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THE BYPRODUCT THAT
Don't Let the APPlefi 00 to Waste -.-They May Be Manufactured
. at 110Te..-110nr Vinegar of Prime- Quality is Made
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'ADVANCE WINTER PREPARA,
TIONS.
By A. P Marshall, Niagara Fitils,
CaPetla.
OWN*
ktinv blighted bepea for heavy win -
:ter re:mita with emoltry can be direct-
ly traceable to the neglect to furnish:
or correct early enthigh things that,
By Wham, D.S.A.
N Wbile -they '.Io not hi any way cause
• 'trouble, • Yet When severe cbndition
drive through the rural districts this gives alargQ surface expoeed to. begin to appear they catch ten: goat
Of Ontario in the early or We Peel the air. The More the air atintitta.iiiUnPrOtected and eirSeeptible to diecaee
leavea, several impressions. Of these, thia way the more thorough will tee
at and unable to withstand' the first se -
ono of the outstanding, a:icemen, or, fermeetation be. The teMperature vere el:lenges when they come,
leap large amount of apple* going to 'which the barrels eira kept will Make Birds, therefore, ehoeaa be. 'early
waste. WiRnY orchards remeln un- big difference in the time to pomplete , helloed in such a way as to prevent
picked, and.those lhaving been picked the fermentation. At 50 te 70 dog.. any poseenhues of contracting ane.
•ehew itilI plentY:;of apples. left. WbY V. "it will require feeen IS to 24 eese,, All windows ehouie, i;•e jp. place,
elnauld this state of affairs existI, is months e a swermer places la to la any meow to mesa octets tglieela be
there no possible use for these culls months. If a good mother has been tilled UP, and 'everything that will add
and windfalls ether. than . feed .and added and the temperature is high it to the necessary- winter cemfort• of
it:tenure? Cider and eider-vinegaV Willbe complete • in froni 0 to 12 the birch; • should he proviked, so that
Making sliceild to sonic' extent help months. • ••• wherrewititer really comes along they
save. the "Probleen and at the sante In the method just described only should be used to the conditions they
• eine return, a fair rate of inteerst on the barrel is needed, but the process are to have. If any changes are ne-
ener eaPital Invested. is slew and Only small quantities can. ceseary in the:coops, „the sooner they
The manufacture of eider vinegar be made. To make larger quantities 'are arraliged..fof the• better.' sltella
• on the feria is not un'Penunoli, yet it,
•is• net .1143 prevalent a practice as it
•Should be. Wherever., APPies are
• graven there ie areopportimity' of pro,
• .ducing a good quality g eider vinegar;
and such Vinegar can readily find
•"Market Cider vinegar. is seeene only
to w1110 vinegar in never and will
therefore he used in the household iji
.preference to. the More expensive wine
vinegar or less testy eliemicelly pre-
• pared WOO. Vinegart :; „
•• How to Mannfaeture •Vinegar sa:the •
•
•," , , ‘Parnl, • ,
Only ripe apples should be used.
• ,
Most of the common varieties avail-
able will do when ripe, but they de
not contain enough diger When green.
The apples must be clean, not decay-
." •ed or overripe. Dirty apples are apt.
• to carry bacteria of art undesirable
•- nature into ..the•-juieee VI -licit- would
ulnae varioUs bad .flavors in the vine-
gar.
• The juice is removed fro/a the -fruit.
by grinding and pressing: If the
.manufacture of vinegar irto be made method, which, if followed, will give
..on a more or less large scale a cider the best quality of vinegar in the
press will be necessary; if on a, shiallminimum amount of time. .
scale a hand Press may be used. • The I Figure 2 shows the. barrel used. An
large' presses are expensive to instal 'ordinary barrel' is fitted out cheaply
---arid -Opera te and hereirri-dfiettar build= *ler elee ifieFeeney' Teeffiera'red-ftilirig.
Ing and power • outfit. • ..The hand The barrel is half. filled with the fei-
presses are of very small capacity mented juice and the 'nether added,
and • only smell quantities of vinegar. At the end of three to four weeks, in
• could be made with them. If there is a warm rechn, one-fourth of the liquid
• . ' may be drawnoff by the lower bung.
The barrel must not be disturbed.
ThgeamaueA drawn,eff is replaced by
th same amount of new liquid' and is
run in by the top funnel and. tube, so
that it is delivered underneath the
mother. If .on etop it Will spoil the
mother and the fermentation.
This method makes n fine quality of
vinegar and is of very little extra ex-
pense other than the greater atten-
tion demanded. The ihcreasecl .amount,
made in a .given time offsets the add-
ed expense and labor, • •
The 'Care of Cider Vinegar.
After the vinegar fermentation is
complete a certain amount of care is
The action of this *story 'really he -
gin:; in a tramway car -a Streatham•
car, outward beamd. along the Em-
bankment. On a double Seat outside
eat Mr. Harkness, Manager Of the
Prowl, Streat Branch of the 'London
City and Chathain 'Rank Mr.
'Deacon, of. Vteaeon Ce.,' wholesale
jeirellers Who .Made point of lour,
neying blame together.
"Well," said Mr. Harkness eagerlY.
"have you' got it?"
