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The Live Stock Fanner. I As one travels a lonp: distance â- through the country, he is constantly impressed with the various types of farms that line the road. Some show a very prosperous appearance. Fields' and meadows stretch «way in a green j rolling panorama, and sleek live stock' graze contentedly in the distance.! Grain, waist and head high, nods in' the breeze; the smell of clover sweet-} ens the air, and there is a thrifty ap- ' pearance to all vegetation that be-' speaks a fertile soil and carsiul culti-' vation. Invariably modern farm' buildings add the final touch to thg air of prosperity and success that hangs over such places. .\nd if you havo been, schooled in the ways of farming you know at once that these are live stock farm=, and that live stock Wis the key to their success. ' But there is another type of farm that the traveler encounters. It has ' â- a hang-dog appearance. The fields; are grt^n but the crops look poor andj stunted, a.s though starved of the ele-' ments needed for full development' The absence of cattle or sheep denotes a lack of interest in live stock raising and appearance of the crops. It usu- ally also explaios the run-down ap-' pearance o:' the barns and house, for^ the man of experience knows that without live stock to replenish the soil of the elements that are annually taken away by the crops, there can- not be ths highest success. [ Show me a community where live stock is not raised and I will show you a community where public im- provements are lacking, the roads, and schools are poor, the farms are not producing: profitably and the buildings are out of date, money is scarce and the rate of interest is high; the young people from this community are leav- ing the farm and going to the city. On the other hand, show r.ie a com- munity Avhpre good live stock are raised and I will show you a commun-! ity of prosperous, contented farmers. Their roads and schools are of the ' 'best. Farm buildings are in good re-' pair and their homes have all the modern conveniences. Their crops are â- good, money plentiful, and rates of in-i terest are reasonable. The young peo-' pie from such a ccrmmunity are stay- 1 ing on the farm. They can see the' advantage of such a life over that of' a shop life in the city. j Some â- way must be found to feed i the great numbsr* of people who havei flocked from the farm.^ to the cities the past decade, and the solution of this problem is re.?ting with the farm- er. The fact that this incre'ase is go- ^ ing on and that meat contributes a large uart of the diet of the average Canadian family makes it reasonable! to suppose that we will never see any i cheap meats again for any length of| time. j At the present time good live stock ! is bringing good price.? for food pur-! poses; but we can not see but what the man who is breeding pure-bred: farm animals of quality, will get very', high prices for all the animals he can i spare for breeding stock for several ! years to come. I The possibilities of the live stock! farmer ai'e almost imlimiited and al- ; most unbelievable. The men who are I getting i-esults in their breeciing op- : srations are reaping rich financial re-{ vvai-ds; cattle, horses, sheep and hogs i of quality and that are typical of their type are bringing enormous prices; there seems to be scarcely a limit to the prices that men will pay for breed- ing animals in an effovt to increase the Vialue of thoir herd and its pro- geny. The man that can produce the highest claj-'S of live stock at this time need not go begging for his reward, as there are many men just waiting to hear his price, and then v.'rite the cheque. The man that can and is breeding good stock, should stay on the job and redouble his energy and io his best to produce better animals than he is now doing and he need have no fears as t^ being able to be well repaid for his efforts. Let us all boost for the live stock farmer, not because he needs it, but because our country needs live stock farms, instead of grain farmers; let us boost for them because it makes for prosperity and happy contented farmers and because it contributes more largely than any other branch of farming to maintain the fertility of our farms, let us boost for it because , it makes us independent and prosper- j ous and because it brings us every-' thing that is good. Let us all have this for our slogan, "Better and more live stock on every farm," yes, let us go one better and have another slogan equally as applicable and here it is, "Pure-bred live stock on every farm and every farmer Ji Live Stock [ Farmer." j Sealing the Silo. ; Sealinir the silo after it is filled is, too often neglected. Sealing the silo' Cljts down waate and sn.in'age. A common practice is to level the jilagc; ; fknd then tramp over the top thorough- 1 ly for twenty or thirty minutes every | day for about a week. This elimi- nates air pockets near the top of the silo and thoroughly compnets the sil- age. Th;n oats may be sown after the top of tht> f nsil.ige h.'