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E. S,: Had a small spot of quack
grass in my hay this year. I do not
find any seed in the cptack. Would like
to know if it will seed back by th°
hay being fed and returned to the land
as manure. •
Answer: If all the hay is consumed
it is not likely that any vital seeds
of quack grass 'will be spread on your
farm. There is danger, however, that
seed will be spread by a few heads
of ripe couch getting into the manure,
as litter, and 'being tadcen out on your
land when the manure is spread. You
had better get this pieee of land into
cultivated crops *soon so as to kill
the couch grass,
C. W.: Will you kindly tell me if
nodules form on sweet clover roots
the first year when inoculated? Also,
is mammoth clover as sensitive to acid
soils as sweet clover or alfalfa?
Answer: Nodules will form on. the
roots of, sweet Clover the 'first year
if the soil is sweet and the seed has
been Mammoth. 'clover is
a perennial that is about as sensitive
to `sour soils as is ,sweet •clover and
alfalfa.
11„M.: I had about forty rods of the
so-called honey lout hedge, .whicte.I.
tut down last winter, but now they
all have sprouted out again, Now they
tell me if I cut them off in August and
put on thick salt it will •kill them.
'What is your advice? I have also
thirty rods of the same which was
never trimmed off and grew up to
good-sized trees and measure from six
to eight inchesthrough, which I am
told will make 'better fence posts than
cedar. If this is -true, when Should I
cut them down to make the best posts
and also rot or kill the stumps?
Answer: August Or early September
; will be a good time to cut down your
locust hedge. The cutting should be
crone when the tree is putting most
energy into leaf bearing and seed pro..
-clu'C'tion. By cutting the hedge in
August and earefully cutting off all
sprouts that start next spring you
should be able to kill out the hedge in
one or two seasons. Locust posts are
considered' highly valuable on many berries are not helped by liming- in
clover and orchard grass could b
sown on red -top sod for pernianen
pasture. Soil is rather light san
If so, how much per acre and wha
time should they be sown? •Whic
would be the best, annual or biennia
sweet clover? Would it be •best t
run over the field with a spike -toot
drag or not? If those grasses wont
not do on the sod, what would yo
suggest? -
Answer: Red Top grass usuall
grows when soil is sour. Sweet clove
and orchard. grass 'bath thrive in soil
rich in lime, therefore I would no
adtvis-e you to try to get a catch o
either or both without first limin
Ike soil theruoghly. Work in at leas
1,000 lbs. of limestone per acre. Thi
can be done any time after the grotto
is plowed this fall. Next spring disi
and harrow the land- as soon as i
will work. Juisit before -the last eoupl
cf harrewings scatter broadcast on th
soil about 250 lbs. per acre of fertil
izer carrying 3 per cent., nitrogen, 1
per cent, phosphoric acid, and 2 per
cent. potash. Harrow this in ther
°uglily. When seeding, use 20 lbs
orchard grass to 8 to 10 lbs, swee
clover seed per acre. I would use the
biennial syseet clover. Some farmers
do not fiver sweet clover.as a.pasture.
A., E. S.: I have about 1,000 rasp-
berry plants ready to plant out. Would
it he all right to plantathem new or
would you advise me to`avsait'till next
spring? I have also a field in pasture
for four years. It is rock bottom with
about four inches of earth which '
would like to plow and seed -down to
alfalfa for pasture next spring. It is
well drained. Would it be too late to
sow alfalfa if done at once? ,
Answer: Good results have been re-
ported front. fall setting; of raspberries,
but as a rule spring planting gives the
best stand, Unless you are located in
the warmer counties of Ontario. I
would adVise preparing the land for
the canes this Tall. Plow it deeply as
soon as you can and gi-ve the reeds
a chance to come along. These can
be destroyed 'cheaply and effectively
this fall. Do not linie the soil. Rasp -
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fall. A locust plantation will usu- fact,' eXperiments show that lirn'ing
reduces the yield. As soon as the land
will work in spring, cultivate in about
500 lbs. per 'acie of a 5-12 fertilizer,
then set the cane. It is late to get
a good stand of alfalfa ' this year.
