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hi^ar iimJiii mmtmm .1 N!t ^J "^f\ « .fVk hrm Crop Queries m *" CONDUCTED BY PROF. HENRY O. BELL The object of this department Is to place at the ser- vice of cur farm readers the advice of an acknowledged authority on all subjects pertaining to soils and crop*. Address all questions, to Professor Henry G. Bell, In care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toron- to, and answers wilt appear in this column in the order In which they are received. When writing kindly men- tion this paper. As space is limited it is advisable whera Immediate reply Is necessary that a stamped and ad- dressed envelope be enclosed with the question, when the answer will be mailed direcL D. H. B.: â€" Would you recommend foybeanj and corn combined for silage, would tlie combination add enouah value to tlie silage to warrant the out- lay for the beans? Should soybeans j be planted at the same time at the same depth, in the same hill as corn? Will the beans and corn mixed give a fairly even stand when planted with hand-planter? Can you say approxi- mately liow much seed of soybeans Is required per acre? If there is more than one variety, which is best adapt- ed for sandy soil? Answer: â€" In Missouri, where Ihey have an exceedingly long season of growth for corn, it is comnum practice to sow soylieans and cowpoas, especi- ally the laUer, with corn. In many sections the corn is nol harvested, but hogs are turned in as soon as the crop lias made satisfactory Rrowth and llie crops are "hogged off.' The growing seiison in Ontario would not admit of (his sort of pracli('(^ On the other hand, I lielieve it would he Quite profitable to grow soybeans and corn separate and possibly mix them when the material is being cut lor the silo. Under such cuiiditions they should he cut green for liay when llie pods are well tornicd, and before the plant, be- gins to show signs of ripening. Uonry & Morrison, in their bouk on "Veeds and Feeding," recommend mixing one ton of soybeaii-3 with 3 to 4 tons of corn. If grown separately and fed in combination with silage, good reauUs are obtained. For Instance, the auth- ors quoted give results where sojbean straw 7.1 lbs. and silage 2.5 Iba. along with groun-.l soy beau 3.7 lbs. and corn-aud-cob meal 3.7 lbs. gave 17.2 lbs of milk per day, carrying .98 lbs. of fat. This contrasted with alfalfa hay 12.3 lbs. and silage 2-l.(j lbs. along with com-and-oob meal 3.7 lbs., which gave 15.1 lbs. milk, carrying .80 lbs. of fat. Soybeans planted alone ipqulr'.> l^i to 2 bus. of seed per acre, when in- tended for hay. in tests at O.A.C. the variety of soybeans which did best was O.A.C. No. Al, a local selection. Early Yellow is also good. Reader: â€" I v/ish your opinion on planting soybeans with corn for silage, since soybeans are high iji protein. Which brand or kind would be most suitable for this section, as our farm Is of a genuine black loam; also, in a good state of fertility. How could they be planted to the best advantage? What amount of corn and beans should be used? What is the best method of inoculating soybeans? Answer: -Your question regarding tho use of soybeans with corn for sil- age is similar to one answered above. All the pointa on which you enquire YOUR PROBLEMS- MMHELEN t3\W Address all communications for this department to Mrs. Helen Law, 235 Woodbine Ave., Toronto. High School Girl: may a girl How late in the[ lingerie, linen, as well as the more entert)aiin and prophets." We shall see how I who enter into aixl become citjzena oif cJosely our o%vn faith is joined to | the city of God, whose ostabUstauent that of tho apostles, how much we ' upon earth is bo graphically pictured a boyi utiHtarian house-hold articles, a girlj gpj^jj. ^.,j (j-^,j gj^^jj ^^^,g]j I needs for her future life. A general i are touched tipon with the exception of inoculation. Inoculating beans means introducing tho form of bac- terial lite lh;n j^rows naturally on the roots of tills legume. This is best done by getting a culture from the Bac- teriological Department of Ontario Agricultural College, and follow the instructions very closely. This