^s been thorough- 'y sraVed vi'h water. ''â- noth':>- ):m''f'''c is to remove the " V4 "of «„>â-  ^iLk<IL *l>s laat two or. three loads which are fed into silo so that the silage on top the com Home Comforts an Aid to Farm Work That there is a very direct relation where the housewife can rest tempor- between creature comforts and effi-|arily from her strenuous labors, and cient work is well known to every! the tired men folks spend a comfort- man. Every good farmer applies the! able noon hour or cool evening during principle in the care given his work | the heated period. The cost of screen- horses and his dairy cows, yet tooling a good sized verandah is very lit- poscd entirely of stalks and leaves.' ""^"y- because of long habit forced ' tie, and thi'S work can also be done This is not so valuable and does not °" ''l®'" *"'' ^^^^'^ ancestors by stress during the winter season, all ready for represent so large a loss of feed when °^ circumstances, do not apply the use with the coming of hot weather the top five or six inches of silage "^''?® principle in the equipment of next year, if sectional screens are spoil. . I their homes to the extent which they built which can simply "be hooked in Another plan is to cover the silage,' ^p"''^ '*"'! profitably might do. Of place when needed. The protection after it has been leveled and packed!' ^'^'^ '"'^'' ^^'^ average farm housewife afforded from flies and mosquitoes will with tar roofin;? paper, weighted down ^^ ^ better appreciation than has the make the verandah the most appreci- and held in place by means of short ^^'""ler himself, because she spends ated room in the house, p'-ank. Under such conditions the "^'"''^ ^'- "^ '^*'' '™° '" '^'^« '^°"'« 3"<1 -'^ tew inexpensive easy chairs, a silage keep 4 well for three or four ''^'^^"se her work is largely done there, hammock and perhaps a sanitary cot months with only a loss of about two ^°° o^'^" with few, if any, of the will complete the equipment for the or three inches of silage at the top ™°d<^i"" labor-saving helps which the added day comfort which the screened of the silo. Boys can be used in the ^^'â- ''"^'^ ^^'^ found indispensable in his YOUR PROBLEMS BY MS2HELEN IfAW ii'L Mothers and daugjiters of all ages are cordially invited to write to thll department. Initials only will be published Wit.n eacli quciion and its anowet as a means of identification, but full name and address must be given In each letter. Writa on cne side of paper only. Answers will be mailed direct if stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed. Address all correspondence for this department ta Mrs. Helen Law, ZS** Woodbine Ave., Toronto. silo for tramping and packing the ^''^''• porch will afford. Special attention regarding the comfort of the bed oc- silage during the filling process.^They : .^"® °^ the most aibsolutely essential cupied by the hired man, as v.'ell as save man labor as well as silo space.' *'^'"^s "^ed in both house and barn is every mem.ber of the farm family will One man handling the distrilsutor pipe, "^^^^^^ Oivthe average farm some sort i also pay. Good springs and mattress- with three or four boys to do the «* convenient facilities for supplying : es do much to restore tired bodies and tramping, will pack away the feed so w's'^ ^^ ^^^ barn have already been increase their capacity for effective that it will all be saved. I metalled, although in some cases the work in the ds'.d or elsewhere. I water for the stock still has to bei Another comfort which, while per- Harvesting Beans. ! Pimped by hand and is supplied inter-; haps not next in importance, merits Beans are harvested just before' '^'*^*^^"*^'y' ^ "^ ^ver must be under early attention, is the providing of ice thev begin to "he'l In dry weather' *''"'' conditxns. In all such cases for summer use in the l;ome. A a few of the pcds and leaves may still ' ^^""'^ provision should be made for an cheaply and roughly consti-ucted ice be green, but in vet weather most of ^"*''â„¢"*"= "^^^^"^ supply at the barn, house, or perhaps the utilization of the leaves shoi.'ld h.ive dropped off so ^'*''" 'trough the use of, a windmill some building already on the farm, thai; the beans w!! cure as ouicklv as ""^ ^ '"^^^^ ^^* engine. The regular and the putting up of an ample supply possible ' supply °t water which will thus be of ice during the coming winter will Harvestin;: may be done bv hand! J"'""'^ *° ^^^ 'i°*, ''''" '"^''^ ^^' or with a bean-harvester. With ^ 1 '•";f'"«nt ^ Proti aule one. hmn iiai-vo (-c ^,..« ..