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Feeding for Spring Lambs. We feel very confident that farmers do not realize how much it means, in finel resulbts, to save practi*ally all the lamb crop. Many years‘ experence has taught us that if we save a‘l our lamibs guccess is assured, while if we lose a heavy per cent. failure 43 almost inevitable. We find the meesure of our success here is vsually the measure of our real profits in the fall, As we drive throughout the counâ€" try in the early spring it is not an vnusual sight to see enough dead lambs thrown out, or up on some old shed, to make a fine profit for the owner had they beon eaved and grown to maturity. There are many things that lead up to euccess or down to #ailwre at this point. In the matter of ewes owning their) § iA lsmbs we find the previous care of the ewe is by far the meut potent factor. We :ll know that sef preservation is the first law of mature. And while the | wxe docon‘t think yet we have never ) The teen sble to juast determine where inâ€" slincl lkaves off and reason begine But we do know this, that the ewe| Tim that is thin and out of conmdition 18| | Leg very apt to drop her lamb and w@k‘ other awsy and leave it, thus leaving both downf lamb and owner in trouble. Nature its sh geems to say, P have not the necessary Hoshe vilality nor stremgth to care for this sisted w‘ded burden. While the ewe that has Gecess beoen we‘l fed on properly balanced Assyr foods is vigomous and strong, her milk m rtarting readily, her mother‘s instin‘t anq e will also be sirong and there is NO year danger of her deserting her offspring. and t The effect wil} also be very apparâ€" had e ent in the lawmb. Jf insufficient or im.| tions proper feeds have been used the hmb{my" will be weak and lack the power wff_“j’_{.’j proper‘y < lomb from may be drc this winter a hitter ec tmimediately and gel CUsSy 10f 0S QiMâ€" mer, and tboth ewe ard lamb came along all right. However, the past is gone, but what we do even from now on will mean very much. Sheep should have some term of succulemce, roots or silage. However, if silage is used it should be‘ good silage as rotten silage is dangerâ€" was for sheep. We have always fed silage liberally to our sheep and uniâ€" formy with good results. If neither roots or silage are available we would recommend a portion of the feed be dried beet pulp, as a partial substitute. While beet pubp is not suceulent, yet # is a vegetable feed and if the sheep bave plenty c# good water with the pulp, it assists greatly im the digestion and assimilation of the other feeds beâ€" sides its own food value. We consider much is gained by fecding a variety of feede. Indeed, we mwever feed everm one feed of mlage wicne but put the hay, bean pods or other dry roughage into racks and throw the silage onto it, thus pressing # well down in the rack. In this way each feed seems to give a relish for the other. All stock enjoy a variety of feods as well as we do aurseives. Many farmers feed one kind of roughage until i is abl} gone then anâ€" ather and so on. 1 wonder what these #armers would think if their wives «hould say to them im the fail, "Now, tha potatoes may freeze and be spoilâ€" awi so we better eat potatoes for a couple of months. Then perhaps our cured meats may not keep as the weather warms toward epring, so we had better eat our meat for six or eight weeks, then we will ‘string ont‘ n bread." Yet this is exactly what many farmâ€" ers are asking their stock to do. No, we should try to store our feeds in © nranner to make them available for saixed feeding through the entire feedâ€" ing season. Stock will show their apâ€" preciation as far as it is possible for a domb animal to do o. There are scientific reasons under. bably ImAges of IMmei, NU" tying mixzed breeding which many 4. reptiles and binds. They v aot understand, _ White.the protesy, both in public placee af earbohydrates and fat of any two feedâ€" ;homeo Ye shall not do this stuffs may be practically the nme’icordm.gto the law of Isra we find the clements there in just ‘%:r&mmg .nd'kr::l\{: Mittle different chentical combi:mtions!w worship any other god TRY THEM IN YOUR GARDEN DE LUE‘S COLDEN GIANT SWEET CORN, one to two weeks earlier. Ear half as long again and 12 to 14 rowed where Goiden Banâ€" tam is 8 rowed. Better quality, more productive. Pkt. 25¢, Ib. 400. "41b. 65¢, 1 lh, $1.00 postpeid. NEW ALBINO TOMATO. Pure white in color, containing mno acid JOHN A. BRUCE & CO. It is the greatest fertilizing plant known, a wonderial hay and pasture crop, and unsurpassed as a honey producer. 115. $2.10. 