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of 32.0 J, S n - rrded In r. Many net. ho mo ‘ Cell? that , New on Inla- any do to In. .iven Jib" w m OF aed th he " Carnes ts,l for {ruling the stock. It may be Ml] to sprinkle salty water on the corn just before feeding. This will add to its palatableness. _ S. G.-How much commercial fer- tilizer of so-railed grade of 1-8-3 would have to be sown per acre to equal ten loads of manure per acre, "lastly stable manure. said kinds hlul- ed on spreader rated " eighty bushel. eapaeity? duce a liquid whh and prestyrvc the IN Under the ciodit I believe you wan! to have the corn regular cutting box ed fttr feeding the We" to sprinkle II on"! irsat Mnr- I cans whe berries a “31 Do: by do 31h cor in: of corn _ with tl mented J. c.-r am thinking of sowing comer sPs".ost wheat next spring and would like 50m advice regarding it. Would you we commelcial fertilizer? " bu, when would you unpply it. and at what time in the spring would the wheat he sown." Addreu all questions to Prolomr Henry a. Call. 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Joseph Conrad The Book: "The Rescue," $2.50 dee the cpylitions you des/ribe, ieve ynu would do much better ave the com cut up with the tu' euttintt box just as it is need- f feeding the stock. It may be to sprinkk salty water on the just before feeding. This will th w r m. - Commercial fertilizer ml (not so-called). analyzing mus that the fertilizer can-lea mt. of a ton of ammonia, g l of a ton of phosphoric acid 'f't' cont. of a ton of potash. Hans that a ton of fertilizer eo lbs. of ammonia. 160 lbs. set'tisnK clover and grass seed imm- t‘me, is to apply about 300 lbs. of fertilizer per acre, ime you an.- sowing the wheat. I recommend for a medium at an analysis running about vat. ammonia, 8 per cent. phos- acid and '2 peh. cent. potuh. CNor YIELD. A” TA‘X P R o ' I ' I HIGH YIELDS At All Bookseller- or ell ll pa )rr n othet to Aer l wt ting wheat you should aimed fields with soil .qtr.te of tilth. As to oubtful if you can do sow Marquis wheat. " methods to employ crease the yield, and n good clover catch, if Up " lk " Wt he ald Orr m in in th n N r vea r “Bar tAeytrtte h to pro- ferment nimble put in chicity of the on m 'serve traw- fi ale: fer 2 t'e ‘I Answcr.-An acre of strawberries " requires about 8,500 plants when they 1‘ are get 18 inches apart in rows 8% " feet apart. I believe you would do 'ch-ll to write the Dominion Depart- y,ment If Agriculture for their Bulle- r tin No. 9: on the Strawberry. This 'igivos a fairly thoroth description I. of the subject. d l As " safeguard to a good stand of t', plants, I would. advise the supplement- ling of the fertility of the soil with, "u a fair application of high-grade fer- ” tih'zvr---about 500 to 760 lbs. per acre. 5 This should be worked in to the soil - thoroughly before the plants are set. 2 Many practical strawberry growers a have found such a use of fertilizers I produces a good stand of vigorous l plants. k'-,] i'fikLiriiir iii "ihiu'ideis Aiifej) '. Jlt'lfll.ijl a day, but from “#501114 ders ttiilthere in no limit to " earn- No man has really found himself until he in optfro with Us Ihr,izg amu.r. his enthusiasm is put enb . to ,eftar.all oblucleq mg; " big path. deis with” in no limit to Mfum- intr"atratritr.--aldwtird W. Batty, 2ahtf, A». .cetd)et..rtlVitte, , 2 SJFT ' t ":73“! ' Having applied. your fertilizer to the fall wheat, the chances are Very strung that you will get good regults. bechuse' the rains of auttunitttand winter will wash the plant food down so that most of it will be dissolved in the spring. 7 s" Best results, however. are obtained from fertilizers when the fertilizers are sown through the fertilizer drop- ping compartment of the grain drill. This deposits the Tnee/ttra/ed plant food at a depth where the tiny roots of crops begin to feed. It also gets the fertilizer into the area of the soil where there is sufficient moisture to dissolve it and chsnge it into such form that the plants can take it up, whereas broadcasting. and discing may leave some fertilizer in the up per dry area while other fertilizer is buried almost too deep for the early roots of any crop. , The strawberry plants can be ob- tamed from any of the leading seeds- men. They vary in cost like other commodities. . Another advantage of using the combined fertilizer and grain drill is that one operation of the drill com- plejes the seeding and fertilizer dis. tribdtion and thereby cuts down the labor cost. J. B..S.