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; | Foe a en we this rinses Sock developed in charmeen distinguished 'by its - | strings a foot long which they can tie "| decorate. It should be a small, naked "| decorators. '| orations; so do heads of wheat or rye '| if you can obtain them, and bréad;ig -| erusts, or a single eruller would be ap- {on the ground under the tree, and let; the | thelr tree. Of course, the tree decotat- | would eat everything we plant, snoweell and Put "it ab AF 110d "the house or any. bird-danger point as possible. Or if there is no snow, put, the handle in a hole broom will stand upright. "If you have plenty of trees, and ex- pect a number of small guests, have 'round the decorations, and before the party decide upon which tree you will one with boughs within reach of the © Lumps of suet make beautiful dec- Apple cores, too, will. be very welcome. Scatter a few crumbs the children watch from a convenient window. Unless there are no feather- 'ed folk in the neighborhood; "you wi find Susy Snowbird and all her friends eagerly responding, and flocking round = ng should begin 1) soon as all the Tell a Sue of herent insect pests that spite of our continued fighting, if in a box; so the of littie winged people did not have Fi full of always-hungry babies who are' eager for these insects. Then let the | children in turn tell their bird stories. "Now it will be time for "the party," | be ing She to have rant inmen this case Jesus pulse shasta ¥: plihied ciple. He is again mentioned in ch. siways gave the dest bird Birds « a [ere tree, by sf t oes off to eall aks Trlond, ATT All he of will say of is coon i¥ihg 8 shea did. not nd erecting %! Therefore, Jesus seel Sr the first b His memory ling co connected with that fit. The effect that Jesus produced on John was instantaneous. It was love at first sight. He came and abode that da ay and also all the rest his. life. . They. went to see where he dwelt, but they forgot all about that in the wonder of this man who could aL to them all the secrets of life, of God, and of heaven. They had found the Christ. L V. 40. One of the two . . . was An- drew; Si Peter's-brother becomes less known to the later church: Here is the agent in calling his brother. Vo 41. He first _findeth, This nay mean that while John went in searc of his brother James, Andrew was the first to find his brother Peter. Andrew n mentioned in ch. 6:9 in the Feeding of the Five Thousand, and in ch. 12 3 where he is associated with Phil n bringing the Greeks to Jesus, rst fruits of the Gentile world. Andrew was a choice missionary spirit to whom people came for counsel, a much trusted friend always included the first division of the twelve, ark 3:18. V. 42. Simeon . . . has. This man was to be the most famous 6f the oup, His Prem} nence is noted from e earliest da; aye. Jesus gives him the new name of Cephas, the, Aramic n| equivalent of the Greek, "Peter a of roc" In the early church he is com- aly called Peter. His character was ind ive, and he likely longed for the strength that could resist Semplation. Jesus promises him that of which he had so often dreamt; and Coming i years *ulfilied the promise. Peter. be fas-| a afterward especially if if Susy and, came the rock-man of the Church. II.) TWO MORE CALLEDy48:51. ~~ V. 48. Jesus . . . findeth Philip. In "seeks a dis- 6:6; 12:21; 14:8, and was a matter- of-fact man, not able to. make any at venture of faith. He was in- to rely on the ju nts of not trust: hi his Sat, lower no and bury (others "jhis Sathorn. AR the root f the matter in mmedi- ge and see," "but 'that © will serve; 'water they will drink. ithe flavor 'of 'the flesh and cleans the Tobi he pushing the knife up through the roof Qi HDMI. A5S church. "The King a Man has begun to belie Ls en Cultivation of Alfalfa. The most profitable farm crop on the Experimental Farm is undoubted- ly alfalfa, . remarks the Dominion Field Husbandman, who in his annual report. tells of the methods pursued there in sowing and cultivation. It has done well both on sandy soil and heavy clay. Good natural drainage is necessary for success. with. alfalfa, says Mr. E. S. Hopkins, the Husband- man, The soil should not be acid or sour, The most economical method of trying this crop is to include a few pounds of the alfalfa seed along with the regular hay mixture. Only Can- adian-grown alfalfa seed should be used, as the crop resulting from seed produced in southern countries will be killed out in severe winters. On land that has not grown alfalfa or sweet clover previously the alfalfa seed should "be inoculated: Care should be taken to clean the field of weeds, especially couch grass, before seeding. If it is intended to leave a field in alfalfa for a number of years, which has not previously grown this crop, continues Mr. Hopkins, it would be wise to grow on it a mixed hay crop, including alfalfa, first and thep, at some later period, seed to alfalfa. In any case it is wise to add a few pounds of timothy seed to fill in any low spots in the field in which the alfalfa might get killed, Five pounds of timothy to fifteen pounds of alfalfa While the ¢hoice is not important as a rule barley is prefer- able as a nurse crops to oats or wheat. At the Experimental Farm in Ottawa it is customary to seed down with oats. BR if. | Killing and Dressing Turkeys. Dress your turkeys