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tiadues may Je listed as follows: or sweet . soile--clover, 'alfalf: Kentucky lucia, Jimothy, For neutral soil--corn, orchard grass, meadow fescue, \batley, wheat, beans, peas, tomatoes. ~~ For slightly sour soil--potatoes, root crops, soy beans, red top grass, awnless brome, concord grapes, cran- berries, raspberries, lima beans, strawberries, oats, millet, buckwheat, hairy vetch, rye. Now, lime may be obtained in three or four forms. Ground limestone is active in- its power to correct soil sourness in as much as the limestone carries a good supply of carbonate of calcium. Where grotind limestone iz used, at least one-third of it should be finely ground and the remaining two-thirds should be graded, one-half fairly ccarse and the other half inter- mediate. This ground limestone may be applied at the rate of qne to two tons to the acre. It is not in any way destructive to crops, hence ma be applied at any time of the year. Possibly the best period for applica- tion is just when the soi] is being pre- pared in spring. Apply the limestone at . Seedbeds--TFrequent | Tosses occur from peor preparation. of seedbeds for vi farm crops. Sometimes iis cut down because a tom- vely shallow rooted 'crop is pro- 38 with a deep mellow seedbed. Undér such conditions there is such a great air space for the tiny roots to cover before they tan get to a good supply of moisture that the crop is actually starved in its early days and weeks of growth. On the other hand certain crops which thrive under con- ditions where they can send their roots deep and wide are provided with shallow firm seedbeds," and conse- quently their root growth is severely restricted. The proper preparation for the seedbed is of great import- ance. General experience seems to classify the crops in reference to their seedbeds as follows: Deeply stirred soil--For corn, al- falfa, clover, potatoes, roots, garden vegetables, Medium depth seedbed and fairly firm--For wheat, barley, oats, rye, grasses, Shallow seedbed--For millet, rape, flax, buckwheat. Use of Lime--The next point importance under average farming conditions is the reaction of the soil. Sometithes . the soil that has been worked for a period of years devel- ops a condition where crops of the legume type such as clover, alfalfa, ete, will not thrive, This soil is commonly called sour. When the sail is tested with an indicator such as litmus paper, it frequently pro- duces a coloration that indicates the presence of acid within it. whatever be the cause of this condi- tion, th. ceffect of the condition is almost universally apparent , Clovers kill out. Certain other crops that desire sweet soils do not thrive. There f(s frequently an appearance of | moss on the surface of the soil and areas of sheepsorrel or sour grass are seen in the grain fields. The gen- eral tendency has been to advise the unrestricted use of lime. Later in- vestigations showed that such advice is hardly in aecord with best inter- ests of the growing crops, because while certain types of crops require sweet soil, others do best where the reaction of the scil is neutral, while a third class actually thrive under conditions of slight soil acidity, The ~erops that belong to these various of Now, | on the plowed scil and work it in by | disking and harrowing. Air-glake burnt lime is purer and is beside quick in its action. When applied to heavy | clay soil it not only corrects the sourness of the soil, but gathers to- | gether the tiny particles of the soil {and makes the crumb of the soil | coarser. Therefore, on heavy clay ; soil it is beneficial to make a half-ton | application per eere of air-slaked burnt lime once in 6 or 8 years. Air- | slaked burnt lime is applied in very large quantities tends to sterilize the ! soil, Another form of lime--marl, is | valuable in as far as the marl con- tains a high percentage of carbonate | of calcium. It is finely pulverized in its natural state, hence does away with the necessity of gninding. Lime which has been water-slaked is called hydrated lime. It is relatively as valuable as air-slaked burnt lime." The maintenance of good circula- tion of air and proper supply of water as well as the right reaction of the soil completes the mechanical conditions of the plant home. It, of course, necessitates-a sufficient sup- ply of humus which is really the life- centre of the soil. The next article will deal with the food of the plant. (Fo be continued.) The Food Board Says Largely as a result of this war Canadd will have to pay interest on about $2,000,000,000. Her hope of financial salvation lies in the devel- opment of her natural resources. In calling attention to these facts, Chairm%n H. B. Thomson of the Can- ada Food Board urges that the great- OUR FAMOUS "Champion" Evaporator Only users of the "0 pion" are en- } titled to enter our #1, Prize Com- _ petition for Syrup and Sugar. 