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v a to use wood ashes Ao the corrosive sublimate in (Luke 10. 42). Bh 2 Mary--Mark does not identify oh n: it is suggestive that he : the words that make her deed ortal (Mark 14. 8) and then omits u in tradition made her - Mary of Magdala. . Pure nard adjective, like liquid ( . mere guess and It destroys iron of tin. Since it is a deadly poison it should be kept away from stock and children. = Do not feed any left-over potatoes that have been treated. YE 5 Qu E. L. M.:--How corn for silage should be sown to the acre, and how far apart should the rows be? y os \ . Will corn in drills produce more sage 10 the acre than if: sown. in Which is considered the best method of seeding? ! Has the corn planter any decided ad- vantage over the seeder? Answer:--The rate of planting corn for ensilage depends largely on the fertility of the soil. Plant closer on rich than poor soil. The rows should be planted at whatever distance is convenient for cultivation, usually not closer than 86 inches. = Corn can be planted closer for ensilage than if desiring;for husking. If the ground is fairly rich, drop the seed from 8 to 10 inches apart in. rows. If much corn is desired in the ensilage, it should be planted farther apart than if forage is the main consideration. More ensilage will be produced in drills than in hills. - Unless the ground is likely to be extremely weedy, we would ad- vise drilling for ensilage. 3 The ordinary eorn drill is the best machine to use for seeding, especial- ly when the corn drilled. quite certain just what is meant by "the ordinary seeder," but if a "job" or hand planter is meant, one import- ant advantage~the drill has is that the corn oan all be planted at a uniform depth. ery scabby. oa on Yolatnes i a dis- by a parasitic fungus. t gets into the soil it re- for some time. Potatoes grown in a rotation and 8 kept off soil known to be in- It 38 ot advisable Use wood a or on ground "to be put to potatoes, as they make conditions right for the development - of the scab. Fresh manure tends to Produce dw suitable conditions for growth ce If potatoes are planted on clean ground and treated with either form- alin or corrosive sublimate at a cost of $1.00 to $1.50 per acre, no scabby potatoes will be present. The formalin treatment may be used, but we prefer the corrosive sublimate treatment, since it controls a number of other diseases besides scab. . It is as fol- - lows: Dissolve four ounces of corro- sive sublimate (purchased at any drug store) in 30 gallons of water. Soak the seed potatoes one and one-half hours before cutting. It is advisable o i gallons water and add suf- Areient to make up 80 gallons. is had best be done two weeks oo © planting and before potatoes sprout. - The mixture can be used but four : times, after which it should be thrown away, and a new lot made up. It should be prepared in wooden vessels. they put him first with growing per- sonal dy i saw oat they never saw, that the earthly king- dom was not coming and the discovery wrecked him. ~ Worldliness, thus. en- terifig, dragged him down, and this verse shows what he has come to. Box (margin).--The word occurs often in vernacular texts accessible since the INTERNATIONAL LESSON APRIL 22. / Revised. Version was published: it means a box for holding small articles. -- Took away--Beyond question the right rendering, 3 Lesson IV. Jesus Anointed at Beth-| 7. S Fer het. iTransiate (as the same Wo! n Mark 14. 6), "Let h any--John 12, 1-11. Golden alone; let her keep it." e Text--Mark 14. 8. in John is _a\ condensation of words which Mark gives more fully. It Verse 1. Six days--Counting Pass- over and the day of the journey: we should say "five." It was Sunday-- af is, Saturday evening--when he arrived, and sat down to the eveni meal. Bethany--Mark 14. 8 su Bhim | e e party was ai on, the (so read). © margin, Ls "Leper's"--no doubt one of the Lord's{ing adopted in the 745, 0d the Terd. grateful, led ones. A further hint|are alike impossible expedients to cut , that he not stay there may per-|the knot. * haps be seen in Mark 11. 