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THE CORN BORER SITUATION IN 1926 ^ II « ~ . i â€"I V f y Ontario Agricultural College luues Statement. Bleeding Maricet Poultry. Bleeiiintf throiyfh the mouth is the must cft'eciivo methpd of hancl'inff cut c<)ri-«c;ly With tha and with ita hv knife is the l>tad« is just back of th<-^ull ajkl to the '-â- eft. It is then prcpt-d down end â- i'awn foi-ward and across the ha^e of :ae skull to the rij;ht. As »>oa an a free flow of blood i market poultry. '' On m&de is all thut ks m Th« writ«ii- Bpent the last two w«ok3 Act and every farm-T ie now obliged birdiiusi;en«ied by -s In August inspecting the «>>n field* by lavr to carry out thj Rejfiilatioiia breast toward the ki^^ of Eeaex, Kvnt, I^ambtoi!, EU'in, Mid- UI^d»r th* Act. An inspector has been in.«ertcd so thiU the mi dteaex, Oxford, Norfolk and Priace appointed in each of these counties to is just back of thr-THi Ednrard. The Vocal inspector under see that this in d>ne. But this does the Com Borer Act accompanied bim not mean that fanners in other coun- in each county. | ties may sit. back, and do n«>thing. I \ LABOE INCREA3I ' " '*^ '^^^ "^ **"'*'^' '^rmer to do his The season Jua b^n fa^>>rable to f^""'. *" *-'"?"''*'â-  Com"*--"^ -^"se and starts, the bird should be ki' led by de- »v,^ y^^. ^^,y^ fV,» r,-i>i> that chore ^^^ farm-.^r's own we.fare demands it. braining:. Tn dnmjj this, as well as in v'i! ^!!': )?ii -llf-If^-f^ rfiv li^ I^t ^"y "i^" who has the lea«t doubt picking the bird by the dry method, it aa to tlio destructivon 'SB of the borer la important that no pressure be ex- | visrt Etsex and Kent and talk with erted on'th-a neck or throat which will the farmer then; and he will cume interfei-e with free bleeding. i home a chaivged man. Many people Other factors of importance in se- ] think tirnt because there is a large curingf good bleedinjf are starving the number of siloe in their county aud bird fo"- twen'y-four hours previous to mobt of the corn stalks are consumed killing, cLean cutting of the gUfe-ular , therbfore the borer will mot increr,?e in vein, protection of the cut blood vessel has been a larn^ increase in every dis- trict in w*ich the control measures were not generally pracllced last fall or thiji spring- Essex and Kent, as prwdioted 'ast autumn, have at least twice as many borere asi in 1923, nicst of the early and also much of the 1 itar omn in these two counties i)eing rid- dled by the l)orx>rs. The farmei-s in these counties a borer means ar.d The Canadian Homlmaklr ^ jertas PLANNING . DCCORATING 0^ waaTc^ grfic/ss cofering BUILDING . rURNIl -i.NG FINANCING . GARDENING BULBS SUITABLE FOR SMALL GARDENS t last realize what the ^^^'^ county, but experience shows it ia from the outside air, an inverted po- id' moflt of them feel '"<^''**s''*8 almoet everywhere. The sition of the bird while it is bleeding, t.r. ntt^mnf tr. or iur '*u'"'>^'' <>' ^^^ borers ill the province and the involuntary convulsions which that it is useless to attempt to grow T » i T.^ 7 k-" â- â€¢â€" »..u w.^ .,.v^.u„.«ry ^onvu.sio, f^-.,.^ „nii' ffc^ ^f »,.= K^, •»*« at ^«'8t doubled every year alnc«, occur after the bird is killed. brought undar control. In Lambton, especially southf^rn their discovery six years ajro. The cause of this in every county j has beP'n the failure of m.H:iy men: Frozen Conibs. Lamoton, the increase has been very â- ^â- ^ ^ .^i. ,. ^ j -^ n 1 im. • . n u ^ ^ _.v-4 A -i.' ,. ^\. a- x.