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| 4 13 Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, in Â¥* /x T. care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, To \_ 5. * ~"ogr:" ronto, and answers will appear in this column in the * e . "| order in which they are received. As space is limited e 2 It is advisable where immediate reply is necessary that 3 a stamped and addressed envelope be enclosed with the "» question, when the answer will be mailed direct. Henry G. Bell. Questionâ€"(G. L. L.:â€"(1) 1 would like to learn a little about pit silos. I think they have a great many advantâ€" ages and would like to try one. State how the gas trouble is overcome, and how the digging and plastering are (3) Is there any simple way of reâ€" moving the silage from a pit silo. (2) Have we not been cautioned to provide drainage for the inside of the ailo to prevent actual accumulation of liquid. _ How can this be done in a waterâ€"tight pit? Answer:â€"(1) Lowering a light into the silo will soon discover the presâ€" ence of gas, since if it is present the light will go out immediately. The gas is heavier than air; hence, if you throw in a couple of feet of coarse blocks or rocks there will be room for the gas to settle at the bottom of the gilo and not occupy the volume where the silage rests. 8. Peter finds the promise too vague, and it does not grip him: all he ean think of is the utter shame of letting his idolized Master do such a thing for him! _ No partâ€"Compare Acts 8. 21, _ No share with him in his work and his glory, unless he has cleansed him first. _ The very sugâ€" gestion sends Peter into the other exâ€" treme. When love is strong, It never tarries to take heed, Or know if its return exceeds Its gift; in its sweet haste no greed, No strifes belong. As to the digging and plastering, in digging a pit silo the dirt can be throw out to a depth of six or eight feet, but it is best to throw it out to a depth of about five feet and then true up and plaster the walls. Otherwise it will be necessary to build a scaffolding inside the silo. _ Care should be taken not to dig out too far, so that there will be holes or uneven places in the walls of the silo. _ It is best to leave three or four inches at east to be reâ€" moved when the walls are finally trued . 6. (‘omelh«Apgarently not first.| Verse 24 suggests that Peter was sit-! ting some distance away. _ It would be just like Judas to take the place| next Jesus, and receive this washing' first. _ We can picture the others acâ€" ceRting it in utter bewilderment, too. ashamed to speak. That was not! Peter‘s way. _ Every word of his sharp outâ€"cry carries all the emphasis Peter was capable of: thou hast most. 10. A banqueter starts his preparaâ€"| tions at home with a bath. _ In the dirty streets on his way to the host's‘ house he gets his feet and calves badâ€" Ly splashed. So on entering the | ouse, a slave removes his sandals| (Matt, 3. 11â€"so read),, and another| brin:o water and _ washes his feet | (Luke 7. 44). _ So he proceeds to the meal. | 13. Teacherâ€"The English Revised Version Master gives the note of authority better, and comes nearer to the original Rabbi. _ Lordâ€"Authorâ€" ity over mind and heart (comrre the Indian fluru). and roiul rights over the whole life, are the notes of the two titles. e 7. I and the first thou are both emphatic . ons & j 11. This is parenthetic. Judas had received the washing, but it did not cleanse him any more than the parable of heavenly bread and wine gave him eternal life. %, P is After you have excavated ..bout five or six feet and have the walls trued, they should be plastered with a good cement mortar. The first coat can be put on about a half an inch thick, and should be made of one part cement and three parts clean sand, and plastered right on the dirt walls. If the Verse 3. The knowledge that he was Lord of all prompted Jesus only to act as servant of all. The know!