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"^"^^iWSWHfflff'^ ^MSopJQiJ^ Henry G. Bell Conducted by Professor Henry G. BelL The object of this department is to place at the service of our farm readers the advice of an acknowl- edged authority on all subjects pertaining to soils and crops. Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, In j care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, To- j ronto, and answers will appear in this column in the | order In which they are received. As space is limited i It Is advisable where immediate reply is necessary that a stamped and addressed envelope be enclised with the question, when the answer will be miiiled direct Question â€" V. B.: â€" Will you plea<>e | are usually scattered by the cutting give me a little advice about hog of the wheat. In preparing seea pasture? I had a hog lot which I wheat it id difficult to separate them manured and intend to summer fallow, from the good wheat by fanning. It was clover last year. I have a ! Hence, thc-y are spread from year to grass pasture for the hogs now. ; year at the time the wheat is sown. What is the best to sow on this lot? It is a comparatively easy matter to Can I sow fjrass seed and have a grass get rid of the pest by planting your pasture next year, and what kind? | crops in a rotation where wheat doe.s An.swer: â€" I would advise you to ; not follow wheat for two or three plow the lot in question, and carefully i years. Clean cultivation and plant disk and haiTOw it y^-^r- Mahe your StTawbeTTy Preserves wuh â-  A book of preserving labels FREE if you send us a red ball trade-mark cut from a Lantic Sugar bag or carton. L antic Sugar **PuTe and Liuxtormi" the pure cane sugar with "FINE" granulation that Atlantic Sugar Refineries Limited dissolves instantly, giving Power BUg., MONTREAL a clear bright syrup. mm AND THEIR CONSTRUCTION Special Care Should be Exercised to Ensure a Pure and Abundant Supply of Water For Home Use. ture of grass seed somewhat as fol lows: 10 lbs. common red clover 8 lbs. timothy 2 lbs. alsike Total 20 lbs. per acre. This should be distributed evenly Apart from municipal water works, pump or other elevating means at the Then sow a mix- 1 ing of good clean seed will quickly 'our water supply ig secured almost top. Around this well, a concrete • ' Cnu/urfet/ 6y /*fi<^ TdeCem, Jjxur Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially Invited to writs to this department. Initials only will be published with each question and Its answer as a means of Identification, but full name and address must b» given In each letter. Write on one side of paper only. Answers will bo mailed direct if stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed. Address all correspondence for this department to Mrs. Helen Law, 235 Woodbine Ave., Toronto. rid you of the pest. ; entirely from wells. Especially is platform should be laid of at least Question â€" R. S.: â€" What is the best thi^ true on the farms and in the eight feet diameter, sloping away' time to make a meadow, in the Fall or smaller villages. It is of primary from the well, to prevent surplus Wa-| in the Spring? How much seed is re- importance that the well be properly ter, or water from melting snow,' quired for an acre? i constnicted, that it be situated far working down alongside the pipe. j Answer: â€" As a rule, in Ontario best! from any source of possible pollution, The shallow, or dug, well is much meadows are established in spring. | and that the water be of satisfactory more common . This type is usually Fall plow the land and leave it in quality. ; the most carelessly constructed and | and harrowed in thoroughly. If the ' rough furrow until spring. As soon | The safest form of well is the deep, the source of much danger to health. ground is rather open in te.xture, 1 1 »* i^ '^ di'y enough to work in spring, or bored, well, carried down through Such a well, however, may be con would advise you to roll it and then follow with a light harrowing. In order to insure a good catch of grass, would recommend that you add 200 pounds per acre of a fertilizer carry- ing 2 to ;l'.'r ammonia, 8 to 10' ;. phos- phoric acid and possibly 1% potash. Distribute this evenly just after the disk and harrow it to a smooth seed- bed, then sow a grass and clover mix- ture, using either wheat, barley or oats as a nurse crop. Best results are obtained from using whe^t or bar. ley as nurse crops, since