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: *-. --*. . * - Addren communication* to Agronomist, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto NEGLECT IN THE SUMMER CUTS WINTER EGG PROFITS. Hot days and j-ultry nights bring most easily applied dry. There are their own problem to the poultrywinJ two common methods of using it in whether he be operating on a cummer- the powder form. cial scale or managing a farm Pock. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON The Pinch Method The bird is The birds require different care and held by the legs and pinches of the characters of the early church. Bar- different feeding during the hot days, j powder dusted into the feathers about ' nabas is translated to mean "The son The old hens must be kept on the ;obj the vent, in the loose fluff feathers of consolation." Moffat translates it and the young stock will hav< o boj and along the body feathers extending given every encouragement if th#y are f rom the thigh forward. AUGUST 26 Barnabas the Great-Hearted. Acts 4: 36, 37; 9: 26-30; 11: 19-30; 12: 25; 13: 1 to 15; 12: 35-41; Gal. 2: 13. Golden Text He was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith. Acts 1 1 : 24. LESSON SETTING This week we j Barnabas knew_well the great tempta- study the life of another of the great to do their best next fall and winter The Shaker Method This is simi- tions to which Gentile converts would be exposed. It would require grace to hold to the new faith. He was a ^.. TO } eood man. The character of Barnabas "The son of encouragement." The life is described in the same words as that lof Barnabas fulfils both translations, j of Stephen. The words of Barnabas He had a discerning mind and a warm had weight, as coming from a repre- when prices begin to come up. Much i ar to the pinch method except that a has ben said of winter care, b it win-j can having a perforated top is used in tcr care is much more difficult if your , p) ace o f us ing pinches. This requires lock poes into winter quarters weak- much more material and consequently it is frequently diluted with some fine substance such as flour or flowers of . Dip Method In addition to using ened by summer neglect. THB TIME TO Ct This is the time of year to get rid sulphur, of the cull hen. Culling can be .done 1 Dip 1 at utiy time, but the amateur will find the sodium floride as above, it 8 less trouble at this time of year. The| sometimes used as a dip. This re- ipirit of spring, with its flush season quires more labor but is a thorough for eggs has passed rapdily into sum-' method of cleaning up a flock. A warm mer slu:nps. Summer slumps may be sunny days should be chosen and the caused by two factors: First, poor work done during midday to give th. feedir.g, and secondly, the inability of birds chance ^ ? et dricd off beto . T , e thc individual hen to stand the strain. ' * oin S to roost - This practice is rapid In other words, the constitutionally '* becoming more common among weak, the mentally disinclined, and poultrymcn as they are overcoming a physically unfit, should be doomed to fear ot wetting the birds, laughter. Time and space will not Beach and Freehorn give the follow- permit an extensive article at this ln * directions for making the dip: time on culling. A few of the high' " The Bolution should be prepared in a points might be enumerated. The big' wooden container, avoiding contact beefy hen with the chuckle head, yel-l with galvanized iron. The ordinary low shanks, new plumage and a mass' wood wash tub is excellent for this of hard fat stored in the egg sack P ur P s e- ne ounce of commercial region should be given carfare to mar- isodium fl rid . or two-thirds of an ket. Small, undersized, crow-headed i ounce of the *"teBj P ure , sa , round-bodied types showing lack of 8hould bc d ' ss lv e d n each gallon of vitality and vigor should also be let te P id watcr The best method for r- Keep an eye on the busy indus- : d 'PP in K the birds is to hold thcm wlth trious biddy who sings all day and the lcft hand b y both winR8 - Th ^ y wears no yellow pigment in her i are then P laced feet f oremost in the ihanks. She is a most docile and warm d 'P and submerged until only heart. I. BARNABAS OFFERS A GREAT GIFT, ACTS 4 : 36, 37. Vs. 36, 37. And Joses . . Barnabas. The early church was a sharing j"' church. No one said that aught that he possessed was his own. So much did this spirit prevail that many sold their possessions and laid the price at sentative of the mother Church in Jerusalem, but his real power came through his character and his spirit- filled life. Much people was added. new impetus was given to