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\ Plowing For Profit. I A tractor built strong enough to "withstand the heavy stresses and :strains consequent upon field work •can do a good job of plow'ng by hitching it to several ordinary horse j gangs These, however, do not give as | good satisfaction as the special trac-! "tor plow, since they are not so com- ' pact in construction, are not so easily , handled, and are not so completely ; under the control of the operator. | Per?cr.ally, I have in time past •use(i two types of tractors. One of "these is 45 horsepower, the oth»r 30 : -horsepo-rt'er. I have used the latter j size the past two sijasoris. 'â-  Th.is enfjine is designed for genaral; field work on sinall or lar^je farms. ! 1 have bcsn in the habit of pulling j 'from three to six 14-inch plows. The' tractor handles these vei-y succe»«"- ' •fully to a depth of cij-ht inches in all ' kinds of soil. I find from experience , that this engine ' ill use from two to tv>o and one-h..li gallons of fuel to the acre, making the cost of opera- • tion qu.ite Inv,'. { I find that cue r:iii!i vnth this trac-' 'tor and the regular tractor plo-;.' is able to average from 10 to lo acres a day. Two men will averaare from 1.5 ! to 20 acres a day. In one instance i t-wo men plo'Aed 23 acres in 10 hour:-. 1 have found that this engine is able to plow when the ground is in fit ! condition to be worked at all. j' There are many advantages gained . by using .such an outfit. The operator' iis able to turn off several tin-.e.i I he . work he could with a team, and does '] liis plowing in a short time when the ; ground is in the best condition. Thi.s \ â- one thing alone should add materially ! to the productiveness of the field. li also find it quite practical to attach 1 a harrow beh.'nd the plow ao that the : ground is harrowed when still moist. ; putting it in ideal condition to con- 1 serve the moisture. I Thece same general facts hold triio 'â-  when one is using in engine for disk-; Ing, harrowing, or harvcst'ng. I do , all these things v;ith the tractor. | Last spring, after the rush of plow- ; Ing was over, a man living soma ten ' miles away sent word that he had 65 acres of sod 'â- .vhich ho would like ' to have me nlow so he could plant 1 corn. He offtred me Jl.oO an acre and furnished the fuel and a man to help. I Before this job was dnr.e a neigh- j ibor of his said he had 20 acres of i stubble land that had been so wet i he could not get it plowed. It was l reasonably dry nov/, and, an his men were all busy, he would like to have j me plow it. The day we were plow- ing, the work looked so well to him ' that he decided to have a "O-aere field ; of sod plowed for the same purpose.; The result was that from these , jobs I netted enough to go a good way toward paying the seasonVs \ wages of the engine man. Since thnn the road boss has asked me to grade much of the road, and others have spoken for considerable plowing. Feeding Breeding Swine. "Economical production" should be the watchwc'rd of ever;/- ^'•^â- oducer, j •whether it he of pork, beef or mutton, i With mill feeds at the prices pre- ; vailing to-day and the prospect of an ; increase in price of some of the more j essential feeds it beliooves the pro- 1 dr^?er to stndy very carefully the | feeding problem and adopt any meth- od that will tend to give him the cheapest production. All too often has the b"reeding herd on the average farm cost from one- th.ird to one-half more thai! it should have to summer them, which, of course, lessens the profit to be real- ized from such a herd. It has been shown that a hei-d of brood sows can be carried through the summer in a good, thriving condition and raise good litters on pasturage and not cost over half as much as though they had been housed all summer and fed on mill feeds. Moreover, the sows were more healthy and farrowed litters that were more robust. And the mor- tality was much lower than among those sows kept inside all summer. For "economical production" then, the brood sow should live out all j summer in the open on uncontamin- ] ated soil, grazing ojj some succulent • pasturage, thereby developing bone, i muscle and constitution. The aver- age grasses do not supply the most satisfactory pasture for swine, yet they are better than keeping them in the house. Among the most suitable are rape or a legume such as clover or alfalfa, if it can be successfully grown. Peas, oats and vetches alpo make excellent pasture for swine. Small