I tread, Mobhar is a playmate who will eill- ways treat me lciatdly— Playmate who will yield me what true happiness. demands. She will never let any feet stray into brambles bbiiood y— M•o'ther's just a bigger little girl, who understands. Mother is xim older little playmate who'•lll befriend me-- Yesteryear ine—Yesteryear Slane travelled in'bhe path theta's mine the -day! Never need I fear a foe from which she might' defend me— Faithful ldtble pal wtho man ahead and kermd the wayl the coronet and sand crack,whioh There weed 'bo, be"'ka signtoazd set .sllotull ing.'guarded' gadnst'.by seeing By N. F. up behind tine British lines at the that the shoeing,smith does not dol front, whi'ah.Iread i any raldping on' the nioteide'walls of r Much is said and written about i "Kindness to animals; 500 horses the foot�afte theet,alq'e i!s,,la'M oil. making faint iirfee4tbracbil'e to young are lamed weekly by nails dropped Fdnally, ,,all sti!arp-po'inteci .me!twi, people„but tluere,are few pers!on's who In roads and horse lines by cookers hoop iron,.etc„ should be re saved' real:ce that the training of our future airying flrewgo twirl ails,Left ,tri: from. a'll,places where ho horse £sItarmers andfarmera' wives must be - or ; . iii . lease remove bhe routs. A eom like! f`to In 4o1'lowt this in -1 gin ,in earl childhood, y �• nt; y e' on 1 t n . 'this of dna, .wttenktio oGia the or � '� meter ' r =toe ws stair n h s islemayaU �o n h es 0 0 na of �the zip ' principal s roc on for p p s to "Tommy's” love of animals, whllch save himself an uncomfortable ex-, dissatisfaction and unrest among l's ,in direct contrast to the spiri't perienee. ' country young folks is that older per - shown by the Germans, who have ea sons have the habit of talking much urinig the war given many instames about the hardships cif a farmer's• of then. nature by torturing the. ani -life, inveighing against Food Control Corner gl g g'ainst t'he weather, dials in their lairds, fretting' over loss of eaninealis, failure A moan who will intentionally keep of -crops, etc. Thus constant corn - any animal in misery, more especially An enormous deficiency in tite planning creates a veryharmful et- atock of food animals in the principal fu a loves, may well be oall'ed nothing, P masphere: In ' consulting severrei WO es less than a German, which is European.countries has occurred .in city dwellers, who are working in dif- e worst that can be paid of a - the past four• years of war, during ferent ny t occupation's, as !6o why they thing. Instances' of uooinitenbiousd which period production was neces- left homes .lin the country, they have oruelby,,to animals ems, however, boo sarily_hampered, while consumption almost uuiveraily;declared it was be - common -and one of these is the nog- ,'by the armies probably more than cause, their fathers con etamely coon tont of the horse's feet. made up for the decreased consump- pl'annod about the hard 'work, ate. In the erre of the worts 'horse, and tion of the civilian population. The,Nothing was ever said about the ab- tha't includes 'any horse that has to fighting men had to have plenty of ,soiube security the farming people traveil on the road or do heavy, work meat. •have against want, ,the independence on a farm, paa•becular attention •should The estimated decrease in European of being lan'e's own bass the joysof live stock since the war, not counting he given to the m�atbar of Shoeing, eoun'tiy life, the beauty of the woods and hills in changing eeiasoms, and the interest of the growing ani:sna'1s and crops! The yahoo of fresh air, pure, wholesome food, plenty of room out- doors for play or exercise, tranquility of mind and communion with Nature, in raising a family of children, far outweighs any advantages of educa- tion, .chances to make money, er amusement facilities which awe found in the crowded; busy city. Why not impress these things upon the plastic, attentive mindis of shit- winch should be repeated at such Russia, Austria-Hungary and the Short intervals as to obviate the pos- Balkans, is made up as follows: sibi'l'uty of the foot oveml'appdng the Cattle"28,080,000 breaking. g clinches Sheep 45,500,000 Shoe, breaknn away £iwm the or glossing upon the bans fee as to Hogs 32,425,000 give an excuse fpr the formation of corns. 'A good healthy foot will grow so rapidly, in erienoy cases se to neoes- eiibate real -Losing at the end of three weeks, --though on soft ground the horse may stand to go •a week longer. Soft going, however, does not remove the danger of corns. 'Loris sh ed should never:. he neglected, and if the rule of picking out the horse's feet every morning Total 115,005';000 Last census Canada's" total live stock numbered as follows: f Cattle .+.6,526,113 Sheep 2,174,300 Hogs ... 3,634,778 Total ......, ........ 