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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1927-04-28, Page 27 HOW SOILS WEAR OUT Plan to Keep Their.' Producing Magimwn Crops. BYW.IL S In emir study of "a practical soil management program, we ` should understand clearly that soils wear out; by this, we mean that sons tend to produce smaller and smaller crops with the passing years, unless -they are fertilized. Every farrier knows that this isthe case,but many seem determined to ignore this great law of nature. Their reward is found in cropsof low yield and high cost per ton, bushel or bale. Soils wear out because crops are "not made of nothing." The fact is, all of our crops remove definite quan- tities of plant food from the soil, and thus constantly reduce the store of plant food elements in the soil, For example A. 100 -bushel corn crop, grain and stover, contains 148 pounds of nitrogen, twenty-three pounds of phosphorus and seventy-one pounds of potassium. Likewise, a"fifty-bushel wheat crop, grain and stover, con- tains ninety-six pounds of nitrogen, sixteen pounds of, phosphorus and Ity-eight .pounds of potaseiuni. On his basis we know that each year an enormous amount of plant foot] is re- oved from the soils of the country by crops. Statistics worked out for Iowa show that the total value of the three principal elements, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, removed in one year by the nine leading crops is in excess of $136,000,000. In this case, the nitrogen constitutes about eighty per cent. of the total value of the plant food removed, while the phosphorus and potassium .make up abQnt ten per cent, each. These are significant facts, They mean that even if most of the nitrogen is re- turned to the soil by the use of legu- minous green manures, commercial materials must be bought to supply deficiencies in phosphorus and potas- sium. PLANT FOOD RETURNED. The plant food in the crops which are fed to live stock on the farm is at least partially returned to the soil in manure. But when due allowance is made for this return, -from.an eeon- amical standpoint, itis clear that the net loss of fertility from our soils is sufficiently great to demand serious attention and to require definite ap- plications of plant food in a well - ordered system of soil management. Again, soils wear out because they constantly lose lime, and in time be- come' sour or acid. Crop production is generally not as satisfactory on acid soils as on soils that contain a goodly supply of lime. Legumes often refuse to grow where the soil is acid. Small grain crops and corn are not so sensitive to acidity, but they may bet indireetiy affected through a lessen -1 ing of the production of available plant food. The lime deficiency of soils brings; our farmers face to face with one of the big problems of the times. It is l a big problem because vast sums of money will be required for the pur- chase of the needed limestone and because a huge amount of heavy work must be expended in transporting the' limestone and distributing it on'the land. But there is no practical way of treating acid soils except by appli- cations of lime materials; therefore, farmers generally should resolve now, without further delay, to deal with! Wilson Publishing CompanyclyivoyA r 155-8 A" SMART TWO-PIECE SUIT. This smart two-piece single -breast - suit is made with or without plaits back of the coat and has a notched eliar two sec e sloe es , v and etch A. p kers hi w le the ' a om an 'n trou- , p y"i b' Ors are of the streigbt type, NO; " 6g is in -sizes 4, 6, 8 and 10 years.. Sze ri eros 6 qn 8 yards 8(i•iitch ma- eerial,or. 1% yards 64 -inch, and'itt AArds 88 -inch lining for coat.. Price cents the ,pattern. Every woman's desire is to achieve $ `at Smurt, -different appem:anee oh draw fav s ora le e ti b o mmen't from. �observing public. The designs atintsd' in,oux clew Fashion Book TEVENSON. the problem of soil' acidity in a busi- ness -like and energetic fashion. Any, other plan will result in smaller crop yields -and inereased costs of,pro- - deletion. IAsFROVEs THE SOIL.' Soils wear out ' because ecause 'they lose organic matter' rapidly when they are etiltiyated. The importance of organic matter in soils is due to the fact, that it contains much plant food, pro- vides bacteria with conditions