--This year 1 sowed my fer- tilizer-broadcast and worked it in with a disc about a week before sow- ine wheat. Now I have been told that I would not get much benefit from the fertilizer sown this wny, and that it should be sown with the wheat. Attswer.--You are misinformed re- garding the result of applying ferti- lizers. You should get results next spring if you have used a fair ap- plication of high-grade fertilizer. If the fertilizer has been low grade, your chances for good results are the same as they would be from using; any other low-grade commodity in any way on the farm. of phosphor? acid and 60 lbs. of potash. Assuming that a bushel of manure weighs 50 lbs., an 80-bushel sprvader would contain 2 tons, and 10 spreaderfuls would contain 20 tons. A ton of average stable manure cuniains about 10 lbs. nitrogen, 5 lbs. phosphoric acid and 8 lbs. potash, qr 20 tons would contain 200 lbs. nine- gen, 100 lbs. phospheric acid and 160 lbs. of potash. You will see on the faye of the analysis of the fertilizer that it is impossible to choose any mm: number of tons of 1-8-3 ferti- lizey which would equal exactly the planf. food carried by the manure. For instanca, in order to supply 200 lbs. nitrogen which the ten loads of ma- nure supply, it would take ten tons of fertilizer, but 10 tons "fertilizer T', I _ Raccoon, beaver, badger, timber ’Wolf and mole should be skinned Mopen." The "open" method of skin- 1 ning is cutting the,skin down the belly 1 from the chin to the root ot'the tail. then peeling it from the body, using the knife whenever necessary. The fur should be tacked on to a wide, flat lboard to dry. Beaver Ishould be lstretched as round as possible. Pro- 1cure a hoop and fasten the skin at (four points in the hoop. Then grad- ‘ually stretch between these fasten- , ings, using a large bag needle, pass- uing the string through the skin and I (around the hoop. l The "cased" method of removing 'the pelts is as follows: Cut the skin _down the under side of the hind legs I and straight across to the root of the tail. Split the tail part way. Then remove the tail bone by slipping a split stick over the tail, grasping the :stick with the right hand and hold- , ing the animal's body with the left--- Ca quick pull and the bone slips out. .'I‘hen pull the skin over the body to :tlle front legs, keeping as clean of flesh and fat as possible. Work the .lront legs out. Pull the skin some unore'~use the knife around the ears 'aml eyes-I-and tako off at the end of 1, the nose. To make the work of skin- ning easier, a strong curd may be iloogied around the hind legs and the (animal suspended from the limb of a Ltree or some other projecting object. It is just. as important to know how to skin and hundlo the iii) bearers us to know when and how toi, trap than. The trapper who takes} ttig', in skinning, stretching and‘ andlircg his furs will be well rewnrd- ed for the extra time and clan spent,‘ as he will enhance the value of his collections "eomritiersbly. The better the condition the skin is in when re- ceived by the fur buyer, the less labor he has to put into it, therefore, he can well afford to pay a higher price for the properly. skinned and well handled furs. There are two ways of skinning fur-bearing 'ttrtimahr--"eased" and "open." Skunk, mink, muskrat, co- yote, Otter, marten, fisher, white weasel, red to; and wild cat are skin- ned "eaacd." Preparing the Skin. After the skin is taken from the carcass, it 'should be fleshed, that is, all superfluous fat and flesh shn'uld be removed. A dull knife may he used to good advantage for th'is work. " all fat and fiesh is not taken off, the skin is liable to become lair-ted or hairslip, or grease-burnt, A taint, ed or hairslip skin is one from which the hair come,' out in large bunches, and such skins are practically worth- less. Crrease-lsurnt skins crack when bent, and are of but little value. Al- ways skin the animal as soon as pos- sible after killing. I took a great deal of pride [in my medicine cheat, and after I had.learn- ed that it was a good investment I bought some standard bottles from the druggist. Of course. I had to see that the supplies were replenished from time to time ad they were used up. C' While my medicine chgt was new and novel, 131ml lots ot4tottbU. The men foundiit an tet1te.Str not caring for tht, animals the 4.,were jutmsted withes"tnstead of tEi' precautions to prevent collar sttes by keeping the collars clean, 'e V depended on my "cure-an," y); tlt, 5300!! very free- IrsetA. ,- 