. 4 yflb. i sciiool AND iioiii REMOVING STAINS. i; iliemoveevel)’ bpot from all cloth- throu8h a puree sieve; ing as soon as it appears A bottle of cleaning fluid and a swab for, in.stant application should lbe on every bath-room shelf. Many reliable compounds are on the marketbut sn excelLent one that may be made portion, gagging the mp wit], a m. at home consists of four ounces_of m, shaved Csstile soap dissolved in two quarts df boiling water. Wile cold, stir in one-half ounce of sai scum and strain. Add Onehnlf of ammonia and bottle, using a after applyiingw Al" veuy simple s.»-s..¢w.s.s¢". l1 scalloped with tomato sauce and t‘ cheese. peter ,let seiltle. then remove the 0"" baked beans. rub- iher cork. Rinse with cold water though effective, cleaning compound for delicite fabrics ls composed oi ' raw potato pulp, one pint -to u pintl After settling. pour off lt is well known of.‘ water. the water and use. that a raw potato will clean lnud stains from black silk. HOW TO USE DRIED .VEGETABLES Midwinter generally finds family tired of bile so-called root crops. und the short list of canned vegetables has been repeated so often that their novelty has worn off, so why not turn to the dried products for the variety needed‘: ‘ The housewife will be surprised when sllc goes‘ on o tour of investi- gation to see how many kind of dried things there iii-c to OIIOOsn fnom, and muny s-lle will beohliged to ask the name of. for our foreign population has created a demand for many things that we Americans are but slowly learning how to IISu - Yet tllley are one and all worth’ try- ing, if only once, but we must unil- erstn-nd Just llow to usc them to get tlhe best results. In one or 119w YOYWS excmsive- fertilizing the soil, sticb iii! the up; holidays piicatioll of. barn-yard manure and food shops" during the there wul; quite ii. demand for jars of salted_ Lubleby nuts, and the writer. looking closely at the pro-l duct, recognized ‘tile sic-culled nuts as the salted cowpeus" so plentiful- ly used in Syrian quarters, and sold in Italy as cihlcihi nuts, and again ill Japibn as the salted and sugared peas that the children adore. ~ The cowpeas dried are used by the lSyrZons as a vegetable boiled with fresh lamb. or lean pork. weh seasoned. They are usually soak- AFIER" EFFECTS "y 0F INFLUENZA 0F TEN SERIOUS “yo-rims “AB-EMLEFT WEAK, I vinovmiin MHNTRLLY o:- Pnelss-slos-Toiuic mass-r. MENT is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED No pestilence In years has caius- cd more widespread suffering than tho epidemic of influenza which swept over Cunudit ill the fal'l and winter of 1918-19 and again this winter. The danger from this trou- ble is seldom over when the chill‘- acteristic symptoms, tile fever. headache and the depression of spirits have passed sway. influenza leaves Ibeirind it weakened vltnl powers, thin blood, impaired di- gestion and over-sensitive nerves. ‘Men nlld women wllo were robust ‘before stricken wltlrlnfluenzu find their ‘bodies racked by pains previ- ously unknown to them. This con- dition is due to an abnormal tllill- ning of the blood nnd leaves the system an easy prey to other ser- ious troubles. This is the time when the convalescent from lilfiu- enzn should build up the blood. with a reliable blood-making tonic such as Dr. Williams Pink Pills. Weak iblood means impoverished nerves. impaired digestion, u feel- ing of tiredness after even slignt exertion, and sometimes even more serious symptolnsWhen the blollll regains its rich red lllllllll-y {lle nerves recover their strength ailil the organs of the body function unt- urally. ln fact building up the ibiood will vitulizc the wllolc Syfi- te$he experience of Mr. Andrew Marty, Bilthursi. N- B-- Wlll Pm" of value to a host of influenza sili- fcrers who still suffer ironl tho ef- fects of the disease. Mr. Marty snysr-"fhe new Ill? llud conso- quently new hope brought lllll! l"? iiie through the use of Dr. ‘Wil- iiamg Pink Pills is ninltlst llcyilllll my power of expression. l-ullou- ing a severe attack of iilfluouzlr in 191d I found myself raDllllY lllllmll in health, and was naturally much alarmed. lbegan go lose in weight. could not eat. did not sleep well. and in a word i was reduced to u mere shadow. I was forced to dis- continue work because of my Wellk‘ l ened condition and tbinsfl llllll i‘ very ‘blue outlook. i tried a num- iber of suggested remediies. but without benefit. And then one all-y Dr. Williams‘ Pink run were 9.3899193 to me). i acted on my frienifuadvice. 11980" llllll"! the“ pills and soon felt an improve- ment. Every day i seemed to Bflwf stronger’, qnd after four_ weeks treatment i felt fully restored t0 my old-timehealth. From my 0W" esperiencs .1 feel that. ll ‘Elven l‘ fair trial. there is no medicine sill?‘ cl-lor to Dr. Williams Pink Pill: in building up a run down syfllem- Dr. Williams Pink Pills are “l; tonic not a stimulant. They bill the blood, and not only lllfl dll" 3......