being done you should get a good set of (he bacterial life which naturally inhabits the soybean. Have in mind one other point, and that is that baceria require a sweet condition of the soil In which to thrive. This being the case, it is necessary to apjiiy lime to the soil be- fore sowing soybeans. Put on about 1,000 to 2,000 Ihs. of ground limeKtone after the ground has been plowed and work it In by disking and liarrowiug. W. L.: â€" We have a field of seven j acres of new ground that we would I like to plant to potutoea in the spring, I but the soil is literally alive with I wire-worms, we had a small corner of this field in potatoes this season but I the wire worms worked havoc with them, spoiling many of them entiri-ly evoi-ing friend ? The boy or young man who calls' List would be napkins, tablecloths, on a girl in the evening should go sheets, pillow cases, towels, and of home in good time. Ten o'clock is a I course lingerie articles. Since thoi suitable hour if tlie boy lives near atl day has not been set when you will hand, and there are no lessons to j want to open this wonderful box, I study. If he liives at a distance, orj would not advise jx)u to stock it up if either of the youne: people has lea- , on lingerie, because lingerie styles do sons to prepare, nine o'clock would be! change and so do your tastes, and by a better time. ] the time you are married, scant petti- Merrie Maid: Please describe a' '••oats may be full, while you may novel way in which an engagement! change your mind as to desirable de- rely upon their testimony, how we are encouraged and i^ui'^e'^ l>y their insight and their faith. And we shall see also how Christ has use for men and women of every different talent and temperament, for those who have strong initiative and the talent of leadership, like Peter, for those of tho more thoughtful and contemplat- ive mind, like John, and for the pro- found scholar and zealous missiionary, like Paul. By these and many others whose heart Christ has touched is the house of humanity being built, in which the It is these in Uevelation 21 and 22. They ara the men of clean hands and of a pure heart, in whom shines the light of God. They are "His servants who shall do him service," in whose fore- heads, for all the world to see, Hitf name is written. It is they, and such as they, through all tiie centuries since, who have been preparing the nations for entrance with them into the city of God, the rightly ordered society of the coming time, in which there shall never more be injustice, or cruelty, or falsehood, or anything unclean, or "he that maketh an abom- ination and u Lie." can be announced. To announce an engagement, have a "heart search." Make large pink cardboard hearts on which are writ- ten familiar quotations. Cut these in half, diagonally, and hide them in nooks and corners around the room. signs. You are fortunate to be able to crochet and you can make pretty towel ends and insets, and lace edges, and yolces for your "undies." These will bo ready for use when needed, E.G.: You did not trust me with your real name and address, so I Early spring brln«» with It COUUHa COI.DS, DISTEaJ^ PER. Ba prepared, fjlve vour horse Spoiin's Distemper Compound at tho nrst nlgn of a cough. Better still, give It ils a preventive before ha Bbow.3 slKns of slcknesB. "SPOHN'.S acta equally well aa a provenUre or cure. By reseoi* of Us germicidal quajltlea, It expels the dlso&se germal abates fever, restores appetite and condition. Sold by Your Dru^arlst SFOHN MEDICAL COMPANY. Goshen. Ind., U.S.A The hearts are to be matched and! ^.