Would advise you to work 'the land
up well this fall and seed the alfalfa
in the spring.
ally produce good posts in 12 to 18
Yearsh The loeust tioeitl is ver dur-
able. Cut the pests ,late fall or
winter when the outer !bark las hard-
-ened. Keep the sprouts cat off and
the ,stumps. will_ soon rot so. that they
can be paned out.
R. II.: I am wondering if sweet
The hens toeculd nut are tho-se that
stop laying firet in fall. The best are
those that keep en laying. A ragged
bird that has just began to molt should
not be milled now just beeause she is
nolt „
Brood hens 3. -nay be broken up by
placing them ins a penewith a vigorous
yeung cockerel. He, will ebritinually
march around them, allowing them no
time to sit. Isfincl this the quickest
and best way for breaking up the
broodies.
The best foundation upon which to
build a poultry house is solid masonry.
It may, be a stone laid up. in inoratr
or of aveN reinforced cement Which-
ever it is, the wall must be laid so
deep that frost not get under it
Laying hens should be fed 'a com-
plete ratiOn containing grain, masth
green food, animal Teed, shell and
grit. All feeds Should be fresh and
wholesome. Stale or Moldy 'feeds
should never be fed as they often
cause intestinal disorders. The ra-
tion should be mixed in right propor-
tions, 50 per cent. grain, 20 per cent.
mash, 10 per cent. animal feed, 15 per
cent. green feed, and 5 per cent, min-
eral matter. Variety is important, as
it stimulates the appetite.
Instead of 'cooping brooding turkeys
to prevent them from roaming too
much, some poulterers fasten the lien
avith a cord to a ,peg. driven in the
grund, alter the manner in WhiCh COWS
are tethered out for pasturage. After
being pegged down a few days the
hens are "shingled" so they can net
fly over walls and fences, and are then
allowed Tree range. - In "shingling"
1.1/soar-ding" turkeys a thin beard
or shingle in which holes are mage is
fastened across the shoulders of the
bird by soft cords, tapes or strips of
cloth. When of the proper shape, the
holes in the right place, and the cords
are riot tied too tight, they may be
Worn fora considerable time without
,tjury to the turkey;
When the pasture's ilErown and dry,
Silage keeps the milk yield high,
Suffer net weed to go be seed in
your gardens, and especially purslane,
'being not only prolific, but a great
slatinger.—Old Farmer's Almanac,
Control of the COTI1 Borer.
Carelessness in cleaning up in th
fall probably means less and perhap
disaster in the year to nine in dis
tricts infested by the corn -borer. B
sure therefore that the clean-up o
your fields is thorough, giving par
tioular attention to see that tis
breeding grounds and nests of insect
,are, thoroughly purged. In this con
idectiOn special regard should be pada
to the counsel of the Dominion Ento
urologist relative to the corn borer
'This in brief is: Cut the corn imrnedi
ately it is ready;• cut the corn as clos
to the ground as possible; don't pas
ture off corn 05 stalks, after husking
with cattle or hogs; ensile the entire
corn crop wherever possible; where a
silo is not in use shread or run through
a cutting box all fodder corn before
feeding; where fodder corn is fed as
stalks collect all parts of the plant not
eaten, place in heaps and burn; do not
use corn stalks for heckling and. throw
them into the manure unless they can
be buried in horse manure; plow and
roll all cern laricl as speedily as pos-
sible after harvest so that every piece
of stalk and stubble is below ground,
and do not harrow until the spring at
Ike earliest; pull up kitchen garden
sweet corn and burn as soon as the
stalks are' dry enough; plow clown
field table sweet corn and roll as soon
as the crop 'is' harvested; collect all
uneaten and refuse corn about build-
ings and barnyards and destroy, and
mrn vveedslarid grabs along feces and
headlands about the olcl corn fields.
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Sod Lands r .r.134111S,,
Too ntaily farmers, who have plenty
f /and eorne to look 'noun. sonto .onc
piece of ground as the garden, and
plow and plant this one piece of
ground year after year without regard
to results. •It Is a common custom to
fence this piece of ground to keep Out
Chickens. The fence makes it hard to
wools, and discouragee dimness of
ground eaoh year.
