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- i + woody. _ ditions of course, - : = ive 2 to 3 oz. oil of turpentine in , tions. 2 clipping the horse in the early spring dividends he will pay and in no line Col other clover and grasses? : = The attitude ef clover ] Aow fertility. hay, characteristic odor. . of hay. ed or "three Crops a season. feeding ration. a taste for the plant. under all conditions. The concensus Pinion is that if the soil is rich the 18 8 will tend to get a large amount of nitrogen from the soil like other grain crops, but if the soil is poor, by virtue of the bacteria growing on the roots of the legumes they. can make use of considerable of the mitro- gen of the air circulating around the roots of the plants. Under all con- the growing of legumes adds organic matter to the 80il and organic matter is exceedingly valuable, in that it gives the soil wa- ter-holding capacity, plantfood-retain- ing capacity, opens up heavy clay soils, binds together sandy soils and forms the home and food of bacteria. In seeding sweet clover, Michigan' _ Agricultural College advises from 15 to 20 pounds per acre of hulled , seed, or 20 to 25 pounds per acre 'of unhulled sweet clover seed. eee Professor Hen, : toward turning from one in position to one of consider- @ffavor. The plant for a long time was looked upon as a troublesome weed, but it_is now regarded as a valuable source of roughage and good material for pasturage and a form of legume which is. beneficial to the soil. | Bweet clover plants grow exceeding- ly rapidly and will thrive on soil of On account of its rapid growth if it is not cut sufficiently early it will make hard unpalatable For roughage sweet clover should be cut at the time the flowers begin to show. Sweet clover plants contain a peculiar organic matter - known as Coumarin, which gives it a At first this is distasteful to cattle; however, they "goon learn to eat sweet clover hay and actually prefer it later to poor forms If a good seeding is obtain- sweet clover will cut at least two If cut early and handled carefully the hay will retain a large percentage of the leaves which are most valuable in the As a pasture, sweet lover is valuable especially if pas- ps is cut over with the mower suf- " Miciently often to keep down plants which would grow up and become Again the livestock pastur- ing on the sweet clover have to acquire Sweet clover « has a beneficial effect on poor soil. In our investigation of the" question of legumes improving the fertility of the _ soil we were not able to obtain de- finite figures as to the amount of nitrogen fixed by any of the legumes G. Bell, in imited, To- . B in the 2| Speaking generally, the hulls of the seed are so hard that frequently the (seed does not germinate until the Soend year, Sweet clover seed should be sown about the same time as other clover is sown in the spring. A mixture of sweet clover and other clovers would be all right, but speak- ing generally, it is not best practice to Sow sweet clover seed with a grass mixture. The grasses tend to offer too strong competition for the young sweet clover plants. Care should be taken to inoculate the soil at the time of 'seeding, so that the right kind of bacteria for the clover will be pre- sent in the seed bed. Question 1.--W, T.: are mowburnt till the; on the hull good for Seed ? for seed, each. ters or damp cloths. Keep near a source of heat such as a stove or days. At the end of this time count the seed that have sprouted strong and you will have the percentage of seed that will' germinate. Speaking generally any sweating of oats to the vitality of the seed. have to use the oats for seed and find the germination is only 50 per cent., good stand. Question 2.:--1I have a field of stiff clay land which was ploughed once last fall. What is the best way of work- ing it into a seed-bed for the oats in the spring? Answer:--In preparing fall plowed stiff clay land for a seed-bed for oats this coming spring, I would advise that you apply 1,000 to 2,000 pounds per acre of air-slaked burnt lime. Scat- ter this evenly on top of the plowed land as soon as the soil is sufficiently dry to work. Follow the application by a careful and thorough discing and harrowing. This air-slaked burnt lime, besides correcting any sourness in the soil, will gather together the tiny soil particles and make the crumb of the soil a little coarser so that air can circulate better in the seed-bed. When you are seeding to oats, I would advise also seeding to clover and timothy. After you have taken off one cutting of hay plow under the sec- ond crop of clover to increase the organic matter. Your stiff clay land will not greatly imprqve in texture un- till you have increased the organic matter or humus within it. tse used) Symptoms of acute indigestion are: e; 8, lying down and rising, op- Pres reathing, eructations of gees or attempts to vomit, pain 'usually continuous but varying in in- 8 'pint of raw linseed oil as a drench. Foment the