addr communications to agronomist 73 adelaide st west toronto if these rags are sorted torn into them we know enough not to buy a strips and dyed new one of this style eut it is possible to buy ready- in selecting a new- figured rug i prepared and dyed rags by the hank feel that the oriental motifs are less which are made out of new material suited to the farmhouse than to any and these aro admirable for crochet- house the farmhouse idea is quaint- ing i ness and there is nothing quaint the woven rag rugs that come in about oriental patterns in sr close his address with islittfe room size are very inexpensive and rugs therefore select the small all- they have the added desirability of ever patterns that are not inspired by coming from the washtub like new these sources j rag carpeting strips may be sewed straw rugs grass rugs and matting diseased plants are puled up and tne together t forn room rug are suitable for the f but i roots cut transversely it is noticcaj these tw typeg look ny well thesc b show no pattern other good better best never let is rest till your good is better and your better beet strawberry root rot i diseased plants are puieu up au together to orm room rug are suita for the farmhouse durinir the last two vears numerous roota cut tra k these two types look especially well these should show no pattern during the last two ears numerous that entlre and crown ls rf j ajuver it is the very best butter hat we tiny figure and there should be no ca na5m that must p for but as stenciled decorations linoleum is wln use plaincolor suitable for farmhouse use and many butter undergoes changes in the theso were without doubt directly ft- r wnich ar0 suitable for use people welcome this expedient for the keeping and two things necessary for it winvtrlniw mnv jl trmiht the last four years vanous fertllz in the dressiest farm room these have covering of rough and unsightly floors good results when keeping butter for to winter killing many were brought ers werj tried but wit success n0 k but are wqven thiek and winter use are best quality of butter trlbthas beenriod thu surwfes ota f l tapeworm in sheep and law temperature for holding year not only from most strawberry lr lt of hts farm and so far no s hke th w some eight different species of tape- u cream that has a clean sweet sections of ontario but also from the xl of lot rot has been s so t m d f ther worm are harbored by the sheep but favor churn it at a temperature states of new york illinois michigan tv we arc not b lei p would nre the most common type found in the tow enough to brn th butter in nice cnt while as yet we are not uie t woven wo rues which have no tj r 1 arm rraniilpi in fmm on tn ti daho the u given as f83 s3ss 5 5 jasse of ontario is known as a anules in from and undetermined although certain soil organisms are suggested the leaves of rootrotted plants re main small aro bronze in color and often become yellow but eventually the plant roots and crown dies gen erally the diseased plant dies before picking time although it is not un usual to see patches of diseased plants remain alive till sometime after such plants produce small green immature and worthless fruit in nearly all cases this trouble appears in isolated spots throughout the field some rows may be affected in their entirety but this is not the general rule much more often it is only a part of the row that is diseased when such in plain colors these rugs arc toenia exoansa this species of tape- minutes ditions 3i the soil have a great deal- delightful and may be had with worm ma rinfroin cirht to ten feet if by any chance the butter comes to do with it we should advise any straight plain borders of contrasting i i v grower who is troubled with root rot or h colors to set out any new plantation on a in length up to eighteen feet and from 8oft be very careful to get rid of the about 125 of an inch wide at the buttermilk it will be necessary in rliivi isj thes9 rugs may be had in sma or to nearly 12 inch at the tail caso of this kind to use an extra pieee of land that has not prevousl room slze j thj fa wwte wash been planted to strawberries i among the moro conventional rugs co and is comp of segments salt the butter in the usual way llus laboratory woud be very glad that are suited for farralouse rooms about one of an inch long i nd work it thoroughly should tho to receive material of any such trouble are the axministcrs and the wiltons the experience of the animal hus- butter soften during the process of from any grower no matter where bcst quality axminsler rug costs baildry department has been that working put it away in a cool place situated any material thus sent in about the same as a l wilton ambs suffer more from this trouble to become firmer before continuing the will be carefully examined and re- and in choosing between the highest- than sheep in 1918 and j 1922 working ported pon i sending specimens jgrade axmlnsters and the lowest- the in the 0 flock were kindly e that they are packed so as rkrade wnton there is not the slightest bady i but tho ewes were to arrive in good condition and ad- question in my mind that the axmin- poetically free from the trouole in- dress the dominion laboratory of ste would bo the wiser purchase j fested e or lambs do not thrive in purchasing a rug like an axmin- tne skin becomes palo and weakness ster or a wilton it pays to put as follows accompanied by a dry condl plant pathology 204 st paul st st catharines ontario- plant pathologist g h berkeley goodlooking floors packing but for winter use by belle millar dairy