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2 THE COLBORNE EXPRESS. COLBORNE, ONT., THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1921. inications s Times a Day to Milk. t, Toronto All growers who have not yet availed themselves of the service of an inspector, which are furnished free of charge; are invited to communicate with the Dominion Botanist. i soil; they are as good humus formers ,,i j as can be planted. It should also be How many times a day a cow should | ^ that PpracticaIly all legumes are be milked is a vexed question and I de6p.rcoted plants and hence bring up seemingly will ever remain so. Before j mineral food from the sub-soil. While the spirit of inquiry and investiga- the soy-bean, the field bean, the field tion became as rampant as it is to-day Pea, the crimson clover, and the lu-... . , , , , , I pines, all give good results in the a settlement was thought to have been or<,hard) ^ besfc of ftU legumes lor reached at twice a day. Now it ap- j this purpose js the red clover, pears that some cows can be milked j >rhe va]ue 0f green manure has long with success as to yield three and j been recognized by Canadian fi even four times daily. Nor does it ap-j growers. Nevertheless, there is quite pear that the question of quantity j generally throughout Canada a dearth and quality can be definitely decided j 0f cover crops. Fortunately there is by rule or rote. By Record of Per- j at hand an immediate and economical formance report No. 12 issued by the' remedy for this situation. Live Stock Branch at Ottawa it would j within. recent years there have been appear that of 61 mature Ayrshires I countles/ experiments by various ex-28 were milked three times daily, a>periment stations and practical fruit certain number of days, eleven oi , g.rowers as to the best method of in-them below 100, eleven below 200 and | creasing the growth 0f legumes. Al--- 100, four over 200 and undergo j mog(. wibbout exception these experiments have demonstrated that the best Experimental and Research Work in Grain and Field Crops. Experimental and research work, promoted by, and under the guidance of, the Dominion Department of Agriculture, has made great strides in Canada during recent years. It is estimated, for instance, that the discovery of Marquis wheat by the Cereal Division of the Experimental Fi THE SUNDAY SCHOOL The following rules are worthy of careful study by every person who owns or works horses. A good pi to tack the rules up in the stable where they can be referred to fr< quently. 1. Load lightly, and drive slowly. 2. Stop in the shade if possible. 3. A sponge on top of the head,' ( even a cloth, is good if kept wet. dry it is worse than nothing. 4. Water your horse as often i possible. So long as a horse is work-1 By "the introduction of*DaubeneVrvTc-j i^gV whichTrtosw so well. mall quantities will not j tory, and in particular Banner oats, | speak to people of all cli JULY 24. Saul Proclaims Jesus as the Christ, Acts 9: 19-39. Golden Text--St. Matt. 16: 16. Connecting Links--There is no; 26-29. When Saul was come to Jer-, doubt that Paul's early training in a usaletti. The years in Damascus and branch has enriched the wheat graw-;pious jewish home, his university Arabia had been years of preparation, ers of the three Prairie Provinces by education and training in the school! In the quiet of some Arabian town, or $20,000,000 annually, and that the in-! of Gamaliel, his knowledge of the j possibly in some monastery of the traduction of Preston, Stanley and j Old Testament Scriptures, and of the; Jewish sect of the Essenes, to which Hurcn wheats into the other provinces Greek and Hebrew languages--all j he would have received a cordial and has brought about a gain cf at least I combined^ to qualify him in a unique kindly welcome, he studied his prob-half a million dollars vparlv p^'way for his great task. He was now _em and sought to solve it in the light SwL+;= I fi, f I' * v called to be a preacher of the gospel, of Holy Scripture. Now Le is ready wheat w not the only grain that has He could find \h8 foresnadowings of i to begin the chief business of his life, profited immensely through the work,that gospel and the preparation for land he desires to begin it in Jer- ---1 the Experimental Farms.; Christ's coming in the Jewish writ- usalem. " The disciples, that is, the Christian people of Jerusalem, were afraid of 1 carried o and two over 300. Of the four-y legume food known to man is agricultural gypsum. Indeed, its systematic use has time and again increased leg uminous growth as much as five hundred per cent, and even more. Soils in which legumes are grown are nearly always deficient in suiphv Legumes, of course, must have sulphur, tremendous quantities of it. Unless they get it in easily available form they simply starve to death. Agricultural