which are necessary to make the plant food i constituents available for else, . and improves the physical condition of the soil In order to make and keep soils highly produetive the organic matter supply must be increased in, light col- 'ored, light textured soils and must be maintained in darker colored types and in the heavier types. All soils, 'bui•1 whatever their color or texture, must lowing the incemde+acry-flee' during the receive. regular and ample supplies of organic matter if their productive HOW TO VARNISH' A- FLOOR The Right Way too Perf�irnR This Task. WHY IS JT? sy MARY S.STOVan. BY BE}TON;ELLIOT.' ` 1 e Sounds simple, doesn't i he re-form, to be reduced' with turpentine Gladys `had been to the store. Her varnishing -of a floor? Just p it-the some or 'benzine to the consistency of thick mother interrupted our conversation varnish into a receptacle, dip the cream. It is applied with a brush; to call, "Let's see what you brought." brush in and go ahead. allowed 'to stand for.a few minutes, The child came rather sullenly, as i£ But that's •not "the way to' do it if and then wiped off, across the 'grain, anticipating the indignant exclama you want the jab done right. with a piece,of cloth'or burlap. Na- tion which met her. Let us take, for instance, an aver- tural or transparent filler should be' "That isn't the brand of coffee I i age' oak floor that has not been re- used on natural ar'light floors, and a want; I particularly told you to get, finished for a year or more, in a colored filler such as dark or golden So & So's; we don't like this and you ;home with a couple of husky' young- oak en "the• darker -stained floors. must take it straight back. Why is it 'stets. The youngsters will have seen the next step is to sandpaper the.that yon never de'an•el:rand right? to it that some of the varnish has beef' ,, !, he next gtep is to eanapaper the seuffeci ora in doorways - and other entir entire floor, to cut the gloss of the that is, for me. If Mrs, Macy asks scuffed pff in doorways _and other previous varnish; coating, and level you to go to -the store, you get exactly ' favorite routes of travel,, and there off the worn and ailed spots. Brush' what she, orders."° will be sonic places worn clear down up the loose sand particles 'milled - • It is likely that you have witnessed (e" into the wood and eveatherbeatea to a I ately before starting to varnish a mother and. child enact ,a similar dirty, grayish color. . Here's the way to put this floor in! .READY To BEGIN. the characters in such a dialogue. At good condition agate: I Now we are read to start as lin least it is familiar enough to -evolve Y PA .Y g scene, perhaps you recall being one of Fh•st, scrub the floor as it has sel- the varnish. Tlie .soon sheul'd be minglsd a2ela:tilies, Tl�o Senate Chamber, •• dom been scrubbed before, using one good and warm er the yaremish will :Thin mother -is right in insisting / Ottawa, the Red Chamber"of the Perlxament ea the at cleans• re orations that Gladys follow her instructions. dings, in its renewed and giaaeYul ti ft h fol- p p snot flow out and IeveI itself to a y re ld . on the that er- er a- on m an, bet- e d .. an the ori one the the a- er g k- ing her afterward` We know without being told. It's the way we all do— ' withothe neighbors child. Furthermore,. the neighbor's re: quest shows faith which the child is en honor to -deserve. This implied faith. the courteous inquiry'and gra capacity is to be kept on a high level. Three natural fertilizing - materials' may be used on the farm for this pur- pose. They are'manure, green ma- nures and crop residues. Farmers find the problem of pro- viding an adequate supply of organic matter one' that keeps them on the jump. On. many live stock farms the supply' of manure rarely meets the demand; then green manures are often' used as a supplement. This practice is sound enough, but gener- ally involves considerable expense for seed, labor and rent, of the land. sOn the grain farm, crop residues and green manures must be depended pi'op&r ons after the rebuilding o- 'Remember that any d}•rt retraining on smooth, even film. A few boards. atm Every woman knows that there a war. or in the surface will a varnished '� °. gel ,time should be, done clear -across the coffees and coIl'ees, Besides, the chi _ under. PP needs