the work grace. III. BARNABAS BRINfiS A HELPER, ACTS 11: 25-30. Vs. 25-28. Then departed Barnabas the apostles' feet. It is to be" noted : j fo Tarsus; whither Saul had gone for ! (1) That this action was voluntary; t safety from Jerusalem. Brought him ' (2) That it was not a fund for equal unto Antioch. Barnabas F'-es that 'distribution among all, but only for Antioch is a great field for :3aul. A .the relief of the needy; (3) That it whole year; during which the friend- did not necessarily involve the sale cf ship between Barnabas and Saul absolutely all personal possessions; would grow. Called Christiana first in \ (4) That the practice did not extend 'An ti\ -h ; doubtless a nickname given ibeyond Jerusalem; (5) That it was by the horthcn population. Arjabus evidently an emergency measure. The| . . great dearth. He foretells fa- 1 case of Barnabas is quoted as an il- mine. History confirms this prophecy, j lustration of this spirit, and as a con- j This same prophet foretells the im- ' trust to the dishonest action of An-i piiponment of Paul in Jerusalem, 'anias and Sapphira. A Levite. From, Acts 21: 11. i Num. 18: 20 and Deut. 10: 9 we learn Vs. 29, 30. The disciples . . deter- Dissolve in boiling water that the Levites were not allowed to hold land. God was their portion. But evidently this law did not apply to Levites living outside of Israel. \Cyprua; an island in the eastern part mined . . to send relief; a proof of the fine spirit of the church in Anti- och. The action was unanimous. The burden was fairly divided every man according to his ability. The action of the Mediterranean sea, where many j was unselfish "unto the brethren in ! Jews lived. Having land; literally, Judea." The action was timely, being 1 "having a field." At the apostles' feet; done at once. The action was complet- 1 Rimifvine that the money was at their ed "which also they did." By the signifying that the money disposal. II. BARNABAS ENCOURAGES A GREAT WORK, ACTS 11: 19-24. V. 19. They which were scattered abroad . . Phenice. The death of Ste- friendly individual, always looking for the head remains above tne surface. ; hen was followed by violent persecu- iomething to eat. Her plumage may J" 6 ^ 8nould b held in lhin position tjoni | n which Sa.ul ^was the leader. be dry and hard, and possibly broken, but she will be out-doing her more "dressed up" sister of leisure Note when you handle her, the spread in! before removal the head should bo the egg sack region, indicating ovarian ' ducked undcr the surface. Hold the for twenty or twenty-five seconds, p u t the dispersion of the Christians while the feathers are ruffled to per- only means the dispersion of the gos- mit penetration of the liquid. Just pel. Every Christian was a witness they did." By hands of Barnaban and Saul. It was the visible fruits of their ministry. APPLICATION. The Golden Text gives a brief char- acterization of Barnabas, which is very interesting, because it is very Christian. There are many ideals set before men in the world's literature, and some of them are in direct con- tradiction to the Christian standard. Soak an hour or more (Colored ciothei only half n Use enough to get a big lasting suds Big lasting suds one secret of Rinse's amaz- ing power to dissolve dirt. If you don't get lasting suds, you have not used enough Rinso. After soaking, only the most soiled clothes need a light rubbing with dry Rinso. Your clothes don't need boiling if you use Rinso. But if you like to boil your white cottons, usa enough Rinso solution to get the suds you like. Rinso is made by the largest soap makers in the world to do the family roash ai easily and safely as LUX does fine things. LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED TORONTO R302 activity. The deep, long ribs, the long, broad, level back, the clean-cut head, and the hard, close plumage. These arc all earmarks of heavy pro- duction and "laying type." LAYINC-HOirSE CONDITIONS. Conditions in the laying-house are apt to become very bad in summer. A birds above the tub for a few minutes , * s[don wcre {n tWs ^^ Jegug to allow them to dram. One hundred ma( , e one visit to the locality, Matt birds will use up approximately five 15 . 