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According to our location, we may ; about be expecting frost any night now, or|tlun it may yet be two weeks or moro§A hal away. But winter surely is coming den, | and it behooves us to make such pre-lelump paration as is needful to further our | leave« ‘rdon prospects for another year.| many « ean hardly have too much vegeâ€" lemon table matter in the soil of the vego-‘numex table garden, matter that will add the | sweet humus which is so necessary to the| clous working of the minute bacteria in the ette h soil. In the past this was usually ) of col maintained by the free use of good the bi stable or farmyard manure. As so| ing to many gardeners are now unable to touch procure all the manure they requiro.!OdOY- and as humus of some kind is so valu-i Wh able in maintaining soil fertility, we Year‘s must rely upon other sources of supâ€" includ ply ; hence the reason why we sow rye, "ame winter vetch or other crops in the fall, rance use of plants, it is necessary that AT) _ The number of fallâ€"flowering species be freely admitted. Without a plentiâ€"| is quite large, but many of them are ful supply of oxygen, many PAOt not in general cultivation. The foods remain dormant in the soil and, autumnâ€"flowering crocus or colchicum.‘ consequently are useless to the ZTOWâ€"| atso called meadow saffron, deserves ing crops. But the admission of air greater attention than it receives is not the only benefit derived by g£000 from amateur gardeners. It blooms cultivation. By frequent and thorough during the fall months and so helps to digging of the ground, "‘“,d"pth °!\ diminish the gulf that exists between good soil may be gradually increased, iho flowers of the old and those of and every Inch gained in depth mean$ the new year. As the crocuslike blosâ€" a decided increase in fertility. !uoms come before the leaves, and to When we mention good cultivation, prevent their being spoiled by soil It includes, of course, the important splashed up in wet weather, it is adâ€" speration of hoeing between growing visable to plant them in short grass, crops, and this is also one of the best or spread lawn clippings around the means of fighting the ill effects Of‘clumpg of bulbs. They are best plantâ€" drought. | ed in August. COLORS AND FRAGRANCE COMBINED. ' The spring â€" snowflakeâ€"Leucojum If you decide not to sow cover crops vernumâ€"which vies with the snowâ€" and have a quantity of fresh manure drop in simple beauty, is also well at your disposal, dig as much of the worthy of a place in all gardens where garden as possible this fall but leave‘ good collections of uncommon flowers the top quite rough. Fall digging is are appreciated. The drooping, white, an excellent practice; it gives the: greenâ€"tipped blossoms of the spring frosts and snows a chance to do their snowflake add a fresh interest to the duty with the undersoil which is thus border in early April. They should be brought to the surface, and, what is) planted in clumps of six or more, two of equal importance, many of the inches deep, during September or ful supply of oxygen, many plant foods remain dormant in the soil and consequently are useless to the growâ€" ing crops. But the admission of air Is not the only benefit derived by good cultivation. By frequent and thorough digging of the ground, the depth of good soil may be gradually increased, «nd every Inch gained in depth means a decided increase in fertility. In order that the constituents of the woil shall be made available for the use of plants, it is necessary that air be freely admitted. Without a plentiâ€" Soil fertility is also greatly increasâ€" ed by cultivation. _ The more thorâ€" oughly a soil is worked, the more is its fertility increased. It is a widely known fact that the small farmers in many parts of Europe obtain yields much heavier than do those in this country. This is due not so much to the manure and fertilizers used as to the untiring energy displayed in cultiâ€" vating the soil. to be dug or plowed under in the wpring. This practice is known as green manuring, and where a full supply of animal manures is lacking its value cannot be overestimated. at your disposal, dig as much of the garden as possible this fall but leave the top quite rough. Fall digging is an excellent practice; it gives the frosts and snows a chance to do their duty with the undersoil which is thus brought to the surface, and, what is of equal importance, many of the hibernating insects will be exposed and killed. In grandmother‘s time the garden was not considered complete without its quota of sweetly scented flowers ; in the oldâ€"world garden of my boyhood days we had huge best of oldâ€"time flowers such as mignonette, tenâ€"week atocks, sweetâ€"smelling herbs, aweetâ€" brier roses and others that I do not now recall. What a delight the garâ€" den was to us all! It always seems that there is someâ€" thing even more wonderful and subtle One of the most handy things I have used about the hog lot is a portable! faence panel. ‘ Take four sixâ€"inch boards, twe‘ve feet long, and place them on ground‘ parallel with each other, the first two four inches apart, five inches between the second and third, and six inches between the third and top boards. Nail a good fourâ€"inch strip across IC.G.’