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sul 3 own food so that wheat may go abroad to the extent that is absolutely meces- sary to sustein the afmies in the field and the populace in the countries that are ravaged by actual combat. Recent reports from Paris show that France alone will need 122,000,000 bushels of cereals in 1918. What is. more na- tural than that we should substitute a larger per cent. of potatoes in our diet. Erevigus to last plan seadon, trenuous efforts were made to in- '" crease the potato acreages and to im- prove the methods of potato produc- « tion to the end that' much larger crops realized. That these efforts bore ts is evident. It is now becoming more and more evident that a simliar "campaign will have its place in the spring of 1918. : Semipeign should 'lay emphasis more * than ever upon intensive methods in ig potatoes, The potato : r is faced with the great scar- of farm labor with an increas- cost of same. To increase his 0 area is simply to multiply sev- To my mind such a dustry, must be added the fact that be- fore the war pyTites cost approximate- ly 18c. per unit of sulphur, but now the industry has to purchasé pyrites Americu has domestic supplies of sul- phur in the form: of brimstone, but with such enormous war responsibil- ities facing us, there is call for no small percent. of the acid manufactur- ed for the making of explosives, and "there is no certainty as to how soon it may be found necessary to take even a larger percent. of acid which normally goes into the manufacture of avail- able phosphoric acid. Ammoniates The supply of ammoniates faces gimilar competition. Under former conditions, Chilean nitrates sold to the manufacturer at a price of approxim- ately $2.26 a hundred-weight. Now it ranges from $4.76 to $5.00 a hundred- weight. Munition manufacturers use large quantities of nitrate in the manufacture of high explosives. An- other ammoniate thats has formerly formed a large part of the nitrogen- carrying material in fertilizers is sul- phate of ammonia. This material, too, is being used more and more as a basis for the manufacture of high ex- plosifes. . It also forms the basis of of the important items 'in therefrigeration; and as = result; our Cost per bushfl depends on yield peraacre, . Yield Per Acre (Bushels) 100 120 130 160 -176 200 7 222288 Sszazgest _----- Ss e 88g 1.54 1.7 100 1.865 1.626 gs 09 1.00 .928 18 1.08 1.00 t of production of potatoes. "To prepare his potato seed-bed better and to supply the potato crop with 3 larger quantity of available plantfood will necessarily increase the cost per Acre - to some extent, but will at the same increase the yield per acre to an that will mean the ultimate ¢ can be of considerable benefit 'potato-grower if he studies it ally. To te its use, let me point out that if the potato-grower pends but $40.00 per acre in the pre- on of his fleld and the # n grower 1s allied European governnients are com- peting more and more for the Ameri- can" supply fresh for the men on the firing line of Europe. Tankage and blood and other by-products of the packing and other industry have usually been used to the extent of a million and a half pons per annum. High-priced ¢rops ays mean high-priced meat anipals. It is impossible for the farmer to feéd high-priced corn and sell his livestock at a low price. Now, in order to hastén the maturing of the livestock, farmers are watching their rations closer and closer. They are feeding more concentrates, and con- cen of higher quality at the critical period. As a result the de- mand for stock feed has -increased obtains | enormously, 3 The ote constiviegh that the tato- especially interéstes has most "severe co pply of ; erly sold for $40 a ton now "at over $350'a ton. , too, has an important place manufacture of gunpowder a | the question in another way: {crop in view at the rate of 28c. per unit of sulphur. in order to keep meats e | tended--or, "expostula --Whose business it was to enforce| °° "tory they would soon discover Phos ar [1erings to the pene: oreign for | ty, 'attacks by sarrou | ness bath iL to fertilizer would be found to exceed prices obtaining under normal condi. ns by more than 40%. Looking at An ap- plications of 1500 pounds per acre of 5-8-4, which would formerly cost ap- proximately $40 per , will not like- ly exceed a cost of mor Shan $60 an