dept oac i attended an institute meeting one crocks or boxes are used for winter day and heard one of the speakers use the boxes have a coating of paraf fins on tho inside and it is necessary to line them with heavy parchment paper while many people have a 66lb box filled for winter in some cases it would bo much better to have it put in two 28lb boxes the crocks should be in good condi tion free from cracks or breaks in the glazing when packing buttor be sure to pack solidly see that there are no openings in the sides and that the corners are well filled if there is 8 or 10 lbs of butter in a churning do not put the whole lump into the crock and then try to pack it 10 down rather put it in in pieces making sure that each piece is solidly packed finish the top off evenly and cover with parchment paper a thin layer of salt paste may be put over this be fore fastening down the lid with crocks it will be necessary to tie clean wrapping paper over the top after the lid has been put on all butter should be stored in a clean dark place where the air is pure and the temperature low and even 20 to as buttor keeps best- in a solid poultry it is sometimes difficult to say just where poor management stops and much money into it as possible if tion of the wool and very often by disease begins but there is one ail- you havent enough to get a fine wil- digestive troubles the surest symp- ment of partly grown chickens that is ton spend it for a goodquality ax- torn is the finding of segments of tho most always traceable to mumanage- mmstcr worm in droppings if this trouble is ment poultrymon often speak of it pioin rugs arc very fashionable tho suspected close observation should bo as fall colds j world over for every sort of house given the droppings of the sheep andj as the growing birds increase in ihcy are decorative in the highest do- l 3 they require more and moro air the childrens hour 1 jackie rabbit and willie woodchuck go fishing it was an excited little rabbit that by ethel carpenter floors are regular bugbears to the woman who is striving to make her home pretty like most necessities conventional floor coverings are apt to make appalling inroads on the income and even then there is the danger that gree and no room can fail of beauty if it has one on the floor some housewives object to them with a longhandled polisher until the however because they show foot- floor shows a soft glow i marks though i myself do not object this makes an idea background for to this in the least for a plain rug the laying of small rugs and would is expected to show them and the have to be renewed only every six handsomer the rug the more it is apt months or so it may be cared for to show them but run the sweeper they may be unsatisfactory from the with a dry mop with the addition of j over the rug draw the flat of the standpoint of choice nine times out an occasional polishing when needed i broom over it quickly seeing that the of ten a woman is uncertain how anyl varnish is another finish that is in strokes a11 run th samc wa a the floor treatment will look until it is high favor and this is usually applied ru is as sleek as a pussvort- as the tried moreover she sometimes cannot to a bare floor in the form of a var- p of any rue flattells thc footmarks nish stain of tho color desired wal- likei to a nut or dark oak are thc colors to bo when b wcar ls required in a afford what she would like and must oontent herself with some second or third choice but if she gets the trick of knowing what will look particularly well on the floors of farmhouse rooms she will find a certain economy no hardship jince tho somewhat unconventional floor treatments that guarantee the most promising results for farmhouse living are usually quite within her means floor treatments are just a3 im portant in creating a beautiful homo as are wall treatments window cur tains and the actual furniture to be used in furnishing it and an effec advised for this the best varnish stain that money can buy is an economy in tho end and a new coat of it applied when needed is an economy also because if the floor is allowed to get badly worn the entire varnish finish must be removed before a new one is applied varnish finish should not be applied on top of paint or vice versa but al ways the finish of a different natura should be first entirely removed if the old finish is cracking flaking or peeling it must always be removed by means of sandpaper or paint-and- tive floor which includes its paint and yarnishremover before the new coat stain as well as its covering does not ls a require a great deal of money to be spent on it to make it so what it does need first last and al ways is intelligent thought the first thing that we must de mand of a floor that is to be beautiful is that it be quiet in effect transforming softwood floors the second is that it has the proper value which means that the lower part of the room should be heavier in tone than the upper part this makes the room keep its proper balance the third is that the floor should act as an effective part of the room scheme the fourth is that the right floor covering should be selected with rela tion to beauty cost wear and personal preference i want to tell you what floor treat ments i consider particularly beautiful and especially suited to the farm house but of all the finishes that may be used on the floors of the f armhause there is none so satisfactory so suit able and so beautiful as paint a colored floor is not too garish imparts just that note of style and character a room sometimes needs