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address communlcationsto aflronomlst 73 adelaide st west toronto havingplanted good seed the grow er should start with a harrow and weeder as soon as the corn come3 through the soil if you follow the foregoing method by cultivating your corn crop before planting it and then running over it with harrow and weeder two or more times after planting your job of culti vating your corn is more than half done and then if your subsequent cultivations are done with cultivator points that will not penetrate more than an inch in depth or just deep enough to destroy weeds and make a mulch you have properly cultivated your corn crop thickening thin meadows frequently a new meadow is too thin or has a patchy stand a 160- acre farmer near us- who- has about half of his farm in hay and who pro duces in the neighborhood of 2000 worth of prime market hay each year takes great pains in securing a pr- making the cultivators points go as feet- and clean stand of grasses and deep a3 he could make them go and his meadows too much corn cultivation more corn is destroyed by cultiva tion than by pest storm or drought the average corn grower plants his corn and does nothing with it until it is high enough to plow with a culti vator equipped with a big broad sharppointed blades and fenders to keep the dirt from covering the corn then he sets his cultivator to plow as deep as possible and as close to the corn as he can go if his corn has been checked he will plow it both ways in this manner and he will thus cultivate hi3 corn four or ave timesnever adjusting hi3 cultivator to plow shallow generally at the last cultivation his corn will be so high that tho cultivator will break much of it down i once had a neighbor who thus cultivated his corn at the last culti vation when his corn was so high that his cultivator broke down a large per centage of it we were in the midst of a summer drought and he was at the end of the rows when he lifted his method of thickening a thin t3 t this photo shows capt a w stevens with the new fairchlld sixmile aerial camera which ho will use in photographing the amazon from the air home education th childs first school l tha family froebal the childs social problem by sophie kitchener in a more or less hushed expectant the ethics of their group their child s unresisting attitude a group of chisoci dren were waiting for one of their tier wu a au v s number who was at that moment taking the little hurts they all had to motif and seen in combination with howling his way across tho street to endure or fighting it out if it reached woodwork of seemingly unfriendly j such a pass always ran homo to his kty the effect was melancholy and the beauty of simple walls by ethel carpenter every woman wants her home to bo flat oil paint may be applied direct pretty and if she has striven to make on the surface though costing more it so she takes more pride in its at first this finish wears wall nd beauty than she does in the perfecj justifies itself in the end tion of its cleanliness and that is sayj when a wall is of wood no matter ing a great deal it gives any woman how rough or unsightly it may be keen delight to know that her home painted in one of the oil colort ad- is lovely that it is in style that it vised for any interior wall or lit aay is tho prettiest one in the counryside be covered with wall board which in other words that she sets the style may be painted or papered in these matters instead of follow- wall paper always makes de- ing it iightful wall finish usually a lain and any woman no matter how ora twotoned paper is the wisest busy she is could steal a few moments choice and one of these papers is here and there to plan and to accom- what i should select myself in fur- plish decorative improvements in her nishing most farmhouses home if she felt sure she knew what effective waii papers honestly would improve it but occasionally j the right so it is because i know from ex- figure may used this penence the thing that will work the shouw selected for its quaintness greatest miracle in any home that i shou show a pattern similar to say without hesitation that your walls those used in engush chintzes or tho should receive first consideration to calico des foliage papers illustrate the absolute necessity of the smaiier and i elaborate de- proper walls i must tell you about sj be used and these should some wall of mine in a little house fifty miles from any big city when the house first became mine its down- stairs rooms were papered in parlor i be very pale and of a neutral gray or putty color without spottiness in choosing any sort of figured pa- i per as large a sample as possible paper of the most discouraging sort shouw be fast to the wall for ety had been violated the tat- 1 it was of gilt and brown and ecru testing p since many designs who insjad of standing up andj garish stripes and large round are hard on the cyc3 when actually the points to make the turn they were rtand 0 timothy is to cluttered wife great masses of nnej t twn fieldg a little corn rnotp isq than tnlrfv minnow reach them one his mother to tell her the occurrence was not a new mother roaring his chagrin in another moment the boys top ofa powerful pair of lungs with i 7 iv ma o at tho depressing indeed whitewash harvest the young thin fields a little j mother would hurry out of the house no thought of shame was in a sense corn roots less than thirty minutes fe he tha nqt nec in answer to her sons lusty cries and fltfc tho virc t fm woa thlia nfneo tnrv inn lnl i a after the rows of corn were thus to allow the timothy to become over- plowed the corn blades began to with- for se but fully mature er as they do under a midday sun t during a summer drought before he began to thus cultivate that corn it i men in harvesting enough new seed before he wi bhatter off in the fie to reseed bore every evidence of producing seventy or more bushels to the acre it didnt produce thirty bushels to the acre my corn just on the other side of the fence cultivated in a way to con serve the corn roots and