acre this coming spring. You as potato-growers are going to be faced < | with the question .ot @ few times: "Will it pay me to fertilize my potato of present high costs?" The governmeht has not guaranteed m price for this important' food product, 'but conditions would seem to warrant the farmer's expecta- tion 'for an increased instead of less 'demand during the summer and fall of Hh | / Consistent effort 'is impfove the grading and marketing of this important crop. Now, the basis of good grading is high quality ma- terial. No one factor is more import- ant in standardizing the quality of Canadian potatoes than the judicious feeding 'of the growing crop ~with available plantfood. All of the older and prominent potato-growing sec- tions of this continent have de- monstrated that no one factor is more important in standardizing the quality of potatoes on this continent than the judicious feeding of the growing crop with available plantfood. being made to -- ° ThE INTERNATIONAL LESSON ° DECEMBER 16. 1 A Lesson XI Nehemiah Enforces the Law of the Sabbath--Neh. 13. 15-22. Golden Text, Exodg 20. 8 Verses 15, 16 give illustrations of violations of the Sabbath laws, (1) by, labor, {2)iby carrying on traffic. In those days--An ° indefinate note of time, After his return Nehemiah may have made a tour of inspection, in the course of which he made the dis- covery. Winepresses=<The grapes 'were placed in a receptacle and then trodden with bare feet; from the press the juice flowed into a receptacle low- er, down. Sheaves--Better with! margin, "heaps of grain;" these were; collected to take them to the ¢ity for | sale. It would seem that work and business flourished on the Sabbath ag on the other days of the week. Burdens--Better, "produce." To do] these things on the Sabbath was 'a Yislation of oft sepeated Sihoriations prophets and priests (for example Exod. 20. 8-11; Deut, b. 12-15; Isa. 56. 2; 68. 18; Jer. 17. 21; Ezek. 20. 16; 22. 26). Testified--Better, as translated above, "I protested against their selling provisions on that day." Men of Tyre --People who * come from the Phoenjcian city .o Tyre. It is not known when they settled in Jerusalem; they may have gone there to carry on traffic in fish, which could be gaught in abundance' along the coast, As foreigners they may not have had any scruples on the subject of trading on the Sabbath; but in a Jewish com- munity hey should have - been re- strained. e closing words of verse 6 should be translated '"the Jews (children of Judah) in Jerusalem." | Verses 17, 18 Jariate Nehemiah"s protest to the authori that had al- owed the abuses to spring up. . Con- ." Nobles ' { | | | the Iw, & Profane Secularize it b; ng it as an 3 rey would only study their oot his~ that it of the law of ch bitter suf- This evil-- was a similar . Jehovah that brought su ngs gi 'came, on 3 they wi with a | $m £ Woodbine ve. Toronto! recognition to the of Kehoe on behalf of the Sause. nt i oy - > gracious." The manifestations of the divine ace are to be unlimited like e divine lovingkindness. There is a tendency for poultry raisers to consider green food more in the light of an accessory to the re- gular bill of fare than as a staple and necessity. This is & mistake. Suc- culent feeds, which is another term for green gtuffs, are just as important as animal feeds or grains, without which no experienced poultryman would think of trying to produce eggs, especially in cold weather. Frequently poultry keepers go to great pains to provide their flocks ith beef scrap, fish meal, green-cut bone and other sources of animal pro- tein, which are essential to a well- balanced ration, to ba sure, and then pay little or no attention to the green supply, sometimes ignoring it entirely. The result of this management, Or rather mismanagem ent, is' really a loss, because fowls are not capable of getting. the i benefit from animal protein, which is the most expensive food element, without the aid of the mineral salts contained in the suc- culent feeds. A flock may appear to thrive without green food, but what- ever productiveness the hens show it 1s not 'normal, nor permanent,. nor healthful. Succulent feeds correspond to "roughage," the bulky feeds, such as hay, alfalfa and corn fodder, which are so essentialMin the dairy, horse stable and, in fact, in raising all forms of livestock. Besides furnishing