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f '. communication* ta Spraying Note**. With the prospect of the new Fruit 7* Aotlald* SI Wit Toront*. ula is to l)c highly commended. Lime sulphur should be avoided. As an in- T IU1 UIV ?CV VI tilt.' I uiw - g . Mrk Act regulations coming into e f-!*lS to be combined with t the question of finish Bordeaux, use one to one and ;t ; n M-Mok .nor* half pounds dry arsenate of lime ' every forty gallons of the Bpray mix- ture. This combination has proved on the Experimental Farms to he a thoroughly efficient control fur blight and potato bugs. The Man, the Cow. the Feed. feet this season and quality in fruit is one which more than ever attract the attention of growers. Tin- new regulations which are much more specific in their state- ment of what constitutes blemishes for the hipher grades than the act now in force, make it extremely desirable that the sprays to be used should be carefully selected. The wholesale use of Bordeaux mix- ture, accompanied as it generally is Put Thistles to Flight. Five years ago when I purchased my farm there wore four acres on it The Making of a Lawn. A good lawn is one of the first es- sentials in making a beautiful home. that looked almost worthies-,. There. There is nothing that can take the were, potatoes planted on thin four acres two seasons before and I was in- formed only 25 bushel* per acre were harvested. The field was lying idle when I made the purchase. All there place of a beautiful greensward about any house if it is to be really attrac- tive. Those wlx> are planning to build should include the lawn in the original plan for the home. Draw up a plan THE SUNDAY SCHOOL was growing on it, was, as I called j of tne t . ont<>ur O f the ground adjoin- it, a little poverty grass, here and ( - mg tne proposed site. The area of there in spots, and a good stand of| t hj s w jn depend upon the amount of land available. In the country this should be not loss than four times APRIL 23 Uzziah's Pride and Punishment, 2 Chron. 26: 3-5, 15-21. Golden Text Prov. 16: 18. thistles. I plowed it thoroughly the first spring and sowed to oats, seeding to clover, producing a good stand of both, but the dry weather shortened the oats crop one-half and also the clover. However, I let the seeding stand, and the thistles made ;> rapid growth the following reason, along with the small amount of clover, so I dipped the field Many factors enter into successful lhe last woek ()f Junei ],, tt i nK lne the area of the house site. In excavat- ing, remove all the rich surface soil! separately. The subsoil from the ex-! cavation is then used for filling de-, pressions and grading so that the sur- face water will always flow away from, the house. When the house is com- pleted, and the rubbish incident to building removed, the surface soil is! . ft v EKFTOIIg UIW dairy farming. Three of them an- oi I , tuh |,!e of the thistle dry a few days, brought back and used to make a seed] _.. vital importanc-e. First, thi-re 'then I harpened .1 plow point and | ue d for the lawn grasses. by lack of finish and often by an man. It is said that some men attempt i plowed the piece about four inches] The lawn should be as permanent a ;! .tual russetir.g of the fruit, should; to qualify as expert machinists wno be practised with extreme caution.! could not keep a wheel-barrow run- RusReting may now be responsible forlr.mfiT properly. Similarly, some mn an high a percentage of loss in the highest grade (extra fancy I as a moderate infestation of scab. Where- as Bordwiiix i- responsible for much russeting of tho fruit, it is likewise admitted that lime sulphur is cap- able of actually improving the finish of ihn product and is in addition an efficient fungicide. attempt to make dairymen out of themselves when they have no quali- fications for handling live stock. They are out of their element. The man who does not like live stock, but who is gooii at following rules, may get along fairly well with dairy cattle. But this is the exception and not the rule. | Whf n we find milk reaching city mar- I crop. Keep at it until tne soi i bacteria per cubic centimeter and see Bpinp not ari | , lry by the mi(1(!le of , ]jke fl , cn or about rea()y for 5 -the great numU-r of undernourished . Au)r , Jst the thist ; ps W( , re losin( , vitality jn) , ( , n , ions if the land is not in j J scrubby looking .la.ry herds > so j se t i n plowing with the sulky plow hearti havy coat of manure sh As the russetinj* is naturally caused! kcts containing up to fifty million by thes<' sprays given, after the btoom | bacteria per cubic centimeter and see has fallen, the use of Bordeaux pre vious to thnt stage may bo advocated where d<>enu-d tdvisablo. Undoubtedly! found in every county in the country, th* old -1-I--IO Bordeaux is the greater 'we are almost incline'u to believe that winner in rcspec' to ru.