12: imagine| - 8, Poverty is therefore inevitable-- artha letting him go away hungry in! like war--and will be while the world the morning! The reason would lasts! So some wise folks argue 'that his enemies y would now Where de from this p : anything can be 'peize mea y sho! ot out of the: ho doit ) goto the Bible if one Las a mind would be better understood if we plac- ed it after Mary had just begun, sup- posing the protest to have s 8 soon as she broke off the neck of the hermetically sealed flask. Both Mark and John make it clean that this is "the day of of puzation for burial" and 0 till the eve of the Feast: But a little commo; Martha served--It was Martha's! not a bad cualifieation ea ge. 5 gut 8 love as deep as| preter. ¥ " st way, until Jesus| 9. This account of the expressed his own preference| people's coming Slcrares the oe the Triumphal Entry. The. writer sees its ficance in their detach- ment from the Jews, which precipi- tates action on the part of the alarmed hicearehy. > S 10. hief Priests -- Read He Priests. it is the same word in the Hare fers several s&-High ng, whose tion e --the! Romans did not I Tow pr fon margin) is a high priests in Jewish eyes. And there neither is convincing; were priests of the families from i unlik which the High Priest was always! 'the name! John has one or two traits 'of the story, about a wiman (also un- named) who wag a sinner: an sly; paral" oe 1 ath a Te Be 1--W 8 ic, W y be a en. counsel--We know from the place where this| thing of the results: they may wel have succeeded. bl ae i Soeerh and mak iy a, J she had ( Nese Soaed) Bone spavin is generally indicated much | I am not y 0 | eventually die off, food. that is liabl ps of the yolks. in the)cou aks: in the Cana Rennle's Prize Swede Turnip; Mammoth Red Ya Ib. 2Bo, 1b. = High G| bus, $2.85. Gold Medal Gladioll Bulbs (no two Ib. 40c, 5 Ibs. $1.90. Cool and Crisp Table Cucumber .. XXX Early Table Sugar Corn (very 4 ozs. 60c, Ib. $1.90, , Seed Corn and Potato freight "Pakro" Seedtape. "Yo Also at MONTREAL RENNIE'S SEEDS , Derby Swede Turnip, biggest cropper .....4 ozs. 20, Ib. 700 Mangel, for stock ... ingel, good Keeper, ..4 ozs, 16c, V4 Ib. 28c, Ib, 480 jar Beet, for feeding ..........iuev..i. 4 ozs. 160 Improved Early Ohlo Seed Potatoes ............Peck $1.00, bus. $3.50 High Grade Longfellow Yellow Flint Seed Corn... Peck 850, bus, $3.25 ' High Grade Compton's Early Yellow Flint Seed Corn ( High Grade White Cap Yellow Dent Seed Corn. ...Peck 76c, bus. $2.76 Wisconsin No. 7 White Dent Seed Corn, Select Yellow Dutch Onion Setts .. English Multiplier Potato Onion Setts ... Rennle's Mammoth Squash, specimens 403 Ib. welght ...... XXX Scarlet Round White Tip Radish ... XXX Melting Marrow Table Peas (dwarf) Round Pod Kidney Bush Butter Beans. .4 ozs. 16c, Ib. 55¢c, 5 Ibs. $2.4 i Rennie's Fireball Round Table Beet ....Pkg. 10c, oz. 200, 4 ozs. 80c XXX Early Summer Cabbage (heads 12 Ibs, each) ..Pkg. 10c, ox. 80c Rennle's Market Garden Table Carrot ....Pkg. 10c, oz, 26c, 4 ozs. 75¢ Early Yellow Danvers Onlon, black seed 2 pkts. for 25c. Ask for descriptive list. Rennie's Seed Annual Free to All : Order through your LOCAL DEALER or direct from Wm. RENNIE Co., Limited King and Market Sts., Toronto WINNIPEG VANCOUVER Given In each letter. Write on one Castie Frank Road, Toronto, ---- ; RS A.:--1, Probably the best vine to plant at a brick wall is Boston ivy. For a wooden wall the old-fashioned Virginia creeper is excellent, also Japanese Kudzu vine, and Trumpet vine. The last named has gorgeous orange and red flowers. For the verandah, there is nothing lovelier than the wistaria: Buy one plant each of the blue and the white and Bus. $3.26 Peck 780, vasessssessssslb, 85c, 6 Ibs. $1.70 esenssss.ib. 80c, 6 Ibs. $1.40 allke).....10 for 8c; 100 for $6.00 |l [tain "them to intermingle. They Pkg. 26¢ bloom profusely in June. Another Pkg. 10¢, oz. 20¢c, 4 oze. 500 splendid flowering vine is thé clematis vessstiunsnsnes id one, 160, jackmanii, bearing large purple flow- : ers in July. The Japanese clematis has a small white flower and blooms in September. The climbing hapey- suckle blooming in July, and the Dutchman's pipe make a good shade. 2. For a hardy white rose' choose Fran ari Druschki; for crimson, Al- | fred Colomb; for yellow, Persian yel- ++..Pkg. B¢, oz. 200, || low; for pink, Mrs. John Laing. 