trainin i f attend l room. The varnish should be r lied g n the art o Next examine the worn spots: Any in thin coats. In Days it drags a and' ip the. correct�terformance of THE that have been worn down to a dirty,' little" -under the brush, add a little act required. Why is it, though, t ONTARIO GARDEN weather-beaten a appearance should be turpentine. When varnishing keep the little girl does a neighbor's • TRANSPLANTING IS NECESSARY.A i _` Unless plants grown inside are transplanted at least once before be- ing set out in their permanent posi- tions in the garden they will become weak and spindly. This thinning out and moving about, hardens them, makes the stalk's sturdier and devel- ops the root growth. When they are put out after one or two, transplant -- lugs, and especially if theyeaare hur-I ries] along with a little nitrate of soda,! they will make far faster growth than if they had never" been moved from their original position until sett out. Of course this only applies to; those plants such as tomatoes, cab bages, cosmos, zinnias, marigolds and similar ones which are usually start- t ed indoors. When sweet peas, mer- ont, cucumbers and plants which are. usually planted' direct in the garden, are given a start behind glass they should be disturbed as little as pos- sible and moved carefully outside when the weather permits. on for the needed organic matter.' Here, again, the real problem is one, of expense, labor and the difficulty,! experienced ley many farmers, of growing successfully, the right green' manure crop. 'Red clover grown in the rotetioni often serves as a partial green ma-, nure if the first crop is harvested and the second crop plowed under. Better still is the practice of removing only the clover seed, plowing under; all the rest of the crop. By this method considerable nitrogen and much organic matter may be added to the. soil. When clover Is cut for hay and ,removed from the land, there is no addition of nitrogen to normal soils,' and it has no green manuring effect,' but when well inoculated it does not; ' remove any nitrogen from the soil,' and if used for feed and the manurel. returned to the land, beneficial effects; may be secured. Biennial sweet cloven is now used extensively as a green manure crop. On the live stock farm, the straw,' stover and other residues ate gener-, ally used for feed or bedding, and re. turned to the soil in the manure. Onl the grain farm the straw may be al -f lowed to decompose partially before application, and the cornstalks and stubble may be plowed under, but in both systems of farming these resi-' dues should never be burned or other- wise destroyed. We have found that all soils natur ally tend to wear out under cropping. It is the business of the farmer to put; into practice methods of soil manage -C ment that will return to the soil, as much plant food, lime and organic ma er as as n lost. tt h bee f I aro originated in the heart of the; style centres and will help you to: acquire that much desired ate of In- dividuality. Price of the book 10e' the copy, ROW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want, Enclose 20c 10 stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap ° it carefully) for each number and address your order to Pattern Dept., o Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Ada tattle St., Toronto. Patterns sent by return mail. bleached' with exotic_ acid " Dissolve, looking across the floor for skipped rands happily and well, but not b next in order is the head type, which in boiling water' ae, much as can be places. If any are seen ,brush over mothers? This phase of the situ should be loosely tied up to blanch dissolved, pour the solution on the them quickly before the varnish tion deserves thoughtful' conaiderati the hearts when well grown. For bate spots, allow to stand for' about commences to set. On a ggood varnish by all who have the care of childre late summer use try some of the cos half an hour, then wipe up, and rinse job one should be able to' get down' How exasperating, yet how hum type. ' This in sometimes known as off with clear :water. " If the surface close to the floor and look'acrsos it,' it is for children to serve ethers Chinese cabbage.. It is self -blanching, is extremely bad the solution may be toward the light, without seeing a ter than those of