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practice tary re se | their seed lightly into a tub or bucket ~ | of water. - The infected seeds are usu- ally 80 light that they float." Theses ij gan be. ed off and the remaining |' : seeds spread out to dry immediately: A a un ; "Wheat and Flour 'Storage. | "Among the most Interesting tests carried on by Dr. C, E: Susders, Do- minion Cerealist, described in remarkable i i : ergiged girl wan know. "How to build 'the Can: house" or "How to' make 'a ke a Cury phomer 2 There is.in- th B ayrbe ans| for the asking by any Institute fin 8 the Department of Health at O preparation ome Series, which fen) n ghtful Book "Th, 'Do' the girls want a place? There y him eety i the Girls Branch or Circle. "A Community Party. The successful Women's Institute believes vigorously in a balanced life and a balanced I Institute | 'program. *"Something to ' see, something to hear, and something to do, and you will have an interesting meeting," say the members. = Demonstrations accordingly are in high favor. The 'St. William's branch gave a .| educative entertainment for this win- oS A tender sion of dancing and " Tea: tral music out of The outstanding Bere ates "of the evening was the President's address in which she outlined anew the aims and objects of the Institute; empha-| sized the motto, "For Home and Country," referred briefly to the re-| markable but, as she said, past, In- stitute achievements, in the Great War, and laid before the gathering] . the plans for a better and happier 'community for ig contin year, and improved homes. These plans includ- ed teaching to advantage modern home-making and the use of labor- saving machinery and methods, help- ing the girls of to-day prepare to take over the responsibilities of the future; beautifying the community cemeter- ies, getting wholesome recreation and ter, securing the Chautauqua for the five winter months, welcoming the new-comers, and carrying out in prac- tical ways 'the principle of the Insti- tute, co-operation. After a merry time over the: re- freshments, the party broke up' at eleven o'clock, refreshed and benefit- ted by a wholesome evening's recrea- tion and wondering "where the time had gone so fast." +And there was nobody to féel badly because he "hadn't been invited to the party." Storing the Potato Crop... The lightness of the potato crop in eastern 80¥| ontario and) the | remarks that there seems to be a ; ral opinion current among millers that flour from new wh A he quality for bread-mak- | in, but that in the course of .a very months, whether kept as: wheat flour, a considerable change takes owing to the long continued drought earlier in the season will render it table to save all the tubers pos- sible. Reports from agricultural rep- resentatives indicate that e¢ven the light crop being harvested is in many cases affected with rot. It is useless all un- ma at 1s the value of the | corn as compared with and dant corn? _ Here is Carbohydrates En ©18 115 28 672 179 15 101 20 709 5,0] Downy TL 1b 104 1.5 69.4 5.0 courgq. 'the protein, carbohy- ; fat are the feeding con- of 'value, The differences hese "figures will 'give: you the answer Bune question. I can't get clover or alfalfa Se 88 in. seed | year each : nis ii do 96 in 1918. Phi an sea showed 84 in 1907 and 95 in 1918. Dawson's 71 in 1907. and place, and { that it ia believed that flour retains its highest baking qualities . 8 only for a few ths. to put away in permanent storage po- tatoes that are affected with disease because those that commence to de- found that flour from Yoon Cross wheat, made from the 1905 crop, "| showed a baking strength of 86 .in March, 1906, and of 104 in February, 1907; 'that Tasmanla Red showed a g strength of 95 in. February,| bic ea of 101 in March, 1908; and grown in 1906, strength of 81 in February, 1907, and of 104 in February, 1908. In order to study more thoroughly this important problem of storage, seven kinds of} wheat were chosen from the 1907 'crop 'at Ottawa. Tables of results showing when ground and when baked indi- cate that wheat generally improved by keeping a few years. Huron kept |a month after grinding showed 82, kept three months after grinding in A913 ft showed 101 of strength, Red Fife under the same conditions 1908 and' 104 in 1918. Grams showed 74 in 1907, thé grown, and 102 Riki 76 in Riga, ro " a cay are likely to contaminate the rest of the