12,385,191 In other words the 'decrease in Eu - se followed the anomie' wall at least rope is nearly ten times the total live start the day right, then, 1? on his stock population of Canada, counting making his first.. false step the feet only those leading countries from are examined again it may be found which figures are available. tih'at. he has • picked up a stone, or Britain's imports as based on nor - possibly a meal, ,while 'traveling. If the 'trouble is due to a stone this should be removed at once, and no mal figures, are: Beef 1,077,154,000 lbs. Pork 1,261,082,082 lbs. bad effect may result, but in case of a Butter 452,795,264 lbs. nail in the hoof an examination of Eggs 190,850,520 doz. the extent of the ;injury, should be Canada, in the year ending in' the Made, and if it lis great precaution fall of 1918, exported: against further trouble must be taken Beef even 'fent means baking the horse pork out of work at once. Butter The horse is a good deal of a Spar- tan, and too often the opinion is held' by his driver that ,he is out of, liaise because he goes evenly after traveling a few yards, when he has shown lameness on first leaving the sable. It is 'true that many minor troubles of the horse succumb to exercise, but it is better to make sure that early - morning lameness is not due to fever During the past four years of war - of the feet, which often occurs in the fare , 1,645,000 actual pounds net case of a well-fed, under worked weight of high grade fruit products, horse, and should be treated by pout- including jams, jellies andS.canned biding and the giving of a dose of fruits have been prepared at Vine - physic. land Horticultural Experiment Sta- Other' foot' troubles that are some- tion and donated by the Ontario times overlooked for too, long are; Government to the Canadian Military Thrush, which is brought on by stand- hospitals overseas. Eggs ,y Prevents Eggs From .Cracking. When boiling eggs wdt the shells thoroughly in cold water before drop- ping in the boiling water and they will not crack. 104,710,813 lbs. 149,934,593 lbs. 6,788,466 lbs. 3,861,389 doz. GOOD HEALTH QUESTION BOX 14y Andrew F Currier, ]nf.D. Dr. Currier wilt answer all signed letters pretalntng to Health. .It yeas hestion 1s of general interest It will be answered through these columnsi If lot. it will be, answered personally if stamped, addressed enve e a Is sea Gloved,. Dr. Currier will not prescribe for lndlvtuual cases or make diagnosla Address Dr. Andrew F. Currier. care of Wilson Publishing Co., ?h Adelaide St. West, Toronto Enlarged' Glands in the Neck. Many inquiries have come to this department concerning this very com- mon trouble, common enough at any period of life but particularly so In many cases 'the abecess breaks during childhood, through .the akin and discharges its A child with. such a collection of contents, but instead of'healing glands was called scrofulous in for- promptly as other abscesses often do, mer times before the influence of it may continue to discharge and re - bacteria in, pausing disease was main an open sore for an indefinite known and understood. period. We now know that they are genet This disease is very often associa- ally, or at least very often, due to the ted with disease of the tensile and influence of the 'tubercle bacillus and bacteria are very often directly trans - that the tissues in general of those' feared from the tonsils to the lym- who suffer with them are weak and phatiic glands lin the neck with subse- of poor resisting power, but it does quenb disease in these glands, the swollen gland may remain inac- tive and perhaps do Harte hem un- less inflammation is re -excited by some ,disturbing• cause. not follow by any means that pul- monary tuberculosis will necessarily develop in such cases. These glan'ds are a part of the lym- see if there are not also enlarged photic system and awe normally dense lymphatic glands. When children suffer from enlarged and' troublesome tonsils nit ,is very important to examine the neck and and firm .in structure serving as a kind of filter for the materials which must be separated from the lymph stream on its way to join the blood current. The removal of diseased tonsils will sometimes be followed by dis- appearance of. swollen glands in the neck. It is not. strange that :bacteria It can be laid down as rule that which may be retained in .them in the enlarged glands in the neck, partic- course of this filtering process should ularly in •children, mean poor nutri- cause disease. time' and' that in such cases there is The lymphatic glands on either an, urgent call for an abundance, of side of the neck are very numerous simple food, especially milk, out -of - and a single one of them may, be- oome diseased and enlarged, or an entire Chain of them on ether. side A child who is thus diseased should or bath silos. be taken out of school, removed to They may sesembde a stuing of the country and encouraged to play beads or they may become distinct out of doors in the sunshine