I like to use sod land Ter a garden
liecause of its more mellow and friable
condition. Sad land 'does not pack
and bake, consequently the work of
hoeing and weeding ie reduced/ Weeds
also, are much less troublesonle on
sod. Any one piece of ground that is
used inceesantly ,soon 'becomes in-fes-ts
i,./etvs'redeao:Trta,i°•ilca.:4','g.nslaiwolileleetdtshlib.esseeenht'ewso,roPal-tly'sl'etortessatealisa:bns•O'ilint:loirnee
seveml small pieces of ground, Two
for several years, and the work of
of these have been under oultivation
Weeliad one or two striking illus -
than twice doubled that on the other
Rapid groavth of plants is another
advantage of sod land. This year Our
garden was enlarged to twice its forme
er size and the rows vegetables
wore planted in a straight line from
the old worn ground into themew sod
land. The difference in the size of
the vegetables on the sod land earn,
pared with those on the old ground is
remarkable; both plots were planted
at the same time. Muskmelons on the
sod land made a very etrong and
vigorous growth; while on the old
soil, that has been cropped, and tilled'
for ,years, although they have had
equal attention, the stalks were not
nearly so good,
I can not say how many vegetables
do better on sod. Perhaps the ad-
vantages in g.eignination of small
seeds niake the old ground better for s
the- smaller seeded vegetables but I
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Mre. Free Appleby, Heath Alta
writes 'ne under date of April 19th,
1921— "I wish to -express to you the
benefit' 1' have reeeived hem using
Doan's Kidney Pills. About ten years
ago, when I was seventeen years of age,
1. was in bed nioe weeks with a very
severe ease of dropsy. I was terribly
Swelled up, around ,iny waist and was
kept propped up so that the water
wquld not got to my heart/
The doctpr gave me too weelre to
live --when Aent got me "Doan's
Pills.' I had passed no water for two
weeks, but after had taken ono 'box
I paesod a Pint, andepfter takieg three'
boxes waf4 up quit() well again,
and 1 have never had any return of that
awful trouble,''
Doan's Kiclney,Pills aro 50e. per
hpx. etsatiledeaierlfe Ok :nailed direet on
reeeipt of Price by The T. Milburn Cots
Limited, 'Tdrouto, 'Oet.
arn sure that -sweet corn, tomatoes,
musk/nolo/1s,, potatoes, cabbag,es, beans
and many similar vegetables do much
better in sad than dreground that hoe
been incessant:15-y, worked without, a
rest 'or 'change.
CI-I:tiger makes -a much better sod
than the, regular grasses. It ie best
plowed in the. Tall; :leave it rough so
as to collec-t'and retain all the ramn. and
snow. With one-third to one-half of
the regular ,garden plot in clover each
year, the ground, Can be rotated.
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I kept my onians, in a dry, cool
(frost proof) lofts .last year, Neigh-
bors kept theirs in cellars. Theirs
prouted, math much loss. Mine kept.
Try my plan—George Gilbert.
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AUGUST 2.7
NeheinialesPrayer, Nell. 1: 1-11. Golden .Text—The sup-
plication :of. a righteous man availethmiich in its work -
t 16: . (Rev.. Ver.)
Lesson Poreword--Neherniah hai The MOsetic law rated upon the idea
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been deserihT,e1 as "a conipicuo'us in- of a covenant—that God would under-
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staiied-jof the right man in the right take to show favor to his people so
place." The work of reorganiiings the long as theygemained faithful to Him.
weak Jewish community in Jerusalem But they hadisnOt 'been faithful; hence
alter the exile -required st.rong, lead- their punishment
ens ns. Ezra, as we have seen, re-
lorganiz,ed their ragious Nettie-
nsiaii aaffsastiirisned the leadership in their
civil I. Evil Tidings, 1-4.
