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;^ - i r fci Tjf â- Â» - 11^ ifaiai n m mm -I iTJ'.a;, '; IT. ,...a . â-  PW TO USE IP ROCKS BY L. H. COBB. Rocks on * farm *r* not an -unmiti- (ftted evil, though I am very fttu-c I sbouVd not buy « rocky f«nn fOiT the 8ak« of tiiO rock^; I wouM prefer to haul the rocks from some other man's farm if I had a choice in th« matter. An unc!« of mine Ixad a farm that yraa rocky aJl over, and h-e made rock fences that were stiii standing when he dried at a good old ag», «md I guess BonM of them ar^a eti'.l doing service «» fences end rabbit harbors. I neiver was impressed with his rock fences, though there can be no doubt that they serv<ed their purpose we'l'I and laisted with the best fences, built as he built them; and considering that the ma- teria) was near at hand and had to be taken fn.m the fields, his p)a» waa good Job. No better or more lasting walj could be constructed, ani the sav- ir,^ in cement is in propcrtion to the size of the rocks used and the soliii'ly of the rock work, though if smajl rocks are used it wil'I not do to p^ac^ them 90 oloae as to prevent a strong bindinr;? of the cement«nd-sand concrete. A farmer who wanted to buiid a machine shop and implement shed hired a rock-crusher to como to his place and crush the rock he had {<ick«d up and haurled. The crusher was to cost him $1 a yard of crushed rock with a mimimurn of 60 yards, which was a lot cheaper than hand crushing, and made his rock supply cost him low. With his ton. truck, on a rocky hillside, it was no hard job to gather aid right for his day. Now I think the rocks needed. Quite a few farmers we can find l)©tter use for the rocks, My uncla a!EO ueed a good many rocks to build « dam across a draw that wa!> cutting a cultivated fieM in two, and the dam caused the draw to f>l'! until! there was but a slight de- pi^easion. This was done gradaalty, but before ho died the terrace aboive the wall was above hi."? head when tie stood in the draw below it. Concrete work caitls for an aijuit- dance of rock, and an exceJlent con>- orote wall si.x Inches or more in thick- ness can be made with a big saving in cement and labor of rock crushing if the rocks are used whole and the con- crete poured around them. To <k> this It is only necessairy to see that at least a half-inch of space is left between the roc'is and the forms. Mix the ce- ment with Fau'd, in the proportion of «ne part to two, and have the mixture thin enough to run down among the rocks freely; then build up the rocks just ahead of. the fi'ltling so the con- crete can be worked down to insure a have crushers of their own, and in some cases several farmers own a crusher jointly. Concrete is the most iiasting mate- rial we can use on the farm for the purpose that it serves, and it can be adapted to a great many purposes at that â€" silos, farm buildingrs, troughs, manure pits, scale pits, floors for feed-j ings, walks and curbs, and numerous other things. One farmer I know pav- ed his barnyard in the semicircle that is formed by the buildings, from th© edge of the lawn back, so there wil'l be no mud between the house and the buildings. His arrangement is excel-l- ent, for the stock does not come inside the Hno of the buildings. The poultry- house, machine shop, implement shed, cow bam, silos, manure pit and horse bams all border this concrete yard, while a driveway enters from the highway, along one side of the Jawn, runs back to the paved yard and out to the road again at the otlier edge of the lawn. Selecting Stockers and Feeders. The Canadian Homlmaklr ^ jeriea y weai/p artic/es PLANNINQ . BUILDINQ .FINANCING OECORATINQ . FURNIdHINQ . GARDENING *â- â€¢ Ct^yrnKt txe TERMS OF PAYMENT VARY CONSIDERABLY Wlien glvin« a -iiortgage deal only wlUi reputable finus <yr iiidivlduala and got dependeiile legal advice. Tho tairnis of payraeiii of priaolpal and In- terest vary a great deal. Very often a first mertgag© should be w*at Is called a sfralgbt mortgage or one on which interest only fa paid periodically and the principal not until the e-n<I of five years. This ts particularly desirable when a secfjnd mortgage must also be carried as In this ca.se substantial periodical paynienti? plus accrued in- terest must be m;wlo on the primipal. You should not only consider the terms of aiortguges In r^latiott to your owa ability to i>ay, but also au they affect tbii aaJe of your property at any time. W'hat are the chief consMerationfl !a selMtlug a home-building plan? Ar- ranged in order of Importance they are roughly a^ folhjws: Eoonomi-c u«o of materials and labor; Coavenienoe; Comfort; Interior attracti'\'en<«s ; Ex- terior attract Iveaesa; Finish. Euildiug u home id a seriou.s busl- arlse from the careful or negligent^ Study of tiioae features which make a home valuable or Uie reverse. It Is w^elt to reverse what would seem, at Urst sigiit, the logical method of. planning a home. Don't look at your dream house from the out8ld<» inwaHs. iMok at It from the inside out. Try to plnce yourself In imagination Inside it. Study tho arrangement of tho rooms, staii'sT, e<c., Lake into considera- tion the .saving of steps, the later In- atallatlou of labor-saving devices, the ness, and you should undertake It only ; question of lighting, passages, cup- with a 3erlcu.s sense of the future ad- 1 boards, windows, recesses, heating va-ntage.s or disadvautagw that may and veutilatlou. â€" = ' !=^r^ 1391 VERY SMART FOR THE JUNIOR MISS. This chic little two-piece dress with skirt joi-Red to lining top has groups of plaits in front and back to give the necessary fulness. Long tl;-eves gath- ered into nanrow wriet-bands, and a 'TAKE TIME" BY GLADY.S. E. TAYLOR. One of our professors at College and justice. Teach them to like good once said that he could preach a scr- book.-? and good music. mon on the two Uttle words, "t.ake' '^'^^ '^''"* ^" ^'^^^- â- '^^ » 'â- '°^^'< '"^ ,. ^„ T 1 II u u ux''''°' <>"^iy â- '' y*^'-"" pi'iilego but is your tune. I Jo not know what he m-frht , j^^y ^ keep pogtid on current affairs, liuve .said in such a sermon but I hare Do not v.-.U- for a cerl;ain individual cft?n thought of thi.^ counsel and have because he runs or. the ticket of the tried to adopt it into my own life. ! party to which your husband or father The llfo of th,; fann woman is ofbe-bngs, but vote for him because he noees.sity full I have learned ^his'is the best man! Read the classics, from e.Nperier.ce and yet my ad%'ic3 to ' Good literature wil both rest and up- all farm women is "take time" to live! j lift you. Lsarn tn work for speed and efficii>njy Take time to care for yourself. Be in your housework. Drain your dishes | as careful to make yourself attractive j instead cf wiping a presumably un- . in the eyes of your husband as you I sanitary towe! over them. Use a prttty were when he was I ..,=.= r...-c.. i«c ma.3 youT lover. Pay oil-cloth table cover that can be wi; eJ, especial attention to your hair, your I off afte;- every meal. Teach the chil- nails and your clothes. Have outside I dren to r.ut t.hinirs avaav nftpr nainirl; Home Fattening. Is it best to fatten at home? That depends upon conditions. If you are In selecting stocker and feeder cat- ,. - -.. , , I I ^™„ .„ .