"In my poeltetf :wua%•tbt-xepIY,-- • e
:7,,Neottrshhoaze. a look".
"Why net? It's as safe as houses.
,
Ill keep eny.eye oil it." .
:
Mr, Deacon cautiously drew Awn
Iiis Poclmt a black 1210rAceQ. case. Still
more cautiously be opted it, and ie..
veeled a diarraind necklace, • •
, "Don't take it oat of its ,paiie,",lie
a large eaMber of j'mr!els w°1411-12°4 'get aVustemea to certain •ana warned. "You cell: look at it properly'
required and. therefore' inech Mere it always bothers them to have anY when 3,0a get home': .
room. To avoid this there is another changes made, a decision can be • •••"Looke all right,' Said Mr. Hark -
reached as. to the axed arrangement. •
ness, contentedly. •
• and equipMent, desired, it is best to "And it is all right, tee, • ExsetlY,
have it carried Out As early ag pos14- the •saine in every detail as the one
011" their surromIdings_,. Se I,
ble, and 'get the t•bieds acceitett4can., ette.7. twyeeoi,betienediereeci4 envoeu,nilinsp,R7'ent Street at
can..getwell started to.business "Aed, the pricer • , •
If"weetilli e worst littetY11-74.9btee:rexbAgqi%tE$4' 'Of course, not -making any profit
, "To you it's a hundred and thirty,
to 40 their beet- right' through the out Of you, Old m4u, hoPe the NOP'.
Will 't." • ' : •
- LIM.' is the dine to decide wue,,Lier wren sure she wer.
My! wont
a new floor will be put in,. whether
she get a surprise! • She'll get at me
dirt Or sand will be obtained to supply for being extravagant, I know. But,
new nutterial for the floor, or what hang it all,. I've had a good year, and
change will be made in the nests, hop -
she deserves soirietthing out of the
per, roosts, or other inside surround- way! It'll .lika Eine 'souvenir of our
• or.9*.r.
Ittr.141tAr=?..:
•
e
'4!
ho height of
Fi ease tubing by
whichthe "moth-
er." B, glass tube to
' 'Ci' Orfelling Protect.;
• .ed by die* clow D, "mother" on
surface of g, stand. F, Spi-
got. • • ,
ig. 1.-A and B, openings protected
by cheese cloth. C, spigot. D, stand.
E. surface of liquid.• ,
ings. Generally if some :carefu1. boy's tenth birthday."
•thought is: given the matter in Ad- • •
Vance, better arrangements will . be "Yoke eon alWaYs realize on gime.
- stones,'" assured Mr. Derwin., 'You
the raga% than if everything is left
can get a huadred and 'fifty fez. that
to the last minute and provided for
anywhere.. Will you take ' it now?
only when need becomes absolutely
iniperative. •Well, put it' in your inside pocket and.
button up your coat"' ' •
There are. marry other ways that
Mr. Harkness Obeyed. • By this
•
provision can be made for the coming ••
time the tramcar was rolling and
winter that will not only prove a sett, -
swaying on its waY along Westmizis-
ing, but often thinge can be provided
ter Bridge Road.
which otherwise might not be readily
BehiraL.Mr.-Deacoreand• :-MiLllarke
'pro-curable-when-one-mi-ght --
ness sat Mr. Joseph Beeson. It had
• to. do almost anythieg to: secure them.,
been Mr. Joseph Beeson'ii intendant.?
Grain as it is being` harvested, greep
alight at a point in the Westminster
food of a very great variety, n
many little farm products that aarde :Bridge Roadebut he chanked hieraind,
and bought a ticket to the terminus.
practically a waste to the farmer can
Eventually, when Mr. Deacon and Mr.
be procured for 'a song, and the sav-
and-advantege to the birde Harktiest left the car, he followed
such as to bring bigger results thabn 'their example.
Unlike the other two men, Me. Bee -
can be secured any other way.
son was neither silk -hatted not well -
'What must -net he forgotten is the
groomed , He wore a • large .tweed
dining' of the fleck. to as nearly 'what
cap, thahended to hide the features
are to occupy the coops, and the ar-
of his massive, unshaven '-face. An.
raegetrient of , the peus, so that
change will be necessary among •the unobservant eye might 'Imee taken
birdS. Nothing seems to upset a flock him for a professional pugilist who
more than the continual changing og had fallen, on evil times. He was, as
the bitds, andif it is possible to have a matter of fad, h burglar...