10 !bs. $18.50 postpaid. Write for copy of our big catalogue, Free for the asking. liately FARMERS, LOOK! Hubam Annual White Blessom Sweset Clover. «sEEDS THAT GROW*" 1 day now this, that t:hg ex¢! Timeâ€"B.C. 721. nd cut of condition i8) Lesgon Forewordâ€"Amos and the op her lamb and walk other rwm had predicted the| a it, thus leaving both downfall of Israe} as a punishment for | er in trouble. Nature its sins. Events moved sewiftly on, ; have not the necessary Hoshea the last king of Israe!, perâ€"| rength io care for this sisted in the evil course of his preâ€"| While the ewe that has decessors. _ Shalmaneser, the king of on propert MMAayrw,wfiqwuthtw_ofld % ,p T y}. Wk power at the time, made an expedition | us and strong, her MX apainst Isracl, reduced it to vassalage | v, her mother‘s instin‘t andg exacted an annual tribute. One irong and there is no year Hoshea refused to pnx tribute deserting her offspring. and the Assyrians d that he rill also be very apparâ€" had entered into treasonable negotiaâ€" b. Jf insufficient or im,;t;gns ,wnthqgfyw, the great rival ;l‘ ave been used the lamb| Assyria. ‘Thereupon Shalmaneser ::;, IZL; ‘}ne ;,.“,f,,."mwlanot}wr expedition faid siege to ‘Saâ€" for himself. While the maria and after three yea.um:g::red( i Grarain ~rteer ‘it. The king and a great ber of r,:‘ j‘l:‘!")‘_» -a:« :~‘ ’ r ;We.‘he Qeople werg deported to ASSW'B d, as we have had them | ang forced to live in exile. ght out in the snow on | a a Jay ant yet julnp up? 1. Disobedience, 9â€"12. rd get busy for his din-t V. 9. The children of Israel did se i ewe ant lamb came|crotly. Publicly their religion was eusg- t | posed to be Lh(%'oar:fiip of Jeho:h + C Fuaut in mone nut W their national A no doubt they l uie mong aay fi;; “ha’%obaemdmm"e religion of Jehovah. But rom now on will me&" they tried to combine with it beathen theep should have .wm“'e-lements which they practiced in se ulewe, roots or silage.| ret lest God should see them. For seeâ€" lage is used it should be|ret rites see Ezek. 8: 7â€"12. Built in rotten silage is dangerâ€"| high places. s The Canaanites, .theirf . We have always fed g{eémmk J Ts g::d hnd; mthwg | to waer sheer at _\ their gods, the is, a we 3 w :,:_]:um“'rlf‘ ::1:!::( known as high plaoes'. These were s C t hn altars built on elevated places or hills : are available we would|og which Palestine, as a mountainous portion of the feed be|eountry, is full. Tower . . city. Towâ€" p, as a partial substitute.| ers were used for the protection of tip is mot suceulent, yet flocks and vineyards. "These protectâ€" ole feed and if the sh,eap;ing towers were probably adjoined by .f good water with the 'fl;e rude houses O& mr;;m and out reatly in the digestion|of these groups ellings larger on ut the other 1eeqs yo. places would qriee." What is meant C guc 5 * is igh p! were food value. ’everywhere. from the smallest human r much is gained by‘ha.bnwt.im to the largest. icty of feede. Indeed, we}; V. 10. Images. As the Hebrew word ver one feed of #ilage indicates these images were stone pilâ€" ESTABLISHED 1850 LIMITED and thus have a little different effect on the digestive tract of the animal. Ani we must realize that it is mot what the animal eats but what it is awbie to properly digest and assimilate that measures the final resilts to us. And experience has led us to believe we get much better results by mixed feeding. And as to likeral feeding we feel it always pays, and especially is it true when the price of sheep in the marâ€" kets are as high as they are at this time and the price of feeds are at so very low levels. As a rule we find good clean cull beans about the cheapest and best for the base of our grain ration. When The Sunday School Lesson The Downfall of Israel, 2 Kings 17: 9â€"18. Golden Text Prov. 14; 34. lars in which a god, particularly the Canaanite Baal, was supposed to have taken up its residence. . Sometimes they were carved. Groves, These were trees sometimes stripped of their foliage, and sometimes left as they were. Like the stome pillars they were supposed to be inhabited by a god. Sacred stones and pillars were worshipped extensively by the Canaanâ€" fes. Every high . . tree. The favorâ€" ite place for setting up a sacred stone: or pole was on a high hill tops or in a cgor)ve of trees. (SBee Jer. 2: 20; 3: 6, 13. _ Y. 11. Burnt incense. Incense was made of gums and resins and the perâ€" fumes for which Arabia was famous. It was used in the worship of the Jerusalem temple but here it was burnt to heathen gods, probably the ;Csnaan'»fiah Baals. (See Hos. 2: 13.) As did the heathen,. This was their ‘sin. They should have been a "peâ€" ;cuh'ar