21-27, Antioch; still farther north of the Holy Spirit and of faith." There is usually much restraint in the sa- cred writers, no fulsome eulogy. The facts are stated, and speak for them- j* u|^f i * -. fj - i o &* * "* nn,n |nni**iinr'ivii.iii . _ * , . gallons of dip on which basis material on'the same coast. It was the capital , %&J"SF&-'S? i *5? COMMON SENSE ABOUT GERMS should be available at the start of thc operation to keep thc dip replenished. SUMMER FEEDING. During the long warm days our ra- of the province of Syria. Paul's three missionary journeys had their begin- ning here. Preaching to none but unto seems to take us riglvt into the confi- dence of the disciples, and lets us know what he and they thought of J i Mlfttilld . n 4 , , I t1 hot, stuffy house, odoriferous with the n can be cnan ^ ed <l ulte materially ! countrymen eases from hpntorl mn , from the one used during the short the world-w every S and^rack a ne7t ? mit cold wa P < * r - Th ' *" " > ^ ^ a l r S& *?. *"*& Is not at all conducive to health and er rw > ulrt ' s an abundance of heating Minii lie i u. / rvw iwnfi MI i/t. vm INMW ._ * . *_ '. theJcu'x; partly because thc refugees ?, me f their great-hearted comrades, would naturally live among their own I We are thankful for as much as we ymen, but principally because know about B.rnuba,, the world-wide significance of the gos- turn of events, and the leading of the production. i -mo food. There must be supplied in quan- tities sufficient, however, to maintain ever, a liberal feed of mash and ani- mal protein to keep up production. If the houses are warm, 'put the mash hoppers out in the shade where can be secured by keeping all window ^^ wi " C " SUme morc ' Wide open and if windows are opened under the dropping board on thc spirit. Vs. 20-22. Some In the Acts after the Day of Pente- cost Paul is a dominating figure. His missionary journeys and his experi- ences take all the latter part of the , Acts, and his Epistles constitute a spake unto the j e part of the New Testament. But 1 , ,-, . ' i . IB IK" pail ui me i^ ew i fsiuinfiu. out _ Grtaant; not Greek-speaking Jews,l, n % a |: nabaB wc hnve a man without L n Ing a healthy atmosphere. In most houses adequate summer ventilation but Greeks who were Gentiles and pa- gnns. These preachers of the word, having lived in Cyprus or Cyrene in Africa were naturally more in touch whom we might never have had Paul. Barnabas is notable for that, ns well ns for his own admirable Christian mixture is used for feeding, consisting of equal north side will aid materially iiTkee'iT 1 t *. Kr nd ?*** f round c rn - bran - ing the house cool and provide air el r mld . dl '"* s ' f" d t ""''P, *<" K air ci - or buttermilk may be used to replace j na ^ e about one-half of the meat scrap. The use of such dairy _ u i. graces. Much of the character of with the Gen 'lo world and were not & arnabas as exemplified, is disclosed possessed by the strong prejudices of., his rc | ations witn Puul . those Jews who had been brought up lions of mites by keeping the rows out Sparrows nd carry mites and i qucnt the poultry house and build vermin. They also devlop a mania for visiting mash hoppers and feed bins. In this way they will materially reduce profits and are very apt to be carriers of disease organisms from Infected flocks and yards. Mites and lice reduce thc vitality of tock and interfere with production. These two common pests vary in their habits and must be dealt with accord- ingly. Mites live in cracks and crev- ices, about th nests, roost* and drop- ping boards, attacking thc hen during the night while she is on the roost or during the day while she is on thc nest. Mites may be detected by the 1 chnracteriHtic "pepper and salt" ap-l pearance on the roosts and about the' rrnrks and chinks. This IR caused by! excreta from the parasites. They arc 0Mcribd as both gray and red mites. Jr. reality, however, the gray mito is usually the name animal before break- 1 ft. After hi* meal of good hen's I '>; he takes on a reddened uppeur- >:<( due to the blood in the body. A characteristic odor ceonpaniii bad infthtation and om> can soon learn to ru-r.gnize them and detect their pres- et, re in that way. Using louse killer en thn birds will have but Hide .-(Tect on mites. They ran bn readily con- trolled, however, by using a pood tnirctlcide on the roo.ts, nest*, drop- pi -.,.' !>oard, etc. The writer has found wast.' oil from the crunk case of the autni'iobile or tractor to be a very rffk-itnt and inexpensive mite control. Kveryone has some at hand or can fleciire it from a local garage for a nuill sum. The roonts, nests and dropping boards should be thoroughly pr.lrtcd with this oil. Kerosene will ln.