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Farm Queries Henry G. Beli. B.S.A.. Dept. of Chemistry, O.A.C. All Letters to Farm Editor, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. All Answers Will Appear in this Column. If Personal Reply Is Desired, Enclose Stamped and Addressed Envelope. Audress Simplifying The New Sleeves By HELEN WILLIAMS. lUuatrated Dreatmaking Lesson Fw- nithed With Every Pattern Fertility Demonstration Results â€" In- formation of Timely Value to Ontario Farmers. I'liur yiais ago the Depirtment of "lieuiistry. O.A.C. started a ne^r i-y-f- leni of ferlllity Uemouslratlon experi- iiieiils throughout the provluce. The iilau wa.-i the outc-orae of the iiicreas- 'iig deniar.:! for practical information resardin.;; tiie re.sults of different treat- nioiils of land for the various crops that are iZTOwn on the average Ontailo farm. Of course, result.s obtained by :he Collepe on iLs own e.iperimenta! ureas were available, hut such results ivere frequently discounted in the iiiiid of the farmer because thoy do Kit represent test;; under his own con- litious of soil and climate. To cvcr- omo this difficulty it was planned In •he series then undertaken to conduct 'he tests on various farms In the dif- 'eront counties of the province. Farm- •rs were located who would co-oper- Jtp, field men of the department visit- ed their farms, measured out test ireas and supervised the treatments. The field men again visited the farms it least once throughout the growing aeasou, and again at harvest time, to lake actual yields. The test areas were larger than the average experi- ment station plot, extending from 1/8 to U acres as a size of each block or plot on the actual farm. This simpli- fied the testing for the co-operating farm era. Reports of the last year's work and the summary of the three years pre- vious which are now complete show that within four years, demonstration (»st3 have been conducted on 915 farms where nearly 40iJO plot.s or test areas h.ave heen conducte<l. During the i>ast year, approximately 1000 (>lot3 were maintained on 220 farms, fertilizers of different analysis chosen with a special reference to the type of crop tor which they were to be used and the characteristic tVrtility con- tent of the soils on which they were '.0 be applied. (t is not our purpose at this lime to give a detailed report of all the tests but to summarize these and to give their practical application. Fertility treatments of alfalfa were tested on 22 farms in 1<).12.~ The alfal- fa was grown on sandy loam and clay loam soils. Five different treatments were c(-mpare<l with equal areas of alfalfa where no special treatment was uiven. The fertilizers tested were O-U-S. 0-12-10, 0-1215, 2-12-6. The fer- tilizers were applied to the alfalfa at the rate of U75 Ihs. per acre as soon as the ground was sufficiently dry to drive upon in spring. The greatest gain on light soils (3,G78 lbs. green weight! was obtained from 0-12-15. On heavy soils the same fertilizer gave the greatest gain (0,016 lbs. green weight*. These results are in accord with those of former years and indi- cate that where alfalfa has made a goo<l start all that is necessary to add is phosphate and potash. 'Mangels Many dairy farmers find the mangel crop of increasing value as a succu- lent feed for stock. Three demon- strations comprised of fifteen test blocks were conducted in central On- tario. Two were on clay loam and the third on sandy loam. As a rule the mangel responds readily to additions of plantfood. The highest yield ob- tained on one of the clay soils was from 212-10 at 500 lbs. per acre, while on the other 2-12-6 exceeded it slight- ly. On the light soil the heaviest yield was where 4-12-6 was applied. The average yield for fertilizer was 41.5 tons, while that for unfertilized was 30.3 tons, showing an average gain of 10. G tons per acre. Again the question, did it pay? na- turally rises. The rate of fertilizers used on these test crops was 500 lbs. per acre, which, estimated at the cost for the highest analysis of fertilizer used, would represent an investment of $9.63 per acre. This fertilizer ob- tained an increase of lO.G tons at a cost of 91c per ton. There Are After Effects As has already been pointed out. not all of the nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potasa