â€" edge that he was in this world only on his way from God to God makes menial work majestic: what are this world‘s standards to him! 4. Garments, not only the upper one. _ In Indian language, he adopts collie costume to do coolie work: the towel serves as his dhoti. _ One has to visit the East to realize how inâ€" tensely degraded a man feels when made to do the work of a caste below him. _ The Son of God does a slave‘s work, to show that a man cannot be degraded by the work he does; then he dies a slave‘s death and shows a man ;gnnot be degraded by what is done to im . _ 12. Knowâ€"Rather understand: it is so rendered in verse 7. _ _ > Lesson Vlâ€"Jesus The Servant of All â€"John 13. 1â€"17. _ Golden Text Mark 10. 44. T eroiy~ smoay , INTERNATIONAL LESSON MAY 6. â€"Helen Hunt Jackson. |__(2) There are two ways of getting| \rid of the moisture in the bottom of ; | the pit silo. The first is to run a pipe| \from the bottom of the silo up to the | ground level, and have it connected | with a small pump. If moisture | gathers in the bottom of the silo it can | ibc pumped out at intervals. The: second means of procuring good drain-‘ lage is to arrange for a small draini | pipe to run from the lowest point inl the pit silo and connect with some out.| | side drain. _ Before it is time to put | the silage in, open this drain pipe and ; allow the water to drain out. After ithe silo is thoroughly drained close| | the pipe by driving a close fitting plug iin the end of it. This will prevent \the entrancé of air. l { weather is rather hot and the walls , have dried out considerably, it would be best to sprinkle them, so that they | will be moist when the cement is put on. _ As it is desirable to have this | cement threeâ€"quarters of an inch to { one inch thick on the walls it would | perhaps require three coats to do this, ‘as not more than oneâ€"quarter of an inch can be put on at a time after the first coat. _ After the first coat has been put on, it will probably be posâ€" sible to follow with the second coat, |since the first sets rapidly, but the ’second coat will require time to set. | _ There is not so much call for very | fat pork as there was a few years ago. | Sensible, too. _ The streak of lean : ought to be a good thick one. (3) The hoist which was erected for getting out the dirt when building the silo can be used for taking out silage. A box with a capacity of about 10 bushels of silage is sometimes used. This box is provided with iwo 8â€"inch wheels under one end, and the other end has handles, so that it is possible to use this in the same way that a wheelbarrow is used. After the silage is used down to some distance, a horse or a gasoline engine can be used as a source of power to run this hoist. â€"__ PRL V an ‘there was a few years ago.| "It‘s very kind of you to want to Sensible, too. _ The streak of lean teach me," said Mr. Elephant, swingâ€" ought to be a good thick one. | ing his huge body to and fro. "What How much does it cost you to get may I learn from you?" a pound of pork? _ Figure on that a| "As I learn from the tiniest things, little; it will pay. | so you, too, may learn from me. . I Not one farmer out of a thousand learn from the ant to be industrious. ever puts his hog on the scales until From you, to be cross and faultâ€"findâ€" after he has ceased to be a hog and |NZâ€"â€"" becomes cold pork. That is why so‘ "That will be enough about me," inâ€" few really know how much it costs to terrupted the big fellow. & make pork. _ But it would pay to _ Mrs. Svider went right on. _ "Do weigh or measure feed and let the You know that a man was once so disâ€" scales set you right on matters of cost ©Ouraged that he was ready to stop his of production. , workâ€"stop everythingâ€"and as he lay To increase the eflicienc; of the farm team means dollars in the pocket of the farmer. Docking or cutting off the tails of horses is a cruelty that lasts through life. _ They can never, after this cruel operation, brush off the flies and mosâ€" quitoes that make their life every sumâ€" mer a torment. The symptoms of ringâ€"bone are genâ€" erally irregular lameness followed by constant lameness with a bony enâ€" largement, partially or completely surâ€" rounding the coronet or pastern. ~ The best treatment is rest, then blister with 2 drams each of biniodide of mercury and cantharides mixed with 2 ounces vaseline, repeat in about two weeks. _ If this fails to cure have joint fired and blistered. As the heavy spring work comes on, the work teams should be fed and carâ€" ed