people" instead of becoming asâ€" ‘similated to their heathen neighbors. | Wrought wicked things. This undoubtâ€" | ediy included their social wrongs, such ‘as the oppression of the poor by the rich, and the miscarriage of justice | which the prophets had denounced. BRUCE‘S SPECIAL FLORAL COLLECTIONS in Asters, Sweet Peas, Tail and Dwart Nasturtiums, Floral Gems. 6 Pkts. in each. §0c. each postpaid. New York Head Lettuce A leader as a summer head lettuce. Pkt, 10c. oz. 50c. 2 ozs. 85c. postâ€" V. 12. Served idols. These were proâ€" bably images of men, women, beasts, reptiles and birds. They were set up both in public places and in their homes. Â¥Ye shall not do this thing, Acâ€" cording to the law of Israel no repreâ€" sentation or image of Jehovah was ever allowed and Israel had no right C A N A D A MARCH 19 24A we consider the high protein and minâ€" eral contert of the bean and realize what this means to the proper deâ€" velopment of the future offspringâ€"we feel at this price n> sheap man cou‘d affond to not have beans for his breedâ€" ing ewes. Onsâ€"half beans, oneâ€"quarter corn and oneâ€"quarter oats in bu‘k makes good standard mixture. Oats are alâ€" |vv-ayu good but usually too high in ;priceiswhywedonotnsemore. _ If the ewes have not been liberally . fed with grain cne should start in carefully and gradually increaso. A good liberal handful, or about oneâ€" | fourth of a pound, is a good ration jfo-r a goodâ€"sized ewe until she drops | her lamb, when it may be increased hberaly. l Breeding ewes should have plenty of exercise and air and no matter ’a.bont the cold uwp to lambing time, | providing they are always kept dry. | Moisture is the natural enemy of the tsheep and should be avoided as far | as poscible. Community development may be measured in â€" neighborhood getâ€" together meetings. 64â€" V. 13. Israel had no excuse for #s sins. God had not left them in any doubt as to his will. He had sent against disobedience (eee Jer. 7: 25; 1: 7). _ All the law which I commands» ed. Not only had the prophets deâ€" clared God‘s will but it was embodied in the law which Israe) had solemnly doubt as to Ns Will, _ HO HML DDOT plenty of mhfi and seers to deâ€" clare His will and to warn them ME en s is Cone diesic This was Israel‘s distinct possession, marking it off from its Ma&en neighâ€" bors, and if it had fol: ved this law it would not have becon.e assimilated by its nefighbors. V. 14. Would not hear; refused to listen t the prophets who spoke for God. Hardened their necks. They were stubborm, like an intractable aniâ€" mal which refuses to be driven. Like . . . their fathers. Theirs was an ancient and inherited disposition. _ _ mere nothingness, being lifeless and unable to give any help. Became vain. They became as empty and unreal as the idols they worshipped. Went after the heathen. Again and egain Israel had been told that they were to be a peculiar people, untike any of the naâ€" tions around them. But they were small and weak in comparison with "oome of the heathen nations and they supposed that by worshipping the gvxgooa'fl\esemfiomvhcymicbtho- come powerful as they were. V. 16. The writer seems to be so passionately indignant with the sins of Israe}, that he begins to rehem-sai them. (See Zeph. 1: 5; Jer. T: 18; i09: 18.) Molten images, even two calves. . Some of the images were carved wood but others were made of metal as these. It was Jeroboam who introduced the golden calves. (See 1 Kings 12: 28.) These were images iof bulls which because of their miniâ€" \ ature size were called "calves." All _ V. 15. Followed vanity. In the Old Testament an idol} was frequently called "a vanity." That is, it was a the host of heaven, The worship of the stars was introduced from Babyâ€" lonia, the land of their conquerors. The stars were supposed to be inâ€" habited by gods; their movements were carefuly watched by the astrolâ€" ogers, because of these movements the %ode made their will known. Star worship became very popular in Israel. (See Zeph. 1: 5; Jer. 7: 18; 19: 13.) Baal; was the name of the Canaanâ€" itish god. There were not one, but many Baals They were supposed to give fertility to the soil and to preâ€" wide over the arts and crafts. _ V. 17. Caused their sons, etc. This refers to child sacrifice. The children were not made to walk through the fire but were bound to an altar and by means of fire were dedicated to the god. Usually the child sacrifices were made to the god Molech and were reâ€" ganrded as particularly effective in seâ€" curing the help or favor of the god. Divination and enchantments. These were magical means used for discovâ€" ering