these grains ripen early and are soon removed from the gfround . Do not seed the nurse ground is plowed, «o that the disking "op too heavily. A bushel and a and haj-rowing will work it into the ; Peck is usually sufficient to the acre soil before the grass seed is sown. «hen using as a nurse crop. For a grass mixture the following is com- mon in Ontario: Question â€" E. B. : â€" How should orchard i^rass be sown and how cul- tivated? I have twice sown orchard grass with barley without success. What caused the failure? When is the best time to sow orchard grass, in September, or October or the Spring? How much should be sown to the acre? 10 lbs. common red clover 4 lbs. alsike lbs. timothy 20 lbs. per acre. Make sure of the quality of the li. ..!_ 1. J 1 seed by testing a couple of hundred Answer: â€" If the orchard grass seed , -r . f, ,, ' r. .u , a ^ ,.^ . ,o i. on seeds between blotters. Dampen the IS of hrst quality, from 8 o 20 j,j^^^^_.^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ I pounds per aero is sufficient. Other- , p^^^.^^ ^,^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^J^ ^^^ wi.se, increase the quantity up to 30 ; testing between them. Keep the pounds per acre. Probably your , ^,;jj^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ .^ difficulty in seeding orchard grass ' "^ with barley is that you have used too much barley and smothered out the grass. Do not use over a bushel of barley per acre when growing this crop as a nurse crop. Furthermore, orchard grass is rather slow becoming established. The first year it looks very weak. The second year root stalk have developed and a vigorous stand is present. It does not teach testing during the winter keep the test in a warm part of the house. Jn a week or ten days the seed will have sprouted and you can estimate the percer.t. of good vigorous seed. This insures thj uting of seed that will grow structed in a manner as to be safe, in- so far as the collecting and containing of the water supply is concerned. It must be understood that no well can possibly be satisfactory if the source of the water supply is polluted. The illustration herewith shows a well which is as safe as possible. For the upper nine feet the well is watertight, the sloping platform diverts the surplus water from the well, and the top of the wall is car- ried above the level and provided with an absolutely tight cover. The pump has been placed on the concrete platform, on the ground level, the pipe is embedded in the con- crete and carried to the bottom of the well where the water is coldest. There is considerable advantage in not hav- ing the pump at the top of the well. Surplus water is continually spilled, and, as more or less mud, barnyard manure, etc., is carried on the boots of those using the well, this water be- comes polluted and seeps through the cover . In many summer resorts, defective wells are the cause of much sickness, and many cases of typhoid among urban residents have been traced to It dees not matter how well ' earth and rock beyond any danger of this source. Too much care cannot you prepare your ground, if you do not surface water and tightly and secure- , be exercised in seeing that drinking sow good vijrorous seed results will ly lined with piping. The piping is waterâ€" one of the essentials of life â€" not be most satisfactory. caiTied up to a tight-joint with a is thoroughly protected. ^L !•â-  ^i_ i, • 1 I In order to insure a good catchy ;^â€"- maximum growth until the third year. ,. „,, ,^. j,:ii;„„ :; * .„„ i;., 7^ ^ would nil\'.s? drilling in at secfing time about JOG pounds of fertilizer j analyzing 1 to 2''r ammonia and 10 to 12''r available phosphoric acid at the time that you are sowing the The best time to seed orchard grass in | Ontario is in the Spring at the time â- . the usual clover and grass mi.xtures â-  are sown. I (^ueKtion â€" A. W. B. : â€" I am very' much troubled with chess or cheat in my crops. Will you kindly let me know the cause and how to get rid of it? Answer:â€" Chess or cheat is one of the brome-grasses which seeds about the time the wheat ripens. The seeds gram and grass in spring. This avail- able planlfood gives to the grass and clover what whole milk gives to the young growing calf. It is rich in available plantfood which will irreat- ly assist in insuring a good catch of both clover and timothy. It will alsj help the grain rrop. INTER.N.XTIONAL LESSON JULY 8. or semi-sacred character (Gen. If*. 