for in the most careful way. The best way to feed for efficiency is to cut the hay, sprinkle it with waâ€" ter and mix the ground grain ration with it. This ration is to be fed in the mornâ€" ing; at noon, feed whole grain; at night, give the cut hay and ground raâ€" tion, and a little long hay in the mangâ€" ers for the horses to pick at if they want it. The hay canbe soakedfrom one feedâ€" ing to the next if desired. _ For old horses this is a good plan. At Dominion Experiment Farms the cost of feeding colts rising _ one year old was found to average 10.6 cents per day, for colts coming two years old 9.38 cents., and for coming threeâ€"yearâ€"olds 6.08 cents, The total cost up to three years old was $71.96. If kept right, hogs are not apt to have much the matter with them. Good feed, a dry, warm place to stay, and a kind master, and yor may leave the hog medicine down at the store. If sows are fat when pigs are farâ€" rowed keep down the grain ration for the first two weeks. A ATT 2 CromeSearmsd ! However, I prefer the corrcsive subâ€" limate treatment, as this not only conâ€" | trols scab but also controls the discase ‘commonly called Rhizoctonia, which ; has become quite prevalent in many ! potato growing sections. _ This treatâ€" | ment is quite simple and inexpensive. ‘Four ounces of corrosive sublimate, | (which can be purchased at any drug | store) should be dissolved in two galâ€" | lons of hot water, after which enough {water should be added to bring the ‘ mixture up to 30 gallons. This maâ€" terial should be placed in wooden vesâ€" ; sels as it will destroy iron or tin. Lowâ€" er the potatoes into the vessel before | cutting and allow them to remain for one and oneâ€"half hours. _ This mixâ€" !ture should only be used four times | after which it should be thrown away ‘ and a new lot made up. _ It may be | advisable to gradually lengthen the time that each lot remains in the mixâ€" , ture, after the first. Corrossive subâ€" ilimate is a poison and should not be placed where children or animals can iget hold of it or drink the mixture. \The latter treatment will absolutely | control potato scab and Rhizoctonia ‘_ Potato scab, for instance, is very widely distributed. _ It may easily be controlled by using the formalin method _ or the corrosive sublimate treatment. Formalin may be purâ€" chased at any drug store and should be used at the rate of one pint of | formalin to 30 gallons of water. Place the potatoes in a gunny sack and soak in the formalin solution for two hours, then spread the seed out on the floor \to dry before cutting. _ All sacks, maâ€" | chinery, baskets, knives and whatever | else touches the seed should always be | disinfected . "Swing high, swing low, High hee, high ho! Never despair, Just swing, in the air. It‘s all in a spider‘s life." "Won‘t you please make a little less noise?" asked Mr. Elephant, as he | looked up to see who was making such a racket. "Oh, it‘s you, is it, Mrs. Spider? _ I didn‘t know you could be so disagreeable." The Exercise of a Little Care Will Prevent Enormous L4 From Scab and Blightâ€"Simple Preventative Measures. There are two grave periods in the life of the potato crop from the disease control standpoint. _ This first is beâ€" fore the crop is planted; the second is about the time the plants are makâ€" ing a good growth and extends up unâ€" til maturity. Enormous losses are suffered by the potato growers, all of which are easily avoided by the exâ€" ercising of a little care and time. . It is so easy to treat all potato seeds that most men fail to do it properly beâ€" cause the method looks so simple. She knows that rain and sun are both Spring‘s welcome guests, and so She drops a tear chased by a smile To make the flowers grow. Mrs, Svider went right on. _ "Do you know that a man was once so disâ€" couraged that he was ready to stop his workâ€"stop everythingâ€"and as he lay There is a way that April has Of smiling through her tears; And always when she smiles the sun Up in the sky appears. "Oh, ho! The very idea! The Lion is the king of beasts. _ Every kind of king has a jester, so you must be the Lion‘s jester." _ Mrs. Spider went on with her spinning, singing the while. "Swing high, swing low." "Dear me! â€" Didn‘t