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AddrtM eommunicaUon»'to Aoronoml«t,'73 Adelaide 8t. Wert. Toronto POULTRY. Weak and stunted goslings often result from the eflorta of the owner to keep them in small fenced en- clofuree where they will not be harm- flies out of the milk. Manure piles, the breeding place of flies, should not be allowed near the milk house. Win- dows and doors of milk houses and stables should be screened, milk cans should be kept covered and every CHOOSING THE DAIRY HERD SIRE. The choosing of the sire cult to provide accommodation for. Wherever these factors can be over- come, the purchase of such a proven Is un-j ^jj,^ jg un^ubtedly a move in the right ed by other farm animals. They often | ^^^^^j. precaution necessary to prevent do well on limited range until a week | ^j^ getting into the milk should be or ten days old, and then some will i ^^^^ g„ g^y, tj^e Department of sUnd humped up with drooping g^gt^riology. OnUrio Agricultural wings. Exposure to the hot sun may College. Consult Bulletin 265. cause the same result. An orchard where there is plenty of shade and fresh clover sod makes a fine range for goslings. A field pro- tected by an evergreen windbreak will Eat More Canadian Fruit and Vegetables. ^ "Eat Canadian fruits and vege- and t»i«'« «b<>«t '•^8 yard. There Is; people will usually hesitate at leaving tfoubtedlytho most important factor •";7,7 ,;;,"~;pa;t from his desir-jhelp Induce them to range in the early j ^j ^ j„ ^ ,„d „«!, „i.tion between the size, costll-i J" ""'''f r;i^T/rv"»//Xt f^ in a constructive breeding policy. It; ^j,jj. ^ ^ ^^^ gj^e. there is the spring when the days may be windy. â- â-  2° a" ,„d gto" '•- '•- '-' <â€" i.--- - - v ., ..J for uncertainties of city life. But eon- THE FARM HOME ATTRACTIVE Much Can Be Done Without Great Coat to bnprove dit Farm Surrounding*. BY EARLE W. GAGE. The possession of attractive home to become a part of the backgroumd surroundings is not beyond the reach' "8' '•» ^'*«« '<"â-  t^J'"- ,. , . ^ ... The pleasant farm surrounding is of any farmer who owns his home.^^j^j^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^,,^,6 of while several tenanU have made their ^j^^ individual home and for the future stay enjoyable by a few bushes here of country life. Wide-awake yoiuc Ti7i,» .u 11 u 1 J t»ii, uiy, aiiu store the surplus for ness, or simplicity of a home and its ., , ,„__ i,__„t^,H -. a whole. i, 1 I. ^ **. .V, .^ f ,---..-.-... , ,..W^*"^*!«8««»"^^''^<>'"V.^V"'* I winWruV is the sound advice p^^^ , sider the farm homestead a. a whole. whole herd rather than the female ^^^^^^ ^ull which undoubtedly has its throw their heads back and die in a' ,^ ^ j,^^^ ^, ^^. -^^^^^ ^ ^y^^ D^-i with her limited sphere of influence, ^^^^^ ^n important point to short time it is probably due to con-i ,^j^^ ^^^.^ g^^^^^ I^ .!,„ .^^ Isthe sire with his influence over the ^ ^^^^ desirability of breeding from a | .^j;â€" -_ Kv-..n^ o«:„„» vv». »nu ^ ^j„^^ ^^^ ,. j^ ,^^ ^^^^^ fdvice^ given ; g„rroundings a. compared with Its at-| j^ i, „,t merely . question of a few that raises the standard of the herd Canadian-grrown fruits and '•f keep in mind is that if improvement pstion of the brain caused by intes-j^^^j ^^^^ when the choice is good, or lowers it,.- .v. Ufi-H i<< fn talc« niace then the "nal worms or indigestion. If the , „„t„i,,^ „^ „„^a„^i„^ *^ it^^uv, anA •- - - i _ _ . ,_j 1.1 the herd is to take place, tnen me, ^ __ ._,:... ». .. vegetables are conducive to health, and ^^ ^^^^^^^ .^^ ornament of any kind! their whole effect, are pleasing and When the choice is a poor one. Not ^erd eire must be of better quality droppings Indicate the presence of ^j^«^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ j^^ ^^^ _ only is the sire the most Important , ^^an any of the other animals in the; worms, try giving each gosling a half- ^j^^^«^^„„^^„^ ^ ^„„ld ^ave factor in a constructive breeding pol-; ^erd. Similarly, if improvement in teaspoonful of turpentine. This can^ .^.^^ beneficUl effect. It is fur-' ley but he is, in addition, the most ' ^j^g ijg,<j is to continue each successive ''? Placed rather deep in the young ^j^^^. economical one. More rapid improve-' gj^^ mast be at least equal and pre-' bird's throat with a medicine dropper. ment in a herd could be made by the! ferably superior in all points to his '^"' " ' '" ' "" " "" addition of high class females, but immediate predecessor. tractiveness that may be given It by I dainles here, fresh paint and new proper arrangement and careful up- {porches, broad lawns or tidy doorstep, keep. Beauty is not to be measured - but of having living places that, In CULLING THE LAYERS such a method requires much more capital than the average farmer has at his disposal these days. In choosing a herd sire, pure-breed- ing, size, type, character, individual- ity quality, record backing and if pos- ^ non-productive, sick, thin, of sible, proven breeding ability are the j ^^^ g„^^ ^^^ "^ i,„^. main requirements that must be kept '^ .. \, . <â- â€ž. „i.