^ m ii. either to see that uafed corn stalKs i The easiest, as well as the mosrt hv-- rapid, due partly to tiw» flight of moths from Kent and Essex and partly to faiiini^ to di.spoae of the remnianta of l«srt year's com crop and to nwt plow- ing the stubble.under. Many fl-ne fields were burned or plowed under, or to mane, treatment for frozen comb.s, and , plow the com stubble under well and wattles in the majority of cases is to not drag it up again. In every coon-' cut off the affected parts with a pair: ty there have been each' year scores of of shears. , 41, r I. 1. x- •! "1*" who merely tore up the corn Some of the most practical-minded „-^"*!'"":^â„¢i'Tj^''*..P!^*''*^i^ 8tubi)!e and sowed the field to another; Leghorn breeders in the country make crop, and dozens of others who plowed , a practice of dubbing all male birds at the stuiihle under but dragged it near-! the begi-niving of winter. This avoids ly uH up again. Scores also left com all danger of freezing provided both sialics aid summer lyinig around the oomb and wattles are closely clipped, barns or in ths fields. Control is not ! Furthermore, there is some justifl- possible urjder such conditions. U is indeed a very small gurdeu where space cannot be found tu plant a tow kiuds of the bull>ou« iiiunts o( which there axe many hardy and satis- factory onea. The purchase of bulbs should be looked upon as aa invest- meut as not only do he plants give of their beauty perennially hut they Increase In numbers as the years go by and tbue their money vahie is In- creased. Use of the Bulbs. The biUbs which tlowei- In spring, o'. which the following can safely be re- commende'l for the smtiil garden.- may be planted in bfxls or borders accord- ing to the desires of the owner. Tht-y are useful for formal garden schemes or tor planting naturally and for niasa- L:g in the pereunial border. Narcissi lly Henry J. .Moore. nviUiualn their numbers year by year but cdTtaiu kinds are likely to luore«i3e largely tlieir numbers. Like the Dar- w\a. ToUpii tb<! Uarfodils may be plant- ed In beds and aunual Uowt^ring pUuts be grown over the dormant bulbs in summer, thus assuring both a s:>riug and summer display oC llowers In oue bed. It Is ktorhuiis for use In iho peren- nial border, however, tliat the sr.iU I garden owner wlU purchase buibs. For I this purpose he need uot procuw many of any kind. The practice in planting should be to mass tte bu'.ba In num- bers of perhaps a dozen of the larger kinds such as Daffodils, Tulips, Hya- cinths, and from this number to twenty of the smaller ones to each mass, such us Suowlrops- while. Cro- cus- â€" various, SclUaâ€" blue. Glory of tN>n«d, tbera are u few itummer floi^ urinr ones which are grown In many gardens The Gladiolus Is perhaps me best known of thsse. It should b« planted luring iho latter h&If of May and where .>rut'juuuial effects or rath* er nai'iraJ efitecta are deoired It wlH appear to greater advantage -shea massed In numbers of twelve or so to the mass in the mlddia of the border. Lilies which ore usually phuue-d la the fall are also often growu. Of Uieee we have In ordier of hardiness, the Tiger Lily. Regal Lily. Madouna or Asctuelou Lily, and the Qoldeu B«nd- ed oue of Japan. Theee when massed in ntuubers of thr<*e to flv-w look very lino in the pedrennial bonier and If planted In a porous sandy lotun whieh la well draJnod will endure in our «M- mate. To plaiit them in a heavy on- •very stalk infested and will be nearly rnir.oj. In Fi-.j-in and Middlesex there has also been an increase over last year, but not nearly so great as in Esseic and Kent, bicause most of the com last year was cut low anii the stubble better buried than usual. Fields can be found, howTjv-er, in both of these counties with every stalk infested. Oxford and Norfcjlk also show an increase, e^ipecially in the southern half in enL-h case. Prince Edward County has a re- rc-arkabb increase. It is only two years pinre the first borer was found in this county. Yet in out tour of over thirty miles through it we could easily find the insect in every field and even There CONTROL MEASrEES SU.MMARIZED. 