His profeseional instincts t were
the layers and breeders settled well ,
roused by the -sight of the diamond
before winter sets in, the..increasel
'results will repay for any extra effor `necklace, and by what he had heard
Or consideration given at this timeregarding its value: When Mi. Dea-
heeded, othezieige the • feementadon The beat biz* for breeding should .con' parted from P. Harkness at the
corner of A.eacia Avenue; he followed
a ,cider Mill in the, vieinity it would be be selected,, and any special attention
:better to make use of it. The cost of will go further arid the vinegar Will e th in ' later ' th 'the latter ' •
. . be lost. Care muse be taken, ap at g v n. e now win snow e _• •t •
•
At No. 1g,- Acabiti Avenue, Mr.
grinding soci pressing the apples is chicksN better time. can be found
. o
all times, to keep the vinegar free
AM -Compared to the-thataliatione.cf-ey--- to -determine the -probable breeding atiriCuessfetoPPedi
rivet --Th ' •-• - - th • 11-- marched up' the 'drive, let himself tato
opened .0e gate,
om w , Value of the Tarr s an w en t ey are
. p ses an
other utensils, which are apt to get would carry bacteria trite it, It has
been shown before that for the vine -
dirty, should Always be kept very: gar fermentation to proceed, a Urge.
clean, for hpre, again harmful bac-, amount
:• teria and yeasts may enter the jeice of air is necessary; hence to
step it the first means is to exclude
. and Kidd the vinegarthe air. When the ,vinegar is drawn
In the manufacture of cider vinegar'
, • • from the barrel it can be bottled, bar,
two important fermentations play a
• part: alcoholic, where the fresh apple relied, or put in small kegs. to suit the
Juice ia 'fermented by ' yeasts and market. WhateVer the container, it
5/10% of •alcoh61 is produced; acetic should be filled as full as possible a3i.
fermeritation, which turns the alcohol 1 _
into Vinegar and is caused by bacteria all bungs closed tightly.
Sultirnary. .
of a certain: kind which make up the 'Gee only clean, sound apples: Use
"Mother; 4/W%• of acid is produced ill cleanliness in obtaining the juice.
-7--Biith processes are heeSsaar-Y-
f-e-r-v-i-n--e.:-LI-lave dean and well scalded barrels,
,---gar makingthey must be itelit-dia fill_ about one-half to_three,quarters'
tinethrlsoor-results .11.0.Hoiv,.. ---: J fill of ,juice. • Cover . bungs • with
The steps as here owuitllin-ed-will-keePireheese cloth to prevent entrance of
these two fermentations distinct. flies and dirt Keep barrels at from.
• [ 65 to 70 deg. F. if rapid fermentation
Be Sure the Barrels are Clean. i is desired. yeast added shorten e er-
The barrels to be used' should be iod of. fermentationt_.For vinegar ter rze on -the- other- hand -particular Tams -Do- believe,h&s-stan-• that-
ieW orelearfed in stichiOnny that all mentation add some old vinegar with
his -desirable. residence, • and- &nip -
growing, and especially When they
gin to reach maturity, By selecting peered. •
esetbeet keeplcoming7,..rfght-thmogly_ l3eeson made carefulinentid_
th
growing vigorously, the whole season note of the number of the house, and ,
through, the best in vitality of the then strolled on
'season's production will be used and
the best results can be expected from ' . • *, n•
.
theta as breedere. In the hall of No. 12,Acaciit Avenue
The males should be selected as Mr. Jiarkness found his wife awaiting
early as Posgible and given every,' con- him. In spite of the fact -or, per -
sideration .that will make them ma- .haps, because of it -that they „had
ture into vigorous,' hearty birds that been married twelve years these two
einninahd all that they preside over. were more in love with each other
To ,lose his spirit 4 usually nialtes_ea thanieVer...._Ireliis.wife's-cOmpany. -Mr.-
male less valuable as a, breeder, and Harkness ceased to be a bank -meta-
continnous-abusent the handi of Cri- -ger-a-hd becarae-quite-immair.
other ;vill-completely break -the Spirit . "i'Vbere!s after
of anotherwise good bird. No risk kiseirig her. .
should be run of ruining a particular- "tri bed and asleep. You mustn't go
ly -good 'specimen in this way, esPe- to him!" was the cominand. "He's 'so
daily if he is in the least timid, but excited about his birthday to -morrow.
traces 0 the. previous contents are mother and keep at a temperature :of
removed. Should any be left it will from 65 to 75- deg. F.- Fill the -con-
spoil the flavor 0 the vinegar, also it tatters as full as possible with the
may7sterr-thnent-atieri-r-attoge- • vinegar Ind cork tiglitlitii-a-diart
ther arid the whole process will then Copritryman.'
•
- MUNITION
wcommiaS.
Efficiency of. Volunteers Has Been
- • Greatly', ,Improved. .
The stockbrokers and their clerks
of the London Stock Exchange are
proving their worth in voluntary
listing as as munition workers. At the
outietthe results of the foinntary. ef-
fort i were, of course, comparatively
Poor as ceiripared ivith the output of
the regular WorkeGradually,-
ever, there has been -a- "speeding -u0'
which has brought an average Stin-
day's Work of' the Stock Exchrtnge
he a failure. Thorough' washing with
scalding Water, should .be given even
• when, the barrels have been recently
used for cider or. vioegar. The forty: -
gallon barrel is the most serviceable
size.
Before putting the apple juice into
the barrel it is well to let it stand for
two or three days: in an open end bar -
el to let 'Seine Of the . solids Settle'.
, out. Then the juice is drawn. off
'carefully, so that the settlizigs Will,be,
undisturbed, arid pit into a -closed -bar-
rel, as shewn nidgure I. At all times
it is Well'to try to get rid 0 any set-
. dings, ' as by so doing; a clearer,
brighter. and therefore more attrac-
tive :vinegar is made. lefetal waft
should be- carefully avoided through-
out operations.