^,,,101 jftiswer your question, much as nothing unusual will be suspected i ^^-quij ;^ije to. Remember such facts until a matched heart will be found 1 are absolutely sacrwl to me. I like reading as follows: t„ fed that the people who ask me "Two souls with but a single thought,! questions are real people, not just Two hearts that beat as one." I .initials or fancy names. Followed by the names of the en- t- r -v 1 -c i • •' ' Evangeline: 1 ou ask me if it is gaged couple. Peggy: I am sorry that you had such a misundcrstaiuling. But you did just right in refusing what you did and I wouldn't bother my head about a boy who has acted as he has. proper for a girl to write to a boy whom she has known for a long time, even if lie has not written her. I think the boy should take the initiative, but if you are really anxious to begin a correspondence, I suppose there is .! and we must have girls like you to if he responds, you will know that he alive tho finest ideals of girl â- ceep hood. A Friend: A contain all the hope chest should dainty was just waiting an excuse. This is assuming tliat he lives away from you and that there is a real justification articles of: in sucii a correspondence. INTERNATIONAL LESSON MARCH 28. Will say that we have this (ield fall- -^"st hold your own little head higiij ^q )^^yn\ in sending him a picture post plowed. Have heard that fall plow- i" "'« air, for you are in the right.! card or something like that and then ing would kill thoni out, but as this 18 our first experience with the pest are at a loss to know whether to risk it to potatoes or to use the field for com. From which will we get (he best returim on potatoes for (he amount invested, ciinimercial fertil- izer or dried pulverized manure from tho block yai'ds? Answer:â€" You have done well to fall plow your land in attempt to control the wire worm. This insect is exceedingly persistent. Frequenf change of crops and working of tlie soil breaks up his abode, killing botli the larva as they are cliaiiging to the fly stage. The frost will of course help kill out some of the in- sects in the process of change. I would not advise that you follow last year's crop with potatoes or corn, since the wire wcrni works havoc on both these crops. If you could sow;, a small grain sucli as wheat, barley, or oats and seed it to clover, applying fertilizer at the rale of 300 to 500 lbs. to the acre, you would follow a practice which would givo you a fair return from the crop and at ilie same time make things just aa disagreeable as possible for the wire worm. The fertilizer should bo fairly high gi-ade, running about a 3-8-3. Wor'K^ing the fertiliser thor- oughly into the soil, either by apply- ing it with a grain drill with fertil-1 izer attachment or spreading it broad- j cast on tlie land and work it in by careful disking and harrowing. BRUCE'S Famous Root Seeds Bruce"* Gtant Fcodlnj Beet. In two colors. White and Rose, a cross Iwtweca Sugar Beet and Maugel, splendid crop- pers and uut-qiialled Tor feeding, easily Iinrve.sted, and keep well. !J lb. cjc, Jj lb. 40c, I lb. 75c, 5 lbs. ?.; y\ postpaid. Bruce's Mammoth White Carrot. Half l,on^ Variety, heavy cropper, splendid cni.ility, easily harvested, grand keeper. 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BRUCE & CO., LIMITED " HAMILTON Eitablished 70 yean ONTARIO The Life Work of Peter and John- Review Uevelation 21: :!l-22: 5. GoSdcn Text â€" Matthew 28: 19, 20. Peter and John were widely differ- ent in disposition, but were, neverthe- less, warm friends. From the begin- ning Jesus united among His followers men of various types, and great variety must have been found in the early Church. The love of Christ and the faith of Christ brought men together nii a great brotherhooti. Peter have been the author of both opistles which bear his name? The?e iiueations are very old and have often been discussed. The attempt to an- , swor them will be found to stimulate interest, to lead to closer and more careful study, and to a fuller appreci- ation of the great value of these books. A second, and equally important, line of intiuiiy will be as to the re- spective place and Avork of each of the two great apostles in the founding of Christianity in Asia and Europe.: Here we shall be interested not only | in all that is told us in the N^iw Testament about them, but in the references to thorn, and stories told about them, in tho Christian writings of tho second, third and fourth centur- ies. Such an inquii-y will emphasize the imperative need of every Sunday school â€" a good permanent and grow- ing teachers' library. Nothing will do more to inspire good work in the Sun- day school, and especially in the Bible classes. These lines of study and research SUN LIFE SHOWS BIG GAINS IN ALL UNES 49th Annual Report is Issued, Showing Tremendous Gains In New Business Obtained. Several new and Interesting records in the Insurance business, were made tlj the Sun Liilo AssuraBce Co. of jOiinada during 19.19. Tho 49th annual Xoport of tho company has just been ipbllBhed and shows that the new ibualnsBs actually issued and paid for during the past year was .