1. Cut the corn low, even if this means cutting only one \vay this year. 2. Ensile or feed or shred all the stalks poss-ible, and b • \\ any that are left over, wh-rever tbu2y may be. cation for the belief that the dubbed fowls are less affected by ordinary cold w^ati.er. Certainly a male bird I with badly frozen comb or wattles ia i useless as a breeder for some time. Of course this practice cannot t>« \ followed with show birds or with â- â-  breeding stock held for sale. If found in time, frozen parts can be thawed , 3. Plow under «>m;3letely with a wide furrow plow and a chain where out slowly with "snow and light rub- necessary, all th^ stubble, weeds and : bing to re-establish the circulation. com debris in the field. i They should then be greased once or This \-ear, owing to storms, much of . twice daily with an ointment such as the stubble will havo been left long. ' equal par+s of vaseline, glycerine and m every sma.-l p.ot mspsccsd. j^ ^y^.^ ^ ^.^^ ^un a plow just beneath turpentine 13 n-o douhr, that takmer the ^.^e stvrbble row and throw it all out,, ("^ I^vir.--> as a whole there are double ^^^^^ harrow and then plow." the nun-ber of borer? there were last 4. In the sprinig rol' the field before ' Artificial Lights. year. This is a very s?nou3 situation ,.u.jtivatin-s and use a diec, not a' It is a comparatively easv matter ' and one that every farmer must take toothed, impLment in» working the to overdo the matter of increasing the ' to heart if ha wishes to continue gi-ow- g^^j] Ug^ ^ jjig^, j,.i;i i„ sowing. i length of the hen's day bv the use of j htt-g corn, and many of our farmers i\^y^ are hundred.^ of fanners all artificial Rights. Some persons have. feel that for them no other crop can ' ^^.^^ ^he country wl _,^. _, doing all reasoned that if a little light is a good , take Its p.ace. * j that is necessary and not linding it thing, more is better, and so have in-; WHAT MOST BE DONE. hard. The rwt can do the same if they , creased the hen's working hours bo- , The eight counties mentioneJ above try. In no other way «j; there .'ny yund the safety point. ! have been put uiider tuo Corn Borer hope of holding th.e borePii- ; . . V It is not difficult to get a flock of I .1 â€" 1 pullets to laying at i>etter than 50 per , OutdcKW Wintering. Though outdoor wintering, is h«e<-om- ing very popular and i> considered highly successful, there still come in reports of losses which, however, are ture makes them difficult to cu-o, but ^â- '-'"'- ^^ ^^^ ""'^ °i ''S^'^. but exper- also is responsible for thoir giving"-'"" ^«^ P'"^^'**' "^"t '" m"^' ''f^-'s satisfactory results when pastured or: 'hose who do -this lose out in the long fed green. ' - â-  , â-  1 '"""• ' In the >pamphlet;which~is available I ""''"•y f'^^':*** production at this ' iat the Publications Branch ...f the ««a«)n is certain to he fo..owed sooner , usually the vesult of inadequate pr<- 1 '^ ^^ Agricu-lture, Ottawa, fs given -°-^ ''''«'• b>' ^ ^^'"'"P *"'' Perhaps a par parations_ b.-ing niudo for the winter.,^ ^^^,^ ^^^ ^^^^.^^ fromfeots at the tial molt, .