«.,ij v. »iâ„¢n I • J fm. * 1 L I iu ever, the whole flock should bo given in ramd. The successful buyer is the ' , , , *„_.*;_ »„iii„™ «'.„i, 1. T. iL LM-.. i. . I a careful and systematic culling. Hiacn one who has the a^lity to know an . . , . , ' „ „„„ »„...*„ii„ „;fv, I 1 -..t. ^\. V .• .; hen should be gone over carefully witn animal with the proper combination of j^ ^. , ^.^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^etain- the above requirements, and the cour-| . ^^ better pnxiucers and market- age of his convictions to pay what; ._* ^,.. .,,,. ^ ** *ui„ ♦._.. .* ,-. .j_ is not needed so much as a neat and' elevating to older folk and children well-kept appearance. alike. , . /^ J J I Farm folks are coming more and A well-planned and well-kept yard pointed out that Canada produces ^^^ ^ appreciate the value of home- will greatly Improve an ugly house; a Two teaspocnfuls of castor oil" will *^5",1 °"° P""!* ^'''^jTm t'L!!J?f'J?. i "l^e and inviting surroundings as a pleasing house makes it far easier to sometimes improve the digestive sys-T^ *^*',^ ^*':'**" y, ^ commodities, background for family life. The ideal lay out an attractive yard. A house tem of a weak gosling and cause it to' "nexceiiea in quality, navor, ana ai>. ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ reward for which we are with a poor yard, or none, U inhos- return to normal. When a large num- !*'""*=**''!"*'"'• 1° '"Pf'^"" , ^T ^ all striving. Then, there is that pleas- 1 pitable and forlorn. Both the house v„ .* â€" ,: :.. ._-^._. ,. J home demanis, and that, is spite of, ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^ ^^^ ,^jj jj^ving' and grounds must be kept in mind in ber of goslings require treatment for ' "u . ..... ' * * ^u' j ♦ ' ire which comes to the family having and groui Culling, generally speaking, should, ^orms add one-fourth pound of sul- ' P'* '*''*; ^^ *T""\°' *^*^^ P"â„¢ home surroundings to be proud of. It i planning. *i_.,..4 *i.,„„»K«„t ♦»,«.,..... onH I _u.._ .^ . ., . ^. .. , imnorted IS ramdly increasing. This , . ,. ,^. - °_. .-v ' _:.,• r. . be continued throughout the year and phur, one-fourth pound of epsom salts' l'"''*"'"*". '^, '^"J';"'? "'^"'""'^ /l"j is an obligation which every citizen] One of should include the elimination of hens and two ounces of powdered coDperas • '""""^"^^ '^ largely in the canned, dried, _„„ j.._ .^„ ,„ ^„„„ j.j„ ^„„„ such an animal is worth. It is the experience of the Central Experimental Farm and no doubt of many breeders that individuals in- quiring re breeding bulls often stipu- late that the animal must embody some specific character such as a specified color, regardless of his mer- its otherwise. In other words, they are following a fad. Color is not im- portant so long as it is within the requirements for the registration of the breed. Pure breeding, size, con- formation, quality and record backing should be given first consideration. The desirability of pure breeding lies in the fact that a bull whose ancestors have been bred for many generations for one purpose (milk production) is more certain to transmit that char- acter than one whose ancestry is mix- ed. Size for age is important, for, other things being equal, the larger the animal the more economical the production. Size without the recog- nized ideal dairy conformation for the breed is not desirable. There are too many misfits as regards conformation in most breeds at present without per- petuating them. Size without quality is even less desirable than size with- out desirable conformation, for The big, rough, coarse animal is rarely a good producer. While an animal embodying the above characteristics in high degree ing the others. At this time it is ad- visable to select hens that will be needed for breeders . the following spring. These should be leg-banded and their eggs savd efor hatching. The poor producers should be market- ed as soon as possible. The best time to cull is during the latter part of August or the first part of September. Hens that show indica- tions of laying at this time have as a rule been the better producers for the year. Hens that have been good lay- ers during their first laying year are generally the ones that will be the better producers in the second and third years. Good producers through- out the year should be retained for the next year regfardless of age. Re- latively few hens, however, will prove to be profitable producers beyond their second laying year, if they are of the heavier breeds such as the Ply the surprising features powdered copperas' ""â- "="•" " '"'*"7 *""'â- "' "" l"i!i"""'l owes his community to have his home' about an attractive home surround- to twenty-five pounds of their mash.i ""^ ^f'^.