applied is recovered in the crop harvested. Much of It is therefore in the soil for succeeding grain and hay crops. At this lime, when Ontario farmers are considering the most economical handling of their soils, these studies give some basis for valuable comparison. Neces.sarily, attention must be paid to good drain- age and upkeep of plant fire or or- ganic matter in the soil in order for best results to be obtained.. How Small British Sloops Keep the Peac« In these days of naval disarmament fhere is a tendency to forgot the fine services constantly rendered in all parts of the world by the ships of His Majesty's fleets. The launching of H.M.S. Dundee, at Chatliam recently, I'aused the naval corresiwndent of the London Morning Tost to write briefly about His Majesty's sloops, to which class the Dundee belongs with about li other ships oi: like construction. 'The no wsloops are fitted with tur- bines and each has a spare cabin for the us© of political officers. There is significance in this last statement. These little vessel.^ are in commission on foreign stations: in the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea. Chinese waters, the South Sea.s, the west coast of Africa and the West Indies. For the most imrt they are occupied in what ma.y be termed ambassadorial duties. This is particularly the case in the Persan Gulf, where, on the friendly snd neutral quarter-deck of the sloops, many a dispute between rival sheiks !â- < settled, and many friendb accom- modations between Arab tribes and r.reat Britain are arransed. A notable -^.tample of the diplomatic activities of Ihese small vessels occurred on H.M.S. Lupin in February. i.3(i, when the his- toric meeting between King Faisal of Iraq and Ibn Saud. King of the Hed- jaz (now King of Saudi-Arabai. was successfully achieved after all at- tempts at .1 meeting on land had tailed. In March last year, the British Min- ister In Teheran, accompanied by the senior naval officer, toured the Per- sian tJulf in H.M.S. Fowe.v. Occasion- ally it occurs that the political officers licatlereKl round the CuIC are given fa- cilities to take passage in a sloop, thus euabliug them to admini.iler their do- hiaiu with enhanced di.unity. Slavery In .some districts is still a regular in- stituton. but at sea, in the Gulf and the Red Sea. British sloops suppress slave tratlic. which in the last few years has shrunk to very small pro- portions. In the Persian Gulf the sloops patrol the pearl fisheries dur- ing the diving season, acting as an un- official, friendly police force among the 4,000 dhows engage<l. Occasional- ly a dhow has to be seized until a local sheik agrees to keep his treaty obli- gations with otlier sheiks and tribes. In other parts of the world diplo- matic responsibilities, varying in their nature according to the station and circumstances, are duties which the commanding officers of sloops may at any lime be called upon to perform. The case of H.M.S. Folkstone is a re- cent in.stance. when .Tapanese and Chinese officials assembled on board her quarter-deck for tho discussion of the military and political matters in dispute in connection with the recent operations iu .Manchuria. This brief sketch of the duties performed by Bri- tish sloops in the burning climate of the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and else- where may serve to' show how iwtent a weapon is the prestige of these small ships anned with little more than r. couple of pop-guns. From Arabia to the South Sea Is- lands, fi-om China to the '"White Man's Grave," they i)errona services to Great Britain and. indeed, to the world at large, out of all proportion to the cost involved, and with an authority slenderly sup|!Orted by a couple of 4- inch guns.â€" Toronto Mail and Kmpire. TEARS Thore is. or should be, for all men, such consecration is a great man's tears, as cannot but glority tho course and embalm tho subject of their flow. -('. A. Swinburne. ♦ â-  It is worth a fortune, as Ur. .(ohnsoa said, to have tho habit of looking on the bri.ght side of things. Sunday Schaol Lesson Perh; p6 yoa'd like to change your sleeves. Here are five new models. .