„^ f;,- f, • ,. pianmng to kilf for market, by aivL ^jg ^^^ {,y gj. gj^^^^^j^ 1^,3 1^^ ^^^^^j j,,g^f ered into narrow wriet-bands, and al {dren to put things away after using | mterests which wil. take you among means first fatten th© birds. You may (.ypg breeding unifonnity quality I ''"â„¢"^'**^ coJlar are attractive andj Jan Masaryk j them. Do not spend time to iron cum- 1 women who have something else to takeover so much pains with the kill-, 3„jjj^^.g;^pj^g^t for age says Prof P®^""'"^ features. No. 1391 is for j Czecho-Slov.'.kian minister to Great mon sheets, pillow slips and other! talk about than their neighbors' af- ing, dressing, wrapping and packing -^^j^ ^^-^^^ ^^ ^^i^J jj„gjj^^,j^'| girls in sizes 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. ^ Britain. j articles which are just as wellâ€" and, j fairs. Active thought stands off old but if the birds are of poor quality | jjgpt o\C All cattle so se'ectedi^"^ ^^ requires S yards :ib-inch ma-,â€"â€" some maintainâ€" better without it. I age. or are not fat, you have wasted your i g^^-^^^^ at least be sired bv a pure bred '"'*'^'-''*'^' ''^ ^'^^^ lining. 20 cents. , which covored the spots n'Icely. But These are but a few of the time-savers ] Take time for picnics and p'lsasura time. A dressed bird never will be a ' jjyii jjjjj s},<,^l(i gjjow as much breed ' Our new Fashion Book contains ^=o" fi"ger marks began to show which can be usd and thus permit Ui ' excursions with ycur family. Take better grade th^n when it was •i^'ing' character as cossib'e B'ood tells ' many styles showing how to dre-is boys areuni tks doors an! no amount of :nor« time to "live." I time to get "snaps" of ycur" children but it doss pay to dress them forj^^j jf jj. j^ nracticab'e it is we'l to^^^^""*^^" Simp.Ccity is the rule for well ^ ^vash^.ng wcuJd renvjv© th-m. While Take time to get acquainted ^^ith as they are growing up. Th-?y will market if you have the time and can': „„-„'t catf^e which show' simiaritv in I '^'^'^s^"^ children, Clot-hes of character ; Pamting ths t.ibls I-gs and lower part those cbiWren of >-ours. They netrd ' mean much to you in later life, fatten them first. Ihriw rK^rnr-tAr h«.«n«^ t},;« m«V^« ' and individuality for th- junior folks ! of the .Ttove with black enamel, I con- your comradeship and s>Tnpathy, i Talis timo for spiritual life. Your I Dree<t cnaracter, t>8cause th.s makes , ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ (.p:,.pj j^- i;!ea of paintir..^ an equal whatever their ag-s. Show an inter ' There are two ways to fatten chick- f^j. uniformity and uniformity always i ^''^ ^^""^ to buj «ns. ! has a market value. For instance a o^'^ P^"*-'"f- A sma am.ount of One way is to put them m a small l carload of cattle oT the same breed ! ":^"«.5^ ^f.^"^ <"^ ^ood mriteria.s, cut on pen, a.lowing about one and one-half ^nd color, of equal weight and finish j sâ„¢?:'' ^'"*/' '^-'! ^'^ '^^H'^'"t". ^^^ square feet of floor space for each;,,. in ger.eraily meet a more ready sale P"^-«S? °! wearing adorab.e things, bird. If there is more space, the birds than a mixei lot. Quality is important I ^'''^^^ *^^ ^^- ^^ ^° ""^ '*^ '^^y- wiji e.xercise too muck If less space ^nd size for age is a factor because HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. is a..lowed, the weaker or.es will be . grunted cattle rarely come back and Write your name and aJJress plaia- tramp.ed upon as we., as be crowded „,ake the gains that thrifty cattle do. I >, giving number and size of suih away from the f ecu-. The troughs or j^ j^ ^^- ^^ g^,^^^ ^^^.{.,5 ^j.^^ ^^.^ low patterns as you want. Enclose 20c ia feed pans should be on ulocks at least ^^ the ground, showing short, broad! stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap four inches above the floor to keep the heads with strong muzzles and with it carefully) for each number and chickens from standing in the feed, pi^^.ty of heart girth and middle giv- Do nat keep feed before them al. of jp,, ^very indication of being able to d-.