•• Alceltolie Fermentation.
• When, the barrel is about half filled:
it -should: bee put hi' -8.."C411Eir Or-ra0111-
-where tl*-iemperature-ruhs between
45 and 60 deg. F. This iS the best ,
temperature for the Yeast to grow'andl
to product a-rilaxitioniii attiotint of
• . alcohol.' The apple juice usually con-
taIns
the right' kind' of Yeasts, but to
Make certain and to make the fer-
itientatiorrinore leeiVelleete
' add Yezests. The best yeast to. add is
bakers' yeast, one small cake to 5 to
should be taken to encourage him to bicycle you've bought him!"
feel that he is cock-of-theewalk, and "Shouldn't be at all surpeised," said
his development will be so much bet- Mr. Harkness. If ihoe's One thing
ter, thathis servie,e wiabaxery-much it-seeme-impossible-to-hide-iets-a-bi-
more than, Wei otherwise possible. cycle. However,' we'll pull • his leg
, The foregOing are only a, very few with that squeaking rabbit. .fan
-
ideas that present themselves, and cies he is far too big now for seueak-.
merely , suggest that it is. well about eng rabbits." • •
this time to try and think ahead, and • "So be is, eack! ten.': And
placing ourselves in the position Boy Scout!" •
the winter season, think out all the '"That, means lie% about twenty,
possible requirements that will .be really," laughed Billy's father Treed -
possible to arrange for now, and do- ly, as they entered the:' dining-roorn.
iiig so, save money, and have things Mr. Harkness apent a quiet evenhig
that it will: beeiraPossilde _toe readily, with his Wife; and thenytegetherithey
-supply without making the cast pro-, eet out Billy's birthday Ole.: The bi-
hibitive. : • cycle was carefully carried •• Upstairs-
• •
au- Placed_ .outeide Billy's bed-koorn
-• Close Distinction. door. On the foot of his bed were just
an orange and a squeaking tabbit.
"What is your reason for thinking
That was by way of being Mr. Hark -
your party ought to be successful , • . . „ •
ary during a day irt normal tunes . 6001," replied, Senator • Sorghum Arm -
have the week day 'WerkerS added te,• -• "Joan of Are was a -spinsteri. was wanting -tor know, what:we mean* it..
able distance of that which is eustoin- • "I didn't say it ought to be success-
haVe increased their efficiency, so
their. production, so muck so that the a.h.a not?, . ..:,..„, _:„.. _ . ,,, .., ,Nowi, ysm. ,g) , ,a1 _ .a
munition volunteers within. measur- next election?"
the part „0 the regular eniployes. , ly.. ,!r said it is going to be ., ,
As, ,hoWever, the amateur operators ..
• ---7--- . of humor," was the eeply., "He'll be
A Mystery. • in our, room is soon as he wakes,
-, , , ,,,,..k. ness s, littletinyokeir. toe.i4e,di dr. jadyi no
•Mrs. Harkness, a trifle anxiously,
ed When he finds only these?" asked
':Of coutse not Billy's get a sense
"You don't think bell be disappoint-
-oetput • per - professiomil- •-etranitieter eyes; why?" •' ''' • I'll ,ceine up presehtlye' • ' - '
Worker is 110W at least 70 per , cent 1 ' "Oh, I wad 'last wondering how She kissed hiM.,..and 9beyed: ,•,. '
-higher- Ahart at wan at the commence- „silo-, got her armor buttoned up the . As Mr, Hatkoese Sat ahem Over his.
molt of the war, and there does not : ba -mi.,, • , •
last pipe thttiking pleasant thoughts,
appear to be tririch. further ,toora for. .• • he drew frOm his pocket the leather
case, and furti/ely locilod at the neck -
thee. It -Wei a Veil:hind-I* 6-iiiek-
lace-one .0 the handsomest hp had'
ever seen. Not ev,ery woman could
show it off to advantage, but his wife
cc•ted, blest hot.- • .
Then; knocking, out his pipe, ,•;he
went roiled the house, seeing. that
Windows and doors were secured, and,
at last climbed the stairs.
And Mr...7030h Beeson, under the'
parlor sofa, congeatulated himself oe
having got into the house beforelhe
locking -up piecees began, "
4 401 lust o rai theve ere Prehele
iinprovernent, as many of the ma-
chines -•-are being, • operated . to _their.
utmost capaeity. • '
It is very "tfoteveorthy, however, g
1.0 gallons a juice. , Any .0 the oasts that the Steck Exehaege workers
__used, in the home for bread making and other volunteers, whose. hands I
Will do, The cake should be dissolved fiuffer severely from • manual. labor,
• in a few pints of wafer and then Thor- ..have been able, within a short' time w
eughly Mixed with the juice: By add., from their enlistreent in the, rank 11
IT the yeastee aleoholic fermentation
Safe Conjecture. . •
• ii-ramP-"Please, mein, I'M a Bel -
Ian r,efugee."
Lady-e."Are you? Mention a town,
n Belgium.