„ xu . i tie Simplest method is to purchase Dean-nar\ejter two rows are thrown n,-^ ., , J^-. ^„„ â- ., •. , . , a thirty gadon crock, mount it on a man with a pitchfork j^^,^, ^^j^^ ^^^ ^.^^^^^ ^.^^_^^, ^^^,^^ Ine harvester and olace t • ^u ^ i ^.u i -i. t. yet, in the garret above the kitchen â€" â-  and pipe the water so that it is pum.p- ed directly into this receptacle, flowing from there by gravity to the stock water tank, with a service faucet suit- be neither costly or difficult for the average farmer. Good heating and lighting facilities together. A mnn witv, „ n;f.i,f„,i, ? '^irty gallon crock, mount it on a are also home comforts of the first should follow the harvester and place the beans "in small piles, shaking out whatever dirt or stones the harvester may have gathered. A side delivery hayrake is sometimes used to put four rows n a pile. Common dump, ui j ^ ^i. i i. v • i rakes are not so satisfactory. 2,^'^ ^"'^"^f'' "* ^^/ kfhen sink. If some of ti-.e leaves are still green, ' ^^' material required will not be ex- importance. They also have a very direct influence on the health and well being of the occupants of the home. The small, well-heated house is be- coming increasingly popular every- where. The method of heating must, of course, be determined by the cir- cumstances in each individual case. the beans mav be allov^ed to lie on P'^"-^''"^' =^"'^ ^^^ ^°''^ <^^" ''e done by There is no question about the super- the field for a few hours before niling ' ^^^ ^'""'"*'' ''â- "'^'-^ ''^*" ^'"^ ^^'^ '''°'"'' '"''^^ °^ furnace heat where it can \n,-M K^ r,ioL^ ,â- â€žâ- ' 's completed. The saving m labor for be provided, but in any event all the every member of the family, and par- living rooms should be sufficiently ticularly the housewife, will be very well heated to make them comfortable, great, and out of ail proportion to the xvith adequate ventilation to insure cost of installing this simple equip- the health and comfort of the occu- ment. ! pants. Where still more efficient, conven-j Good light is another advantage lent equipment for the provision of an which is enjoyed in too few homes, al- automatic, permanent water supply though lighting conditions have vastly in the home is desired, this can be improved in recent years with the de- Otherwise, they should be placed in small piles c- windrows soon after pulling. The piles should be built' high and rather small at the botton^ to insure quick curing. Beans should be left in the pile for a week or two until they are sufficiently dry. It is' considered a good indication that the' beans are ready for storing in the barn when pressing with the thumb leaves but a slight impression on the bean. Rain, v.hile the beans are in the pile, will not injure the beans if they are turned over after the storm. They s'hould be handled as little and as care- fully fl's possible in order to avoid spelling. - i When the beans .ire thoroughly dry' they should be stored in a barn to await thres'hing. They should not be supplied through the installation of velopment of various types of lighting a modern pressure system, of which facilities at a cost within the reach of there are several types on the market all. The farm unit electric lighting at reasonable cost. .4ny kind of plant, with the added advantage of mechanical water supply is a great power available for use in house and improvement over the back door pump barn, or the acetylene gas plant which and v.-here the best kind s^ems un- will afford the most efficient and con- attainable even a tcmporai-y or less venient possible fuel for the kitchen convenient arrangement will be found range are the most desirable types of a much appreciated improvement. i equipment. But where these are con- Where the ownei's circumstances at sidered too costly for present installa- all warrant it, provision should also tion, there are many types of lighting tightly packed in the mow. Thev may , , . ^ i » • . v- , , u j ^ be "eft until ready to be threshed by ^ ^ permanent supply of equipment which can be pur-hased at hand or m.ach'nVrv I ^°^ water, and for convenient bathing small cost, and will add greatly to the land sanitary facilities. Even the comfort and attractiveness of the humble homes of city workingmen are home, now almost universally provided with these facilities which are rightly con- sidered one of the essential home com- forts, and every farmer who is finan Testing cows does no good unless the dairymen study their herd records. Fo" instance, a cei'tain dairyman did not 'ook at his record book once dur- .ing the year. He could think of no reason why ho should join the testing association for another year. The ''ome. field agent in cow testing examined, Another important home Mechanical helps in the accomplish- ment of the housework which are too numerous to permit of enumeration are