conserve moisture produced ninety bushels to the acre experiments have proved that plow ing corn three inches jieep six inches from the plant cut the crop six bush els to the acre and plowing four inches deep cut the yield eighteen bushels to the acre the best method of cultivating corn is to cultivate it before planting assuming that you have a good seed bed containing an ample supply of plant food to grow the crop then this seed bed must be kept free of weeds the best way to get the good seed bed and free it of weeds is to plow it deep enough and disk and har- row it until the soil is fine and the weeds are killed- and it ought to be disked and harrowed two or more times the land completely and heavily at cross the street to learn what had happened to him the children were not afraid of jier an outlaw they were too young to realize that it was not entirely jimmys fault his mother had encouraged his natural the same time the hay will make good waited there was rather a sense of long- timidity with her own overweening suffering endurance in tho way they i sense of protection furthermore she threats for that the scolding they would feed with proper handling with this farmers rather ig th7didnovknow the i trouble if they did not leave jimmy alone they were quite bored al- required to harvest all the hay crop frequency of some fields must be cut first and some th ure con- must wait a week or more he cuts the fields of thickest stand first al- their g lowing fields of thinner stand to be j f i j ii u rather liked him and were really handled last when the seed will be frf hi wu q riper and when selfseeding will pay j them an accept result g gj and take of their youth- the method of course is both ful soc that had become annoying simple and inexpensive a disagreeable shadow was cast when on this same farm where red cloven he joined the group the shadow was is mixed with timothy the owner al- specifically that of his mother ready lows all of the late summer and fall at all times to come out to defend and growth of clover on land of rather protect him from them this was of thin stand to mature and remain in course because she could not see that the field to fall down and reseed the- he needed no more protection in his titil ilatfai hainrv o kinnm nl lintn 1 raiinl naassftn4 funn ts anl5f and her j desired to have her mind at rest get into through knowing everything he did so she had cautioned him to come to her whenever anything went wrong to tell her when anyone hurt him and in general to come running to her miracle i felt many moment of discourage ment about this house in the month between taking it and moving in though i had ordered the paper re moved from the wall and whitewash applied instead as a temporary measure the day of moving in stands out in my memory i opened the door into the living room which gave directly on the road with the impression strong upon me of the old brown-and- grayness of my last visit and i stood with every petty difficulty attendant confronted by a miracle soil clover being a biennial wifh timothy will die out after the second year leaving timothy only but by allowing late summer and fall clover to ripen and remain on the land with clover and timothy mixed perpetual clover in the crop may bo secured upon finding his bearings in the so cial order nor did she realize that jimmy would have little innate pewer to de fend himself in the increasingly intri cate social struggles if she acted as a shield for him throughout his child hood the determining perlod ofahis life so with the circumstances such as they were all jimmy could continue to do was disturb his playmates and acquire for himself a disposition that would be difficult to escape in man the walls were the simple and beau- covering the whole wall but unless professionally guided very few of us are able to choose a desirable figured paper and so since the plainer ones are in really better taste and allow more leeway in the rest of the room furnishings i should advise the use of one of these smart plain papers as i havo said the plain papers may be understood to include the self tones and the two tones in these lat ter may also be included the pale neutral papers showing black cross bars stripings and dots these are very effective and result in a practi cally onetoned wall the tones to choose in wall paper are ivory tan cream putty or any pleasant pale gray the paper should tiful white that creamy whitewash show a flatj unglistening surface and social them when jimmy went crying home the working out of his problem as an they knew in some vague way that individual and as a future man poultry as the time for culling approaches it is well to spend a little time and horse poll evil is just what its name indi cates an evilof the poll which in effort in getting together the sort of horses denotes that part of the head equipment that will both simplify the actual culling and prevent too serious discomfort for the hens while this just between the ears it starting as a small swelling just hot a cloud in the sky and only the back of the ears the owner thinks it gentlest of warm breezes stirring the netessary work is being accomplished has been caused by a bruise or too reeds all the wild things had been tight a halter or bridle as it resists up and about since early dawn hunt- all treatment and goes from bad to ing breakfasting singing and chat- worse he may lance it himself or sum- tering and seeing to their own do- mon a veterinarian a careful ex- mestic affairs now there was a hush amination reveals the true condition j throughout the land as if all were and in poll evil we have one of the weary with the strenuous mornings most difficult maladies to combat in work even it should be recognized clearly that the process of catching and handling the hens tends to check the produc tion of those that are laying it is important therefore that the hens bo caught in such a manner as to frighten them as little as possible a catching coop or crate which has surgery o hinged or sliding door on top and a sliding door in one end is most con gives to things