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th $ that you have on the followin Ibs. oats, 125 50" Ibs "beans and 10 seed: meal or linseed oil meal. ground up and portions * T believe it would be well for you to have a much snialler quafitity ground and mixed to start with, to make sure that the live stock find the bean meal palatable. 'Some of the bean growers in central Ontario cook their cull beans and balance them: with other |' "grains for hog ration, . should be ya, the at © grain' to mak W. M.:--Shoulg cows be fed grain before they freshen when in Yair con- dition? If so, what kind of grain is hat is the best feed for litile pigs when fed in the form of 2 slop best suited to 'their needs? when fed'dry with a solf-feeder? Answer: --Cows should be kept in good condition; but not fed sufficient rg e them fat before freshs . ening." Grain feeding should be relied the animal -after the b: fis, Gréat cave on Somes he uy ilking period not to overs Feed to 134. pir! very | vice' mill produced by 'the cow: 300 on to support milking do grain feeding. | e following: of milicip ef seed to | describe T would advise the use of 6- : 200 Ibs. bs. wheat, | ton ave mixed and fed ted. ?-- What is best 2 .good pasture with clover or alfalfa. Answer:--Use half a bushel of vetch the acre. This should be sown sufficiently early so that a good be obtained. before winter --I woiild like to know what size tile I need to drain forty acres of clay land. The upper forty rods of this land h, Ire feet while the rema two feet of fall. No nswer:--For the conditions. you inch tile. It might be possible that you could use laterals of 4-inch di- ameter. leading -into the 6-inch tile, but the main drains should be at least '6 inches in diameter. : 1 | F. M.:--One of the fields that I cut for my hay. this year had quite a Tot of sweet clover, in it. What would be the best way to prepare this field for alfalfa? I want to put it to rye this Tall. Would you advise me to seed it to alfalfa or sweet clover again and then the alfalfa? I have been told that sweet clover was hard to get Tid of when once started. What i8 your advice? : Answer:--Fall plow the field, ledv= ing it in this shape over winter, If the land has not received lime recent- ly, scatter about 1 to 2 tons of ground limestone per acre broadcast over the spring. If you-wish to get a catch of alfalfa, seed it next spring at the rate -of 15 to 20 Ibs. per acre, ysing a nurse crop of 'barley at the tafe of 1% bus. per aere. In order to make sure of a «catch I would advise you when seeding to apply also 200 to 250 Ibs, of fertil- .zer analyzing 2 per cent. ammonia, 8 to 10 per cent. phosphoric acid, and 2 per cent. potash. 'This wall give early nutriment to the young crop and start it off well. - N. & i--I would like to get some ad- rice reg: e blades. I would plowed ground this fall or early next|f the feeder is placed in and dinner] Hot Lunch pl ked in a little one-room i Sy which ur attention b believer that the n this by telling you wor om its outward appearance, white paint and. usual surroundings, would not attract an ordinary visitor. But, | by chance, it so happened that the ar| boys and girls there had heard of club and poems, Ww taught you lessons you have never A forgotten. your. dir get| found your midday: meal, which was quite as important as what you found in your books, This furnished the energy and strength which you used when you were sitting still studying; or running and playing' or walkin home from school. . 4 Books have since those days which we are remem- bering. So have other things in the schoolroom, learning the A. B. Cs as you did.|: Fach one has a pencil "and tablet, In your dinner pail you 4 changed "considerably The little ones are not which were luxuries in the days" of slates. Readers and language books are made attractive with pleasing pic- 'tures and interesting stories, } Have dinner pails seen any improve- ment since the old school days? They look much the same as they come glistening along the road, or stand in a Tow on the shelf. O lly, we work before. -They had hal a pouliry club there for the two preceding sum- | mers. One of the younger girls was in the poultry club and she was elect- ed president of the Hot Lunch Club, organized there in, 1920. Her story, which follows, tells very plainly how the lunch club project works out in a community where the parents, feach- ers, sthool authorities and all are in a co-operative frame of mind. The President's Plan. Our club was organized the twenty- -second of January, 1920. It was or- ganized becausé the mothers and our teacher, Miss Wood, wanted one very much, k Our work was planned so that there was no money handled by the treas- urer. Our accounts were kept by the secretary. The chief cook ordered articles of food from the pupils. The