^tance r.bi ,?aul needs food even more than your :lvcvo and bolow the locks on est in the things which interest them. ! body, all doors with th-a b'.nck. The e.Tect Learn their strong points and help to; So I might go on and on, saying i.s very pV-asiri"? and now no finger davelop them. Remem^ber that you .ire take time to do these things which. marks can te seen. â€" L. B. I their most influential teacher. Give: after al I them daily lessons in honor, kindness '3: Use for Surgeon's Tape. •lernity. , are not for time but for Think them cut for yourself. the time. Give only what they wi/. handle large quantities of feed to ad- eat in half an hour then f.ll the vantage. The long-legged, shallow- troughs with water until the next bodied, wasp-waisted, weak-muz-z^led, feedmg tims. Feed either a prepared cat-hammed steer is alhiost invariably fattening mash or mix one at home. ^ poor doer and a money loser. As Give cracked corn soaked in mi.k or nientioned elsewhere, the original water for the evening fo-.^d. If possib.e, .^^{g^t ^f feeding cattle is important, fattan the young chickens in a sspar- , because whatever spread in price the ate pen from the old' ones, as theylf^jer shows, of course, a profit on need a longer time since they are.this original weight, and for short-. . ^ . k -t* 4. • ^. growing as we.I as fattenin.?. J ^eeo steers the heavier feeder often 1 '^ ^''"'^^^,^.':f..l"'^^ °f .''",P, •""'^"â- ' address your order to Pattern Dept, Wilsou Publishing Co.. 73 West Ade- laide St.. Toronto. Patterns sent by return mail. 4> Tha adhivive tape that every m?di-| cir"j closet h-Jis may be very ussfu! in other houss-hcid ways than that of he-lplng to held in place the sTiiall bandages occasioned by cuts and burns. Ore of the best of these is its use in corking: salt-cellars, both indi- ' vidiial cr.s^s and large ones. Cut a ' Storm-Bound. j In the midst of the spelling lasson, i Miss ALlison noticed that the wind was rising. She glanced from the win- dow and saw that snow was beginni;ig to fall. "Tha.t is strangi," sha said to her- self. "The sun was shining a few Brightening the Kitchen. So I tiny !=trip of the adhesive tape to cover' moments ago. It i.s probably just a I the cork holj of the salt-eel get home before tko storm is any Worse." "W.1 couldn't do that," said Miss Allison. "Look at these drifts. Some of thesa childre-n cv^me from over a mils away. When the time comes," she addad smiling, "thera will be a way." Thera were no kssons at al! that afternoon. Tho ciiildren sat two in a seat and the tims was spjr.t in all sort.<! of ways. Fii-it Miss Payra read r's base. . cloud passing over." Fill the snlt-cellar. Place the tape; The sno-w, however, continued to fall ' often there is no convenient over the cork openinij;. This will elLm- and the wind blew harder and harder. ^ story th ii one of th" bovs re-iied place in tht kitchen for a wood l)ox; inate the irritating trouble with corks : By neon the air was thick with snow j^on thW <-ar.ff a son-J- - '" ~ ' the crdlmary one is a catch-all for ^ that fall out of th© saJt-ceilars and get ! driven before a gale from the north.! nn^j>\%T,-» rf th^ '^^i-'.i-o^ .^i,;^, paper and trash of any kind and is .ost. The tape is permanant t;.l you jIiss A,.ison.s room was getting ccld consequently an eyesore. I have had The ether way to fatten is to use' gives a greater chance for profit. crates as in the commercial feeding .^^hereas for the long-keep cattle light pCants. Be sure the crates are not in ; ^^ g^g^^s are often selected a draft. A room in a barn, the drive^ way of the corn crib (if there are doors at the end) or a place in the poultry h-juse may be used. A crate twenty-eight inches wide, thirty-six :''nches long and fourtaen inches high ^ "\ "â€" "=>â€"s "» ui^umK oi sows â-  .. .