I ask you to Fair April pinned a violet Upon her dress of green, And stepped out bravely in the sun So that she might be seen. She was a very charming sight, Foretelling summer hours; And when the raindrops pattered down We called them April showers. If there was one thing Mr. Elephant could not stand it was being laughed at, so he took a good look at his ear, flapped it once or twice and said: "What‘s the matter with my ear? _ I really can‘t see why I, the king of beasts, should be worried by a spider." "Disagreeable? I‘m not disagreeâ€" able. I was singing, not making a noise. _ You have no ear for music." Mrs. Spider simply had to laugh. cease?" whined Mr. Elephant "Cease? You must never ask a spider to cease. Through all the ages, since time began, a spider has been the model of patience and painsâ€" taking work. _ Isimply can‘t stop, even if I wanted to. ‘Don‘t be disâ€" couraged; you might learn something, even from a spider." CONTROLLING POTATO BISEASES The Happy Spider. April‘s Way. By Henry G. Bell, Agronomist. ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO | _ Goslings do not need feed until they Iare 24 to 36 hours old, when they | should be fed any of the mashes reâ€" ‘commended for chickens or ducklings, or a mash or dough of twoâ€"thirds | shorts (middlings) and oneâ€"third cornâ€" meal, which can be made equal parts !shorts and cornmeal, and five per cent. | of beef scrap added after six weeks. In mixing up the Bordeaux mixture use four pounds of copper sulphate (blue vitrol) and four pounds of stone lime to 50 gallons of water. _ In mixâ€" ing up the solution the copper sulphate should be dissolved in hot water and enough water added to make 25 galâ€" lons. In the same way the lime should be dissolved separately in a small quantity of water and enough added to make up 25 gallons. This diluted lime solution should be strainâ€" ed through cheese cloth or a fine wire strainer after which the two solutions should be mixed together by pouring into a large barrel or tank the spray. For best results it Is a good idea to have a half barrel in which to mix the lime solutions and another for mixing the copper sulphate. _ The mixture should be thoroughly stirred or agitatâ€" ed while being sprayed. The Bordeaux solution should be used as soon as made. _ It depreciates very rapidly when standing for any length of time. Great care should be used in applying the spray so as to thoroughly cover the leaves, both on top and on the under side. _ This may be accomplished by having a sprayer with three nozzles, one suspended over the top of the row and one on each side, spraying both the side and beneath the leaves. The "Potato Bug" may be controlled by adding one pound of Paris Green or 2 to 3 pounds of Arsenate of Lead to the Bordeaux solution and both applied at the same time. on his bed he saw my greatâ€"greatâ€" grandfather, or some other spider, tryâ€" ing to swing to and fro and patch up its web, and finally the spider did make a successful swing and did patch the web, and the man was so encourâ€" aged by this little tiny act that he, too, kept on trying and finally conquered ?" and costs so little that no one can afâ€" ford not to dip the potatoes. Blight. Potatoes in many sections also sufâ€" fer from both early and late blight, which frequently kills the vines and causes the tubers to rot. _ These disâ€" eases very frequently cause heavy losses but they camtf be controlled by spraying with Bordeaux mixture. It requires, however, that the spraying be started early. _ The first spraying should be done when the plants are 6 to 8 inches high. _ Spraying must be used as a precautionary or insurance measure. If it is not begun until after the blight has attacked the crop only partial control can be expected. Eggs all of one color are preferred to those of mixed colors, Uniformâ€" ity in size is also a matter of importâ€" ance in marketing. "Ah, my dear sirl You may not have a web to weave and you may not have an army to command; but there is always something in this world to conquerâ€"bad habits, for instance." "Haven‘t any," Mr. Elephant replied curtly. "If you can‘t think of anything else to conquer, conquer yourself," replied Mrs. Spider softly. _ "That would be a great viectory for you!" * r(jl;trirrrlrdrinking water and plenty of it is one of the prime essentials to success in poultry. _ _ The artificial incubation of eggs dates back to the early Egyptians, who used ovens heated with fermentâ€" ing manure. "I don‘t know of anything I want to conquer," replied Mr. Elephant. "Then start in to conquer your terâ€" rific temper," suggested Mrs. Spider. "Well, that‘s growing bette," said Mr. Elephant. In poultry raising the farmer has an advantage over others in the wide range he can give his fowls. . 