abdomen. If pain be severe give 2 drams of the solid ex- tract of belladonna. Repeat if neces- sary in 2 hours. Give rectal injec- Pampered stock, like pampered peo- ple, soon decline in vitality. A wordless argument in favor of is an overcoat covered with hairs, Make haste slowly with the team when the first warm days come. You know how easily you get tired your- self on such days. * The better the sire the higher the of live stock does this hold more em- phatically true than in horses. More horses, heavier horses and in weight. Take only healthy birds for breed: ers. A vigorous cockerel and yearl- ing hens are best. If pullets are used have them well matured. In light breeds, mate one male to 20 females, and in heavier breeds one male to 16 females. Undersized or very large eggs are more apt to be infertile than medium- sized eggs. . The poultryman makes his greatest profit from the chickens which are hatched before May\l. The early hatched cockerels are sold as broilers when the broiler market is at its best. Fhe flood of late hatched broilers brings prices down and congests the market. The greater returns received from early hatched broilers go far to- ward defraying the cost of raising the pullets. These pullets in"turn begin greatest shortage of strictly fresh eggs. - a he very warm spring days arrive, thus save the ewe discomfort lose n With wool as valuable fleece and properly to care 'same shearing. eight 1 laying when eggs are bringing the|and covers what highest prices and when there is the i : an ambiguous really ventures her {ole Tale Des Hove, but dares not anticipate A me. Paul's preaching of Yous auf the not a future AG and loss |g 5 clean- | hearers in At rection was the name of a 8! Ad 17, 18.) Shall he live--As the ne death will not deserve the Jagie; Jt will not interru; upt life, but only cm What he gets from milk is his reward, _| Surely then, it is worth while giving i Fak ¢ s a i | 'Seeds ods for planting table or- should - | location for each vegetable and deter- mine how much seed he will require for the space available for each kind. Seeds cost more this year than in re- cent seasons and they may go higher, | so it is 'well to be prepared. plan of the proposed garden. previously harvested. ground busy other crops for winter use. up of the soil. disgusts novices soil already broken up a small back yard. in proportion to larger extent. The questions of how much space necessarily you will have to increase|and time one must have for certain your rate of seeding to double what is | sized crops and results are important, normally used, in order to be sure of a|but just now these can be deferred, since out-door work is impossible on account of the hard winter and late spring. Indoor gardening such as the seed "buying and planning spoken of is possible, Many plants can be started in the house, both vegetable and flower, and be ready to plant out when the ground fs dry and warm. Even without a hotbed one can get earlier crops of tomatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, pep- pers, seed early in boxes in the house. Early potatoes sometimes are forced in the same way. Seeds so planted germinate and are ready for transplanting by the time it is safe to sow the same king of seed in the open ground, When danger of It will be helpful to make a rough On this plan indicate the spaces to be used for each variety and also by means of colored pencils or symbols show where a second crop is to be planted or in- planted between growing rows, and also arrange for the second and third crops which are to follow those! Such a plan | twelve to fourteen inches wide and will enable the gardener to keep the twenty to twenty-four inches long. all season, supplying fresh vegetables during the summer and producing in the late fall vo6t-and Once the preliminary spading and --Are oats that| working of the garden has been done, are light brown |it is as easy to raise two or three crops as to keep the garden clean of Answer: --Oats that are burnt until | weeds for producing only one picking. they are a light brown color should be | Those who are not used to gardening carefully tested before they are used|or who wish to have their children Count out two lots of 100 (take an interest should have some one Place these between wet blot-|to do the heavy spading or breaking This work frequently and children who | box. furnace, for a period of a week or ten| would continue an interest in the gar- | eight to ten to the inch in the rows den if the task was simply to cultivate and be covered. Apcouple f: gently watered, so as not to wash up hours of labor would be sufficient for! In case of a in| patch from twenty-five to fifty feet bulk to such an extent that it discolors | 8nd upwards, it is cheaper to have the the hull of the oats is very detrimental | Place plowed and harrowed at a. cost If you|of about $1.50 for that area and more eggplant and lettuce by starting frostAs over and the soil is dry en- ough to work, thercfore