Tramp (cogitating itniniont)----•"I
ould, intim, but they have all been
estroyed." • •
40, 11 be ,coniplete in about three
inonths,elf the temperature is right:
If the temperature is a little' tie) low.
or if no- yeasts have been added, it
be„probably.ewite that long. •
Acetic or 'Vinegar Fermentation. •
When elcoliolic terinentation is
Completed it Is well to Again draw off
the top liquid settlitigs. The
t)heOw liquid replaced. • Though 9it
.0 rot should be well washed out and
le necessary it is better
to then add 2 to quarts of old vinegar.
Whieli contain the "Mother of Vite-
rir.° The borel rnuet be on its side
)tid• not there thee two-thirds full;
intirtition` produeers,' to manipulate
their machines with an efficiency
which in hornet dales would com-
pare very fairly with 'those of skilled
operators.
'
• That lencOmfortable Feeling.
Helter-Do you think' severe re-
ligious training ,really prevehts a
person from wrongdoing?
Skeiter-Well, it doesn't exaetly
prevent it, but it certainly. &Veda
froin the pleasure pee gets from sin.
ning. . •
About four millito steel nette are
consumed daily the World.
• At the Pour Cotinties Inn, which
lies between Tamworth and Ashby-de-
laeZotiche, England; it is possible,
without .leavitig the 'building, to oat
in Leicestershire„ sleep in ' Stafford-
shire, drink in Warwickshire and
smoke in Derbyshire,
Arthimedes Oiled atrimeed a num.
be of mirrors' so PA to' brin the rays
k
of the sun to a point cello a foeue,
which means a hearth. The eat thus
gathered troth the sunshine is .said
to have been stiffleient to set nip to
the Roman ship, Well were beeit-
itig the harbor or,Syladusd; •
•
• •
windows, so's can get out,". he mild
'te himeelt, "and then make a'
start." etee,"„e • •• •••,
•
• ..
Billy Ilarknese rolled over on his
other side and grutited. 110 was en-
gaged in an itivoived and somewhat
bewildering elitounter againet coin -
bitted forces. of 'Bed Indiens and:001:.
Marla. He had a pistol in each lialid,
Wagi inflicting feerful lee* on the
enemy. ,•-• 4•4
Ile granted again, mid in his en-
deavor to free his feet from the etir-
tuna•kieked tho beclelothee off him.
This- ectien causee the Red Indiane,
highwaymen and Germans to fade
viefen• . 'Re -aurae
The etiext instant he remeinbered that
it wee his bertha:10e and, that more
likely than not his presents were .a
ready lying on .tlie foot of his bed.
• HO Was about to make inveetiga-
tiono when, a sharp but muffled aqueale
net his care.
A VQiefa SQUnded, cT.IviA!"
:.Very quietly Hilly sat%up in bed
mei reached for the electric -light
switch. The light'spreng UP,.
Fumbling at the foot of Billyee bed
ComMonteense in the Rog tot,
The question 0 'which breed af
swine tteseleet for the economic pro*
duction of pork is perhaps leS3 LIU"'
roOar toan1 Igc wt Ci-ntYb :eh Pe cille risn hatieveepablgu.
n to
recognize the fat that they mut
ehape their laterite breeds to hied
market demander.- -4- Viagra re -
was Nr. Zosepb. Beeson. For the salt, the tpe 0 all the leading breede
ment Mr. Beeson was very much 'now cenferms to a axed standard that
alarmed.. The sight of a, very email, 'meets. the demands 0, the packing -
boy sitting "up in bed. blinking at him holism The hog that best meets the
was reassuring demand of the 'present time Is a Wfali-
"YOO heel). quietl'kmuitered Mrmuscled hog, that will Supply- a. fair
Beeson, threateningly; still holding in amount 'e.t lard, and tovuzacat weU
his hand the fluffy rabbit which had marbled with lean, and be ready for
betrayed Idea. • ' market at any desired age. •
' 'rat ape demanded Billy.. L.
Practical pig -owners, and • 'feeders
Leek, 'ere, niy led;"- whispered Mr. of market hogs look for geed quality,
Beason,. bodreely. "I'ma burglar, depth, length and 'width of form, and
that's Veat Ste. So you keep Yclur uniformity of type, regardlese of the
mouttethrastuetd, oarthrrliostheuntinigt ffie:t!°, hu.irgese.de ncoolwowenr,itchiaorecQrsreineeitiea) mark-
He
eyes even Vide- • , we select our breeding anintali from
's"../t. Teal' burtjar-7" he asked, in au sonie wellestablished breed, Or pro.
.whisper. • • rniseurma rnating "Of swine various
„ feKus; te real burglar." '
• "Where's your mask? Havenit'r()11 types has a tancieneX to destrOY t4e
,
L_'......- of all breeds ehiployed in the
got one?" : • .