^'^r^^f? ^J""**^ *r '^**'»f"^'i as attractive as possible. One little' inga is that few people can describe it Th^mash containing the medicine can ' ^^ 'l '* '", **"* ^°^^, °' ^r*""""^â„¢!' farm mother put the truth in a sen- when they have left it behind, where- be given once each day, when the birds are quite hungry. Canadians to demand and consume. Bacteria From Flies. flies points that we should «npha- , ^, ... XT. • ' tence : "Let the home beauty be its as, if we visit a homely and unattrac- more of the Products of their own, ^^j^ , ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^g„ ^^^^y ^^^ country that the booklet, which can ^^.^ .^ ^^ .^.^ ^^^ ^^^ , .^ ^ ^^^^ ^.^^^ description. In pUn- be had free on application to the Pub- ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ beautiful by simple ning farm homes. Professor Davie., of lications Branch, Dept of Agriculture ^^^^^ Neatness and orderliness come Cornell College, advisesthat there are Ottawa, has been published. As well, ^^^ ^^^^^ combined with a goodâ€" -.•"*â- . ^>'"f -» ">.-M ""nh- and as the seventy-five recipes, directions ' j u . .i. u i. i t " I o..,. nn.Tor, f ' A ' .greonsward about the house a a shel- *' y » tering growth of trees and shrubs, a veritable garden may soon be de- veloped. The farm home is a combined resi- dence and business headquarters. As the farm business is but a means to Sheep in Orchards. House flies and stable flies great carriers of putrefactive other contaminating bacteria. Hun- 1 are ^ given dreds of thousands of these bacteria ; storing, may be found on one leg of a fly. Flies breed and feed on manure and filth of all kinds, and from these sources they get heavily contaminated with the putrefying bacteria present in such substances. Unfortunately, flies will also feed on good human and ani- mal foods, and when they settle on or fall into such material they naturally contaminate it with the bacteria that they have picked up from manure or filth on which they have previously been. In the summer time they are present in great numbers around _ stables and manure piles and milk as Wue grass, oats, rape, Sudan and houses, and it is very common for a the like, any of which may easily be the home life, it is of flrst importance seven size: 1. The place must be well furnish- ed with trees and shrubbery. 2. The house should be prominent, should have a good setting. 3. There must be an open space at lawn. 4. The trees and the smaller plants Many a once flne old orchard is now a pitiful sight of dead trees, tangled brush and weeds. Beyond re- demption in so far as fruit is con- cerned, such an orchard might still. .!._„..•_.... .«. j i. j n .1.1 Ko t f fif hi ua nd be less ^^^ most important crop the mod- tered all over the place. ?'i..i T?. . 1 J # J J i. i em farmer raises, then it follows that I 5. There must be no unsightly. First cleaned of dead trees, ., . . ...... mi '^ n j • f , ^ , â- . , a , the most important function of a farm fences, walks or drives. that the farm as a whole should make ' should be massed or grouped at the for pleasant home life. If children ' sides or at the rear rather than scat- unnecessary brush and trash, it makes a ««« place supporting a good home. If '°u^^''^r^ ^^ T .K I^' every farm child were in attractive will the sheep keep down the weed ^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ growth but wiU thrive on sucbforage^ j^^ ^^ ,j^^ would be solved, and we would be facing the question of keep- number of them to get into milk, Hence, as each fly is liable to have hwidreds of thousands of bacteria on mouth Rock or Wyandotte,' or beyond i its legs, mouth and body, when a their third laying year, if they are of number of flies get into milk during the lighter breeds, such as Leghorns. It is also advisable to cull thoroughly during July in order to eliminate hens which hare started to molt and have stopped laying. Hens po-s».ssing the following char- acteristics or a combination of such characteristics should be culled as poor producers: sick, weak, lacking vigor, inactive, poor eaters, those that have molted or started to molt early, those with small, dry, puckered vents, the milking or handling process, the milk becomes badly contaminated. So every care should be taken to keep ing the boys and girls on the farm. The influence of farm environment 6. There must be no curiosities con- spicuously placed in the yard, such ai piles or stones, odd rocks, or shells. 