as much masses or tumors, as possible. A child with discharg- There may be no very great degree ing glands, that is with running sores of swelling at the •surface but the en in the neck, should have such sores largement of individuals or groups dressed and cleansed daily in addl- e glands may extend deeply into the tion to the care which is given to tissues of the neck his diet end habits. The enlargement may 'begin in When there is acute inflammation childhood and progress slowly until in these 'glands and they, are very adult life and then it is. possible that ,painful they must be opened and it may gradually subside. treated as abscesses elsewhere are s,Thie is particularly the case when treated door 1ufe, sleep, cod -liver -oil and iodine. th tr ie person affected" hes good care rand eatmen't and leads a normal kills. In other oases there 'mom acute backs wf inflammation, the inflamed land or :glands suppurate ana under- go the history_ which Is common to bacesses in other portions of the at g a After they 'are opened it is .often necessary to scrape the interior and remove any diseased tissues which would retard: blue healing process. Not all enlarged glands require removal; good judgment is required in deciding when an operation is nec-. nods. emery and how extensive It should When the ,inflammation subsides he,, .:Lane!Y1i'tx '1',1=fLi' bi TP (LTi . CICELY . Mil?�orn Dangerous pitfalls 'would never be At the door ofElni a rely Ellen's room. Cicely permitted on a fad1a, arid ',the fences stopped fon one fleeting' moment. .It should be secure against roving pat- was as if a lovely little violet but- ale. This ensures peace of mind for tartly" liisted 'Men the doorsill and the mother without constant re- then flashed en its w course 'bo "Don'ts," which are very "I'm going over; i? bo 'M#d'ge's," difficult for an active, enterprising Cicely announced, "We're going to child to remember. make candies foe the lawn 'party:. It is very easy to keep a young Don't do my room; I'll do it to - mor -child quietly, entertained, A pile of row," and without waiting for an an - clean Dorn -cobs; will afford occupe- ewer •rho was down the stairs' „ and tion and amuseinent. It can letirn running across the lawn. to make walls, log houses,. fortresses, Gousin J•ane,,wholad come for a fences, etc. Corn-cobdr Corn -colas own be dress- vi',eib a few da so before, glanced ed • in scrape of calico to 1malce dolls quickly at Ellen; but Ellen did not for litble girls. Odd -shaped gourds notice, She was watching the little wild serve as different kinds of ant- violet butterfly. mals. Acorn cups can be dell r1i'ehes, "Are you,' Cousin Jane asked and hieko - -n is serve as ''lea for dol madeYofu de casually,re? "going to leave Cicely's room Sts iiia,-'hv,elcs, There is far her? an infinite store ,of •treeslimes to. be. Ellen's n s head came round :at that. found' in the woods and fields. Moss "Of . course not!" i e she said indign- and weld flowens'oan be transplanted amply. _ and made into fairy"Didn't gardens, Bright " b'Si Didn t Cicely mean what she pebbles or queerly Shaped :stones can :said?" Cousin Jane asked. make (tiny rockeries: ; "Of course She means it! What in Parents .should purchase books tell- the world doou Y mean; Cousin Mg ' about plants and •anianails and thus be able to 'answer a ohildls pertinent questions ab'out'Nature's wonders. Co -Operate With Teacher Of course, alit ambitious parents take an interest in the progress of their children lin school. Father and mother should consider it' a duty to lay airside their own reading or iseew- ing in the evening to help bhe little ones with their sbndies. It is worth vvh:i1e is .revive one's knowledge of anithmel is and grammar and keep in touch with new school methods. direr? It pays to cultivate the habit All somas of home occupations and 'ant; certainly Cousin Jane could not bieof cheerfulness, hopefulness and pa- innocent amusements should be en- refute that argument. ___ __ --_ ., uation of life. In M. . a ,... "I wasn't thinking of efficiency that's quite another question; though there's nothing so splendidly efficient as finely disciplined character. But I wee speaking about C eei'y'e truth- fulness." The country child is born ante a baying up stores of 'happy memories "Cicer'y's bruthfulness!" In Ellen's world of lovel;nlohl, is beennderr and - oandi rivet the chains that bind thevoice these wars a note' of alarm,.. al- hilda+en to country life and the old most indeed of horror. " light. As soon as he can express home farm. "Is It truthful to say a thing when himself in speech, he finds a thou - On account 'of their isolated sibus- you don't mean it? What would Cicely sand questions to ask. Of course, tion, many country dads and leissies say if you should leave the things children Should not be allowed to e _Por hirer t '+ re o deo a£ a al inn seed with a sense of bash t r 1. chattier