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oocococxxxxxxxooocxxxxxyx)0 g: Horticultural Facts . PICK APPLES IN RIGHT WAY One of the Most. Important Operation on Fruit Farm Plan to Avoid Bruising Fruit. - One of the most Important opera tions performed on the fruit farm Is the picking of the fruit, because In many cases the next year's crop of ap-I-les depends upon the way the apples are picked. By all means do not allow the apple picker to pick two years crop of apples during one season, which Is often done if the apple pick er Is not careful In picking the fruit.! The ladder should never be leaned into a tree, if It is possible to avoid it. "Fruit spurs often cover the ground under such conditions, and not only Is the crop for the succeeding year damaged, but openings for disease are left in the tree Itself. The act of pick ing Is a very simple one if correctly done. A simple twisting movement up and down on the fruit removes it from the spur without loss of stem, and this easy removal Is usually a fair in dication -of the maturity of the fruit. The stem may be broken without hurt ing the salability of the fruit but should never puncture the skin or be pulled out of its socket. The receptacle selected for picking should prevent all bruising, as far as possible, and should give ease in han dling. Theoretically, it would seem that bags or canvas bottom pails would be the best for picking, but practically such, is not the case. There is a bad tendency among pickers to let the fruit fall into the receptacle, and this is one of the many ways by which a great deal of fruit Is injured during the picking operation. Bags allow the fruit to be damaged by not protecting It against bruising when coming In contact with the ladder or tree. When bottomless bags are used the pickers will often let the fruit shoot into the barrel with a great deal of force, thus causing a great deal of damage to the fruit. - PASTURE SHEEP IN ORCHARD Handy Contrivance C2n Be Put To gether by Use of Two Old . Wheels and Gate Frame. Recently we made a contrivance for pasturing down an orchard with sheep, writes W. J. Murray in the Farm Journal. You can do the same If yqu 'will-fake a pair of old wagon wheels witli iron axle. Cut axle in middle, and bolt each end to a frame of 2x4 inch stuff 10 feet long. To this Pen for Sheep Pastuis. extended arle bolt two frames of 2x4 material seventeen feet long, one end of each frame fastening Just inside each wheel hub, and bring the two long ends almost together. Make a gate frame, from 2x4 Inch stuff, as high as the frames, two and one-half feet wide, and inside this frame swing a gate, made of 1x2 Inch stuff. The sketch Illustrates our plans exactly. Three shesp can be kept inside the pen, and it is moved about at will. The handles formed by the protrud ing ends, are narrower than the gate and can be 'backed up to be housed or taken out. The gate should swing in ward. The contrivance can be easily wheeled about by a fourteen-year-old boy, and three sheep can thus be pastured on a comparatively small plot with very little trouble. Itambculllet is our breed and the young folks are greatly interested In sheep. INSTRUMENT MEASURES PEAR Apparatus Devised at Oregon Station Tells When Fruit Has Reached Maturity. An Instrument has been devised at the Oregon experiment station to in dicate fust when pears have reached the right stage of maturity for eating, canning or shipping. It consists of an apparatus which measures the pres sure required to punch shallow holes one-half inch In diameter In the flesh of the pear. Bartlett pears requiring 35 pounds pressure to make the per forations are ready for picking and for long-distance transportation. Make Farm Orchard Pay. 1 The farm orchard, even If only a very small one, can be made to add a great deal to the comforts of farm life as well as to the Income. Good Summer Treatment. A good summer treatment of the young orchard Is to plant It to peas In rows. T Purpose of Spravs. n to -member that the lime- (Conducted by National Council of the Boy Scouts otf America.) BIRDS RECOGNIZE UNIFORM Scoutmaster John S. Mallette of Troop 1 of Ravenna, O., tells of a suc cessful game sanctuary to which his troop volunteers their services as a troop good turn, as follow;: . "Stafford game- sanctuary Is 1 the property of the Cleveland , Worsted Mills company. In the development of a water supply for their mills located in Itavenna It was necessary to" ac quire about 1,000 acres of land and about six miles of right of way. As engineer of this"" development I con structed six miles of canal diverting the waters of a creek and conveying same to two small lakes, which we connected by canals. By means of a dam we raised the level of these lakes about 20 feet making over 200 acres of water surface. The lakes are about live miles from Ravenna. "Naturally my boys spend a great amount of time there. Patrol hikes every