7. The place must be neat and well kept so that it may look as if the resi- dents gave it loving care. The house being headquarters, this Home Education -The Child's Flrrt School la the Family"â€" FroeboU* is to be preferred to one with these ' with small shrivelled, hard, dull color characteristics in lesser degree, never- j ed combs, with thick, rig^id pelvic theless he is not to be compared with 'bones and rear end keel, and small an animal that has both individuality hard abdomen. In yellow-skinned and milk record backing. In sizing breeds, poor producers also should up the milk records on a pedigree, it show yellow or medium yellow shanks, should be remembered that the im- yellow beaks and vent. portant records are those close up. | In a good producers, when laying. Too many animals i^re bought and the abdomen is soft and flexible, owing sold on the strength of the record of to its increased size, and there is less some Individual three or four g^enera- ' tendency at this time to put on fat. tions removsd. The influence of suchfAs laying ceases, the abdomen be- an individual on the value of the ani- 1 comes smaller, feels harder. When mal bought is so small that it hardly | culling, remember to depend upon a merits consideration. Insist on high | combination of these characteristics production records in the dam and the rather than on any one point alone. Co-Operative Training â€" By Margaret Conn Rhoades I was somewhat astonished at the | with them and to-day we feel sure poise of a young child who visited 1 these little folks understand wonder- in my home. She had been unexpect- grown acre J ° ° ,'| has a subconscious but potent effect on ; should be connected with the highway grove or woodland is good for a truck, ^j^.jj^gjj_ Even while the barn is only and the surrounding buildings by oad of sheep every year, and a truck, ^ playground to the children, here serviceable walks and drives. It :ufii^^^-T*'"^-""!fL''nay be taught orderliness and thrift, should have an attractive setting, the old dumping ground for discarded, ^g ^j^^ .^ ^^^j^^ ^^^^^^^^ meadow That is the first and main purpose farm mai:hmery mto a profitable cor- ^^^ j.^,j_ ^^j ^^j^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^_|^, ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^.^^ .^ ^^^^ ^^ ner or tne arm. ample in living object lessons of good j distinct ideas : First, the house should farming. The orchards, while not , have a background of suffldent primarily intended to serve as an j growth of trees and shrubs to give it aesthetic purpose, may form the most a protected appearance ; second, the beautiful part of the farm. An orch- setting should afford opporunity for ard of standard apples could profit- outdoor life on the lawn and in the ably be planted near the farm home shaded comers. two- grand dams. If such records can be obtained for individuals further back in the pedigree as well, so much It will be found that birds of the smaller breeds lay very few eggs after the molting period starts. the better. In the case of the sires in whereas the general-purpose breeds the pedigrree, some stress should be such as the Plymouth Rock, Rhode Is- laid on their breeding qualities as j land Reds, Wyandottes and Orping- tons often lay well into the molt. A moist mash, being stimulating, is of greater value at this time as an emergency feed, that is, during the production decline, than when fed edly left by her mother who had been called away suddenly. She had all the earmarks of an experienced vis- itor, although to my knowledge she had never been out of town before. When her mother returned I asked if it made her so careful, so observant, so much a model visitor. "Oh, that is a result of our neigh- borhood co-operative training," the mother replied. "You see there are some things children learn better in another home, so a few neighbors in our locality decided to co-operate. fully well all the simple rules for model visitors. "The co-operative plan did not stop with visiting eithar, but we had sew- ing classes where each child demon- strated the making of a simple gar- ment. This idea of learning somsij had been home training that had thing first and then teaching the S/o/r£s Goldie Bumblebee and the Blue Flower. not get out of the flower. How he wished he had kept busy and filled his honey-pot as his mother had told him to do! If he had he would now have been safe and snug at home with the rest of his family. They could never find him away off in this pasture shut up in the heart of a flower. He stopped buzzing and scolding at last and lay very quiet and even went to sleep again. When he woke up the second time Goldie Bumblebee sat rocking in method was very inspiring to them..