unceasiiaggy, and must be fu:lneass and awkwardness, when mem "She woul'dn't say anything•., Sh'e'd `taught not to interrupt pensions when ing strangers. do them." Ellen tried to put con - they are busy, but considerate, far- Thene.is no need of this peeidiaiity, fidence into tier voice, but even to sighted parents wild! realize the im- 'however, Careful, kindly, home herself it betrayed weakness. portance of a right start, and edu- training will eradicate such tendencies "Are you willing to put it to the mite the dawning powers of the and give ease of manner and proper test?" Cousin Jane persisted. child. D speeoh. Ellen hesitated; then, realizing that Healthy ch:ldmen are full of unused I have known of two families of her hesitation was a confession, she energy and viiia. They enjoy either agricultural people who were dese- lifted her head resolutely. "Certainly howsehol'd or outdoor work if ,11 is made easy and interesting. Many parents never ask a child to io a bit of work, until they actually need 'ahs child's 'help. Then the untrained, inexperienced libble one is awkward and unwilling. It is the part of wisdom and due: to the child, to 'beach it how to work, how to use Its hands and its s'brengbh, and to inculcate habits of useful in- dustry whnie it is still young and immature. Of course, its tiny efforts are of no value, but, the mother and. father will' reap great leaned le in yeaa>s, to come, and it wily have the Jane?" "I was just thinking, I've been' here five days, and 4n those five days I've heard Cicely tell you seven times to leave something for her to do, and each time you had done it before she came -home, So T wondered," "Bat she has so many outside in- terests, and I love to do the work— truly, I do. Surely it's efficiency for me to do the thing I can do best and leave Ccely free to do the things I couldn't possibly do." Ellen's soft voice sounded triumph, - dealing with the uncontrollable -forces of Nature, the farmer should hold fast to reason and ploitosopthy and never grumble. Answer Questions, Carefully If the mother and. father can join in candy -making, .popping corn, cracking nuts, playing ahecken, singing choruses around the piano, reading aloud and telling ebonies, they wit be rvedly popular and much admired be- I am," she declared. cause of their cord'i'al, courtly be- It was a very uncomfortable day. havior. Cicely did not appear until late in Both of these families were descend- the afternoon, and Ellen and Cousin ed from s'evera'l'geneiaibins of country Jane had luncheon alone, Ellen tried dwellers. In each home, from the to be pleasant, but she felt herd. days of infancy, the little ones were When Cicely finally came and ran up shown the correct way to express to her room, Ellen ' fairly turned themselves in speech, proper table white. The next second Cicely came imbibe, polite forms of greeting, etc. tumbling back. There is nothing more pleasing 'than "Ellen!" she cried. "What's the to hear a little child lisp "Thank you" matter? Are you sick?" ar "Excuse me" readily and natural- Ellen shook her head dumbly. ly. A timid little tot •shouild be led Ilya flash Cicely, dinvp'liing, whirl, by the hand bo visitors and told' to ed upon Cousin Jane, "Then," she say, "Good morning." declared, "i't's a seaman without advantage of capability and efficiency Oheeaful morning greetings should words, and Cousin Jane's hand is in in manhood or womanhood. I lie exchanged in the home. In . a it! All right! I plead guilty. As As soon airs a child can toddle about ihausehold where hospital1ty abounds, if I cared for a hundred sermons so the house, the mother rshould tea oh dt bine children have ample opportunity long as Ellen isn't sick! You belov- orderly habitis and iesefulness, by teal- i le become accustomed bo well-bred ed old Nell -such a scare es you gave ing it kindly to pick up its own boys social conduct. mel" •and, put them in a box oe basket, There is no better preparation for Across Cicely's pretty head Ellen shouidAshow it,bo carry small ertielss success in life than a foundation of sent Cousin Jane a triumphant glance. from raom,Ybo rogm for her, and pigk a;elf-respedt .and good manners, But Cousin.;Jane's smile was inscrut up chips for the "then fire. 