\nd all f.ve are included in the pattern. They may be adapted to almost any dress de.?ign you select that has a set- in sleeve. It offers a lovely opportunity to have just the sleeve you've been look- ing for. No. 1 may be puffed above or be- low the elbow. No. 2 has a smart snugly fitted cuff. No. 3 is fittea into tht armhole through tucks. No. 4, the smart top drape, and No. â- 5 with its plaited flare will flatter the arm of the stout woman. Style No. 3374 is designed for sizes 14, 16, 18. 20 years, 36, 38. 40 and 42 inches bust. Size 36 reijuires, View 1, 1 yard 35 or .'JQ-inch; View LA., % yard 35 or 3y-inch; View 2, % yard 35 or 39- inch; View 3, 1 yard 35 or 39-inch; View 4. 1 yard 39-inch: View 5, 'â- Â» yard 39-inch, with >^ yard 35-inch lining;. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and si - of such patterns as you want. Enclose loc in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and a,ldress your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West .-Adelaide St., Toronto. i. DUTY We urgo the dutieji of Chris! iauiiy upon the consciences of men: but duties are constraints till they are changed into charms by love. The very word duty is a harsh one, untH the hearer grasps it, and then the lowliest .service and the boldest en- deavor are cheerfully accepted and welcomed. To win men to the per- fonnanco of Christian duties it is necessary to win them to the love of Him who requires them, and to the love of those for whose benefit they are required. â€"Dean Stanley. GENTLENESS Genileuess, which bflougs to vir- tue, is to be> care^llly distinguished from the mean spirit of cowards, and the fawning assent of sycophants. It removes no just right from fear; it gives' tip no important truth from flattery; it is. indeed, not only con- siitent.. with a firm uiind, but neces- sarily requires a manly spirit and a fixed principle in order to give it any re«l value.â€" Blair. «- TWO CLASSES Men are of two classes- those who do their be.st work today and for- get about U, and those who promise to do their best tomorrow and .for- get about it March 12. Lesson XI â€" Jesut Minis- tering to the Multitude â€" Mark 6: 30-44. Golden Textâ€" The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. â€" Mat- thew 20: 28. ANALYSIS. I. A SPOILED HOLIDAY, Mark 6:. 30-32. II. JESfS AND A HUNGRY WORLS, Mark (5: 35-44. Introdl'CTION â€" THj excitement caused by the restoring of Jairus' daughter compelletl Jesus to leave the city â€" probably Cap.i-naum â€" -and seek elsewhere the priva.v he so much craved. His visit to his old home (v. 4) was a bitter disappointment. Un- willingr.ess to receive made il impos- sible for him to give, v. 5. Finding opportunity for neither solitude nor helpfulness, he resumed his wander- ing, leading his men fronT place to place, v. (). The mission (vs. 7-131 on which he si.nL the Twelve was emin- ently successful, but any satisfaction it might have occasioned wa;. offset b the disturbing news of the murder of .John the Baptist, vs. 14-'20. It boded for the Master him.self. He withdrew at once beyond the territory of Herod. In the plea.-ant upland.^ bordering the north-east of the lake., he would retire with his men. There they could rest and talk. I. A SPOlUin HOLIDAY, Mark (J: 30-32. But Jesus was now the hero of the hour. The excited enthusiasm of the populace never allowed him out oi their sight. Approaching his *xi)ect- ed resting-place, he found the crowds once more waiting fo». him, â- .•v,33. If the boat had the wind against it^ or kept near the '.and, the people follow- ing could easily out-distance it. When Jesus stepped ashore he found, in- stead of quietness, a crowd with its remorseless intrusion upon his pri- vacy. Had one of us been in Jesus' place, the record would perhaps have road, "And he came forth and saw a great multitude. And he was angry and would not land." When his plans for a holiday, a quiet period of com- munion with his disciples and his Father, wore once more frustrated, he was not annoyed nor impatient. He saw something more than an incon- siderate, persistent crosvd. He saw .t multitude of hungry, wandering souls. With no true spirit ii guid.ince from their leaders, the r.cribes and Prasi- sees, they were like shepiierdless sheep wandering unguided am! unpro- tected through life's dangers. The thought that :ame upperuK-st iu his mind was not, "This crowd has ruined my holiday," but "here are people whom I can help." He began to teach them many thing, v. 24. Jesus si.w in every shattered plan, an op- portunity for doing good. With Jesus with as in all cur dis- appointments we shall have not only sight to see the trouble, but insight t.i discover its hidden and greater mean- ing. Our trials can be' turi.ed into triumphs. That is what we moan when we say, "Making the best'' of it II. JESUS .AND A HUNGRY WORLD. Mark 6: 35-44. It is interesting t â-  note that no one seems to have remembered anything that Jesus said o.i that occasion. They forgot the sermon, but remembered the suppet. They for;;ot what Josus .