the will of God. But God exâ€" pressed himself through His prophets and priests without the use of mag'ic.; III. Punishment, 18. ‘ Vs. 3â€"6 and the Lesson Foreword should be read carefully in connection with this verse. Removed them. The Assyrians who conquered the kingdom of Israel held their empire together by a policy of frightfuiness. When they conquered a mle they deported them to another and filled their places with another conquered people. in this way they hoped to break the spirit of their victims. There were none left but the tribe of Judah only. The tribe of Judah formed a se(rara‘bo kingdom and were not conquered until considerably later. The kingdom of Israe} as the northern kingdom was called, was much richer than the kingâ€" dom of Judah, and since it attracted the attention of the Assyrians, it met an carlier doom. Application. 1. The cause of Israel‘s downfall. Doubtless there were various conve:{- ing causes, but the main one was the climination of the truly religious exâ€" perience from leaders and people. We know from the prophet Hosea, and also from the narrative of the lesson patsage, that there was a loud apâ€" resran~~ of religicn (vs. 8.12), but the reality was miswing. The ritual was a mixture of foreign customs, and the comtuct of the people was frivolâ€" ous and irresponsible. No man spared his brother. No nation can endure with such a sandy fourdation. 2. The great responsibility of the leaders. Hoshca had some redeeming forturos of charaster (v. 2}, but he d44 not keop the treaty with the king cf Assyria. He thouzht that he could II, Ingratitude, 13â€"17. the break the covenant with impunityâ€" and he paid the consequences of his breach of faith. It is said that the German Chancelâ€" tor gneered at the idea of Britain adâ€" hering to her treaty with Belgium. It was only a "scrap of paper," and the muutmmolloyaxyboitwws\dbe The British ambassador reâ€" giedeherehotmmmemed, ritain did not count the cost. It was a noble reply, und one would like to feel that the nation‘s rulers a> ways lived up to it as courageously as they did in 1914. Pa C 0 4 . 8. The strango ways in which God attains His goal The divine method toâ€"day may reâ€" quire us to leave behind wome old forms of thought and organization and enter the new and untried counâ€" try before us, with new methods in our hands. A gmemflioncgowe used the cradle to cut our wheat; then folâ€" lowed the reaper, then the selfâ€"binder. So one instrument in the divine hand gives way to another and better one or the fulfilment of His purpose. R. A.: Kindly give me your plan for a poultry house for about two hundred chickens, Would you make a gable roof or a fiat one? Is a house 16x40 large enough? Would you use eggs for hatching from chickens that had diphtheric roup the first part of Deâ€" cember? I have a good laying strain and would like to hatch chicks from my own chicks if possible. Chickens are healthy and vigorous now. When is the best time to have baby chicks hatched? mquare feet of floor space per bird| when building a poultry house. A house twenty feet deep and forty feet wide would be satisfactory. This could be divided through the centre, making two rooms each twenty feet aqua.ne.] Then in the winter you could use one side for the pullets that were being fed for egge and the other side for the breeding stock which were to take a short rest to save vigor for the proâ€" duction of hatching egg». Both the gaible roof and the flat shedâ€"roof type of poultry houses are satisfactory if other conditions are all right. The | shedâ€"roof is most generally used. roup. But if the heng were not very sick and are in vigorous condition now, I see no reason why the chicks might not be thrifty. I believe that March and April are the best months to hatch the heavy breeds, like Plymouth Rocks and Wyâ€" andottes. April and May seem the best months for the hatching of Leghorns. Ohicks hatched too early may go into a fall moult. Chicks hatched too late do mot have time to mature before winter. + s It is not usually considered best to use birds for breeders if they have had Buckets to left of us, Buckets to right of us, Behind and before us, Shining and bright. Working like beavers Toting the «ap, Only seems playtime, Believe me, old chap. Chop, chop, chopâ€" Fire must never & Sugar pan bubbles Frothing and sweet, Thicker and thickeeâ€" Job ‘most complete Glug, glug, glug, Into the stone jug: First run for candy For Cindy and Mandy. Blees me; ‘Tis pleasuring â€" Working this way In the old sugarbush This sunny March day. Many farmers are killing their best friends, namely, the snakes which rid