-set injury th-m the proportion of misplaced workers the newer recommendations of 3-10-40, in the dairy industry must be parti- 4-8-40, etc., H ml tho later formulae! cularly large, should be use<l in preference to the Any man who d"<-s like live ,-tock, deep, being very careful to cut every thistle root at this depth. Being a new man in the neighbor- the house, and requires equal care in the making. The autumn is a good time to do the grading and filling. hool I had all kinds of questions asked. This should be done at intervals, al- me why I plowed so shallow, and if that was the \v:;y I always done. I only laughed and said, "in a case like this, as this is cnly an experiment." The weather was dry and hot for pome three or four weeks and I used the spring tooth harrow a couple of lowing heavy rains to settle tho tranr- ported soil several tinier before the | final grading, ploughing an 1 thorough' tillage of the spring. This will pre-j vent depressions developing after-] wards in your lawn and tennis court I Before seeding, a liner condition of] nines, setting it the depth that thej t ji tn j s required than for any farm field was plowed. turning up about nine inches of soil. The piece plowed very easy owing to the dust mulch retaining the moisture. I immediately prepared a seed bed Keep at it until the soil seed- good heavy coat of manure should be worked in during preparation, iind when necessary, a heavy dressing of fertili/.cr wiH greatly help to make the soil as rich as it should be for, for wheat whirh I sowed the last week j growing potatoes or roots. in August. The seeding should* be very heavy. older one. Taking into consideration how. ver. U willing to intelligently X'<w. the field being in a nm-down j xhVbest lawns ^remade by having "a control of s,ab, finish of fruit and stu.iy the problems connected with condition, it needed some nourishment prea t many fine stalks of grass The quality; in short, the pack, out, the, milk production, can make a surer, t ,, pro< ) uce a crop of wheat. As I had b(>st ^rass'for shade and open lawns is following recommendations for orch- , living out of the dairy cow than from no money to purchase a great amount ' tne Kentucky Blue Grass. It is sown ard use would seem to be the most, any other line o' farming. ' o f fertilizer I decided to make some ' at tne rate of about t>0 pounds or 4 comim-Ml.-.b!. : 1 M spray ejher Bor- Then emea thecoi * wasted , home-made fertilizer. ! bushels per acre. It weighs M pounds' deaux or lime sulphur, 2nd spray effort to give good care and good feed j collected all the wood ashes I could to the bushel The seed merchants sell either Bur'l.-aux or lime -:'i>h<<r. 3rd to t-ows that just simply haven't it in j get handy, which was about 1 M: tons, rf .i; a | ( | t . mixtures- these usually con- spray lime sulphur, 4th spray lime, them to make milk in profitable quan- u i S o some fine manure and sifted it uin ' a j arKt . percentage of Kentucky ulphur. The profitable dairy herd i S| together -o I ,-ould use it in a fertilizer Blue f ; rasg and W hite Clover. Timothy The absolute necessity of applying comp ted c - drill. When ready to use I took a ton aml i^,\ -r op w - nen a< i ( i t .,i to the mix- three or n ore sprays should be undor-' ing ancestors, either grade or purc-^of t l u- mixture and put in 100 pounds . llrt> a re satisf-ictory gras-es for mak Mood. Tr.es not sprnye.1. or poorly .wl, that hav, I n thenise T-S prov- | of ,, r ;,l phosphate. ir ^ ' a ]wrm& ^ nt lawn . T o secure a preyed will not only produce poor en producers through one or more Me- i opened the fertilizer part wide satisfactory sealing take about one- quality ..f fruit and less of it, but. on tat ion periods. Sometimes we are in-' ()p ,. l; :l .,,| drilled !',(. bushels of good ha i f ' O ' f the seed fer'tlu- area and sow account of foliape injury brought on dined to believe that there are more clean -eel wheat to the acre. Dur- tho area ono way, carefuHy by hand, by fungous diseases as well as insect poor feeders than poor cows, and that ing the winter I hauled the manure di- then Vi ^ the ' other Irtlf and sow P.