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; gr nitrate of soda. Dae manure to better ad- "Prices Warrant Helping The dre with fertilizers is a dtice in Europe. Director, 'other Furopean au- 08 / rt end. top-fertilizing. Ontario farmers ex of British ex- eme top-dressing 1 sulphate of ammonia _ the food of e result is that the supply A | plants | of sulphate of ammonia and nitrate of soda is short. , tankage other nitrogen carrying by-products (which are rendered available in mak- |ing fertilizers) are used in fertilizers | with the present supply of nitrate of 'sulphate of ammonia, | Proper. ef Application Very Important companying diagram illustrates just how heaving injures wheat. It breaks off much of the central root supply and in many cases leaves poorly at- tached small outlying roots only, to carry sufficient food for the grow- ing crop. ' Even these roots 'are fre- quently dislodged from their firm hold, and are rendered totally inadequate to meet the usual needs of crop feed- i 3 Feeding Wheat Like Feeding Calves Weak calves, colts gr pigs Tequlye ion and must have 4 _putgrow the is germinating, as long as the tiny kernel lasts there:is not need' for an outside supply of manure or fertilizers, but just as soon as the food supply inside the parent kernel is 'exhausted, the plant must get food from the soil. If many of the tiny 5 roots have been broken off the plant will be starved. If the plantfodd supply in the soil is short the result 'again will be starvation. : How To Help Wheat 'What the Ontario farmer wants to know at the present time is how to heal the wheat wounds and produce as strong and vigorous a crop 8s pos- x application is the key to best results' from ng. Fertilizers are concentrated soluble plant food. To be of greatest service they must be. distributed evenly and dissolve read- ily in soil moisture, , Many success- ful wheat growers distribute fertiliz- ers on wheat, through the wheat drill fertilizer attachment. This is done as soon as the, ground is dry enough to drive over.' The hoes or disks are not let down, consequently they do not injure the growing wheat. Drilling is done with the rows and not across them. 5 ; - If you do not have a fertilizer drill, apply fertilizers with a lime spreader. Good results have been obtained by following an application of fertilizer, with a light harrowing. If you have an adjustable harrow, set the teeth back at an angle of about 46 degrees. This prevents dragging out the wheat. Light harrowing breaks the soil-crust and works the fertilizers into the soil. If the wheat has heaved badly, it fis 4 good practice to roll it lightly be- fore harrowing. Good Results From Top-Dressing One big advantage of top-dressing is that it practically insures a good grass and clover catch. If you have seeded your wheat with a grass mix- ture thera is readily available plant- food for the tiny grass plants to feed upon, and a satisfactory stand is near- ly always secured. : Wheat yields have been increased - | all the way from 14 to 18 bushels per acre by fertilizing as indicated. Ohio Experiment Station recommends broadcasting in the spring 200 to 800 pounds of fertilizer per acre. doing they have obtained 18.2 bushels " | lizers spring winter wheat in 08- gears test. In co-opera- . by the Ontario y the Un Citing in 1916 there. here winter wheat winte Ontario 'would net over five and a half million bushels in- By so your flelds In crop you can fertilization. EL re In wheat ylelds in Ontario 'of bushels more food grain. 17 by the Ontario Agricultural announces ent Bureau,.under the direction , and graduate of Ontario essor of Agronom | at the Uni- collect and disseminate prac- ding soll tillage, fertility management and s with Soll and Grop 1311 Temple Building all orgunizatiofls working for the Write for bullstin, "How to I Ontario Crop Yields" improvement Bureau ¢ OF THE Canadian Fertilizer Asso polation Toronto There are many miles of roads which must be maintained by some means, more 'Or * less inexpensively. oe the Dominion Experimental Farms, he split-log-drag is found to be one of the most useful .implements' for this purpose. It is now in use in many localities and an increasing mileage of the rural highways of this country is being kept in repair economically hy the use of this simple implement. v2 : A dry, sound Ted cedar log is the best material for a drag, the hard woods being usually too heavy for this purpose. The log should be from seven to eight feet long and from ten to twelve inches in diameter and care- fully sawn down the middle. The heaviest and best slab should be selected for the centre, both flat sides to the front and set on edges thirty inches apart, giving the back half a set-back of sixteen to eighteen inches at the right end so that when 'the drag is drawn along at an angle par- allel to the ditch on the right side of the road; the end of the back half will be