, • ' • •
"Shut
Inv mei, yerit; . . ,crossesand to tbr
owaWaY; the result
t'I ' don't 'believe, you're a real• bur- 6f Years of si".stez4at'sele0iPg' and
glar," periiisted Billy. "Real burglars mating and perpetuate a certain fixed
•
have masks. • I know, because—" •
, . . •. ,. .
irl aianthe. h
,
reed. This Point hasPolandbeen
"Shut dr , I*treed by mating a half
Chnit and.h • • •
alf 'Chester , White sow
Mr. Beeson, avoiding further argu- .1
ment, crept to the door. • • • with a Pure-bred Berkshire boar. The
le that
"Did you come here to burgpigs • resulting from the cross were
'1.
rabbit?" asked,Billy. ' "My fat -her will • red, spotted, speckled, and striped,
eheiving that . the cross was lost, and
be very angry if you'd°. I heard him
with it the improvements in color and
:telling mother about it. That rabbit
Is a jeke of, father's." ' markings. The, result Was the return
Mr. Beeson hurriedly laid the rab- of the offspring by the principle of
bit on the bed. It emitted' another heredity to the original scrub type. . •
pathetic squeak. „ • , All of our swine, particularly the
"I'm too old for rabbits)" said Billy. lenProved, breeds,' which . are but a
"Areretyou?". • Modified forma the original, will not
Me, Beeson 'did not reply. The ob- Produce themeelVis perfectly unless
,ject on which he was concentrating all guided by the hand of man. Whatever
lig iftentioie was his escape: He breed is selected, should be kept pure,
cursed the illeluck that had led him to and only the best used for breeding.
the Wrong room. He had hadto The man whe makes a specialty a
screw ,up his courage to 'the sticking- producing pork, ehoeld grasp every
point to tackle so dangerous a. joke opportunity to „improve his breeding
and now it had failed, and all because stock; the same as the man who is
a small boy refused to be frightened breeding registered swine.
inte"-keepirig-quiet.: • • . • -Uniformity of type is an nrifOrtant
In fact, the small boy looked quite thing in the successful managentent
capable of alarming the house:: If be, of breeding -hogs, especially, neat mare,
made the attempt Mr. eeson had a ket time, for a uniform bunch of hogs
qaick way -Of silencing him. But Mr, will bring more, itionek on any market
Beeson did not want to take extteme than a mixed lot: A pure-bred. lot
measures unless they were absolut.ely toofghoottsraraendraucphlearnotre datortiomminaatritiz:
necessary. •
He hesitated at the. door; and then
1111Ilreselecting a breed, we shotild give
crelpft ybortuckortyo tohuet boercluisidoeu.o 'ouy
)1st:eV:.
noise particular attention to its adaptability
for ten .minutes, I'll _genie 13E4 and it: tbr pleateirzeiloenintes a.urn4dgeroowdhriue
' "How?"
?4,e, aBd 11'1' yhewhaInstseedd et
know. some are more quiet.and better'ad'apte'
"I dent want any more of your ed- to small feed lots :
back talk," ,Whispered Mr: ,,Beeson The breeds that have Proved best
more •, savagely. 'I'm going nowsuited to our climate andconditions
in the hands of farmers and feeders
are the' safest breeds to lneJ e _
WIThave our iprefereneeee likes and
dislikea„ our favorite eolor' markings
and' our hobbies, but from the vie*-
.
Don't forget wet I tells yer."
• Ile crept from the recall. Billy hesi-
ated7-fre--e,A - second only, then,- very
inveaous.dbogaustiyingafrvaeirdy. fIatstiookHheintwitualitrheis-.
quietly, stole from the bed. His heart
point of doliarsan cen d t there_as110
, ' -
time to remeniliethat-he was a Boy •
Scout, and that he had a job on hand
that would make him .the envy the
whole cornpany.
A sudden- crash and a muttered ,exe-
credo& ceased liis heeri to leap into
his mouth. The next morrient he had
rushed on to the landing. •
, "That's my liieyele!"' hh „dried, ap-
pealinglY,. "Don't burgle my bicycle."
Mr. Beeson extricated himself with
all sPeed.from the 'bicycle into which
he had collided, and: rushed; boldly
down the stairs. "
second. flight;
when a sudden blow onthe small of
his back sent him 'plunging forward.
A hoarse gasp escaped him, and that
was. all, He, TAY, .winded and strug-
gling for breath, at the foot of the
stairs. - .
Lights appeared all around him. A
Aimmo—
_
•
beet breed. All breeds possess maw
gea4 /qualities and some leee desire
afabillelireenelos.tahnd:utehe .31)11r:win wheeaninuakeredesr
ch:04)upes ete.a:UvIccielledbrwinithuaenco:sterwl,
•'breed,.
All practical liog-groweral'agrear-
• that Crossing the 'erode is a danger.,
014 Pradice and that the •best re.
pelts are ,attaixied by sticking to on‘
breed. Still, some •men aling to
the idea that it Is possible to inane
Parate all the good qualities the
different breeds into cross -bred ant,
mal, It is a disasteetis belief if put
into practice. There meek be certain
instances when crosSing will give
good results, as in. the production Of '
Pig Pork, • , •
The man who is axperintenting with
the vealeus. breeds and crossea,•in
,search of something better thin has "
yet been found, may have :a I:oink:au
but such line of -investigation' is not
prettical for the -man who must de-
pend upon the return from his swine -
feeding for. hialarm, profits. , is
• tin safer, ground . he, ,e9afines his: •
taste and Skill, to improving one,Weji•
fietabliehed breed and 1000
Perinieating to the than ofJeisure and
means. ' •• •'‘• • •
Oats make' a fine ration for begs•but,
as a ride:they are too expensive. Fed ;••
to sows; just after farrowing; oats •
cannot be surpassed for keeping them •••':
in' good condition. A feeding floor
Ntrill,SaVe4itSbif feed and marmr-eIre-
Single year, Provided it is made a. s
waste material around the farm. ••
A cement feeding floor is a joy to
any levet of swine,' It is rather ex- •
pensive ,to 'coMmeace with, but its
durability. Makes it a paying invest-
ment in'the long run. Brick makes a
fairly.ged feeding floor, but to be ef-
fective. requires a deep formation of
broken. stone, sand and and
this is expensive.. .
