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ms so aos ot sur farm readers \ pe A To What Euan : question, when sl E---------------- al quantity of seed per acre, etc. 'or fall pasture how late can it be sown? « Answer:--Rape is a valuable crop on several of soll, but does best on a jum loam. There are three ways of sowing it, first in wide rows so as to provide for cultivation, second ih narrow rows, third broad- east. If gowing for cultivated rows usc about 2 to 2% Ibs, of seed per acre. If sowing in narrow drills or broadcas® use about 4 lbs. The free- dom of the soll from weeds will to a Jarge extent determine which is the st way for you to grow it. For fal! pastming rape car be sown in On tario as late as the middle of June. M. F.;:--I am thinking of growing three acres of onions next summer. What is the best way of preparing the soil? Should I plant seed or small onions? . Answer:--Onions do best on a medium loam to clay loam soil. The thing to give first attention to is the mevhancial condition of the seedbed. In order to have this best for next spring you should plow your soil this fall and leave it either in the rough furrow or ribbed up, so that the frost may break: it down into fine mellow soil. In the spring the seedbed should be worked as soon as the soil is sufficiently dry. In preparing the onion seedbed do not count the num- ber of times you go over it, but be sure the seedbed is as smooth and mel- low as you can get it. A little ex tra work at this time will save a lot of work later on. The disk or gpring tooth culfivator should be Lollped by the roller, harrow and last of all by some smoothing implement so as to make the bed as fine as a flowerbed. The next point of importance is to see that the plantfood for onions is suit- able. Speaking generally stock ma- nure gives great returns on garden crops." It will do the samesor onions, but there is danger of planting a lot of weed seeds in manure, hence prac tical onion growers place the manure on the seedbeds of larger types of plants than the onions and they add the plauntfood to onion crops in the shape of fertilizers." Fertilizers are concentrated plantfood which does not carry disease, insects or weeds. Ex- cellent results can be obtained 'by ap- plying 6500 lbs.-per acre, drilling it in thoroughly before the onion seed is planted. In order to give good ap- plication the fertilizer dropper of the grain drill works the plantfood into the soil most thoroughly. Before you plant your onion seed next spring be T Henry G. Bell department is to place at the sen the advice of an acknowledged on all subjects pertaining to soils and crops. to Professor H a. ng: Company, Limited, in this In | h 1 : Fin, rare fred where Immediate ki addressed 'the rtd sure to test it the disa) ting sed. Onion seed can easily be tested between blotters. Keep them warm and py in a few days the seed should show its power of germination. Test out your seed drill during winter and early spring when there is lots of time to readjust it. dropping the seed regularly and eve ly. or small onions must be determined by yourself in view of the markets that you hope to cater to. Onion sets of course produce green onions earlier than seed but they do not produce the. sound bulb stock that comes from a well seeded onfon bed, : J. K.:--I have muck land on which I desire to grow hay. This land is not well drained. What seed should I sow? N Answer:--For hay on muck land, I would advise yo to sow a mixture of so that you can avoid of a pound or two of White clover mixed in. Redfop is an exceedingly prolific grower on wet soils. - It does not rip- en ag early as timothy hence your hay field will have to stand a little later in summer. Kentucky Blue, growing dn wet soil is very much the same in habits, as a rule is not as vigorous as Redtop. White clover is a ghallow rooted plant and should give strength to your hay mixture. Use to the acre about 12 lbs. of high grade Red- top seed, 6 Ibs, Kentucky Blue grass seed and 2 lbs. of White clover, W. M.:--Is' it safe to pasture frost- ed clover?, I mean as to its effect gn the animals and on the clover? Answer:--Looking to the welfare of the clover crop, I would advise against pasturing frosted clover, If the frost is still in the plants great injury will be done to the crown. of course your practice will have to be based entirely upon the weight of the crop. If there is comparatively heavy growth of clover I see no disadvantage to a moderate pasturing of the crop, even if the clover is frozen., How ever with young clover growth and with a sparse fall growth, greater care will have to be taken. Remem- ber the crop must be well covered to pass the rigors of the average Cana- dian winter, hence do not cut it back too far by pasturing. From a stand- point of live stock I cannot find any reference to injury done to live stock by feeding frosted clover. However, the same precaution should be taken as is taken in the spring, namely, do/ not allow live stock to pasture too early in the day on clover that has been frosted, for it contains a good deal of moisture and will-tend to bloat live stock. Pointers on Storing Fruits and Vegetables Before one can make a complete sue- cess of storing fruit and vegetable crops it is important té know the nat- ural keeping qualities of the different kinds and varieties. Some kinds of fruit and vegetables do not keep well in storage and different varieties of fruit. and vegetable crops must be "handled differently to insure the best results. Apples havé their natural seasons for ripening, Even the best cold storage system will not keep a Spitzenburg until May, but only until the last of January. A Northern Spy will naturally become fit for eating during January and February. Green- ings and Baldwins will keep well un- til late in March. © Among the apples that can be depended on to keep until spring are the Russet, Wagener, Ben Davis and Seekmno-Further. Some | the use of poisonous remedies. Potatoes should always be stored in a'dark place. Light has a very dete- riorating effect upon the quality of potatoes, A few days' exposure to light frequently renders otherwise per: fect tubers unfit for human consump-| tion. Beets, carrots and turnips keep best when stored in sand. For this purpose provide 'a bin with a tight bottom and sides about twenty inches high. Fill this with clean, sandy soil and bury the beets, carrots and turnips in it. "Celery is one of the most hardy win- ter vegetables and can be kept indoors or out. It soon becomes tasteless and is liable to decay if