gypsum, which is ar untreated, ground, natural rock fertilizer, furnishes sulphur in an immediately available and neutral form--ir exactly the form that sulphur is supplied to nature. Seed Certification of Potatoes. The measure of success attainable in the growing of seed potatoes depends not only upon the practice of best cultural methods, although this a most important consideration, but also upon the amount of attention paid to the several diseases to which potatoes, both plants and tubers, arc To assist in this later phase of the work, a number of inspectors ly trained in the identification of potato diseases and in the application of control measures recommended, ar( again visiting the fields of all grower; who have made application for such assistance this season. The accomplishment of several purposes is the object of this assistance being rendered, chief among which may be mentioned: (1) the grower is definitely advised by the inspector with regard tc the condition of his crop and of the nature of any disease found to be present; (2) the grow in the eradication of all diseased, weak or otherwise undesirable plants from his fields, if he so desires; (3) growers of crops which, after critical examinations have been made of the old Ayrshires one that was in milk 365 days was milked three times daily, producing 12,608 lbs. of milk, 519 lbs. of fat, a percentage of 4.11 of fat. Another was milked three times a day for 321 days out of 332 in milk, producing 11,529 lbs. of milk, 434 lbs. of fat, a percentage of 3.76. One othsr was milked thrice daily for 252 days and three for a very limited number of days out of a total of 24. Of 31 three-year-olds only five were milked thrice daily and of these but two over 100 days. Of 63 two-year-olds and under three, three were milked daily for less than a hundred days, five over a hundred, and less than 200 and four over 200. One only exceeded 800 and she was milked three times a d'ay for 346 days out of 365 in milk, yielding 10,560 lbs. of milk, 428 lbs. of fat, a percentage of 4.05. Of 71 mature Holsteins, eleven were milked three times daily, for under 100 days, 15 for 100 or over up to 200, ten for over 200 to 300, three for over 300 up to 365 and eight for every day they were in milk, which in the majority of the cases was for every day in the year. One was milked four times a day for 313 out of 325, snother for 266 days out of 365, a third for 129 days out of 350, a fourth for 257 days out of 365, a fifth for 298 days three times and 67 four times out of the 365, a sixth four times daily for 145 out of 332, and two four times daily for every day in the year, one having 30,373 lbs. of milk and 1,024 of fat, a percentage of 5.37 and the other 33,-145 lbs. of milk and 944 lbs. of fat, a percentage of 2.79. Of 29 four-year-old Holsteins one was milked four times a day for every day in the year, producing 19,935 lbs. cf milk, 747 lbs. of fat, a percentage of 3.74, another four times 191. days and three times for 40 days, another four times for 114 days and three times for 233 days, a third four times for 51 days and three times for 204, and a fifth four. . times for 163 days out of 346. Fifteen ^ the tubers\ftergharve?t, are found were milked for a certain number of days three times. One three-year-old Holstein was milked four times daily for the whole year, producing 18,371 lbs. of milk, 658 lbs. of fat, a percentage of 3.57, another four times daily for 32 days and three times for 333 days, a third four time3 dairy for 74 days and three times for 149 days out of a total of 223 in milk, a fourth four times for' 26 days and thr< for 106 days, a fifth four times a day for 40 days and three times daily for 108 days, a sixth four times a day for 330 days and thrice daily for 23 days cut of 360 in milk. Nineteen others were milked three times a day for a number of days and two thrice daily for the whole year, one producing 16,-215 lbs. of milk, 624 lbs. of fat, a percentage of 3.84, and the other 18,262 lbs. of milk, 588 lbs. of fat, a percentage of 3.22. One two-year-old was milked four times a day every day in the year, producing 21,795 lbs. of milk, 842 libs, of fat, a percentage of 3.86, another was milked four times daily for 103 days and three times for 252 days out of a total of 255 days, a third was milked four times for 72 days and three times for 274 days out of 346, a fourth and a fifth were each milked four times daily every day, making three two-year-olds so handled. One of the latter produced 12,168 lbs. of milk, 539 lbs. of fat, an average of 4.43, and the other 11,266 lbs. of milk, 448 lbs. of fat, a percentage of 3.98. One two-year-old that was milked three times daily for every day in the year produced 15,707 lbs. of milk and 535 lbs. of fat, a percentage of 3.04. Thirty-seven others of the 70 