-5U., are in no coition to form a many of the so-calV '.OOO-pound cows rw . t f ,-, he stable to the field cov-| ac ,. ORg [ he fir , t s . t>(|i B y this means cr<D of fruit bu.ls for the succeeding, would produce ...000 or (,.00 pounds erinK it thoroughly. . you u . (>ull , HV(fi j any miist . g am , st . cure yf-'ir. " f milk if only given half a chance.; u W as a nice sight at harvest time an cvt . n stam | In order to determine possible re- On the other hand, > here are cows pro- ' , sol , wjlat Bn ,. VOIl R tand I had. Frt>m To , lvM havi;itc the lav. n bare during duet ion of cmi; by the use of spray ducing 6,000 and 6,000 pounds of milk this poverty s'ricken fk-Id I threshed the (>arlv slllnm ,. r gow o-its at thc mixtures an iu-tual count of some ( that should be producing 8,000 or 9.000 f our mon . bushels of wheat to the acre rate of from 4 to 5 bushels per acre thousands of bloom was made last |ounds on the feed and care that they, than any of my neighbors, and did not iH.f orP the last cultivation in prepara- eaeon at tho Central Experimental revive. The ability to select good sce a half dozen stalks of thistles. I tion f(ll . M . ( Vim C This will form a Fil ,EL an 'V the fo ! h ' win(r r " S .r U8 noted: ! cows l U tho , first n / ld most "Prtant miw have H stan.l of alfalfa on the denM Kro^ward within three weeks. Where lime Mlpbur, sjMvific gravity attribute of a good dairyman. land. H.B.F. I . m | t } l( , M ,;, .007, wax ued I7.4'r of Lho blooms Finally, there is the question of feed. ' net fruit. Where Bordeaux 3- 1 0-40 The fanner who is a >r<x,d dairyman formula was used, IT. 7 of the blooms and has good cows, will be only an in with the lawn-mower, will not only mnke a beautiful lawn, but will serve ,. .._ Pig-ei-ting s->ws should be fed about a s a nurso crop for the grasses until There was practically no d.fTercnt success unless he opera** , lhrM . <,,,. ,. r sn!t , )lirk ,. ut in stl . ip s, th ,. v Bre Wl>l , ,, : t :l i,lished. Cover your .iffererce ,n the set of the two plot, hw farm to produce maximum quant,- ,. , ho ,, iKS mav !u . paintoa with , aw ' n geed wlth a garden rake and roll due to the spray use-l. tie* nutritious roughage. On the mll , i!aK ,. containing equal parts of from time to tinu- after rain. These results <lo not indicate a low Miry farm, large acreage will be de- tincture of alK.c- and a-nfoeiida as due to the use of lime sulphur as n voted to legumes su.-li as red clover, K( ,o n as the pigs -ire drv ' Bpray for orchard uso in the Province sweet clover and alfalfa, to tho produc-' tii>n of succulent crops, such as roots of Ontario. Calcium Animate for Potatoes.' With the advent of calcium arsenate acreage comparatively in grains. n insecticide it should, on account Where such crops are grown, very lit- nni corn for ensilago with a small of its cheapness and insecticide prop-j tie fiMxl will need to be purchased out- ertiea, displace the use of Paris green side of heavy concentrates to supple- on potatoes, which is always liable to' ment the coarse grains produced at be attended by foliage injury. For thei home and there will be a maximum of control of fungous diseses of potatoes i increase, a minimum of outgo, ami sat- Bordeaux mixture of the 4-4-40 form-; isfactory profits. A litle wheat bran or linseed oil Tho name ''Mary" has been givtn meal in the sow's ration will prevent to seventeen daughters among twelve costiveness at farrowing time. Nearly one-third of the population of the world are Christians. monarcha of England. (ieorge III. and Queen Victoria had each three daughters bearing this name, together with others. Chestunt hard coal makes the most satisfactory fuel for the coal-burning broodtar stove as it -< Mum goes out tf the fire is given the proper atten- tion and there is no difficulty in msk ing tho lire last all make* a hot tire while night. Coke it burns anil can be Used in l>r</oder stoves but the stove nwy need attention during tha night U> be sure that tho fire will 'last until morning. Soft ooul can be UM.K! in brooder have noticed that this is oftener neg- lected than cared for, consequently these neglected roadsides are growing up to ragweeds, docks, thistle:!, etc. Perhaps in a few years the June grass will get a good start and crowd these weed* out and make a decent looking: se<iue " r<>ad>ide, but at that think of the work without pay that we have been doing keeping these weeds down and of thc wi'ed seed that has been distributed Making Drains Permanent ___________ There is m> f'iriit improvement to i strayed because proper precautions which th;- Milage, "A chain is no' were ivt taken during its construction, stronger than its weakest link," is Often the tile are rot laid to a true more applicable than to a system of grade. ( 'areic-.