the woodwork was when another tone is used it should be the same gray it had been but in com- j velvety in texture rather than metal- bination with the new white walls it lie in the self tones select stripes had taken on a mysteriously decor- dots crossbars or small vine effects ativo quality so that the room achiev- some unglistening ceiling papers in ed the effect of space dignity and a powder design make admirable wall beautiful simplicity the house had covering at low expense as a rule become decora tively new and lovely j unless the ceiling plaster is very un- on account of the new treatment of even a plain flatfinish paper a trifle its walls alone i paler than that used on tho wall is i want to tell you just what kind of the best choice but do not be overly walls accomplish the greatest beauty troubled about uneven plaster this experiences than the resff j hood and simply because his mother for the farmhouse and accomplish it is the day of handmade things do i brought no real thought to bear on at no great expense not try to make your farmhouse too the simplest treatment and ono sophisticated and readymade looking that is very- beautiful is water tint in selecting a wall tone whether this is appliedr to piaster either it is to bo paper tint or paint it is spring is so much tho loveliest time rough or smooth and results in a lovfe a good plan to decide on one pale of the year ly velvety surface somewhat resem- enough so that it is possible to do but you love summer when she bling whitewash but much more the celling in this tone too if a ton come3 dont you said spring smooth and fine it is suited to any or a deeper gray is selected the ceil- why boodles 1 said topsy just room and to nearly any house j ing should be done in a tone a few think of hot days by the sea when we it ereatos an artistic effect wherever tints lighter do not run borders of can paddlo and bathe again lit is used if the proper color tint is any description on your walls if it id rather have spring with all j selected and if no border trimming is necessary to have some finish at the birds making nests said popsi j or stenciling is employed i the ceiling turn use the plainest sort that reminds me said spring tho colors which may bo advised of picture molding arid paint it to when you were looking for the dra- are cream pale puttytan pearl gray match the walls or the woodwork gon the other day did you hear a dovo gray pewter gray honeysuckle j treating the woodwork willowwren singing yellow which may be lightened withj tho woodwork- should be considered yes cried topsy we didhear white and white it is best to avoid a part of thow6ll treatment nnd a sweet little warbly song i any really definite color in most wall since all walls should bo made to take before you came there was a little treatments though a tint may lean their place as effective backgrounds watervole sitting here and he told more toward a certain desired color the woodwork should be pale and neu- me that this morning mrs willow- by adding a little of this color to a tral and lighter than the walls or goodbye to spring was a lovely morning in june hardworked spring that the reason for this is because the fairy was tired that morning her puss burrows down under the big busiest time was over the year now venient for this purpose the crate cord that controls the movement of j was fully awake and everything was should bo set outside the house with tho neck tho under part of thisj growing and flowering and nesting its open end over the regular hen cord or ligament now becomes diseased and mating in the full tide of life exit and looks much like a frozen wattle so she came down through the reeds the hens are thon easily driven into on a chicken sometimes a portion to the river and sat down by tho the crate from which they may be of this ligament several inches in waterlilies where a little furry taken one at a time for- individual length is taken out entirely so that roundnosed watervole was also sit- inspection all diseased tissues may be removed ting enjoying the quiet june sunshine it is often desirable to know just and the pollevil abscess given a to the river too came the children how many eggs a flock of hens must chance to heal chattering down the winding pathway produce daily in order to pay for the very peculiar foreign objects may on hearing them tho volo slipped fedthat is being consumed a very cause poll evil in one case a horse quietly into the water but spring for simple formula for arriving at this had been troubled with a sore on his once was not in a hurry and let them information is to divide the price of head just back of the left ear when gather round boodles climbed into feed a hundred pounds by the price the lumpwas lanced a small tooth her lap and topsy sat by her side of eggs a dozen and multiply the re- was found to be the exciting cause while popsi lay flat on the warm wren had hatched out four little birds oh i cant we go and look at ihem they cried all together well i shall have to make you in visible i think or the little mother might be afraidto come back well be just as quiet ac little mice said popsi come then said spring and silently she led thorn through the thick undergrowth paloand neutral tint i exactly the same tone as the walls water tint may be applied to walls with one exception and that is when by the veriest amateur the material tho woodwork is mado to count de- costing two or three dollars a room corativcly by painting it a color con- walls tinted in this manner may not trasting with the walls which are be cleaned but they usually stay f r s l either neutrally plain or unobtrusive- two to four years depending upon tho ly figured usothey receive and when they do colors that may be advised for such get shabby it is a simple and inex- painting of the room woodwork ara pensive matter to do them over an- npple green olive green peacock blue other wall finish that recommends gray and a very dull soft yellow ono suit by three the figure thus ob- and after this was taken out the ab- tainedj will be the percentage egg scess rapidly healed