their own hous though a little assistance is appreci- left on overnight. In some cases, a single skipped', spot. ' holds! One reason is the spice of a ated, end .it is easily grown. A little second application may be necessary... If the floor l in excellent condition venture and recognized importance chicken wire or rough lattice work WHEN To )ISE A BILLER. and has been revarnished frequently, doing things fon someone outside will protect lettuce from the birds. After thoroughly dry go ever these' one coat will - be. sufficient; however, home, The neighbor requests a fav errands on which mother sends,. are rightly looked upon as part of deep. and for best results should be` the bare wood, with a paste wood' usually hard wear. When two coats regular job. Who does not know thinned. filler. Tile use of filler is necessary , are applied allow forty-eight hours zest of appreciated overtime work THE BEST ANNUALS. on Oak, chestnut, ash and other open -t for drying if possible,especially_nI Yes, there is expressed appreei In a ) tion.Mrs. Macy most valuable bulletin by Iso- grain woods. Maple and pine, which damp weather or if the room is cold! "remembers h bells Preston, the Dominiorn, Experi- are close -grain ,woodsy do not require overnight; then sandpaper the first, manners" both in politely • askin mental Farms at Ottawa have offered a filler. A •' coat lightly and apply'the second Gladys to do the errand and in than he public, free for the asking, some Wood filler comes in heavy paste,: coat. very useful information on annual' flowers, Special lists are givemedn I which the annuals are classified under various headings, such as shade lov- ing, edging, fragrant, tall, short, etc.' In the opinion of- Miss Preston the' ciously expressed thanks, perhaps twelve best annuals for general plant -I• This crop requires rich soil, should bleached spots and any other 'places two coats are - always preferable, be sown only a fraction of an inch 'where the varnish maybe worn off to especualIy on floors subjected to un - BEEP GROUND CULTIVATED., The most im•-ortant benefit derived from cultivation is the conserving of moisture, especially In the country where a hose and water are not avail- able: The hoe and scuffles break up the surface of the soil and thus pre- vent the Sun from drawing up and evaporating the moisture in, the soil. It is particularly advisable to loosen up the soli after every rainfall. In the early part of the season.deep cultivation can be practiced, making this more shallow as the season ad - vanes and the root growth develops. A CUTTING GARDEN.' A0NERFRYOCANADA.. G RN 0 U�� Party Dresses. a ing all through Ontario are: Alyssum,' Janet went through the pile of the dress over Gwvendblyn's hold, It material pyament. all make it easier Calendula, Candytuff, Coreopsis, Cos- bright -colored scraps that Grandma sagged off one shoulder, .and hitched to do the errand just right. There is had sent her for dolls' 'dresses upon one side. Juliet looked' at it a veru genial irdiuence in faith; it - mos, California Poppy or Eschscholt- sia, Mignonette, Nasturtium; or u- thoughtfully. • -']ruefully. • suggests success, not failure; it lacca, Shirley Poppy, Sunflower, and The red piece would' make a lovely { Janet stitched away at her little stimulates the attention and memory, the Sweet Pea.'"The she confided to Nancy .Anne,! dress. 'She turned seams and put in `so that the child is surrounctetl >iy an ASTERB HAYE A PLACE. , who sat stiff and upright at a little!.a :'dee hem and finished off the neck :'atmosphere of purposeful expectancy. table in the playroom. "And the blue the way Auntie May had taught her.! Of -course the neighbor's faith is For cutting material during Sep-. silk ought to make a dress. I do hope And when Naney Anne was all deck based on comparatively few- testings, teinber and October one would be at that there is.enou h ofi .1 It'sgood ed out in that blue silk she was a doll whereas pe. i a distindt disadvantage; without g I h eas the mother has had repeats- - that`skirts aro 811°11." hort " every little girl would look at twice, experiences with heedlessness and in - asters. Each year brings out new In the midst of these pleasant re-� Just then Mother came into: the] convenience, Yet has she not also types and colors, and now with 'tiny flections, that every . little mother playroom. "I thought yoltr .babies' cause for more fundamental belief in singles to great globs' of color as big knows about, there was a patter of might like a party," she said', setting her chiid's ability.and right int' - as chrysanthemums, there Le a' re- e en markaale range from which to choose. feet heard on the stairs, and the next', down a plateful' of thimble cakes and tions? The main rouble seems to lie IIn Ontario asters should be startod mute Juliet Rivets pushed into the ;two tumblers of milk. . in that old, old fault characterized in ndoOns for best resultshoand on Las playroom. "Oh, Mother, thank you,. thank you the words; account. most le " she a will, 'Tat ft f th bitter t people pyfer to buy panting, I ran so fast, Oh, dear, Just love a party, And they can wear Thou h w love:our " their stock from the nearest green- what lovely r - - n,;, bought a n1,e0. ,,.e,,, dresses. Oh, isn't this fine, 1 R e own the best. kere I ni all out of breath, h said,. so much! stied J net."They11 •e o or our own, e i er one,i Wouldn't it be well to play some - in a diffeient !ecation from last year, sewing over. Gwendolyn is nearly in Juliet?"times that eve are neighboring ladiesand give them a position where they raagdea.ess yotubethfliny.kalevfaythissuifioert ii oveJrultiekt,e paofi:tycouLsuet, wwlizsi sherpiracteded who want errandk done and gracious - They require rich soil and plenty of opened her workbox and biought out Gwendolyn in her queerly made yellow.the beginning and end of the trip?e will have meet, of room ani sue. ly "remember our manners" both atcultivation, They are party feeling, ---aas The regular" flower gardens sur- rounding the house and lawns are house man. To prevent disease plant spoiled if all the bloom is kept re- nioved for supplying decorations in- doors. Of course it is not advisable to let"bloom go to seed, but'in"these gardens which one can see from the house windows and along the walk leading down to the street it is much nicer -to have the flowers in full bloom and depend on another garden at the back' for•. filling up your vases. '!hen again there are some flowers, such as sweet peas, batcheior's button, glad- iolus, nicotine and others which have beautiful. blooms but very ordinary foliage. These nvi.11 supply abundant cut flowers if grown in straight -rows in the vegetable patch white they will get plenty of cultivation and are more accessible for cutting purposes. TSIE' WINDOW BOX. Now that the window boxes are made and the hanging pots purchased ne must get busy and prepare to fill them. Use sone old broken crockery r cinders for drainage in the bottom, then a layer• of well rotted manure, A Costly Pest. , g The house fly (Musca domestica) d is a costly pest. The fly paper cost to a the people of Canada each year is t nearly a quarter million dollars, P while the new wire screen purchased each year costs us in our fight against the fly nearly $1,000,000. a This is not all, in spite of the fly paper and wire screen the fly makes 5 the people of this country pay over I two and a half million dollar's each a year in counteracting intestinal lis- t n it a tramped , down tight, then 'two or three inches of rich garden soil, sifted fine. Bedding plants can be purchas- ed ready grown from the nearest reen house man or can be -grown in-. ours by yours'elf. Trailing flowers uch as German ivy climbing n•as- urtiums, and some trailing foliage lanes should be used along the fron-` as well as clumps of Alyssum and Lobelia to add a touch of color, Back few inches st'ek in some special window box Petunias, Geraniums, prengula Ferns, and a bit of bright - y colored ribbon grass. This is only guide as there are scores of flowers which do well in a box. Fertilize frequently and water daily. } orders and dysentery. The cost of caring for tubercular and typhoid pa tients adds another ,$10,000,000 to the charge account against the fly as the agent for' the dissemination -of these diseases. These tremendous costs could be largely avoided by simple sanitary ' easures. The fly breeds in filth, principally in horsy manure, Care lessness in leaving manure exposed and neglect to use borax and helle- bore on exposed manure results in" theft est co i y p ntinu ng to take its toll.' One' pound of borax spread over each 16 square feet of manure