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y" dollars n Ne proper crop totation is another big "Shur-Gain" : _Fertilizers guns LINITED delay Eo Sgentint ong AIG for you! ||,o ve you enerous, sure = ) Eon (iy They give" Ky acid and potash mae EST "ForonTo, ONT. TT Daugh ae al me in use of place. Tanith what is meant by "favors"? How old" Redding 'announcements be gi ow 2} le are used at more or orm «dinners and luncheons, prettily or cleverly decorat- 4 gw Rais with the event or the ip in 'decorations. The names of the guests are written on the cards, which are then placed on the table to indicate the place each 'guest is to occupy. On entering the dining room the guests seek * the cards containing their names and seat themselves accordingly. Favors are little gifts which may form part of the decoratio: and are to be car- Tied, from; \tertainment as souvenirs of. the ; occasion. ~~ Pretty ter, ter after churning hours, I am old butter-maker and cannot see this is so. . Can you help me?" Perhaps your cream gets too before churning, or you do not h: is it the right' temperatvre. It is hard to say what is the Houble, not know: ing the exact conditions. Cream is harder to churn when the cow is well along towasds freshening, due to the greater dal of the fat globules Do you know how long she has beer milking? Is she in good thrifty con: dition, and was she tested for tubers 'culosis wheh you purchased her? Try sterilizing all milk utensil thoroughly, clean the cow when you milk, use a thermomenter to be sure the cream is the right temperature, and do not let the cream stand toe 1} little baskets holding salted nuts or] candies are frequently used for the purpose; but toys, especially those | or | having some significance in connec: | tion with the affair," person, or times | His example is surely for us to fol- low. The high service 'of God and of His kingdom calls ds, and every other aim, or purpose, or duty, or task, must be secoridary and subsef- | long. Have you a county represen= | tative? Get in touch with him and he can perhaps give you expert ad- vice or he will secure it for you from € ing. a ertilier where the was supplied in thei: the station' & Ha ESE an a, rade for corn? The soil it is to be "the fertilizer close to the hills of corn ollowed wi Thies {| the roots of tho ibid ras Bing ad E raked together wi T. operation shoud be carried on until ing Sime. If possible, : seed - the' iE eat or. rape, sown Abick. will smo- 2. In ol ur fhe. Ye Io permanent ratire se see ind 2 the following JEepared | "Ibs. common red clover, 2 lbs. re clover, 2 hid sweet - clover, 6 be. - timothy, 4 lbs. p, a total of _ Ibs. per -- This can be oats as a nurse. cro * barley, since. r quicker and is 467 bus. of 'oats per . acre, ott an oo of 19.02 bus. d of oats per acre where Je phos phos- 'When e value' e re- pe. was: Fe "4p for the 19 s on all the crops of the rotation fr average net gain for the plot) that received 'basic slag along with | nitrogen; rand potash" was $9.02, st that which |, xeceived acid "phosphate with nitrogen and potash, |. which was $17.63, . The slag applied tothe barley land 'should show some results, but not as good results as a fertilizer containing acid phosphate or a Sati acid Sed iogieie alone. CHIDpiry Th The best method of managing. the ATTY herd bull is to keep him in a strongly built box stall, with a small yard | outside, where he can exercise and "of your, see 'the other members of the herd. read several "articles on fertilizers 'and having failed 80 particul + cage 1 am writing you personally. rs "post few weeks ago 1 purchased 1 of "1-8-2 fertilizer which I a to. use on corn land." Is_this a good used on varies from light sand to stiff clay. well drained... The main Yeason I am writing is to find out 'which is the best method to put the fertilizer on the land--sow it broad- east before planting or put it in with * the planter along, with the corn. I have no fertilizer attachment for my planter and was thinking of broad- 'casting it, I have heen told that this is not satisfactory. What is your i inion on .basic slag .for .small pin 1 also have 1 ton of it that I intend to use on barley land. Answer:--Under your conditions I believe you would do well to apply ~ at the time you are planting. * Since . 