yield yoirhens must show in order to pay focfeed under tho price condif tioris stated if fee3 is costing 276 a hundred thick cream and thin thick cream has less milk serum poundsand eggs aro bringing twcrty than thin cream and because of this five centria dozen we have 275 25tf does not spoil as quickly this is an x8 38 ythis means that the flockradynntnge to the farmer whocan not must be laying the rate of 83 pcrbriifghis cream to the creamery very cent or thirtythree eggs a day for often souring of the cream is not each hundred hens if-ofthe-amer- objectionable but -when- it is soured lean orxcneral purpose breeds in at random undesirable odors and over order fcfcyjayfor their fced with ripening may occur resulting in poor leghorns and other- lightbreedsmt quality butter thick cream being is more nearly correct to use 25 as lighter than thin cream the express a multiplier because of tho lower feed chages are- lower and there is less consumption of these greeds bulk for the crcameryman to handle unavr commercial flock conditions thick cream pasteurizes more offil it is commonly estimated that feed ciently and larger amounts of starter cost constitutes 60 per centi of tho may be used which aictin controlling total cost of keeping hens for egg the flavor of tho butter for proper productions if wo multiply by five churning the cream should not be instead of by thrcewe can arrive ut than 80 per cent butterfat the approximate production necessary from ijie flock to pay all costs of egg n j prodwitlon j cold drinks for field hands r i during the extreme hot weather write your name each dayinmen at work in the fields enjoy a genttintse kindness patience cour- drink ofiicold water to meet this ty good deeds arc lifes brightest requirement i took an earthen gallon stars they shine in the daytime as jug nnd fitted two thicknesses of as- well as in the night john wanajbestos paper round it tying securely maker j then covering with burlap sewing a i this on fill the jug with cold water tho optimist is the man who has dampen tho covering and you will a good time wherever he goes because have cold water a half day mrs c he carrie his good time with him c m grass and looked up into her radiant face well children said spring i am glad you found me today for i shall not be here very much longer oh cried the children in chorus you havent got to go away have you why of course said spring smiling a little you cant have me here all the year round oh dear cried boodles i wish we could itself is a covering that comes ready of the most attractive farmhouso in- i see the nest cried popsi sudjto hang paintea in oil on cloth and teriors i have over seen depended denly as they crept on hands and which may be applied to any flat sur- largely on its woodwork of olive green knees through the tangle oh such face a flat finish in a plain tint is for its charm there was a great deal a darling little nest look it has a to be advised in this material thejof this woodwork in the living room little roof and a doortn the side fabric wears well does not fade peel cupboards shelves latched doors flro- on the ground in a tangle of weeds or crack and may be cleaned with m place surroundings and in combina- wns the little domed nest of the warbj damp cloth tion with the walls of ivory the wood- lor it was made of dry grass and when plastered walls are in good work did much toward futnishlng the roots and lined with hair and condition and warrant the expense room feathers where are boodles they must be asleep- now said spring i will make and d m the babies asked mius tillness a little song was heard it began with a long high note tqpiewed you all invisible and you must lie very quiet and then perhaps we shall see the little birds being fed spring touched them and the chil dren became one with reeds and bush es and splatter of sunlight in the down a ray of sunshine thre came a clear silvery voice goodbye children goodbye my work is done for this year when tho roies come out then summer comes goodbye goodbye olive hocfcen in the pageant of nature y sweetly into the air at once from tho other side came another note a sharp call and outjn- of the nestdoor popped four little heads wilh big bobbly eyes and wide- open mouths the lovely song of tho 7t ol j father bird had only soothed them to warm- weather shipping sleep but when mother called like that this is thc beas011 whon grca j then there was something worth t care snoud be givcn the i and waking up or out came the little of aiftkinds of livestock but i headsand in a flash thcmother was mor especially hogs a sudden- rise j there with a caterpillar in her beak in temperature increased thumidity and away the motherbird flew while too much bedding overloading a- stock into the throat of the nearest it went car sidetrackcd wne all breeze ia hm king seorge and ihe king of italy arc here shown leaving victoria station tor buckingham palaco during the italian mogtch vuiito london the four heads vanished into the j darkness of the nest- pccp again came the call again i the heads appeared this time no 2 swallowed the titbit and all was quiet as before for an hour the children lay and watched sometimes the mother would come with grubs or flies and sometimes the father until at last all were satisfied then the willowwren sat again on the bramble- bough nnd went on with his own little plaintive song atlast the children could keep still no longer theyjumpodup and look ed round for thc fairy spring nowhere was she to be seen out of thc glitter at noon ringing cut off- by other cars- buildings or sheds may easily mark up sudden losses by death of excessive shrinkage all livestock should be kept as quietly as possible beforb loading undue and unnecessary assorting noise and disturbance should be avoided excessive manure should be removed from cars before fresh bed ding is put in cars to be loaded with hogs should have no bedding other than sand which should be well wot ted load comfortably full without overcrowding yet too light loading occasions jostling which in turn caus es increased shrinkage c o 1 time is gold