\ a killing effect but evaporates vi -v quickly and has to be applied mure often. There are on the market n'""- wood preservers, coal tar by- p..i I ,(. jmd other patent prepara- t' 'vl'icli may bc used with equal j ' f ( * n. i I'odv lice c.in best be controlled by ti<:.liiiK with Hodium floride. Thin ! ISSUE No. 33 '23. Palestine. The hnnd of the Lord wan u'ith them. (lod blessed their preaching. The tidings the ears of the church came unto . in Jeru- salem. The news of this great res- ponse of the Gentiles to the gospel Moralists have spoken of the great, valuable things of the spirit ns the True, the Beautiful, and the Good. Some are apostles of one, others of another aspect of the perfect life. Not exclusively, however. Ruskin, as an , f C rn m favor of a little more wheat The ponse or the (..entiles to the gospel art critiCi cont inaally wrote not only came to Jerusalem, which was natur- of the beautiful, but nlso of the true all .y the religious centre of the new and thp mor ally good. Stephen, whose faith . Th* .question of the Gentile life wc considered last Sunday was convert to the Jew and the Jewish law pcr haps the apostle of the truth We usually recommend feeding about seven pounds per day to one hundred hens at this time of year. This will tend to increase the amount of mash consumed. A moist mash fed at noon will also tend to increase mash con- sumption and aid in holding produc- tion up. Do not forget green feed. So often when thc hens arc out we neglect the green feed. If they have access to a good alfalfa pasture or some green annuols as rape or oats, they will fare very well. However, during midsum- mer the green supply from grass runs low and it will pay you to find some supplementary greens. Sprouted oats nro excellent and can easily be grown In summer. Rape makes a good sum- mer feed, but must he fod in small quantities as it is very apt to cause "green" or "dark" yolks. Chinese cab- bage sown about August 1 makes ex- cellent greens for fall feeding. Give hens in confinement n feed of greens the find thing in the morning nnd again in the forenoon, ami also in the afternoon during the hot weather. They enjoy salads for summer rations just ns much ns we do. During midsummer thc water sup- ply becomes warm nhd stale. You will he repaid for the trouble of frequently changing thc water. Keep the pans clean, and |mrt!rular'v when milk i.i being fed. Foul drinking dishes are not conducive to good health and the birds will drink more water if it is clean nnd cool. Remembi-r, eggs are fi5.!l per cent, water. The old straw stack moved buck to the field and spread evenly will pay bountifully for your puins. The new dairy building provided by tho Province of Ontario nt the Agri- cultural College, Guelph, is being fully equipped for experimental work. Not only will scientific Investigation b undertaken in connection with cheese and butter making, but attention will be given to powdered milk and ice cream production, as these industries are growing in importance and prov- ing remunerative to Ontario dairy- men. had not yet become an acute one, al- though we find that Peter's action in eating bread with Cornelius and his friends, after having bujtized them, gave rise to serious debate, Acta 11: 1-18. Peter defended himself by telling of his vision in Joppa. Sent forth Barnabas. Thc church in Jerusalem sent Barnabas to look into the move- ment arid give it direction. It was a wise selection they made. Vs. 23, 24. When . . he- came . . was glad. When he saw the reality of the faith of the new converts, he knew that the spirit of God was at work and rejoiced at it Exhorted them all. read the sixty verses of the seventh of Acts and Barnabas was pre- eminent in the impression he made as to his goodness. What is goodness? One answer that at any rate gives something of the truth is that goodness is something of absolute moral worth that commands our conscience and reason. A good man is one who is not unworthy of Jeremy Taylor's fine phrasing, "a mind apt to noble choices, and a heart capable of a mighty love." Such was Barnabas. His noble choices and his mighty love are set forth by Luke in the Acts. Live Stock Markets. An important paragraph in the re- view of the present situation oi tho , cnttle trade by the Markets Intelli- I j.-ence Service of the Dominion I.iva | Mock Uranch reads: "The strongest I c I -11:111.1 on the murket is fj.' neal wt'ight stock of good killing quality, ni:d this condition may be depeiubd upon to continue during hot wonther. Heavy supplies of soggy grasscra will brpiik the market Caution ic lir|ui- iliition with pnr!,i,'\ilnr attention to 1 Kenson conditions, is strongly advise'.!. Midsiiiinner demand is mostly for i small meats, but, in view of scarcity,' a good outlet overseas and strcnsLhcn- ing United States markets in choice and good heavy weights, such cattle e. ay be (li'upiulrd upon to stri'- (jootl i levels. The excellent condition of pas- tures, the good prospects for grain, hay, and fodder crops should