the home gar- demer starts his early garden with seedlings well above the surface. Transplanting, if properly done, in- stead of hurting, seems to help such plants develop a strong root system. {Garden enthusiasts should get a good deal of pleasure from this kind of 'preliminary indoor gardening. They also can use boxes . to hasten the blooming period . of fany sorts of flowers which stand transplanting. Any sort of wooden box filled with {good soil answers the purpose. The | following directions for making seed boxes and handling the plants should be carefully followed. Seeds of early tomatoes and cab- bage, as well as cauliflower and pep- i per, should be planted in a seed box jin the house at once. The seed box should be three to four inches deep. Special boxes can be bought cheaply, if nothing. suitable can be found around the home. A layer of about one inch of gravel or cinders should ibe placed in the bottom of the box, | then it should be filled nearly full of rich garden soil, or soil enriched with decayed leaves or manure. Bonemeal, sand and backyard soil, equally mixed, is good. Soil should be pressed down firmly with a small piece of board and rows made one-fourth to one-half inch deep {and two inches apart crosswise of the The seed should be distributed The soil should be the seeds, and the box set in a warm place in the light--in the sunshine by a window being best. Water enough must be given gently from time to time to cause the seeds to germinate and grow thriftily, but not enough to leak through the box. If a piece of glass is used to cover the box it will hold the moisture in the soil and hast- en the germination of the seeds. When the plants are from an inch to an inch and a half high they should be thinned to one or two inches apart in the row, so as to give them space enough to make a strong, stocky growth. If it is desired to keep the plants which are thinned out, they may be set two inches apart each way in other boxes prepared as mentioned for the seed box. When the weather becomes mild the box of plants should be set out of doors part of the time, so that the plants will "harden off" in preparation for transplanting to the garden later. A good watering should be given just before the plants are taken out of the box: for transplanting, so that a large ball of earth will stick to the roots of each one. INTERNATIONAL LESSON APRIL 8. Lesson II. Jesus Raises Lazarus From The Dead--(Easter Lesson)-- John 11. 17-44. Golden Text--John 11. 25. Verse 17. Allowing a day for the journey each wcy, this means that he died very soon after his sisters sent the message. 19. Jews--Remembering the re- lar association of the name in this ospel, we see a contrast implied be- tween the impotent comfort of an out- worn system and the fullness of joy in sorrow that Christ bears. 20." The active Martha behaves like Peter in John 21, 7 (and Matt. 14, 28). Mary, like-the beloved disciple there, waits for the Master's call. As verse 32 shows, this was had been saying to 21, what the sisters one another all through those days. In the Greek there is a little untrans- latable difference, individualizing 's words: she puts my in a more tic position. Shalt ask--Literally, Shalt The phrase is inclusive, have asked. hs thinks Le has already. Jesus w draw from her by a i ale the vague hope tha . words have hinted. 24. Her venture has been too much; k on the great ultimate, : ici any- Ma; emp. 22. 55. "Jos Power, 36} merel a rs a Ae ws, Jesus means that ts fo t F PL have 'believed--The tense im- Sips ce ti ve learned to believe." 44. Bound--Long swathes of linen were wound round and round the body. Napkin--Compare John 20. 7 was a handkerchief, named from its use for wiping away sweat, and now used to cover the face of those whose toil is done. Loose him--The Lord's attention to a homely detail like this, or the childs need of food in the Jairus story 8Mark 5. 43), emphasizes the sense of mastery. There is no mighty wrestling with Death, as in the case of Elijah: the Lord of Life has only to issue his command, See John 5. 28. Readers will not overlook Brown- ing's "Karshish the Physician," in whick. the deepest lessons of the story are wonderfully handled. Its prob- lems are, of course, manifold and can- not be mentioned here. The Evange- list's purpose is the main thing to re- member, as expressed in John 20. 81. Compare 2 Tim. 2. 