V. 1. The words of,Neheiniah. About
half of the hook ofehTelieuriah is com-
posed front his personal memoirs. Thl's
is shown by the use of the personal
pronoun I, in the first seven chap-
ters of the book. ' "The words," are,
therefore, to be understood as the Ree,
vised, Version, -translates 'it, "the hiss
tory" of Nehemiah., The month
Chisleu, in' the twentieth year. sThe
month Chisleu Corresponds roughly, to
our inonth of Decerreber., The "twen:
tieth Year refers dbtriously to the
twentieth ydaa: of Artaxerxes' reign.
Among the ancients, dates.were nam-
ed by reckoning-lfrom the 'time of the
accession of the reigning nionerch.
. • ,
was in Shushan the palace. Originally
Shushan or. Susa was the capital of
e the kingdom of. -Elam, 1. territory in
s the mountainous region, to the east
.. of Babylon After its capture by
O Cyrus about B.C. 546, it became the
capital of the Persian Empire. Here
Artaxerxes built a spliendid palace,
T and ,in. that'palace -Nehemiah -held a
° post of high honor. , --
5 V, 2. In the city of Shushan there
arrived a nunrber, of, Jews who had
1- been on a visit to Jerusalem. There,
_ Nehemiah eagerly plied 'thern -with
, questions. -
V. 3. The deputation told Nehemiah
how miserable -in stbate 'Jerusalem Was
in; in particular they told him of the
sad plight of the inhabitants of Jer-
usalem, and also of the Walls and
defences of the city. In great afflic-
tion and reproach, This relates to
the inhabitants of the city. They were
! a froor people and in very depressed
fortunes. Ryle says that ""the afflic-
tion" denotes the evil plight within
the walls: the `reproach,' the scorn-
ful attitude of the enemies withoat."
See Ps. '79: 4-9. The wall of Jerusalem.
According to the Imola of Ezra, the
temple had long been -rebuilt, but no-
thing had been done as yet to recon-
struct the defences of the city. Tile
walls were l'jciart; as the Babylonians
had left them in B.C„ 586,—a -heap of
ruins. • , • -
V. 4. The evil tidings stirred the
patriotic heart, of Nehemiah, and like
a true Oriental, he gave vent to his
feelings vehem,ently. After the first
paroxysm of grief he recollected his
How Many Cows to Keep.
It usually pays to keep nn more
cows than you can raise hay and sil-
age for in a rather poor year. Thls
allowg some roughage to sell in good
years, If a man keeps all the caws
he can feed in a good year, he will
have to buy hay in a poor year, or
sell eonse (ha cows. Hay is high in
a poor year,- and the price of mills
doesn't change much.
When dry weather injures the first
crop of ,timothy, the temptation is'
groat to mow the aftermath, If this
is done, the stubble ought to be loft
Close cropping Will leas -e the
roots exposed and next year's crop
may be materially damaged.
soul in prayen—a prayer which may
be considered a model of truce devotion.
' II. Nehemiah's Prayer, 5-11.
V. 5. The prayer opens withan ad-
dress to God, naming his attributes of
might and majesty on the one.hand
and of faithfulness and merey on the
other. Ryle points out that the Divine
forgiveness alone could vouchsafe the
restoration which Divine power alone
Could effect.
V. 6. In the first half of the verse
there is the humble approach to God
which is followed,. in the second
wth a confession of sin, Confess the
sins , . . Israel. The experiences of
the exile had pierced the heart of
Israel with a deep' sense of sin. The
afflictions and desolation of those long
years in 13abylon made Israel feel how
terrible a thing sin is, Before the
exile the religion of Israel was a
joyous affair; after the exile it be-
came much more soleinn. Israel's con-
science had been awakened and became
aware of sin,
V. 7. The sin of Israel whieh had
brOught the sorrows of the exile upon
them is now specified. It was a lack
of fidelity to the law given by IVIoses. thine handmaid.'
V. 8, Nehemielipa-oceeded to appeal
to God on the greunal of an ancient
promise made by Gocl. This promise
is set forth in. Deut. 30: 1-5. I will
scatter you. The threat of disrpersion
among the nations was frequently
made before the exile as a warning
against -sin. (See Dent. 4; 27; 28: 64;
Jer. 9: 16; Ezek. 11:16.)