two-year-old Holsteins entered were milked three times daily for various periods up to 350 days. Thus, it would appear that the number of daily milkings must depend mainly upon custom, type, condition and judgment. Green Manure for Orchards. The two principal functions of green manuring are the use of cover crops in the orchard and as a blanket for the land during winter. The plants best suited for this purpose are un-questioningly the legume crops. For fruit trees of all kinds the most important fertilizing element is nitrogen. Through their nodule forming bacteria the leguminous plants draw into the ground and make quickly available for the trees, large quantities of the free nitrogen of the air. And not only do the legumes increase the amount of nitrogen in the up to the standards set for No. 1 seed potatoes are put in touch with prospective purchasers; (4) direct information is obtained with regard to conditions prevailing in the potato fields throughout the country year by year; (5) records which are available for the information of any one interested, are maintained of the history and behavior oi all seed inspected. In furtherance of this work, and in the event of the grower, whose crops have been found up to the standard, desiring to sell his stock or certified seed, a final examination is made by an inspector at the point of shipping, upon application by the grower. Provided the stock has been graded so that a shipment of potatoes for seed purposes contains no tubers under t ounces or above twelve ounces weight, a sufficient number of tags to cover the number of bags or other containers necessary for the shipping of the amount of potatoes inspected is issued by the inspector and placed by him upon the shipment. These tags certify that the contents of the bags or other containers to which they are attached have been grown by the person whose name appears on the tags; that they have been inspected by an officer of the Department of Agriculture and found to be sufficiently vigorous and free from serious diseases, other pests and foreign varieties, to warrant them being classed as No. 1 (or No. 2) grade'seed potatoes. An enhanced price to the grower over that paid for ordinary stock, satisfaction to the purchaser, the general distribution of a high grade of seed potatoes throughout many parts of the country, and the acquirement of a considerable -seed trade with the United States, have been the results noted during the several years the work described has been in progress. By any one desirous cf growing seed potatoes with a view to certification, the following points should be particularly borne in mind: (1) plant only clean seed (particularly certified seed); (2) do not mix the varieties; (3) practice seed treatment; (4) keep the Colorado beetle and other infects under control; (5) use Bordeaux mixture. Strict attention to these points will provide reasonable assurance that the resulting crops will figure well in the inspection and certification records, and, other conditions being equal, the grower who enters such crops in any of the field crop competitions will secure a high percentage of points at the hands of the judges. hurt him. But let him drink only a|a gain has been made of over ?9;000,-' tionaiiti, few swallows if he is going to stand | 000 annually, while other new grains, I Greek language, 'such as barley, flax and peas, have I ?^*°f^fr * ^!:^<JTS^%^*Sl 5 j hth£Me%ii^t*o*ot and1 telH^ of "hd's ... 11 develop in still; could meet and reason with the Jewish i preaching in Damascus. See what their own ground. Much; said of Barnabas in 4: 36, 37, and 1 still. 5. When he comes in after work, marks and sweat his eyes, his nose and mouth,Imust"and' .... and the dock. Wash his feet but notlgreater pTofit to the country. Experi- \ doctors :ally spoken; him. They had reason to be. They he Jews in the j doubted his sincerity. But Barnabas, n Aramaic, or | a good man, liberal and kindly of . Hebrew of their sacred books, j spirit, took him and vouched for him, He knew the point cf view and the; introducing him to the apostles, and his legs. j ments in plant breeding work withi learning had not made him mad, but; 22-24. If the thermomenter is seventy-, garden and, fiejd crops have led to the; had given him an advantage and a| Paul claims, however, in answer to degrees or higher, wipe him all• discovery o* many new varieties such1 power such as few men have possessed.; some of those Jewish Christians who damp sponge, using vine-i&s the Meiba apple Early Malcolm !?ut 'abo/e al? eIse',in Pa":'s VF^ra- j found much fault with him in later " Ai„„va„ £C™„t,„ tj j„ itlon ancl equipment was his vision of: years, that he received no autnonty corn, Alacrity tomato etc. Hardy j the risen chrigt and his consciousness j from the apostles in Jerusalem and did varieties of tree fruits have been 1 of the constant presence, working in1 not ask for any. His commission and proven of good growth in the Prairie him and through him, of the Spirit' authority he held himself to have r gar water if possible. Do not wash the horse at night. 