1; 21. 33; Judg. tj. 11); in some cases be- cause the flourishing state of the tree was regarded as the sign of the pre- sence of some local deity (Cambridge Bible). 5. Syria . . . Israelâ€" The (.]hron- icler seems to picture the invasion of Judah as two distinct expeditions. It was one united campaign (2 Kings It!. 5; Isa. 7. Iff. I. The losses given here are much greater than those suggest- King- Market Calendar. The culling of non-layers from the flock should be continued throughout July. The season of high production is over and at the high price of feed, it does not pay to keep hens as board- ers throughout the summer. Sell in July old hens, broilers, green ducks and old ducks. be Lesson 11. .\haz. The Faithless ed in the other two passages. â- > r-KV„« •»» I ,,\A^n I -0-21. Tilgath-Pilneserâ€" A eorrup- -2Chron 28 (.olden j ^.^^^ ^^ Tilgath-pilneser; the four.h Text â€" Heb. 11. b. Iking of .\ssyria bearing th'S name higher than the front. The best pro-' Verses 1-4. Ahazâ€" Came to the ruled from B. C. 74.5 to 727. The ducers usually have large combs, a throne about B. C. 735; he is said to Chronicler knew history of his people high tail, and a prominent, large have reigned si.xteen years, that is f^ffi-^i^ntly to reco(?nize the fa.n t^^^^^ bright eve Prefer the wedire sh»De ""'"' "^""^ ~'^' ^"*- ^^^ ^•h'-onology of the appeal to Assyria (verse l<.1 pio%- brghte>e. 1 riter the we tge shape. ^^^ j^^ j^ uncertain. Baalim- ed disastrous in the end. rather narrow in front but wide be- ,j.jj^ native Canaanite deities. Val- 22-25. Distressâ€" Seemed to be evi- hind, and wide between the legs. A i^y Hinnomâ€" For a full descrip- dence that Jehovah could not or would hen inclined to be squirrel-tailed is the: tion see Ceorge A. Smith, Jerusalem, not help: hence he determined to try best layer. \l. 173 pp. ff. It was located to the gods. Gods of Damascusâ€" The state- Not "alwavs the large.st hen is the south and southwest of Jerusalem, menl here is an inference from 2 best lavcr; generally the smallest one. I" the days of Jeremiah human sacri- Kings 16. 10-12 Verses U'n furnish Ti "i I • u »u lice was offered there (Jer. 7. 31). the Chroniclers interpretation of 2 The heavy laying hens are those "*•"- **, umuru y''^''^ i .ui;. *, lr:„„ ir, 17 is •â- Â«<. «bvp« the ., ,. , ^ "* Burned .As sacrifice, probably to Kings 1(>. 11. i». He saves me with white legs. Jehovah. Human sacrifice was not sanctity of the temple by having A tight-teathered bird is a better y,,!^,,^^^^ j,, p^rly Israel (Judg. 11. Ahaz's idolatries outside of its pre- layer than a lo<i8e-reathered one. j Stiff. ); but efforts were made to re-^cincts, as though he had abandoned As a rule, the first pullets of a move it from Jehovah worship (this is altogether the worship of Jehovah. In brood to begin laying make the best the purpose of Gen. 22), and for sev-' reality Ahaz introduced innovations ayers. and the first cockerels to crow eral centuries it seems to have been u in the temple worship, which he seems rare occurrence, until .Aha/., influenced to have assiduously cultivated. There Mrs. E. C: â€" 1. To preserve straw- berries in the sunshine, place in a preserving kettle in layers as many pounds of sugar as of sound ripe ber- ries, which have been hulled and washed, and when the juice is drawn out a little set it over the fire to cook; let cook twenty minutes after boiling begins. Turn the berries into earth- en or agate plates, cover each with a pane of glass to fit tightly over the top and place in the sun. Let stand two days, stirring two or three times each day. .\t the end of this time place in sterilized jars, seal and store them without reheating. 2. To give the hair a dry shampoo take one cup- ful of cornmeal, warm it in the oven, add one-quarter cupful salt to it, mix well, then holding the head over a cloth or newspaper rub the meal into ' the scalp. Brush thoroughly. Peggy: â€" 1. Red Cross Societies are an outgrowth of the convention of Geneva, Switzerland, held in 1864. 2. Yes, the South Pole was discovered by Roald .