V. -9. Cat out -unto the uttermost
p,art 'of the heaven. Driver says that
this is 'bo 'be understood as "the far
distant regions% qtfi•jeiletsiverici, where
as the Ile/pp:este supposed, the solid
vault Of eheaven rested upon the
earth." However remotesbe the place
of Israel's banishment, God will bring
it hoick' and visit it again with His
bbunty. The place thatiThave chosen;
Jerusalem with its temple where was
the visible manifestation of the Di-
vine presence in glory—the Sheath-
inala •
V. 10. These are thy servants., Al-
though -they have sinned and received
the just punishment of their sin, the
Israelites are still God -'s servants. By
their confession of sin they have "re-
turned" unto Gad and So, the condi-
tiler/ being- fulfilled, Nehemiah claimed
for his people the fulfillment of God's
promise.
V. 11. Nehemiah cenducled with the
supplication that his prayer and that
of his countrymen might be answered
and particularly that his appeal to
the king Artaxerxes, on behalf of the
comm -unity in Jerusalem Should be
successifts1: The laing's eupbearer. The
office of cupbearer, Herodotus
states, was "an honor of no small ac-
count." His principal duty was to
taste the wine before he handed it to
the king as proof that it was -free
from poison. He had, therefore, to
be a trustworthy person and stood
frequentlly on eonfrdentiaL relations to
the king.
Application.
Nehemiah was not the first Jewish
patriot to pray on behalf of his people.
The Old Testament is rich in this lit-
urgy of intercession. Moses on many
occasions intercederle-His prayer after
the idolatry ocf the golden calf, was an
agony of desire: "Yet now, if thou
wilt forgive their sin, --and if not, blot
me, I pray thee, out of thy book which
thou hest written." ,
Intensity, earnestness- in prayer, is
certainly one of the great lessons to
learn from these prayers. Importun-
ity, and perseverance in prayer •was
the burden of our Lord's parables of
the man, seeking leaves at night, and
the wiclow seekin redir s frons h
g e s ions t e
unjust judge.. Paul says to the Col-
ossians (ch. 4: 12), "Epaphras, who is
one of you, a servant,of Christ, salute
eth you, always laboring Terv-ently for
you in prayers, that he hath a great
zeal for you." ,
Gladstone, Lord Salisbury said, 'was
"a great Christian." We are told that
Gladstone "rarely made an important
speech without a fetv moments of sil-
ent prayer before rising to his feet."
And in his diary, Gladstone wrote:
"On most occasions of very sharm
'pressure or tidal, some word of Serip-
fere has come home to me as if borne
on angel's wings. Many could I re -
Collect: The Psalms are a,g.reat store-
hOrtse. In the Oxford, .contest of 1847,
which v, -as very harrowing, the verse,
"0 Lord Gocl., thou strength of
health, thou hest covered my head in
the day of battle," On Monday, April •
17, 1853 (his first budgets speech) it
was i "0 turn thee 'unto me, 'and have
mercy- upon me: give -thy strength!
unto thy servant, end help the son of,
0 .
ects and Ain
13Y A. R. MAt!el'IALn/teiLa/s many steps as pos,s1b/
The task of sir -la -nursing comes i
due course to every home -maker. Th
Institute through its -lectures end de
monStratione odiree valuable fieeistane
in this matter, and also in home sew
TP/Pies may be dealt with, too
along otlien butit is the desir
ttatthetbd:PwalOitincleonift 4:1171: fons'f t•tihteullterrIbeb?nr:
diverted too much from the practical
Another item to be borne in mind i
the local needs; it would be waste e
to rispoe/ocntletenrriettd jso.n communitY
work that It has heen aske0V----Is the Wonich's
Institute really becoming an educative
force? Is it really helping to snake
better homes, or better anything else,
or is it just a Tad that will wear out
or rust out in time? As long- as the
world, lasts there will be cautious, pee,
,d,oubtful people, who will' not take
pert in anything that does not seern.
perfect from the beginning. But from
the aecounte of what the Society has
aceomplished, and from its growth
frem a few farm women meeting in
Stoney Creek 25 years ago, to the
thousand odd societies in the province
to -day, we judge it must be mueli
more than , fad—is reality
tracing, uplifting force in the world.