$86,548,800, tjeing an iucreaee of $34,957,457, or «7.7 per cent., over 1918. The tre- mendous business of the Sun Life will be realized when It la stated that ap- l^licatlons for new assurances retained during 1919 exceeded one hundred jnlUion dollars. Tho figure creates a 4iBtlnct record In the Insurance busl- jiesB of the Dominion, as no Canadian pompany has ever before aptiroacbed this totaL The husiuoss in fores amounted to 1416,368,462, showing an increase of $75,548,805. The assets of tho com- {i^any were Increased by $8,091,089 and bow amount to $105,711,488, while the Seport shows a net surplus ot $8,037,- Id over and above all liabilities and capital stock, which indicates the Im- ]{ortance attached by the company to liatety and protection. The company paid out to policy-holders and their lienefloiarles $12,364,000, bringing the total amount paid out in this connec- tion since organization to $91,2S7,6S2. .Another record was made In regard to income with a total of $25,704,201, or an i-'reasc ot $4,063,101 over tho pre- vious year. Owing to the remarkable develop- mont In the busineis ot Canada's ?|reatest life assurance norporntlon. bB dlreotor.s feel ihat the busines.s In tiie Dominion is due to enormously ex- pand daring Ihr- present year. Forestry does not interest the wandering farmer. But that man Who has the vision of making his farm a home for hi.s children and his children's children wHI plant trees »nd will look on the wood lot as a peimanent a.'oit. « Yo'j cannot deceive «4^>i«m without ftrst deceiving yourself. Pruning and Spraying Makes Old Orchard Pay. Good management made an old un- productive orchard produce one hund- red and sixty busliels of good saleable | i^^ ^1^111^... ...„ .-„-„p apples the past season on the farm of gt. John with St. Peter surely did mudi C. H. tJsburn. This orchard was , to give thoroughness, ataldness, and twenty-eight years old, badly infested! stability to the primitive evangelism." and infected with all of th« common j He goes on to characterize Peter as orchard insect pests and diseases, and ] the prophet and evangelist, John as for years had not produced a bushel the pastor and teacher. as being united in Christ, and '"built' upon the fouiuiation of the apostles T^bn' -rr-"'' '^'f !'i!^ °! Peter and „.,„ j,^^.„ in^portant practical results. John riie union of these two leaders,, We ^hall leaiu more perfectly the who belonged to the opposite poles in 1 meaning 01 Paul when he spoke of the gilts and temperament, is significant christian comiminitv of diver.ne races tor the unity of the apostolic company and of the Mother Church. St. Peter was the prompt, incisive speaker, and bold leader; St. John the slow, deep thinker; the one as considerate as the other was impetuous, as measured in the movements of his mind as his companion was eager and demonstrat- ive. Both were men of large and I warm heart â€" equal in their reverent love to their Loixl and in appreciation er. The oo-operation of Mr. Farmer You are Insuring Your Profits When You Place An Order for SHUR-GAIN gives your crops a quick, vigorous start, and supplies plant food throughout tho growing period. SHUR-QAlN brings your crops to early maturity, and makes for strong, healthy plants. SHUR-GAIN means bumper yieldsâ€"Bumper yields at 1920 prices mean bigger profits. Order your SIIUR-tiAIN now. First Come â€" First Served Fertilizer price* are lower this year, but the increasing short- A%& ot raw materials and rail- road car* in making it difficult to keep up our output of iiHUR-GAIN. K you would Insure your supply â€" place your order at once. SHUR-GAIN for YOUR BANK ACCOUNT Literature Mailed on Request ReFiresentetlvei Wanted in Unallotted Territory "MaUnr two blades only one gyew irrow where before.' GUNNS LIMITED, West Toronto. of perfect apples. Last season after pruning, the orchard was sprayed five times as follows: Before budding, at budding, at petal fall, two weeks after petal fall, and in July. At picking time the apples were Uioroughly inspected and actual counts were made. Worm control was ninety five per cent effective. Scab and Interesting lines of study are sug- gesteti by the above paragraph. There is, first, the study of character. This will lead us to a fresh reading of all the passages in the Gospels and Acts in which special mention is made of the i"wo men, and to a fresh examina- tion of the writings of Peter and John with the purpose of trying to discover tl>e kind of sc.le were almost completely control"- 1 ba-^k'^Teach |i~f bVksl'Intl^! led.1. A very few apples were un- esting critical questions may also be saleable because of blotch. The in- raised, for the answer to which such vestment of labor of pruning, spray ' Kood commentaries as tliose of the material, and coot of application was seventy-flve cents per tree. ♦ Sihow lovo to those you love lest love shouild fail. Let not the long grass grow on friend- ship's trail. The easy going man usually travels down hill. Cambridge Bible and Century Bible will be helpful. For example which of the Gospels represents most closely the teacJiing of Peter? How shall we account for the wide diflfei-ence between the atyle and narrative of tiie Goapel of John and the other three Gospels? Is it possible that the writer of tho Goflpel and Epistle of John can also h«v« been tho autlior of a book In many respects so different as the Book of Revelation ? And can 39' ,*« Successful Since 1856 It is *aQr.tO iimIi* cl«ifli* for t«ed»â€" It Is another thing (^ \isi wis to tubitantiata them. W« are emphatkiJly abto to mn):o our ckthn* good be- cauM our reoMd for "sacds that grow" ha« gone unbrok«n{or64 years. For»cod», bulbo, planU o{ all kjnds, tr.;»i Simmer*' goodi. THEY GROW! H'riU/irou •- hMHittmu tujff If so CaM^ui today. J. A. Simmers Limited, Toronto fi^ - ^f^ ^Sf^ < > f^ Wit - - ^ ^W> - ^ 4hC f 4S^ Js^ - n i V ^S^ â-  ^â- fi> >' ft^ . in h - ^fiK - SUN LIFE ESTABLISHED NEW LANDMARKS in 1919 New milestones in tlic progress of the Su.\ Lirs .\ssuR/wS-cg Co.mpamy OF Canada were passed iu 1919. Applications received , , . , over $10((,000,000.00 Assets over $100,000,000.00 Assurances iu force , over }400,000,000.00 Gratif}ing progress was made in all other departments during the ycai'. SYNOPSIS OF RESULTS FOR 19 19: Assets as at 31st December, 1919 , $io5 711,468.27 Increase over 1918 '.'..'.'.'.'..'.','.'.'... ' 8 091 089.4/t Cash Income from Premiimis, Interest, Rents, etc., in 1919 25,704.201.10 Increase over 1918 ^ â- l.OS.'i. 101.41 Profits Paid or Allotted to Policyholders in 1919 ^1,606,503.37 Total Surplus 31st December, 1919, over all liabilities and capital 8,037,440.25 (.\ccoralng to the Company's .Slandard, vli.,fora»9urance9. Uk C. (."-^ Tabic, with 3 h and i per centi ntercst.anillot auimltles, the B. O. Selfct Amiulty Tablfs with 3ii) per cent Inteieat.) Death Claims, Matured Endowments, Profits, etc., during 1919 12,364,b51.1.'( Payments to Policyholders since organization , ,. 91,227,532..M> Assurances issued and paid for in casli diu:ing 1919 , 86.548,849.44 Increase over 1018 ^. .1, .,,..... .i... . J4,057.15;.l(l Life Assurances in force 3l8t December, 1919 , .::...,... 416,358,462.0$ Increase over 1918 , . . 7.";,r- 1S.80S.9J Life Assurances applied for during 1919 100,336,848.37 Increase over 1918 •l.',5.T.>,381.;o THE COMPANY'S GROWTH VC\lt t.vciMa ASSSTI I.I7IASSUIC' ^ ANCESINFORCR^ 1872 $ 48,210.93 27«..<79.65 1,373.. 196.60 4,S61.936.1(» t.^.052,>7/J* 2S.7e4,l«I.IO t 96.461.94 83«,897.24 4,616.419.63 t7,851,'40.§5 <.4, 187. 656.38 105,711,4*8.27 (1.064,350.00 I 6.844.404.64 } 3t„^JS.560.;4 1 f<5,.U7 .062.81 J n«.2»9.goS.OO 1 4l6,JS8,4*i.0» 1 !««♦ . 1S94 1901 1914 I»19 Tbt SUN LIFE iiaei aoii cidintiy atmrantei aiiKuaUy ibati ar.y ciier t.»;Mi_)- cfliil Er;:;ii Emflir. SunL^^^ €«mOT o{J2anada ^O-y HEAD OFFICE MONTREAL / T. B. MACALLAV, President i'.'l