before sending to market. This is the advice given by the Poultry Division of the Do- minion Experimental Farms, Turkeys are easily' dressed" because of their thin coat-of feathers. Before killing, advises Mr. Taylor of the Division in his bulletin on Turkey management, starve the birds twenty-four hours, -| during which time they should be con- fined to a pen and given all the fresh This improves intestines. Execution best results bleeding in the throat, the stick- being done through the mouth. By amish easier. A an suspended rom beak to the blood, The flight wing feath- : feathers 'may be left 'the head and feet and the Touth and giving it one turn, § made A oT Tie on Er in barrels or ert Sh ok | *a ARYA Yar nts bulletin on "The Care and NEAT fa -- | Largenumbers of persons are Jeav: fewo every generatio: would be the surest way in the world | violet Management of Turkeys" that mating the males should be en to the females. Well matured birds of .good constitution and vigor should be chosen for breeding. Small birds! should not be retained as progenitors, but it is not necessary that the largest should be chosen. Good bone is al necessity. Breeding turkeys, says Mr. Taylor; should hot be confined to houses during the winter, but should be allowed to roam during the day. At night the only shelter required is a straw barn or -closed-in shed, any building that will nat admit rain or snow being suitable. During the win- ter breeding turkeys should receive limited rations, as otherwise a tend ency to over-fatnoss will be manifest. Hard grains are preferable te hash or ground grain ig feeding. Equal parts of oats, wheat and buckwheat aro suitable during 'the cold months, but in' spring the buckwheat should be discontinued. Once daily in the winter is often enough to feed. Tke grain should be scattered in a litter "(the threshing floor in the barn is a good place), and the birds allowed some ex- ercise in scratching for it. Grit and oyster shell should be placed where the turkeys can help themselves. Clean water should be provided once a day. Turkeys should be wintered where they are expected to lay in the spring. ml Clean Battery Tops. It is a good plan to take the storage battery out of the car occasionally, or whenever its top assumes a wet or moist appearance. Then, after seeing that the vent plugs are tight, turn a hose on it and wash it off thoroughly. | This. removes the acid that sesps out of all batteries and attacks terminals and battery box. Corroded terminals can be quickly cleaned with ordinary baking soda or salerajus dissolved in water. How- ever, use cire. that none of this solu- tion gets inside the battery. A coat of paint applied after the battery box '1s clean and dry will make it last longer. ell ion Gay Place Cards. I wished to have something new in place cards for a family dinner, So I 'bought some of the common honey cakes covered with white icing and 'wrote the names on them with a tooth- pick dipped in candy color. Everyone seaniod pleased | with the novelty.-- 'Ing the country for the city all the time. This is very much as i 1d be. If all the boys and girls grow 'the country should Rp | we should have to split our farms in n, which 10 make povsants: of our farmers. i pi ate iy Walk your corn to market, | times the acreage of sl well-founded priv iE | tries that herded sheep ith fence. He is a strong sup,' Satara the raising 6f sheep on a small sce.» - on the Western Canadian farm, his ' | experience being that one sheep will® ' winter satisfactorily on a quarter of | a pound of oats per day and will fat- | ten on one-half pound per day. He © is of the opinion that there is scarcely a farm in Alberta to-day---which ¥ would equally apply to. all of Western, Canada--which could not carry a" ii least fifty. ewes per farm a He rofit, 0 ah ccording to x ER Dominion Bureau 7 in 1924 there are 240,681 sheep and 183,877 lambs in the Prairie Provinces. This works out at less than one sheep per I farm in that broad area. Supposing each farm were stocked with but half the number of eyes advocated by Mr. ~ Howell, this would. give the Prairie Provinces a sheep population of near- ly six and a half millions, or four times as many as there are in the entire Dominion to-day. SHEEP PQPULATION INCREASING. In the period from 1922 to 1924 the average value of sheep in the Prairje A Provinces ranged from $7.00 to $10.00, fx. the prices being highest in 1924 large- by by reason of their demand for stack = 5' by smaller farmers. In the period April to July, 1025, inclusive, average prices at the Winhipeg : ket were: light sheep, § 3 ji common sheep, $4.60; good lamb: ; and. common lambs, $10.00. el 1924 the . average returns from wool, unwashed dE: and washed res ively," were in Manitoba 20c and, per ib, Saskat- {:. chewan 28¢ and 20e, and Alberta 23¢ od 27¢c. At these prices sheep farm. ng would seem to be quite a profitable I om to Western Canadian agri- cultural activity. Very rapid progress has 'been' made in recent years in the various Jasues : affecting sheep raising in Canada, and the increase in sheep porelation has 'not been -in like j proportion. is £0 nll factorily del nadn can raise Shepp | in competition with any country, and wool is now so graded that it is A standard product realizing the t's rices. It. is gratifying to note the § Ne one should | A Tura population The fewer