for good looks paint may be applied to bare boards that have never had any other finish in which case it may be flat paint or gloss paint which con tains an admixture of varnish var nish mixed with paint makes it wear better but paint containing varnish had better not be used on a flat- painted floor or vice versa as the new coat is apt to flake off painted floors may be richly colored the choice of decorative hues being wide old blue peacock blue which is old blue with a nearly equal quan tity of green added to it leaf green which is grayish in tone dark apple green taupe which is a grayish brown mulberry which is a cross be- room such as a diningroom a piled rug had better show a small figure this is also n convenience in the din ingroom where spots are apt to de velop on any but the figure need not be large more of a self tone or two tone and the rug should not have a central medallion medallion rugs are in very poor taste and even if we are still having to wear out some of and m air went runn over to willie wood- fast thc sheeps or lambs twenty- while on the roost at night if they chucks house one bright morning soon four hours before treatment then are kept in close stuffy houses whore after school was out give one dram oil of male shield fern the air circulation is poor they aro in three ounces of castor oil to a ma- very likely to develop colds ture sheep or half the dose for a it is well to be on the lookout for j afternoon if i get the gardenhoed lamb give as a drench by means of- this trouble and to guard against it q you go a longnecked bottle kamala in 1 by being sure that the roosting quar- dram doses to mature sheep given injters are well ventilated at all times thick gruel or treacle and followed byj there is very littie danger of draft and wa into the house as fast as three ounces of castor oil in a few harming a healthy wellfeathered j he could in a minute he was back hours will expel the worms keep chicken in warm weather so it is a again and the broad smile that stretch- sheep in after treatment until all good plan to provide a ventilator of f ear to ear told how tickled worms are expelled this will take generous size in the rear wall of every wa from 24 to 30 hours put out on new colony brooder house with windows i pasture as if any segments of tape- in the front left open and the rear worm are picked up by the sheep or ventilator also open there will usually lambs they will develop the trouble be sufficient circulation of air to keep oh willie shouted jackie rabbit mother says i may go fishing this willie didnt wait a minute to ans wer he just winked his eye at jackie is most common in wet years and on wet pastures a deep sense of economy is almost as effective as the still small voice growing alfalfa brings profits be yond the hay pay many grow it alone for the lands sake can you beat this one these treatments may be divided tt t fj into two classes the bare floor ro- f 1 f 5s v jieved by small rugs and the room- j bray more the co1ot o aizo floor covering i t the paint used on a floor should be in discussing thc use of smal rugs jli the treatment of the bare floor mus tj f i th c be solved first and there are several urk k good treatments that may bo suggest- u ed for the floor of soft wood which is varnshed floors on the usual flooring to be found in the t fl and flo farmhouse i that aro painted very delightful small if the boards have been barefully ss saia thc3e be selected and laid and tne floor is i th i hld i j j- ii i they may be hooked rugs which in frrtwfeey trouble of applying when finished u t ru d it will resemble a ardwood floor gg ffisffl 0v buboannoilm x g v with turpentine to impart a j a hi palo brown color to the floor rub this s ltk of time and she is mixed coloring into the natural un- capabe as she always was ln mak finished wood with a soft woolen cloth i i w thc who taking great cro that it goes on vew tl c f evenly in tone i t l w to b sure to when this is dry melt about a fsm i v pound of shav beeswax in a kettle f rt i t tues on the stove remove from tho firo andi p tteated bare n thin with turpentine it is necessary treasures from the rac bag to remove the kettle as the turpentine woven rag rugs come in all sizes is combustibls but after this is poured and attractive colors at very reason- in the kettle may be replaced on the prices rugs braidad by machine stove so that the mixture may gradu- oro ver inexpensive but rugs braid- ally heat ind come to the right con- c by hand aro mostly so high priced siatency to be applied easily to tho tnat furnishes an added incentive floor for doing the work at home this is applied evenly with another soft woolen cloth it must be kept hot during the operation after allowing n day to elapse i ol rug they may be made abso- neit llme yo sveap ya wh ycur pals and want 0 ra tholr bc roxsh the floor with a brick wrapped lutely without expcns if the rag bag efforts with something that is no loss remarkawo than it is correct jn cvcr7 in woolen ccih or sof carpet or elso made to yield up it treasures and particular ask thorn can you beat this oner the chickens in a healthy condition so that they will not be subject to fall colds taking a milk sample several years of experience as a cow tester have indicated some points to me some points in faking milk samples that are worth passing along the sample for a milk test for the butterfat content does not need to be large a half pint is plenty in taking a sample when the cow is milked stir or pour the milk from one pail to another two or three times then dip out what