As it is largely appreciated in rural
istricts, and aims at the improvement
o,,f agriculture along scientific lines, it
must appeal to us. The world has
ealized since the war that the wealth
f any nation lies. in the lands' and
hat country atrongest that has the
realest proportion of its people on
he •soil, and tide boy or girl who re-
eives training in scientific again/d-
ere -will become an educated man or
ornan. We no longer consider eduea-
ion a cramming with knowledge, but
he drawing out and developing of all
he faculties of the child to produce
sound mind in a sound body. The
istitnte tries to assist in this through
a- interest in the, school 'conditions.
rd also through encortraging; the
ommunity
In conclusion we svould stun up by
ying that the aim of the society is
engage in any work that has for
'The motto choseri by the' Women's
Institute is "For Home alla Country."
Lite coriatitutuon states that the object
0 of the Wornerfe Institute shall be----
"tlie spreading of knowledge relating
to Dorneatie Eciorminy----specalall atten-
tion to home sanitation, -a better
• understandiing of the value of foods,
clothing and ftiel, and a mare seen-
. tific care and training of fcbildren, with
a view to raising toe general etandaral
Of the heeith anal morals of our
Peenle."
We find that in some distriets an
impreselon prevails that the work of
the°W. cousists 'Wholly of !asldreeses
and discussions- on foods, arid methods
of cooking the same. Of course the
large majority of members are home-
makers, who spend much time and
energy in thought and work bearing!
directly • upon the preparation of f,
wholesome, palatable food; so they
will naturally give as much., if 1101
more, attention to this feature of •
home-nialaing ats to any other. Along
this line subjects are discussed such
as ----"The nutritive value of staple
foods," "13alanced meals," "Cereals,--",
Their food value and how to cook,"I
"Milk --its food value and how to use
it neare generously on the farm" d.
But we know too that healVh„in the s
home depends greatly upon good vend
tilation and good bighting, so how weld
shall or improve our homes to
attain thee adventages is one of our,
livest present day topics of study also.
Then we recognize that to the in-
fluence of the home rnay traced. the t
health, happiness, arid usefulness of g
the children tvhe go out from it to take t
their part in the ati-orld. We want to
acquire knowledge to assist us in c.ar- t
ing for, and training them to make w
happy, good; useful men and women. t
Some topics eking this phase of the 't
subject would be'"Courtesy and good ti
manners in the houre,v "How to de- a
velop an :amp/se-dation af good 'mucic in I/
the childr'i ",The. horne library," and •kt
Choosing the right work." 'a
The home -maker will realize that in c
justice to heraielf anal her family, she
must have time to read, and -to in- sa
dulge social life to sonie extent. In to
order to do this she most have eyery
la!bor-saving clevri,ce that she can se-.
cure and ment plan to save as much
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its object the 'uplifting of the home,
..and the betterment of conditions sur-
rounding country life.
ay at the Farm
Dusty, blinking, stood the farmhouse till that plunge of midnight ram
When the pear boughs rasped the Shingles and the g-utteroverilowed;
Morning; and the. kitchen smokse—dampened legs that hissed again, --
But a paradise to turkeys., draggled wee oaes, warmIn stowed.
Men -folk, balked of wider farings, plodded round the tidy floor;
.iessus ran. down from g-lea,ming rabber;, quavers filled tlie ferkey's throats.
All the pereli ley washed and dripping just beyond the deaded door, '-
And a. lake beneath the elm, tree rocked its little leaves for boats.
Things were cosy after brea.kfast, with the shining d•ishes done
And those reetless tramper i vaoished to the granary or barn.
Quilts were auntie's master paseio.n, and her choice the rising sun,
1lVhile the grandma; deftly knitted and the kitten chased her yarn.