18 and note how this story corrects a perversion of the het + and Space to Be Devoted to : Preliminary Sketching wg of Rows Ee? a Labor. department. given in each letter. Castie Frank Rcad, Toronto, A. H, B.:--This plan has been tried by a mother and was successful in curing her little daughter, who had violent spells of temper. When a fit of temper came on, the mother took a basin of cold water and sponged the little girl's face and neck, holding the cold sponge especially long at the temples, behind the ears, and at the back of the neck. In a few moments the tense little muscles relaxed, the eyes grew less wild and the child would lie down. Then the mother would take her daughter's hand and talk to her lovingly but firmly on self- control. After six or seven treat- ments a complete cure was! brought about. L. D. M.:--1. The milk bottles that are used for infant feeding can be thoroughly cleaned by rinsing first with cold water, then washing with hot soapsuds and a clean bottle brush, Rinse the bottles both inside and out- side in an abundance of flowing clean water, preferably under the cold water faucet; examine each bottle to see there is no cloudiness or speck re- maining. Then place in a bottle rack 2, 3. an hour. and fit for use. drained and kept dust-free. oven method is preferable. that might result on sudden exposure to the colder air of the room. 2. To tell when a child has scarlet fever the | following should be noticed: hatching period is from a few hours | to several days, no longer. Then | Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially invited to write to wa Initials only will be published with each questisn and (answer as a means of Identification, but full name and address must be Write on one side of paper only. mailed direct if stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed. 75 Address all correspondence for this department to Mrs, Helen Law, -------------- the face and body. peels as scales and flakes. Il fever and quick pulse, and the "straw- berry tongue." neck are swollen and there is sore throat. nose and throat are more-dangerous than the rash--more catching. Answers will be » 3 This eruption The glands in the The discharges from the D. G.:--Try these games at your party for boys and girls. tured Verbarium." 8 long word, such as "Caribbean" or "Beloochistan", and by rearranging: the letters find a number of smaller words, such as cat, loot, bean, belt, and others. ments in the-papers and magazines cut out pictures which represent the words and paste them on cards for an exhibition. guests Cool the | King is here." ¢ oven slightly by opening the door a up and try to take different seats. few minutes before removing the bot- | the confusion the leader tries to slip tles; this will prevent the cracking into a seat, and then the one left without a place has to start a story. It adds much to the excitement if the leader sometimes seems on the brink The | of giving the sentence which means a | general move, such as "Change places, the King--will come soon," or 'some- comes a scarlet rash, appearing first | thing else of royal news, to which no on the neck and chest, then covering attention should be paid. are supposed to guess ! smaller words and then pick out the individual letters and guess the whole large word from which they are taken. "Geography." t of the alphabet and in five or ten min- utes' time write down as many towns, seas, rivers, etc, as you can think of which begin with the letter chosen. "Change Places." and set in a moderately hot oven for | players sit in a circle and there must The bottles will be sterile be a leader, who tells a story. Bottles may also be |story teller goes very rapidly, invent- put over a fire in a boiler filled with !ing as he goes along, and suddenly and cold water, to boil for half an hour, | frequently after which they should be carefully | "change places." n But the ! be paid to this unless he adds, "The 1. "Pies You take some Then from advertise- From these pictures the the Take each letter For this the The introducing the phrase No attention must Then all must jump In \S/O7#S THE KATY THAT DID, There was once a time when there | weren't any katydids. There were katies, dear, yes! Ever so many. But every single katy was a didn't! Dol, di didn't? contests. had afternoon honey in one another's homes; they brought their sewing and talked about the children, quite like all the other insect families. And their only didn't was--they didn't sing! You've no idea what a difference it made. Why, the woods seemed just as still! There were bees humming in the sunlight, and flies buzzing and crickets chirping. But they weren't noisy, you know, compared with katies that do. They made just nice, soci- | ka able sounds, to say that the wood was | beautiful and wasn't it lovely to be alive! Oh, all the other wood people had voices, some for the daytime and some for the night! They trilled and pip-| ed and fluted, and sang solos and tle. The owner says that the Bab- the 'resultant choruses--all but the katydidn'ts. But] the katydidn'ts were busy with their hunting and their housekeeping. So they did not mind not being musical. And the only times that they did care was when they saw a party of wood people on their way to singing school. The woods was a wonderful place. There were trees and bushes and flow- ers and grass. And every tree and bush and flower and blade of grass had the finest juices for eating and the cosiest nooks for sleeping. No won- der that the wood people were happy! The trees and the bushes were all glowing with red and gold that day. And the