pile. If potatoes are found to be diseased at digging time a good plan is to fix up a place in the barn where it is 'dry and where frost can 8! be kept out for a time, and spread the potatoes in shallow piles. If, how- ever, the crop is small and no rot is evident, the storing can be done as well first as last' in the 'cellar. Boxes or crates make better receptacles than deep bins and are much to be preferred to keeping the potatoes in bags. Moreover, when the potatoes commence to sprout, as -they will do during the winter, more especially in cellars where a furnace is operated, they will be more quickly noticed when in boxes and can be more expe- ditiously handled from the boxes than if the-whole pile has to be turned over in order to take off the sprouts. The oftener the sprouts are removed as they appear the better the potatoes will keep, but the, better plan is to keep the potatoes so cool and dark that sprouting is discouraged. It is highly important that potatoes be stored only when quite dry, H It will be well, more especially a | yeap like the present, fo see that the | storage is as perfect as possible, A pense of providing a good system of ventilation would be soon offset by the better condition in which the po- tatoes keep. Experiments carried on at Ottawa would indicate" that very xs I can do this, if the World does hg impose too many handicaps. hr need Pure Milk and Fresh When I wi a little older I shall S00 BABY WILL BE WELL Has the right food. Is kept dry and clean, Sleeps alone in a quiet, cool place. Is given pure, cold water to drink, Has a bath every day. 3 'Has his meals served on time. Breathes fresh air, day and night, Is dressed according to the weather. Is given a pacifier. Is kept up late. Is bounced up and down. Is desed with medicines, Is bothered by flies and mosquitoes. 3 taken up whenever he cries. " ads I want to walk in the wood million Hite brothers and In the waters, and play in. I am Yesterday, To-day Morrow. If you will make my way easy now, ! I will help you when I grow up Iam your Hope--I Am the I& by. AND HAPPY IF HE-- Is protected from flies dt mos~ quitoes, Is kept away from sick tolks and crowds. Does not have to be shown off for: visitors. Is NOT kissed on the montis even by his mother: BABY WILL BB UNHAPPY AND CROSS IF HE-- Is allowed to go thirsty. Is fed at the family table. Is not kept dry and clean. It taken to the movies. ; Is teased and made to show off. . Is not a Fresh Air baby.' IT IS EASIER TO KEEP: BABY WELL THAN TO CURE HIM WHEN HE GETS SICK. + Usually at this season of the year there is an increase in the amount of disease in the swine herds. The aggravating cause often is the changa from dry to green corn. Hogs ac- customed to dry feeds all summer are put upon green corn quickly with- out being allowed enough time for their digestive systems to become ac- customed to the radical change in feed. Then disease which had not been able to get a hold upon the hogs when healthy begin to affect. the weaker ones of the herd. Prevention of such disease attacks consists in avoiding too radical feed changes. By allowing ten days or two weeks time for the change to green corn, with a gradual elimination of dry grains, there will be less! chance of lowering the animal's re- good results' are obtained by provid ing air space below and around the potatoes stored. To do this slats! should be nailed a little distance apart! about four inches or more from the! wall. This will give a circulation of! air behind the pile. A temporary floor should be put down about six inches above the permanent floor with cracks between the boards. This will permit air to circulate under and through the pile. Then if large quan- tities are to be stored together ventil- ators of wood made of slats and run ning from the top to the bottom=of the pile could be put in here and there through the pile. This, with the ven- tilations afforded at the sides and bottom will give very good conditions for storing. If, however, as already pointed out, the quantity to be stored is small, it is more satisfactory to keep the potatoes in crates or boxes more particularly if disease is feared. The temperature in the cellar or store house should be kept as nearly 83 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit as pos- sible. Not only will the disease and sprouting be delayed but the tubers will keep much firmer than if a warmer. temperature