There were attics for. the children and a dark old parlor too,
Rarely entered, rather musty, yet for us it held no fia,W;
For a peddler's winsome patter once had sold., oh, many- a "view"
And a twin -eyed, hooded object into which we peered with awe;
Since, for just a peep through lenses we might see the world go by,
Banks of Doon or Bank of Eng,„land, did it matter, so we stared?
And there waited us an albuna showing bride and bridegroom shy
.t4.nd a baby most ,clistrustful of` "the birdie" -as lie glared.
Why of all the summer's necklace 'should I choose this clouded gem,
Dripping day instead of ,sun,shifie when I beckon back- the charm?
Dear olcl walls! I think I loved them with the greater need of them
When tbe creek spread wide its sliver, and the rain whips lashed the
farm. •—jeannie Pendleton Hall.
Pull ripened onions and let them lie
on the ground for two or three days
until well cured.
. -
A rag-ged bale of hay sells for less
then a neat bale. In fact, baled hay
is graded largely according to ap-
pearance of the bales. To sell baled
hay for a good price, the seller mast
know just what the market demands.
Some markets demand big bales, some
small. Some feeders 'object to tightly
baled hay. Study your market,
MR BOTHERED HER
WAS, DROWSY AND TIRED
ALL THE, TOME'
When the liver is inactive everything
seems to go wrou, and unless get
,
it working properly a .,,rotit many trou-
bles will arise, and you will become
tired, weak, listless, fool all -gone, and
a thousand other things scent to be the
matter with you.
To get sill Of these feelings you mast
stunuInto the sluggish liver into activity,
and ifie this purpose NVC know of nothing
,e
--
(25
ess,
The Moon Lady.
Sing a song of sundown,
Twilight and dew.
I sat lied -ding on a stile
And the 3110021 come through.
The moon, she "Was a lady
With floating silver hair,
Gerpients all of gosaamer
And pearl chains to wear.
She made a sign of silence,
Lips with finger pressed
For all the little wood -things
Were cuddled on her breast.
P10] den ouse 511(1 chdpm nu k,
Bird and butterfly,
She never said a word because
Eo ch asleep dell lie,
got up on tippy -toe
And let down the bars.
And the lady moon went through,
Cut to join the stars.
Edna Valentine Trapnell.
to equal Milburn's Loge -Liver Pills.
Mrs. II. D. Hutchinson, 1.83 London
St„ Peterborough, Ont., waites:---``I
have been using Milburn's Lora -Liver
Pills, and they have clone me a lot of
good If liv+r bothged t
deal; I was drowsy and tiroil tho
thing, Jet alone Inv housework. 2 tried
everything, but your- eeemod to
do the work better than anything I had
ever a ca,n.
Price 25e. at all doelora, or /nailed
direct on receipt of price ley Tho T.
ailburn Co., Limited, Toz'Onto, Out,
time and didn q feel like doing any-
C'ocic eb cirri es , curl:ants, raspberries
and blacich erries should be cultivated
tliereughly this month. IT bualiee are
lorced m growth until the end of the
inonth, next year's crop will be much;
I
There are three modes of bearing,
risc 11Is of Life: by Indifference, which
is the most common; by Philosophy,:
which is -the most ostentatious; and by!
Reliaion, which is the Most effectual,
--Colton. Mi
Unles
Mrs. George Chapman, SutlburY, Ont.,
writes:----' am tho mother of five
(iron, and 2 must say float they are eel-
dom eiels or in need pf ineddeine. :They
are/ however, sonietimes trent/led AvIth
Summer Complaint, DiorrlloeQ,
like, bet 1 alwaYs Ilatl...schiettfhere
eauSe for worry as f just givoitheei tWO
of three doses, rio more, of 'Dr. 17-6-i"tsio,5 is
Extract of Wild Strawberry, and the
trooble soon clietippears. It is a remedy
Shat all mothers shouid keep in 0.1
home for their eitildren./'
This old, tried
and proven medi-
cine for Diarrhoea,
Dysentary, Colic,
Cramps and 1.nt1os
in ''' the Stomaeh,
Cholera, Cholera
Morbus, Cholera Ins
faatum, or any other
• Loosoneea of tile
Bowels:, has been on
the market for the
past 77 years, and we eannot help hot
recommend it as the very best prepar-
ation you cs,.n poseiblyrisesfoidall boWel
troubles.