5 Never hold duck eggs long. They depreciate in quality more rapidly than hens‘ eggs. One nice thing about brooders is that you can put two in one house and they won‘t fight.. Chpug * Early chicks will not thrive in a cold, open coop; it is an impossibility, so do not experiment any further with it. a premium The hen may be a machine, but few of us ever learn how to run it right. The second brood of goslings usually need more care and more feed than the first ones, as the grass is apt to be so tough by the time they are hatched! After the breeding season is over, roosters are worye than a useless enâ€" cumbrance. _ They are a positive inâ€" jury to the quality of the eggs. You cannot expect clean eggs ‘rom uncléean nests; and clean eggs bring that is is hard for them to bite it off. A humid atmosphere in the egg chamber of the incubator is one of the first essentials to the hatching of strong, healthy Achickens. _ Chicks should be left in incubators for 48 hours after hatching. @Poutiry®‘s | Boap is a great aid to cleanliness beâ€" lcause most bacteria do not thrive in the alkali and other chemicals which ‘it contains. _ But soap, alas! is someâ€" times regarded as a luxury. To some 'persons the use of the hand towel is simply to remove dirt that has been | loosened by a splash of cold water. If everyone using the hand towel brought clean hands to wipe dry on it, the ‘danger would be less, but even then |the common use of the towel would | be unwise. The mucous membrances and skin of the normal body harbor always a certain number of bacteria. _ After the use of water on the body, succeedâ€" ed by vigorous towel rubbing, a large number of these bacteria are transferâ€" ‘red to the towel. _ If the individual | using the towel is healthy, the bacteria l!?ay do no harm, "f:ven through the | towel be used by sofme one else. _ But ‘ if a person afflicted with eczema, ringâ€" | worm or any of the parasitic diseases, uses a towel in common with other | persons, every one who touches it is ‘liable to infection. This. bacterial population on the towel is increased Eby each one who uses it in turn and every pair of hands wiped on it plants | a new colony of germs. _ As the towel |stays damp from frequent use it beâ€" comes a genuine pesthouse where enâ€" ough microbes are bred to infect a county. H. K.:â€"Gardening is of the greatest benefit to children. _ Not only is the work healthful form the body, but it is a real character builder and mental trainer. _ There is hardly one of the moral virtues which is not inculcated by gardening. _ We learn faith as we plant the tiny seeds in the confidence that God will give the increase; we learn that we must do our share when we water, prune and weed; we see the advantage of generosity as we note that the more we cut the flowers the more richly they bloom; we learn patience and perseverance in working for a harvest that is worth while. Then, too, the study of the plants‘ growth teaches us the great secrets of life, while the artistic sense is awakâ€" ened and trained by observatio.~ of the lines, colors and forms of vegetation. Another advantage of gardening is the sense of responsibility which it enâ€" genders, together with the joy of achievement, for the child, fecling that even the tiniest bed is its very own to be tilled and planted and cherished, takes a special pride and pleasure in the toil. That reminds up that grownâ€" ups are not playing fair when they let the little farmer fret and plan and work, and then calmly gather the reâ€" sults of his labor without even the courtesy of asking permission, much less offering any thanks or compensaâ€" tion. E. R. S.:â€"The moral value of clean sport is admitted by every