also entitled to consideration in cially ab'.e should lose no time in pxit- the matter of heme comfort, particu- ting a well equipped bathroom in his larly in its relation to the present and '. inmending laibor crisis. Every device comfort which can be successfully introduced the record book. The figures clearly which is a matter of rather modern de- to lighten the labor in the home is of showed that the dairyman was losing, velopment so far as its general use is just as great economic importance money on several of his cows. When concerned, yet simply provided and nnder present conditions as are simi- tiie (iiiiryman saw this he sold the within the reach of practically .every lar d-evices for lightening outdoor boarders and joined the association ^arni family, is a. screened verandah tasks, again. The Great West Permanent Loan Company. 'â- oronto Office. 20 King St West, 4% allowed on Savings. Interest computed quarterly. Withdrawable by Cheque. 6!'''2% on Debentures, Intarest payable half yearly. Paid up Capital $2,412,578. Girls 5^ Boy; "a ijlvo a raagrufioont Rolj lockot with Innrt nook c!;ain also ona eiesor.t. g.jm rlrvj.or 3 tl»»ul:l\i] rirvis nh3.i. lut,el_; frao.ThSj -tin nol cost vou cna oe •Si.'ni.ly semi jOur noi.t, and address for £•, of' oar lovolj fast saJl "« jawalr; novnllios t'^ sell at Iilc. each. Anc.T sold send us the ^?«a6S»»i INTERNATIONAL LESSON AUGUST 24. Anc.T sola send us the ^••a6S»» n--.no.. ami v,-o will im- X;*5 .' noa i ,il8l J aend . ou hv j • 5 ,V S rowurn mall. the prar." US [S\l m tcacliing of the parable to present conditions. If we meet from day to day those who suffer from any cau.se, whether they have been robbed, or insufficiently clothed or housed or fed, or unable to have the comforts or decencies of life for their children, or are broken in health, or mentally de- ficient, or without faith and hope in God, we have found our opportunity to obey the law of love. These are our Social Rejpi;n.i'ib;lily â€" Luke 10: 25-37; ; neighbors. What have we done, what Gal. 6: 2, 9. 10; Jame.s 2: 14-16. I '^^'l we do, to help them? To be; Golden Text, Gal. 6; 10. |intere ced, to feel responsibility tol I aeek to understand and sympathize Luke 10: 25-37. What Shall I Do? 'and help in the wisest and most ef- That is quite naturally the lawyer's fective way, is possible for us all. To question. That is the question of piay for power and wisdom to help is many who are seeking guidance from our privilege. It i:. in connection with the Church to-day in matters of social this very question of right and help- unrest and change. "What shall we . ful relations wi;h thc'-e soout u.s that j do to save society?"' The answer ,Tesus uttered the great promise of kmust be Christ's answer, "Love God Matt. 7; 7, "Ask and it shall be given and love thy n3ighbcr." Within the you, seeK and yc shall find, knock and Church there will be, as there has al- \ it shall be opened unto you." See M:itt.' v.ay; been, dilTerences of opinion, dif- C. E.:â€" In filling a hope chest what, should I put into it first? What next?: There is no rule, for it really does , not matter. The reason fof' having i I the chest is to provide a place in which) ! to keep one's possessions and they are I ; placed there lis they happen to bei I made or received a •, q;if ts. -A. sensible i I girl will not confine ii.'r efforts to chej making of things that are merely! decorative. So much of the fancy i ! work that is stored up in hope chests' ' (and elsewhere) goes out of style be-\ I fore it is used, and many a young 'housekeeper who before marriage j 'thought that fancy towels and hand-| em.broidered underwear wire of thej the greatest importance, ha^ found' herself handicapped because of a scant 1 supply of service towels and bed linen. 1 If the contents of your chest are not i to be used in the near future, use your spare moments in making the pretty j laces to be done in crochet, knitting | or tatting. These trimmings will come; in nicely in decor.Tting the household and personal belongings which you will make tip when you know that they will be needed. Mother Carey: â€" Please suggest some games which the children could play out-of-doors. "Sandpiper" may be played on the lawn, on ths beach, or on the sidewalk. To play it, all the children except two form a flock of sandpipers. They hop up and down, while the t\vo who are hunters try to catch them. Tha hunt- ers put forth their very best efforts to catch two of the sandpipers so that they may become hunters in turn. But it is not an easy thing to catch a little , boy or girl sandpiper, because, accord- ing to the rules of the game, they can escape as long as they hop or stand on one leg. Let h'm stop hop- ping or begin to run, however, and he is liable to be caught by the hunt- ers. "Target Toss" is another good giame. Draw three circles on the grass- â€" the first one to be one foot in diameter, around this draw a circle tNvo feet in diameter, and around this: a third circle measuring three feet, j Stand about ten feat away from the I edge of the outer circle. A bean bagj is used to toss into the circles. If itj enters the small circle, twenty-five isj counted. The second circle counts; fifteen, the third five. .