fields of any of those named can be sown. Allow the swine to go in just for a sliort time at first until they become accustomed to it, leaving them a little longer each day until soon they remain all the time and not eat any more than is sufficient for their needs. While a pig can barely subsist on grass alone the legumes or rape w.iil more than .su.'tain life and so leave for prod'icing increase all the extra feed supplied. Therefore, in addition to the succulent food there should be fsd a small nKowance of wheat mid- l;s;j brr.n, !i:ir;2d oil meal or dairy product, thereby supplying the brood sow with the muscle and bone-forming 1 material that is essential. This should | not constitute more than about one- j third of the ration of concentrates. | The remainder of the carbohydrates can be supplied with an addition of grain, such as corn, oats or barley. | The daily allowance of concentrates' should be just sufficient to keep the , .=ow in a good, thriving conc'ition, Imt not suffic'ent to make them .satisfied. | Other.vise they will not forage very j much, but become lazy and the c-:)n- j -sequences are they will idle in a shady j nook or uijder a tree. i No one can state definitely the amount to feed a pig. The feeder him- self must be the judge. Study care-i fully the individual; regulate the ex- 1 tra feed given just to keep the animal ' thriving, yet actually foraging to ap-; pease its hunger In this way a herd! of brood sows can be brought thriHigh the snmmor very cheaply and in a much hea'thier condition than m any other way. Maybe You Can Sell Pt. Perhaps you have something lying around the farm, long gone into the discard, which would be valuable to your neighbor. This was brought forcibly to my nv'.tice not long ago by an unusual incident. Geoi'ge Brown was needing money â€" not for the first time, it is true;! but the only time when the snug little! bank account could not meet require-! ments. Sickness had cut into it con- siderably the previous months, and the market prices on live stock were now so low that he had not believed i it would pay him to open up the corn- cr.ib and start feeding operations. : INTEKNATIONAL LESSON SEPTEMBER 7. The Kingdom cf Godâ€" Matt. 6:10; 13: 31-33, 44-50; 18:2. 3; Luke 17:20,21; 2 Cor. 10:3-5. Gold. Text, Matt. 6:33. Prayer for the Kingdom. In Matt. G: 10 is the two-fold petition, "Thy king- Consequently he was broke. The need dom come," and -'Thv will be done as ;-,t tbe time was only $35, but it had to ;„ heaven so on eaicli." For the king- be raised within a week, and it was dom means simply doing the will of an unfajhng rule in the Brown house- Qod. That must include also seeking hold that accounts were not allowed; to know what God's will is and on- to run over." \ deavoriug to make it supreme in all •Brown sat down one evening to' things. The one who prays for the thmk It over. His wife usually .shared coming of Ihe kingdom, therefore, will such difficulties w.'th him, but this ^i^^ ^^.^^ jaj. jight and understanding, night she was very busy. A rummage fjiat he may know its character and sale was to be held soon for the Red jt.^ operation. And he will seek also Cross, and she was scouring the house tg ;,a,-e 30^^ p^rt in the realization from cellar to attic m search of stray of his prayer, in the bringing in of articles. Consequently the man of the Christ's universal reign, house was doing his thinking alone. Suddenly an idea struck him. He The Handy Farm Home Kitchen Sheep return a greater profit for every dollar invested than any other class of live stock. None of the dis- advantages, the most im.portant of .which are dogs,- parasites and disease, should discourage the fiockmaster. Proper care and management will control and largely eliminate these trouble.s. Sheep produce two cash, crops a year â€" -wool in the spring and lambs in the fall. They can be grown ajid main- tained uirion a smaller percentage of roughage and a smaller percentage of grain than any other cla~s of live stock. They will clean up the weeds from the farm and convert other rough feeds into a marketable pro- duct. As a source of fresh meat, wiiieh is whole?bmf: in character and flavor, a flock of sheep is the best. This fresh meat is the most healthful class of meat because fewer sheep are condemned than any other class of live stock. »â-  would have a rummage sale, too, only nn a different plan. Next morning ho started out, first goir/; to the woodlot, then to the barn and â- workshop, gath- ering up things here and ther Parables of the Kingdom. In Matt, j Hi there ai'e seven parables 01 the ! kingdom: the Sower, the Tares, the| Mustard Seed, the Leaven, the Hid Treasure, the Pearl of Great Price, and the Net. They are each and 4 , , , 1 o iu 1 -o 'i every one gems of teaching. The truth At the end of the week Brown item-: , ^ , . .