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, funnel used in handling lubricants 1d never I also want to 1 against put- ; bran, corn meal, or other foreign a in to the radiator to seal A all leaks. "This practice, while 7 Ee purpose for a short 'paves the way for expensive re- 'pair bills later. A great many of the so-called radiator-repa fluids and powders are but little better. - When anything 'of this nature must be used, ave up fine a bar of coarse laundry 'put it into the radiator. This 1 in a few hours, of 'the honeycomb will result later, owing to t bolling crystallizes any fhe Pollins For this reason be used to fill the radi- . a job it i <] 8D TP 6, which 1 will leave \ culations. Several painters told me BE tting up where speed is desired, and { ely high work, a swinging Slt would ba aed prove that 1 sidering what.did it cost to paint it before it rT The hiréd man was get- ting $80 a month, and the boy $40 per month, At this rate the labor cost for painting the silo before it was put up was just $4, which makes a saving of $24. Yow may say that I could have painted the silo myself, even if it was up; but this would be impos- sible for me, andl believe for many other farmers. Very few farmers | lives 'on a swinging | Another advantage trimming the silo. This advantage ap- I-believe that I had the most attrac- tive silo in our community after it had 'er a few hints that may prove ying outside painting. I found that the wood preservative acted in a double capacity. I purchased all the preservative my dealer had; which y| was only enough to cover about one- third of the silo. I put these panels in| on the lower part of the silo. After six seasons I am satisfied that the preservative was a profitable invest: nd | ment. My only regret is that I could 3 to cover the entire surface. - I can easily pick out the 'panels that were treated with preser- { vative, as they are less in: need of "paint others. : A jon is that in painting > uld first be primed. ?, bai out in my eal- » | ed as the greatest force in promoting r| uniform 'and profitable s | not alone to the local farmers but to | possible to aid in the movement so the feature. When morning ps the mother. "Because," replied her daughter, "I So ee 4 id 1" have Wo ot 5 of TR x ing a woman of rare judgment, 881 the mother said, "I'll. go with you to- =| morrow night," and kept her word. |. On her return from the perform- ance, the mother lay awake a long, long time. She had not liked one of | the pictures and wondered what could be done to combat this undesirable ) came she had a plan definitely formed, and that ron afternoon she called at every house in 3 arate pen, leaving the poorest layers in' the third pen. Feed the best lay- most useful, as well as one of most necessary, is the service in ig ne with the foseral Feu Hm 'mehoced issuing monthly reports to O 0 r, showing ommg conditions, érop only a few mimeographed sheets. time went by it was found that th 'were néither instantaneous = il enough. The reports were ore increased in sio8 until now they com- Ds Heiee TT soar piel pages, iling fruit ero ons in Canada, the United States. and all competing countries. Notes are also given on transportation; the package situation, insect and fungous diseases and other relative matters. The data for these reports are supplied by federal and provincial officials and by the Canadian Fruit Trade Commis- sioner in Great Britain. Apples being. the foremost exporting fruit from this country receive particular attention. IA telephonic news letter is also is- sved every Monday and Th 3 during the fruit shipping season. [| addition special circulars are dis- tributed bearing on special matters, such as tariff routings, car supply ocean space, and so on. ' Serres ia Trade, + Necessity knows. no law and while the war was on speedy delivery of the articles needed 'was oftentimes of more consideration than the price. 'Besides, there. were immense loses through the submarines which in- creased both the demand and the urgency, Now that trade is returning to something like its normal condition 'price and quality have again become the all-important consideration. In recognition of this the Live Stotk Branch at Ottawa, in conjunction with | the provincial departments of agri- culture, are making extra efforts to maintain that quality in Canadian bacon that years ago procured for it a steady outlet in the British market. The prime importance of these efforts is proven by the fact that in the cal- eéndar year 1920 our exports of bacon reached the respectable total of $84,- 1000,000. "As a step in the direction indicated and to stimulate interest in the type and quality of hogs that pro- duce the kind of bacon acceptable to the British consumer, attractive prizes are to