-sr.es:, in grading. results tile-drainage. The links in this chain | in humps ami dips in the drains and a are four in number. They are in Time B.C. 790-749. Place Jerusalem. Lesson Foreword Joash was suc- ceeded by Amaziah (sec 2 Kings 1-i: 1-20; 2 Chron. ch. 25), and he, in turn, 1 by Uzziah. I'n/iah was one of the most brilliant kings of Judnh, and his, reign was very prosperous. j I. Uzziah's Prosperity, 3-5. V. 3. Uzziah; the name means,, "Jehovah is my strength." In 2 Kings; 15:1 he is called by another nan.e, Azariah, which means, "Jehovah is my help." Sixteen years old. V. 1 leads us to infer that he was chosen king by popular acclamation rather than by, hereditary right; he may have dis-; placed an older brother. Fifty and two years; one of the longest as well as. one of the most prospt-rious reigns in the annals of the kingdom of Judah.j V. 4. That which was right. The Hebrew word for right seems origin- ally to have meant "straight." Thus Ps. 23: H speaks of "paths of righte-i jusness" *traij?ht paths and Jesus speaks of the narrow way which leads to the straight gate, Matt. 7: 14. In. the sight of the Lord. Judged by God's standard T'zziah did what was. right in his early years. V. 5. He souht (Jod. "To seek God," is a frequent term in the Old I Testament . It may mean: (1) to con-| suit God through ;hose who ordinarily reveal his will; (2) to seek him. in prayer and worship; (3) to make an 1 effort to obey his v.-i'l and to practice i a righteous life. The direction of Uzziah's life was set towards God.' In the days of Zeclviriah. Zei-hariah, not mentioned elsewhere, was a prop- het who.-e influence over Uzziah in his early years was for good. Under- standing in . . visions. Revelation frequently came to the prophets through visir.ns. (See IS-A. 1:1; Jer. ' 1:11-13; Kzek. ch. 1, /pchariah not; only received visions but he was able to interpret them correctly. As long as he sought . . God. It might be. said that the book of Chronicles was written to prove the truth of this thesis. Kach king's reign is passed! in review and it is shown that the man who seeks God prospers; the man who fors-tke-i him is punished. U/.ziah is depicted as a man of versa!''' 1 ability who used his great gifts to the r.trergthening of his king- dom. (1) He was a successful fren- eral conducting victorious campaigns again.', his enemies and extending the borders of his land. vs. 5-S. (2) He had a shrewd eye for commercial :>!- van-.:ig<-s. Seizing Eiath, a strat- i;i' per? (in 'be Red Sea, he opene I up tr::<ie with thc south an 1 east, v. 2 (3) Realizing its importance for thc pros- 1 perity of the land he look a keen in-' terest in agriculture, and devised a way for irrigating the land. vs. 9-10. (1). He was an efficient organizer, putting the army on a sound basis and strengthening the defences of the realm II. Uzziah's Presumption. ll-lS. V. 1">. Engines, etc. This engine, whate -..I- its nature, was apparently set on the walls of Jerusalem and was capable of beating back an invading army. He was marvellously helped, etc. 'Th.s searches Uzziah's downfall to its roots. Prosperity proved his un-' doing. V. Hi. His heart was lifted up. lit- became proud, arrogant and self-suf- fui.'iit. Into the temple to burn in- cento. The burning of incense was a sacred rite and none but a priest was qualified to perform it (see Kx. 30: 1-' 10; Num. lti:40t. Uzxiah's inflate! vanity prompted him to usurp a func- tion which did not properly belong to him. V. 17. The priests attempted to stop such sacrilege. Fourscore priests. The services of the temple required a iargo staff of priests. Valiant men. It would require all their valor f o withstand so proud and powerful a king. V. 18. Burn incense. Incen'c was formed by burning certain aromatic substances. It was offered morning and evening on the golden altar; if.a sweet odor was supposed to be parti- cularly pleasing to God. It was some- times referred to as a symbol of prayer. (See Ps. 141: 2; Rev. 8:3.) V. 19. Uzziah was wroth. The prit-ts were quite within their rights in restraining him. His anger was un- reasonable. Censer. Before the exile the censer was simply a pan or shovel in which the incense was nixod with live coals; after the exile the incen.