- ailter effects oi influenza but sub troubles liue to rum" 01000 sficb as anaemia. rllfillmll-lllll- "l" digestion and tile generally Wilm- out feeling that affects so many pawn, iflflppelt. You can set these pills through any tllill" l" medicine, or by mail at 50 cell" a box or six boxes for 33-50 from The Dr. W-ililnms Medicine 00.. Broollvills, Ont. the , . I E EMAGAZINE GUARD AN‘ llllllfilliiltlilliyilthlltvittltiiiitkwiiiwaiioliseuiswassessesmasseusemolecula-alaaiéosaleanyseasonalsensationssomewulliesallulllassaeaulllallllluallulilulisoailwmaslaulsulraallaiaw akalilisaisasaiiwllsislllaslkmyllllgcg Your Fraiililis NEED ATTENTION IN MARCH ed over night. tilousb ‘it ls" not necessa y, as a "couple of hours‘ soaking will do. These people also soak and boil the peas until they are soft enough to be mashed they then add to the pulp s. very oilly French dressing and let it stand for half an hour; then, they drain the pulp ,and serve a teaspoonfui of it heap ed on a lettuce leaf for o, salted red pepper. The peas are also good. after boiling until tender, They are very acceptable ctly like we do the Boston The natives crush 0-1111 grind the peas into u course meal, which ‘they make into a sort of hoccake which is exceedingly done exa Green split peas soaked, then boiled until tender but not soft, may be drained. then putlnto u rich ‘w-llite sauce. Again they may be scalloped after ‘boil-lug with rrulnbs," minced onions, grated cheese. and tomato sauce made rich and smooth. . —-—--4§>-- THE HOME GARDEN. All plant life requires large sup- plies oi proper foodto iilfllfiliilli life, produce growth and develop to proper ‘maturity. "Fills plant food is derived fronl the air and from the soil. Tile supply of plant food conimg from the uil- is, oi‘ course, ‘lncxhausrilblc, ‘but the soil will soon be depleted of the most necessary food elelnents-nitrogcn. or ammonia, available phosphoric acid. und quota-sh, if these cllcnlonts are not put back into the soil in ll readily available form. Hence ‘the practice of ui-ilu-g commercial fortfilizcl- to supply t-hcso plant food olelncilts, , 'l‘llere are various hlotlroils of sewage. or ‘the plowing down of cover crops and crap residues, blit it. llns been proven all over illle world that even -with unlimited sup- plies of barn-yard nnd green mun- ures‘, the best and most profitable results‘ are obtained by (I10 propel‘ use of comullerclal fertilizer. This being the cuse. hiow much greater is the need for commercial fertil- izer when little or no manure is to be had, as is the case in cities. towns and villages. by tile ownel oi‘ the small garden plot, lawn und flfwer garden. The home garden, properly hand- led. has Ileen, and will continue l0 I10. not only a source of pleasure but one of economy and profit. To he able to visit the garden iln n llrlfillt summer morning and gather u variety of fresh, crisp vegetables (lellxhts the llenl-t of every house 1E8 or, caretaker of the home gar- en. " . "Fresh.- criao lleseoabieb "strike home" in ‘their great appeal to the lanquid uopetflte. These appealing qualities can be directly attributed l0 Drviwl‘ garden management. Rfliiilfif“ THE ACREAGE IN CORN Lump-wicks made of cotton. is one of the items that have in (EFtZilSG-il by ileaps and bounds during the past four years. it stands now at such ii price that one has to think of any little device to eke it out. When you find the wick too short to reacil the paraffin, pill or sew u new piece to the old picccnirclldy in the burner. The joint docs not interfere with tile lamp until ‘Lt has actually to puss through the bum- er, which it cannot do. Tlloll it must be unpiniled and used up. it will have made ‘it possible for nearly all the wick to be used up, which can in itsinrn be pinned on the other end of another wick. WATCH PEDIGREE IN BUYING BREEDERS i ___ Very often, in warning new ven- turers in the pure-bred live stock business against placing entire de- pelldence on pedigrees, writers coll attention to the importance of in- dividunl excellence ill tile animal intended i‘or placing in the new ilerd, yet they neglect to point out tllnt the good points in the indi- vidual must. be the result of in- telltion on tho part of the breeder of the animal if they urc to be reproduced in tllc prngclly 01’ llle lulilllzll. Ono of tile points ill favor of keeping pedigrees is that it per nlits of truclllg the cause oi QXCGI- ience in the individual. However, pedigree; nro of little value to the purchaser of an animal, unless he can secure full information regard- ing the ancestors mentioned there- n. it ls hardly likely that ii. practi- cul stock raiser will accept for any purpose. uluch I985 breeding. Ml "Ill mill that is markedly inferior in conformation. He ‘will look tor 50ml dairy form or good beef form l" dairy and ‘beef animals reillilcllvllly. even ii he bus not had exiiflflt-‘lwfl in the breeding of pure breda- l! he knows breed type. lle will look for the same in the animal he wants for a breeder.» But, even with 8 good knowledge of the requlremtntfi o! utility and breed‘ type. lle may ‘be at sea when confronted with Ml iiiiIifIflI tllill is unuuestleueblyiiure bred and at the same time a 300d individual. it Is here that the will‘ grse becomes most