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n a pound oats; "but not. given spread on the soil "afterfeed is' ter d'by themselves, grain unless the All breeding ewes 'are flushed ring the lattex part of October or the first of November. This consisjs dnt "putting: "in a good field of and giving them a light grain. e of oats, bran and a littl meal. Hence the ewes make a id gain in flesh, * There are sev- 1 advantages from thls practice. Aste The ewes which are bred in a thrifty condition = are more . apt "to ble breeders; 2rd, more likely to drop twins; 4th, ths flock will 'all breed more evenly together, ft ThIh Takes: i Sak het rat lamb: ing time in that lambs are all dropped within a short period of each ~~ other, thus making less work for the select fing the flock ram it ig the le "0il- | following portunity for ed. With the it is an easy mat to select out those plants that have given the largest yield of the most desirable type of potate and are, free from disease. @ pptatoes from such plants only should be gath- and eaved for use as_geed ithe year. This eaving of seed at digging time may seem to many as an extra burden during a rush of work, buf it is fot. ; Pod There is leas actusT labor attached to seed selection at' the time of 'the potato harvest "than 'there is by practising any other method of seed selection. | Furthérmore, the results from hill selection are reasonably cer: tain while with other methods there is 'some 8 tion. Potato growers would do well to watch closelyfor ex: ceptionally good plants, These, har- vested and saved apart from the main crop, may: become the grand-dads fine potato fields in the future. : vag bochvose the Very best, typl Ri) sto Finish Poultry. | #hs present Tigh pice of ; "can. afford to sell birds anal especially cockereds; in a thin © conditiofi, + The good prices rdceived _ for poultry afieat more than pay for the extra feed, and if there ever was a 'time when birds should b& finished, it is now. GE "As 'a war measure the marketing »f thin chickens should be prohibited, The most expensive part of-the bird to produce and that which is of the least value for food is the frame. The chfapest weight for the feed fed is the flech as it is.all edible, the neces sity this flesh on is evi- of putting 7 'The most profitable weight 'at which &o finish cockerels is when they weigh about 4 pounds, but even earlier rds may be fed with profit, as sev- conducted at the ¥ meat of all kinds has been dod price, Hens have been sell AL ae aghuoes ] OTT 8 i Ag me have been '2 pounds each, and' be- of being specially finished on ught good réturns and paid 'marketed in August, 152 b pounds, they were fed 3 days during "whien ined 60 pounds, weighing the end of the feeding period 8401 pounds | They consumed 180 {cornmesl, i part middling, || should Have a love mot be afraid of a little extra work in of mash and 24 gallons of buttermilk, The mash was 'composed 6f 2 parts 3 ! and 1 part buckwheat screenings. ¥ The cost of feed was 180: Ibs. at 4c per 1b.= $7.20 and 24 gal. milk at bc $1.20, mwking a total of 280 ibs, of thin "chickens that would bring 86¢ per 1b. $98.00, and it makes total cost for thin chickens and feed of $116.40. The weight of the finished chicks was 840 Ibs., havipg gained 60 lbs, in the 10 days feeding. The value per Ib, was increased because of the quality o fthe flesh to 50c per Ib, making 'the total value of the birds $170.00. : : Thixs m¥ant a revenue of $64.00 for the care of 152 birds for less than two 'weeks, It also showed that for every pound increase on the birds it took 3 Ibs, of mash and 4 lbs, of milk or an average cosé of ldc, per ib. of guin. iy : be ' Spent emamaeies - ~ Oe se iE ~" (3HAo0s5€) Pigs that ate being carried through the winter should have anc nity for an abundance of out-of-door exer- our months of age ought to last them longer and feeding twice per day will answer. = The man who cares for the pigs for the work and eed selection fs ofter | Potts fF product of each plant!y., 8| over her head. po when snow covers up the a for 13 2 on Yee ides being to cover the with substances. that .. would o repulsive to_ the mnimala. But these substances have proved inef: fective in affording the desired pro- tection, © Such' Materials as blood, liver, axle grease and other greases have no good qualities to recommend them for protecting young trees. The only safe and practical means of preventing these winter injuries is to put wire or wdod guards about the trunk of the trees. In case you discover that serious