.‘"I; end flush with ends of plank, then one in the centre. This will make a panel! three feet three inches high when stood up on edge. As many of these can be made as desired. I Three of these can be set up in front of the individual hog house at farrowâ€" Ing time to make a pen for the sow until the pigs are large enough to folâ€" low into larger range. The ends of the panels are fastened together where they form the corners, with the everâ€" ready baling wire, and by nailing a strip on the corners of the hog house the ends of panels can be wired to the house. 1 have used these panels to excoallent advantage where 1 had five portable hog houses. I set the five houses in a row far enough apart so that one panel would reach from one house to the other, and the five houses were placed far enough from a permâ€" anent fence so that one panel would reach from a house to the fence, thereâ€" by making a partition at each house. The panels were wired to the fence and also to the house by means of a fourâ€"inch strip nailed to the house, the edge of strip projecting an inch or more and holes bored through it where I wanted to run my wires. This whole arrangement can be put in place ready to reveive the prospective mothâ€" ers in less than two hours‘ time. Another great advantage of the portable fence panel is building tempâ€" orary fenges about the hog lot. Just set them up, worm fashion, like we used to build rail fences, and wire them together at the corners and you have a good fence which only required a few minutes to build. It also has the advantage of being easily opened at any of the corners for admitting or letting out the hoc.‘â€"-E. G. Storm. cither ce~m mace 4 saie (AHÂ¥0.ost) Mired Sweetâ€"Scented Flowers for Spring well _ cooked, . are called | Where is the best country in the whole world? Where are opportunâ€" | ities to get ahead the greatest? Where | are conditions just right for successâ€" ful farming and happy living? Where | should the young man go in order to ‘ make the greatest success? The ansâ€" | wer is easy and quickly told; he | shouldn‘t go at all. The best opporâ€" tunities and the best people in the , whole world are right at home. than the more striking gift of color. A half century ago hardly any garâ€" den, large or small, but boasted its clumps of lavender, rosemary, sweetâ€" leaved geraniums, of which there are many kinds. _ Then there were the lemonâ€"scented verbena, thyme and the numerous annuals, not omitting the sweet pea, all having their own deliâ€" cious fragrance. To many, mignonâ€" ette has no attraction owing to its lack of color, but a few sprays included in the bunch of flowers we may be spendâ€" ing to a friend just adds the finishing touch with its delicate and delicious When making up your list for next year‘s flower garden, do not fail to include at least a few of the plants named. Where gay colors and fragâ€" rance combined are necessary we get petunias, phlox, stocks, and the like, but what we want in addition to color in the garden is fragrance, and for this reason we must fall back upon many of the fine old favorites. THE VERY EARLIEST BLOOMS. In addition to bulbs for outdcor planting, there are a number which have much to commend them to the flower lover. All bulbous flowers have their own special charms and beauty, and that precocious spring flower, the crocus, is certainly one of the most attractive, but only a few gardens have plantings of the crocus species for fall blooming. _ They are quite equal in charm and beauty to what are known as the Dutch crocuses, and they are quite as easy to grow. Chionodoxa, or gloryâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"snow, is also well worthy of our attention, its bright and cheerful flowers opening in April, or soon after the snow is gone. The variety luciliae, having blue flowâ€" ers with a white centre, is the best known and should be planted freely wherever there is room. A double row along the front of a border or other bulbous plants looks well, or it may be arranged in clumps towards the front of the hardy border, or among dwarf shrubs. The sweetest grass is on the other side of the fence; the prettiest girls are over in the other village; the best farm land is in some other communâ€" ity; the only chance the farm boy has is to go to the city, and the only hope for the city man to get ahead is to go on the farm. The best section of the country is the one where you reside at this moâ€" ment. It has taken you half a lifeâ€" time to make your many friends and establish your reputation for honest dealing. Your neighbors are the ones you grew up with and one old