-...• I .u • lu 1. • lor two attars a year the Dominion with a partition lengthwise through , . , .1 . , ,,, V. r. ti l. Ti,- .MI -Animal Husbandman (Mr. G. B. Roth- This vnll iv • I.- .. . â- â€¢ . J we;l) in his recsntiy pub.ished pam- phL«t on Breeding, and Feeding the par! the centre is a gcod size hold from twalve to twenty cl^.'pend- ing on whether cocks and hens or spring chickens are being fattenad. - Crate fattened birds s-hrink too mijch to be profitable if they are ship- ped live weight, so unless you plan to dress them, it would be bettsr to fat- ten them in a pen. Market Hog, points out that under the two-1'tter-a-year plan the spring litter must needs be farrowed not later than the middle of .A.pril. This is necessary since September may be regarded .is the limit month for fall-farrowcd lit- ters except in th-s ca.se of the n-orc .spccialiisd brcecar v.ho has special ' facilities for housing and caring lor f^the l.^tf !• itter. The iverage farnu";- can, h.^'.vu-.-(-r, so regulate his brejdln^ Authorities, agrc? that v.-henever ,;a':i that the Ecc.:ni littsr will arriM' possible turkeys .«hca.d be sent to mar- , Jl latar than tho end of Saptemlw-r. ket droise:!. In his bulletin on "Tur- Thus tr:-.b 1 ,t the sow t.) have a brief keys and their Managsm-anl." publish- ri-t betwe^cn litters and to hj on the* ed by th.' iJaparlment of Agriculture ^-a;n Ijefoiv being brtd fcr the s?cor?l .,.-,,., ... . . . V - ...u u- X â-  ^1. -.^''^^ °f ^^•'- window at the piling snow, ""''o.." fi-; t>2Vi--'--^'-ar again. j m spita or tha big stove in the comer, ^.^j^dered how thay were e^-er going Bott.es that have no corks may also ; Miss Payne, the ether teacher m the [,, ^ hjin- be covered with the adhaiive tape little country schcolhouse, appeared in, "it" isn't "'time yet." said Miss Al i- when standing in the medicine closet., the doorway^ , ^^„_ "Whan it is time th^re will be For marking chi-dren s rubber s.jck- i It is cold in here, she said, "you ^ ^.^^^ ^j, j .^ j ^^^ •. ers cr rain capes and rubbers, ad- 1 had better all come into my room with: "Ufs'sing a son- a'oout spring," _,..,. ,^ . . ."-'y ^'^^:'^: ,W"t« l^^?r'" T It IS much warmer in ,^^gested Miss Payne. So they sang tha whole fami.y. Being naar the, owners name in mdehb.e ink upon the , thsra for we don t feel the wind so cn« about soft bre«z»s and brigh"- sun stove, it is waiTn. Tb2 sizadapands; tap 3's smooth surface. Cut the lan^th much." Uhina and laughed^.o .ee the snow go' entire'y upon the size and height of land app.y to the ta-aof tha hangar or | bo Miss A.iison aird a.l the chi.drsn In discussing the breeding^of sowsj j^e window. at bjftk of the r.ack of cape or slicker. : accepted the invitation. ; xu_ T^ , ^ ^^^ ^^^^ proud cf my f reshly ' A good place to put the marking tape i "It seams to ma," said Miss Payne i painted kitch-an in the spring, as I ; in rubbers is at the side cr under tha in a low tcr.a to Miss .Allison, "that we had usad only one coat of flat paint, storm cap.â€" P. B. j ought to dismis3 them a.-id lat them -xhat is because the clouds are hid- ing the sun," said Miss Payne, "See, Breeding Sows for Two Litters a Year. the hinged lid lifts and is held In place with a button which is attached to one sida of the frame. This protects the glass while tha box is being fi'.cd. When closed it is the favorite spot ofhesive tape is aar tha owner's name i Tha siza dapands ; tap s's smooth surface. Cut the lansrth much.' dashing pa.st tha windows, driven by tba cold north wind. "It's getting dark," said or.e of tha little girls in a frightened voice. Dress Turkeys Before Skipping. at Ottawa, Mr. A. G. Taylor of the Poultry Division of thf Experimental Fnrai, advis!'s .