(.)jg breeze on the end of a spray of They did this in cookery too. We ^ goldenrod. It was a warm day, and found that the group idea worked out j he did not feel at all like gathering |it vvas no longer dark in the flower, well, and one mother's idea stimulated j honey, for it was such sticky, hot , ^j^g ^^^ jj^j ^-^^^^^ ^^ -^^ jj^j^^. ^^ others mothers' children to real en- work! His mother, Mrs BusyUj.^^gjj ^^^ ^j^^ ^ ^ j^ . deavor. Bumblebee flew by with a load of head begao •Many things are made possibleihoney^and saw.him^th^e^i^^^^^^^^ she'slowly to unfold, and soon he saTJ through the co-operative training Occasionally one of us would invite ! plan. A cheery little group of chil- week-end guests; these guests werejdren who meet in a neighborhood fiv-j the neighborhood children. They , ing room to study the Sunday School were required to pack their ovirn bags-! lesson on Saturday night will put re-. represented by the number of qualified daughters they have sired. Such in- formation is now available for prac- tically all the dairy breeds of cattle. It may be possible in some cases to purchase a proven sire, that is, one ! daily during the year. If a moist that has proven his ability to get! mash has not been fed, it may be used to maintain a higher and more steady lay during the summer and fail months. Most poultry men prefer to give a moist mash feed at noon. The reg^ular dry mash is moistened to a crumbly consistency, with either sour milk, buttermilk or water. This sys- tem followed during the summer months in connection with a reason- able amount of culling proves very successful. calves, and possibly old enough "to have daughters that have proved themselves heavy producers. When such a bull goes on the market, it is usually because It can no longer be used in its owner's herd, and he, knowing the value of the bull, offers it for sale for breeding purposes rather than for beef. Many buyers are diffi- dent about buying such bulls on ac- count of their being vicious and diffl- Bone-Dry Crib Floors. A cement floor in the corncrib may be rat proof, but if constructed care- lessly it will absorb moisture from the ground and cause the grain to mold. \ In the general construction of foun- will remain as dry as when placed upon a flooring 01 boards or planks. Painting the Engine. It is a good practice to keep the engine, transmission and the like on the farm tractor and truck well paint- dations and floors of this sort, the! ed, as it not only preserves the metal cortcrete is mixed and poured directly | from corrosion or rust, but it also upon the ground so that when the Job makes them easier to clean and keep is con{|^eted rain or surface water clean and to work on. #U1 be carried up through the porous However, the job must be done cement in tte same manner that ker- properly or the paint will not stick, osene is dra^|[n up through a lamp 1 First remove the battery or at least â- % wick. make sure to disconnect it in order to To overcome any such possibility,! avoid any danger from sparks, as the strips of tar paper -^hould be employed , engin« must be cleaned thoroughly fli the building of the foundation with gasoline and a brush. Then go floors. A layer of concrete Is poured . over it again with hot water and a in the usual manner and smoothed ' good washing powder so as to wash carefully so that no sharp stones will! off any traces of gasoline or oil. Then protrude. Over this surftice the lay- rinta carefully with clean hot water *8 of tar paper are laid, lapping themj and let dry Uioroaghly, after which an inch or so to cover safely eraryi it ia ready for the application of a square inch of the concrete. Sereral! good matal paint which will adhera inches of. concrete are ad<fod to com- paxfeetly. plete th« work. A floor of this kind, when flnlahod, will be insulated againrt*: all molatar* from below ir>\ grai" stored apo« It Tbo farm premises can be made br|^h|er and cloanar by the liberal naaof aoma good whitewash. see that their clothes were in shape, and be prepared to visit for a day or two. We were formal in our table service during the stay of these little people and planned special entertain- ment for them. In fact they were treated throughout their stay as real company. "And you know children delight- in living up to an ideal. The training was splendid for them and the sight- seeing trips we took about the town were instructive. There was no let- ting