â- â€¢ » i ^ 1, does not lie on the surface, but be- ized the following articles which he had picked up and sold: One discarded mower $10.00 Straps and rings from worn- out harne'-s 5.00 50 posts at 25c 12.50 Woven v.'ire 2.00 50 lbs. scrap rubber at 9c .... -1.30 Chains and hooks 1.50 Parts from worn-out binder .. 8.00 comes clear to the one who seeks the deeper meaning. Two of the parables are interpreted by Jesus to his in- quiring disciples (vv. 10-23 and 3()-13), for, He said to them, "Unto you it is, given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven." The meaning ^ of the parable, its hidden tiiith, its; spiritual significance, is unfolded to : them because they are sincere and earnest inquirers. They want, with all their heart and soul, to do the will Total S43.00 Evcrvthing except the posts had . ,-, , , ^, .,,.„,. , , , • J i. Iv • 1 -1 -nv of God, and the will cl God is roveale i been consigned to the junk pile. The , ,, . ,v • â-  -^ . 1 n _. 1 i 1 o -11 .L I to them in these inimitaole parables.: mower was needed by Smith to ru-i '^ pair one that he had. The .vire just' The parable of the Mustard seed! enclo.sed neignbor Jones's hog lot, ard^ <v^'- ^--3-) represents the kingdom of, so on down the I'st. I ^'^'^ ^^ growing in the world from a' Brown not . nly relieved his own small beginning tij a great consumma- diffjcultv, b-.it those of his nsighhi-is t'O"- The mustard plant (S'napis as well. Perhaps you wouldn't be able "ig''a) grows wild in Palestine, but to find as much as he did, but it might "5 ^metlmes cultivated, and in the be a good plan to take a look around gardens "reaches a great size, being the next rainy day. It may surprise you how many things you can dig up. fmim It is just as essential to cull the pullets before they mature as after they have started laying. In the av- erage flocli of young chickens about one-fourth of the females are not worth iceeping as layers. Most of these will lav at some time or other, of course, but their laying will not prove profitable. If they are kept with the prolific layers these culls lower the fleck pro- duction to a level that scarcely meets the feed bill. Obviously, it is economy to get rid of them as soon as they can ba determined as unfit. Inspect the young stock from time to time during the summer months and discard all birds that do not show promise of maturuig into well-devel- oped, vigorous pullet,j by the first of October. Runts, cripples, mental de- fectives â€" there are such in poultry- dom â€" and specimens in poor health should be segregated and prepared as table poultry. They represent an in- vestment. Salvage as much of this investment now as po.ssible. Don't throw good money after bad in the hope that the culls will coipe around later. Very few do. Stop a Di.stance From Train. Why do you do it? When you see a train coming and you know you can't possibly make the crossing and you don't .intend to at- tempt it â€" why don't you immediately slow down and relieve the engineer of the horrid feeling that his train is about to hurl you into eternity? You don't i-ealize what a terrible strain you put on that man in the cab when he sees you dashing up toward the crossing ahead of his train, not knowing whether you will try to make it or not. There he is in his cab. and knows he can't stop his engine. There you are speeding in your car to the cross- ing just ahead. You know you are going to stop just at the edge of the track and look up and laugh just as the train whizzes past. It's a joke, maybe, to you. To him ic's a few seconds of the most intense agony. _ ^ Things Worth While. 