space or 1 round of hellebore to.20 square feet will kill about 90 per cent. of the' larvae. Such will greatly reduce theI pest and cut down the losses in a Corresponding degree.. KEEP LETTUCE MOVING; The secret of : growing tender let- uce is to keep it moving.: It must of be allowed to pause from the time comes through . the soil until it ie eady for the table. Of course where. the heart lettuce is started inside and moved out in the open later, there is } little pause following the trans- planting, but this will not anxoutrt toe much if a u o t a.thi• id fth h o eta eve are sni ed o e ff aft r vin l P mo and if P g the ground is well fertilized and one;' which is quickly available. A little: nitrate of soda, about a scant table -I spoonfuldisolved :in a gallon of "water' and sprinkled around the plants is sufficient for one square yard of gar- den, will be found very useful to keep so all types of lettuce moving. One should not run away with the 'idea tat there is only one type of lettuce and when this is done saladsniust be given up. Leaf lettuce is the easiest to grow and comes on quickly. The b a a very -subject - �. a shake a"" +Lvu.+,a" " +� gayly be- + er, evu,ro of L11C (tacks of root maggots. These can fore Janet. left her; e prevented by dipping the roots in, "I think that it is' beautiful," said "Gwendolyn doesn't 'look `fit for mixture of corrosive sublimate just 'Janet "And I'm so lad you brought anything but the ragba 1 'd e Ore transplanting to outside. This it, for. now we can wont together,' soberly, "I guess if anything is worth the same treatment The Effect ,of Buttermilk on the Flatchahilit of Eggs. b f g g f3', she said, y as is now gen- I,m gNancy. g going rth doing well. fed buttermilk proved to be consider- ` in a nue Join at al] o to paleA a it is 1Vo `eraii 2 g epi I y p Dyed with cabbages To dress out of this blue." Ater thio I'm to take pains, and ably higher than that of eggs from keepawaycutworms, another trouble- Both Little girls got out their pin patterns' on first and sew a nice hens fed ]ilea scrap some pest, cultivate well and put a 'thimbles and needles and scissors. seam." t s ap in ane experi- paper collar about the stem stickinrent conducted at the Morden, Mani - g ` The' pattern, Janet, %lave yrou a ` And now let's pass the calces," toba, Experimental Station. Two this down into the ground about half still 'got that cute pattern Auntie said Janet, .laughing. • an inch.pens of Barred Rocks were used in May cut for. us?" asked Juliet. e test. Both pens received Yes, I've got it right here in my Fertilizing Clay Soils. scratch feed and mash. One workbox. I'm sure it will fit Gwen -1 Manure is 'very beneficial to heavy pen was given.: buttermilk in.: the dolyn,-too." lolay soils, which are often deficient' wet mash and to drink while the The little pattern was cut for a in organic matter, especially when, other pen was fed meat scrap in the simple one Piece dress. Snip, snip" they have been poorly farmed. In a'mash as, well as in the hopper. went the scissors, as Juliet hurriedly section dealing with clay soils, in a Eighty-six eggs from each pen were cut into her yellow material bulletin theDominionDepartment set. Those from the, buttermilk pen "Oh, but you ought to pin the pat -of Agriculture on Crop and 'Farm produced 60 chicks,,thiie those from ern' on the eleth first," said Janet, Management in Eastern Canada, it is the meat scrap pen,produced only 42. watching her. "Look, su re cutting stated that,- where ail: ample supply that, erookec, Oh, my, it-@vi11 never of manure is not available, a dress - fit around the, neck'" ing of 200 to 300 pounds of super- Suckering Experiment With "Pin the pattern onl What a waste phosphate per acre, broadcast on clay; Corn. of time. I guess I canholdit on," lased just before sowing a cereal prop, - said "Juliet. "I'll be through in a generally results -profitobiyi Super -1 An especially interesting' expert - second, and you can pin yours on, if phosphate may be applied with profit Ment has been conducted at the teap- eee want to. 1 expect, to take Gwen even when manure.. is available when! pan, N;5., Doni!iniion Experimental dely n hone in. her new dress." She the clay laud is badly run down, The Farm. It -was to determine' the rela- 'finished the cutting with an extra plowing under occar,ionally