is allowed. To keep the temperature down before freezing weather arrives, it is well to admit outside air at night, closing the windows or other open- iy during the warmer hours of the day. a Don't forget--the housewife is an important party in the farm business. id well-ventilated cellar is the best torage to vide. The leave the farm, my lad? ole aid leave your Dad? Beat it off to town r r old father down? The sting of a'bée is only about one- thirty-second. of an inch in length. IB z0ll aside my hazy bank, . The sists cloud of theories, tel Suu where the t20ublo: lies. t Leis my Dud Hi ue, his plow, S21 became cow, gistance to disease. Feed also with the green corn some protein feed, such ag tankage or linseed meal. Experi- ments show beyond a doubt that hogs so fed are healthier and make more rapid and cheaper gains than those fed on corn alone, SSRI ALE RS Wanted--A Man to Lead. "There isn't a lad but wants to grow Manly and true at heart, And every lad would like to know The secret we. impart. He doesn't desire to slack or' shirk-- Oh, haven't you heard him plead ? He'll follow a man at play or work If only the nant will lead." 5 S/077ES My Garden. I have a little garden. I planted lots of seeds And watered them and watched them And pulled up the weeds. And now I have a pansy And a pumpkin and a bean And three tall hollyhocks With leaves big and green And best of all, a daisy I found out on the hill I dug it up and brought it home, And it is smiling still! The Frog Pond. I wonder what is down that way, In the water brown and deep? What makes the little groggies say, "Kr-r-reke, kr-r-reke, kr-r-reke?" They hop along the bank and plunge, But soon they rise to speak. I think they say, "Come in and play! "Kr-r-reke, kr-r-reke, krer-reke." I wade around; they keep so still I cannot hear a peep. When I come out they raise a shout, "Kr-r-reke, kr-r-reke, kr-rrekel" They seem to play a funny game; It's like our hide and seek. Look, there sits Tad behind A pad, And calls, "Kr-r-reke, kr-r-reke!" URED, MOE Ambition is aly ys attained; by travelling a tedious, tiresome road. There are two ways of selecting] curved good breeders; one is by trapnesting ee the other by observation and study. That trapnests are of the greatest importance in this particular has been demonstrated by the experi- ment stations and by others who make poultry raising a business. In trapnesting for the selection of breeders, attention must be given to other factors besides ability to lay. For instance, if a hen lays 200 eggs in & year, but has had some contagi- ous disease earlier in life, she should not be permitted in the breeding pen because the disease is liable to be transmitted to her offspring. A hen with a trapnest record of 200 eggs must necessarily be a healthy fowl, and with ordinary precaution one can not go far astray in selecting her for the breeding pen. In selecting by observation, health and vigor must be the main factors. The individual selected should be ac- 'and proud fashion. The comb should be bright rdd in color, soft and vel- vety; the eyes should be steady and clear. -A 1 that stands moping around or. roosts in the daytime is either weak or sick, and should never be selected, rio matter what her record] may be, Although feathers are onl a cov- must SELECTING THE BREEDERS curved beak, lack of color in shanks, worn-off tce-nails, are all indications of laying ability. It is said that hens lose color in the shanks because they lay it out of them; and the toe-nails are short and worn as a result of much scratching. Observed from the side, a 'good layer has a small head, rather round, and the general appearance of the body is decidedly wedge-shaped be- cause of the extreme fullness in its back. Large-headed birds with gval- shaped bodies are never good layers. If a good layer is picked up she will be found to possess considerable weight for her size. Examination will show the distance between the pelvic bones for egg-laying ability is a good method, but the inexperienced are likely to have difficulty at times in estimating the distance, especially i2 the hen is an old ome with much fat. The distance between the pelvic bones seems more than it is, for the lower bone is forced down by super- fun a i i 8 In pel a male bi nd | one Nien has, size and color and erect. Pick a hearty Salds possible, the tendency of malea being to allow the hens to. eat 'and have nothing for