A field of rye sown in•the early fill. •
will help out the grain supply won-
derfully in the late spring. •
It is a prevalent:action that hogs, '
cannot thrive except they have a mud
holeja,which to wallow -Nonsense!
Pigs 'thrive better on dean pasture,
clean floors and clean. water •thari
they -do in dirty surroundings. In the,
summer time the hog Seeks „the:mud
hole in order to cool himself and to
rid himself of the flies, not because he •
naturally likes mud better than clean •
water. • •
Many people imagine that'll they ,
give the pigs plenty of skiintrfed milk %
they' do not peed `water. Milk changed
to solid foodalmostWe Moment it
enters the pig's stomach and is,there-
fore,, not 'a .substitute, for water. It
costs nothing. to soak hard . grain in '
wane water, and when fed to pigs . •
increased. , •
There are scores of theories about ••••
watering arrimidee:_but-4oureeiqiertet-':
is that the best, judge et-thematteriee• •
the' animal -itself.- • If it can always '
reach water, when it needs it, it will'.
take -carer of ite--aw-ir-vants: -
man's Voice shouted: .
"What en earthertheennitteet"-----
.' Mr. Harkness stood on the landing,
pyjamix-clad, gazing in consternation
at Billy, .who -brandishing his scout's
staff," and beside himself .with excite -
Ment, flew towards hirrt. • '
"It's, •a burglar, father!" he: cried
shrilly. "He had your joke rabbit,
and he was going to, take my bicycle.
Quick, father! See if he's a real bur -
_ Oar!" "
- Mr.Trirleriese • Medi TriVeitigations,
As the wind reterned to Mt. Beeson,
a -gurgliiirsomid -broke-, -from • his
throat - • •
--Its all .right , mister. I wont melee
no Tugs, he panted. "Thai boy 6'
your'n, 'e .'it n'te, in the litiek=.---"
eonldn't help it father," prbteet-
ed Billy; "it was the only place I could -
Fertilizing Fall Wheat
When to:U.-alve
Sonie people think that "fertilizers
are all -composed Of the. same» itigre-
dients,' and as long as-. they- 'apply
something that is called "fertilizer':
-all will- be-ivell, and -a- bumper •cop
d buroper-profits-will-resultaecord:
ingly. There can be no greater Mis-
take than,this. Nothing tan be .'worse
than this "hit or miss" way of using
fertilisers. ,
'Unless a man undeistands. at least
d little about the ingredients that. gb
teemake up ertifidial fertilizers he Intel
•
better leave then' alone entirelyrs not exceptionally fertile, it will eke_
:,Ititheugh-Voe-do-not-,-knoW.-aelnuch-l-f§Wh tan appliiaatlon ef about
about feeding plants as we aright, pounds 'of. acid phosphate or basis
experiments with fertilizers have slag, with about three 'hundred Pounds,
farmers• -and scientists for over sixty beneficial: When fill' wheat_ follows •
been going On new both by practice' of .wood ashes per. acre, will be :very
Vofer or a. hay bi•: Pagttif e crop, ,this .
applieaden .is, net" so necessary, but
after a irain: crop that has not ref.
quired for the proper growth. and :de- eeivee • any •fertilizer - jt should not be •
'velopment of the plant, but .usually negleeted.: : • " , • ,
we
erilizianlyurhea
avue tosupplyffoorutir.lizofolstoh,e;: ferioi .with
a Machine.. .'fihere pre -
are
'The fertilizer.„.ehoUld.be sewn, pee,
the soil • almeet- alweys has a super- tWo kinds of machines ofi the market:
+.1
soil -of closer texture. Potash is the' •
•
fertilizer. sandy soils. require.most. ,
On clay" soils; on the other hand,
pheephorie_ addebas-aiet--rmly-proven to be beneficial -because of actual lick
-of `-this elemeate .but.-alsobecatest- it -
„tends to Make the roots spteicl 'Out, ,
and thus to *certain extent, couriter-
acts the !tenaciouSnaturo_of the elaY
The nature. of the soil, then, and the
state zif ite_fertilitY-has-to-be-taken--
into account before fertilizers, 'eao be
usad With any intelligence.
Wheat is a -deep-rotted. plaet and
can rutilize- the phosphoric acid and •
pettish „reserves in the soil math bet-
ter than shallow -rooted plants iike
oats and barley can. 7
•
When fertilizers " have not been
used before, ho*ever, and if the land
yeers„ahd the knowledge thus gained
is not to be despised, • • • • -
-There are some tee .elethents re-
abundaneerif-the other- six, -
The elements that heveto he snipe
p ied ,are Time, nitrogen, phosphoric
acid, and potash.