Saturday throughout the year and overnight hikes on holidays and during the summer camp. Two years ago we leased it all to the state of Ohio as a game sanctuary, and the task of looking after the refuge fell to our troop. The state planted about 250 ring-necked pheasants in this refuge. The troop built approved shel ters and feeding huts. During the winter these huts are visited every Saturday and a supply of grain, raisins, etc., is placed in them by the boys. Feeding stations were also maintained for the quail, of which we have about six coveys. Last year we purchased three pairs of mallard ducks and raised afcout thirty young sters. This year the stute sent the troop six more drakes. We are put ting in a pair of English gall ducks this summer and expect that during the fall flight we will have 1,000 wild ducks to feed instead of the -100 or 500 we had last year. On account of the feed and protection we had 'over 100 birds stay until the lakes were com pletely frozen over. We have planted wild rice this year and expect to cut down our hand-feeding. "The boy scout uniform is the only one the birds recognize. "Of course the pong birds have been taken care of, rather incidentally, it Is true, but they have increased in num ber and variety. A pair of cranes make these lakes their summer home. We secure our proportion of fish from the state hatcheries and we' further supplement this by protection during the 'black bass spawning season." STUDYING THE WAYS OF BIRDS Bird study on hikes keeps a scout "mentally awake" and suggests new ways of aiding his feathered friends. SCOUT EMPLOYMENT BUREAU A boy scout summer employment bureau has been put into operation in Shelbyville, Ir.d. The plan lias already been in successful operation for sev eral summer?, receiving hearty sup port from business men. Phtns are also being made to conduct "commun ity service," every scout to devote a specified number, of hours during the summer to the service of the city. t FOR BETTER MOTION PICTURES Upon the invitation of Will H. Hays, president of the Motion Picture Pro ducers and distributors of America, the national headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America was represented at a recent all-day meeting by James B. West, chief scout executive ; Frank lin K.-Mathiews of the editorial board, Charles H. Mills, director of publicity. This was a meeting at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, New York city, of the heads of the principal nationally fed-' erated organizations. MARY GIHAM BONNER. COT I J tt VUTMN NIWtKI UNION I THE BITTERNS "Bitterns," commenced Daddy, "are birds. It is well to know that In the first place. "In the second place there are sev eral kinds of bitterns. "And in the third place I'm going to tell you a little about all of them. "Goodie," said Nancy. "I wouldn't have known they were birds I don't believe unless you had mentioned it. Daddy," said Nick. "The American Bitterns are the most importantj members of the family," Daddy went on. "They are 1 brownish and yellowish in color, f The older ones have a black stripe on either side of their white throats. "Their eyes and legs and beaks are yellowlshj in color. "In faqt, they are very fond of the colors yellow and brown.. Now, al though their family name Is that of American Bittern, they are also some times called 'Stake-drivers. "They .have been given that name because he Mr. American Bitterns make strange pumping sounds when they are making love to the little Miss American Bitterns whom they hope will soon be Mrs. American Bitterns. "They sound as though, they were urging th little birds as hard as ever they could, and as though they wouldn't stop urging even long after they had won them. "I suppose they seem to be driving an agreement and so the name! "But Mr. American Bittern makes a strange but interesting noise when he says : " Tunk-er-lunk as though It meant: " T love you. You must love me. 1 love you. J You must love me!' "The American Bitterns have lovely soft grassy nests, which they build in marshes where they best love to live. They aren't very neighborly, and it is quite usual for one pair of . Bitterns to be olT by themselves, quite far away from other Bitterns. "They hide in the long -marshy grasses ilj danger is near, or, if they cannot escape being seen, they fly off. "But usually they hide first, In any case, to make the strangers think that there are j no Bitterns about. "Then there are the Least BUteras, Mr. Leasj Bittern wears a black cap and a black cape, while Mrs. Least Bittern sticks to the simple brown color. ' ' ' "The Least Bitterns live in marshy places, too, and they are very, very, very shy. "They make their nests out of dry rushes in he marshes, and these nests look like little platforms rather than regular nests. "They, too, have several eggs hatch ing out infthe early summer, but their "They Hide." eggs are very pale blue in color while the eggs of the American Bittern are brown. 