3. Shrubs which bloom very early are forsythia or golden bell, and the flow- ering almond of which there are three varieties, red, pink, and white, The althea has a late season, from July to October, and is a handsome compact shrub attaining eight feet, and comes in four varieties of double flowers, blue, pink, red and white. B. E.:--1. To preserve your spools of sewing silk, make a box two by four by ten inches, making the top serve as a lid. Cover with cretonne or linen. In each end make two grooves, two inches apart, and insert sticks slightly smaller than the inside of a spool. On these arrange your left-over spools of sewing silk, and whenever a special color is needed you TY Pkg. Bc, oz. 150, 4 ozs. 40¢ fine) . .Pkg. 10c, Ib, 40c, 5 Ibs, $1.90 Prices do NOT include charges. u plant it by the yard." HOW TO SET A HEN. As the time approaches for the hen to become broody or set, if care is tak- en to look into the nest it will be seen that there are a few soft, downy feathers being left there by the hen; also the hen stays longer on the nest ing approached will quite likely re- main on the nest, making a clucking noise, ruffling her feathers and peck- ing at the intruder. When it is noted | that a hen sits on the nest from two to three nights in succession, and that most of the feathers are gone from her breast, which should feel hot to the hand, she is ready to be transfer- red to a nest which had been prepared for 'her beforehand. The normal | temperature of a hen is from 106 to 107 degrees F., which varies slightly during incubation. Dust 'the hen thoroughly with insect powder, and in applying the powder hold the hen by the feet, the head down, working the powder well into the feathers, giving special attention to regions around the vent and under the wings. The powder should also be sprinkled in the nest. The nest should be in some quiet, out of the way place, where the set- ting hen will not be disturbed. Move her from the regular laying nest at night and handle her carefully in do- ing so. Put a china egg or two in the nest where she is to set, and place a board over the opening so that she cannot get off. Toward the evening of the second day quietly go in where she is setting, leave some feed and water, remove the board from the front or top of the nest and let the hen come off when she is ready. Should she return to the nest after feeding remove the china egg or eggs and put under those that are to be incubated. If the nests are slightly darkened the hens are less likely to become restless. At hatching time they should be con- fined and not disturbed until the hatch is completed, unless they become rest- less, when it may be best to remove the chicks that are hatched first. In cool weather it is best not to put more than ten eggs under a hen, while later in the spring one can put twelve or Breen, according to the size of the en. 3 : Among the advantages of keeping pure bred fowls as compared wit mongrels are: better results in breed- ing; more opportunities to dispose of eggs for setting, at high prices; uni- formity~ in" the and a better ap- Bun t, Youllation. fresh air; ~ incubator-hatched chicks. ; for a gén a ay ue fo» tcration two on for all this bday Ioge viaity wa Young chicks should not be given to become soggy ut other food for over two when laying at this time, and on be} | size and thrift of the litter. 0 tials to suc- | BT Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially Invited to write to this department. « Initials only will be published with each question and @nswer as a means of Identification, but full name and address must be Malled direct If stamped and addressed envelope Is enclosed. Address all correspondence for this department to Mrs. Helen Law: Answers will be 7" side of paper only. file. 2. Have you tried giving each child a little plot of ground for a garden? Most children take delight in growing flowers and vegetables; it is & health-giving occupation, and is high-, ly recommended as teaching thrift to boys and girls, to say nothing of patriotism in times like these, Of course, they will need oversight and encouragement, and it might be well to offer a prize for the best kept garden. Allow the children to take turns in supplying flowers for the house vases and vegetables for the dinner-table. G. W.:--In "Comedies for Young Folk," there is a play entitled "The Beresford Benevolent Society," ar- ranged for seven girls and one boy, which might suit you. "How the story Grew," for eight girls, and also "Aunt Deborah's Fuss Luncheon," for seven girls, would probably answer your purpose. C. C. M.:--1. A wedding veil may be composed of tulle, of net, or of lace. 2. The bride's relatives occupy pews on the left side and those of the bride- groom on the right side of the central aisle. 