be offered for competi- tion between members of the boys' and girls' pig club who enter exhibits at the school fairs. One object in this or is to munity spirit, which is justly regard- a production. Judging contests will be a feature of the competitions. An appeal is made the people generally to do all that is that Canada may secure and maintain the premier position in a market that L imports five hundred million pounds of bacon annually. : a ers their regular amount he Kind of feed they have been accus- W m=, cne-half ounces, E pogrest layers . three ounces a day. the com-| ® the same , tomed to (about four ounces a day to each hen), reduce, the rations of the next best lot to about three and The third pen or should" be fed about I. ?Carefully note the inereased num- ber of eggs in ithe different pens and gradually add to the rations in pro- portion to the number of eggs laid. The 200-egg hen will require nearly six ounces of solid food a day. The grain feed, except the mash, should be fed in a good, clean litter: which should be at least six inches deep. "Thus, the hens are forced to exercise. This promotes vigor and utility. The proportions of the grain fed in the litter should be made to conform to 'the climatic conditions; for 'instance, | during very warm weather, less corn should be fed, and vice versa when the weather is cold. However, it is safe to feed a well-balanced scratch food for the morning meal, The mid-day food should be a mash, neither wet nor dry, but just enough liquid to moisten the mixture which should consist of one part wheat bran, one part cornmeal, one part hulled oats. Add enough flaxseed-meal to allow a teaspoonful for each hen, a tablespoonful of salt, and a like am- count of flowers of sulphur, should be added for 100 hens, Stir the mixture thoroughly before the quid (prefer- ably sweet milk heated to scalding temperature) is added. The flaxseed- meal and: the sweet milk are valuable substitutes for meatmeal. Do not feed more of the mash than the hens will clean up readily. : The evening meal should consist of equal quantities of cracked corn and wheat; but where the nights are very warm, the corn should be eliminated. 'When the nights are very cold feed the cracked corn exclusively. Bear in mind that inferior feed of any kind is not profitable at any price. rmsd. Bees Help Fruit Growers. Failure of some varieties of apples to set fruit may be due to lack of pol- lination, Some varieties of apples are self-sterile, and cross pollination is absolutely essential if a set of fruit 18 to be obtained. Other varieties ure only partly self-sterile, and again crogs-pollination is necessary, What is true of apples also ap- plies to other tree fruits--such as peaches, plums, cherries, etc. A bee- less country must in time surely mean a fruitless country. The numerous white, showy, flower- clusters act as a guide to the insects, and may attract them far away, When bee alights on a flower, the insects Batry body may be coversd with pol- len from another variety of apple. As the bee works its way down to the bottom of the flower to get the nectar, it rubs its dusty body against the organs of the flower and cross-pol- lination is accomplished. Weather conditions during blossom time have much to do with the setting of the fruit, If the weather Is clear and warm, bees are active and cross- pollination proceeds rapidly; wet, cloudy and cold, the insects ee not active and usually a poor set of fruit 1s secured, Strong, cold winds may t prevent the bees from cross- 8 ( ole trees set of the community, inviting the mothers to meet at her home the next after- noon, bringing their sewing with them, if they chose to do so. Curiosity and conjecture followed and the next afternoon found every one of those mothers at the appoint- ed place. When all the guests had arrived, their' hostess told them of her conversation with her daughter and her subsequent visit to the moving- picture theatre, then described in de- Her audience were both surprised and perplexed. They discussed the subject at length from every point of view, and finally decided that as mov- ing pictures had taken such a hold on the people of this day and generation the pictures had marvelous possibil- ieies, and could be an influence for either good or evil. The women also realized that it would be almost im- possible to keep their young people away from the pictures and finally de- cided upon a moving picture house for their own community. The co-operation of the men was next sought and the women found them open to convicition and ready to help in every possible way. Finding that a good moving picture machine could be bought for $1,000, fifty men were asked to loan $20 each for the r 0, you want me to go?" daughter attended the performances. , ¢ a: "Those who owned talking machines loaned them for the performances, al- though, later on, when the success of the movement was assured, a second- hand piano was added and the musi: cians of the community took turns in playing. ' One evening, after the pictures had been shown, one of the boys suggest- ed that chairs be placed 'against. the wall and the floor cleared for dancing. The older people. agreed and wisely refrained from showing their disap- proval of the modern dances. Later on, they claimed the floor and were soon engaged in the various move- ments of the old-fashioned "square dances," and other singing games. It was no time before the young folks joined them, and mothers were sought as partners by their sons, 'while fathers claimed their daughters. The plan has been working for two years; the old schoolhouse has been tail the picture that had disturbed her. | Horo ny repaired, a new floor and a platform or stage being not the least of the improvements. The men of the community agreed to contribute half the cost of the picture machine if the women would contribute one- fourth, and the young folks paid the remaining one-fourth; The returns from suppers and a fair provided the fourth paid by the women, while the young people made up their portion by giving a few plays and a very en- joyable concert. Every member of that little com- munity attends the meetings held in the old schoolhouse. The moving pic- tures shown there are often education- al, and always enjoyable. The people have become better acquainted with one another and there is a neighbor- liness which is admirable; in fact, the community is happy and prosperous and no one wants to leave it. Watch Your Money Grow. On July 81, 1833, Horace Smith walked into the bank of his village and deposited a $56 bill. It immediate- ly began compounding at a very low rate of interest. On November 12, 1912, over seventy-nine years later, the holder of Mr. Smith's bank-book withdrew the sum of $112.47, and on June 8, 1920, closed the account with a further withdrawal of $134.46. No money had been déposited other than the original $6 bill, but in eighty- seven years it had multiplied about fifty times and grown to the total sum of $246.98, Of course, Horace Smith died long before the account was closed, More than likely he forgot all about the existence of this nest-egg. Yet it is easily possible for any young man to save enough before he is twenty-five to make him free from financial worry at sixty-five. And it is better than a fifty-fifty proposition that he will be alive to enjoy the results of his foresight. Statistics show that out of every 100 men who pass the age of ten years, fifty-eight will be living at sixty, and fifty-one will still be mingling with other folks at sixty- five, A saving of $60 a year, or $5 a month, if persisted in for twenty years and compounded at five per cent. 'would amount to the snug little sum of $2,088, An additional ten years would bring the amount up to $4,186, and if saving at this rate were continued for forty years the com- fortable figure of $7,610 would be realized. If a man does mot want to obligate himself to save any specific amount year by year, he still has little excuse for poverty at sixty-five, be- cause a total of $1,000 placed at com- pound interest before the age of twenty-five will return no less than $7,040 at the end of forty years, The fractional per cents. of inf a eM Agriculture ds the backbone of the nation, and it's a backbone made up d tebe Little Candle By My Bed. Little candle by my bed, You're a lovely thing, Sometimes like a lily tall, Blooming in the spring; Sometimes like a daffodil On a hilltop far; Sometimes like a beacon bright) Sometimes like a star; Sometimes, when the night is dark, Steadfast in your place, Like a small white angel near, With a shining face. ---- i ---- Hardiness of Young Trees, Owing to tendency of young trees to grow late in the fall there is great danger from winter injury. If the trees enter thé winter with well rip- ened, mature wood they can withstand a much greater degree of cold without injury than when the branches are in a green, sappy condition, caused by a late growth, By planting cover crops in the orchard late in the summer or early in the fall, it ls possible to wbop growth in the early fall, which will permit the wood to become thoroughe ly ripened and mature. In the east such cover crops may be planted so as to live through the winter, and _ possibly be turned under in the spring and used as green manure. These crops utilize in thelr growth a large amount' of soll water to the first frost, and tend to dry soil, This reacts on the trees, checking growth and inducing early ripening of the wood, The ideal cover Bins sae hg saying, "Look bes