the farm of injurious animals, and birds such ascertain species of hawks which do good instead of harm. Perâ€" ronal bikes and dislikes, coupled with erroncous beliefs that since one anake is harmfol all are harmful, and that a bawk is a hawk and should be killed, are some of the reasons why these animals are killed, . Too many farm homes are places of business and nothing more. @Roulr® It is usually best to allow about four The Old Sugarbush. Drip, drip, drip, From the spile‘s lip, Nighttime and daytinic ‘Bo! ‘Tis a gay time. AH roaring and glowing y eur what we consider a suitable commitâ€" tee to arrange the program for the year. This done, the same is printed on attractive.little cards, and each member is entitled to one, so there is no danger of not knowing just when and what we are expected to do. The coâ€"operation of all probably deâ€" pends upon the following hints: For Home and Country Firstly, we try to consider the capability of each one. Some are good musicians, so they abways find a place on cour musical program. Then, too, we try to know each member‘s par-{ ticular interests and choose for her a topic in accordance with her interâ€" est. Also we consider the distance to be travelled to the various meetings. As we hold our meetings from home to home we try to choose for each program members who do not live too far from the place of meeting. In this. way we seldom have the excuse, "Oh, the roads or weather were too bad and I couldn‘t get there." Some, too, are good at demonstratâ€" ing, so we find that if we choose wisely we may have several excellent deâ€" lmmnstratiom during the year. Last, but not least, we have a st/mmtg] friendly feeling existing among our memibers and therefore when each gets up to fulfill her part of the proâ€" gram, she expects and receives friendâ€" ly sympathy rather than stern critiâ€" ciem from her fellow workers of the Women‘s Institute. The Athens‘ Method., At the beginning of each Institute year a meeting of the directors is called at which each one is expected to bring topics for papers or subjects for discussion to be used in the proâ€" gram for the new year. How Marsville Plans Its Program. At our May meeting we appoin ’ Frame this into every day of the year, "Birds Make Agriculture Posâ€" wible," _ By destroying insect pests they save crops worth millions of dolâ€" lars every year. Every farmer who does not encourage and protect bird life on his farm is defrauding himself and his country. Birds serve farmers TORONTO so well that every one of them could well afford to erect a monument to these unassuming and willing bird helpers. In these days of tree repair work, and great demand for lumber, and wood for fuel purposes, birds have a time of it to locate nesting sites. Therefore, cavities in trees are not so often the home of bird families as in the past. Wo must provide nesting sites for them, and this can be done with a very small outlay. Anyone who is at all handy with tools can build a bind house. I would have farmers reâ€" member that many times the spring storms kill the early arrivals, and it is as necessary to provide shelter for them at this time, as in the winter; as well as such food as suet to help to keep them fit to combat the incleâ€" ment weather. It is a trying time for the binrds after epending the winter in the sunny south. They brave the eleâ€" ments for us, #so that they wil} be north in plenty of time to serve our to reward these little workers, for| Lvery farmer should encourage the their willing service to you Tie the martins to come to his place. If you suet to tree trunks or branches, and Will furnish them with a house they algo hang up boned, cracked, and meat Will do good work for you. They will scraps for the blue jay and crow. Aaccept a twoâ€"family house, or an They need part meat diet and this| Apartment containing as many as fifty will also prevent these birds from rooms. If you want to invite the will also prevent these birds from preying upon the smailer birds. During stormy weather sunflower seeds are appreciated. Under normal spring conditions birds can scurry about and secure ample food, but at any time a variation in diet is relishâ€" ed. They will be thankfa} for the bread crumbs which you may throw on your window sill» porch, or other places. The Wood to Use for Bird Houses. Wood for hind houses should be the nonâ€"heating kind. The best wood is cheapest if you want real regults in the matter of aiding the birds to inâ€" crease in number. Many young birds are smothered every season, because "any old kind of wood" proved fatal to them. If you paint the houses be sure to tso good oil point, as nearly Beef or nuatton suet is a cheap way Get Ready for the Bird Helpers NEWS FROM THE BRANCHES. of the, all birds reject houses From theie subjects the best are ‘gleaned and two are chosen for each monthly meeting, keeping in mind: First, to have the program geasonable; second, to utilize home talentâ€"someâ€" times a talk by the dentist, physician, bocal clergy, banker, or school md‘\; Jqvas CiICIBY, MERCRIE NC 000 ers. â€" Third, entertainment at each meetingâ€"one lady is asked to tbe responsible for two musical numbers. C & hi ce Mc aeoemals, ~Abjoms 2 CeHEtmiRenais . 