-e was burned en the golden aUar .-in! the censer was used to carry coals from the rrreaf aliar to the altar of ir r.se. The leprosy . . rose up. The unqualified man who meddled with sacred duties was frequently stricken on the spot. V. 20. They thrust him out. The presence of a leper, a per-or. who was cor. i.itred ceremonially unclean, would defile the temple. "He entered as a priest and he 'eft a? a "eper." V. 21. Dwelt in a several hoas?. Leprosy was the most feared because it was tho most loathsome disease of the ancient East. To prevent oon- ta.r! ".. the leper was required to !i\v an isolated life. Uzziah n;ay have V>ei allowed to remain in h! palace but he would always be in t]\:?. : inline. Jothanr his son. etc. Since T T 77i.'h wr,n forced to rotire from his kindly duties, .Totham exercise I the repe-icy until U/.:'.iaV death. Application. Dangers of Prosperity "I have been a minister for nearly half a cen- tury," a man said recently, "and ''n that time I have known a good many men utterly spiiled by prosperity. I have come to believe that few men can become prosperous and remain hum- ble." It was after a number of grett victories that Napoleon grew arrogant and fiid "Take the word 'inipo-sible' out cf the dictionary, pithing is im- possible to the man whi h?s will pow- er " Evidently 'he da; ;:' of pros- perity are very sinister. The Humility of Bishop Brooks When Phillips Brocks was made a bishop, , he, with characteristic hum-, ility, was overwhelmed with n senso cf his responsibility and spent many anxious days in prayer. Then he sent for a very dear friend and said to him. "If you ever thiirk that this posi- tion is making any difference in me; if you ever see any sign of pride; I want you to tell me at once." That really great man was afraid lest, like Uzziah, his heart might be lifted up to his destruction. Leads to Egotism Durirg t!ic last few years a great many "sucec-s" books have been written which gen- erally contain accounts of how boys, starting with little or nothing, have achieved distinction in various fields. Thousands of magazine articles have been written along the same line. A keen observer of men wrote recently, . "So-called selfmade men are the most, objectionable men I know. They be- come so egotistic that they attribute' their success entirely to extraordinary, ability which U very rarely true.'' 1. Planning the system. 2. Selection of tile to be used. 3. Construction of the system. 4. Maintenance. about also think of the poor advertis-J N( , llnlina)f ,. svst ,, m wi || function m tins carelessness hs given our, , on(< unk . ss |m , Iur ,. on .,i ( | t . rat i on is farm. Seven years ago last fal'l su<-h a road was built along the farm that now be- given to each. A failure in any sys- i 'inscM|uent reduction in their water- carrying capacity. If these faults are pronounced enough the tile will event- ually become tilled with silt. Allowing the walls of the trenches to cave in licfore covering or priming the tile often raises them above the required THE OUTDOOR FLOWER-GARDEN If a new piece of ground is to be opened, as soon as the frost is out Garden plots already in use should be cleared of debris after the plants have been killej by fall frosts. The soil is then loosened and a top-dress- , ing applied as for a new piece. If this work is delayed until spring, the okl * plant tops should be removed as soon" as uncovered by the snow. Thc dre?s- ing should then be put on while the. locate a slake at each of the four cor- 1 ground is still frozen. Spring rains ners and begin the removal of the sod. He very cartvful to slvikc the sods grade, and may cause gaps of an inch out thoroughly over the plot. The will carry a portion of it into the soil* as it thaws, though the amount wili be' less than when a fall application is* or more between adjoining tile through roots hold a considerable quantity of made. As soon as the froit is out,, which s( il can enter readily. Faultily rich earth, and to take this away from|*P*dfl the plot over and turn the top-. tern cf drainage can always be traced constructed and pocrly protected out- the plot is like taking the cream away stoves with grates constructed for that purpose. However, it is not usually considered a satisfactory as thc bard coal. It pays to have a box in oachj colony house (hut will hold nearly A week'n supply of coal. This saves car-, >ng longs to tho writer of this article. The to a weakness in one or more of these links. In planning a drainage system k-ts are amor.g the other sources of trouble that might be mcntione.1. The dressing under two or three inches. ,V . UHlDi uii^d KI^V.