7. Saturday night, give a bran mash, lukewarm; and add a table-spoonful of saltpetre. 8. Watch your horse. If he stops sweating suddenly, or if he breathes short and quick, or if his ears droop, or if he stands with his legs braced sideways, he is in danger of a heat or sun stroke and needs attention at by heat, Provinces, while some valuable discoveries have been made in forage crops, notably a perennial red clover. Immensely valuable research work has been done by the Division of Chemistry, and by the Division of Botany, and by the Health of Animals, Entomological and Seed Branches. Canada has been shown to be the healthiest of all countries in live stock, God, which was to him identi with the spr'rit and the mind of Christ. From the day of his meeting with Christ on the road to Damascus Paul believed himself called to preach the gospel. Ananias, who came to him at Damascus, had said to him, "The God of our fathers hath chosen thee that thou shouldest know his will, and see that just One, and shouldest hear the of his mouth. For thou shalt be fact which must be attributed in large \ his witness unto all men of what thou measure to the excellent system of 1 hast seen and heard" (Acts 22: 14, supervision and control adopted and 15)- Pau-1 declared also that, in the followed by the Health of Animals vis«>n, Christ had said to him, "I have Branch. By its precautionary meas- appea?e(* unto th.e!r *>r thl,s puf?°^' j i\. t-- -j. ■ 1 to make thee a minister and a witness j ures and other activities it is con-iboth of these things which thou hast - and of those things in the which 9. If the horse get him into the shade, nels and bridle, wash out his mouth, sponge him all over, shower his legs, and give him two ounces of aromatic spirits of ammonia, or two ounces of sweet spirits of nitre, in a pint of water; or give him a pint of coffee j <s^atTvely" calculatedth7 Division"of I warm. Cool his head at once using| Botany has &aved the C0Untry $32,- I will appear WW thee." (Acts cold water or, if necessary, chopped j 000,000 annually, largely by its cru- 16). This, therefore, became the su-rce, wrapped in a cloth. j sade against smut and its control of j preme business of his life, and his one 10. If the horse is off his feed, try; ]ate blight and rot of potatoes and j consuming passion, to preach Jesus him with two quarts of oats mixed j oth€r d.j.seaSes to which plant life is j whom he had persecuted, with bran, and a little water; and add subjeet. Research work in its labor- 19-20. He preached Christ, deck atories'by theSeed Branch has result- \™S in the synagogues to the ed in approximately 100,000 tons £™ screenings being made of maximum I expected Saviour and King, whose value to the live stock feeder and this. COming had been proclaimed by pro-is but one of the profitable results j phets for seven hundred or more that have been achieved. Turning to! years. He gave Him the title Son of the Entomological branch, when it is God, recognizing Him thus as divinely stated that to field crops alone a justi- sent and authorized to win His King-fiable estimate is that the depredations demand to work out the redemption of insects cause a loss each year of j cf His PeoPie- u. $125,000,000, some idea of the colossal] nm2l;22. ^.11 that heard him work involved can be formed. In field; am little salt oatmeal gruel 11. Clean sugar. Or give him or barley water to horse at night, so that he can rest well, and clean him thoroughly. The salt dandruff drying on his skin makes him uncomfortable, and often produces sores under the harness. 12. Do not fail to water him at night after he has eaten his hay. If you don't he will be thirsty all night. 13. If it is so hot that the horse amazed. They knew his---- secutoT. knew why he had fl. profitable rotations for each dis- icttels, in his pocket autl him „vineo and met, it is estimated that Ontario is j to arrest and imprison them, had be" i vince of Syi ' benefitted annually to the extent of; come their friend and advocate. Paul j wf>rk (Ga] 1: zl.Z9i unM1 some year, $32 000,000, while by summer fallow-; went on preaching, gaming strength, ] wh€n Barnabas sought him to ins a svstem urgently encouraged bv and making converts, until .he Jews b his helper and co-worker in ths Damascus were aroused against church at Antioch (Acts 11: 25). outside, with bedding under hii less he cools off during the night, cannot well stand the next day's heat. If sheep raisers only realized the benefits and satisfaction from dipping their sheep, no compulsory law would be required to make them enthusiastic and persistent in the practice of dipping. Good pasture cannot be expected after two or three years cf hay, for by that time the clovers are all killed out and even the hardy grasses are becoming thin, hence a light growth of grass is all that can be looked for. ceived from Jesus Christ, when He met Him on the way (see Gal. It 1, 15-19). He, therefore, felt that he had the same right to speak and teach as James and Peter and the other apostles, being not one whit behind the chiefest of them, and he declares that this right was freely accorded him by the leaders of the Church in Jerusalem. (Gal. 2: 1-9). 