useful. The in- dividual pure-bred may be all llll" in appearance and yel- lllll"! "l"? be iittfla hppo of its good points be- in transmitted to its offspring. The campaign against the scrub bull will not Ibe successful, unless directed at the scrub pedigree sire, that is the registered bull, that is l poor individual. This, of course. is recognized by the 1100010 i" ll RQIIIOIOIIII Gray Hair Becomes Dark and Beautiful TRY. GRANDMOTHEWS OLD FAVORITE RECIPE OF SAGE TEA AND SULPHUR Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea and Sulphur, properly com- pounded, brings ‘back the natural color and lustre to the hair when faded, streaked or gray. Years ago the only way to get this mixture was to make it at home which is mussy and troublesome. Nowadays we simply ask at any drug store for “Wyetb’s Sage and Sulphur Compound." You will get u large bottle of this old-time rec- ipe improved by the addition of oth- er ingrcdients, at very little cost. Everybody uses this preparation now, because no one can possibly tell that you darkened your hair, as it does it so naturally and ov- eniy. You dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair disappears, and after another application or two, your hair bo- can be culled even more closely, because their lower value does not encourage keeping an animal which doesuot produce profitably. There is a good demand for the female offspring st good prices. One who goes into dairying for the purpose of producing dairy products‘. and not with the idea of gaining a large part of his income from -the sale of stock, may do quite as well with grade cattle as" with pure- breds. 4 As in most things‘. success in cat. tlo depends upon the ‘individual hi-mself. zlud whether grades or Duro-breds are most desirable can be settled Ouly when the particular conditions surrounding tho in- iluvidual csscs are considered. -__-_...-____. LONGER RDTATIONS MIGHT BE HELPFUL ill England where the improve- mellt of grass land (pasture) bus been looked upon as an aspect oi husbandry entirely separate frolll the growing oi.’ other crops, there is a growing tendency to silorieil the rotation with fl view to securing greater returns in the forln of’ pas- ture crops within a certain period nnd at the same time add to the comes beautifully dark, thlclfluud glossy and you look years younger. lion to ruling out the scrub pure- bred us an article for trailsfcrrellcc to the unsuspecting, they should sec to it that pedigrees responsible for the occurence of such scrubs are put to all end and gilod illdi- vidunl animals that result by nc- cillcllt from breeding on the slit;- tie tartar sauce on top. 'i‘hcsr* beans are also giloli cooked like the famous iloston baked bonus. ‘flley lllifiy ho ‘boiled until very tender, illcll pilt through u tine sieve, the“ ilililcil to three graft-ti rllw potatoes, seasoned with pep- per, salt, alld a teaspoon of’ suflllf- Adli three beaten eggs and enough sifted flour to make a soft butler. and fry like potato cakes Ill ‘hot flit. Tlllg some mixture luny have a little nlcre flour added and two 112881100215 of“ baking powder, and be cooked under te roast like a Yorkshire pudding. Lentils after soaking and boiling until tender may be drained anti nlldcli to u (up of carefully friend onions, nine-d witli a good but er sauce. than turned over a bed of bot boiled l":‘,ce. Broiled chops nruy be served urouilil the edge of the dish ff desired. Rose Marla is the nnnlc of incli- long pointed pieces of a macaroni paste made by the Syrians. A cup of cowpeus. u can of tomatoes, u. vegetable soup bunch cut fine and ii. ilressel] chicken are laid in a pot and water enough to cover is added. The pot ‘is the“ boiled gently "lutll the chicken is (lone, when it is removed and cut up. the big bones are thrown back into tile pot, and the chicken pieces are flowered, seasoned and set aside to fry. '1‘iie soup is well seasoned and allowed to boil half an ilonr longer and is then strained through a. puree sieve; then, when it llc- ileats" and boils, three-quarters of a cup of illc Rosu Mario is ltddcd and silo-lived to boil 10 ulillutes be- fore sl-lrvlng. The chicken is lightly brownuil in fut, null placed on ll IN‘(I 0t’ rico with ii browll gravy tilrueil ovur all. No other vegetnblcs are served with this (llnuer. From one to two cups" of the dried things are allow- ed for these recipoeu-ns they do not Qncrcuse inuch ill the soaking pro- cess. ..