kept in a | cellar that is too warm or improperly | ventilated. Some of the most success: full celery growers store the crops Whether you plant onion seed; Redtop and Kentucky Blue grass with}. varieties are fit for eating and cook- outside by packing the plants inside of ing all winter, but others do not get really ripe until March and April. Appléds intended for storage should be carefully packed, properly cooled and placed in the bins without the slightest bruise fo,r there is no use putting into storage fruit that has been grabbed off the trees or tumbled about in the orchard. A single cell _ bruised in packing or storing starts' decay, and in consequence an apple that will keep three or four months will keep only as many weeks. Quinces and winter pears should be stored in the same way as apples. | Some varieties will keep until well along toward spring if wrapped in pa- per and carefully handled. _ One of the crops that may be great- im by proper methods of "back in place and replace { a boxes and covering the boxes with straw and loose soil. An opening is | left at each end of these covered, box- ! edein trenches to provide ventilation. This opening is" kept closed during j cold weather. The celery may be] easily taken out by removing the cov- ering and boards when needed for use. | care must be taken to put the over the boards to prevent frost entering, | Celery may be kept In prime condition until well along toward spring in these outside covered trenches, Cabbage should remain in the gar- | den rows until it has had a good freez- "ing; this proves. the flavor. In | selecting the heads for storage reject | those that show signs of disease or that have not properly developed. Cut y to remain. owing about two inches E Hl ii tt i ® A © > = = ' do with their keeping qualities. ; onions t pulled promptly and, {the tops cut awsy and the bulbs al-' : : 3 Z accumulated, this increase. He of rela lowed to dry thoroughly in the sun' had before they are stored. The cellar is] See that it is| Probably the best place to store them, them n.| for there is more or less risk when land they are allowed to freeze and thaw : out. ; "THE TRAPPER. How the Young Trapper Can Take More Furs. Most amateur trappers, or these | only slightly experienced, trap near, home. Suppose then we consider] what may be done by way of prepara-| tion to trap more of the kind of fur; bearers that live within easy reach of human habitation. Mink, } stancepare very common, ! be done to better the chances of a big| catch? | Consider the mink's habits, First, he prefers small streams. Next, he travels the edges of such streams-- along the little beaches at the water's edge. Third, when an obstruction | crosses the beach, the mink goes into the water to get around. That Is exactly the place to set your trap-- in the water and a little under. Therefore, make such places. Add to the number nature has provided. But you must do this about two weeks before starting to trap. the obstructions you have placed will not appear natural and the mink will be scared off. To make such ob- structions, use a stone or a piece of old log. This enables you to multipy the number of locations in which to set your traps. ne - Suppose you are going after musk: rat, especially in ponds. Of course you will wafit to keep watch for bur- rows and places where the rats come out to feed. But you can also pre- pare some artificial sets. Select a place where the water'is shallow. Then build up a mound of mud and stones, water to make a place for your bait. It is then merely a question of leaving the mound long enough for it to ap- pear natural before you begin trap- ping. . If there are fox for you to trap and you can find a spring--say one about four feet across--get busy. early. In the summer is best. In the spring about a foot and a half from the shore, place a moss covered stone so- that its top will be two or three inches above the 'water. This stone will ba the place for your bait. When it is time to trap, set the trap midway be- tween the shore and the stone. Have the pan of the trap a little under sod on the pan, with the surface an inch above water. The fox will be fooled into thinking that the sod-cov- ered pan is a safe stepping stone to reach the bait and will be nicely caught. This set can also be made in a quiet' little inlet in a small stream. This set is excellent for taking oth- 'er animals than fox and if you can find places to make it by all means do so. f z Another and very important pre- paration is to buy your traps early them, For fox al very good method is to bury the traps in the ground for about two 8. There are Some preparations" you can «make which will your chances for taking practically all fur find them, out. Writing to the big fur houses for such information as [since they will either gladly tel you or refer you to-books from which the knowledge may be gleaned. a © ee fp emg te 3 White Heather. The popular belief that white hes itions, o iy {upon it the whole of the Jordan valley Otherwise | of having the op just far enougtff it of |- / water and place a plece of moss or| . to sup flocks and veri were , There was too much Yopulation for the thin, limited soil to su In the time of there was no actual possession of land except in the outskirts of towns; un tiled soil was ~' common : herve all ranged a ' to 1 a om plate to place was inevitable, There was strife--This is Eft: nit jist : ' of all kinds. ~~ 'Better quality preferred. 7 Write for prices. F STANFORD'S, Lim 1] 128 Mansfield st. - WM E the 'than The difference ever, he resorted to | in every age; conflicts must be avoid: a proper distribution of the means living. The cause of strife must ing the older man; accordi he en he Sve apd . . Lot lifted up his eyes, a held all the Plain of the Jordan--"In the extremerdistance, the dark moun~ posses - if A pe tai f Moab; at their f Jor- ins of Moab; al r foot, the Jor- tet; winding through a valley of un- told fertility; and in the immediate foreground, the range of hills above icho. As the patriarchs gazed dan was rich with the most luxuriant vege- ." Sodom and Gomorrah, rich but wicked cities, were situated in the southern part of the Jordan valley. The main thing in Lot's choice was selfish gain; the main thing ought bo have been avoiding the ye of the evil cities. This he failed to con- der. Gen. 14. 14-16 Verse 14. When Abram heard that his brother was taken captive--The is an after- A h ry orrah, *" The cities were sacked and Lot carried away captive. 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