'Tis a joy to serve when serving means The doing of thing-? worth while. Of giving the best that in you is â€" The going "the second mile"; The heroic thing, the job that counts, The man-f\zed task gives a ."est To the work in hand. an,l m^n respond .'Vnd give of their very best. often from ten to twelve feet in height." The birds are very fond of its small seeds which it bears in great abundance. So, li'Ke the tiny seed, will the kingdom grow in the hearts of men, in human society, and among the nations, until it dominates all other forces and bestows its benefits upon all men. So also are the precepts and laws of the kingdom like leaven, working silently and yet mightily for "Hollo!" called the tall pine, "Hello, ' ^^'^ ^f"''"';,";''"'? ^"'' renewing of the brother!" ' p^'""" (^" ^'S)- | The big rustic seat under the tree This new order of the kingdom, stirred faintly, then after assuring' '^'ith 'ts rule of justice and rlghteous- itself that no" one was about, sighed,! "^ss, °^ I"^"*^® ^"'^ "°°^ ^^â- ''^' ""'i'-''' "Hello. Captain!" ! t^'e supremacy of love, is a treasure '•Glad they put you so close to me.' indeed, for which a man might well We can have some great old talks | Pa^t with all his possessions. It is "a this summer. Where have you been Pe^rl of great price" (vv. 45-46). But since I saw you last?" 1 it is also like a net which gat'ners of "Sun parlor, and all of the children every kind, both bad and good (vv. sat on me every afternoon when we 47-50). had teaâ€" played I was a ship, too!" I This last fact regarding the kin,q;- "You are a useful fellow!" whistled ''oâ„¢ ef God in the world, or the church the pine tree softly. : as the vi?.:bly constituted and organ- "I know," mourned the bench, "but '^ed force' of the kingdom, has not it is hard to be twisted into this shape l^een sufficiently recognized or under- â€" to have no green needles and never, stood. The gospel throws the door to hear the birds singing. Now you.^'^vide open both in Christian and in how free your life is!" " non-Christian lands, and many res- "The v/inds were very rough last P""'! to its invitation. Multitudes of â- viiiter, brother. I must stand here widely vnying character and disposi- with the other trees and protect tho't'on flock into the church. The leaven house. Each of us must serveâ€" you! "^ the truth is working, but the mass at your post, I at mine! Tell me some-; is not immediately leavened. The thing of the house news. How are the' process goes on through the ages. In rest of my brothers faring?" The! the individual character elements of pine wood" seat cheered up a bit at evil still remain along wtth the good, this and began talking of all the "nd in the society and offices of the furniture it knew in the house; of the ^church evil men often find a place, people, the music and the life there. ^ The church, at the best, is made up of "I am fortunate to be set out every imperfect peonle. Who shall draw the summer, I suppose. Now some of the lino and make the separation between others would enjoy this breeze! I can Rood and bad? Sometimes the distinc- almost fancy myself a tree .again!" tion is clear; very often it is not clear. finished the rustic seat meditatively. To root up the tares might be to root "You are a very handsome piece!"; up t^ie wheat also. See vv. 29, 30, The pine tree swayed sociably over- 137-43. head â€" "and I daresay you know heaps' The ideal of the kingdom is .i pcr- more than I do â€" why, I'm a regular ^ feet order, both in the individual life farmer!" So the big tree tal!:ed on and in society. That is what all Chris- and on till the seat became vastly tian men and women labor tor and proud and comforted with its station' pray for continually. It is that they in life. But it is hard for the furni- ; may do God's will perfectly iTJ all the turo people sometimes, don't you; duties and relations of life. It is to think? They must miss the big! love the Lord our God with ill the outdoors. : heart, and to love our neighbor as But, as the pine tree says, all nnist^ ourself. This is the standard which serve, some at one post, some at an-' must never be lowered, the high at- other. And people, like trees, servo in taimnent of Chri.st-likeneas after different ways. Some must be bent ' which we are continually striving. But] and twisted and changed for their' we must recognize, sadly indeed and \^ork; some others, those who work m shamefacedly, the evil "that is still the open, flie farmers and foresters present with us, fight it as best we and lumbermen, the sailo-s an>i sol-'n^ay, knowing that in the end judg- ni'int Is sure and the good will be triumphant. The Weapons of the Kingdom. â€" In , one remarkab'e rasrage (Luke 17: 20- 21 > Je-!u.i declare! that "the kingdom , , , '"'' of God coineth net with observation," townsmen. Ami were I a trpe, ,( ^hat .â- ? not in visible power and splen- course, I would prefer bciv.g i coin- ,,.j. j, ;„ ..v/.thin you." or "in the tryman, but if my post .vas rtdr^.r,, ^,^,, ^^ ^.^,__„ „^ ^^.^ y..^ ^^.