1Cs nR o is Fourth, to be educativeâ€"through the study of our laws; how to conduct a meeting pmoperly; topics of the day: lives of noted Canadians, community Annual events. In April the Instiâ€" tute cutertain the public school chilâ€" dicn with a talk by one of the teachâ€" ers on a nature subject as "Protection cf Birds," the children rendering the No 1 eEiteRe C CCRCE ESE musical part of the program, after which the lJadies serve ice cream and In September, the grandmothers are entertained at that meeting when the program consists of o‘dâ€"time songs and a paper on "Early days of Leeds," "Pioneer Mothers," or some similar subject, and a bouquet is given to each old lady, after refreshments have been New Hamburg, one of this year‘s baby branches, is making exce‘lent progress, being close to the hundred mark in membership, with a prospect of more to come. In additica to their regular monthly program, they have arranged for three classes in basketry for each Monday. Thore are about twenty in each, 2 to 4 pm. for the woâ€" men, 4 to 6 for the school gir‘s and teachers, and an evening class for the business girls. Thus are they successâ€" fully endesvoring to meet the needs of the whole community. all birds regect housss on which cheap paint is used. Do not use tin can houses. They are cruelty to bird life, Luring the warm part of the spring ard carly summer days they attract the sun‘s heat, ard as a resxt‘t che young are often smothered to death, or suffer intensely. The robin and phoebe will accept the bird shelf: a mere platform, with a "roof," of course. â€" Most birds prefer houses made from the limbs of trees. Trees felled by storms may be usel. Birch and chestnut, as well as elm, ave good to use for bird houses. Tve limbs may be cut in ten or twe‘veâ€"‘nch longths, About two or three inches from one end bore an entranco bole. On the cpposite side make a lengthwise inâ€" cision through the enire bark. Reâ€" move bark carefully with a wooden wedge. Then saw off a section of the wooc, about an inch thick or more, from the bottom. Naill the bark to this section, letting it overlap a little, and close the slit at the back by nailâ€" ing it to a narrow stcip of wooi. Some people recommend tha use of tin for the roof, but if it is possible to get a very thin piece of wood for the roof, and to arrange it so that it may be easily removed to clean the house, it is much to be preferred, especially if you have to place it where the sun will beat on it. Make Farm Life Interesting. Every farmer should encourage the martins to your farm put up your houses at once, for a martin "scout" wil soon be coming to inspect your premises, as to whether you have housing facilities for his flock. Old martin houses should be cleaned out, as well as painted. You will have to watch the English sparrow, for they will cause martins, as well as other hbirds, no end of trowble. I have found that if I did not destroy the English sparrow about my place, before the other birds arrived, that by a constant Â¥chasing" of these intruders, they finâ€" ally took the hint and stayed away. Martins are such good company for your children. If we aimed to give our children a‘l the pets possible, farm life would prove much more interestâ€" ing to them.â€"Pavline Ward. " Well Done, New Hamburg! It has been charged against rural WMMMM.MC Mnn»umm» bring to a change of viewâ€"point. If this charge be trueâ€"and it is, to a certain reasonable extentâ€"there io a reason for it and a very good reamon. A recent wriber on the rural home makes this statement: "There is much hard work on the farm yet there is as much leisure as in any other occupation. There is time to read, and toâ€"day books are so easily accessible that living in the country is no excuse for an empty book shelf. And better than time to read is time to think,. The farmer has always been a man that gondered things in his heart. No culture is sound except it has been bought by much thinking." foreed by the circumstances ano enâ€" vironments of their lives to think