is needed if the first milking taken is even ing and the cow gives twelve pounds then keep that separate and in the morning take another sample careful ly mixed if the cow gives eighteen pounds in the morning then save a proportionately larger sample of the morning milking mix the two and mother says i may go just as soon as i get the berries picked he said hurray shouted jackie i know where i can get some nice big fat wiggly worms that will he just fine for bait and off he skipped toward home to finish the hoeing so it was that early that afternoon jackie rabbit and willie woodchuck found themselvse down by the fishing hole at tho bend of the big creek carefully they climbed out on the old log that they always used to fish from with their hooks baited with big ugly worms the fish began to bite 5 fast but once when jackie threw out too far his fishhook caught on a log nearby he pullod it and pulled it and wiggled it east and wiggled it west willie did his best to help him and finally off it came but what a frightened oh oh ohhh it was that they both cried when they saw what had happened in attempting to loosen jackies fish hook the big log they were on had drifted away from shore and they were out in the middle of the big river drifting drifting toward the that gives you a pretty fair sample taking the sample from two days 1 b1 milkings is better but one is more whatever shall we do 7 asked wil- practical i w a 3 tear forming in each the reason for the two milkings is bis little black eyes we cant swim that most cows will produce a richer that far milk in the evening than in the morn- oh no no said jackie we can i ing and one sample would indicate lit- swim har a a but sailors dont tie some cows however are freak- ry willie and well have to play ish and produce just thc opposite kind we sailors just sit awfully still so of milk vou dont f perhaps a merry now that the half pint is saved uttle breeze will come up and blow us care again must be used in mixing tho toward shore c sample it ought to be somewhat warm blt j wa3 j a wbrcd as as cold cream and milk will not mix willie they went drifting drifting any too well pouring from one milk on toward tho big sea bottle to another is about the best way to mix but too mucli pouring is apt horse barns to incorporate air in tho milk and make a shy sample because bubbles take up space in the pipette v 141 e x floors 111 the stalls or in case of a dirt i like to make two tests of each many horse barns good in most every other particular have poor 1 rr 1 floor deep hoe3 tramped out where sample that is required in official vi fl i ft aw work the two samples usually are heros a fish story that makes the average rodwleldcr look llko the youthful georgo washington the gigantic musky whose portrait is een above was landed by an indian with his bare hand this is the gospel truth some few weeks ago setting out from devils gap bungalow camp on lake of tho woods kanora an ardent sportsman hooked this tremendous fellow a 36pouiider on a fifteenpound test black japanese silk line and an eight- ounce split bamboo fishing rod with a no 3 starr doublespinner as a lure the captive offering the type of battle anglers thrill to struggled for forty- five minutes then at the critical moment made a supreme effort snapped the lino and disappeared the epertsman groaned bolleving nil was over but tho wily indian guide paddling round qiiletly spotlcd tho fish lying ex hausted in four feet of wator don move he urged she come up and sure enough the lunge presently rose o within a few inches of the surface irtrf iw i z ar a lightning movement of the indian instantly followed and seizing tho llsh also some that may be made at homo cf f i and these are the braided or crocheted throneh the back ot lho kl he ttane nlra rlu into tho cance exactly the some if there is more than twotenths of one per cent dif ference the official testers are requir ed to make the test over again in reading the fat column ive found the horse must stand or lie after a horse works all day he is entitled to a good bed board floors should be kept in good repair and dirt ones well filled to provide proper drainage and an even surfnee homes compelled to stand with their a black pencil makes the etchings easy j v 4v nil front feet in deep depressions in the to read bv filling them with lead stall will develop weak backs and cowssthat are just turned on pas- i i j i another bad practice is to leave hay ture or have hnd their feed changed r vj4iz- in front of a horse slightly out of recently or have been or are coming f i reach when in his effort to get to it in heat do not givo a fair sample of r ho must pres3 against a manger or milk wait until they are quiet n- 4 other like obstruction tms constant pressure will bruise his breast and start a- growth that is practically in- e r i i curable and means the loss of tho animal startlnfl at it ker rriendwhen ytu and kordln- aud were marribd ho premised you the i crccm of cverjihlng i3 he making good mrs youngbride hes making a good start he cams c cough to keep no sipuit i with cold cream and hlm- lf fltl li7fcij rreani wash day the next timethe wife complains of wet feet on wash day make a slat platform for her to stand on the platform if four feet long and two feet wide the long alats5tr one inch thick and two inches wide and ths cleats underneath thervare four are of lho same material it is so light that it can be set up on end when tho wash is ovi the line and quickly dried out th- management of the f n has a twofold aspect that of a halneis and thit of a home