damage is oc: ig, and you want to stop it im- mediately, wash the trunks of the trees with a lime-gulphur solution, or with ordinary whitewash in which arsenate of lead hag been mixed at the rate of two ounces to each gallon. This will prevent injury until the next hard vdin. < Effective wood gnards are made of veneer cut from logs, by sperial ma: chinery. It comes in flat packages, crated together, and' sufficient wood for® each' tree costs about one 'cent. Before putting them around the trees soak in water and' wrap them about the trunks of the trees and tie them with tarred string. When the wood becomes dry it is quite hard and offers little inducement. for the mice to gnaw through. =. = (Ca These woods guards are cheap, dura: ble and effective against mice and rabbits, and if closely fitted - and pressed into the soil about the tree 'tried anid recom: -{ gut from time to time. jties in the orchard demand at: Wire" guards are more expensive. They possess all of the desirable qualities of the wood guards except 'that they do not' keep' out 'worms and bugs. The greater cost is more than set by the fact that when once ap 'plied to the trees they do not be replaced. This is a more im- "item in the commercial or- chard than on -the average farm where only a few new trees are put The best way to buy wire tree pro tectors is to buy rolls of ' it in strips twelve inches wide, ak: iflg a roll sbout three and a half inches in diameter. This makes a very desirable shield for young trees. Unless one buys material especially adapted for free protectors, a few small stakes"will' be needed to hold tite protectors in place. JiAse rule, quarterdinch mesh wire is referable, for a mouse can get his head through a larger opening and do considerable damage. It the orchard site is frequently covered with deep spews it will pay well to use higher guards to prevent rabbits from reach ing any part of the trunks of the young trees. / Fiven though the trees are well pro tected with guards it is well to keep grasses and cover crops from settling down close to the trunks of the young trees, because there is always danger of fire running through the dry grass and leaves and burning the bark of the trees. It is also a good plan to 'tramp the snow firmly about the trunks of the young trees. Young fruit trees are too valuable to leave unprotected during the win: tar. A little thoughtful attention to putting on these protectors in the fall is a good insurance apalnst winter logses from mice and rabbits. The value of one good tree will more than repay the cost of time and materials necessary to protect one hundred young trees. Lila not been invited to the picnic fhat was to be held not far from her home, and she felt very un- happy-wbout it. She had heard that there would be swings and games and ice cream, and she felt that she could not _sb&y away. "I'M hide behind a anyway," she said, "They would see you," hey mother answered, and promised her a dolls' tea party, with lemonade and crackers, if she would forget about the picnic; but Lila could not forget. . She lived in a little white houes at the top of a hill, and the picnic grounds were in a level meadow at the bottom of the hill. The might before the picnic she stayed nwake a long time trying to think how she could watch the fun even if she could not. go. After a while she had a plan. . : The next day, an hour before picnic tree and watch, 'time, she was very busy. First, she put on her oldest clothes;-then she put Doh, the big shepherd dog, into the woodshed, and went into the bam for a while. After about ten minutes she came out rolling a large sugars barrel on its side. Under arm she carried a bundle of hay, and she had a big splint When she reached the top of thé 'hill, at last, she turned the bar- rel up or end beside a stump 'put the hay into it. After that she mbed over, the edge, pulled the bas: on the barrel like a cap, basket turned down | hal iq ha adones i | His Master needed him. He heard ed the call. y E | Within my sleep I dream of him each 'big 2 1 A there was no way to stop him, he heard Lila's voice he jumped af the barrel joyfully. It tilted, them settled back into place. A secon time he pounced upon it, and that time over it went, girl and all, and began to' roll down the tong hill, slow- ly at first, then faster and faster. Down on the picmic grounds a lit- tle girl looked up and pointed. "Whats that coming?" she cried. 