friend and neighbor is worth a multitude of strangers. The loneliest place in the whole world is in a crowd where you are unknown. . Heartâ€"breaking loneâ€" liness abides in the great city and never in the country. The best land is the land you are familiar with. The best methods of farming are those you grew up with. Eastern methods will srrely fail in the West; northern methods are failures in the South and vice versa. (Opportunities are all around you; success awaits you right at home and not at the end of the rainbow. with hot biscuits or waffies. To each pound of ripe tomatoes allow the gratâ€" ed rind of one lemon. Cut the tomaâ€" toes in small pieces, add the rind and let cook until the liquid is nearly evaporated. _ Strain through a fine sieve, and for each pint of the tomato puip take a pound of sugar and the juice of one lemon. Let boil rapidly, skimming well until quite thick, and be careful that it does not burn. Seal as you would catsup. This is inexpensive and is a deliâ€" cious substitute for the real honey Rarely do potatoes sprayed with Bordeaux mixture to kill the hopperâ€" burn fail to repay it many times over. The End of a Rainbow. Tomato Honey. gift of fragrance I think that the pullets in the farm flock often mature faster than the owner realizes. This is especially true when they have a good range and balâ€" anced rations. This rapid growth folâ€" lows a period in midâ€"summer when the development has seemed to slacken. It results in overâ€"crowded brood coops and colony houses. The remedy is to have the pullets accusâ€" tomed to the roosts in the laying house before they are ready to lay. Then they mature rapidly and avoid a lot of the summer colds that result when pullets are overcrowded. Some poultrymen have the roosting} sections supported in front by short} blocks which set in cans partly filledi with kerosene. This keeps red mites} from crawling from the dropping. boards up to the roosts. The commerâ€"| clal lice paints which will fill every crack and crevice in the roosts are, also of help in keeping down mites.| Never nail roosts to the walls of the, hen house or the point between each roost and the wall will become a hidâ€", ing place for thousands of mites. Wires from the ceiling to the front| and rear of the roosting section enâ€" ables the poultryman to break the connection between the roosts and the dropping platform. i A teaspoonful of mustard added to the daily rations of hens during the slack season not only brings up the egg production, but keeps the birds toned up in physical health. Sunffower Sileage in Northern Early moulting as a means of cullâ€" ing is being disputed by some practiâ€" cal poultrymen. They find that some good layers have moulted early. It is my opinion that some early moulters may be fine layers but in general the early moulters are not so good. A combination of points must be conâ€" sidered in all culling operations. POULTRY NOTES. Mustard increases egg production. Poultry raisers who have experimentâ€" ed with pure mustard as a helpful stimulant and tonic, have also proven that the use of mustard actually inâ€" creases egg production during the winter without in any way injuring the health of the hen, or shortening its life. ‘ "They grow brains as well as good |cattle and grain and timber in the Otâ€" tawa Valley," reported the Governâ€" \ ment delegate with enthusiasm after a trip among the Women‘s Institutes there. Those who attended the North Renfrew District Annual were conâ€" | vinced that this was exemplified in the ‘broad and sound vision of the deleâ€" gates from the Branches, and in the , splendid development of local talent and resources as embodied in the reâ€" | ports which showed a sustained and increased interest in the welfare of the home and community life. Tests in Northern Ontario to deterâ€"| mine the value of sunflowers for en-! silage purposes have, s far, indicated that this crop is of great value. Sunâ€" flowers have proved to be frost reâ€" sistant and have yielded more tormnge1 than corn. _ Sunflower ensilage has given excellent results in feeding tests and is now considered a standard enâ€" silage crop in Northern Ontario. Last year at the Dominion Experimental Station, Kapuskasing, Ontario, seven varieties of sunflowers were seeded May 29, on land previously in clover, and which has been manured at a rate of 15 tons per acre. Seeding was done in rows thirty inches apart and the1 plants, when up, thinned to six inches‘ apart in the row. All varieties were harvested September 19, the Mamâ€" moth Russian producing the greatest ‘yleld. Mr. Ballantyne, the Superinâ€" tendent, reports that the Mammoth Russian is well suited for the district. Whilst the season is generally too short for this variety to reach maturâ€" ity, it ylields well and does reach suffiâ€" clent maturity to make first class enagilage. was a sacred trust not to be lightly used. She quoted the words of King George "a country cannot rise above . the