At the same time we wish to warn
yea agairiat accepting, a substitute for
the original, the priee of which, is ritle_
per bottle, and, put up only by The ',T.
Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont.
Preparation of Lain!) for Sate.
In order to aisoid the possibility of
taint in the carcass, lambs should not
be fed for thirty-six hours before kill-
ing. Such is the hard anal fast rule
laid down in Pamphlet No, 8 of the
Dominion Department of Agriculture,
of which the chief of the Sheep rind
Swine division and the Meat Demon-
strator 'of the Live Stock branch are
the au.thers. In elear and precise•
language, and with upwards of thirty
illuStrations,l 'ate 'pa'inphlet tells 11.07
the loillingdelsonla`he done, and how the
carcass "iliondcle, dressed and cut for
sale and for censumption. Oarlessness
handlifig leMs to waste and possibly
to a loss of "flavor. Other elements of
gre.at impartaaace are cleanliness, airi-
ness, sanitarinesa in the place of
slaughter, and cleasallness a-nd tidiness
ib the operator; If the rules end
methods laid down in the pa.mplilet,
which wild be forw.a.rded free in res-
ponse to application addressed to the
Pulslic-atione Branch, Ottawa, are
closely followed, waste will he avoided
of any part of the carcass, and' the
pelt will he best preserved for sale-
able pun -posies.
Some suggestions are given regard-
ing the formatlod, 01 lamb rings, either
seiparatelynor 'beef rings, so
that the breeder p.7-2; raiser can enjoy
snie of his ow-ssproducts. There fITO
also presented sound suggestions ansi
counsel relative to organized distribu-
tion for local markets, by adopting
whic'n farmers can 'become their' own
salesmen, bringing their produce di-
rect to the consumer. Unless a but-
cher's license has been procured, the
carcass must be solil in quarters, but
by organizing, :farmers can afford to
get such a license and are thus able,
to dispose of their produee in smaller
quantities. The method to be pursued
is described, and the importance is em-
phasized of keeping the severed car-
cass cool and free from dust and flies.
Weevils in Beans.
Weevils can be killed in beans and
peas by the use of carbon bisulphide.
To treat these put them in a jar, tub
or other vessel whitth can lee covered
tightly. Put into a glass about 0110
t0a$1)0011TUI of carbon bistripiti•cle, for
each ten gallons of space in the es/ -
ties -lire and place the glass in with the
beans, Allow them to 1,eanain in the,
fumes of the carbon bisulphide over
night, then take them out and place
in dry storage quarters. Do 110t take
lamps or lighted matches near the ma-
terial, and do not breathe the fumes,
The hen that 1)e—gin—s her molt hi
August has very little to recommend
her as a layer,
pr. I g
Lert-u3 Wore Cl41/.1E5 After
Eitreherrge FrfOli] The Army
Wherever there axe people who are
troubled with deranged nerves they will
find in Milburn 15 Mart and hTervc Pills
a remedy that will restore the eqail-
ibrium of thoso deranged centres and
"bring back the shattered nervous sys-
tem to a perfect condition.
Corp. j, Globe, Gam :Machine Gun
Corps, 123% ,Tames St. hTorth, Hamilton,
Out, writes:--" Sinc 1 was discharged
from the army, /Time 10th, 1919, I have
been suffering with my nerves. I have
had to come horn.° Lions work, on many ,
oceasions, and finally kat nay job. I
was told to try Milburn's Heart and,
Nerve Pills, I did so atel atter taking
ono box I felt a gent change, anchsinee
then I would not bo withott them in
the house as I had. -tried everything
!people +sold me abovit, 2 rectommended
them to two of my chums who ' were in
the same unit I serval with overseas,
and they haVO alSO 'Nen ;neatly
helped,"
1?rice 50e, a box at sil defilers or mail
ed direct on roe/plot ,:yr price ny The "11,,
%MA Ob., Limited, Toronto, Ont.