4 "A runaway barrell" two or three othey voicea exclaimed, and some one else said, "Head it off!" ik Two boys stopped the whirling bar- rel. and with puffing and pushing set it up end pulled off the basket. A red bow bobbed up and then ducked ouf of sight. - "A girl! A girl!" they cried. Every- one came running. Lila stood straight up in the barrel and shook the hair out of her eyes, She was shaken but not hurt, and she was winking 'hard to keep back the tears, "I wanted to watch the picnie," she said. : "We didn't even know that there was a little girl in the house on the hilltop," thg mothers said, when they understood, «and they 'lifted her out Whkn proper corn syrup, fruits, dat te. Br iron, Hil dad tT rer sone water, % lem : juice), % cup corn €yrup 'and 2 table: spoons ¢o! + Cook the filling until it is thick enough to spread. Marguerite:--Yes, 'it is permissible to, send. candy to the men at the front but It is against the law to. make sweets in the home, using cane sugar, However, you can make them with substitutes gush Ss maple syrup, white Organizeri--In summoning your women workers together for winter order of the day. ons are <4 Mrs. Rex You are being by to extend the distribu ing the winter months on ih a miS" i - 9 Ontario {Plenty of ful this winter" . ; devised order system for the benefit of fatale ers and those living in sections whee fish ave not retailed. Dealers ywill bo encouraged to cater to this trade by packing fish in 50 and 100 pound boxes, quoting the price f.o.b, ship: ping point, and accepting mail orders for delivery by express. In this way, a farmer can secure early in the, win | tar sufficient frozen fish to last dur- ing the season, and thus cut down his consumption of other meats, INTERNATIONAL LESSON NOVEMBER 8. Lesson V. Appetite and Greed-- Genesis 25. 27-34. Golden Text, Dan. 1. 8. Time.--Only a conjectural dute can be 'assigned for this desson. Isaac! was forty yeans old at the time of his marriage to Rebekah. They had nd children for twenty years, until in an: swer to prayer the twins, Faau and Jacob, were born, These boys must have reached maturity by the time of the present lesson. The purpose of the narrative is in dicated in Genesis 26. 23. The in- dividual traits of the two men set forth the issues end conflicts of two peovie--the Edomites, descended from u; and Israel, descended from In the end Israel, the chosen of God, overcomes those who the higher and more spiritual acob. people despise values. Verse 27. Esau wag & skillful hun ter, a man the field--These two phrases describe the natural charactdr and Yetpperainent of the man. He enjoyed hunting, but did not care for steady work; adventure appealed to him more than the discigiine of pro: ductive employment; to hunt a to eat were his chief joys, a sort of barbaric, rugged nature, not without excellencies of a certain sort; intense in emotion, but subject to its power. Jacob was a quiet man; dwelling int tents--The pastoral ideal is the key | fo this description, It is the orderly | man in contrast to the undisciplined, | irregular hunter; selfcontrol is the main feature ot his chiractyts Heady ur , whether good or bad, rule in fi Tite. Jacob was a man of affairs, a manager, capable of getting results. Such the natural di itions of: the two men; each, capable of much good or much evil. 98. Isaac loved Esau, becaGse he did eat of his venison--The father and the son svere unlike in most respects, but agreed in their fondness for gavory food. Was this the oid man's weak point? At any rate, he was partial toward Esap, as Rebekah waa toward Jacob, Parental favoritism is the source of much spoiling, and it was this that did much harm to these two sons. It followed them alt their days. It takes no prophet to fore: 'cast trouble in such a family. 80. Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage--The word "pot- tage" is not inthe original; it is, liter: and brought pink ice cream in a blue bowl: All the little girls stood round and smiled at Lila, and offered to, swing 'her, and she was very happy. And after a while Don, who had run away when he saw the people, cama | wagging back end had a plate of bones, which was more than he de- served. 