't' J ." Some of them ittstu1rti- of can: own, and used’my medicines profusely; and some yen Muskrat tails are worthless and should be out off. Otter tails should be split open on the under side the entire length, spread out flat and the edges fastened to the board with tucks. Cuts, sores, scratches on horses, and other minor ailments, I find, may properly be cared for by the farmer. Then it is possible in some cases to relieve pain by simple treatments while waiting for the veterinarian’s arrival. This, of course, presupposes a thorough knowledge of the case in question, because a wrohg step may be fatal. " With this work I found a medicine chest very handy and valuable. There were a great many things which seem- ed to be necessary, but I firul1y re- duced the stock of medicines to a few staple supplies. These I kept in a clean place where they might be found in a hurry when needed. I built a cabinet in the dairy barn where the milkers changed their clothes. It was a place convenient to the horse stables and piggery. In it I put the follow- ing artieler. Douche pump, drench bottles, teat knife, milking tubes, two thermometers. a package of umbilical cord tape, bandages, and a milk-fever outfit. O.- the upper ahelf I put me- dicines which are commonly needed. These included: Iodine, carbolic acid, lyaol, cantor oil, boric acid, Epsom salts, Glauber salts, aaltpeter, borax, sulphur, pine tar, cutile soap, a good liniment, and ointmenta. My Home Medicine Chest. "cased" skins should be put on How to Skin hr. BY 8. THOMAS. bonds, Besh out, belly on one 1“ and back on the other, and fastened with half a dozen tacks. Skunk, truslr. rat, mink, white weasel and wild eat may be shipped fiesh out; skins of other fur-bearers should be turned when dry and shipped fur out. Never dry fun near the heat of a fire or in .e sun. but put them in a cool, dry place. Do not use salt or alum on your furs, an it is injurions to the skins and lessens their value. Be careful not to orer-otreteh the skins. Ikn't try to make a large one out of a medium. You ean't fool the buyer and you will be the loser, as the fur is spread over too large n surface, thereby becoming thin, and such skins will not be graded as No. I. There are several kinds orsteeil fur stretchers on the market, which) are/very good for that purpose, andi particularly useful to the beginner“ However, a supply of stretching) boards can be made from shingles) and other soft wood. Average size mink boards should be about thirty-' two inches long, four and a half inches wide at base and four inches at the shoulder, then taper to a blunt point at the nose. The skunk board ought to be about twenty-eight to thirty inches long, live to seven inches wide at base and four to six inch at the shoulder, from there coming aneulr a point, about an inch wide at the end. The muskrat board should be about twenty-two inches long, about six inches wide at base and about five and a half at shoulder, then taper to a point. Small packages may be shipped by parcel post. Larger bundles should go by express. Never ship by freight, as the delivery is too slow and your furs might spoil while in transit. I had looked for opposition on the part of my regular veterinarians, but to my surprise they welcomed the innovation, and found many occasions to use it. Once the "vet" and I were attending a mare who was having some trouble fouling. and I feared laminitis. When the colt was born and everything seemed all right, he said if he only had his kit along it would be all right. When the skins are thoroughly dry, they are ready for shipping. Pack them flat, one skin on another. Never put one skin inside another. Tie them together securely and wrap in bur- lap. Most fur houses furhish idem. titieation cards, which are sent free to the shipper. The contents of your shipment should be listed on one of these, your name. and address plainly written on it and the card placed in- side the bag or bundle. Also be sure your name and address are plainly written on tho oiltside tag and that it is securely fastened to the bundle. An important thing to the trapper is to ship his furs to a reliable house. Of course, it is hard to tell which is which unless you have done business with them before. There are my reliable fur houses who will treat the shipper "square" and most of these will hold furs separate on approval and submit a valuation. If you have any doubt in your mind regarding the house to whom you are making your shipment, it would be well to request