^I.II V.I, A 11C i<- spring the hen owner of the U I)i)t illfroquollt | y happens that soil or.ly way to insure airainst improper ., i"'.' "ragged his side of Hn(( s, u |, goi | C ,, m litj i,s are not care- j construction is to have the work -lone l , r<) . :: ' ""'! H H""?.** pulverized fl||ly aiw ^ ei [ w |,,. n t |ie depth and fre-lby a reliable, experienced contractor '" 11 " *" ll lu " !faif " sow " ' There is Safety in Diversity. , , .. . sowed it to al'falfn, sow- ( , liu . m , v (; f ( ||- a ' m s are being determin- who places i|ii:.lity of work above week'a supply of coal. This saves car-, " lfr v lth " " s '"", amol " vl ot <>uls r '"'| ed. As a result tile may be laid so' quantity. A tile-drainage system r>^ng fuel in bad weather and reduces a rop ' **'* tllp nlf " lfil h (l ; deep, as has been done in several cas- ; should be a permanent improvement. the time ncrmwary to care for brooder 1 1,* " '' start lno (M1 t-s was mowii I down.' (>s ()f whil . h tm , w ,.iter has personal ' Kconomy demands that every ivas-n- flr. owm ' r <; ut " n " l-uttln K " f lllf lf |kn,iwllg,.. that water cannot get able precaution be UiKen in its con- If you use oil burning brooders it pay to b>uy the best grade o f kerosene or the grade commonly sold by the oil later on in that season. down to them because of an imporvi- I , UUvrll W UV tFv *ra v*i in | The writer purchased the farm and; (|lw lav ,.,. ()f su ,,. soil| a)im , P thl . nl . moved into it that winter and for the struction. Proper maintenance and care are result is HttU- or no drainage. Morol essential to the continued operation of VI HIV t ' k" VWfl illl^/itl V WWW ''.> ' i , ... ip,v . companies for incubator use. This j p * st l tv " yearit llas ''"' lhree , cu ** i ?p frequenUy, however, iile .ire not plac- ! a drainage system. It is hard to con-! first-grado oil g-ivs the mot heat forj o !} " y< '" r alon>f llls sl( le of 1|U ' e,i .iei-.p enough, with thc result tlwit ceive of any neglect that id more cost- 1 he money and there i less soot and; , ? m " '*" ', ' P nt):i|U ' "f ''' !i(U P or m . drainage is obtained over ly than that of failing to periodically I odor. ma '.' *"" has 'T t>n '.'/'"""""w 1 nffht ..onsi.lorabb- area between drains. inspect and clean out catch-basins, and It pays to use a good grade of fuel in spite of tlw ovsi, a* the expense can l>e divided among two or three hun- dred chicks, making the fuel cost per rfnrk very smalt. And if the fires gn out the injury to a brood may be so Ifreat that no amount of fuel economy can make up for it. -*-- Caring for the Roadside. The IttMt two j.-ars an<l the next few \"iu- will coiiatil tt an era of road buiWirvg. When pr<i|>erly completed thesi) roaiis slvotihl have weakest tile. A farmer in the eastern , , ... , II I %H ir* II I\T n atramst the wta w.thout any sinta- No viUv . (!rain is 8trol , Kl . r than its DM reWPd for lalmr expended. There is no other grass that makes as beautiful . roadside as the alfalfa when it is in blossom or about a week after it hus been cut when tho next crop is just getting started. The writer feels that if he had not inspect and clean out catch-basins, and to keep the outlet op-en and well pro- tected against the entrance of rats, pail of Ontario was obliged, last j skunks, and woodchucks, who look spring, to replace two carloads of soft] upon them as homes built especially tile which bud broken down com- pletely within a period of a few years after being installed. Numerous iiv stances could be given of concrete tile cored the threc-fouilhslo a ton a navinp .U.Seriorated to such an extent for their benefit. A case in which a skunk worked its way in>to a drain so far that it could neither go ahead nor back, was recently brought to our at- from milk. After removing the sod, loosen the! soil to the depth of several inches with a garden fork. This does not mean' There is no gel-rich-quick crop. \ that the soil is to be turned under.' young farmer should consider this fact_ The fork should be inserted as far as seriously. Any or.t-crop system is a' it will go, and the handle depressed speculation and few men gain by such* as one would do if the soil were to be risks always. It is the careful busi- . lifted. This done, remove the fork and s man that avoids speculation, who ( in.