3. If your daughter wishes to invite her Sunday school class, why not utilize them as flower girls? There will be plenty of wild flowers to be had, which they could carry in fancy baskets, In that case they should lead the procession, followed by the ushers, then the bridesmaids, and the maid-of-honor, and lastly the | bride with her father. When leaving ithe church, the flower girls walk first, {followed by the bride and bridegroom, {then the best man with the maid-of- | honor, and the ushers and brides- days old are usually weaklings, which could not be saved easily. They probably come from eggs that had too hard a shell or else from eggs laid by diseased hens, | For young chicks provide lots of i light, and warm air, a south exposure, and light, dry soil for scratching. The | posing of their crop at even less ex- | pens or brooders must be roomy and | pense than those of other provinces, , built so that sunlight will get in. By who co-operate under provincial man- i cleaning these often, chicks are not| agement, provided they send their pro- liable to suffer from lice and other ver-| duct to the central grading and sell- { min. ing station at Guelph. The charges | One, of the chief causes of trouble made by the other provinces have i with chicks is overfeeding. Over-|been $1.00 for membership and one feeding can be noticed at once, for the chicks will lie down a large part of the time. A healthy chick will al- ways scramble into the thick of the crowd when food is offered. CHoos€) Farmers who intelligently feed and care for their pregnant sows, so as not | to overload them with fat, Lut instead | give them feeds for the development of | bone and muscle, are on the right road toward the production of strong, healthy litters, Their prep: redness programme, 'however, does not end here. Two weeks before farrowing, the sow should be put into a farrowing pen so that she will become acquainted and contented in her new quarters The farrowing pen should be dry and free from drafts. Provide the pen with a guard rail made of 2 x 4 inch planks set eight inches from the wall and eight inches from the floor to prevent the sow from crushing the pigs against the wall. Use only a small |®™ quantity of bedding; leaves or straw are preferable. See that the sow has plenty of fresh water. It pays to keep the sow quiet. As-| For the earliest crop only the most sistance at the time of farrowing| vigorous seed should be selected as should be at hand if needed, but the| conditions are not so favorable to the sow need not be helped if she is get-| starting of the plant, in early spring ting along well. In cold weather put|as slightly later. the newly born pigs in a well warmed| For the early crop a well-drained, basket, and after farrowing is over|fairly light soil should be chosen and the pigs should be placed with the sow, | cultivation should be deep so as to en- care being taken that each one gets to| courage drainage through the early a teat. When the afterbirth is|weeks of the plants' growth as the passed, it should be removed from the | weather at that season is usually wet. pen at once and burned or buried. Before planting potatoes in an un- After farrowing the sow should |tried soil it is well to test for sour- have nothing but water and a little| ness by the litmus paper method, and thin slop for first day. The feed-|if lime is needed, add it. The sets ing for the first three or four days|for the early crop should not be put should be light, and the time consumed | in deep as the potato needs heat, light in ng the sow on full feed should |and air in growing. A depth of two be from a week to ten days, depending | to three inches in sufficient for the on the condition of the sow and theqearly planting though five inches is : It takes better for the main crop, which is irovhy Sowa milk to make healthy | planted when the ground becomes cent per pound for the handling of the wool, while in Ontario the price will be, in all, five cents per fleece, to cover insurance on the wool, cost of twine, and wool sacks, cartage at Guelph, and all labor involved in handling the wool. With handling done at this small price, and the market for the wool right at their door, the Ontario sheep