the shipment held separate. Then if the offer is not satisfactory. you can have the. furs returned. He had been called in early morn- ing, and had come without it. He wanted some umbilical cord tape and some iodine to disinfect the cows navel. I told him that I thought I could fix him up, and led him to the chest. It interested him very much, and he exclaimed: "How long have you had this? It's just the thing. Every farmer should have one." Skin, stretch and handle your furs with care, use judgment in shipping and trapping will my you well. inclined, to overdose, whether it themselves or one of the animals The holidays lie just ahead, With promise of a Christmas tree, And dreams come to a restful bed, Of gifts the Yule will bring to me. It is a time of gladsome cheer, l Of smiles, contentment, and repose. My crops all in-the hour so near [ When every Ch ristmasrcandle glows.' A while, at least, my chores are light, No worry, 'till the dawn, of spring. And prospects seem sublimely bright For May and all the birds that sing. The herd is better than of yore, Each cow 3 ribbon-winning belle, How could a follow ask for more'.' I think I'm doing mighty well. And so, each evening, by tumre, The cattle sung, the barn as prim As any parlor, my desire n linked with prarer-tltoutrhts and a hymn. I'm thankful for this spsn of rest, When, in my slippers, I can sit And rock and thrum how pm blessed By luck and sort o' hugged by it. Feed the young heifer like a little cow and on cow funk: Let ealf and stock foods alone. Feed good bran, middlings, a little oil meal, clover- hay, silage and that sort of foods, keep her growing, 'hrfsts in good 4essh, never overfeed to destroy or Blessed by Luck. Stretching the Fur: “SUE No. was Je- Feeds the Merititi--at. lat- thcw M. Golden Teat-at. Matt. _ Mt It. ' , 13-23. 'hen Jesus Heard. Evi- dently. i when Jesus heard what .Herod iijiEtir,' about Rim, and lsaw tha a‘result of Herod's fears ‘His life might be in immediate dam (iii; that He determined to withdraw to a remote place apart with His dis- ciples. He had yet much to tell them,! very much to explain and teach, and. He desired to have them with Him; alone. But‘His purpose was at this: time thwarted by the action of the: multitude who watched the course of! the boat which conveyed Him across' the lake, and followed on foot around, lthe shore. Instead of quiet hours of rest with His immediate circle of dis- ciples, Jesus found' Himself again lpressed upon by the curious, eager, 'ienthusiasstie crowd, He might have'; l been angry, or resentful, or impatient! but He'was not. He was moved with] 1'e')'lr',2'siCt. 'That was the effect thei (sight of the multitude always had: upon Him. He could be angry With‘ the meddling, offieious, 'self-righteous! scribes, but not with the hungry and! uncured for people. They seemed "to iHim as "sheep not having a shep-J i herd" (Mark 6: M). He healed their} iaiek. He "began to teach them manyi ithings." (Mark 6: M.) He “we-L“ loomed them and spake to them of the) IKingdom of God, and them that had, lneed of healing He healed" (Luke " :11). John says that when He saw) ithe multitude He turned to Philip, [and said, "Whepee are we to buy, thread that these may eat?" (John 6:3 (si. His first thought was not of His 1own weariness or discomfort, but of, ; their need. l 5 When It Was Evening. Apparent-' lly the day passed without any effort, on the part of the disc'ples to get ifood for the people. They naturally, iwith their limited Iesourct?S, thought (that impossible., Now they come b ,beg their Master to dismiss the peo- Eple that they may go and find food, i for themselves. The place where they' ‘were, however, was on the northern , or north-eastern side of the lake, and _ probably remote from villages. They '; might have had to go a long way for Ithe food, with which in their eager- lness and thoughtlessness they had (failed to provide themselves. Jesus (said, They peed not depart, or, as "tev. Vers., "They have no need to I go away.” The command of Jesus to His dis- ciples to give, even though what they had to give seemed very little and altogether inadequate, illustrates I great truth of His gospel of human service. Giving is to be measured by quality and not by quantity. That which is consecrated to service is ll- ways multiplied. One gift becomes 1 thousand. The kindly word or deed, the song. the prayer, is multiplied a thousand fold. That thought which a min has cherished in his heart and timidly feared to speak, becomes when Spoken. an