^ vveil, I guess I sno"jld ser,.c ciaerful.y i.a,,,,,,,,,;^.,,, st. Paul's saying in II. For the farm woman who can do the principal part of her housework in the morning, a kitchen facing the west is desirable, for it is cool and shaded in the summer forenoons. On the farm where a hearty supper must be cooked for workmen during the busy summer months, an east or northeast exposure affords protection from the intense heat of the after- noons. This is also a convenient ar- rangement where the dining room is in the southeast corner. The kitchen must, of course, be next to the dining room, but if po.ssible, ;i direct viev/ from the dining room into the kitchen should be avoided. This may be arranged '>y placing a door near the corner of '.he dining room and hinged on tiie side away from the corner, so that tlie opened door forms a partial screen. Since the kitchen is a workshop its lighting should be of the very best. At least three windows should be pro- vided and if the arrangemein of the house permits, four will be none tooj many. The windows should be placed on at least two sides of the room, and should be built high enough to permit a sink or work table to be placed under them. The writer has in mind a desirable ten by t"v7e!vo kitchen. The kitchen has a southwest exposure. The walls are of hard piaster painted light gray, with the ceiling a very pale gray. The wood.ork is finished with several coats of gray enamel, slightly darker than the wall. The curved edges on casings and baseboard are especially advisable, being easily kept; in good condition. The furniture, with the exception of the stove, sink, stool and tray wagon, is built in and is finished with the gray emimel to' match the rest of the woodv ork. I The window shades niai-h the painting of the house on the outside and are white inside. Dainty white voile curtains add to the attractive- ness of the room and are easily laundered. Electric light is used for artificial lighting, there being one light with reflector in the centre of the ceiling and the other light con- veniently close to the stove. On the west wall there is a sink w.ith two drain boards. This sink is cast all in one piece, and the back extends the full length of sink and drain boards. Joining the drain boards are work table shelves of enameled steel. These extend to the cupboard on the north side and the waste chute on the south side. Two windows over the sink admit good light. At each side of the windows is a cupboard reaching to the ceiling. Shelves, the width of the cupboard, extend from the windows to the outer edges of the cupboards. In the south- West corner, a waste chute is very conveniently placed. A south window makes good light over the white enameled table, with cupboards above, at each side of the window. A flour bin is built under the table at the left side. This table extends to the waste chute in the southwest corner and the stove is at the left of the table. The stove is a good range capable of burning wood or coal. There is a copper hood fin- ished in gray enamel to match kit- chen over stove to carry oft" otlors. Between stove and ea-:t corner is a built-in utensil cupboard, to hold utensils wb'.ch will be used at the stove. On the east wall, near the j uten.sil closet, is the outside doci-, with j the upper third of gla.ss, leading to I the entry and also to the cellar. Between this door and the north wall is a built-in refrigerator which is arranged so that the ice may be put in from the entry. The refr'ger- 1 ator is of good heighti making it ! possible to uso it without ;itQoping. j The space between tiie refrigerator ] and the north wall is utilized as a closet for cleaning equipment and ia i long enough to hold long-handled j brushe.5, brooms and mops. The ncrth aide is next to the dining room. Near the east wall is placed the swinging door into the dining room. The space between this door â-  and the west wall is filled with cup- boards built to V.