flowers were gold and purple. Golden leaves covered the ground. Even the brook that ran through the wood was dotted with tiny gold ships that had once been leaves. All the wood people were busy spin- ning warm wraps and making their houses snug for the winter. On every side you could hear the whir of spin- ning wheels and the sound of hammer- ing. They wore so busy that no one saw the hunter. No one paid any atten- tion when he stopped to light his pipe, No one noticed the lighted mateh that he flung away. "The match fell on a leaf. The flame burned to the end of the match, then it set fire to the leaf. : Now, the leaf lay by a heap of grass, and the grass lay next some sticks, great truth it is meant to teach. SE hry I Give the live stock buildings a thor- ough spring house-cleaning. Dis- infection of the walls and floors with some cheap disinfectant will prevent the spread of any contagious diseases and will increase the health and vigor of the stock. One cause of cream failing to ripen properly is keeping it at too high a temperature. This interferes with the ripening, and also gives the but- ter an oily flavor. The value of accurate knowledge properly recorded had a clear demon- stration at a recent farm sale of cat- cock test' 'and his scales made him $500 that day in the sale of ten cows and heifers. This. may be readily accepted when it is known that one cow, without a pedigree, sold for $210 on her record as a milk-producer. To give proper care to milk you must have the equipment with which to do it. The dairyman is keeping his cows on expensive land. He is selling all of his crops through them. proper care in order that the best e! And no ple saw the burning leaf. no one? Such a a timid little katy! didn'ts were always laughing because i she was afraid to hop very far or to {climb very high. i afraid now. 'ed so hard that it nearly knocked her But there was no one else. er! you know what it was that they gq, afire, and all the wood people would one of all the busy wood peo- Did I say Ah, but one little katy did! weak little katy! And such The other katy- She was dreadfully Why, her heart knock- The little katy hopped upon the They had hopping parties, of course, br leaf and caught it by the stem. and swinging bees and tree-climbing gp, spread her 'wings and whizzed in- And the papa katies went |i, tho air, to the club, while the mamma katies { she flew and dropped the burning leaf into the water! Straight over the brook There were plenty of wood people who saw that, I can tell you! came crowding out of fheir houses, crying all together: ' They "Did you see the fire fall into the water 7 it? My, how the with pride! had saved the forest. And such a brave little katy! Who ty! All the forest should know. young, they found their voices at last. And they ? "Katy did! Katy did! Katy did!" Who found it? put it out?" katydidn'ts swelled Their own little katy Such a fine little Who caught Old and uted over and over again: And that is how there came to be katydids! OHo.os€) The man who makes the most sat- isfactory returns out of hogs is the man who is in hogs all the time, and only to the extent that his farm will conveniently carry. \ For Ontario farmers, "the bacon type of hog is beyond question the type to be produced. That is the type which both the home and the English market calls for, and for this type these markets will pay a premium. The hog is essentially a by-product of the farm and a means of turning to valuable account commodities which would otherwise such as whey or skim milk, small po- tatoes, grain shelled in the field. The hog, like other meat animals, renders it possible to make a double profit out of coarse grains--one pro- fit in a real "home market" for the grain itself, and another in the man- ure produced in feeding. "The bacon type can be produced at least as cheaply as the thick fat. For the production of the bacon type of hog, one finished at 176 to 200 pounds, barley is one of the best of feeds, and will give a greater gain for -the amount of feed used will corn; but barley should be mixed with other grain to be largely waste, than increase its creed product, may bring the ic latability. ;In a general way oat it has ssible A nmin _the si lay e some dry |P3 lity. In a ge 2) Re ir rice posse: ral VL Ey and the dry bushes lay be- | ¢hop is' the best grain for grawing : was| Watch closely, in the increase this| neath some dead trees. If the flame) hogs, and Te n: Soman fiorts | take | spring, the results of the matings|burned the leaf, the leaf would light |for finishing. ilk in oll en a made last year. Live stock the grass, and the grass would light | to economy in production. 2 | feeds are sure to be high for some | the sticks, the sticks would light > A ra 5] years to come énd time or money the. dry bushes, and the dry bushes Arrange for hatching shoyld not be thrown away on toa in- hay dr light the dead trees, and the | The early chick makes the a dead trees would set the who'e farest er, 3 There is