\ny num'oer of: people m.ay play. j G. K.: â€" Would not your trend ap-; predate a subscription to some good' magazine more than anything else?j .\bout books, surely you see bock re-; views in magazines and papers and' often you can get a very good idea of a suitable bock by reading these not- ices carefully. -Sometimes I know they prove a disappointment but one can: tell much from the author and that minim.izes the risk of buying a book on the strength of a book review. Whenever you go to the city take an hour to browse in the best book store. â-  Book store folk like people to do this' and you do not need to buy unless ^ you wish. ! Polly: â€" Will you tsU me what is! nee.-'ed in order to be considered aj well-dressed girl ? j In order to be well dressed one must ' be well groomed, which means first : of all perfect personal cleanliness. The hair should be clean, well brushed and combed in a style suited to the age of tiie girl. If hair ribbons ara used they should be clean and pressed, and of a color which will harmonize with the dress. Black hair ribbons for general wear are always in good taste. Teetii should be brushed, and" nails trimmed and clean. Shoes and stock- ings should be of one color. Black or tan shoe.3, ahvays in good taste, are the most pract'cable for all-round v.ear. They sho-.ild always he polished and neatly lacoa or buttoned to give a good appearance. If white shoes are worn it should be with light clothes, and care should be taken to keep them clean. Shoes of an e.xtreme style and v/ith higii heels will detract from the appearance of an otlierwire well-dress- ed girl. They are very detrimental to good health. .All garments should be clean, pressed and mended, and suited to the occasion on which they are worn. It 's better to plan a complete, simple wardrobe where all garments harmonize than to combine very plain with elaborate things. Carefully planned clothes and a well-groomed person will produce thii effect you desire. X. Y. Z.:â€" It is hard to want to do some good in the world and help the r.oor little French kiddies and not have the children whose help' you have en- 'isted, keep up the'r interest. W^hy not sometime invite them to your house and talk to them about it and in ttiat way stir up their enthusiasm ? Paint them a little picture cf what these poor children have been through: starved, wounded many cf them, with no homes and possibly father and brothers killed. Have you not pictures of their plight to show them? Then you can serve some sandwiches to eat and m.aybe you can plan something special by v/hich to earn some money. But do not let your interest wane, for if you ca.n keep that up, you can in- spire the others in time, I am sure. My dear, you need nothing for your complexion but good, healthv work and e:cercise and fresh a'r and I am sure you get that. Drink lots of water; eat vegetables instead of rich, greasy, fried foods, and you will ba amazed to see how soon your skin will clear. Plenty of sleep will "cure" tile dark rings undfr your eyss. Do widte me again and tell me how you succeed in raising pennies for the French orphans. Gray Eyes: â€" You write me that you have not spoken to this girl friend for a month and that you are very un- h.appy and have many embarrassing moments when you are out in the same oompany together. Maybe you are in the right and she should spolo- gize first. But ^\hy not show her you can be big-minded? Put your false nride m your pocket and go to her and ask her to be friends again. It may hurt a trifle but Is that hurt to be compared to your present unhappi- ness? Really these things have to be looked at in a practical and ndt senti- mental way and if you are not sacri- ficing a principle 'n holding out the olive branch, and I am sure you ara not in this case, then it is only the part of wisdom to do the thing that will relieve you of str.iin and worry. Such experiences as these, if met properly, make you a sweeter and finer woman in every u-ay; but if you harden yourself, you only make your- self and everyone around you unhappy. pr«r. ura .v,i\i aelui?t,-*o al â-  i so Kivo »a'.c;-.es. co.