directly behind the front half, as otherwise the ditch end of the rear slab would stick out past the ditch end of the front slab, crowding into the bank and interfering with the proper working of the drag. Two cross-pieces are wedged in two-inch auger holes bored through the slabs and on the right hand side a piece of -seantling is inserted be- tween the 'ends ok the slab This is stiffening the end-ef the front slab. In working a clay or gumbo road it is advisable to put iron on the lower edge of both flatesides. © Handles may be attached to a piece of iron similar to a piece of wagon tire, the irons to be hinged to the back of each end of the front slab. By pressing the handles the drag could be raised, thus depositing a load of dirt which is de- gired to fill a hollow or increase the crown at some particular spot. A platform of inch boards' held to- gether by three cleats should be plac- ed on the stakes between the slabs. These boards should be spaced at least an inch apart to allow any earth that INTERNATIONAL LESSON APRIL 7 Lesson I.--Jesus Sets Men Free-- Mark 7. 1-37. Golden Text, John 8. 36. Sine, The borders of Tyre and idon--Jbgus' purpose in going 80 far, and into 'Gentile territory, seems to have been for retirement, which we may infer from the statement "He would (have no man: know it." The hostility of the Jewish leaders was growing in Galilee, and the multitude was increas in enthusiasm, so for a time he would get away. two 8.3 bushels per acre of, their an [hot be hid--The re rks had Phoenician cities figure prominently in biblical history. They were great centres of commerce -- culture, but | at the time of 'Christ had lost much of ce. He could of his great wor' 'penetrated even to these 'remote parts. - fit cient im; ~ 25. Straightway a woman---At once, | . when it bec#me known that he was in , neighborhood, the seclusion which 'he sought was broken in upon by a Greek, a Syrophoenieian--- describes her as 'a 10! Sidon unto the A USEFUL INPLEMENT IN ROAD MAKING of great value in strengthening and Cana- |' ~ may heap up and fall over the front slab to sift through upon the road again. ~The end cleats should be placed so that they will not rest upon the cross stakes, but drop inside them. These cleats should extend about an inch beyond the finished width of the platform. An extra weight may be added if necessary but it is seldom needed. To use the drag, attach a chain to the left cross-piece which is behind the front slab, running the other end of the chain through the hole in the front slab near the right end. It is a mistake to hook this end of the chain over the front slab as in the case of the other end for when the drag strikes a stone or snag there is great danger of toppling forward. With the right end of the chain drawn through the hole in the slab as sug- gested, this danger is entirely obviat- ed. The operation of the drag is very simple though there are many fine points that may be learned by experi- ence. For ordinary smoothing pur- poses, the drag. may be drawn up-and down the road one or two rounds commencing at the' edge and working towards the centre. Usually it is drawn at an angle of about 45 de- grees. For the last stroke or two the drag may be drawn backward with the round side of the slab to the front and with comparatively little angle. There are two stages when roads will drag and oné when you cannot do a job satisfactorily. The first stage is when they are in a very sloppy con- dition in spying or in other seasons after a heavy rain. A road may then be sibped up wonderfully well, and @fter the surface has a chance to dry a little, before it is cut up with traf- fic, it will maka a smooth, fine road. Dragging at this stage fills ruts and sends the water to the ditches. After this soft stage, comes a sticky stage when the mud will roll up under the drag and the road cannot be reduced to a satisfactory condition. After this again, when the surface ap- proaches a erumbly texture, the drag may be used very successfully.--Ex- perimental Farms Note. only claim. The Greek also 'was in- cluded. 28. The" dogs under the table-- Dogs are seldom mentioned in Serip- ture except in terms of contempt but it is usually the street dog, the out- cast animal which infests Oriental cities as scavengers. The Jews allud- ed to the Gentiles as dogs. The dog here alluded to is the little house '| dog, likely to be under the table at the family meal. Yea, Lord: even the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. --"It is as if she said--I grant, Lord, that the meal is for the family, and that the children must be fed. But are not the dogs also of the house, and is there not also something for them, in 'their turn?' She does not think of contradicting true, and turns it into an argument in favor of her appeal." A 29. For this saying--Matthew men- ions the greatness of her faith as the reason that Jesus granted her re- uest. He shows how Jesus met her rst by silence, then by refusal, and finally by seeming reproach (Matt. 16). Over this apparent rebuff her faith triumphed. e was willing to take the humblest position and take the slightest favor; an g, so that her Little daughter might be cured. 