4 ilps 'My Son. Somewhere in Fromge there lies my y on It seems such little time since he was small; - And now -his life on earth so soon is or ST do me, Fox with the conting of the morning £ Bi t night, : And wake to find he 'cannot come | [ seem i y see this grave Beross the sea. ™ 2 & now the sorrow and the bitter loss Mary felt when on that day at ally, "some of the red, tha red." The thing indicated is described in verse 84; ut was a soup made of lentils, something like pea soup, of a dark, reddish brown color, still an article of diet in Syria. The expression is em- hatic apd indicates the intensity of w's hunger. He was hungry and exhausted; his natural tendency to make much of mere Piysieal appetite wae intensified. he sight: and aroma of the food took possession of his mind. 81, Sell me first thy birthright -- The birthright denotes the advantages and rights usually enjoyed by the first born son. It di a position of honor as the head of the family, a double share of the inheritance, and | presumptively greater natural vigor; | ut it was believed to be transferable to a younger son who proved himself more worth of the sigwitg The Bible adds to the idea of the birth: right greater spiritual privileges and blessings. be sovenant romise made to Abr am was included in the blessing. * Phe mixed character of Jacob appears in this transaction. He was capable of appl i the value' of a birthright, althou resorted to unfair means to "obtain it. He the worth of divine blessing, = Mere physical foneure. did inpt "vile hn decisions or satisfy his soul. Knew there was a sii e spiritual value to be sought Pre won, i 82. Esau spid, Behold, I am abou io, i valuell 'ancestral privilege and knew |" 16 | be washed as often as: bout | ho a eqlt tion in life and the richest. blessing God can bestow, No man ean afford to live on his feelings; they wiil in- variably betray him; a balanced judg ment becomes impossible. 83, - Swear to me first---The oath was a sacred snd bindigg custom among Orientals. Jacob knew that a man who parted with a great an cestral right would change his mind, a: thing fo easily given away might be as earily recalled, He determined to make the thing sure. \ 84. So Frau despised his birth right--In Hebrews 12. 1§ FEecau is called a "profane perzon." Tne word "profane" means 'before the. fane" 4nd indicates the ground outside of a temple or sacred enclosure. Hence common ground, walked over by max and beast. A profane man is one who makes himself common; the has no deep respect for himself as a spir- jtual being. and passion has free course inhis life. A profane man spiritual value. Temptations sweep through such a soul almost without resistance. Bsauw's continual care- lessnees about the great things of life made him weak lin the hour of temptas tion. a cl it SHDarry From the time the heifers are bred until they drop their. first calves is' another critical period in the life of dairy heifers, and in moat instances they will thrive better if kept away from the older members of the herd." It is better to keep them by them- solves for the few months they are with calf on account of the danger from abortion, either through injury by the older cattle or from conta" gio, as there are very few herds of dairy cattle that are entirely fres from this complaint. Contagious abortion is one of the most serious diseases that the breeders of regis: tered dairy cattle have to contend with at the present time. It is quite unnecessary that the or: dinary farmer should "convert his barns into breeding : establishments, devoting his attention to breeding in dgipains" and families of a fancy sort, at the expense of his other farming bperations. ----l Care of the Eyes. The person who wishes to koey young and useful should take excel: lent care of the eyes. Eye strain, besides other ill-effects, causes wrin kles. i avoid straining it unneces parily. This means that the eyex should 'be closed for ® few. seconds now ant then when employed on work 'requiring great concentration. It means also that the eyes should never be strained by trying to read in 'a poor light or one that is badly placed. It means also that as soon as any eye trouble is suspected @ good oculist should be consulted. i - Besides all this, tie eyes should be kept constantly clean. Inthe mon ing when you be=washed out with an eye-cup and a solution of boric acid. This is no eye is to thing more or less than a smaller of boric acid powder dissolv: spoonful ed in a pint of previously boiled wa: ter--the boiling being necessary to insure the purity of the-watey A botlle of this solution will last 'iveral weeks, This mild antiseptic: will yagi en. cost from the ¢ypi sx lashes; or will remove the film pflen present afler & night's sleep, and wi. leave the ewes feeling clear and freshed. J x 23! ew 3 Enameled Kitchen Walls. If a painted wall is enameled it ricessaTy W Tivery common appetite" loses the sense for' The first rule in the care of the get up the eyes should