'you have Wot a corn ee with rs drop, Ed ay Gl ED C "CORN wren =" Windsor, Ont, The fence around the yard must be; C ent connecting the posts makes an unbreakable- pen. If a stout board fence is used, do not make the boards so high that the bull cannot see what is going. on outside. A sire that is not at least one year old is too young for breeding, and the first year that the animal is used for. breeding, the amount of service should be limited, Because a bull seems strong and vigorous is no reason why its breeding powers should not. be protected as carefully as is the case with other. 'kinds of farm' animals. All bulls should be dehorned. This is a protection for the caretaker, and in addition the bull without horns is less apt to develop a pugnacious dis- position. The bull should always be ringed and led with a staff, and if it is exercised by driving or using on a tread mill, the greatest care must be taken to avoid injury to men Rae [working around the animal. When we consider what a poor sire can do to a good dairy herd and what a sire.can do for a poor herd, it is evident that more consideration should be given to the dairy bull. When every farmer realizes how much cash is thrown away by accept i service from sérub bulls, the 1G dairy business will become more pro- fitable, breeding fees will be paid with less grumbling, and all dairy organizations will develop more rapidly. - set in' 'the cem-| INTERNATIONAL LESSON APRIL 6. { s -- Lesson I. God Our Heavenly Father ~--Gen. 1: 1, 27; Psalm 103: 1-14; Matt. 6:24-34. Gol. Text, Matt. 6:9. Gen. 1: 1, 27. In this great classic of the Bible, the first chapter of Genesis, it is declared both that "God created" the world, and that He "cre- ated man in His own image." This, in the mind of the Hebréw teacher, must 'have been 'the spiritual. image of God, not a material or' physical likeness, for the religion of Jehovah set itself against all images or mat- erial ntations of Deity. It was in mind and heart that man was| like God, for "there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding." The book of wisdom (2: 28) says that God "made him an image of his own proper being." And so it is said of Christ that He is the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his 'substance." God was in Christ. In His human natfre, not in physical form but in mind and heart, He re- vealed God. Two, great truths be- came clear to the Old Testament teachers, from this fundamental fact of God's creation. The first is that expressed in Psalm 24: 1, that the earth and all the people in it belong to God, and the second is that God is the Father of His people (Isa. 63: 16; Deut. 82, 6), or that He is like a father in His relation to them (Hosea 11: 1; Psalm 103: 13; Mal. 8: 17), or that, in the largest sense, He is Father of all men (Amos 9: 7} compare Acts 17: 24-29). This sub- lime fact of the universal Father- hood of God, realized through faith and to, be made known to all the world as humanity's birthright, is most clearly revealed to us in Jesus Christ. Psalm : 1-14, Bless the Lord. This psdlm is one of extraordinary beauty HE simplicity of faith. It is marked "by tenderness, trustfulness and hopefulness, Throughout there ig the sense of the fatherly goodness, compassion and. gentleness of God. He forgives, He heals, He redeems, He crowns "with loving kindness and tender mercies." He is gracious, slow to anger, and merciful. "Like as a- father" He pities His people in their weakness and in their sorrows, for He who made us "knoweth our frame." No human friend knows us so well; and because we are His chil- 'dren' and eve like Him He knows inti-| mately our feelings, ouf secret th FLOWERS, ARDENS. lier, wil wi te rge Complete Fertilizer, Stevens, Peterborough, Ont. * 42). Th hts, our aims, our ambitions, our loves and our hates; and knowing these, He knows we trust Him. Matt. 6: 24-834. Two Masters. This Nis one of' 'the. greatest lessons taught us by Jesus Christ. He Himself served God only. His one purpose in life was to do His Father's will | (John 4: 847-5: 30; 6: 88; Luke 22: is' purpose He pursued with steadfastness, vient to this. The origin of the word "mammon" is unknown. Some think it to be an old Phoenician word meaning "gain." Others suppose it. to be a title of Pluto, the'god of wealth. Here it evi- dently means worldly wealth or suc- cess. The Mian who puts gajn, or wealth, or snceess in material things, first, is practically the servant of|' that which God. "Be not anxious," therefore, for these things. 