80. Found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out--Her faith had its reward. e demon was the child was not yet vered from the exhaustion of the : ion. "It will be noted that it not the faith of the sufferer but the faith of the mother which here was honored. This is one~of three jaistatics of healing at a distance: The nobleman's ~ son (John 4, 46-54) and the centurion's servant (Luke 7. 1-10) are the two others. '81. He went out from the borders of Tyre--"Having come out of Galilee 5 (Fetivement, the performance of ering of the populace around him borhood of Tyre for other regions further removed from the border and therefore more likely, give him tha set-- tled retirement he needed." Through Sea of Galilee--This A ww . x nd daughters of all Initiale identification, 'as a means Woodbine Ave., Toronto. Betty™Brown:--What a delightful time of year for a birthday! Yes, maple bonbons would be especially ap-| propriate at your party, and here are some excellent recipes: Maple--Bonbons.--Two cups maple syrup, one cup milk, one teaspoonful grated lemon, pinch of cream of tar. tar. Put these in a saucepan, bring to a boil, stirring consequently until it turns to wax, then add lemmon or 'nuts, if preferred, spread on butt€red platter, and roll into little balls. Maple Fig Bars.--Two cups grated maple sugar, one cup chopped figs, | cup milk, Boil half an hour, slowly, | cool and cut into bars. A delicious' sweet meat, Maple Raisin Drops--One cup raisins, one of shaved maple sugar, half cup sweet cream. Drop from spoon on buttered paper, brown in oven. Maple Popcorn.--Two cups .maple sugar, half cup water, teaspoonful] bstter. Boil hard for four or five minutes, or until it strings from the spoon. Put four quarts of freshly popped corn in a vessel, and pour the thick, hot syrup over it. Stir well, and form into balls. ~ Many pre- fer to add a tablespoonful of vinegar to the syrup. Maple Sugar Cake.--Beat half a cup of shortening to a cream, add one! cip maple sugd®y crushed by the rolling-pif} two eggs' well beaten, two cups wheat flour, heaping, teaspoon- ful baking powder, small teaspoonful soda dissolved in half cup milk, tea- spoonful ginger. Bake in a pan! about 10% by 7 inches for a trifle over half an hour. [This is a prime favorite with boys, being the identical dainty which made | one young pessimist break into rh : yme: - "I've a birthday every fall, Nothin' speciaj to eat at all; Dan has a birthday every spring, Maple sugar cake and everything." Caroline:--Yes, the standard flour is' now on the market, and 74 pounds) of flour-will hereafter be made from every hundred pounds of wheat. The! : but full name and address must be | fetter. Write on one side of paper only. Answers will be ma stamped and addressed envelope Is enclosed. ddress all correspondence for this: eat in | 2ine are rdially fAvited RGA teston and 1 an alled direct if department to Mrs. Helen Law, 238 the old and the new. It will be simply pure flour as taken from the ° wheat berry, purified and sifted ex- actly as in the past, but instead of everal grades, all the flour will be blended together and only one brand will be on the market. It mist not be supposed that\because we have standard bread we must use it free- ly. That is nof'the intention in bring- ing it on the market. Bread must be saved just as scrupulously as ever-- more 80; in fact. ; The School Marm:--Why not have competitions among the children for the best food saving posters? Here are examples of what some' other kiddies did in this connection: "Be canny with food." "Peel thin and win." "Spread butter thin--Help the sol- diers get Berlin." _"Bread and buns will beat the Huns." "Every spud is a bullet." "Save bacon until Berlin is taken." "Wise wives won't waste." "The kitchen is your fort." "Little savings in the preparation of meals all count for your country. Kill Kaiserism in the kitchen." And, by the way, it is to be hoped that you are planning to have a school garden this year. Every rural school should have one and it will be an inspifation to the children as well as being a very practical way of in- creasing the food resources of the country. Miss Primrose:--The boys are lin- ing up to help you, though. This is enrolment week: for the Soldiers of | the Soil and you will find that by the time help is needed on your father's farm there will be plenty of youthful volunteers who are this year to take the place of the men in khaki. The farms of Canada are now. the second ° line of defence in the Great War and it would never do to let them suffer for lack of recruits. The 1918 army of soldiers will be paid regular wages and each boy who spends three months at farm work will be present- ed with a bronze badge of honor. The Canada Food Board is directing the slight increase of flour extracted will raising of this army'and the farmers be true flour, and not bran or dust.