'The Physical culture tends to eliminate abie,i. dea>;little acne wille happy to think muscular awkw*ardneia's. Simple •- • .it es '`helping mother." Ohikdien' gymnastics can be practiced at Nome should be taught to .be self -!helpful as well es at school. Turning poles, and to help others. A child of those dumb bells, Indiann clubs, trapezes, or four Yeses will be proud' bo Nettie -S wings, etc., Dan be made and boys ally wash and dress ,itself and then will greatly enjoy cultivating their help wait on the, baby; to bring towels strength and muscular control :in the and soap for washing, to help dress big barn on rainy days. it, buttoning its axon, lacing its Let Them Invite Playmates shoes, etc. At this age, a child can have a smaill broom and d.ustoleth and as- sist in 'tidying up the rooms. When mother washes dishes, ,at Dan wipe teaspoons, pans and'ea:ucer, and put them in place on the table. One tactful mother makes household tasks a round of games for the 'little help- ers. They ,play being au'tomobil'es !while carrying dishes from kitchen is extra work, Clue little gall guests These changes in the position of the table to cupboard, la bein must think it great fun to help wash brownies or fairies and beds, s, dishes, and churn butter, while the pelvic bones may be easily detgsntl aid make ed by handling the hen and gently .sweep hearths, dust furniture, etc. boys help husk Dorn, ()IT weed in the pressing her body a little above the Singing fami'lar songs while work- garden. A plain country limner is vent where the ends of the pelvic served at noon, and before the cluil- ing lightens a11' hatbox, bones will be felt, varying from an siren Leave for home, a simple, whole - Of course, young children should inch or less to two inches, and even some knodh a£ bread and butter and never be allowed' to carry heavy a glass of milk is given to eatlh Dna more, apart. Generally speaking, the Loads, or wont at easel, until fetigu-hens having the widest spread of pet-; ed. 'Just a little" of several differ- of the 'hungry, happy band. vic bones when laying are considered In the country, a the Sabbath still re - he liaise is the best way to train the best layers; but this is only one them. tams its primal significance as a day favorable' indication among several. Out-of-doors ob,ildm'on love to fol- of peaoe and seat, Little ones enjoy On the other hand, a young vigorous, low a kind farther about, anti if Don- the aide to church, the meeting of loafing hen that appears to be in 'trolled pro'pe'rly need never be in 'the teen& and relatives, the dheeriaug, good laying condition and still her way. The sheep eats and bright inspiring gongs and instruction in the pelvic bones continue to remain the eyes will leal'n. much of agricultural Sunday School, •width of only one or two fingers apart methods and' shore up useful leauowl- Family visiting in the winter 'tante, can be considered a failure as a lays edge. walks tint the woods and fields in sown- er. Country children should be given. mer, the slinging of sacred songs It is a good plan to mace something email garden tools and allowed to have around the piano in the evening, close of a study of the conformation off mi'nilaltume truck .and flower bods of. the beautiful day. your hens when they can be con thele own, The true rspimlt of religion in which veniently handled when on the roost. Boys sleould be given a few essential our forefathetrs esbablished the gov- By feeling the lien's bodies carefully all teals, as Halls, hammer, of our country, t;is fostered in eoonis, entail' saw, over and finding tl•e difference in the etc, They will soon learn to mend country life to-d'ay. Family prayers; conformation of the best and poorest serail breaks lin fences, make chicken study of the Sen'iip'buree, readdng see - layers, you can get to es a rocas good coops, dove Dotes, rabbit (traps, etc. mans by eelebmated writers, oe abories judge of what a first class layer All children love aadmals, Pet With 'a moral purpose, teach the use should be, even if you examine the dogs, , cats, chickens, dueler, tame fulavess, 'beauty end happdn'esls of an hens in the dark. rabbits, sgttiirrels, etc. axe sources of inward, split -hug life, and auarrlound never-fallingdelight.the ahllddren until noble, upiliflbnng g The habit"of reguNas+ly caning for pets, Mowing an- them food and water at appointed times, supplying them with fresh straw, etc., is valuable fraimling =Eon ohdldreat. The pelvic arch at the rear of a chicken's skeleton is composed of four bones—two above and two be- low the abdominal cavity. These` One wise moth'ex as soon as her are so arranged that when felt in the children are old enough . to go to bones bird they appear be two bones instead of four, /These bones school, airiness them to invite one or are properly called the pelvic bones. two schlaolsna'bes to spend the atter- They chane their noon or entire d'ay on pleasant Sates- position and be - days, Each dead has its regu'bar 'layingmwideroaapart when the hen is Oslo every day,. On Setnu•day these r ns er ready toray, and ole quickly accompl'ish'ed in antielpa- laying,ink together when the hen stops tion of the company. When there when she becomes broody or is going through the molting period. finances. Po not 'throw away the 'silk from the discarded umbrella. Itwill _make excellent linings for your hats. In some parts of Jamaica it is not unusual to see green roses. You can curl an ostrich feather satisfactorily if you sprinkle it wdth, salt and shake it in front of a hot fire or over the radiator.