'One may labor for worldly good, and use skill and energy and zeal and steadfast pur- pose in that labor, without becoming its slave. He may consecrate all his life and all his labors to God. He will "take thought" then, chiefly, how he may best serve God, and so serve his fellowmen, content eyen if such service should close the way to worldly prosperity or wealth. Just as "the life is more than the food, and 'the body more than the raiment," so the things of the spir- it are more than "material things. "For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which * are unseen are eternal." And the unseen things are those in which our kinship lies to God, onr Father in heaven. "Your heavenly Father." Al ma- terial good is in His hand. The man who does well his daily task, seeking always through truth, and honor, and fidelity, and kindness, to serve God, will not lack in material good. The God who feeds the birds and clothes the lily will care for him. 'Seek ye finst His kingdom and His righteous- ness." seeks. Hé cannot seyve Bie cend The more the farmer and his wife work together, he helping hér in- doors, she helping him out-of-doors with whatever task she can, the hap: pier and more prosperous they will be. To pull together harmoniously is the great thing. . Children sometimes develop a sud- den dislike for milk, especially when they are first allowed to sit at table and partake of solid food. A judi- atous mother will not "increase the child's dislike for milk by forcing him to drink it, but by carefully conceal- ed persuasion will endeavor to get him to take it of his own accord. Aside from the incalculable good done by the Red Cross in its care for our sick and wounded soldiers has been its beneficial results in uniting the interests of women, in bringing country women in closer touch with those in town and village, and in the mutually helpful and businesslike way the work was dome. The re- quired accuracy gave added efficiency and fresh ideas to women who ordinarily work alone. In all the al- lied countries the great war has given new value to women's work both in the home and in outside labor. The training in nursing will benefit many a home; and surely the shattered men who have passed through the ministering hands of a woman's hospital unit must 'wonder' that medical' training was so Jong | denied ta women. might be used. Answer the announcement : of a wedding with a note of congratula- tions, if you know one or both of the contracting parties well; if not, send your card to the bride, if the an- nouncement gives an "at home" 'date and address, mailing it so that it reaches her on that date. Worried asks for an outline of a club paper on economy. Omtline your subject something like this: Economy of monéy: it is necessary to keep books on the farm so as to know where the leaks are and' stop: them; the children's allowances. Economy of food: how to prevent; wastage whether at the table, in the orchard or from the grain bins. Economy of clothing material: saving woollens by ' remaking and dyeing; purchasing good materials instead of cheap. Economy of fuel: indicate how in a practical way certain rooms of the house can be entirely shut off in winter and not used and left unheat- ed, thereby saving coal; show how kerosene or gasoline stoves and fire- less cookers should be used in cook- ing to save coal. Economy of time: draw up an ex- act schedule of work for a whole week, showing how, if a woman will plan her work this way in advance and work absolutely \ according to schedule she will not fritter away time. Economy ®of strength: show how the use of labor-saving devices (car- pet sweepers or vacuum kitchen cabinets, bread mixers, soap compounds, patent egg beaters and so forth) are all savers of gtrength, show also how the use of labor-sav- ing methods such as rearrangement of the kitchen so as"to have stove, table, kitchen cabinet and sink with- in reach of each other and many other practical little methods that you yourself and every practical housewife can think out and share with her friends, will save strength; show How each woman should have a daily period of rest, an hour if pos- sible' when she can be absolutely alonk and quiet either lying down, reading or resting in some other way. Dairymaid says: --We have just bought a new