€i¢-0->_i_ CABBAGES II-IISLIKE BEING BOILED By moans of the crcsoogrllpll, a tievice by Sir Jugndis Cilundrzt Bose. an Indian servant. a number of scientists (‘n London were able recently to watch a plant growing and study the beating of what in vegetable life corresponds to the heart of an animal. An average plant grows at the slow rate of onc-lnilllontll part of an ‘inch per second, yct the cresc-I ogiiapil so nlugniflos this that thrown upon u screen, the increase lg easily seen. The crescograpll shows" us thnt pliant life docs not ililffcr from ani- mal life. Place the roots of a plant ‘In boiling wnter, it struggles and dies and its struggles are the some us in the nlnimial. There is something rather uinrln- Eng ill this to the sensitive house- wife. A cilbbage dislike; being boiled us greatly ns would your pot dog. The only difference is that the cabbage world, andAdnlu nnd Eve in the squlrinls and wriggles and wrltbee. _ Possibly we may even yet see established a Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Cabbafléfl- us the average pure-bred herd. They SUCCEBS WITH PURE-BREDB DEPENDS ON MANAGEMENT Tile ilifference in the value of pure-bred and high-Elude illllry cattle lies Iii IIIO higher selllns price of the off-spring of the pure- breds. says Hoard's Dairymun- Farms which are so equipped llll“ they call handle the record work with pure-breds and who 0M0 of the sales work usually find more profit in pure-brads than in grades. Th re ls a splendid demand for lligl quality pure-bred cattle at prices which net excellent returns. Whether lpure-breds will give the beln results with any particular tamer, however, depends upon his adaptability to the keeping oi re- cords. both in registering and in lnskilmg production tests, and on hi! ability as a salesman. ‘ Pare-bred oattla which a man ill unable to sell, are no More valuable to him than an cqual number of grades. A herd of carefully selected gmde cattlowill produce as iloaviiy charge of the campaign. In addi- ~ COMPOSTS AS A SOURCE gill and cultivated, has evidence of a very emphatic char- nild vital importance of semi-decom- constituent. in improving tiltll, lightening nnd lnellowing heavy (lIZIYS und increas- 0l' illlglnsscs of stills. tho microscopic iifc of the soil, the plant food for crop use. nll plant foods when purchased in tho forlli of fertilizer. chief objects in view ill llny iutPIIl- gent. ratlnnul inothotl of soil lllull- sihio farm mnlluros nnd the turning nil- nlay be supplemented, cheaply and SPRING WEATHER one day mild nnd bright; the next home supply o"f cereals and other crops. During the war, farmers in tllut country,wclt= driven to break. illg up much oi‘ their old 1lustnre acrcugs and though they dId this unwillingly. they have iollnli in milny instances that they arc now better off, for pnsitire on lands thnt llavc been put back illto grass after a season or two under the plow, tllzlll wilcll the same areas were ill grass thnt hull been flown fur years even though the grass land bud been given every possible uttcnt- loll ill the form oi‘ top (IFFHSIIIB and kindred treatment. 'i‘lle Eng- lish flirnloi-s are beginning Io ros- lizc that, evcll under peace (roildlt- inns tho nation's ill-eds for cereals null potatoes lnust hi.» nlct illorc largely from the farms of the (‘oun- iry und funnel-s who lire in accord with this understanding, naturally desire to effect increased DTtllIllCl- ion in those lines without diminish- ing their stocks of cuttle and sheep. lin the more carefully farmed sec tions oi‘ (lunatic, tile-aspect of hus- bandry most llegelectcd in many ln- stances is that of improving grass lands with fl. view to providing rea- sonaibly permanent pasture. Tile in- sistent call for increased live stock production vultllin the past ufew years has led to more interest br- ing shown ill tho use of animal pus- tures, but little has been dolle in the direction of laying down per- ninuent pastures as exist. it would appear as though, under ex- isting conditions oi‘ labor supply nnd considering the fact that lnnd is tiheapcr here than in the Old (ioilntry, (‘anadinn farmers plight. to some extent, adopt the practice oi‘ elllploying pernlanent pastures urns wit»... . .1 OIIIIIII . . .»-ssw-»q»-s-¢.-.~- some Iuonoaasasoxnn for such affords the most economic- al (and sanitary) means of utilizing the vegetable and animal refuse, indeed‘ all forms of organic waste. den. should have its compost heap, To enumerate some of the mater- ials that can be profitably used in this way: potato‘ tops. cabbage leaves, waste straw, dead leaves, kitchen waste. old sods. the clean- ings of ditches, road scrapings. muck and peat, pond and stream deposits; all of these materials and many more rich in organic matter may by composting be converted into a forcing manure of very con- siderable value by reason of its humus content and its store of read- ily available plant food. in these days it behooves us to abandon our wasteful ways and utilize every- thing tllut may make tile iulld more productive. The practice of burn- ing all organic refuse is an exceed- ingly wasteful one und should only i. f. 8 P d O care oi the complexion ii you wish The March winds have a strong may stay all Summer moved. Now is the time to use Othine-double strength. so successful fund the money if it fails. Get all ..s..s.".w. sass OR FACE MAY STAY COV- ‘ERED . Now is the tilne to take special o look well the rest of the year. endency to bring out freckles that unless re- ’i‘his preparation for tile remov- l of freckles was written by n rolninent physician and is usually tllut it is sold by ruggists under guarantee to re- unce of 0tlliue--double strength. seeds of injurious illants, tile and lnateriiil insects composted ease. The making of the compost heap is ti very simple affair. It can be built up or alternate layers, of say six inches, of refusetincluilillg swamp illuck if such is obtainable) and nl_unure. to any convenient llelitllt. covering the whole with a few inches of-good soil or lnulak. The heap should be kept lnoist, that (reciiy nuly proceed, but not. so wet as to rouse drainage from tbs ileup. ‘File result, ill a few weeks or sev- eral innnlhs nccorilllug to tho season of‘ the your, will be a manure of very considerable fertilizing value, capable oi‘ improving both clay and sanity lilnms nnd PSIIPCIRIIIY ilsofiil for vngetzlhlc und |.','Zll‘tIt?il crops. FRANK T. SHUTT, fionlillion Cllenlist. ..._.