men will have an advantage over the men of the Western Provines that will offset the latter's advantage in cheap growing of the wool. The Westerners have such confidence in their system of marketing this pro- duct, and are so satisfied of the su- periority of the East as a place for marketing, that they are this year renting a warehouse in Ontario and paying the freight frem the West to Ontario, in order that their wool may be marketed here. The knowledge of this fact should be enough to induce all Ontario wool growers to take part in the new movément immediately by applying to the secretary of the Canadian Sheep Breeders' Association for application forms and rules gov- ing these co-operative sales. Eee lms The Early Potato. 7 . If the pigs begin to[warm and dry to a greater depth. the sow less and give her strong lime-water. tatoes should be spread out in a light X that the little |cool place, for some time before cut- ty of exercise and all the ting, so that short sprouts may fornf;] unlight can be given them. Do|then at least two sprouts should be not allow he pigs to run out during a left to each set. Cutting sprouted cold rain. possible, provide green | seed must be done by hand and care- These keep the sow | fully, so as to avold breaking the the ration. En-|ghoots, and as a matter of fact no after | machine will satisfactorily take the scour, feed plemy pigs have p 8 potato sets, cupécially when "price of potatoes stands as it does present. ak oy Results of previous years show that 'nine weeks after planting, in an in any year, and the early crop For quickest results, the seed po-| 1d. | place of the good hand worker for| (can find it very easily on your spool | maids. i % ee CMleeslies®™ || Bese 3 . The. wool growers of Ontario will /( have an opportunity this year of dis- O77¢S Phoebe's Namesakes. | "Phoebe! Phoebe!" called little girl ! Phoebe, imitating little bird phoebe on | the clothes wire above her head. "I've 'a namesake, Aunt Alice, a namesake | that is a little bird!" | "You have more than one in the bird ; world, dear," returned Aunt Alice. | "Why, who are the others?" asked . Phoebe. | "See if you can search them out by | yourself," said Aunt Alice. One morning on her way to school | Phoebe caught a sound that made her | stop and listen. Yes, there it came again! A crisp, gentle little cry of "Phoebe! Phoebe!" "That's not Phoebe Gray!" she thought excitedly. "It must be one of my other namesakes. Oh, oh, there it is! Why, it's a chickadee! That's not the chickadees' song. I thought they were all gone, anyway." Phoebe could hardly wait until the close of school to tell Aunt Alice of her discovery. "Chickadees do have a phoebe note in spring," said Aunt Alice, "so now you have two of. your friends. You should hear your third namesake whistle, 'Pewit phoebe!' soon, too." "I never heard that song," said Phoebe. "I don't believe I know the bird that sings it." Oh, yes, you do," merrily assured Aunt Alice. "You saw one the other day." ® Phoebe went about the woods and fields chanting softly to herself, "Pe-wit phoebe! Pe-wit phoebe!" and at last one day she recognized an ans- wer. "I've got it! I've got it!" she ran shouting to Aunt Alice. "It's the meadow lark. I always thought it said "Spring o' the year,' though." "You can make it say either," Aunt Alice replied. A few days later Phoebe and Aunt Alice were walking along the roadside together. Fifteen or twenty gold- finches were warbling and whisking about overhead. "Aren't they pretty ?" cried Phoebe, "But, Aunt Alice, did you hear that?" "A little note that sounds like a faint 'phoebe' ?" said Aunt Alice. "Yes, it certainly does, though usually the goldfinches' song is a tinkle or a jingle of shells, and in the fall it is more like 'Chibec, chibec!" all day long." "Well, I've found four namesakes anyway!" cried Phoebe. "That's a good many for one little girl, isn't it?' L sg Chicks should not be fed before 24 hourse have elapsed after hatching, but fine sand should be available as soon ag possible. This helps diges- tion. . A Wisconsin cow at 19 years of age roduced 427 pounds of butterfat for year. She had been fed silage all her life. There, says The Breeders 3 | Gazette, is the answer for the occas: ional skeptic one still hears som that silage is not t| early section, one may look for a goad Showid be well worth growing in 1917. 7 i