cow; her milk is rich and the cream heavy. After the first cleaners, | churning, which was not very fine | the college. Housewife has a large supply of | feathers\and wonders if it is possible to make a quilt similar to those made To in, ' 4 Dowd quilts are filled by machin ery, the down being forged ifto the ! stitched covering by air pressure, You can: manage nicely, though, by making bags of a convenient size to handle; Using a closely woven but lightweight material. Percaline' would do nicely. Fill the bags half full with feathers, fasten the opening securely, then, quilt vin 'squares ' about five inches each way, Prepare two pieces of material for the covering; arvange the bags upon cre piece so that the ! edges toh cazh other, tacking them securely in place. Add the cover for the other side ard tack it in place. Finish the cdges in the usual way. Lena:--If you are willing that he should dp so, just emile and say "Thank you." If you have made other arrangements, tell him so in a pleas- ant mahner. 2. The girl should step street. 3. If you are going to an ac- customéd pew, you should enter first, if not, the young man might lead the way up the aisle, standing aside when the pew is reached. A girl should provide: her own offering. 4. In mak- ing introductions the name of the older person or of the lady is men. tioned first, as: 'Father, this is Mr. Smith," or "Mrs. Jones, let me pres- ent Mr. Smith," or "Mary, let me introduce Mr. Smith; my sister, Mr, Smith," or "Mr. Smith, this is my brother George." 5. Acknowledge an | introduction by a smiling "How do you do, Mr. Smith." 6. Just a few words of thanks and appreciation for your friend's thoughtfulness. 7. It would not be necéssary to make any remark. There would be no oppor- tunity at that time. 8. Each wed- ding g'ft should be acknowledged as the bride-to-be. 9. Your question is not clear. If you refer to plans for your entertainment made by your hostess you should certainly be will. ing to do your part in making them a success, 10. Certainly speak to the acquaintances you meet in the street, merely bowing and saying "How do you do, Mrs. Jones," ot "Good even- ing, Mr. Brown. 11. Note answer to 4. Your sister's name should be men- tioned first when introducing a young man. "WHITE FOX." "I wish your father was home," mother said to Jim, looking anxiously out at the storm. "He went out early this afternoon with the dog sledge. Still, we'd better sit down to supper. Probably he'll. be along soon." Father and mother and Jim lived far away in the cold country of La- brador, and like all (he men on that lonely coast, out fish- ing or hunting ever day of his life. Mother and Jim were scarcely seat- ed at the table, however, when there came a loud scratching at the "out- side door. "White Foxl? waid Jim, up and throwing open the m, jiping of driving snow blew in there the threshold stood the big leader of father's dog team. "But where's fa- ther?" said Jim. "And where's the rest of the team?" White Fox rig? 4 ged "She wants me to go et, mother," Jim went on. "Father's in trouble," toler looked at Jim and then at the dog. Father must have help, but ji how } There were no neighbo wor blast on; you go, Jim," alte sad. "hake fatherly lantern. By this time Jim was half into his oilskin suit, skin mits and moccasins. He was ready to start. But mother called him back. "Jim," she said, "we'll kneel down and ask God to be with you to-night and bring you safes ly back with father." When mother had prayed and Jim had listened with all his heart, he started out into the dark, the dogs hitched together and White Fox lead- ing. It was a bitter night. Jim floundered d fell, got up and fell again, but good old White Fox never once fell or even halted. She knew Just where she was going. On they ploughed through the heavy snow--not a sound but the moaning of the storm--when i) |1y White Fox gave a leap. fo Father must be near! "Father! go ther! Father!" Jim shouted. In a mo- ment more White Fox had jumped into the bushes and there lay father. There were three happy people at daybreak next morning when the faithful dogs pulled up beside 'doorway where mother was waiting. + White Fox end Curly and all the rest" had some special tidbits for break- fast and no one could praise them noua, But father and mother : Fes ahead 'when passing others in the soon, as received, by a short note from