'There is, too, the Cory Least Bit tern. These birds are seldom seen. I, for one, have never seen them." Daddy said. I "They are supposed to look ilke the Least Bittern, only their plumage Is a little gayer in color. . "The American Bitterns aren't fond of people, but they are a little more common than the other two kinds. "They, too, can defend themselves with their long, sharp beaks. Their feathers rtffle up when they are angry and they grumble ' when they are alarmed which, after all, almost any one would do, to say the least," Daddy ended. f - What's In (a Name? The scholars had. stumbled through their shartj of the reading lessons, and at last it came to little Harry's turn. He got on quite well until he came to the word heirloom' The teaeher,notIcing his, difficulty, helped him and then asked: "And do you know the meaning of this word?',' Harry shook his head. "It means something that Is handed down from father to son in other words, a relic." "Oh," sjiid Harry, with a grin, "That's the funniest name I ever heard for a pair of trousers." London Ideas. Willie Was Used to It. Mrs. Jones was entertaining some of her son's ijttle friends. "Willie," she said, addressing a six-year-old, who was enjoying a plate of cold- beef, "are you sure you can cut your own meat?" ';'v.--" :v- ;, V' The child, who was making desperate efforts with his knife 1 and fork re plied. "Yes, thanks, I've had it as tough as this at home." Pathfinder. cfhe Kitchen Cabinet .(, 15)22. by Western Newspaper Union.) Dates are readily digested andjwhen nuts to furnish nitrogen eaten with and fat, the combination is an almost perfect food She alone has nothing Is mistress of her art who left to throw away. GOOD THINGS TO "PUT UP" It is pleasant to try some well recommended recipes, without slight ing those wnicn have long been used in the fam ily, for sometimes we find one which ;we like so well that it is added to; the sacred fam ily cook book. Plum Catsup. Take one-half peck j of blue plums, one pint of vinegar, i half the weight of the plums In sugar i less if liked less sweet. Add a table- spoonful each of cloves, cinnamon and allspice, tied In a muslin cloth. Boil together, strain through a colander and boil again until of the right con si.'itency. App'e and Pepper Sauce. Cut un ripe, tart apples in thick slices, place in layers witli sliced green peppers, tiding one-half dozen peppers to one dozen apples; and over each layer sprinkle salt, using one-half cupful. Tie in a muslin cloth one teaspoonful of crushed cloves, mace, peppercorns, and nasturtium seed, one cupful oi sugar and three pints of vinegar; pour boiling hot over the apples six morn ings. Then seal. Chili Sauce. Boil together five cup fifis of vinegar, tw tablespoonfuls of salt and one cupful of sugar, then add j twenty-four large ripe tomatoes, three fred peppers, and seven onion sr all put through the meat grinder. Cook one hour, bottle and seal. Green Armies" and Onions. Slice j , -fgreen apples, using a dozen apples to jthree good-sized onions, cook the onions in a little fat -until somewhat (soft, then add' the apples unpeeled; jcok until nearly done, then add a llt itle sugar, salt and a dash of cayenne. IServe as avegetable with pork chops jor steak. ' .. , Canning Young Peets. Wash and trim, leaving two Inches of stem on each to keep them from bleeding. ;Cook until tender, skin and place In jjars with two tablespoonfulsT)f sugar to each quart, and one teaspoonfnl of jsr.lt. Set jars Into a; kettle of water land seal, not tight ; cook in the water for an hour. Seal and set in the cel lar for winter use. i v 1 The best things are nearest breath ; in your nostrils, light in your eyes. flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, yie path, or God just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life's plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things of life. Lord Houghton. SEASONABLE GOOD THINGS Now snrins chicken is low enough to be Indulged in occasional. Cut the. chicken up as for frying, put it intd "a deep Scotch kettle with a few tablespoon fuls of water, cover tightly and steam for a few minutes, add a tittle fat and a tahlespoonful of water from' time to time; season well and Cook until brown. The chicken will be tender and juicy with this slow cooking. Stuffed Steak. Grh.d a pound of round of beef through the meat grimi er (season with salt, pepper and onion) with one egg. Trepare a bread stuff ing as for poultry, grease gem pans, rjut in n layer of the meat, then of the dressing and lastly a layer cf the meat. Bake and turn out on small plates and garnish with parsley. Currant Pie. Take one cupful of crushed ripe currants, one cupful of sugar, two egg yolks, a pinch of salt two tablespoonfuls of flour and one of cold Water. Cook until smooth and thick. Cool and fill a baked shell. (Jover with, a meringue made of the two