§<o>--i- MAKING MANURE Next to tile manure pile, strnw is the falrllleris biggest. and most villu- alble by-producl. ‘Burn it, und you burn fertilizer thalt is worth, at the very lowest, $8.00 per ton. Burn it, no.1 you burn the greatest pro- tection you can give your wheat against winter killing. For adding humus to your soil, preventing soil WEiSIlliig and washing and ‘blowing straw is almost invaluable. Recently o. party of Belgian vet- erans toured America. In Iowa they were given ll. royal welcome. Among tile number wu an“ officer who spoke lilnglish fluently. ' lie hiio been an agricultural student in Belgium when itllc war broke out. On the drive he insisted in getting off the paved roads. l-le wanted to see llifldif-{PICUIUIFRI country; lle wanted to get n first-hand look at the soil. morelnrgeiy in support of their activities in the production of live stock. ..Not thnt the improvement of grass land should be an‘ end in itself; it BIIOIIId not. mean enrich- ing the soil by‘ top (lressing witll a view to supplying pasture indef- initely, but so that when the grass is plowed eventually the succeed- ing crop may receive tile full benc- fit of the land having been well nluuugell under posturing. ill other words the iinio is at hunil when tllc four-year rotation might with advantage b0 cilltngi-il for ii rotat- ion tllat would leave ll section oi‘ the furln in pasture grass for u longer period. O-I‘ course our long season for buff! feeding prohibits going t0 the extreme ill the now direction. wom- OF HUMUS AND NITROGEN . . . (Experlmenlal Farms Note.) . .. Tile examination of llluny types of soil--clnys, slilts und. sands—vll'-, furnished actor" regarding the filndunlental posed luutter (humus) as a soil It ucts mechanically lng tho moisture-holding capacity it, silpports function of which is to prepare And‘, lust- ly, it. is the natural storehouse of nitrogen-due most expensive of One oftllc agcluriit is Ills upkeep and if pos tho Iii(‘i‘0l'l!-lt‘ of tllc son's huunus vonhent. lAppliczlitions of dcr of green crops-—clover, buck- wheat. rye, etc-are the principal means of adding hunlustforming materials to the soil. and these effectively by composts. Every farm, every‘ market gar- IIARD 0N BABY The Canadian lSprlng weather- raw and blustery is extremely hard on the baby. Conditions are guch tiiut the mother cannot take the little one out for the fresh nlr so mucll to be desired. He is confined to the house which is rlften over- heated nnd badly ventilated. H catches cold; his little stonlac und bowels become disordered and the mother soon has n sick baby to look after. To prevent this an oc- cssionsl dose oi Baby's Own Tab- lets should be given. They~ regul- ate the stomach and bowels. thus preventing ,or reiievingcollls, sim- ple fevers. colic or any other of the many minor ills of childhood. The Tablets are sold my medicinedeal- ers or by mail st 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Cu., Brockviile, Ont. After a while he commenced to ask questions. We passed a ileitl recently plowed. There were tufts of grass stlckiing up through the overturned furrows. "What is that?" lle asked. “Some ' kind of fertilizer?’ “No," he was told, “just grass t-llat has been turned -under." iio gasped. Hay Stackis Wasted. A 'I‘l"lcu, down i-n the cornor of ii field lle siuv n. hulf-ilozcn old weath- er-beuten stacks of hay; they had been there for three or four years. "And that?” he asked. When it was explained to llinl, lle gasped uguln. "Do they lct it stand through tho seasons like tllill?" he asked. “Why don't they return it to the lnnd? in Belgium W0 use all we raise; we nocd every bliidc of buy. llut if you have so much more than you need. why don't you give it back to the soil? It is rich. so rich in what the soil ilceds". You see, you put it back wllen you don't need it and you get it back whell you do {iced it! Sec?" He smiled broad- Y- ' “We raise three crops a year in ileiglunl unrl we are alwayll giving something ‘to the soil; always! We don't have hay, so the old women and the girls gather up tile leaves from tho trees in the forests and bring them in stacks to the fields. Hardly a lclif is- lost. ill Belgium. We do ibbccause we must. And barnyard mauure—ilie fields of Belgium are covered with itl "You speak oi the dollars in your barns and your houses nnd your stock, but tho eycs of i‘I. Belgium sees‘ pialinol‘ tho dollars in your old straw stilt-ks, ill your wasted hay. stacks." l WHEN YOU PRUNE TREES REMEMBER THiESE POINTS In response to many inquiries as to advice in pruning fruit trees, the Ohio Experiment Station names o. number of points to be kept In nllnd ill priming operations‘. They are: 1. To properly forln the tops nnd 2. To let the requisite alnount of sunlight intg all parts of the tree tops. 3. To remove branches which are in pool- condition and to pre- vent serious damage by crowding of branches. 