'Built for service, it gives maximum re- turns which means no waste. Users of the "Ohampion" know what it | will again prove its merits in this competition with its oash prise win- ning opportunities. Non - users, an guave owners muddling slong with old, wasteful methods had better get in line and order a "Champion" and neeessary ; supplies mow. GRIMM MANUFACTURING COMPANY 58 Wellington 8%. Montreal % % Po The_Fertilizers Were Profitably Employed" ee pmiSeys Ottawa: manure experi- outat five Ex« 1 I on a rotation of X : amd over thy est possible development of the sugar maple trees of Eastern Canada be undertaken this spring, "Every dol- lar's worth of Canadian maple sugar and syrup produced is a dollar saved for Canada," said Mr. Thomson. Those who have made a business of maple sugar and maple syrup say that only 62 per cent. of the trees in the average sugar bush under op- eration are tapped and that without additional equipment save extra pails, it would be possible to fncrease the production greatly if those already accustomed to tapping some of their trees would tap more. In addition to this possibility for expansion is the opportunity presented by many farms which. have sugar maple groves which are not tapped at all, or if a few trees are tapped, the smal quantity of sugar and syrup produced suffices only for the use of the fam- ily on the farm. A Montreal dealer recently sent out a questionnaire to a large number of maple sugar producers asking questions as to the amount produeed, money. The answers varied very considerably, but one man, with 75 acres of bush, realized $1,500 last year for about three weeks' work. The average healthy maple tree was supposed to produce 60 cents worth of sap in the season at prices pertaining before the war. It should be twice that much now. It will do no harm for farmers to experiment this season and see how many trees they could tap, for sugar and syrup will pay, mnie et ae Watch Your Seed This Spring. No other truck or garden crop have I found to for.its success more on first class than oi v seed is, of course, the foundation of success with all seeded crops, but when one is growing onions a'most sslusively for his money crop, good is a vital requirem oo number of trees and total receipts in| sick Solve of, upset. perhaps. . . : Feeding during the second year should. be ds ereful a$ that of the nursing or bottle-fed infant. Ch! of this age should not sit at the table! with the rest of the family, whére there is constant temptation to give them unsuitable food. "They should | have their own simple meals at their, own hours. Ne. nk If this is done, mothers need mot fear teething or that dreaded "preg summer." I wish that you would 1 lieve me when I tell you that no sickness is caused by the coming of the teeth. They are cut at an age when "most 'babies are being badly fed, and so we have thought that the teeth cause the illness. As a matter of fact, it is the food which causes the illness. ~ Mothers neglect fretfulness and fever in a teething baby, saying: "Oh, it is only a tooth," And because they do not seek a remedy for the condition it often grows worse and worse, until, nometimes, the precious baby dies, If your baby vomits and has diarr- hea, it is because there is undigested material in his body which is produc- ing poisons through his digestive tract. The first thing for you to do is to give him a dose of castor oil, or, if he is in distress and needs im- mediate relief, an injection of a table- spoonful of olive oil, followed by a pint of warm soapsuds. Stop feeding him for half a day. Then try a little barley water--about one quarter of the amount which he is in the habit of receiving of milk, if he is an in- fant, and about two ounces if he is ovér a year old. If he keeps this on his stomach, repeat the dose in a couple of hours, I he is much better by this time, add da Fourth of whole milk. Work up very, ¥ery slowly to the amount of food-he. was taking be- fore his illness. Do ot be afraid of starving him. 4f he is suffering from very bad indigestion, he can go safely for tvepty-four hours without any- things rai. : You! will sea. the common sense of this if you-famember that food can- not nourish the body unless the stom- ach and intestines act upon tas they do when they are in good condition. Therefore, when we put food into a stomach which is too sick to take care of it, not one particle of nourishment is received by the body from that food. On the contrary, it lies, an undigested mass, in the digestive organs, producing poisons. If he is weak and needs nourishment, your task is to get his stomach into a con- dition to extract nourishment, and that can be done only by giving it a complete rest for a few hours and getting rid of all that isin it and the bowels, Another Theory Exploded. Formerly it was the belief that children must have contagious dis- eases--measles,, mumps, whooping cough, chicken pox, and so forth. Parents actually exposed their boys and girls to these maladies in order to "get through with them." We have learned, however, that a great many more deaths result than we supposed, and, moreover, that many, many chil- dren who recover are left delicate. Eye