one who has had anything to do with training boys. _ There is no cleaner sport than tennis. It puts a player on his honor. Its etiquette requires that the opponâ€" ent should always have the benefit of the doubt. _ For the boy you mention it would be especially valuable. Tennis, I am told, has developed one little felâ€" Consider the roller towel that hangs on many a kitchen door to be used by every member cf the family. _ If there are children, it is in constant use. One child wipes his halfâ€"washed hands and another his jamâ€"smeared face; the baby gets a hasty dab that leaves a deâ€" posit of milk eurd; and the hired man takes his turnâ€"at it as he comes from the cowâ€"stable. germ, it may stay in that towel in spite of successive washings and ironâ€" ings and spread infections weeks after it has been in use. _ Skin disease, afâ€" fections of the eyes and _ graver maladies are a constant risk as inâ€" No more industrious spreader of skin diseases and other contagious complaints exists than the common hand towel. _ Hung up in schools and public places and even in the home kitchen, it is a constant menace to health and its use is a filthy custom that should be abandoned. A microscopic study of towels used in grocery stores, hospilal wards and house kitchens was _ recently made, with startling results. _ The number of bacteria developed was beyond beâ€" lief and the worst of it was that most of the microbes were of the spore order and therefore the most difficult to destroy. _ These spore bacteria are known to live through boiling and to revive after the towel! has been laundâ€" ered, continuing their deadly work among the clean linen. It no one of the family is diseased, the towel is nothing worse than a filthy and repulsive thing but if any member of the houschold is afflicted with ringworm, for instance, that beâ€" ing a peculiarly persistent fungus Cleanliness Makes Health Possible, Therefore Let Us Use Inâ€" dividual Towels. Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordiall Invited to write * . "ite department. Initials only will be' published ‘”"y" each question and be answer as a means of identification, but full name and addres® u. be given in each letter. Write on one side of paper only. Answers wl o mallngjfirect if stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed. Mreek N Mampe@ uU ©9" C uie dansrétmant o WMirs. Helen LaWs 235 m-";‘:i;r';::‘allll :;':'e:;:;;euncc for this department to Mrs. Woodbine Ave., Toronto. C | _ APM / BANISH THE FAMILY TOWEL m Conduced hy Mro Keon TL a Your oP/leme low into a crack player who has the courage to lose a match rather than lose his respect for himself by acceptâ€" ing a mistaken decision of the umpire. A. J. B.:â€"The Boston fern, like all of its tribe, should not get too much sun, but plenty of light. The secret of fern success is in watering. â€" Do not water from the top, but put the pot in a basin or tub of water reaching half way up over night. Do this twice a week. _ Also wash the leaves off weekly with a little weak soap waâ€" ter vtCr,. J. H. L.:â€"A very hot oven is usually required for pastry . To test it place a spoonful of flour in the oven. This should brown in one minute‘s time. hn ams atyrt wltaas i TR uooo c 300 03. 4.A c lh mouthhtrit d xn it M. D.;:â€"1. Long hot baths are deâ€" pleting. _ Hot baths for tonic effect should be short and always followed by a cold bath.,. A short hot bath lasting half a minute or & minute may be taken every morning without inâ€" jury. _ The best time to take a sweatâ€" ing bath is before retiring at night. In such cases the bath should be folâ€" lowed by a neutral bath at 92 to 95 degrees F. for fifteen minutes. 2. It is not harmful to eat fruit a half hour before breakfast if one likes it that way. The combinations you mention of acid and sweet fruits, such as oranges and stewed prunes or figs, are wholesome. _ 3. To pasteurize milk for a child it is not necessary to boil it, but merely to heat it to 1. temperaâ€" reavervns. Apvavs omreaiezie i PP : The gravest dangers that lurk in the hand towel that is used indiscriminateâ€" ly are syphilis and tuberculosis. Many victims of the former disease are unaware that they have it but the germs can be passed on to the blood of another through surface abrasions, cuts, light scratches, chafed skin. The Japanese are, as a class, a far cleaner people in their habits than we. The poorest of them takes a daily bath for the entire body and our custom of carrying a soiled handkerchief seems to them an abomination. _ For towels, napkins and handkerchiefs they use paper which is burned. _ To wash and use again such filthy articles is from their point of view incredible nastiâ€" ness. | _ .