for themsclves and come to important deâ€" cisions with relatively very little help from other people. No two farms are alike, so that even a neighbor‘s opinion cannot be blindly accepted. FEach farm household and each farm‘s business is a problem peculiar to itself and those responsible for the houseâ€" hoid and the business must approach decisions that are to be made with as much individua) judgment as they can possibly bring to bear. Long days of quiet work with the hands and more or less alone, leave the mind free to work. Many a farm woman will testify to mental work she has accomplished while churning butâ€" ter or turning out pans of dishes or kneading bread or working in the garden. This is sound culture, as the author quoted tells us, and it is this cultured quality of mind that makes rural Canzada something to bank on and a part of our citizenship to conâ€" template with surety and with pride. _ More and more people are waking up to the power of the human mind. Those who "think things through" are those who get results. Farm folk are essentially good thinkers and thereâ€" Afore successfully put over the greatâ€" | est job in the world. Mi‘k can be pasteurized at home. That is one of the facts to be gleaned from a thirtyâ€"two page pamphlet, "Why and How to Use Milk," issued by the Dairy and Cold Storage branch at Ottawa and prepared by Miss Helon G. Campbell, on officer of the branch. The process to be followed is as folâ€" lows: If the milk is bought in bottles, pour cut a litt‘e and replace the caps, Make a hole in the paper cap of one bottle and insert a emall @lass dairy thermometer. Set the bottles on a clean folded towel in a tin pail and around this pour warm water until it reaches nearly as high as the top of the ibottles. Don‘t set the bottles diâ€" rectly on the bottom of the pail or pour in very hot water, if you would avoid the danger of breaÂ¥ying. . Place ]the pail over the fire and heat until |the thermometer in the bottle regisâ€" |ters 145 deg. F. Remove from the 1fire and let the bottics stand in the | water for thirty minutes, reâ€"heating, ‘if necessity, to keep the temperature at 145 deg. F. After thirty minutes pour in cold water to replace the hot water around the bott‘es and cool the milk as quickly as possible until used, _ which should be before the lapse of twentyâ€"four hours. if no thermoâ€" meter is at hand the mi‘lk can be pasâ€" teurized in the same way by heating the water when around the bottJes ‘until a little below boiling point. Then follow the same process as given beâ€" fore. Where the milk is not bottled | it can be pasteurizsed in glass jars, : which should first be theroughly washâ€" |ed and sterilized, The bulletin from ; which this is taken and which can be ,| had free from the Publications Branch, | Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, !telkdi about the value of milk as a ; food in its verious forms and gives , fifty recipes in which it is a necessary {and the main ingredient. § The Puppy. I think it‘s very funny ine way a puppy growsâ€" A little on his wiggleâ€"tail, A little on his nose, A little on his tummy And a little on his ears: He‘ll be a grownâ€"up dog all right In half a dozen vears ; Tired Little Feet, Little, tired feet, pattering no more What a weary way it seems __To your little cot 0‘ dreams Now that day has fled! _ little, tined feet, pattering no more, After secampering all day Hceuvd&erenndyonm;flxy. Now at dreamland‘s door. Little, tired feet, only angels know Sweeter sleep than you will find, Cares and troubles out of mind, Rocked by dreamâ€"winds low. Little, tired feet, ever do we pray That your doubtful steps may grow Ever stronger as they go On life‘s upward way. Little, tired feet, creeping up to bedl, 1 gc ‘;:o loved the children keeps where every wes one sleops, lm the night has fled2 FARM FOLK CAN Pasteurization of Milk. and farm women HEAVY F RAW Monopo‘!y Should | Canad trial ope of manu more s0 bestos p «anomaly ranking «ducer o in the : manufa« Practica Unito« Canad world‘ du D this nev ly b ing on : capi less suc fact s10( til tic 8t I« 810 ta U N be to the SCn ind plant, at bestos s\ board, sheets, were ima plant wu *rade. eof ever, manut bec, w be produce clude asbes asbestos s coveriags, manufactar been locato: it is hoped., asbestos 1920 Can Kingdom, France, | countries In the the princ cated, ex up & bo: ture of © only asb m close | the m: and clhea; well as a home mar her own pant of her prosont will continue revenue in tw continuation 0 Adustries of o) stified growth wirtual world : Of asbesitos sh have the same and caplcal w D Additio D1 of M O is t OX