egg whites -with three tablespoon fuls of powdered sugar; dot with half aj dozen marshmallows and brown lightly in the oven. If currants cjrushed and put up fresh with sugar are used,- one and . one-half cupfuls of the fruit will be sufficient for a lle. . - j Tomatoes d' Uxe lies. Stuff toma toes with any deaired filling and bake until tender. Cover with buttered "crumbs and place them under the gas flame to become a golden brown. (Apple and Blacxberry Jelly. To each peck of red astrakan apples add three pints of blackberries. Cook the berries and apples with as little wa ter as possible. Drain, but do not squeeze. Use two-thirds as much sugar as juice and cook until it jells; first cooking the juice for ten minutes before adding the sugar. If carefully npade It av ill be a beautiful red. The apples should be cored, but not pared. Cold Slaw.-Shred a head of cat bage very fine, then pour over the following boiling hot: one-half cupful of vinegar, a tablespooriful of butter. Itemove from the , heat,; add a beaten eg and 1 three tablespoonfuls of sweet cream. Season with salt and mustard, pepper; and sugar. : Pour over the cab bage boiling hot.' - ', SUITS FOR YOUTHFUL FIGUr ; BLOUSES FOR THE COLLEGE gid, : : WHILE Fashion continues to aaore the slim, long lines of the imma ture Azure, young women will have all the best of it in the choice of suits. Half the world spends its time trying to "reduce," while corsetiers and cos- tumers strive-nobly to provide clothes that will bestow the semblance of slim lines on women who have outgrown them. They at least- achieve trimness But things are seldom v-nai iney Suits Adapted to eem and the attenuated ladies, with flat chests and , toothpick fingers, that trail across the pages ' of magazines would be too angular In real life. What the designer .really undertakes to do is to make suits for, different types of figures some of them with the intent to conceal deficiencies and many others with the intent to conceal flesh. The normally well developed young woman Is the easiest of figures to suit. There is a considerable variety In new suit styles In the matter of their trimming and In the length and shape of coats. For younger women coats are a little shorter than for their elders, but this is no hard and fast rule. Becomlngnesy Is the test that influences the choice. Skirts can be disposed of by reporting that they are generally cut on straight lines, th out trimming, are eight or ten Inches from the floor and full enough to allow a free stride. In the two suits pictured, models adapted to young women employ soft pile fabrics resembling duvetine. The box coat, on the figure at the right, hangs free at the back where it has Blouses for cwo loose straps for decoration. The pockets and sleeves, are trimmed with silk braid and there is a double belt across the front and a small, hand some scarf collar o fox fur. . ' In the dressier suit at the left the jacket blouses at the sides and has a narrow belt fastened with a hand some silver ornament Caracul pro vides the snug, high collar and band cuffs and makes four panels on the coat. For the plainer tailored suits polret twill continues to hold first pla'ce. ' - ; . C ' If r v of need tonlne . w un may depend unvm m ' 0n, that varietv whiv, ? 10 f Even mlllinerv fnii ' spi(-'e otfc is ti, . rival in this regard; there kinds of blouses no u.. z$ - . " i '-mci h him . of them provide a playgro,:"a fancy of designers. Th. H scendants of the shirt waUt t k family tree has many brHi VlV u-vjl Youthful Figures. all quarters of the world contribute to the novelty and beauty of today's blouses. V'ust now Czechoslovakia fs seni irif us many fuW blouses of, white voifc with ample sleeves gathered into pm ant cuffs. Their vivid and distinc tive embroidery makes them an b terestlng novelty which has, of coune, been copied, but in any case these blouses are Inexpensive and durable. The number of the costume bte is legion. One of these, shown at tk right of the two pictured, is a-graft ful over-blouse with full, shon sleeves; and loosely belted with sell material. It is made of navy blue crepe de chine, embroidered with rei and gold threads. There are mi blouses of crepe, some of them adorned with crossed rows of pintucks, many of them embroidered with beads, aafl this bead embroidery . on costt blouses and frocks shows no sign of losing ground. In the outfit of the college girl sporfl and tailored blouses find themselves highly considered. A tailored blouse of striped dimity is illustrated. 1 has lawn shell plaitings around th.ee the College Girl lar.and cuffs, and down the front, and it of m ing resemblance to the fouQ" family, the shirtwaist. barred" and striped dImity,lhle m voUes ara the most dependa rials for utility blouses. ' wear, French homespun an are equally sturdy. 1 Xf0 If the davH and the leaa arseu . copioTnireTi
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