inspiration and.a light, it may be, to millions and to future generations. There is no truer story in the Gospel than that of the five loaves. and the two fishes. to Him must have appealed to Him very strongly. John tells us that Jesus saw "that they were about to come and take Him by force and make Him king." He was not ygt prepared to take that step, which would at once hhve involved Him in war with the Roman powers. His kingdom, He believed, was not to be gained (by war. And so He gent the people away, persuaded the disciples to re- turn to Capernaum in the boat, and He Himself went apart alone into the mountain to pray. What thoughts He Went Up Into a Mountain Apart. The scenes and events of the day had moved Jesus strangely. The persistent following of the Galilean multitude and their warm attachment DECEMBER "TB. Lou Spain. I lune: an. to up lulu teretilr%s. would Incl, his W2Ta it on: “litany te,', 'ite u ’00»... and rn try a an ." io bought 6...; Shur-Guln mm a.» rm...“ 4.: b Md in and m M 2tt 1'rdl.'. ',it,SiiJfii?J,iliitjiiieltei . " Two rm ("did with IM rtu0.d n Mob). IIIM'I Pero" In oth-ut-is-trush-geo' that“, 1t.tdlrrq1rtNit_pt, -7 - cum iiiiiiiiiFiFiiiiiee', ' - , _ .. . Ago-m - i,7iLiia'i tqMtqer aatfedrs' . fryer t Potato Profits Wuh/uawm-lm. mvi #7 ad occupied His mind, what petitions He iiiil offered up to God, we do not know. tia" But we they well believe He prayed he: for those people whom He had sent of! away disappointed, and for Himself rssl that the same spirit which came upon nd Him It baptism would guide Him of throukh the perilous and perplexing is_.dnys which lay ahead. dn It is Luke who tells us in his gos- er pol moat of what we know of Jesus' ve'!habit of prayer-how He prayed at ni,'! His baptism, and after the strenuous '/tiii1abors of a Sabbath day in Caper- heinaum, before setting out upon His tuilfirf tour of Galilee; how He prayed ith before His first encounter with suspi- us i ciao: and jealous Pharisees, and spent 11d" all night in prayer before His choos- "to ing of the twelve; how He taught His JlldiriGG to pray, prayed with three i 24-33. From the mountain of pray- 'er Jesus went after His disciples and 'cames unto them, walking upon the glen. The story of this amazing not i is told as simply and naturally as that iof the multiplying of the loaves and fishes. The evidence is an complete ‘and full as that for any other event iof Jesus’ life. To reject it is to say, "rraetieallr, that we know nothing lwilh certainty of what Jesus did or 'said, and that no scholar of repute ‘would assert to-day. And if Jesus [did these thinga who and what was :Ile? Must we not with His disciples [worship Him Ind uy. Of a truth thou iart the Son of God? of them in the mount of 'rramdigura- tion, prayed for Peter, and prayed in the agony of Gethsemane. Prayer was His constant resource, His com- munion with God. Prayer was the expression of His unwavering faith. ""iiave a part? Why, my dean, you have a part-the very delight- fulest and most important part! Why, The two looked up in astonishment. for they had supposed themselves alone. There on the inkwell perched a little Christmas fairy. "Why, half the pleasure of Christ- mas is trying to guess what in in the gayly tied packages. Dear me, old St. Nick could not get along 'with- out you at all." The paper began to fairly rustle with importance. "That'a so," he said cheerfully. "And I'll hold out as long as I can." "So will l," said the string. "Well keep them wondering a long time. I tell you, it takes chaps like us to keep I secret!" "If I were only a doll or a rock- ing horse, what a lot of happiness I would give," sighed the string. "How wonderful to be a book--- what good am P." mourned the paper. dolefully. . if it were not to} you there would not be any surprises to Christin“ at all." The little fairy smiled wisely tad flew away, for she saw that the was no longer needed. A Queer Comer-awn. The paper and string felt very blue---though one was snow white and one a cheerful red. H“If a could only have a part in Chriotmu!" "Tis you who keep" the secrets." she laughed. merrily. - 3mm"! MR MADE "TillW. N". no you want that joy? It Io, It!“ (or mm m (The Good and an Way of Pot-- uncut letnx). We use In" the Home Pox-nun: Hair Wuvlic Home Outhts. R, HARPER New. Permanent Hnlr WI"? " ILOOR BY. WEST, TORONTO Agent ot The c. Nude Co. tor Canada. "ceararfrir. b in win mm.” In: oN't7mRy ARCHIVES: TORONTO man; your friends with m- mu from which to Ink. their (DWI Christm- ptuenu may seem I stance kinlt of gift giving, but in mlity it la n my niece-Ital one. It uncouth!