\ _\ ____" ~nen Be was deownons, Stern insistence on clean hands for a young man Mfll said: "H4 all the persons on the place will do:d’t!“" give me money, what he more than any other one thing to keep | said somehow cheered me up so that disease germs away from the farm I wont right out and struck a fob. He house. The first and last word in | couldn‘t put hig hand in his pocket for health is cleanliness. _ Hands, face,‘m°, and so he put his hard in nis clothing and entire bedy must be kept b*":t, and that‘s far and away tha clean. {best Fizd of helnine * ture of 142â€"145 degrees and keep it there for at least thirty minutes. _ If the milk is pasteurized in a bottle or other container which has been placed in a kettle of water, heat the water to 145â€"148 degrees, so that the milk will be at 142 degrees at least. Boiling temperature is 220 degrees. 4. A person is most susceptible to colds A supply of thin absorbent paper napkins kept on hand for use in case of "colds" is a cleanly precaution and a work saver as well, while the inâ€" creased safety in burning up the infecâ€" tion is incalculable. As for towels, those who learn the cleanly comfort of a roll of absorbent paper towelling inâ€" stalled in the kitchen for general hand and face wiping, will never again be without it. There are various methods of disinâ€"| :nll(l'l:; o :‘:::'i ine use of larger fecting articles that may carry di"ii- "tli?ed us ncreased horseâ€"power ease germs. _ Tuberculous and most difficulty, and fone ::ly out of the other bacteria are destroyed by boilâ€" chln‘ody'mm &.::‘ p will h‘ exâ€" ing, a process that is within the reach stated that in tbefiflmr It is also of all families. _ But many forms of 1«bor. ‘than 1 b:ldl more female spore germs, especially skin bacteria, {amilies willel:.. efore from local are not destroyed even by boili““eme i ‘“M to meet the These must be treated to a boiling in | , rtenc{ _ It is claimed that m which something absolutely germâ€"killâ€" "m:.' teken in a mm in Brant ing is used. Carbolic acid is best but | tm".'h’; shows that there is only man it is now very expensive and is a dangâ€"| ;Vll le to work every 85 acres of erous poison to have about. Bichloride| *‘ land . Reports from Ofi, of mercury is also efficacious but is a @VA***"* 88y that frequently there is deadly poison and very dangerous for‘only one male worker to every 100, household use because the tablet form | """ *%~®times 150, acres, in which it comes is like other tablet| h nb ermins medicines. _ Formalin is a good soluâ€" The Best Way. tion; a teaspoonful to a gallon of waâ€"| _ Scatter your ki ter is the right mixture. _ The hands They are tyl; b.ctnd‘lll':‘::n?nd"‘ :r.nlus; notI o::me in contact with it un be privileged to give to an |"'r il the c es are rinsed, as it a. S i * badly on the skin. ts | .mf.?.’.v."’:‘_‘?! who bad sei dividuals suffering from one or more of these diseases are sure to be presâ€" ent and use the washing accommodaâ€" tions. If for any reason, a family cannot have clean, individual towels, at the very least they should be changed freâ€" quently and everyone should use plenty of soap and thoroughly rinse the hands before drying. _ Then all towels and handkerchiefs should be soaked over night and then thoroughly rinsed. _ The one who does the work should avoid putting the hands in the water. _ A good déminfectant should be used when they are boiled. All linen that is soiled with exereta from the body should be boiled hard. when tired. n â€""-.