Artificial fertilizers are not usually
sold for the lime. they contain, as this
element can be obtained mere cheaply
from the lima quarries in the form 0
,ground limestone. - Ground limestone
Mr. Harkness assisted Mr.. Beeson .every Ave, Or SIX yeare_at the rate of
in which he locked hini-hpThen
Very
be applied to the sell 'mice
he rang fr the police. • •
Clien, .
to his feet, kid he led him to the kit -
two tens per acre to inake• up for the This machine can be 'used not only -for
the brae -desist maehmeeand the drilling
machine that -
the grain. The broadeast machine is
much the most °desirable, as if ths-fer-
ve
tilizer is sort tog. near the grain, and ,
especially if a • heavy ,dressing is •
given, there is danger 0 the young . , •
plant being injerede On every, farm
that has been under cultivation for
arty corisiderable time there should be
a machine fob broadcasting fertilizer.
o
.quatitities that. are being , conthmally• •
heBeesoe. " 'bed Until" appIeitig• speCiel-Tertiligers like bide - - —
had -•seeri, the..departure----of,i-Mtv.-.....„._. e_._- , , ... .-_, -„,-... e eg.ieti •eweed-but•-alseefor • -
piny refused to return to ,leached-,out-,cf-the-sod. , . ' . i " ' il- - `--- phosphate,- ' - -
eau ogen, won nought in .fertilizer, applying the ground limestone.
costs about eighteen cents per pound. * , •
., 1).,, , • If. one .does. not feel inclined to in-_ - ---
'Te. 'allay his. exciterneet he was It ti I t li
to his parents' :room. They hent 8Intl v: Oft t 0 g'1:0:ki/th of loaf and
-,-, vest in a fertilizer: meanie, the for -
taken ....
over him as he lay, very quiet. . Then stem art the pipit, atli when used in Wiser can •he sown by hand just as
6. ofx.ined fits 6yes.• •.• • • proper proportion with the other Oa, seedes sown. ' To get a good distribu-*
irinte, of fertility is a very useful in-:. tion it is necessary to increase the
%Father!". lie. said, .cirovtisily. gredient.. When too 'mu& of it is -beek- I li 'it II,- ,-"--- r- - '
', ."Y.O.S, MY boy?' . .' ".' used on rain crops they grow t n. n t e: ert Azer to at Iettst half
. "Are you save he was a • real bur- t II d 4' Also a an lodge. se when too much,
--•• • °° a too per -acre before sowing. Thia
isdone by Mixing it 'with sand dry •
glar
"Quite sure, ionny."
Billy sighed deeply, awl' snuggled
among the bedclothes, There was si-
lence, brelreri only by his regular
breathing; Hie father • and mother
were watehingetim proudly,. His lips
moved. • •
"He was a real one," he murmured.
-London Ansivers. • • •
Liked the Bats.
• "tecle the ow cook _come this
moining?" • .
• "bropped in etbolit 12." • e
"iltow do things iieene to kilt her?"
"Well, see liked the hutch I gave
her ',so well 'that she has agreed to
stay• for dinner.° •
The Preedoirt oft he City of Loyelon
tan be pureluttes1 for aboet
t - • •e Cana.
nitrcigen is used the plant is veey apt 'earth, or adbes.-Bydian. CountrymanDaniel MCKee,
o be attacked by fengus diseases,
• Phosithoric acid ig very necessaryTh
for the. proper filling out of the grain.
It hastens the 'Maturity of the: plant
and has the remarkable property tit
Inducing increaeed 1.00 development:
Potash.. is • required to . produce'
strong 'straw. Having the property of
ititisg.t tottiodfoorvily411
fi #, s ,010
tarch, it
cti
grab:4an It het teem observed the
'e to pe attacked by rust
igepee. e'ee, ,,,,esee- •
Sop differeif eOldfile in the
plants .we p led ..with potash are
Altee 1 Wee
and other
Diff 'e
eifietni o tine • elenienee, • they. con-
tain. Seedy soils ard usultily de4eient
in nitrogen, ' potash,. efid phosphoric
'aeid. The roots, on account of. the
-open texture of the soil, can raillery thee And young °lies sleep, whilst the,
and sprodcl, and phodpitpric Addis not father 'sleetie at the toot of the tree'. .
to natal required as itwould be on Amounting guard oeee fritoihe '
. • , •
'Grateful. '
Mr, Bullion Beg :(to count • Spa-
glrettl,'•'pcboUVto ,marry his daughter)
See here, tetitt, lee .tias: kivn you
tip. • • • ' • " •
Count- Spaghetti .(holding out hjo
halid)-Sank ...YOUr Bare. ,d
• •t,44f,s /„. ,,,7t 444
aktilti •
•Y. •
j1,119bon4-:-Ygn spend .filtogether too.
hanch Money. ' • , 7
Wife—Neat at all The. trouble .
you doll make enough. 4 !' •
• .'
• dorilles nests eniong .tho
binnehts of 'trees; 'in %WA. the '
•
tte