\mundsen, the Norwegian ex- plorer, who reached it on December 16, 1911. Robert Falcon Scott, the English naval officer and explorer, reached the South Pole on January 18, 1912, only to find the Norwegian flag and records left by Amundsen. Scott perished on the return trip. Mrs. S. T.:â€" 1. Aphids or plant lice and black fly are the insects injuring your currants and gooseberries. They usually attack the new leaves and tips. Frequent spraying with some of the tobacco preparations or whale oil soap has a good effect. If the fruit is not more than half formed put in the soap or tobacco solution one tablespoonful of arsenate of lead paste or one-half tablespoonful of arsenate of lead pow- der or one teaspoonful of pans green to a gallon of the spray. If the fruit is well formed this is too poisonous to use and as a substitute you can use hellebore, one ounce to a gallon of water. Hellebore is a mild poison and must be bought fresh each time, as it loses its virtue on opening. In all these mix the poison in a very lit- I tie water, smooth, before blending with the other solution. 2. Your garden is afflicted with cutworms. These usually work at night and are among the most malicious of insect pests. One way to help is to make a ring around each plant in the effect- ed area of nuicklime. .Another is to â-  use a poison mash . This is made with cne pint bran, one-half teaspoonful paris green and one teaspoonful mo- las.scs with enough water to moisten to a thick dough. Put a little of this along the rows, and the cutworms will eat it and die. In the fall dig in a g(wd lot of iiuicklinie in the affected ground, after the garden L'rops are all in. Care shouhi be taken to keep I'hildren and domestic animals from the poison bait. j Mother: -1. To protect ihe child from flies and mosquitoes, make a framework of slender strips of wood the size of the bed, and tie the four supporting uprights to the bedposts, over this frame a two-yard-wide piece of cotton mosquito netting is thrown and the edges tucked in under the mattress. Let there be plenty of fresh air in the room; it spells health. 2. The rubber diaper is decidedly harmiul to baby. It acts like a heat- ing compress, keeping the genitals in a constant state of moist heat which encourages itching, v.-ith its con- sequent scratching and rubbing. One of its most serious after effects is bad practices. The mother or caretaker seeking protection may carry about a rubber pad to place on their laps under the child, but jnder no circum- stances bind up the child with rubber cloth. 3. A child's bed should not be too soft. -A. hair mattress or some firm sanitary cotton mattress is best. This should be covered with a protec- tive strip of stork sheeting and the pad, over which should be spread a cotton sheet. The covering on the bed should be as light ds is consistent with needed warmth. Overheating is highly injurious. .A baby should have a bed to him.self. 4. The best method of removing superfluous hair is to destroy each individual hair with a lit- tle electric needle. This method is called electrolysis. 5. V'itamines are the vital elements in cereal grains, milk, eggs and vegetabl>j products. They lie very close to the outer cover- ing in grains. cert';iU and many vege- tables; are easily destroyed by high temperature in cooking. O. W. G.: â€" 1. To remove white spots from a polished .surface rub with a soft cloth wet in essence of pepper- mint until spot disappears: then polish with flannel. This will not injure the most highly polished wood. 2. For a holder to remove boiling pots from the stove or in dniining vegetables, use an ordinary canton flannel mitt with palm and thumb padded with cot- ton and a loop of tape sewed to the wrist for a hanger. The protection it gives the back of the hand is ob- vious. 3. I am told that a paste of molasLies and flour will remove grass stains fium colored fabrics without ef- fecting the color. To remove grass stains from white flannel trou.-iers, dis- solve one cupful washing soda in two cupfuls water, heat the solution, make a suds of naphtha soap, immerse the stain and rub gently. .Ammonia and water or alcohol are also good if the stains are fresh. 4. .A failed black silk dress may be cleaned by the u.sa of a weak solution o( coffee water. Restore the lustre by careful rubbing with a soft silk handken-hii-f and do not wet the silk too much. 5. By all means write to your hostess two or three days after your home. Just write an easy letter about things in general, sure to tell your hostess how you enjoyed visiting her. witnin return chatty Be much S/oms Secrets in Securing Layers. An egg-laying strain can not produced by inbreeding. In order for a hen to be a good producer, she must uauniiy niako the Oest breeders tor ,'"â- "." 'S^' ~"i'\'C .'â-  kV" .,'..„.