slips were given out every Friday night for the following week, The president of the club selected. two groups of three pupils each, one to cook and serve and the other to act as h 8. Each group worked find -a new type lunch box with a thermos bottle. : "It really seenis to me that more at- tention has been given the hook side of school life and too little to the din- fier-pail side. one of the most vital problems of the rural school to-day, "biscuit- and- 'lasses'- swallow-'whole- while-you-run" process is in the dis- card. The mental condition of boys and girls depends largely upon their physical condition: The noonday lunch is The old-time Their physical condition depends largely upon their ood. Many Country Children Underfed. Tt is a notable fact that farm. chil- dren are frequently undeifed. On the farm the hearty meal of the day is served at noon; so during the school months, the children miss the princi- pal meal and constantly are underfed, taking a hasty breakfast and a light, supper. , 8 cold lunch It is an almost. universal habit of the farm to use dinner *left-overs" for the evening meal. : commendable enough but the prepaza- tion of the food is not." Usually the pracess. means much frying of food. The habit is two weeks, alternating their work. As the pupils marched by the kit- chen door each one took a cup, spoon and napkin and went to their own seat. Then the teacher took the ket- tle and large spoon or soup ladle and dished directly from the kettle to the cups. Our cooks wore a costume consist- ing of a white apron and cap with the words "Sand Hill" stitched on the cap. . Some of our equipment was procur- ed by a program given by the teacher to get a few of the supplies. After this we gave a shower and sent out invitations to all of the ladies in the district to bring some definite article hthat wag stated on the invitation, "If you have a leisure hour, Will you spend it with us at our shower ? Bring a dish cloth, pan or spoon, Anything that we can use soon. Oh! How we long for something hot, To fill up that chilly spot," i, About. twenty-five ladies attended our 'shower. The district furnished the oil stove and oil for the stove. We could hardly wait for the first hot dish because T am & firm]; ue hot lunch project is} and pupils. We had enough door fees 'in an emergency pending the arriv of the doctor. = -. | . Whenever baby is ill, be sure to call promptly on the doctor for advice. Neglect of proper medical care is dangerous and is responsible for the death of many -babies. Colds--Rest in bed as long as there is fever. Give less food and more water. Open the bowels freely with oil laxative. Apply few drops vaseline to nose every few hours. For older children, spray nose and throat freely with. oil spray or one-fourth teaspoon- ful each baking soda .and common salt in one cup of warm water. For compli- cated, persistent or repeated colds, im- prove hygiene to build up the child's resistance, and apply to physician for treatment. Consult a. surgeon for adenoids and diseased tonsils, " Constipation--The diet or habits ane at fault. There may be a deficiency in the amount of fat in the diet; too much or too little sugar, or not enough fruit and green vegetables. A defi- ciency in the amount of water given is sometimes responsible. Do not give laxatives habitually; they make con- 'stipation worse. Send the child at a regular time each morning, Use enema of one-half to one ounce olive oil. Milk of magnesia or cascara sagrada may be used in emergency. Convulsions--Without stopping to undress, place child in a tub bath, 'temperature 98 degrees F. (blood heat) for ten minutes. Always test Water with your own bare elbow, Keep cold cloth around head and neck, If convulsions are caused by eating im- proper food, give prompt enema and laxative and warm water emetic. Keep the child in bed until he recovers from shock. ' Consult a physician. Cough--Avoid cough syrups, which are dangerous - for children. Plain honey or, stewed fig juice is soothing, Apply vaseline in the nose at night and cold press or mild mustard to throat and chest. Ask the doctor to find the cause and follow his direc- tions. Croup--A child subject to repeated attacks of croup should be examined by a nose and throat specialist and any treatment necessary to fimprove| the health undertaken. If breathing be a serious matter. On the -Croup which develops suddenly;in child previously 'well is not Jikely to hand, 'croup which develops slowly in a child previously ailing may be due to the: formation of a diphtheritic membrane in the windpipe. No time should be lost in calling a doctor. Crying--The very sick baby does not cry hard. There is a low modning or wail with sometimes turning the head from side to side. A Whimpering crying baby is hungry or may be suf- fering from