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For'Wind Qwiýres Colorful 50inéh, Cretonne ib.rfy peints Beautflul Chiniz Every- Kind of ýGlass . Curtain Aluminum Venetian that dont warp Sroedloom Carpets Perfect Fiffing Slip Covers Why.nof rfùwnkh your home COMpwle. and'fake UPM W. L9II ONE YUAR TO PAY Our libéral PAYMENT PLAN' s for Your Convenience Donlf make a.nisfake end just buy window drapes or anythinqg .1w for your home. Our expert decorafors are: af your service to helpý have1 no equel in reconstructing,.. your old, furnY.iure. You doin know what is under the cover ' hn returned fo yod.Bu we do. We' poësitively. remove ail old materi-al' to ,the wood .frame and re-, place-it With the besf webbing, best ,$wine, anWd ail donc byhand and . refurn. t you botfer than new. quarters., r.vazIn.'JiI eJ V lits lie * ARTIFICIAL MANURE The spreàd of ùrban centers ýand thie'adveiit of motor cars,trucks, and the like bias. so greatly decreased the, suppl1y of niatural farm',manures that the borne gardener now find's it difficultto secure-as mucb of this product as is ,necessary.'to keep ýthe garden soil n tbe best condition., To overcorne tbis, difficulty we. suggesithtat a very desirable artificiat manure can be produced by e.very gardener -rigbt at borne and witb very little inconvenience. Tree leaves that will be a.vaila6le. in large quantities this fail, grass clippings, matured plants from tbe vegetable and fower garden, as wctt as straw secured f rom farms provide tbe plant materials necessary. Wben tbese are placed in a pile and coinpostèd properly for a sufficient lengtb of time they break down into a brown ôr blackish mate rial very similar toi well rotted farm matiure and not unlike it in the effect produced upon the garden soi]. How lt'a Don.. The compost ie should be made a grçat ucai eti rgiciiLciU wiiL 1)c prod'*ted which may soon accutnulate ~n large enough amoupts to completely check the.activity of bacteria. To neutralize these acids 50 pounds. of bydrated lime sboul1d also be iid witb each ton of plant remains. In preparing the. compost pile the materials .sbould ble added ini layers. Pile leavesý or straw. a foot deep over. the bottom of, the area and theil sprinkle the proper amount of 'plant food and. limé on top.. Add water to wash* these materials. down into, the pile.- Theni add, another layer a foot in depth, another 'quantity of plant, food and'lime and more watcr., Repeat this, procedure-until the pile is as higb as desired. The pile sho uld be kept higher around the edges and, it -would. be ad.visable te tramp thv materials down at the edges of thet pile -toprevent the entrance of too inuch air and also te assist îi retain-2 ing moisture. The pile should bc flat on top or else siope to the center. *Rayfor Spring Use I hsclimate enough raia will ordinarily falltet keep the pile sufficient.. ly wet. But in dry periods it will he advisable to add water. It is figured that 800 te 1,000 gallons of water -arc neede.d te bring a ton of plant materials .to the roper stages~ of decomn- 01 NEIIGHBORIOOD LOOKS SETER SIN CE WE PAVED WITHf :COCRETE the removal 'of the composted materiai. An area 10 feet square or 5 feet by 20 feet will be sufficient to bold one ton of leaves or other mateniais if tbey are piled 5 feet higb. A ton of plant materials will produce from two to two and one-haif tons of well rotted compost, depending upon. the amount of water contained. MPlieC JMI UiIi IleltOpen tlU permr factory.. Any plant remnains .vhich are not well rotted will bave a detrirnental effect on the growth. of garden plants when mixed ini the soilF Sucb vell rotted miatenials are recoinmuended for use ni the flower afl(l vegetable garden, and for iulcliing. shrubs, dahlias, roses, evergreens, anîd like. In no case should, it be spread on the lawn, it like natural farin manure. being entire ly unsati4nfct.or. Amuateur Grc irable. Or 0. T. Henkle, Ch iaterial can. the show, saysi Ibe mnade by mixi.ng 55 pounds of novice growers w 12-6-4 or a ra Iavied t amateur go, preside ut of andl 6e wèlcome to