>aid; they remembered him and what he did. "They may forget all you ever told them, but they will never forget you" â€" ^the '.ope and the in- spiration of evei-y Sunday School teacher. .•\.s evening drew on, it suddenly occurred to some one of the disciples. "What about supper for this vast crowd'? No restaurants, no bake-shops here; time they were away to town," vs. 35, 3(5. They recognized the exis- tence of human need around them, but their suggested solution involved no action or trouble on their own part. "Something .should be done about it," but by some one else, of course! "Why not take some responsibility your- selves for meeting Vhe need of your brother man'.'" suggested the .Master, V. 37. But what could they do to help'.' The "busine.«sm..n" in the group made a rapid calculation. Two hundred pence â€" ;.bout thirty-five dol- lars perhaps â€" at the ve'ry least would be necessary for sufficient bread, v. 37. Jesus replie*!. "How many loaves have yiiuV CIo and see," v. 3S. Face the actual facts of your situation â€" all the facts.â€" not just tho most un- promising, as the pessimist docs. He forgets that part of Jesus' work with men is to help them to do "impassible" things. The faith of the boy who offered his lunch was brushed .isidc by the pc5simi.st (John 6: 9>. but it en- abled the Master to feed the thou- sands. The organi-/.ing genius of the Mas- ter soon arranged the people in order Looking a bit like the nearby statuo of Liberty, Tilly Losch, well-known dancer, arrives in New Tork harbor Tike rows of vegetables in a gar- den (the meaning of "ranks," v. 40). Then it was discjve:ed that they had food enough for all and to spare. The explanation of this narrative, which commemls itself to Bible stu- dents who are influon-td by tile mod- ern .scientific temper, is as follows: When Jesus, by his own example and that of the unkncw.i lad, suggested the sharing of such supplies as their travelling wallets -^ntained, they found that there was enough for all. They pooled their resources. Those wlio had more than they needed, shar- ed with those who had less. Jews carried lunch-baskets in order to avoid the necessity of using "unclean"' food while away from home. This explanation would appear to fit in with ojr Lord's refusal in the wildeaiess to use di\-ine power in order to take short-cuts to satisfy men's needs. Matt. 4:3. It preserves also the reality of the Inci.rnation. Did the W<>rd really become Flesh un- less JosiLS became also subject to the usual limitatior.s and conditions of liumanity"? It is also to be remember-, ed that tho Oriental mind is always ready to call the astonishing a "mir- acle." This explanation has meaning for us today in a world filled with every- thing that Mian needs, and yet man going hungry. When Christ's intelli- gence and spirit of brotherhood di- rects the distribution of the world's resources, none will lave too much. .â- \II will be pi'ovided for. Quotations "The great lovers are the grea< haters." â€" Rebecca Wear. "Between the human control ol Nature and the human art of livitif there is an immense abyss." â€" Rav* lock Ellis. "The League of Nations is sick. Th« Far Eastern situaticn is too much for it."â€" Ignace PaderewsKl. ",'Vnother war in Europe means th« downfall of Westcin civilization economic ruin and starvation."â€" Lord Davies. "Tho subject-matter of the present- day stage production^, although wan- infr seems to be 'sex for one, half dozen of the same." â€" Geo. M. Cohan. "Wise men and women prefer to let theories wait up^n well-established fact.s and grow out of them."â€" Nich- olas Murray Butler. "This is the most exciting time in history for women, but for a man, life must be as dull as rpinach." â€" Faniiii! Hurst. "Those who were rich yesterdaj lire poor today, and those who are rich today know that they are likely to b« poor tomorrow." â€" Bertrand RusselL •'To discover what Ireland wants, I have only to look into my own h -art."