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z : EEL8Ti3T bri: i 2 8 ght legs. Mites live in the and crevices of the house, Des ae at ae Theaters so birds only at serefore, spray- ties ing is the only way to destroy them, and treating the hen does no good. A thorough spraying with a good coal- , tar product, or with kerosene, is effec- y tual. Every part of the house should this' satisfactory. : Sound ean be atten back veran: are these: fruit and vegetables for canning, shelling peas; stringing be soaked, after it has been cleaned, room, one of the first, problems was to find furniture for it. Drawing regi- ments of rockers out on the verandah to sway in a few hours, and then drag- 'ging em back in the house again, never did appeal to me. It is such a . Waste of ene . Moreover, if a ver- 3 b worn Having. it is "worth 2 % e 'are used 2 3 w= . The: furni for my verandah : ts of an old but strong dining-room table painted. green, kitchen chairs, a.small table to be used as a buffet or serving table, and a big, comfy rocking chair painted to match. If your handyman happens to have a little spare time, perhaps you can coax him to benches od 'build you a: table and which you can paint. Or if you prefer '. "to 'buy verandah furniture--and I envy you if you can do so--there are ~ + If the verandah is to be enjoyed, it "must be i with there is rain or a heavy dew. The blue and white checked gingham cushions in my rocking chair launder beau- tifully, and for added protection from rain the feather ticking two small linoleum rugs on the floor--= rag ones would do as well--and a small gray pitkle jar for flowers: There are 6 blossoms, lilacs, daisies, and the other varieties; ¢ furnishings ned ot worry when is covered : beans; p otatoes and other vege- and a second spraying should be given tables and fruits, stemming berries in about twelve days to destroy the 'and raisins, mending; sewing, and young which may have hatched in the \ 3 'meantime. Then there is the front verandah ol : eet ---------- my summer-living room. It no 2 ; been' screened yet because the flies and Cultivation and i Cove Crops mosquitoes do not bother us there. In the Urchard. On it is a comfortable | swing,! The handling of clean, cultivated @ mighty oe utgrowth orchards calls for careful, frequent 'of the barrel-stave hammock that working and in practically all cases | was neither comfort 40 1i# in nor a system of cover-cropping or green | attractive to the eye, & few comfort- manuring would be of benefit. The able chairs; and: a small table. These land should be worked up in the spring and the floor are painted a dull gray.'as soon as its condition permits and The cushions are of gayly colored hereafter cultivation needs to be fre- red and white and black figured cre- quent enough to maintain a dust tonne, the table covering is of black mulch or loose layer of soil on top of oflcloth bound with scarlet bias tape,' the ground and only deep enough to and the long cushion-like pad on the form this mulch. x wall seat is of black ollcloth, which is, The amount of rain which falls not injured by rain. This berich seat during the growing season in Ontario is in reality a box. It has a lid that js at best rarely sufficient to supply 'opens. In it I place the-cretonne- the needs of the tree and erop so it covered cushions, the magazines, and niust be carefully conserved. By early other = verandah furnishings which cujfivation loss of water stored in { would not withstand the rain at night.| the ground during the spring is re- A bouquet of flowers in the common duced to a minimum and cultivation BE fai Ie Cy Ss Brn 6 ir i crust from 'on ace' to match the porch box in which flow-! the soil, will further conserve this ers and ferns grow. water and in addition will make the Awnings: nisy be used to protect the most of the rain which may fall dur- verandah from the sun, but I prefer to, ing the summer. The growing season use vines for this purpose. I like eultivations-should be shallow because | climbing | roses and - "honeysuckles, many -small feeding roots grow mear clematis, woodbine, the ornamental the surface and would be destroyed by gourd, or any other of the vines fes- deeper working. These roots will time when they need 8 moisture at both most acutely. Plow down the ; cover crop in the fall or early spring y , before it has made much growth.--D. ' . of Horticulture, On- tural College, Remedies for Potato Pests. The-leaves of the potato' vine must be kept green and healthy if a maxi- mum. crop is to be obtained. Both in- sects and diseases should and can be fought and conquered if the well known and thoroughly tested preven- tives and remedies are used, says Mr. W. T. Macoun, Dominion Herticultur- ist, in his bulletin on "The Potato in Canada." Spraying for the Colorado beetle should not be delayed until the vines are badly injured, but prepara- tions should be made to spray as soon as the larvae or young bugs hatch. Fortunately there are good remedies for this insect in Paris green, arsenate of lead, and other insecticides. The longer the spraying is delayed the greater the loss will be. If cheap help can be obtained, it is advisable to spray the vines when they are quite small, or to pick off the old beetles before they have deposited their eggs. To wait until the foliage is partly eaten Is too late. By the time the pol- son takes effect the vines are badly injured and the future crop is much lessened. Parls green should be ap- plied in the proportion of