-ert in it new place. Go over the "succeeds at hist. whole plot this way. This will open The same principle is true in farm- up the soil to a depth of several inches, i^K. The farmer who raises enough, . allowing both air and water to enter, l ' rn alu ' na .v f r h'9 stock; keeps cows freely. i for milk and butter; raises his o\\ n A top-dressing is next in order. | meat and work stock; grows potatoes This should be one or two inches inland truck crops; helps his wife and depth, and is preferably of cow ma- children with the chickens, ducks and nure, which may be used either , turkeys; keeps a few hives of bees and "green" or well rotted. If cow manure a small orchard; plants peas and is not available, horse manure may j pumpkins in a corn Held, and 1 raises be used, but it must be well rotted.' turnips, cabbage and beans before he Sheep or hen manure may also be used, ! turns his attention to a money crop. but these are highly nitrogenous and 'may five and be able to buy school should be applied very sparingly. It, 1)ot> k s > school shoes, clothing and i better to apply those in tho fallJChristmas toys, and pay his taxes. year extra of hay above what he other- wise would have hail, that the looks of nothing but a gray, gravelly resii- 1 clogged. Considerable labor and drain- , inn- it'dicatt'il where they had been. ' age to crops might have been avoided, Htl r,.adside< alotiK his fnrm com-| , ( js . (H ., lhon , v to consider cost be- had tho outlet been given the proper to a great many stretchrs off f ,, ri , , iua iit v wh( , n , nliv i lils i nw tile. The i attention. roadside. The law of e-at-h province should see to it that these roadsides are seeded to some suitable gross seed with a nurse crop to kt:ep the weeds from (fettling the start, of the grasa. Whcre- UH we have no uch laws it would l>c wi*e thii>g for each fanner living roadsides in his county would have been big pay for all the seed and time expended in making the roadside beau- tt nicelyl ! , ' ,'"" ]"""' '""" "" vt:; cheapest tile may bo the most expen-| Any farmer who contem plates in- graveled roadbed with a well-shaped . LS 1 ?! 7 ^*^ " ?*'.!!"", '.",". , llw i *ivi- in the end. :nul likewise the cost- ! stalling a tile drainage system can in- tention. This drain was completely j The top-dressing may bo left on until Cattle and hogs pay better profits the ?oil becomes warm enough for, than prain crops. Fat cattle are al- planti.ig, when it should he lurne.l , ways in demand at some cash value, under to the depth of two or throe 'anil hogs multiply faster than other inches. | farm animals if you use serum to pri>- The ideal time to prepare a new plot! 'ect them against hog cholera. Cattle tiful. M. (5. liritish princes and priiuos.-is may r.ot marry before the age of twenty- live without the King':; consent; if over twenty-five, they may marry by giving notice twelve months ' . I'm t> bund to the Privy Council, unlfss Par- long H new mad to do this himself. I !i.-iment dcrid< In pausing along the highways wu : match I .... .<:ust the proposed lipst tile, th>' li-iist expensive. No one sure its economy and efficiency by hav- would think of building u goo<l barn | ing tho plan made by an exoericnced on a foundation made of material drainage engineer; by using none but vshose strength U questionable, and i tile of known strength and durability; yet many farmers don't . he-site. to to u?o t by employing thc most advanced tile that shows signs of being weak, in an equally expensive drainage- sys- tem. The efficiency of a drainage system frequently impaired or entirely do- pound ef cure." methods of c; nst-uctioii; and by giv- ing it the attention it should have, after completion. Here, as elsewhere, "an oiinr. 1 rf prevention is worth a is in tlu fall. The preparation is as and hogs are, not perishable like veget- outlined above, thc coat of dressing at ion, and they are always salable, being applied early enough so that! a d >'<>u nmy keep them until you one or two good rains may wash rrf.li/.e a fair price. portion of it into the soil before the Stock on a farm furuisih manure and griiund finally closes up. The follow-! s- 1 ^ fertiliser bill*. Plenty of ani- ir.g spring the top-dressing may be' 10 *' 8 ' ll;( ' i'lver on a farm, with corn, used under the beds instead of being' C>''i'. hay and vegetables to' fatten turned in, as the fall and spring rains | them, and maiuii-e .saved and used wlU will havo washed a valuable part of it ' fertilize the (:!. grow better crop* into the soil. jar.il inciva^e the value of the hind.