-3 ceiling. These are ; used for serving and there are three I doors opening into â-  he dining room ] from the back of the cupboards. This i makes the serving of the meal a much ; easier matter, as the different courses ' can be placed on the shelf at the be- ! ginning of the meal and conveniently ] reached at the proper time without returning to the kitchen. The shelf ; over the drawcL's in '.he lower part j of the supboard is finished with white I enameled steal and is used as a work i table. Gray and blue linoleum in ' small block pattern is used on the . floor. Stools are painted gray. Of course, we can't have all ot these conveniences for our kitchens but all of us can have some of thsm, and some of us can have all of them. And anyway, we can all plan on get- ting them one at a time and begin to I save our pennies for some of the tilings which make life easier, and, as a result, make us happier. I There is the kitchen caliinet, foi I instance. How many steps do you I suppose you would save if you had everything you needed to bake with in one cupboai-d, to say nothing of having the moulding board and tins right there.tco? You could probably add several pounds to your weight if you didn't need to trot to the cup- board on t!ie nor^^h ".vail for the spices and into the panti-y to get the flour ; and back into the sink cupbjard for i the tins, and then -.^member you for- got to bring the mouldin.g board and rolling pin out of the pantry when you got the flour. You can see in the cabinet the flour bin on one side, the sugar bin on the other, and the spices are all inside those little top doors, in neatly labeled jars. The moulding board slides into place under . that porcelain top, or you could very j well use the same top as a board. I Then, there's your shiny white en- 1 ameled table right at hand on which ' to set your finished products, either I before or after they are baked; or, ; better still, right beside it is your . tea wagon, on which you can pile 1 the tins of cookies and wheel them to the oven, and, after baking, load the.m up again and v»'heel them into the pantry to cool. It is an even bet wliich is, the greatest step-saver, the : cabinet or the tea wagon. Just think of putt'ng everything for the dinner table en that wagon and wheeling it into the dining room all at once in- stead of making a dozen or more trips back and forth and forth and back, ami then discovering, .-ifter all are seated, that you must jump up and make another Journey after a forgot- ten article. By all means buy a tea wagon if you can. Rosa in the Garden. j Rosa's plucking roses in the garden all the day. She tears the dewey petals and strews | them on the way. i And wTien I beg the reason of her: wantonness to tell, I She says she tears the roses "is to find where is the smell." Oh! Rosa's plucking ror.es in the gar- den of my heart. She spies the choicest blossoms and: pulls them all apart. j Her eyes just brim with twinkles like the laughing stars above | As she says she "is looking to find I where is the love." I * I New tinware has a taste, and should â-  be rubbed with lard and baked before} using. Scatter salt on a carpet when sweeping and you will not only find that it has a cleansing efl'ect but it also keeps away moths. 'IIT'E have numerous ^^ inquiries from prospective purchasers for Western Farm Lands Send full particulars of your land to UNION TRUST COMPANY LIMITED Wianipcg, Man. I I diers and engineers, still latain their' freedom like the uncut trcoo. And I suppose we might csill the trees strv-! ing in the open the countrymen and tliOse which have been cut and fash- ioned into furniture and liousss Have Yoii Figured, on sowing Fail Wheat? t= Invest Your Moiu'y In 5'/i(<^r DEBENTURES liitere.t payL'blo half yearly. The Greet West Perm r.uut Lc-an Compnny forento Office 20 King St. West Iher'j, too A Tablecloth Mend. Cc". 10: 3-i3, that "the v-eanpna of our wnifaro are not of thi; fle'jh." Never- Ihe'ess the wen.ions are mightv. They ' BV3 g'liritual forces v,'ork!ng like the fo that ia in tha st-jd and like ths If a worn \\s.' s in a tabloclul'h has be f.-j allowed to dr3'o:i i,-,to a good-''''^ tiiat ia m tna st sized hole, srro:.d the eloih en th": '^â- "''^^ '" th-- meal, dc;troying t'ne table and tack cv;r the h; ie a oiecaie^''- reviving fhe dc-.d, tr.-insfc!V,iinp of plain Bnufcls nH. Then drrn"'i'"»"^fl-Gr. fui-kening and confirinin? through this w:ih ll-.en ravellinga of:^^''''- "'"1 building a new v.",-i"d. a Ih^ Lsr.n 'i.:T:~."^ r.3 Ih^ cictli. j world in which heaven and earth vii! ', he joined .'n fuil and lovin? ab.?dicn.'3 3 cioth c'ipi ed in s'' .,..« orcanut raalli.1- to Gcd and in fclIofl'shi^> v.-- Lcrd and Eavicur Jesus Chri.:t. $ ^ , _ per bushol makes good ^•*5 proiit certain. FERTILIZERS insure a strong stand and pay- ing yield. Four Experiment Stations show an averag« gain of 13.2 bus. per acre from using fertilizers. Act Now Ord3r Fertilizers and good seed. Sail and Crop Improvement Bureau Of the Canadian Fertilizer Association. 1111 TCMPLE CLDG. • TORONTO mtm â- Mil