4. To make picking easier and spraying more effective. .6. To tllill the fruit. "6. To" lower and renew the tops of trees. ' In young orchards it is necessary to train the apple trees so_tllat they will grow into proper shape, whi-le with older orchards, to prune with the idea to encourage fruit production. \ A saw with a narrow blade about 1 inches long. a hand shearer, and a heavy pocket knife are pfflcflgg]. Kktilo only mols required for prun- be followed when, by reason of the presence of the eggs, spores and would be likely to disseminate dis- and even a few applications should show u wonderful improvement, some of the smaller freckles even vanishing entirely. DAIRY BENEFITS OF RECORD KEEPING C. E. McKENZIE, tMILTON) N0! long "-180 tile writer attend- ctl all auction sale ailu‘ purchased n likely looking Holstein grildc cow for $65.00 zlnil huving been keeping records knew how each cow ill the herd was coining along. 'i‘lle't‘ol|0\ving autumn being ov- erstocked decided ‘to sell four cows and ubtuinuii tile privilege oi‘ sell- ing them at an auction. As ouch of these COWS were Ilrouglll out I .., .,. the period. New my work on each cow was wortb from $50 to $75 for each 10 hours, a ifsirly good return besides finding out which was‘ my best cow and the ones to keep heif- ers from. The higher the record made the more valuable the cow is to tbs owner. lf she only gives say 5000 pounds she is barely paying her way. it would he much better to keep only one 10,000 pound cow than two only giving 5000 pounds. in Ithese times of H. C. L. it is not the size of the herd that counts a; nluch as the amount we get from each individual. Keeping records pays the ordin- ary farmer with grades as well as the breeder of pure bred stock as we are dairying fol‘ a living and it is up to us to get the most out of our stock. , if you are not convinced com- mence now when your cows fresh en and weigh and sample each cow and I can promise you that if at all h. dairyman you will receive many surprises as well as find out how many boulders you have in your herd and by eliminating these (the boarders) you will soon bring up the average of your herd. At some future date I will try and give your readers a few point- ers on the selection of a herd sire, --—-—-<-0>—-——— ‘AWITH THE DAIRY CATTLE l-iow have you saved in your feed iliiisi’ Let us know thsl others may be thrifty. too. We need to study illlift. - if milk is purchased partly on its fut basis, poor cows will be wooded nut. The ilorll should not be less titan lIl(‘li‘ yearly l-ocilrli was given nnd they sold ill prices '10 per cent in‘ lillvnilce oi‘ lilo other cow's ut the. auction, tho one purclluscil the previous autumn realizing alllloist 100 per cent. more than was paid IOi',Ii8i‘ besides giving me nu alv- t-rligo of 1000 lbs of 3G per cent milk for tcn lnonths us well as u heifer calf. The prices realized were far zlbove the average prices for grade. stock. and it shows that the pub- lic are willing to pay what an alli- mzll is worth. in this case the rec- crds were worth from $50 to $75. if a cow gives say from 10.000 to 12,000 pounds of milk in one lactation period the farmer knows that his gross returns froln such a. cow will be frolll $200 to $240 or if she averages say 3G per cent fut lle has from 360 to 430 lbs fut besides the skim lnilk. 'l‘heret‘orc buying dairy animals which have no records is u specu- intion und no farmer should take too gl-‘nui. zurisk. lt is the owner oi" the animal thnt suffers by {befall- ure of kcuplng records. ‘ Being inltercsteil in pure bred stock i uskctl for quotations from breeders and tile vast difference be tween heifers fronl tested and nll- tesied dams is another proof that the keeping of records is a large source of revenue to_ the breeder. Another thillg noticuble was the fact that the nlujorit-y of cows that are tested are in better flesh than those not, this indicates that the fsrlncr who is interested en- ough in his business to weigh each cows nlilk night and nlornlng and take samples, ilsullily pays more careful ilticntion to feeding nnd filflligrftll‘ ills cows than the mnu who keeps no records. The time has passed in tile dairy world when tile mere statement, that such and such a cow is the best cow in the herd or that shc gives say two large pails of milk per duy, curries, much weight. I find when a mun comes to your burn to buy he wishes to know how many pounds of milk the cow gives ill u your and the percent- age of tilt it contains. The buyer and seller then know whilt such zin animal is worth. On tilc other hand ii’ the owner thinks the cow offered for sale, gives so much, then