valu- able nutrients, for most green stuffs contain protein and carbohydrates in fair quantities, the succulent feeds serve to counteract the evil effects of the highly concentrated foods and aid in their assimilation. The eggs from flocks. maintained HIGHEST PRICES PAID For POULTRY, GAME, " EGGS & FEATHERS Please write for particulars. P. POULIN & 00, 39 Bonsecours Market, Montreal | . Mothers and ga pre- | Separtment. Initials o . | Apply the vaseline at i of Identification, rite on one side © 'addressed envelope all correspondence Miss 0.:--Borated vaseline is probably the best remedy for chapped hands. One should be careful to dry the hands thoroughly after waghing. ) ght. Another good remedy .is g! ne with a few drops of lemon juice. Rubbing a piece of cut lemon on the hands will priate stains and whiten them beauti- y. Maid Marion:--To stiffen a crochet basket, dissolve one part of gelatine in six parts hot water. Dip the bas- ket, shape and dry in the air--not in the oven. This gives a pure white piece a very slight creamy tint; on an ecru piece it has no apparent effect. The happy recipient of your basket will appreciate it, I am sure, Maid Marion. Rosalind:--A popular little play for children's acting is "Ye Village Skewl of Long Ago," in one act, taking an hour's time, for seven boys and ten girls. A two act play, for one boy and nine girls is entitled "The Con- walegeence of Robbie." ~ Country Woman:--Sharing indigna- tioh with your city sisters over the price of potatoes, aren't you? Well, the price of potatoes has not been fix- od because it is impossible to fix them for this year. The average crop of potatoes in Canada is a hundred bushels to the acre. The seed alone costs the Ontario farmers $42 an acre without taking into account the cost of without green stuffs, or an insufficient supply, are very likely to be weak and watery. Weak eggs mean poor hatches, naturally, and chicks with weakened constitutions, than which nothing is more difficult to combat in the brooder. We cannot expect sfrong pullets from. weakened chicks, con- of generations the constitutional vigor of the entire flock is impaired. Above everything else, green food stands for stamina. It means health and vitality, Green food virtually guarantees high fertility in the breed- ing seasons. It means strong eggs, and plenty of them; eggs that will hatch well and produce strong, active chicks. Green food, exercise and plenty of fresh air, which means sun- shine, too, are the greatest boon§ to poultrymen, Given these three ele- ments the poultry keeper will have very little use for the medicine bottle. hters of all ages' are cordial nly will_be published with but full name and ¢ paper only. Answers will be mi Is enclosed. for this department to sequently in the matter of a couple | wwited to write to jestion and its address must be eda in ea Ges. Helen Law, 288 A --_--ri ls labor and other expenses. As Mr.®. Hanna has said; "You cannot fix prices at the figures of ordinary good crop years; you cannot cut the prices in spite of the cold facts." Mrs. Ontario:--You are a wise wo- man to follow the Domestic Science lessons so closely. They are prob- ably one of the best series on the sub- ject that has appeared in any news- paper. Your plan of preserving them in a scrap book will be appreciated later on by the wee daughters. You ask why the Food Controller doesn't prohibit the distillation of grain for alcoholic liquors in Canada. You have evidently overlooked the order-in- council of August 9, under which the use of wheat for distillation or manu- facture of alcohol was prohibited, ex- cept that the Food Controller may license the use of wheat in the distilla- tion of alcohol for manufacturing or munitions purposes. The new order saves for food purposes considerable quantities of barley, corn and rye. L. 8.:--Yes, you are at perfect lib- erty to send cake and candy to the sol- diers. These delectables are not in cluded in the list of articles for which you must have a license before you can send them out of the country. Sugar, including maple sugar, may be exported by parcel post, the limit of weight to the United Kingdom being eleven pounds, and for furtherance to France seven pounds. [HIGHEST PRICES PAID For RAW FURS and GINSENG N. SILVER 220 St. Paul St. W. Montreal, P.Q. 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