eight ounces or more to forty gallons of water, with about four ounces of lime to neutralize the effect of free arsenic on the fol- iage. If applied dry, a good propor- tion is one pound of Paris green to fifty pounds of slaked lime, land plaster or any perfectly dry powder. The dry mixture should be applied when the vines are wet. Wet mix- tures may put on at any time when the weather is fine. Arsenate of lead paste used in the proportion of two to three pounds to forty gallons of water, or powdered arsenate of lead, at the rate of one to one and a half pounds, { | adheres better to the foliage than Paris green and is a good poison to use. It does not, however, appear to kill quite so quickly as Paris green, and a good' mixture to use is eight ounces of Paris green and one and a half pounds of paste arsenate of lead to forty gallons of water. : Ea I Keep the Weeds Down. An apiary in a weed patch is bound to fail. Bees must have air when | they are flying freely. If weeds grow high, they cannot properly ventilate their hives. Combs melt and the whole n| earlier," the tooned along wire netting about two foot wide. On the sleeping porch, of course, canvas curtains are essen- robably die during the winter or be; colony may be practically ruined. iy in plowing, still they are very| I know one case where a few hives quickly formed again and give the were kept in the shade of orchard until the season ends with astors,! tial to keep out the rain and dust. goldenrod, and autumn leaves. If you decide to try out your ver- "Instead of using cotton and linen j andahs as rooms, give them a.fair trial. * tablecloths on the'verandah table at, That means, give them furniture of mealtime, I have a white oilcloth cov-| their own, and colorful, downy cush- ~ ering---one of the inexpensive decor-!{ions that fit into the hollows that even ated kind with a painted blue and, the best regtlated chairs have. If you orange border. This is cleansed by. aren't quite certaifi at the start how being: wiped with a damp cloth. Paper| much you will enjoy the outdoor, napkins are used many meals, and on| rooms, move slowly--that4s, buy new tionally: hot evenings per| equipment gradually or use old. In tree a wider and better feeding area. Further discussion of the many in- direct benefits' accruing from cultica- tion are unnecessary here. However, it is desirable to call attention to a condition arising from clean cultiva- tion which has seriously injured sorhe orchards Th British Columbia and Oregon while there is good reason to believe that numbers of orchards in excep! pa laten Shit the place of the china ones. \ -to -avold all unnecessary rk and to decrease the = early blight or or rot "Dominion Horticulturist, points out in 'his. bulletin "The Potato in Canada," Ontario are likewise suffering. 'condition referred to is the burning 'out of the humus or decaying plant material from the soil by constant 'cultivation, without in dny way re- Warm, humid' a 1 it. The mechanical form of the favor the spread of late blight. Under, soil §uffers, it bakes easily, is unreten- | such" conditions, myriads of spores. tive of plant food or water and finally germinate, and the disease spreads becomes dead, or burned out. Orchards EE iors Tho. Baraing wilt' Poss Eliegs: aud sake WHEoE 2S sidly ys them. Spraying with, heal little or no a Bordeaux mixture, consisting of the best of culti- (bluestone) and four pounds of un-!w y had so there slaked lime, in forty gallons (a barrel) n of star. will phe the leaves by, lack of humus. minated spores. Mr, M eg that, in the end I $hink you will agree with me that's verandeh can be part of the hon f given a chance. weather appears to The| trees where weeds grew high. No | honey was ever secured. The bees sent out two or three small swarms | each season. Sometimes the whole colony would desert the hives, - The owners thought a hole for the bees (to get in and out was all that was needed. Nothing will induce swarm- , ing quicker than lack of air. Swarms i ing will always reduce the honey crop. I have kept my bees in open space, shaded from midday sun, and then given extra ventilation in summer. I always give full opening for entrance, and when a colony has been very strong I have often placed blocks an inch thick under the corners of the hive, so air could enter all around the hive. Above all things I aim to keep weeds down all around, so there will bea ee sweep of 'air about the hives. | fn Most of the luxuries in England are taxed three'or four times as much # "But he is younger and g mother ares' now" . "That doesn't Wale anpaiifgroncti urged the oldes: boy, "I like tucked in just the same." : After that, the mother saw to it that the biggest boy got a bedtime hug and a few minute's' quiet talk with her, and was more particular to 'show hin affection. gr From the little toddler to the over- 'grown, awkward school - child, most children are hungry for affection. Our children know that we love them, but they like to hear us say so. They know we think more of them than any thing else in the world, but they want us to show it. Few children want a sentimental, gushing sort of love; but they need and appreciate constant, unobtrusive evidences of our affection. Love can often cure an irritable temper, and soothe delicate nerves. One mother had this experience, and said, "When my little girl's face grew flughed and her voice rose high and sharp, I stopped my work, put my arm around her and talked in a low, tender tone about her games