level of its homes, nor its homes {tbove the level of its homeâ€"makers," and in this connection read the Home Maker‘s Creed, embodying the ideals of Women‘s Institute workers. In conâ€" Early Ottawa 76, a much earlier variety than Mammoth Russian also gave a good yield last year. Mixed Mennonite, a variety from the Rosâ€" then District in Saskatchewan, was the earliest variety tested but did not yield as well as the Mammoth Russian. Four varieties of ensilage corn were also tested at Kapuskasing but June frost interfered with the crop and yields were low. Copies of the report of the Superâ€" intendent of the Kapuskasing Station may be obtained free by those interâ€" ested from the Publications Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculâ€" ture, Ottawa. The President sroke of the phenâ€" omenal growth of Women‘s Institutes in Ontario and the wonderful extenâ€" sion of their many branches of work for the bettering of Home and Counâ€" try. The franchise had placed great power in the hands of women for the improvement of our country, and it King George‘s Views on Nationâ€"Building. For Home and Country By Gibson Scott One year when frost was in the air Friend Finnegan went to the County Fair. He looked around in high disdain, " And angled his nose at a lofty plane. "There honestly isn‘t a thing to see!" Friend Finnegan said, on the side, to "Why, look at the punkins! Man alive! I‘ve got ‘em at home as big as five! If I couldn‘t bring a sample of corn Better than that,â€"why sure‘s you‘re born I‘d quit the farm! I would, By Gum!" Says I to him: | SX "Did you look for some? Did you bother to hunt your cornficld through For a tenâ€"ear sample you thought would do To bring to the Fair?" 3 "I‘ll call your bluff! If you can raise such highâ€"class stuff On your dinky farm as you claim you t3 And Finnegan said: "I‘m too blame busy to bother my head With samples of corn. But I‘ve got a colt That‘d give that livestock show a jolt! And it beats my time to see a prize Tied on to a pig that‘s got no size!" So, Finnegan passed from pen to pen, Pronouncing his views with a loud Amen. And I says to him: can You‘ve got to come across! _ Why, manâ€" The only thing in the world to do Is swallow your wordsâ€"or prove‘m And on his arm A string of "some dadâ€"burned corn, By Gum, That‘ll make them judges splutter Next spare, Was Finnegan first at the County Fair, Leading the pride of his heart and farmâ€" A Norman colt. some . A pumpkin, too, that was sure to win, And "stuff that Ma and the kids sent in." And so, third day, when I saw him there, I asked Friend Finnegan: "What of the Fair?" Says he: "This year it‘s a great little show ; The corn exhibit is fine, you know. Some premiums? Yes, I took a few," Said Finnegan. "Course I got a blue On the Norman colt. And the single Of Yellow Dent. But another year I‘ll bring more stuff, for a firstâ€"class Fair Must have some competition there!.. So long! Take home this melon,â€"do! Oh, yes, it got a ribbon, too!" * If a lump of soda is dissolved in hot water and added to the blue water it will prevent the blue from settling in patches on the clothes and makes them perfectly white. nection with our schools the President said that statistics show that only 5 per cent. of the children atterding the 5,100 schools of Ontario ever went to High School. The Consolidated Schools in rural districts was the remedy proâ€" posed to meet this situation. With its additional equipment and facilities our girls and boys would have teaching and training, intellectually and physâ€" ically to fit them to take their rightful places as citizens of this great counâ€" try. The speaker advised the ladies to attend the annual school meeting, and to be ready and willing to coâ€"operate with the School Board and teachers in anything for the benefit of the school and the children, and to have a say in the election of the School Board. She strongly advocated a supervised noon hour, and the hot schcool lunch. Reâ€" ferring to copies of laws of Ontario relating to women and children, just issued by the Department for the use of Institutes, she suggested it would be a god idea for each Branch to deâ€" vote a part of some of their meetings to the study of these laws. In closâ€" ing she again welcomed the delegates and Institute workers, and expressed pleasure at the large number present. Hard Luck i "Gee, that guy owed me two dollars. & * lde 1 \| /{'f s §§\\\ Finnegan at the Fair. A Tip for Wash Day. year, with never a minute to true!" 499 â€"Nina Hatchitt Duffield. Every year farmers trustingly hnnd! over large sums of money to sharks of various kinds, and the worst fet-\ ture of it is they are so afraid of being‘l laughed at that they keep the transâ€" action a secret and let their fellow beâ€" ings get swindled. 