weakness, deafness, consump- tion, amd nervous conditions, such as St. Vitus' dance, frequently follow these diseases of childhgod. No pre- caution should be regarded ag too much trouble to take, and if there ere naighbors who consider you un- frie "because you do not allow vis- itors in the sick room or because you keep your family away from their i why, you will just have to bear it for the sake of pro- our boys and girls. They are nore important than our neigh- tecti even bor's feelings. If feel | not "eat enough to keep a bird alive," find out what, she is devouring be- tween meals. Little lunches taken after an insufficient breakfast spoil the appetite for dinner, and leave the stomach with an empty feeling which drives the ike to the » | keeper should learn what dishes to that your daughter. does } "Ti entitled to half of ft?' =| '| \ "Yes," replied Lennie, "but he wants 1° | his hal? in £) ry i En wok eating en IE Sol Dames oe Tot perly she will not feel a craving for thot the balance will be correct and satisfying between proteins, starches, fats, and mineral salts (ash). These women's magazines and by govern- ment bulletins. The best cure for a; craving for food between meals is well-balanced rations at meals. If, despite a hearty appetite three times a day, growing boys and girls want extra food, let it be taken at Jegular hours, and let 'the cake or cooky be accompanied by a glass of milk, How About Air and Exercise? It is natural to growing youth to eat, and if the desire for food is really not active, something is wrong. Hav- ing satisfied yourself that sweets are not being consumed between meals; consider whether your children are getting fresh air and exercise enough. The air which our lungs breathe lost most of "its oxygen, and oxygen is. what our blood must receive from our. breathing organs in order to keep our 'bodies healthy. A window should always be open at night in a bedroom--it: should be open at top and bottom in order to let the breathed-up air, which rises to the top, pass out and the new air come in below, In the mild weather it is best to sleep out of doors, if one can. During the day, occupied rooms should be aired from an open window several times. Air which is full of oxygen heats more rapidly than air from which the oxygen has been ex- hausted, so the temporary chill will soon pass, And what about play? Young peo- ple must play to be well. Best of all are the rough-and-tumble sports in the open. Perhaps you feel that, be- cause there is so much exercise in farm work, exercise in play is not necessary. Have you d the story of the little girl who walked two miles to school every day and two miles home again, and who "begged for a school playground where she could exercised : The teacher' said: "Why, surely, Lucy, you have exercise enough walking to and from school so far!" "Oh," explained Lucy, "I want the playground so as to get vested for the walk home." Lucy hit upon a big truth We need full in order to get rested for work. And as for work: I think we can make that a great deal less dull than it usually is for our young people by putting into it the new interest of trying to perform it.in some better way. It is the dull grind of doing the same thing over and over without any change which wears us out and 'makes us feel "delicate." Almost every task in the home is capable of being executed more easily and in a more ¢ffective fachion than we have been doing it. Suggest to the delicate daughter that she invent a more convenient arrangement for the kitchen furniture, in order to save time and strength in the preparation of meals. Suggest to your son that he could save half an hour every day by "routing" his work more care- fully. Such inventions give the work- er an interest in what he has to do, which keeps away "that 'tired feel- ing: ' If we feed our youngsters properly, protect them against illness, fill their lungs with fresh air, their hearts with fun, and their work with interest, there will be few delicate ones among them, 3 3 Upon receipt of a self-addressed |stamped envelope sent to Mrs. Keyés, in care of Wilson Publishing Co., 78 Adelaide St. W., Toronto, suggestions ; g "Mamma," shouted ~ little Lennie from the nursery, "Johnnie wants half the Med." the middle." set before the family at one time, so, pla! facts are broughfy into our homes by| ea back into the room where we are has 80 . "Well," asked the mother, "isn't he' 8 the 4 Wel "I hope I shall be a happy day on rth!" said one. ta little day Tan to Mother Time and pulled at her a 1 be a famous day, do you think?" | Mother Time shook her head. "I cannot tell. Run off and play with "your 'brothers and gisters, for who knows when you will be: called, and then you can never come back to us." The little day hung his head, but was soon whispering to another day. "Just the same, I shall be famous and not have to live foreycr in the dusty old past, I shall have a va- cation every year from the: Kingdom of Yesterday, and the wold will re- member me long after you ave for- tten!" "Will you tell me all