â€" Eanwn de Valera. "The simplest rules of successful living are the hardest to learn."â€" Bruce Baiton. ".Any frontal ;'.ttafk on ignoranci is bound to fail because the massei are always ready to defend tlieir most precious posse.ssion. their ignorance.* â€" Hendrik Van Loon. "There can be no :".ctual disarma- ment unless there is a complete ami univers;il abolishment of all arma- ment." â€" Lord Marley. "We are all gcnius<'S up to the ag« of ten." â€" .\ldous Hu.xley. "There is an atmcsphere of well- stiunding oratory that Ukes to attacl itself to dre.ss clothv.. Away wit! it." â€" Albert Einstein. "We evidently have slowed dowt considerably in regard to spiritual and moral progress." â€" Patrick Car dinai Hayes. â- "The trouble with much of what ii considered knowledge in pi^litical science is that it cannot be used. Iti pii/mi.ses and conclusions are cock eyed." â€" Raymond Moley. "•All my life I liave been straight ening limbs. It is unfortunate thai there is not also a method foi straightening out the brains of men.' â€" Dr. .Adoiph Lorenz. "Let fictions meant to please Im very near the truth." â€" Horace. "The folly of othe'-. is ever mosf ridiculous to those who are them- selves most foolish." â€" Goldsmith, "Who overcomes by force, hati overcome but half his foe." â€" Milton. "Who lives without folly is not s* wise as he thinks." â€" La Rochefou- cauld. "He that goes a borrowing goes j sorrowing." â€" Dr. Fra..jklin. A Eyes Don't Turn Blue Bi'owji eyes do not turn blue during the long nights of the polar riigion. ac- cording to Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefansson. noted Arctic explorer. Science Ser- vice quotes him as refuting, in a com- munication to the editor of Science, the statement made in another maga- zine that "after a prolonged absence of sunlight, men on iwlar expeditions find that their eyes, irrespective of previous color, have turned blue." Ur. Stefansson. in all his long ex- perience In the lands of long nights, could not recall having observed Uiis phenomenon. The statement was al- leged to have been inspired by an en- try in the journal of Capt Scott, Bri- tish explorer who perished .^fter hav- ing reached the South Pole. Inquiries addressed to Captain Scott's com- panions and collaborators not only failed to bring confirmation of this re- I>ort but brought forth statements to the opiwsite effect. Dark-eyed men see the sun return at tho end of a polar night with eyes that are still dark. GGENIUS Il has become a roniaion saying that men of genius are alwa.vs in ad- vance of their age. It is equally true, that of these men of genius, the best and bravest are in advance, not only of their own ago, but of every age. O AdTwmire and ghunouv weave its me»h. By Mar.earet Lathn-p Law in Poetry World. Death of Great Advocate of Forest PreservatioB The late Frank J. 1.). Barnjum wa« an enlightened and persi.-.'tent crusa- der for the preservation of our for- ests. For man.v years he carried o» thl.s worthy work at considerable ex- pense to himiylf by means of let ters to tho press and addresses to the public. No one could question the sincerity of his pun>ose. If h« had been a selfish man lie mighl have remained silent and- allowed his own limits to increase more rapidly iu value through tho destnictiou ol others. But that on one occasion, about ten years ago, he was asked what was the motive beiiind hU activities. His reply was to the ef feet that he had no motive excepi iho public welfare. Anyone who camo into contact with him person-^ ally was at once convinced of hU sincerity. He had the satisfactio* of knowing, that at loaiJt some of hia plans for the conservation and pro- per utilization of oui" forosts were adopted. But much remains to b« done and he kept hammering away. In fact it was durin.g a tour of Eur- ope for the purpose of studying tho mout modern methods of forest con- servation that he was overtaken by illness and death. Thus has passed a type of public. '•)irit«.'d citizen whom Canada can ill affonl to lose. Wlio will take up the torch and carry on the crusade'? - Tonuito Mail and Km- pire. ADVANCEMENT What a man does not alter for tb^ better, time alters tor the worse.- VYancis Bacon. J