-„« tk.,.," (•„ thinU tli«t th» v» ;., ..^„l u-ToUV, „.„^ f..ll r,f vio-nr ' i . ihy the practices of other nations, be- is no reason, then, to think tnat tne be m good health and full of vigor egg product luiu ! -V,, ^^ encourage it. During the dos- temple was closed during his reign- Use a male that was bred from a hen , The laying hen is usually nervous f„g ^ears of the historv of Judah it (Curtis). that laid 200 eggs or more in a year, anj active; she has a strong appetite, was more common (2 Kings 17.17; 21. i 2(<. 27. The do.se of Ahaz's reign. Breed for high averages instead of ex- evidenced by a full crop at night; she «; 23. 10; Mic. (5. 7; Jer. 7. 31; 19. 5; ; Book of the kingsâ€" not the canonical ceptlonallv high individuals. .A good , js the last to retire at night and the Ezek. Iti. 20. 21). Under everj- gjeen book of Kings, but perhaps a work layer usu.slly stands high in front and first to be about in the morning; she tree- The Hebrew word here used for ! ha.'ssed upon it. Sepulehers of the her back is not on a level, or the rear i, also late to molt in the fall; she is "«'«''": '"e''"^ .''ather "flourishing | ^l"K*---^'^':'^''';"'^,...';S\ .^^^ â- ^^^''^^^^^^ .... • , J , --..u J 1 iu t the reference being not so much to 1 Ahaz was dishonored by being exelurt- distinguished by width and depth of ^,^,^^ ^^ ^^ condition and size. Large ed from the royal tombs (compare 2 abdomen: the comb is usually large fl„g ^^g^g _ . . ac.iuired a sacred Kings lt>. 20). and the eye bright. ProtectYour Stock liKreaae your profits, comply with the •anltary demands of health authorities, milk com- panies, etc., aad at a saving of time, money aad labor ! Make youT stables, dairies, poulti-y houses and cellairs, bright, cheerful and free troni Hoe, mlt«9 andthe garms of In fectlous disease ! loate&d of us- ing whitewash and then a dli>iliU' feotaiit, uee It diainfecta and paints at the same tims. pismeiu com olde 2ii tlniM d, but a6i Wlir not nsd with ft |r«rml- It Is a finsly powdered mineral abli tie 2ii tlnu irbolii' acl^ uolaoiious. beast or fowl e 2ii times strongsr than pur» " t absolutely non- liarm man. Ready to apply as soon as mixed with cold Wft W â€" no wollthj. straining or bothsT M Tlth white- wash. Con be i,Wi9 With slther brush or SDrfcy»r. I>riM 4 «e»r white. Will hot bllltlfr ftM^"" peel oir No «»ft.creMbU efor. Sold by D^l^ra Bv«'ywh«re. xowkahs f om * 00., ltd. Toronto An authority says that an examina- tion of the earlobe is considered to be almost infallible. A chalky white ear- lobe indicates that a bird is laying heavily, whereas a cream-colored one ' â€" it is serious business with him. Flogging will not remove it. Con- vince him by talking that he is wr<Mig Flatulent colic may be caused by ! »'"' '^'" y"" ^'" ^'"''^ *^'"' ^. ^ shows" that the "bird is laving moder- ^'hange In food, too much succulent ^WPPing is l.kel.y to send his hot , , . â-  X 4 I. 1 u • i. itnA aiiaiiv r.>rm.>nto<) fiMvrl iiB irroon b ood from his heart to his head, de- ately, has just started or has just ""'• easily rermentea tooo, as green â- .• u â-  1 j 1 .:.,„ stopped. A milk-colored earlobe shows clover, etc. It is indicated by une.si- lu8"nS his sensitive brain and d. iving that the hen has laid slightly or has ness. stamping, pawing, rolling, etc., h.m to a frenzy or blinding him with stopped laving. A very vellow or Wth continuous pam of varying in- teai . dark earlobe indicates that the hen tensity. Bloating stHjn occurs, more When he is old enough to set up in has uot laid at all. .\ extremelv n<>t'c««ble on the right side. j business for himssif he should be 'white earlobe also may mean very low ' Drench with 2 to 3 oz. oil of turpen- ; taught the horse alphabet- the halter, I vitality. The more velvety the te.x- »•«« >" » pint of raw linseed oil, and if bit. harness, the words that mean :ture of the hen's comb the better her necessary repeat in 2 hours. Give "come," "go on," "stop," "back" and health, and it is almo.st a certain rectal injections of warm soapy water, the feeling of pleasure under tho isign that she is laying heavily. [ H pain be excessive give drench of , owner's hand. These should all be I ^ " 1^2 oz. each of laudanum, sweet familiar from colthood up. Horses T" I spirits of nitre and tincture of bella- ; whose education is begun cariy will al- To Hold a Cookbook Open. . jon„a j„ ^ pint of water. Repeat in 2 ways develop a good character. Thay The most