30. To Tarsus. It is very much to Paul's credit that he desired to stay in Jerusalem and to face whatever hostility or danger to his life there might be. He wished to preach Christ where he had persecuted His followers. He was willing himself to suffer where he had made others suffer, and so in some measure to atone for the wrong which lie had done. He tells (22: 17-21) of a trance, or dream-vision, which came to him in the temple in Jerusalem, while he was praying, in which the Lord appeared to him and commanded him to leave Jerusalem. He pleaded that he might be permitted to stay, saying, "Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue ihem that believed on Thee. And when the blood of Thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by and consenting unto his deaijh, and kept the raiment of them that slew him." But the command was peremptory, "Depart, for I will send thee far hence to the Gentiles." Added to the effect of this vision i was the persuasion of Paul's friends. pe?"" i They brought him down to Caesarea ' (the seaport) and sent him forth to wn home city and the neighboring pro-Paul continued his milled the Experimental Farms branch, the Prairie Provinces are thought to gain! $90,000,000 annually. These few facts1 will illustrate the advance that is be- 23-25. The Jews took counsel to kill they had killed his Master. That, they supposed, the most lit of Can- j effective way to silence him. But they 1 not yet see that a crucified Christ -«•- |and a martyred Paul might still be Experiments by the French Army stronger than all their enemies. The Veterinary Service show that dried seaweed makes an excellent substitute for oats in a horse's menu. The Children's Hour The world has little use for the boy or girl Who does not, in his heart of hearts, want to win out in the things that count for most. A shoe string a pretty poor sort of thing to depend upon, but it is a steel cable compared to a young man or woman who has big dream of success in some line other. Ask a hundred men of the present day what, in their opinion, is the greatest need of the times, and ninety-nine of them will tell you, "We need men--good men, and women, women that can and will do everything they undertake, right." The one-hundredth man no doubt would say, "We need men with lots of money. Men of means can do everything." With these men, "money makes the mare go." But while the dip fs going, the money is usr:. ...=ig, too, and pretty fast; for the man who depends solely on his money to win him success will any that winning. What, then, is success that is success? Shall we lea1 "re money entirely out of the question? Is it not a help in life? It surely is. The man-who would say otherwise would not be speaking the truth. We need money. Primarily, our efforts in this world are directed toward the acquirement of money or something that can be turned into money. As the social world goes, money is a power. But it is not the highest good in life. Back of the money must be the determination to use what we get wisely and for the best good of ourselves, of those who are dear to us and of mankind. Now-, it is success to become a good farmer. A boy told me the other day ciples and it will, if put ii bring success as a farmer. It is success to be an interested, up-to-date member of a good cattle club, or a sheep club or a poultry club any kind of a club that is working for the betterment of any of the farm creatures. A boy or girl may put the very best there is in him or her into his work in any of these lines. All that is done to develop the finer qualities of the cows or the hogs or the sheep has a tremendous value in working out for the young person thus engaged a character worth more than all the money that could be stacked up under the blue dome of heaven. Character counts, for character teaches the right use of the material things we gain. So this is the chief thought. Remember it, if everything else is forgotten. Success is manhood and womanhood--genuine manhood, genuine womanhood. All the rest we get out of the farm, or anywhere else, is contributory to success or detrimental to it recording as we put it into service ir, the building of real manhood. Now, there are a few stepping stores to success such as we have been talking about. In the first place, the right kind of thinking. You never car. think low and reach up high. i^nd then, good, books and papers have, their influence--and it is a mighty influence, too-- in working out true success. The book or the paper that makes one think things and do their, is a big boost up the hill of conquest. Show me the books and th.i papers a boy or a girl reads and I will forecast his future for him. of all, keep your heart true and ....