|can count on the boys for the forth- Formerly this slight amount of flour coming season. The Duke of Devon- had been allowed to go into the feeds shire has given his support to the for animal consumption, but when | movement and has made a direct ap- every grain of wheat counts as it does | peal to the boys, as follows; "I con: Jesus, but accepts what he says ag h mizacle with the inevitable gath-' determined Jesus to leave the neigh-. practice. The flour is not dark in, color, as you had supposed, You will scarcely notice the difference between now, this is far too extravagant a fidently appeal to the boys of Canada to make the best use 'of their braine and muscles and to do 'their part ir bringing victory to our cause." thing of the details of this journey nor of any incidents on the way. There must have been some reason for such a detour, which ended not as we would suppose, at his favorite lake home, Capernaum, but which led around to the other side of the lake through the borders of Decapolis. 82. One that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech--This re. | gion was the one from which he had | been practically expelled some time| before, but now he is réceived quite differently, and exercises his healing ower . upon the deaf mute. They Pond him--This is one of the cases where the sufferer is brought by his friends to Christ. They had be- sought: Jesus to leave their region, now they seek his gracious help. 88. Took him aside--Usually his cures were performed before the peo- ple. In thi case, for reasons not stated, a less public treatment 'was necessary. Instead of the cure be- ing immediate he now uses means-- the thrusting of his fingers in the ears, the spittle, and touching his tongue. These were no doubt sim- ply visible signs to help the man's faith. 84. Looking up--As when he brake A ! the bread in the feeding of the multi. tude. Sighed--Or groaned. The | only time when this word is used in! the Gospels. An expression of Jesus' | deep sympathy. Ephphatha--Like talitha cumi, this is an original Aramaic 'word, treasured as having been used by Jesus. 85. Spake plain--No stammeting or | stuttering now. Wiich indicated that he could sy eak anticuietely and at | onre. The cure was complete. _ 86. The mor: he charged then: to} much the more a great deal they | published it.--"The command to sil- 'ence had been earnestly and repeated-| ly laid upon them. In their excite- ment they disregarded it, and the | 'more the charge was urged the more did it stimulate their zeal to proclaim the work." They filled the neighbor- hood with the good news. i 87. Beyond measure--"A very, i strong word of which this is the one; i occurrence in the New Testament. On the greensward soft they froli i Phe impression produced in all cases] by -aur Lord's mighty works was in this case, and among these half-pagan eople, far greater than ever." He Rath 'done all "things well has! everywhere distributed his wi mercy and has been successful in| everything. - ¥ J ; This cure stands out for the com- parative privacy in which it was per-| formed and for the manifestation of; intense feeling on the part of Jesus. | ks of ? Pr SN Beofine \SO77ES A Lively Game. Marble time is here at last, " Merry times for you; Even March and April clouds Play at marbles, too. First they take some drops of rain, Green and red and blue, Where the dancing sunbeams send Sparkles through and through. Then they hang them in the sky Where the winds that blow Freeze 'them hard and smooth and round, And as cold as snow. Then they roll them through the air- To the earth below; And the little children ask, "How do hailstones grow?" -------- The Puzzle of Legs. One Leg was idle, | And doing fot "A thing; Along came Two begs And tied/im with a string, He whirled about on Three Legs, When in' thréugh the door Came Four Legs: a-flying, And tipped him to the floor. ' Does it seem a puzzle? Read the tale again. When you know 'the answer It is very plain. Just a top is One Lag. Now, of course, you see, A boy, a stool and Rover Are the other three. What Are They? Side by side, in summer weather, Five little mates ran out together; Bare and free in the sunshine sweet, Brown and strong and merry and fleet and played, apart from each other they never strayed. They were one in friendship and glad endeavor, The five little mates who quarrelled never. But Five little mates, in wintry weather, Side by side sat dawn together; Crowded close ina tiny room, Left to th Ives in the dusky gioom, "| They lived in love, no little brother | Pushing unkindly against another, And they lived in hope, { thought with glee, When bedtime comes we are Fike frees Ry they cked