1 Once and for all, the man who offers an unlawful rate of interest and the man who proposes to give more than the market price for property, are sure to need more careful serutiny than that the average farmer is competent to give. The kinks of the law and the tricks of swindlers are for legal minds to fathom, so the farmer who goes into a deal of any sort without consulting competent authority must be prepared to take a big risk. \ This variety of wheat is Canadianâ€" | bred of imported parentage, the parâ€" Th ents being Hard Red Calcutta from e \India and Red Fife from Germany. The The originator of Marquis, Dr. Chas. back E. Saunders, first placed Marquis at read 'the disposal of Canadian grain growâ€" COmm ‘ ers in 1907. Now 90 per cent. of the wine: Canadian spring wheat crop is Marâ€" °°"d{1 'quls. Two years ago it was estimated For i | that some 12,000,000 bushels of the t °2 United States spring wheat crop beâ€" with ‘longed to this varlety. | we do | PRODUCT OF TWENTY YEARS (fisk | * | from | _ By the educational and control work overâ€" | of the Canadian Seed Growers‘ Assoâ€" medic *cistion, extending back over a period excell | of twenty years, the most promising Musti |strains of various kinds have been that : | pedigreed and multiplied in their purâ€" ties o ]ity. Superiority of pureâ€"bred seed is obtained and maintained by: l rz One of the easiest of the schemes worked upon farmers is to offer a very attractive price for a farm, usuâ€" ally a mortgaged farm that the owner is anxious to dispose of. I have seen this scheme worked more than once. A stranger comes and looks the place over and says that he thinks he knows a man who will give a good price for the farm. Of course the farmer, who has been offering it at a lower figure, eagerly jumps at the chance. A commission is agreed upon and in a few days the prospective buyer appears. He is pleased with the farm, but his business interests are such that he can not buy except under contract until he disposes of a farm or some property elsewhere. However, he will pay $1,000 down, possibly more, depending upon the size of the farm, and take immediate posâ€" session of chattels and all if the owner will contract for delivery of deed some months later. _ Usually this deal is pulled off in early spring, although it works at other seasons. Productivity, purity and vitality are the essentials looked for in good seed. On account of Canada‘s northern latiâ€" tude and rigorus climatic conditions combined with immense tracts of rich virgin soil, Canadianâ€"grown seed of any kind or variety when planted in a southern latitude is known to yield a bigger crop of better quality than does seed of the same kind or variety produced in the southern latitude. Of recent years this phenomenon has been capitalized by potato growers in the South Atlantic States. These growâ€" ers usually obtain a large portion of their seed potatoes from New Brunsâ€" wick and Prince Edward Island. Grain growers and seed firms from south of the Canadian boundary look to the Prairie Provinces of Canada for much of their high class seed grain supply. But not until now has Canadian pedigreed seed found its way in comâ€" mercial quantities to another continâ€" ent. The S.8. "Hesperia" which sailed for Buenos Aires recently, carried 500 bushels of registered Marquis wheat produced by a member of the Canâ€" adian Seed Growers‘ Association in Saskatchewan and exported from Montreal. 1. Approval and acceptance of varâ€" leties based on extensive plot tests by plant breeders at Government stations throughout the Dominion. Only those varieties of proven outstanding merit are accepted for registration. 2. Careful inspection and scoring of seed fields by trained inspectors. : 3. Testing of seed from approved If you fields for purity and germination by Before Dominion Seed Laboratories. You‘d 4. Final inspection, grading, markâ€" ing and sealing of seed at growers‘ premises or central cleaning plants. â€"_F. Cgreful recording under registraâ€" tion numbers of all eligible seed stacks cach year. 7 o $ is Production of registered seed for the season 1921â€"22 in the Prairie Provinces amounted to some 80,0(0 bushels. This amount is not nearly sufficierfit to meet the demand, and consequently provision is now hbeing made for production of this class of seed in greater volume in order that not only may home requiremeats be Alled, but that the growing demand from forcign countries may be met to eome extent. The Argentine shipment will be folâ€" If you were busy being right, a line, so lowed through the Commercial Int»!liâ€" You‘d find yourself too busy duite on the tw zeuce Service Branch of the Depart To criticize your neighbor long , arate the ment of Trade and Commerce, and it Because he‘s busy being wrong. | the rug a is expected the performance of this enc ie # table and seed in Argentine will lead to increasâ€" _ Growth is the regular order of busiâ€" ed purchase of Canadian seed b'y @rAIn ness. It applies to everything. No.! Al growers of the Southern Republic. thing remains stationery. It $rows of npptholy u.