-^o that the average egg yi-/u Wintering c>^t*x>rs means ,^^^ore', Centrai Exlx,vimeT^U\ Fann -Mi a'.so^^F ^^'f ^^^J ""^^ fall below than merely placing one's colonies in (fuotations from rerorto received from their winter cas-2s :>.nd leaving themj-f- .»;,„„ i, V„" ,„ i „t„n „ ;_ ^. ^ ., . ^ ,. nitierent orancn rarnis and stations in there to pR3S the winter. It means' -, n,„ « ,- „ i : tv„ -..:* 1 • n 1 hhn provinco.s, showing the suit- preparing the beei in the best way they may come out :a:i tho ' abilitj- of these fleshy annual crops for possible that strong in the spring, for the ^^°"^ Jit-on- colonies are the' profitable ones. ' With, this in viev,-, preparations should be .-^tartjd about the end of July by seeing that th.- colonies are head-ed by young qucen.« <;r at least vigorous ones, in order that a large force of young be?s may be produced. Sh'-^uld there be no fall flow to stini'iT.-it!^ brood rearing it may be n-crossary h, fee.l. Wiater cases having hj^n made ac- bro^a sows and stowing pigs a wide range of soil an<l climatic eon In Prince Edward Inland 'rape has proved good pasture in the fall for .steers. In. Nova Pcp-tia it hus proven the same for hog^.' Brandon, Mairitoba, result.s indicate that rape has an important place as a quick pas- ture for cattle, sheep and hops. It recovers quickly from frost. Rape is generally known tfirouurhout the we;st d what might have been obtained without the ' use of lights. This may mean also a -mailer total return for the year. It is general-ly consid-ered best to use ' only enough light to bring the flock production up to forty eggs daily for each hundrwl hens .d.uring. the winter months. ; - '• â- â-  ; 1- - ; • i _ ; II-.-. â€" ^-'â€"^~~ iHl ' ''Headirglrts Deserve Care. ' Your headligtits^ should receivp the proper atteniloii 8*0 they won't cause inronvpulence and danger to other people. (Dnffodtls), Tulips and Hyacinths are generally used to fill teds and are planted ttVe or sti Inches a.part. The small garden ow.ner, who has not lu-ucii monejf at his command. should not purcha.se the early spring flowering Tulips as these deteriorate after the first dowering in Canada, but .should depend on the Darwins, which 11' least endure and sometimes in- crease their numbers every year. Thus If they ai'e plantiMi In a hfid they may be left ., after flowering and annual plants bay be sown or be planted in the bod when the leaves and stems of ihe Dai-wins have decayed, w.hi(di will bo about the 1st of June. To buy Hyacinths wHl also be tolly where money la to be eonsldered, as these a&o deteriorate after flowering, especially i.s it an expensive pro- cedure where a whole bed Is to be filled, naffodils. however, may safely bo pMrt-hased- because they are even more reliable than the Darwin Tulips and. niay be relied upon not onl.v to the Suow â€" blue, Wln-ter Aconite â€" yel-' i low, Mead<5w Saffron-^-rosy purple, j Dog's Tooth â€" violet. white purple, l-Rose. rod. L°ucojum. Spring auJ ijum- mer Snow-fla'kes â€" white flowers tipped" with greeni or xbIJow. For beds or J btrders the distance batwesn the Uaf- ; fodlls. Tulips, :ind Hyacinths .yiculd be about tiVe inches in their masses.- ; For the rest of the buibs the distaaice between should be considerably re- duced, three or four Inches apart vIH be proper. The time to plant the forementionod subjects Is during October. The large . kinds s-uch as the first mentioned i should be pLinted in holes which are five or Six inches deep and the othej- kinds three to four inches. With the ; exception of the Daffodils and Tulips which may be planted In masses , throughout the border the rest shouiid be pafised along the front as they are ; of a very dwarf nature. I In addition to the s-pring flowering bulbous plants which have been meu- ' lightened clay may- result In fallui* as where moisture Is lielil in :'ie soil for any length of nme (he buibs wlU rot away. Lilies wlilnh are ro^reived too '.'dis in the autrnin to plant may be pcri^ and be 'f*rrie>i over winter lu a, gardt.