- s # fe, Th ) TA . lhese 'r" i "Alts Cows that freshened last fall and X y 1 |are producing 4 pound of butter fa P e css =|a day in Spring are doing well. huw é BJ The ideal milk supply is one de. as wived from healthy ulimn'l cared fo this it Cows that freshened last fall and are producing &A pound of butter fat a day in Bpring are doing well. The ideal milk supply is one deâ€" rived from healthy animals cared for by members of the family supplied, Under such conditions the methods of pnduction and handling as well as the age of the milk are known, the milk is not handled by successive individ. uals who may contaminate it and it is safe from either the addition or subs straction of various materials. . Howâ€" ever, such & supply is generally im« possible under present day conditions, particularly in cities and towns and the trade in milk is now about as comâ€" plex as the trade in many other lines, CSR m a __ 411 tha meratein of the | uudcsather Fuwat .V AFP4 Skimâ€"milk has all the protein of the new milk, the muscle and tissue build er. Supply the fat with flaxseed jelly, at a less cost than the cream in new milk . £ The calves Awill begin to eat bright & P DoM Pit. .. t The strainer has never been made that would take a bad smel} out of milk. _ Keep it out by marching to the door with your pailful as soon as you get it. That‘s the only sure way . 4 A bleating calf within sound of the nother will worry more milk out of her than you can feed in. If you posâ€" sibly can, put the calf so far away that the cow won‘t hear it,. _ If you ca;:t,“;.itvc“ tlnvt calf so comfortahle that it will not be bawling all the time. A little watchfal care will enable the flockmaster to keep a fresh supply of grain in the trough . Separate the ewes and their lambs from the main flock. _A hurdle can be used for this purpose. â€" The ewes with lambs should be fed stronger than the ewes that have not yet had their lambs. C Â¥ Increased Production and the Farm Labor Situation. The Ontario Department of Agriculâ€" ture gives the following notes based on information furnished by their staff of correspondents: The Best Way. Scatter your kind words broadcast. Theyluthebutdmyn-mqm be privileged to give to anybod, Speaking of some one who bad sei a cordial word when ke was deownons, a young man ff'fihfll said: "He didl}'t give me monev. e To i4 lambs if they are kept growing from the start. _ Oats and wheat bran wihll ke? them growing fast. eep the ewes up to full milk flow by good feeding. Arrange the lamb creep where the lambs can go for extra feed. Con® them to eat all they will as early as possible. Every little attention is money in the pocket, Bheep are very susceptâ€" ible to tender care and fussing, and it pays, and pays big. Reports of correspondents show that many farmers have indicated their deâ€" termination to bring about a larger production this season if labor condiâ€" tions will permit. _ The lack of trainâ€" ed help owing to enlistments and other military and economic reasons, conâ€" fronts the farmer at the very start. The scercity and high cost of seed is also an important factor, potatoes for instance. _ While an increased area is being given to permanent pasture by many farmers, others are going in for greater acreage of spring grains this year, and roots will also receive their share of attention: "Anything to beat the ermans and end the war" is the motto urged by several correspondents, and both patriotism and a natural deâ€" gire to have fuller barns are likely to result in a larger production should the growing season prove favarable. Wages for farm help were never $# high as at present, as owing to the call of war, and the attraction of big pay in munition and other factories, suitâ€" able men are now very scarce. For efficient farm hands rates range from $40 to $50 a month with board, and occasionally more. _ The proposal to have men and boys from the towns and cities assist in agricultural work this summer is welcomed by the majority of correspondents, but others scoff at the idea of having to train helpers in a time of rush. _ The use of larger machinery and increased horseâ€"power is regarded as one way out of the difficulty, and farm help will be exâ€" ::t:nt-d more than ever. It is also |_LtA‘_dA§h“ in thm more fm r'; 'l'l.l;l-“ quantity only should be put in the trough so they will eat it up clean. _ Keep it r_eplenished. AGRICULTURAL CONDITION®, There is a lot of money in the early 1 that‘s far and of helping." 8 T t M th M n The The Or, The PJ