suggect a policy of operation in which full finish and u judicious carry-over arc the main issues. There is nothing in' the general situation to negative the belief that the beef market is well on the road to recovery. The usual autumn depression ia of course inevit- able, but the degree of it depends en- tirely on the generul policy pursued. Those who take note as to seasonal conditions of markets will probably , benefit." Relative to hog prospects the re- viewer has this to soy: "Our latest cable advices from (Jreat Britain are in more optimistic tone than enrly in! the mouth (June), nnd hopes are en- ' i rt.iitiril of a sharp reaction to prices. i | Producers are advined to get their hogs in good finish and to sell subject to official grading, which will give them the benefit on select stock. The majority of the Canadian packers are now purchasing on the basis of the new standards, and producers should see to it that their hogs are so bought at country points." As to sheep, a short supply led to the market holding up well, and on Eastern markets at tho end of June the average price was well above that for the corresponding month las! year. Western prices, however, were not as' strong, but supplies were Renerally sol meagre as to prohibit the establishing! of a market. Heavy sheep were some-! what hard to move. Choice lambs weighing not above 75 Ibs. are the choice of the market and good prices are forthcoming for such stock. Prom' eighteen to twenty dollars per hun-1 dred pounds was no uncommon price for choice lambs during June. Light stock is always preferred, especially in hot weather. A reader of a thoughtful turn, would like a little light upon the germ [ theory of disease. If germs are sol very deadly, and if they multiply so fast, how is the human race saved from extermination, she asks. She would also like to know what common sense tells us to do about germs. The fact of the matter is that dis- ease germs, dangerous though they are, do not have everything their own way. They are not very long lived. | They cannot exist unless they find | suitable soil. They must have proper i degrees of temperature and moisture. They are blasted by the breezes of the; atmosphere and withered by the bright | rays of the sun. If every single dis- ease germ proved fatal to every per- son attacked the result would be a speedy end to the human race. But disease germs must attack in force to be effective, they must find a non- resistant soil, and even then the hu- man body will generally destroy them 1 after a resistance that we speak of as an "illness." I think it is safe to make the broad statement that germs from the body! of a person in health will do no harm: to other persons. It is true that even ' a healthy person carries constantly ', germs that are capable, under certain conditions, of creating disease, but, while the body is in health they lack virulence. There is one great exception, and that is in the bodies of persons who are "disease carriers." These "car- riers" are those who had had a dis- ease, such as typhoid fever or diph- theria, have recovered from it so that they are immune to Ita germs, but for some reason still harbor the live germs in their bodies, and are capable of passing them on to oth?r persons in such n way us to transmit the disease. I do not think that harmful carriers] are so very numerous, but there are| enough so that I feel sure that all persons employed in dairies, in baker- ies, in restaurants, or in the produc- tion or preparation of any food sup- plies should be regidly questioned as to their previous illnesses and a physi- cal examination made to determine their safety to the public. Just as the human body in health is perfectly safe to others, the same body in contagious illness is actively dan- gerous to others. The germs that rest in the mouth and throat harmlessly during health become active for evil when health has given way to illness. Most of the spread of contagious dis- ease comes from a well person coming in contact with one who is ill with the disease. I will sum the matter up by saying: Don't bother about germs so long as you are in good health. In case of illness quarantine yourself until yon know that you cannot spread 'con- tagion. Avoid actual contact with per- sons who show symptoms of contagi- ous disease. That's all you can do. Don't worry. Dr. C. H. Lerrigo. Rats are about as much good to the farmer as a hole in a doughnut, but not quite. By adding green stuff, fruit and dairy products to our food, we win furnish plenty of "spark" to fully combust the other things we eat Be Safe! 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