-n franio, profcCT.-B»g..Wy litter or in a cool ctl-ier, wl;ei'e»t»m grqwJ.K .,. will irdt calre plaoft They may W' "^ planted cat In spring. LiMes should bo plant-ed about twelve, inchee apart, and to 'he depth ., , of thslr vertical diam >ter. thus If a . lily bulb is four inc/..:a throu.sh veortt. '• cjliy. ir should be s?t down in the soU to a depth of eight Inches. That Is the bottom of the bulb sl;»;uld be this doej). LlUes. and in fact all the bulbs s'bould i-vj-, be covered by means of a layer of- strawy litter during uariy wiuier. part- ly for protection, altljough practically all the subjects mentioned herein are hardy (tf covered with snow), wi'h . ... the exception of the Gladloina. which ,.,'•' must be lifted and he stor&»I away over. • winter. ::>:, I cabinet, mix thre? drams of powdered, iron-sulphate and three of gentian root. Use this dose twice a week if necessary. • j as affording good pasture for Inmb^, brood sows and stowing pigs. | It' yearlimr colts, are still wearing^ cording to ores own design or to j^,-^ j^ ^^^^^ e-xt^n.'A^y in the last year's coat, and have poor appe- drawing which may be had by writing pj^^,. Valley and on Vancouver Is- tites, give them some "worm medicine. ] to the Bee Division, Central E.tperi- ^^^^ ^^^ j^^^ p^^^.^„ ^,^' ^^ ^^ best : There are some good romodies on the, mental Farm. OtUwa, about the end available gre»n foods for pou'trv and market. Or. if you have a medicine , of September the colonie. after being f^^ ^.;^^ ,,„,,., ' i -- weighed, are placed m the cases and -^ four inches of packing is placed T ^ . anctemoath and about the sides of the Thistle Eradication. hives. The coionies are then fed, tf necessary. Any ten-frama Langstroth Some growers have got rid of Can- hive without its outer cover that doe-; ada thistle by applying salt. This callh not w^gh at least 75 pounds, should t'or enough salt to make the land be fed 1 pound of sugar for every actually alkaline. Other growers have pound lacking in a syrup composed of tri^^^ smothering the weeds with tar 2 parU beet granulated sugar to 1 paper. This usually fails, as th«^ tar part water For straight wintertirg. paper is too often trampled by live- sagar which contains no residue to stock or blown away. eio? the bees' intestines is superior to Methods of cultivating infested honey, in that sugar breaks down into areas, then planting a smother crop. gas and water, whereas honev leaves have been ad\ocated. For the smother THE HANDY GLUE POT BY HELEN.\ KORTE. â- Where there arc children the gltie . pot and the paste pot are always in-' demand. Children love to paste things, cut-outs,. .puzzles, pictures, all sorts of. scraps in all sorts of crapbooka. They Sire certain to learn something in the crop vetchts, hemp or sunflowers have been used. This has not always bien succeesful. In ar.in? rich soi's whei^ moisture is adetiuat' a thick rl'.nting of hemp at about on? and a hn"f bu.sh- els an acr? has so complel^-ly over- shadowed th? thistbs : s t-> eliminate tlyni. The only known control for th's.Je is the c'ean-cultvr.-> syslora of culti- 1 per- mit thist'e growth without oavo:! .got- tinjT to the li^ht wi'l .«r.t) th-> energy d no furth-»r of thu nlant. use uti-hhe ^-oi supply stored in th? rootin' sy-t^m a-d pre- vent a n'jw rnpnlv b-»ing formed. As wi;h bin.'