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/ Ontario Agricultyral College, corn = © 7 tained, while on wheat under similar | tato yield - 42 to 56 bushels where proper fertil- was farm way in addition to the rotation of crops. ° 760 lbs. per acre ...... Bs. ot 7 can be. in. liberal use of fertiliz- fact has been established ent Station tests and in- farm experiences. From host of both we quote a few Sythent a1 ts fo illus- 1 the point r The Dominion Experimental Farms, Stave, after a test of fertilizers for yields of over 100 bushels per acre, directly attributable to the addi- 'tion of high-grade fertilizers. © In tests carriéd on in 1920 by the 'grown on clay soils showed an in- crease.over check plots varying from -izers were applied. On 'sandy loam ' the increase from complete fertilizers i 44 bushels per acre. Sugar beets "in a cester, in a twenty-five year experi- ~ment where corn, oats, wheat and hay were grown in rotation, there was -en average increase from fertilizers : | sorts on corn of 14.9 bushels. wheat the average increase over \fertilizer was 11.8 bushels, On it was 11.8 bushels, and on clover mothy 1,764 lbs. On these tests ars were applied in the usual _ At Indiana Station, where fertilizer was applied in 1920 to corn, an in- crease of 42 bushels per acre was ob- "conditions . the increase was bushels per acre. ' * Actual 'farmers' experiences have paralleled and in many cases exceeded "the r 'obtained at Experiment In 1920 Stanley Merrill of Lambeth, Ont, applied high grade fertilizers on & one-fifth acre block of potatoes, ob- taining as follows: No fertilizer 500 Ibs. per acre ..... 12.9 1,000 Ibs. per acre .....,. 800.0 bus. J. V. Potvin of Carp, Ont., in the same year obtained 210 bushels of eg where fo fertilizer was ap- plied, dgdinst 293 bushels where 500 ; 'good grade fertilizer was used. ss of Eberts, Ont., fair application of suitable i to his corn in 1921. He says: applied fertilizer (2-12-2) at the te of 260 Ths. per acre and found the} matured fully ten days earlier - oe a figure is. | applying 200 lbs. per years, quote increases in po- vel similar test showed an increase | Gain from fertilizing ........ I~ More bushels and tons of produce! feta the biggest yield per acre makes ; having yields above the average re-| ings for the temple up stance, again of 10 bushels per acre' Worms can largely be prevented by yield as the result of fortil- keeping the range free from over- quite reason-, crowding and feeding the birds a bal- vigorous T able, in fact is low. 10 bushels per wv, { anced ration so they will be acre gain is commonly obtained from. and less subject to attacks from paru- of 2-8-2 or. sites. Stagnant ponds on the range out: | seem to increase parasites. A well- 810.00 drained disinfected by sunshine #0. is a hdp in preventing worms in 450, poultry. EL rn . iN he io i ns en. t Gain from fertilizers per acre $ 5.50" An Excelle Whi Wa sh. f course there is a little more ent White) : Slake one-half bushel fresh. lime grain to handle, but the increase in' : straw and improvement in quality of With boiling water, covering it to keep ; Strain the quid grain will more than counterbalance' In the steam. ; this. The $5.50 per acte gain from Hireugh 3 Sze sieve and 244 seven fertilizing is largely cl ; ne sal, previously dis- Vet. 8 rgely : clear gain, ox, solved in warm water; three pounds | ground rice, boiled to a thin paste and + stirred in boiling hot; one-half pound bolted gilder's whiting; one pound white glue, which first soak in cold water until swollen up, then melt over a fire, avoiding burning it. Add five gallons hot water to the mixture, stir well, nd fet stand a few days covered up. en ready to use the wash $6 per ton $24, make it boiling hot. A pint of thie 12, mixture will cover nearly a square . $13] When such a percentage can be made oh money invested in fertilizer, 8-8-3, Here is how it fi 10 bus. gain in wheat at Se PRY UB ei ah errs 200 Ibs. BBB a nanis Take Mr. Schuell's experierice on sugar beets. His yields were as follows: - 5 5 With 500 Ibs." 8-88. .31 tons per acre, Without fertilfzer ...27 tons per acre' Gain from ferthizer. .4 tons per acre 4 tons sugar beets at 500 lbs. 8-8-3 tess esssasannens g Shy : A good teacher is worth more to a community than the price of the finest animal. I do not have any and set rule as to amount of grain I feed daily, but I find that under as conditions a pound of grain to three | pounds of milk is about right. I do| not attempt heavy grain f 2a conditions. u ; Why We Miss Uncle Jo When Uncle John Newing moved out of our neighborhood everybody was serry. He was a handy man to have around. He could splice a hay rope, or mend anything made of wood or iron, or build a fence out of almost nothing, The neighbors always knew where to go when they needed a job of this kind: done. maintain my herd under average farm | wk the old man went away, was not so much his skill in fixing things up, as it was his right royal way of respond- ter how busy he was about his own affairs, he never failed to drop what he was doing and go over to ses