-- { eras'.atills.nflQs o-.o.J »'rit.i> toduj-. .Vdiiresj jl â- MT KKwuKk un>. V UMyfun. *,4 fercnces of judgment, on political or 7: 1-12. Priest and Levite thought only of their own interest and their own se-, curity. They put self-interest first. The Samaritan thought first of his Fertilisers For Profit Write for Free "BaJteUn ^Oatario FcirtiJJrers Lir.iltcd Toronto social systems.' Where the l.nw of love prevails there will be friendly inter- change of opinion, there will be earn- est and patient study of the problems ' duty to the sufferer. Love prompted __ involved, and there will be always his willing and ready effort to help| ; regard for the interest, the v.ell-being,' and to heal. j : nnd the point of view of those who The exhortation oi'James (2: 11-16) ^ differ. Out of such friendly and is to the same effect. No pr.if es-sion of ; brotherly relations true progress will faith, or good words, will take the, come. The best-planned ^jtem of place of loving deeds. Our faith will! reform or change may prove imper-^be surely tj^ted by gur {rejitQient cfj ; feet. It may have its day and cease those who have need. A little gelf- I to be. But love ai)ide9, the unnlter- , denial on s-ur part will always make able law of! God. "Love never failoth.'' i possible that gier.teat happinc-s. the Whj Is Mv Neigh- is 'jhe corit- happiness of ministering to the needy' est i!-.4uirer's next q-ucsticn. To whom' or to the s'jfTcring. For "happiness doe.^ this law of love apply? Docs it is a great love and much serving.'' apply to an alien, a foreigner, an I .jy enemy, a rival? Doss it apply to a Sing a song of simge, the pasture's man of another race, Or color, or j brown and dry; vrezAI The rirable cf ths good Sa- ' Silage in the manger keep the milk msrit.Tu is the innver. Your neigh- ' yield hig-h. bor \i the one v.-ho suffers, the one who When the grass is scanty, silage is the hr.s been Hl-treatcd, tha one whol thing .â- .:?ds >iM:r help and v.-hsm you can: That makes the rairy farmer dance hell. Th-^ ''•'â- ^'niitun proved him.so^: -with joy, and sin?. j-oi'h'c" - .he noor fellc-.v v.ho had- «â€" '^-- -r:ons thieve-'.. \ Boilinar water rourrl ;b ' : '^' â- .;t be difficult. to apply the' doth will remove tea ;t?.;iis. Artificial light to lengthen the hen's working day may seem hard on t'ne hen, but it is gcod for the poultry- man's pccketbook. A good appetite i; characteristic of g"od laying. Keep a watch on the hens with finicky appetities. The best winter layers come from ; chicks that are kept growing all the| time, and not pernntted to have anyj setbacks. | When buying hens from a stranger,! watch the hens when at work. If ! thjy move quick and lively and seem I bright and alert, it is- a good indica-! tion that they are thrifty. ! Litter in the hen house becomes hard end packed by constant use, and J -does not h'dgth? graig scattered in it, ' The :^gnf' Bre Vigil t then for a good t house-clea:iing. Stir up or renew th? Vtte-.- â- â- -. -''»llr-flt''"'.I'?' '^1 Hens reli-sh fruit, especially apples,' plum.*, and other fruits that so ofttTn go to waste. It doe.^ not matter if the fruit is decayed; rotten applas never injured chickens. The seeds of apple.^ are a dainty and palatable' art'cle of diet. â-  Different kinds of grain should be | placed in different hoppers, so tho . hens can mix the feed' as they watit it. Sometimes they nee-d more of cne kind than ancthsr. I like tiiat plan j better th:»n mi:;ln(< the grains and pouring them all into the same hop- 1 per. I Bi'ckwh.at and millet so-^^m togeth-j c:- (aho'.it or.a-fourth buckwheat) j -.; an inoxncnaive poultry food. I it riren, then cut and bimch it; and allow it to dry a few days before housing. The chickens do the thresh- ing during the winter, and it gives them needed exercise. It is the best egg protiucer I ever tr'ed. A silo for hens is one cf tha latest and is likely to prove one of the best improvements for poultrymen. Take an old vinegar or mola.tses barrel or hogshead and bore a hole in the bot- tom for drainage. Set the barrel on a stand above the ground, with boards in the stand far enough apart to allow free circulation of air. Fit the top cover so that it will go inside and fit well, yet so that it can be easily taken out. Fill the barrel with any kind of green stuff vhat fowls will eat, such ,%% jlawn clippings, vege-ta.bie tops, fine-cut clover, etc. It need not h« filled all at once, but can be added to, from time to time, through the sum- mer. ' ''•^-'•J".';:fv"^,'i';',^VT-..";-My ' / To Prevent Moths. . -.^j Take soma cotton batting and cut it in liittle squares or make little wads of it and saturate the pieces with oil of turpenHne or oil of cedar. Plac* these in drawers or closets or ui pack- ages containing articles to be protect- ed. Even if your v.'ife has got tho vote, hang on to some of your privileges-^ splitting the wood, for .instance. We have saved grain that was damn when threshed by st'cking stakea down through the bin. Four two-inch strip* of board, nailed together in ths form of a spout and set down through A^ fcTain, will serva the purposa.