[dent of his escape in a basket lowered from the city wall is mentioned again by Paul in 2 Corinthians 11: In telling of these days in another epistle (Gal. 1: 13-18), Paul says that he went away into Arabia. Whether it was before his preaching in the synagogues, or after, that he went, we do not know. At least it was three years after his leaving Jerusalem that he returned to that city. of Pharisa Christian, has called heart." If (Acts Application. Paul saw the hollowness m he became an active There is what someone The peril of the empty r fields are not sown with good seed, then very speedily nature sends along the nettles and weeds, A house left standing without occupants will rot and mould and fall to pieces much faster than if it were occupied, And in the spiritual life the danger is not less. It is not enough that a man should cease to drink and smoke and swear. Such a man may well rejoice that he is delivered from such things, that many thought he was a fool for! honest toward Father and Mother, quitting school and going to work on j Love them. Think with them in all a farm. "But," he added, "I am learn- ■ right ways. Be to them a support and ing every day. I will get to be as 1 a tower of strength. They are worthy good an all-round farmer rig! t here on \ of it and you cannot afford to leave the farm, so that I know as much; any spot or place unguarded in your about how to do farm work as I would, love for them and the old home. Love if I went to school. I can't go to an I home, love those in it, love the corn-agricultural school now, but I can' munity, love the nation. Defend tnem learn as I earn." j all with might and main! Do this and That was a fine declaration of prin-' you are bound to succeed! Selling the Homestead For a Mess cf Paint. Journeying across our beautiful Canadian countryside, have you seen, as I have seen, huge signboards painted with an advertisement, its crude coloring blotting out the lovely tints of nature? Or a barn with.the command to buy "Somebody's pink pills" ? I can remember when it began, this de err tion of the country, and we were told to take (but never did) various bitters and pills and to use certain corn cures and ointments. We never bought, nor did our people buy, any of these infallible remedies. In fact, I never heard of any one who did buy. We thought them only cheap ways of painting the barns and the fences; we did not think of them as advertisemnts at all. But now, barn after barn, stable after stable, fence after fence, are found with these un-s 1 3 signs plastered on them. What do the road users think? What do intelligent people think who cross the continent in the trains or by road? They know these painted barns and fences mark the standard of life of the people they belong to. They know that the man who permits his farm buildings to be used as a sign, his fence as a slogan, will sell (has sold) all this is beautiful and artistic he has about his place for a coat of paint. How utterly artless the country has become! Else we would take more pride in our homes, the appearance of our farms, the roads leading to them and our countryside. I see but one way, besides appealing to their pride, to reach the farmers who sell their homesteads for a mess of paint. If they have no pride, no love for their homes, they are hopeless. They have been thoughtless in the matter and I hope with this to make them sit up and think! If a man has not the pride to keep to steal cash. He must be taughl he has a stake in the upkeep of th« country. He must, first by education and then by justice, be made to se« that he is degrading the country and desecrating it by ruining his part oi it, the part be controls, and that it ia as important to preserve the beauty of the country as its dignity and usefulness. None -is poor but the mean in mind, the timorous, the weak, the unbelieving. None is wealthy but the affluent in soul, who is satisfied and floweth over.--Tupper. Give us, 0 give us, the man who sings at his work! He will do more in the same time, he will do it better, he will persevere longer. Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, altogether past calculation its powers of endurance. Efforts, to be permanently useful, must be uniformly joyous, a spirit all sunsmne, graceful from very gladness, beautiful beeauss bright.