“ giving lanai-ll that the recipients will know how to use, and. since it must take some time to mukc the gifts, the work will keep fresh I radiation of the good will that prompted their bestowed. Moreover, such gifts provide utiractive pick-up work for leisure hours-a Lind of re- inxntion that most busy persons up- precin‘ A young girl would like to rrceive s new and attractive pattern for a "water and ssuffieient yarn with which to knit it. When you alert the ylrn consider the complexion of tlr. girl who will war the sweater. If it is sallow. I soft, clear color, such " old rotte---not pink, which is two brftrftt--wil1 help to give it freshness and color. A sweater with sharply contrasting eofor-a- or navy blue; for example, trimmed with whitb--wil1 silo become her. If nu- glrl has a ruddy complexion, P~‘l( ' colors that will tone it down, hm , ,', cent it; for example, choose buff, N :‘c In feeding, the "td-ttr should be b apply mouthing that b roach“ to encourage the Bock to ottttmmiey u Th'choice of material is almost unlinked. If you wish to remember In all ledy, and her some new-quilt patterns, together with sufficient ml- tcrinl with which to make the top of e quilt. Attractive combinations for a simple nine-patch design are: whi:e muslin with pink-and-white checked gingham. light yellow gingham or Dutch blue calico. For a large quill. allow three yards of the colored goods to four of the white. Your old frind will welcome the gift all the more if its true colors harmonize with the furnishings in her room. A woman who likea to embroider would apprecitte a stamped dresser near! or table cover with some at- tractively colored Boas. White or soft, colored linen, crash and bmekabaek make excellent scarf: and covers. Send white floss with a white material and, with a colored material, floss that will harmonize with it. An "t'rtt or tan cover, for example. would look well embroidered with dark brown floss, and a very soft light blue cm- broidered with blue of a darker shade. Black French knots and such soft color: an sage green and dull yellow are also etfeetive on tinted back- grounde.- Choose simple designs; a cluster of small flowers or a neat conventional pattern in each corner .ia all that is required to give the work distinction. Or you can send the friend in question a set of collar and cuff. atamped for "trbroidering, or some sheer, stamped handkercliiofs. (at encourage the Bock to oonsum'o u Wampontonotnuchfudu posthumoab M that h- em-drertdtaettoetooer-btotrr. Mes-mundm».qf If you wish to give something to a little girl who is learning to sew, try I mm of odds and ends of m. horns, silk and more what-mill mu. terinls. Or give her some pun-r dolls to eat out, some sheen of dit. ferent colored tissue poper and a tum- of paste, and let her make frocks for the dolls. An older child would m- joy sevenl ylrdu of white cotton crepe and a strip of pretty imitation lace with which to make . drew! for her doll. Boys will appreciate jig law: with oxtm blades, some sandpuper and mud pieces of soft wood-u- wood is en excellent wood to use for jinn! work. Drawing materials, the "makings" of " interesting scrapbook or a prot- tr pincushion. enough silk mm which to knit an attractive tie, a cushion cover with a clear-cut desien and with proctily colored Boss, crmh- t. ind eroiuratiteh designs together with the mated.“ with which to work them out, a nightdresl or a chemise stamped with m "tmctive motif--, thou thingl And many others wiil nuke unique and welcome gifu. (new. At night the Bock should in ink t full feed of watch gnln. The birds should h". grit, trstet shell, charcoal “A clean water Utoeg themct’ltlmu. Umilkeanbehad tttixtu9tttsaahwtttstt,auos - gtr ft a drink; it mm: in not Al: nttu1-horreroftreefsespu- {on the M green. tan or soft blue Keep t hopper of dry muh before theiuekatalltt'mes. Apodmn'sh may be made no fo1loni.--Bmn, mid.. dling-I, cornmeal. and)! mum! out: and beef meal, equal put- In the manning. feed Match grain In the lftter--erFd corn, wheat and outa, equal parts by mount-e, or some simpler mixture. m. Ihuuld be fed Jpn-inch, jut about a [hint to " birds " ho suffUlent. At noon glee - feed, sprout“! oata, mange]: or something similar; . little mesh min my ho mttend to Mart the birds to work. A mobt tmah my be Nd m " noon or in the evening. which an! in most convenient. A eoemiderahle plo- portion of this moi-t mull should ho "?firaptii?iy