what was wrong at the neighbor's. In short, we missed Uncle John's good heart and- thoughtfulness for others, . And do you think anything better can ba said of a man than that when he is gone there is a big hole in the life of the neighborhood? It is great to grow the finest crops of anybody in ten counties; there is something worth while in being right- ly called the thriftiest farmer in the neighborhood; but the world can get along with a few bushels Tess of po- tatoes, if it has the good heart left. Some folks move away and nobody cares much, just because these folks never did anything to show they had a heart in them. could mend ropes and fix fences and all that, but you would rather have an icicle drop- ped down your back than to have them even under prévailing conditions of low. prices for farm products, it is surely good business for Ontario farmers to give immediate, attention to this means of increasing their farm returns. ) " school building that can be put up. in 1022 spell more dollars return. This fact is beyond question, During a' period of low prices the' farmer who -Hilkiah's Great Discovery, "en Text--Thy word is Fhe ion Sota dollars and in the end eo greatest net return. A very - ; Ge sng Hosrion i provided by the suite and Place--B.C 628; Tore: vers the, Lesson Foreword : relation of crop yield to farm returns, Hezekiah, was a San, oi in a pamphlet published in 1920. It' Under him the re n of Israel was reads as follows: in Sloan of many of its It Pays to Grow Large Crops. Ty ents, reforms were : i @ Impre3si The following tdble is based upon Jue fo discovery oe the ayn him secured from 80 farms in| law in the temple. 2 Kings 22: 8 to Washington township, Montgomery, 28: 26 should be carefully read in con- County, in 1916. The farms were di- nection with thie lesson. vided into two groups, those farms I. The Book of The Law Discovered, having yields above the average going! : 14-16. ; into one group, and those with yields V. 14. Josiah had undertaken the below the average in another. pu ira 8e temple, ich had fallen Crop Yields and Labor Income, , secretary 'to help Hilkiah, the i a Average to count the repair money collected in No.of Crop Labor i the temple, 2 Kings 22: 8-7. And Crop Farms Acres Income when they brought out the money, Above average 388 63 $760 | As was pointed out in the Lesson Below average 43 86 808 | Foreword, Jehoash had instituted a It will be noted that here also, als NeW System for keeping the temple in though the size of the farm in the! "PIT: A box with a hole bored in it ; ~i was placed near the altar and into th two groups is nearly the same, those the worshippers dro; "their offer: th . Previous« ly the priests had shown a great lax- ity in the handling of the temple 1 : | Pande. So it was arranged that the In Scioto County last year (1919), ! king's secretary should act with the 86 farmers raised an average of est in counting the money and pay- $2,855 w of crops from' 65 | ng the workmen, Shaphan was act- the most profitable five of these farm toi fim of pis esc sep, ish averaging $8,445 worth on 62 acres.' priest found a book, etc. "How the The average amount spent for manure book came to be in this particular and fertilizer was only' $130, while on' B the most 'profitable five the av | jecture that the priest had been in- expenditure for manure and fertilizer Secting Ho is on makin ready 9 ields: for them; at he he en taking an a pg Tiida ip fonits javent ry of the store chambers; that Though' the farming ; ¢ in ali turned a labor income or net profit nearly twice as large ae those having yields below the average. been cleansing the Holy Place trong plenty of occasions exist (hn. P. tne the law. Most f teron and Ee 3 omy and not the . { whole of the Law (the Pentateuch or Five Books of Moses). At least three - Hy © given for cone law book jo be Deuter- The Sunday School Lesson MAY 21 2 Chron. 34: 14-16, 29-32. Gold a lamp unto my path, Ps. 119: 105. (Rev. Ver.). ace we are not told. We may con-! smile at you--F, V. unto my feet, and light were genuine or not. A deputation was eent to Huldah, the prophetess, The prophets were now nized as She mouthpiecs of God, Halak could answer the perplexing question. Huldah's was that the book of ihe lowe genuinely expressed the will IL The Book of The Law Read, 29-80. V. 29. Josiah convened a national assembly for the purpose of accepti the newly found law as the law « the nation, Elders of Judah and Jer- usalem. The elders were the heads of families or leading men of each town ow village. They administered justice and acted as representatives of their community, V. 80. The national assembly was held in the precincts of the temple. To it there came not only the elders but a great concourse of le from all parts of the country. eo Levites. Originally they were the priests at the various sanctuaries throughout the land. When later these sanctu- aries were destroyed and the only legitimate place of worship was the temple in Jerusalem, the Levites were taken into the Jerusalem temple. He read in their ears, etc. The fact that Josiah 'was able to read through the whole book at one gathering strength- ens the argument that the book was Deuteronomy and not the whole Pen- tateuch. III. The Covenant Renewed, 31, 82. V. 81. The King stood in his place. The king, had a special place when he worshipped in, the temple and 2 Kin 23: 3 mentions that it 'was "by a pil- lar," It has been suggested that for this occasion he may have had a raised platform. Made a covenant. A Soveli- ant was ratified by a Es pp in a wn in pieces 0 parties to the covenant passed between. V. 82. First the king made & solemn vow to observe. the law contained in the new book.