the buyer hav- ing no prooi‘, will ‘only pay the price he thinks will let him out. A few years ago most farmers were satisfied with the appearance of the animal. Now they require to be shown the yeuriy production sud the dnlryillail who raises cows for sale but keeps no records foils to get ftill value for ills work. ’l‘ile farmer may think his ani- mals are not good enough to keep records of but from olll' five years experience I have failed to flnd a herd that did not have one or more outstanding cows in it, therefore it is well to know definitely which these are. Without scales onl- cannot esti- lnntc the lnilk yield and no farmer ill this province need go without getting his samples tested either at the cheese factory, crealnery or by some one doing official testing. Tile chief obiection to weighing nnd teslting milk is that it takes too mucll time. True it doe; take time ‘but if one Silas his scales and lnilk sheet in the stable it only takes about 2 minutes a day to tnkc weight and samples und if Shel Dyes Iler 01d - Garments Like New, "DIAMOND raves" MAKE FAD- so. snassv APPAREL so FRESH AND srv-Llsi-i Don't worry about perfect re- sults. Use "Diamond Dyel.” guar- anteed to give a new, rich. fadeless color to any fabric. whether it bc wool, silk. linen. cotton or mixed goodn-dresses, blouses. stockings. skirts, children's costs, ieatberd, draperies, coverings. The Direction Book with each package tells so plainly how to dio- monq dye over any color tbat you can not make a mistake. . To match any material, have drugglst show you "Diamond Dye" Color (lard. be induced winter month-s when egg D7109! a"? high. there is not sol-as to be M0011 6,000 lbs. of an average. Mixing the trnsilage with cut straw und pulped roots at night will make o. better feed tomorrow About 11/4,; tons of ice per cow will be needed for your summer use. The milking machine is making good in nlully places. 1t mu-y re- quire some study to lnake it do its best but it will do it if the man ls competent. Has the young Junior farmer on the farm a young heifer coming on that he is anxious to see developfi’. Each breed has its good points. A man does better with a breed he likes. Keep the stable well ventilated but without drafts. And above all. be clean. No dairy farmer's personal dress should suggest grease or the poor house. Why do not more farmers have their cows farrow in the fall, so as to get the big flow of milk "in"‘th‘e"‘senson of biggest. retllflii? . _ Your farm should have a name one that suggests something from its natural appearance is besi- Laura Rose, in her estimable book on Dairying. Bays. that P001‘- run-down farms are built up by dairying because so much manurial valueg go back to therland. Butter- making Ienves practically all the fertilizing elementson the farm- An old Scotchman Sflyl! We" are only two thirigfl l0? Wlllcll a farmer should mortgage his farm- First, to drain his land". 0nd. 0e" cond, to build good barns for his stock. is lle rifilll? Disinfect the stalls, gutters. 0m] wlills 0f lIlfl iilliIIS with ti sand. spalllere must ‘be a lot of 800d 00m" fort in n well-equipped cow gtublfl Stancbions, litter carriers and water bowlsssve much labor. [lave you any dairy library In your home? Tile business farm" l li tb- od literature he gaqrfilldgfixetflSomcefzlfi-‘lners take a dozen tion, as brought out by experiments rs. fugrllnlilmyeiaur scruhlllllt? brads m the butcher. POULTRY COAXING THE CACKLE Unless ‘the hens and pullets can to flay during the profit from the -flocks that have been raised on llll8ll Jlflcetl BT01"- While the most profit In Win10!‘ eggs" will he derived from the early hatched puilets, the yearling 00115 will do their bit towards keeping the egg basket filled if they are given tlla right kirnd of care. Tile tvsioyearioid hens should only be kept for next year's breed- ers. Those not desired for this put, pose should be disposed of. as they will not lay enough eggs to 00y their keeps. The yearling hens should be given the same feed as the pullets, ‘but it is not advisable to keep these with the old hens that arc to be used as breeders. The good laying hen can usually be determined byher shape and appearance. She will have s small shapely bead, with a bright red comb. site will be broad across the back alld deep behind, with h good. weighty body. A good method of telling the good layers is to denote the space between the, pelvic bones. lf three fingers can be put between the bones it is a sigul stlc "is about ready to begin laying. then the space will take four fingers it is a sure indication that she is ll good layer. Hens that will only take one or two fingers will not lay any through the win- ter, nnd had better be culled from the flock. i-f the pullets are not in shape to lay during ‘the fall or. early winter. they seldom lay before February or March. if they do not seem to be growing well, they should be separated from the rest of the flock and fed a special ra tion. The ration should include all the animal feed they will eon- sn-me. Nothing is better for them than all the sour milk. A good lay- ing ration for the fowis ts equal parts oats and wheat for the morn- ‘ if?