“‘ RED CLOVER IN NEW oNTARIO. decays. There is a constant change tries, the During recent years red clover seed £Oing on, even in us, ipearly 9 ( Shipment of Registered Kiss Your Money Goodâ€"bye TORONTO By Hilda Richmond 1net qen@muest eMOCOE 00 proposition that he has found too heavy for his time, or strength, or age, or business ability, contracting to take a second mortgage for the amount over and above the first mortgage which the new owner is to assume. An attractive rate of interest is named for the second mortgage, which is to be paid first, and the new owner whose interests are large elsewhere, accordâ€" ing to his representations, puts a man on the farm and the retired farmer moves to town or to a smaller place. When the new owner gets on the 30 u9 0 t.ao in in nanpen, EVery> When the new owner gelS O" !"* farm, things begin to happen. Everyâ€", thing is crowded to the limit, no reâ€" pairs are made, taxes are unpaid and the interest on the mortgages, first and second, goes lagging. In the meantime he is having difficulties in raising the money for the other payâ€"| ments; and after long suspense, and perhaps litigation, the owner has to take it back. The former owner can not prove that the two sharpers diâ€" vided the large commission which was collected when the contract â€" was entered into, but it looks very much as if the game was played by the two to get the proceeds of the farm and. the commission for the investment of | $1,000. The large business interests | of the eager buyer prove to be worthâ€" less mortgaged lands or heavily enâ€" cumbered business rooms in almost deserted towns, and so no recourse can be had by law. | produced in the Dryden district of New Ontario has been giving excepâ€" tronally good results wherever used throughout Canada. The findings of private farmers in this connection have been confirmed by growing tests carried out at the Central Experiâ€" mental Farm, Ottawa, and at branch farms elsewhere in the northern latiâ€" tudes. In one instance as much as $5,000 was realized by the outlay of the initial $1,000 payment. A man lost all the valuable timber from his land, the use of his farm one season, the comâ€" mission he paid, the taxes, and the injury to the land by skinning it, but mission he paid, the taxes, and the the side, after mitring the corners injury to the land by skinning it, bUt carefully, To make an obdurate corâ€" he was glad to take the farm back, noep lio flat, sew three tiny «ress a sadder and a wiser man. iweighu into the belting, one at the mmz m en n n | corner and one on each side of it. produced in the Dryden district of! _A rent in the body of the rug can New Ontario has been giving exCePâ€" be mended by thoroughly darning the tronally good results wherever used edges to a piece of sti% crinolins throughout Canada. The findings 0f placed on the back. When the mended private farmers in this connection spot is firm, fill in the color of the have been confirmed by growing tests pground by tying in wool of the right carried out at the Central Experiâ€" shade and clipping it Even if the mental Farm, Ottawa, and at branch colors do not match absolutely, the reâ€" farms elsewhere in the northern latiâ€" sylt will be a great improvement on tudes. | the jagged rent with loose and exposâ€" The success attained by this seed ed warp threads. Oriental rug merâ€" has created an active demand for it, chants do such work with great skill, ;specially ffxgmtatrl;e bester' clu:; dlir}é but home work is not to be despised. armers of Ontario. During the pas season the local Coâ€"operative Associaâ€" b.[;::fi: ::'l::: K:lel ::;u‘\,.ll y 04 c: nl tion of Seed Growers at Oxdrift, conâ€" ks c jam s * : scrubbing. We cannot, as the Orientâ€" sisting of some seventy active memâ€" als do, throw buckets of water over bers, cleaned and sold for Canadian‘ the ru'g'l and Teave thu:exp:sea :n & consumption some $30,000 of ClOver; a/s cuefara to drv: but if wa have When it is remembered that Canâ€" adian clover seed imports for the three years ending March Sist, 1928, toâ€" talled 8,393,470 lbs., valued at $1,â€" 735,095; that Northern Ontario can produce a strain of clover seed inâ€" finitely better adapted to Canadian conditions than the imported seed; that the home demand for clover seed is steady at good pricesâ€"it will be apâ€" preciated that in clover seed producâ€" tion a golden opportunity yet awaits New Ontario farmers who will seriâ€" ously undertake this phase of agriâ€" culture. The use of mustard as a relish dates back many hundreds of years. We read that in Norman times it was commonly used in a mixture of honey, wine and vinegar, and doubtless this condiment served an excellent purpose. For in those farâ€"off days people used to eat a great deal more heavily and with less regard for their health than we do toâ€"day. Thke mixture containing mustard probably saved the Normans from the usual unpleasant results of overâ€"eating. Mustard is recognized by medical authorities toâ€"day to be an excellent antidote for indigestion. Mustard