- -Then the e were required to stand and t the oath after him, probably by responding, "Amen." 3 ; aT One of the results of the Reforma- tion OR 'appreciation of the leeding, but But the thing folks missed, when] ing to the calls. which came. No mat-| "ity of establishing a Rest Room in oi% | voom. This was fo ment of the Mayor and a few of the Merchants Te Theci if Quality Y2LB.TINS and in packages Trees. I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like rhe, But only God can make a tree. --Joyce Kilmer, killed in the Great War. nmap i Apple Blossoms. Dainty little blossoms, With your coloring faint, Sending forth a fragrance rare, That no brush can. paint; Springtime's fairy children, Nodding in the breeze, Are you sent to cheer the world? Tell me, blossoms, please. In the apple orchard What a picture sweet, All the trees in pink and white, The month of May to greet! We welcome thee, O Springtime, With your birds and leaves, Sun, and rain, and flowers, And. your blossoming trees. --M.C.D. ------ So much depends upon the feed and care of the mare, that the owner has himself to thank for success or dis- appointment 'with his colts. ocr meters ty Eighteen per cent. of an adult crow's diet for the year consists of insects, while 68 per cent. of a nest- lng crow's food is made up of these pests. -------- Skim milk or buttermilk is con- sidered indispensable for chicks dur- ing the early development. If the chicks have all the milk they will "Play Ball" i If you've made a bad beginning, If the batsman all go wrong, ! You know you made a fumble? That's the time to play up strong! If the other team is winning-- Well, keep your head, and wait! Just watch the ball; don't grumble! You have it! Send it straight! Don't fuss about the scoring, Don't weaken at the din; Let others do the roaring; You--play the game to win! And when life's conflicts meet you They come to one and all-- Don't let your fears defeat you; Keep steady, 'and "play bal" rl Sia Exit the Thistle. At last farmers have a very satise factory recipe for the thistle patch. At least, this is true of those who, have soil suited to the production alfalfa and this crop can be grown upon a wide variety of land. Where one has patches of thistles in a field, he can get rid of them by devoting that field to alfalfa for a period of three or more years.. If the land is sour it will be necessary to add lime in order to make certain of a good catch of alfalfa, The extensive roof system of this plant, together with the frequent cuttings will wipe out the thistles in a brief period of time. simian Protecting Leather Goods. It is important to keep lesither from mildewing. The mold will not do serious damage, however, unless it re- mains too long. The simplest plan to follow is to store the leather in a well-ventilated, dry, well-lighted place, preferably one with an ex- posure to sunlight. Mold makes little growth where there is plenty of sun- shine. Where mildew has developed on leather, it should be wiped off with a damp cloth or washed off with soap and water, The leather can then be drink, meat scrap may be eliminated from the mash ration. oiled lightly with castor oil or neat's- foot oil and well dried afterwards. For Homea How Brockville Got a Rest Room. | way a lady. Our sitting-room is fur- In 1919 the members of Algonquin Institite were discussing the possibil- Brockville, the centre to which many of them went three times a week, to| kitchenet! do their marketing and shopping, for women with children, as many of them were. The hotel war-time prices had become prohibitive; and there was not other place where they could rest, leave parcels, or take children. 'Therefore, a committee of two was &p- pointed to see about securing accom- modation suitable for a public rest found, b " gol t go ieult for. a sing! le E 'other Db: Brockville in May, 1920, and Delta, and Algonquin responded by sending delegates to both over ways and means. It was decided to ask the town to help, and with the encourage- a canv of the busin pss} nd Country nished with easy chairs, couch win- chiefly by the merchants. There is a te, .a lavatory with wash- bowls, clean towels, aid a infrror. A have everything we n ry ] cept a phone, which ¢ very soon. The rodm July. and loss a 'noons. Many tourists passing 1 ing make use of our rooms and : : 2 fg N et y NT St. good year in every respect and closed with a little balance to our. credit in the bank." 3 : What Father Ontario Will Do For the : Home-Makers, =