-tarviiig the birds dur- ing twanty-four h(.ur.-< Ivefore killing. iHirinp this time they shou'd be piven nil tha fresh water they can drink, which aids in claaiiing the intcstiner- and improving the flavor of the fle^h. Dresssed '^ird-s. .Mr. Taycr aids, s liould be thoroughly cooled before packing and the carca.-..sas s^hou'd be packed firmly in the c-ase.s so a-; to prevent shaking about when in transit. A Home-made Fruit Bowl. If jou have an old v.i<ij_n fcwl th:it is not in active use, buy £4>me pairt and she! acâ€" dark shades are prefer- nbC'e'â€" and give« it a coat of p»ir.f. and when thoroughly dry shellac it. The result will be a very attractive fruit bowl. If you know how to make pretty bord(>r.=i, such a finishing touch will make the bowl even more attractive. â€"I. M. S. littar. It is very important adds the Dorn'rion .Animal Hur'b.andman. that tha sew ba i.'>.)\v2d two or threa weeks to git cr. tha utvgrade, particlarly if she has just \v:an?d a large litter, ("lo.-a 'ori't iir r sh-.i.'d be att:niF>rd cnly v»lven the iow is i:i gocd coatlition, where, for initHi.aa, tta former litter ha^ b'.cp tma"!, Mr. Ro'.hwt'. fu^gacts in tha psna- nh at. which can be had fi a of cost by applyirig to tha Put Icaticr. ; Branch, Ottawa. tVit ftr tha sprir.j littir the sow shor'd be trad from tho middle of Novt-mb-ar to D^emhe-r tlO or rot much '.it; •. She wili then farrcw from somewh-?va around March i 6 to the middle ty^ .\prli. She can then be l»re,i for th© fa'l litter from I about the first w^ek of May to n'.;t j later than June 10 or 12 in crtJ?r to farrow by the eni of September. -* Qu^ 'ty oxmatJs best pnco-j. but /j.i.i'ity c.i.i ."ot h: iiecured from "•*< 1 i:li -.e. Unless the fead i* utilixe.i t > bo.st niiv\i)«w.ge, q.:«lity wUl be "kckin^. hen* mislaid «n o: p." Willie heard grandma say she had mislaid her spectacles, and when found they wera broken. That evening Wil ie gathered the eggn. and found ona 1 i)t>ken. Ho rusNd into the house: •.i.indma! oh, g'andma! one jf Ih-j i.'ttJe black bear visits camp at Lake Wabasso, nesr Jasper to«n, A berta. per N'atlonal Park, one ot the world's great playcroundsk This is in ths ar*a ot the Ja«- iha clock says it isn't late .it all." So tha time pa.ssed. Then just before the usual time for school to close, on-a of i tha koy.^ sittir,r near the wir.dovv gave a shout â€" "Lcok, Icok," h? cried, and i all tha children crowded to sec. ; "SonijlxKly's coming," laugh-ad the It la girl who had bean frightened a I .ittle whi'a before. "I sea Ur.cle Dan, drivir.s Tom ar. J Jijc." 1 "I E3S Dad," C!ie.i r;v-th?;-. Through th-j driftj tha [.owc^rful I hcrsas fcught th?ir way an-1 four big I bobs' ads drew up hefsre tha door of the llLtlo Eahoclh.>u»a. "Comta on," called Uncla Dan cheer- fu"lj', '"Lots of room for avrrybc Jy." ' There wa.* plenty of straw in tba I i)ig slads and warm b an'sc's a:^d robes '. to kaep out the starm. I Everybody wa.s s-:n tuak'd in v.arni ; arJ comfortable. "I was i^auTad 'hi.* afterf.cun," confer- ti thi litt a girl to ; Uncle Uan as thay d'ova along. ''But Miss .\ '.iion said there wauld ta a : way whan tha tim? cam*j and the'o was." ''Theie al .vays is," said Unoie Dan, "^ Stirrino. Nativo (to a vacationist who i.- com- plaining about th» diril lcva!tty> â€" "Well. sir. ynu E'lonl.l stay here nntil iisxt weak, and then .vou will sc? the whtJe e-ounuvf'Me stirred up." Vacation Lst "What will happen?" Native â€" "Plowing. " • Light Burns for "Yard" Dead. i In one of tho corridors of Saotlaad I Yard twrns a light wblch never ha« lioem put out. .iiid tho intention t» that ]X never shall be. It burns in memory of t.hc.>e men of the "Yard" who were kMted in the wa*. and has «.-. Insc-ip tkw to that effMt.