and dolls. I could feel the little form relax and see the tense, vivid face grow calm and happy as she felt my love flowing cut to her." "TI like to visit her," laughed one ¥ THE CHILDRENS HOUR nl OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS-- THE CROW, BY LEREINE BALLANTYNE. The crows have been flapping over the woods and fields these nice warm days, preparing to build their large, nests of sticks. They build in the deep shadowy branches of tall trees in for- est or grove, and their nest is any- thing but a work of art. Unlike many of our birds, they are only partially migrant, a large number of them stay- ing here all winter, and it is very pleasant to hear their "Caw, caw, caw," resounding through the hills when the snow begins to disappear. Handseme as they look in their fine black coats, they are not a very popu- lar bird with the farmer. You see, when one gets a reputation for steal ing, no matter how much good one does, it is very hard to live down that reputation. So it is, with the crow. He was not satisfied to eat field mice, rodents; reptiles, ete., which he likes and does eat, but he foolishly helps himself to the young corn and sprout- ing grain peeping through the ground, and now no matter how many field mice or cutworms Mr. Crow eats dur- ing a season, he gets very little credit, and with all his faults he is not such, a bad fellow, There is one very interesting bit of history connected with the crow fam- ily. If one is fortunate enough to hide and remain very quiet in a field at autumn time when the crows gather in large crowds for their holiday sea-| son after the young are all out of the gz [ke thi ep it ready to + Serve at home ways loving someone else. are so busy and try so hard to effiefont and successful that some: { we forget that "Folks need a lot of loving every minute The 5) of others and thelr emi Teed end from the moment they $ Folks need a lot of loving nll the * while." A rosy<cheeked, curly-haired little came dancing into the room where or mother was working and throw-| . ing her arms around her mother said, "Oh, muvver, I love you so much I don't know what to do!" The mother returned "the caressos! and smiled, "That Is just the way I! feel about you too, dear. What happy | times we shall always have together!" % The mother was laying a foundation | for the confidences and trust of future years when she would wish to keep ever near her daughter's heart and! guide her life. { Children grow up so quickly, plump little legs run away in long trousers,! little pink feet fit happily into wed- ding slippers, and then we wish we had taken more time for just loving. As they grow older a reserve conies, to children as their armor against the; careless world, 'but this will gladly be laid aside wheh alone with the mother who has done a lot of loving. nest and off their hands, one may see them at thelr games. They ay hide, and seek, and other contests, just as intelligently as you or. I would play them. | The crow is so well known, descrip- tion is un ry, for it is found all over this country an midst of civilization. The raven, which belongs to the same family, has de- creased with the advance of civiliza- tion, but this is not the case of the ordinary black crow. | Despite all said against it, it does a lot of good, for the food it likes best! is rodents, reptiles and insects. ees fmt ' | | | Is Often Assisted "Does gasoline run the automobiles | alone?" ; t "No, it's often assisted by fools." | mee fren | Sour milk fed chickens is said to cut down cannibalism. It furnishes animal protein which poultry seek in' devouring one another. | driveway, ca: An ordinary spray will not stick to the leaves of cabbage and go a sticker, must be added. One of the best, cheap- est and most easy to procure is soap. | Add enough so that the spray liquid, is slightly soapy and the poison will stick much better. It lessens the sur- face tension of the water so that it| will form a film instead of gathering in drops.--Don B. Whelan. thrives in the ° formed craft to have structur aro now |in the rural their wits' end to convey to farm boys and girls the mi of . which they sre ved. the n of art, artist's Instead of can and giving away what we call " read with trict. ¥ rest. - "delay in Twelve years ago, when our apple hard began bearing fruit, starteds%o carry a sample case h with us on our market trips. We gave with each apple a printed card telling farm name, where of hungry It worked fine and still works. Last year we sold all our apples almost be- fore we knew where they went, We started our sample plan on a small scale, with a market basket under the seat of our motor car. From this basket we passed out to every hungry looker a fine eating apple, and gave him our card. Now when we go we take a bushel basket with us, They the craton for sales a Bove: marketing, but in fine shape eating rs aan 23 : when we had finished Last autumn, a day's marketing in our city o twenty thousand souls, we slid out motor car into a handy parking place along Main Street, and at every ask- . ant look passed out a red apple and our card. demonstration only took about twenty-five minutes, but it brought results. hls, ws ware busy next morning: about: farmyard a city truck came whirling into our & business man who had been ha .-& | handsome red Wealthy apple the day before. He op erated a tore in connection with his game parlor id had something like three mire g men visitors daily to his establishine he could nt. He figured :