Most boys, and nearly all girls are interested in the raising of new and improved varieties of flowers and new corn, grain and vegetables which are constantly being produced. The new fruits, flowers, vegetables, grains and grasses should be purchased and tested in a small way, after which the best may be retained.
To Kill Plant Life.
You must poison "plant life," or plows by spraying. The spray which kills ro-called lice, and also scale insects, must be applied directly to their bodies and kill by contact. Strong lime sulphur will do the work.
CARING FOR CREAM ON FARM.
Keep the cows warm.
Use covered milk pail.
Milk with dry hands.
Expose milk from the barn immediately and separate it at once.
Set the separator so that it will skim cream that will cost from 5 to 40 percent in the winter and from 40 to 45 percent in the summer.
Inlet, usually 1-inch pipe.
Wooden trough conducting water to within 3 inches of partition.
Sticks holding cane in place.
Show position of half-filled milk run stick through handle in cover to prevent.  It from sliding out from under the Mick. Shows position of wire which prevents the use of the wire from tipping. Outlet. Usually 2-inch threaded appliques. 