satisfactory thing with hours if necessary, | will never be balky, scary, nor wif. whlc^ to keep a cookbook open when ' Make the horse understand what they be biters, kickers or have a ten»l- in use is a sheet of glass bound with you want him to do. Kind words and ency to run away. passe-partout binding and kept for caressing touches will improve both' Some horses will become frightened this purpose. X^e book is opened his mind and his temper, Y'ou will and will kick when given a dry-straw wide, and the glass laid over the | never fail in this way unless you de-j bedding. This prob*bly means that opened pages not only keeps your lay tho beginning too long. j at one time he wn,« hurt with a iiitc.-i j place but prevents the pages from be- > coming soiled while in use. When he is afraid of harness, pa-, fork. I'e Isn't wicked but nervoin. pers or machines it is not affectation i T«a<;h him that there is no danger. "l Wish I Were." One summer morning a fairy awoke s, late that the dew was all gone from the flowers and he had to run down to the brook to get his befoi-e- bieakfast rlrink. .And after he had had his drink he discovered that he was too late for honey, too; he could not tind a speck of honey, not even one taste. You see. the fsiries usual- ly get uiJ so early that they can eat: all the honey they want long before! Ihe bees start from their hives. I But on this particular morning the | lazy little fairy had slept so late that the bees had been round and eaten all the honey. â€" every scrap,â€" and that made the fairy so cross that he did^ not even remember that he might stir round and hunt for something eu^e to eat. I He sat down at the foot of a tree, intending to sulk all day long; but be- fore he had more than started sulking a robin came by. "Good morning. Friend Fairy I" said the robin cheerfully. "Isn't this a line day?" "No, it's a very bad day," said the fairy crossly, "and I wish I w»re an apple!" "What a funny wish for a fairy to make," said the robin, laughing. "If you change into an apple, I'll oat a hole in you." "Then I won't be an apple," replied the fairy crossly, "for 1 don't want a hole eaten in me! I'll be something else." The robin laughed und flew away just as a big toad hopped out from behind a tree. "Good morning. Friend Fairy!" he croaked. "Isn't this a line day?'' "No, It isn't," said the fairy crossly; "and 1 wish 1 were a Hpldcrl" | "What a funny wlshl" croaked the ti'ad. "Don't you know that spiders have to work very hard and spin a web before ihoy can crawl on it through the air? But I hope you do 1 change into a spider; I'm looking for spiders this very minute, and if you become one I'll gobble you up!" "Then I won't be a spider," said the fairy, "for I certainly don't care to be gobbled up. I'll be something else." The toad laughed and hopped away, and the fairy was left alone to sulk. "I don't know what 1 want to be." he sighed fretfully. "This is such a horriil world â€" no dew. no honey, no nice wishes! I think I'll be a star." ".A star?" exclaimed a soft little voice by his side. "Would you be a star and leave this beautiful world â€" â-  all the flowers and birds â€" to live up in the bare sky?" The fairy turned and looked. There, near by, was a tiny ant tugging away at a big grain of sand. "Do you think this is .such a tine world?" asked the fairy. "I should think you would hate it. Y'ou have to work all the time." "To be sure I do." replied the ant proudly. "That's the reason 1 like to live. Working is the joUicst and most interesting thing in this whole big worldâ€" didn't you know that? It's true." And the sturdy little ant picked up his burden and started away . Left by himself, the sulking fairy began to feel very foolish and very sorry . He remembered tho flower bud he ought to have opened long ago; and he thought of the sunbeams he should have helped. "What I should be wishing for," he whispered to himself, "is work. And then I should hunt round and answer my own wish. " Slyly he slipped round the tree to open a buttercup l)ud he whs sure he had seen there. And as the flower opened, what do you suppose that sur- prised fairy found ? A drop of fresh, sweet honey all ready for him to eatl As he sipped the honey and planned what to do next, a cardinal bird hop- ped by, "Good cheer! Good cheer. Friend Fairy!" called the cardin.Tl. "Isn't fchis a fine day?" Aim! the happy little fairy cilled back, "A fine d%f for vorkiag, iiideet' it iai"