of a sec-tive effect on ear " devlopment and hard snip cd' the scissors .that made a and crop of clover 'will also materi- Yield of corn when all suckers are re - =Oh' in the skirt ally aid in improving such soils. Pot- moved as compared with allowing "Olt, now, you'll have to piece it" ash fertilizerr, are rarely profitable then?' to grow. Three stalks were per- seed land. "What a nuisance!"' for application to clay soils, as this "ratted to grow to,the hill, One-half Piece it? Never, heard of chit, fertilizer is usually abundant in soils of,each variety, grown had the suck - raid Juliet, holding un the queer- of this type. era removed and on the, other half •looking dress. rt had little reser ' - they were allowed to develop. Where The above mai shows, the location hlance tit, the pattern. but: it seemed narrowing Emerging Crops, the suckers.were removed not only Grana] Palle in relation to the award perfectly satisfactory to Juliet. • A uumbef of experiments have was there a better development of ecently made by tho privy council. "Now, then,_Pll have this all sewed been made .during recent years, at 'ears but the corn was more uniformly he shaded area surrounding Grand no before you even set that pattern the Beaverlodge, Alberta, Experi-matured and the -yield was -heavier. Fats was in doubt as to ownership,. pinned on," she continued. - mental SSub-Station with the harrow- In -addition it ripened„a' few clays of re T but dile text of the judgment indicates Janet smiled,. She wished she could ing oreeoeals,-sunflowers and 'other earlier. Map.Shcw!n9 C that .it belongs to Newfoundland, work fast, tea. but somehow she crops with s light' lever harrow just e Grand Fails ie in this area. Hamilton didn't want this rarely blue silk dress as they .are peeping through the When cuttingroots—turn's or - river and ,cart of the inlet are shown to look like Tulle's yellow •one when ground. The superintendent of the carrots -for -the stock or horses I al on the map. it was out out. So she pinned secure- sub -station, in his latest report, ways use a sharp, square, shovel. I ly and cut carefully around the edges. states that the ultimate effect upon made a good strongbox from lumber, Automobiles" killed many of my And Juliet threaded her needle and the enols is usually beneficial. The about three" feet. longbytwo feet n chxe energetically with great cls each season. sewed thion ob'ect tof course, Theyhad a habit g y g J s, to destroy germ- y g m wide, where I put the vegetables while of wallowing in the road by our stitches. mating weeds. To make`the opera- ,cutting them, This is a much quick- ]rouee. I found a way to prevent this "Aren't you going to make FrenC.h. tion successful the groin should have er a to -+ 7n. ev y cut. them, P, W. H. loss by building in one end of: my seams • asked Janet. "You know, been drilled at a fair depth and, at — --- poultry yard a shallow box, 10 x 12 Auntie e'eay taught us how. You just the time of harrowing, should be Fine longcloth, nainsook and cross feet, and filling it with clean sand and run upeone side and then turn the showing single shoots just emerging, bar dimit make attractive alis for gravel. Upon the sand r scattered dress inside out and run it up again, The. barrow must be light and the , the baby, but cotton crepe 0 F seer- so that it looks. truite peat." • surface of the.ground 'fair me grain to attract them, and in aly,`free sucker may be preferred, for they short time the chicks. found. this a Juliet looked ,pu7....ed. reryu re tt a or no irontrvg. iia en. good substitute for the highway, and It takes too long,"she said. harrowing on a warm day when the material that contains one;;ggtirth to, my trouble was ended, -D. H, The little,girls worked away quiet- ground : is dry on top. If then, a one-half .cotton or silk is better than iy for! some; time.. Then Juliet, ex- shower follows in n day or two, the' all wool,for. it will not shrink and Foolishness is the beginning of claimed': immediate adverse effect on thegrain -non-porous.- . l ( Dino Cotton flannel bee anger, • Repentance is the end thereof, "Mine's done]" And she slipped is very slight; can not be substituted for wool. In Jasper'National Park, .Alberta, h there are about 640 miles of standard trails by which tourists may visit the outlying, scenic attractions. • •