indigestion. A fretful crying baby is sleepy or uncomfort- able." Lusty crying may be. temper. Crying with tears in the eyes and lenching of fists indicates pain. Irmiv tability and lustful crying at night may be a qymptom of scurvy. When that condition is present handling ds usually painful to the child. A mother should learn to recognize the natured - of baby's cry. y Diarrhoea--In babies diarrhoea is due to incorrect feeding or to contam- inated food, Stop all food for twelve hours. Begin again to feed with dil- ubed milk, no solid food for several days. Give baby all he wants of gool boil ed water. If you are far away from a doctor or can't get one immediately, give the baby a teaspoonful of fresh castor oil. Do not give him patent medicines or mixtures advised by neighbors, Dog or Cat Bite--Send for a doctor. Do not kill the animal but pen -and observe it for symptoms of rabies. Ex- tract poison from wound, applying warm water to make it bleed more freely. If dog is undoubtedly mad, the wound must be cauterized with strong nitric acid or-het ren. opts Drowning--Do not stop for any- thing, but at once suspend the child's head downward and pull tongue for- ward to allow water to run out of mouth. Lay the patient face. down, the tongue out, and do artificial res- piration for several hours. (See any standard text on first aid.) Put warm blankets about the child and rub #rms and legs toward heart. Get a doctor as soon as possible. mark of the production of a hen. 'A coarse bird is a poor layer. The qual- ity of bones can be judged by examin- ing the keel and pin bones. Birds having coarse, thick skin and coarse, heavy keel or pin bones should be sold. spread apart, Hens showing these bones close together, or with the ends hard and unyielding, should be elimin- ated from the flock. ! iain Cheap, is _ _TOB. corn and gob meal, 150 hs. bra i100 Ibs. cotton seed meal = A good ration for little 'pigs is" as] wide |, sBarley, 1 part; shorts, 8 parts; 1 seed oil meal, 1 past, with 6 1bs. of skim milk. Soak. for-24 hours and! feed. Keep the pen dry and scatter a little grain and oats or corn in the straw... Soy sp Pot the self-féeder, use the follow- ing mixture: Shorts, 4 parts; oats, barley or corn, 4 parts; ground peas] 5 2 far, If you have not a supply of ~ kim milk, you can add a pound of! "tankage to 6 lbs, of the above mixture. The self-feeder should be in a dry! For breakfast the: farm child usually has fried potatoes, fried pancakes, fried eggs, ete. = At supper time there are fried potatoes, fried fritters, fried meats; or fried eggs, etc. all fried and injurious to the health of the children, : This is the new' dea along the line of dinner pails. It may be the same old dinner pail, in it there may be just plenty of old-fashioried bread and but- ter and an apple. But along with that there will be some hot soup, or some cocoa, made at school. I find that the children feel better after a lunch like this and they will work better. I find here, too, that the boys and girls are anxious to improve the conditions of nourishing, palatable Keep this in mind. The depth of a bird's body will also indicate her capa- city for producing eggs. Heavy egg laying hens must have deep bodies. Body depth is measured by the dis- tance between the end of the keel and pin bones. A bird showing lack of capacity in this region should be sold of food. We had many good times sitting in our seats eating our hot food and listening to the phonograph music. I have learned a great many things about cooking and serving, Many of "the girls who never cooked before made some very good meals. Try It In Your District. This plan or one similar has been successfully in several school sections in Ontario. These districts are solving one of the country's great. est problems. We realize that it will be years before the entire countryside wakes up to this necessity, but how about: your community ? i mush and milk--good any time; as a Sunday night lunch it can't be beat. ---- How shortsighted. we are to neglect to provide kindergartens for all of our. children from 4 to 6 years of age, while England is establishing nursery, classes for children as young as 2 years, IR igs to make their use practical in large fields infested | with quack grass, thistles, etc. Answer:--The tool you describe is "impracticable, on account of the num- ber of stones in the average Canadian soil. A good tooth cultivator can be set with 11-inch points to overlap at least two inches. This can he regu- ated to cut any depth and should ef. foctively destroy any of the weeds that you mention. Egg laying causes the pin bones to -- ea wa: haps by the gathering of Des. and Dy ar: for Palestine was. ripe for revolution against Rome, but that, He eielieves, woud i the 'way. 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