!woA-{, lnle'<9i''e e 1 ivv»ti<^n i9 th-> nioit prartic 1 j-viy of -dastnylnif largs- are.'.s frf *hi.stlp. Tho-ron-'h plowinc. takiT»!t i arrow furrow slices with .s>.n'-p implTincnt* a renidue â€" honey, however, is neces- sary for brood rearing in the spring. The beps being fed th? required am- ount of syrup or as much a.<< they will take down, the top packing is put in place. Natural windbreaks should he used tf available; otherwise wooden fences «lmi?ar to the snow fi'^ces of the vail- rcMid shoii'd be providetj to br-.-ak the roct-stan-ation follov.c! by a piercing winds that would .strike and vated crop. Any s..-.item that w chill the oo'onies The above veqii!t-r»ni6nt« for rood winteriBj? being satisf. •ttention will Ve re<iuiro-d until spring ^- ;, Succulent Annus 1 Pastures. Tliere are thrs^ . .'ucicu *rvt a;>n'-ial pastures particularly ^rown in this country. Thei^ «re rape, ks's and cabbage,' -TJfe lt«*t named t» not cften )»« beer most efreq^i^J. Wh«ce ouTU »f*rr*4 to .I* regains its (fnality as' vatjcn can be startedcarly in the sea- n fora(t« p'aht, but a,V stilted, In a r^', son and kept up througlvjut the ye.sr, eently issued pnmchlet by the Porstge not allowing grec-pl^af growth, the Cwp divisi0j\ of'tbe Central ^Kporl-' pVnts usually are killed out bv tho 9tif»- "^^ one subject of icnve^Mtion mertal Farm, at. Ottawa, the Savoy «.nd of th«. first j .-ar, ' aM along the coast trcm Bark.*/ to â- â- â€¢'â- " . _ - . [ Qyatsino ig piirbard«. Uurlng the p«et ~*~ ! w^lnter and spring fourteen new plajits Meal it poi^r fe?d for h,}r3«Q If ' have be»n constructed, most of which THE PtLChAf^DS The sainuni i» t.b<Hi-l to flllJ a. ke«n rival for s-upremaoy in the British Co- lumbia flshl'ig Indumry iu tha opinion of John Babcock. aaslatactt eomnais- sloner of flshertM for the rrortac*. During tha past year the pilohard ha» advanced lo a position of grp«t import- (wriiik!-e4[ . leaf) and Drumhead (gnirK>y»-Ieaf ) types make a succulent, pajj^ab-e' ^Cd\prolhabIe addition Uf . our annufti parturoj. Exp^rlijwiU inj their t<elh are in good shape. It is aie in a position to opeiate as soon as Only Tha the cuJtivatian <rf ihamt ojr.*pe have! e»twi tco fast and .sticks in tho horse's the pllcbarda stHke the coaM. been conducted for eeverat years .^t tha thro«t. Give lne horse n ehonce to three ptenfa perated last yxir. r«:-ia: nnd branch famw and gU-; wh» hj« grhider*â€" that's what the v sr* wbflii.S P'lat »' ra.h*Jof, Kyuquot Uoiu thrcBKhout C«n«d«k Hlgli m»to-' for. ^ Sound, will heraafte;. be op-.^attd a» OF 'Th€ f»AC»FlC » pilchard r-ddualou plant. The m me with th» old whaMng staUoa at S^h art Upward* of »2,0O0.(Kra. *W W spent to reisodal the o-W o^o*ry »*â- â-  i Vcuelwt wli«r* pUctasrda wUl^bfl h«»-, .^^.94. â- .;- • . .-••!->â- '*' â- â-  iM I PUpharda are oa th9,.*y3f?s».,l*r»er. than herrings and are rfcfiL In oil *h1ch . la ujsed in nialriM; o^ii-Sfgariiie, fln«t soaps and varniih. Thip ye»r tjw oU will be 8i»4pped In bwlk. and .tl*9, Cana- dian Paelftc vessels h»-»o been e<i«lPt p»d with great tanks for Its transipor- tatlon. Th« aboV* phdt*>«tapli shows the 9.9. t^rlncces Ens. b«rthed «t the C.P.ft. pier at VanoouTW. where she arrlvM with the ftnt cargo of ptichard oil of the process, if it is nothing more than increased deftness in the handtin-g of delicate articles. Even that is worth •while. Their efforts may be guided but they should not be discouraged, however messy and useless they itmy seem to l>e at times. The materiala needed are not numerous or costly. Many serviceable varieties of giue, paste, mucilage, even cement, may be easily and cheaply made at