about it when we are together in the past?! the lit- tle day who had wished to be a happy one asked anxiously. = i- "I won't have much time fo asso- ciate with just common, everyday days, We famous days will all be together, you know. But maybe I'il tell you!" the pompous little fellow remarked as he went. But the other day ran after him. "How do you know you will be a great day?" she asked curiously. Just then there was a knock on the | femous thing happened, and the messengers of the night bear him away to the Lai 2 days he was so forlorn that they tried an to cheer him up. ; & of days just like you, they're ar 4 awfully jolly set. , you never 3 J = great man. Then you'il be famous after all. Cheer up!" \The little rainy day had never thought of that, and -would you be- lieve it, my dears, he spends all his time hunting up the records of bakes born during his stay, and he is watch- ing them closely, I want to tell you, for he is determined to be famous yet. Amd maybe he willl But what about the other little day? x Old Father Time heard her say, "I hope I shall be a happy day on earth." And he smiled a wondefful smile, and on -a bright morning' in ber sent the sun to fetch her. And what y do you suppose it was? Peace a3 , November 11, when half the world laid down its arms! ® INTERNATIONAL LESSON ? MARCH 2. Senn, = . Lesson IX. The Report of the Spies. --Num. 13: 1 to 14: 38.. Golden Text, I John 5:4. 13. The Two Reports. "Send thou men." The people were now encamp- ed in the wilderness of Paran (12: 16), at a place called "Kadesh" (see v. 26), on the extreme southern boun- dary of Palestine. The spies wen northward to Hebron and™"continu accordi to v. 21, until they had traversed the whole great tableland of western Palestine as far as the deep valley between Mounts Hermon and Lebanon, through which a road ran'to the city of Hamath on the Or- ontes river. The entire jowsney and return 'would cover three hundred miles and more, but might have been completed in forty days (v. 26). It us," they said, "to return to Egypt?" So it has been in every great for- ward movement in the world's tory. There are many who begin but have not faith or courage to persevere to the end. They are daunted by difficulties. They magnify the diffi culties in their way. = tter the, _.. bondage of Egypt, they say, than the': st le for freedom. They are con- pe by fear. In splendid contrast and in pébuke rings out the t = of Caleb, "Let us go up. + . . gor = 5 we are well able." In 18: 30 alone is mentioned as standing for § - the bolder course, but here, in Vv. 6, Joshua is with him. In distress at the conduct of their fellow spies and at the: rbellious cowardliness of the peo- Te, they "rent their clothes." "The' AR they said, "is an exceeding good land." "If the Lord delight in us, then He will bring us into this land." "The Lord is with us." This |is the language of faith, faith that is' { invincible, "fa'th that overcomes stacles, faith that is not easily daunt- ed, that perseveres to the end, that achieves and that wins victories. . It was remembered of Caleb, in his history of Israel, and to his everiast- ing renown, that he "wholly followed the Lord." See v. 24, Deut. 1: 36 Josh. Bi: 6-9. Read the whole story is i is possible, of course, that they may have divided into several parties, and go-may have made a more extensive exploration, in Exod. 17 as commander of IStaeis , fighting men, in 24: as oses { Agung or servant, and in 83: 11 lalso as dwelling in, and apparently | having the care of the Tent or Taber- nacle, which afterwards became the charge of the Levites. "The south" (v. 17), is in Hebrew called the "N ," and so on some "of our maps. It is the barren region in the extreme south of western Pal- estine, between Hebron and sh. The "wilderness of Zin" (v. 21) is, according to 20: 1, near Kadesh, or.is a name for the region in which Ka- desh lies. Its exact location and boundaries are own. "Rehob" is probably jdentical with Beth-rehob (Jud. 18:28), on the slopes of Her- mon, near the sources of the river Jordan, The "entering in of Hama the deep yalley between J Lebanon n the Hermon and north of road journey. Where Eshcol" was is not known. dren of Anak" or, in Hebrew phrase, "the Tong-necked Jozhua has already been mentioned |. "The chil-| in Dent. 1: 22-45, and the story told of Caleb and Joshua forty years later, rT Couldn't Do Both. The young thing wafted into the photographer's, and was taken up to the studio, "I want my photo taken," she simp- ered. "You'll make me pretty, won't you?' 3 . The photographer grunted. . "You'll see that it's a good li s won't you?" urged the girl. _ .. "Well, madam," said the man, "it's Yor you to decide which it shall be." ~ fae SPRING MUSKRATS | We pay the best price for Spring |; Muskrats Send any Furs you have, You are assured of satisfaction in price and | '{ treatment. 3 N "ABBEY FUR COMPANY 310 St. Paul St. W., Montreal, Que. | In business for 30 years Reference: Bank of Hochelaga, SE Hepwy. il et b= v ple unusually tall tradition they Shieh compare Ey | 2h