‘ DimfiiUflIlilIfliliiUliflUflfifi your cow milks say 300 gays your whole time is only 10 hours for I n lag meal fed in deep litter. One pint of feed to a dozen hem ll‘ qui- iicient. Give them about the some amount of corn at night. Keep s dry push before them made up, as follows: ‘ " 100 pounds wheat bran. 100 pounds midiliings, ten pounds com meal. fifty pounds beef scrap, five pouudscbarcoai. Keep them well supplied with fresh water. and oyster shell. Keep their quarters clean and comfortable. Food all their grain in ii-,tter so they wih get plenty of exercise inbuntin! for it, Save all the vegetable par- ings, cabbage leaves, etc.. and feed‘ the fowis at non. These may be sometlunes cooked and‘ mixo¢ with bran for a chilnge. i-f one has clov- er hay. the hens will pick off tho leaves with a relish if they are giv- en a chance. They must be suppli- ed with solns form of green feed through the winter months if they lay many eggs. All the cull pota- toes and apples should be saved this fail for that purpose. Turnips make a. good green feed asweil as mangles and cabbage. Clover leaves can't be beat. Sprouted oats are fine. but are more trouble to get ready than the other feeds named. ~———<-o>-———-- TEN REASONS FOR ‘ INOUBATORB incubators and hrooders save work and avoid the drudgery of looking after a number o1 broody hens. _ . They will hatch any month in the year one desires, enabling an earlier start in the spring than with hens. They hatch no mites or chicken lice along with the chicks. They hatch a uniform bun-ch of chicks that are more easily raised than where some are larger than others, becaluse the larger ones trample the smaller or get lmost of the food. They _are cheaper tllan hens when It is considered that the hens could be producing eggs at forty cents to eighty cents per dozen during at least one-ball the time-it takes machines to butch and raise chicks. ’ incubators and brooders help winter egg production, because early-matched pullets mature be- fore cold weather and "commence laying when only six or seven months old, instead oi waiting un- til spring, when they are ten to twelve months old; as is usually”. the ‘case with chicks hatched later during the hen matching season. Eariyi hatches do not hider or prevent late incubator hatches. -An incubator and broader may be. used any number of times during a season; a hen only once as a rule. mental stage. lt is not necessary to build ex- unless one is going into the fins.- ness on a large scale, as modern incubators have wall construction that permits them being used in any ordinary house. The use of machines enables ono to take advantage of inheritance by hatching from the best winter layers. Hens that lay only in the late spring are not the ones we want to reproduce, but that is the usual result with hemhatching. However. when an incubator is fill- ed wLtll eggs in March it is quite plain that. the resulting chicks will \ be from proven winter layers._ woo-i. LAYING FOWLS REQUIRE . MEAT SCRAP IN RATION ‘One of the most significant facts in feeding fowis for egg produc- st the Ohio Experimental Station, is that rations containing approxi- mately 12 per cent, meat scrap decrease the cost of feed. undel- present market prices more than 20 per cent, and increase the egg , production more than 50 per cent, as compared with a ration contain- ing.only 2 per cent of meat scrap. This comparison has held true with "both the light and heavier breeds of! poultry. A ration In which the grain mix- ture was made up of three parts of corn and one part wheat and the dry mash mixture of two parts of weight ground corn, one part ‘bran and two parts meat scrap, has giv- en satisfactory results. The fowis consumed twice as much grain ns mash. Made Iler Feel Like WHY MR8. MILES WOOD RE. COMMENDS DODUS KID- NtEY PILL-S feet swelled but she states she found the relief aha lookdii for In Budd's Kidney Pills. ARDEN. Ont. Msrcll 19th.—- (Sllflfilflll-"Dodds Kidney Pills made be feel like s new person." That is the statement of MHLMIIPS W001i. a well known and highly res- pected resident of this place. "I was troubled with my kidneys" Mrs. Wood continues, "slid my feet swelled. I tried.Dodd's Kid- flfly Pills with the result“ that the swelling is nearly all gone and I feel better in every way. “To any person who is bothered with kidney trouble or with their feet and legs swelling l would say ‘Ilse Budd's Kidney Plllsf" g‘ The women of Canada. ha‘. come to look on Budd's Kidney Pills as a standard remedy for their kidney ills. They act directly on the kidneys. They are purely and simply a kidney remedy. By put. ting the kidneys in good condition to strain all the impurities, all the seeds of dimn. out oi the ‘blood they carry good health to every art of the body. Ask our neigh- rs if Budd's Kidney ills do no help all kidney ills. ~ _ .- a. 3 . Machines are long past the experi- . pensive incubator houssiror. cellars l A " Different Person I a She had kidney troubles and her ' as?" 4}’ f’ van: .1.l".l‘c-‘...:s..-i¥s.. ‘ a: l. '/. o!