down of the company attitude newed zeal into the heart of a Sun day School teacher the next day when' ^'^.Tt ? '"^fw" 'Why, Goldie Bumblebee!' â€" , . cried. "What do you mean by sitting t'ny opening no bigger than the head there doing nothing? Who ever heard »* » P»"- It grew larger and a little of a lazy bee in the Bumblebee fam- 'arger until, with a great jump, Maa- ily' If you do not bring home your] ter Goldie pushed his head through share of honey to-night, you shall the opening and found himself free. Was there ever a happier young ,. ^. ^ , « .. ., I Yes, mother," said Goldie and ^ee? He did not delay an instant, but she realj^es that home effort is unit- ^^ ^^ ^^^ gi„^, ^^ ^e pre-| ^^w home as fast as his gauzy wings mg with hers in teachmg spiritual «''^'-«J"^^^ ^.^^^ ^f.^,,, ^l ^ ^^^^ ^ J cou^d carry him. talent of one mother often' --i^^here do you think I can And .You may be sure his family were finds a quicker response when shared, ""^Jlr ,?"fu-' . .1. i. l^ .V viu * -_„»i.„- r-.. «..-,o "I^hould think there was enough with the child of another. Co-opera- . . , , ,. u k^j " ' right under your nose," she replied truths. The tion m child training is a worth while -. . . , . .u i « u . . . ° „»..„«^ n and hastened away to the clover field. experiment as we have proved. X ,,. , j . j-i t T Mt sure she was riirht As mv' <^°'"^'^ worked steadily for ,.i, "' fr A -1 1 J^A ^^ and then began to grow tired. "I think little guest bade me a cordial good-bye, f"_° ^„ „„,f„ „ ^J^ _,_ ,„ ,^^ „„^ she told me she had enjoyed her visit "besides learning a new dessert." I shall make a trip over to the pas- ture yonder." he said to himself. "I believe a piece of sky has dropped out, or maybe there's a little pond there, for I can see a big patch of blue." Goldie sailed away in the direction glad to see him, for they had begrun to be afraid that he was lost His brothers and sisters did not bfr- lieve him when he told them of the a thne "ower with fringes that folded itself up at night, but Mrs. Bumblebee said, "He is right. I know the flower well. It is called the fringed gentian." "I shall never go there again," promised Goldie. "Next time I will fill my honey-pot in the clover field and come right home with it." â€" Rose A photograph of Sir Thomas Ward, who has arrived In Irak, with a tech- nical staff, to commence work to stem the flow of tha Dlala River, so as to form a lalie 400 milea square to aid Irrlgatloa. of the patch of blue, and when he ^- Nealle y. in Youth's Com panion. • reached it he found that it was neith-j r» L ' /^ i er sky nor water, but made up of, UellOmUlg V,^Tes. I countless blue flowers, such as he had ' The causic potash method of de- never seen. They stood up very, horning calves not only is the most straight and stiff in little frroups, and humane but perhaps the easiest and the heart of every flower was protect- may be practiced without danger to ed by dark blue petals with silky blue- the animal. The proper time to de- fringes. \ horn is when the calf is from five to "My," Goldie thought, "doesn't it seven days old, at which time the but- Icok cool and pleasant down in the tons are easily located, depths of those flowers! I think I Older calves, having small boms, shall crawl into the biggest one I can ' may also be dehorned by this method, i find and have a little nap. Then I bet the operation is sJ'.ghtly more dif- j shall feel more like work, and I can ficulL and less likely to be as effective. ; finish filling my honey-pot before The hair should first be clipped from I supper." ; .".round the buttons or small horns It w|fe even bettor in the depths of and vaseline smeared over this clip- the bliff flower thnn he had thought, ped irea to prevent burning of th« The lov*ly'silken petals protected him skin. from thettun and shed a soft light like. In case of the animal being only in a faint twilight. the button stage, scrape the button "This is pleasant!" breathed Goldie, very lightly with a knife until the softly, and fell asleep. j blood oozes very little, moisten the When he woke up he did not find it clipped area with ♦aier and rub the 80 plea.sant. The sun must have gone horn with a .stick of caustic potash down, for it wa.s very dark and he until it becomes white, could not find any w.iy to get out of. If the animal has small iiorns the I the flower. The silken fringes had, coverings or caps of them mu.st be re- I twi.sted ftJaem-selves together tightly moved before the potash is applied. •and Master Goldie Bumblebee was a The caustic stick should b» wrapped prisoner. He buzzed and scolded and in paper or cloth to prevent butning buzzed, but it was of no use. He could the finger*. »