home. A simple and excellent paste for scrap-books, and for any pastipg of paper or cloth where great strength is not required, is mado from flour. Mix flour and cold water into a smooth batter. It must \fa absolutely fr^ from Inmpiness. Put into it a pinch or two of pulverized alum. Then pour on iwilin^ virater, .stirring briskly to keep it evenly scalded and smooth and until a thick paste is formed. If it ft for more than tmporary use, cook in a few drops of carbolic acid or oil of cloves. Either \vill prevent fermenta- tion. This paste ^ViK nbt cause the 'eaves of a book to curl as gum muci'- agc usually does a-'d so is best for the ecrapbook. I' a light weight Is put on the book while, the leaves are atjlV damp, they will-, dsiy s^i^rghc and smootit: For mounting photograph.* and other kinds of wo*k r^uiring c»re in ordor to secure dainty cItecU and neat flnls|i, tlie h?fl caste is made of laan- dry starch, jjlpjij^ ^hsj^awjli ni^th in P0(ld, water. Pour coi.ing water over It^ rarrihg' all the time until it is nnoit^,and traruparent. U should be thici but not .quite.,as stiiT a^Vthe flour 'past& d©*eribed. Add a faw. drops of carbrPa acid to give it toting qual- ities! A A ifine, .strong librahjljpiasle is mad* bjf t»siftK both flour atT«j glue. Dissolve in l^t w*ter one oul^i^ of good glue and one ounce of a\m. L«t this boll up, then add gradually flour that ha* been robbed smouttyih cold water. Stir constantly to preWflt lumps and nsa enough flour to make the pact* m thick as stiff starch. When. W has cooled, beat in a teaspoon fui.ol oil- of lavender. Pour into jars- and keep closely covered. This pa.«ste is very adhesive. It is sweet smeClir.g, agree- , able to use and will keep for monthst" .A. liquid giue is quickly made by dfe» solving one pound of'best glui^ in 6na and one-half pints- of hot watjar, and then adding one pint of rinv^ar.. Keep it corked. ' ' --ri'. '< If a stronger glift iii' desired, dis- solve on,e -ounce o/ borax in a pint of. boiling water. Add two ounces of gum shellac and boil In a covered granitei dish until the gnra is dissolved. This makes a gdbd cheap cement. It Is not injured by dampness, being nearly waterproof. This chn be used for fastening labels on melals and glass. Ordinary glue tpay very easily is* made waterproof. Soak it soft in; warm water, the» melt it in linseed oil,' heating: slowly. .A.nother way, conven- ient for- farm folks, is to boil one pound of glw in two quarts of skim- med mtlk. .\n old and good cement for motaCj and g}»ss is made with oxide of lead and giyperin. Oxide of lend is merely "red lead." It comes in a reddish pow- der and can be bought at any paint shop, or drug store. Stir tho powder into glycerin until a thick paste is formed but do not mix more than is needed for immediate use, as it hard- ens quickly and then is u.=>el-.^ss. It ia a very hard and strong eetnent, and will serve many usef!, among them fix- ing glass in metal frsm-'*. '•e'pairing holes and ;.acks in iron r'. '.;, cooking dishes and so forth. To make a .strong white cemmit, dis- solve ten or eleven ounce* of white fl»h glue in a pint and a half of soft water. Put the dish containing the ghie into another dish of hot water to avoid all^ danger of icorcWng. Wh«n diaaol-vvd, add three ounce* af dry white lead. Stir and boil until it ia thoroughly mixed and smooth. When a little roo4, add one-half pint of alcohol. Bottle while warm and keep cloeeTy corked. This is one of the beat cements kno-wn for mending china. If carefully done^ the broken pieces will not come apart again eren though wash«d ia he^ , WStML v^ â-  ^ \- Jirt