contains certain ingredients that neutralize the indigestible qualiâ€" ties of heavy, fatty meats. If you were busy being kind, Before you knew it, you would find You‘d soon forget to think ‘twas true That someone was unkind to you. If you were busy being glad, And cheering people who are sad Aithough your heart might ache a You‘d scon forget to notice it. If you were busy being good, And doing just the best you could, You‘d not have time to blame some If you were busy being true To what you know you ought You‘d be so busy you‘d forget The blunders of the folks vou‘s Who‘s doing just the best he If you were busy being right, You‘d find yourself too busy quite To criticize your neighbor long Because he‘s busy being wrong. The Normans Used Mustard. f the ‘The delighted farmer lets go 0f !"? If You Were? you‘ve met Can to do, a bit, 9 Anpummmammmmaes en m e 0000 ' Rugs that have become worn Of frayed by the march of many feet can be successfully mended at home. To | repair a worn edge use unboned black bolfinc.mchullnldformn'l skirts, and Shetland wool that matches | the edge of the rug. Oriental rugs are | usually bound with black, but domestic | rugs should be bound with yarn the ‘color of the foundation, which someâ€" fimelrunuwthevoryodumdwhich if often difficult to match. If necesâ€" sary, dye white yarn to get the preâ€" cise shade. Lay the belting along the under side of the edge where it is \ weak and blanket stitch it in place, : Then whip the free edge and ends of ‘the belting to the back of the rug. That gives a firm straight edge that will lie fiat. If the wear has bitten into the margin of the rug anywhere, , the belting will show where the nap is gone. In that case fill in the nap |\ with Shetland yarn to match. Tie short lengths of the yarn into the beliting, close together, as you would put ties into a comfortable; trim the upstanding ends roughly even with the .nap of the rug. When the bare spot is filled in shave the surface evenly. â€" If the colors are well matched and the { ties are set very close, the mending will scarcely show. | _ The black wool on the margin of an Oriental rug often becomes worn on ‘the surface while the threads of the : back are still firm. In that case reâ€" . pair the worn places with black Shetâ€" | land wool; use a figureâ€"eight stitch if 4 the rest of the edge is done in that way, or just an overâ€"andâ€"over stitch l’ to cover the bare back threads. | If the end of the rug has been kickâ€" ‘ ed up, blanket stitch black belting / across the end and a little way down \ _ Dip a clean vegetable brush in dry suds and with a cireular motion serub \a part of the rug, perhaps six inches square. When the suds die away, add more; the rug will look muddy unless you use plenty of suds. | _ _Serub one part until it looks clean, ‘ then wring a cloth very dry and wips the suds off in the direction of the nap. | Do not rub it in and be sure that the | cloth is dry. Only the surface of the | rug should be wet. Continue to rinse | and wring the cloth in the basin, and | renew the supply of fresh water many times. In that way every trace of | soap should be wiped up, together with | the dirt that it holds. When no soapy | feeling is left in the nap attack a frosh | area. When the rug is dry brush it briskly to raise the nap. If the rug | is large, do not try to finish it at one time. A rug that measures four feet by six can be cleaned in an hour and a half or two hours. Rag rugs are easily laundered in a Large rugs as well as small ones can be made to look like new by a careful scrubbing. We cannot, as the Orientâ€" als do, throw buckets of water over the rugs and leave them exposed on a fiat surface to dry; but if we have time and patience enough, we can clean any rug thoroughly by dry scrubbing. Little ones can be cleaned on the kitchen table, larger ones on the floor. First remove the dust by using a vacuum cleaner or by sweepâ€" ing and beating with a light rattan beater, not a wire one. Place the rug face up on the grass, for blows on the back are likely to loosen the knots. To make the cleansing mixture, disâ€" solve half a cupful of fine neutral white soap or soap flakes in a quart of hot water. When the soilution is cool it will have the consistency of jelly, Add a pint of water to it and beat it to a lather that will stand alone. Finâ€" ally skim off some of the dry lather into a small bowl. That is the cleanâ€" ing mixture. If you work on the floor, have m pallful of lukewarm rinse water at hand, an empty pail into which to pour the dirty water, and a basin in which to rinse the cloths. Have plenty of clear water. washing machine and can even ba cleaned without too much strain on the back by using a "dasher," which can he bought for about sixty cents, o force the water through the thick ¢ahb. rie. Indeed, a very good dashar can be made at home by fitting a long handle into the small end of a larsa funnel. 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