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"their families as they become better * pagated by seed, by cutting from the --- ? 1 FIRST SEASON WITH STRAW- BERRIES. The time that most strawberry plants: are set depends upon the am-|.:as suvarable con ount of moisture in the soil, and in ture a few berries. this province early in May seems to; be thg most ideal for transplanting strawberry plants. Immediately after eA plants are set we should start cultivation and continue a thor- ough cultivation throughout the sea- son, in order to conserve moisture and keep out the weeds. To do this, the| to fleldm should be gone 'over at least) every week or ten days with a 'culti-| vator and several times during the season with hoes. The soil should be kept very mellow, 80 when the rumners start: to grow! = will take root readily. If a Mrought should occur during the time "the runners are forming, it is then) Very essential that the moisture in the | oils should be conserved and the soil kept very mellow by frequent cultiva-| tions. The better the care the bed: recelves during a drought or dry spell the better the next year's crop of strawberries 'will be both in quantity! and quality. | Cultivation should be continued till the ground freezes in the fall. By! doing this one will be able to kill weeds and grass which otherwise would be ready to start quickly in the spring and would take a great deal of the moisture that is needed by the strawberry plants at that time. Weeds and grass also interfere a eat deal with the pollination of the re a large percentage of nubbins and imperfect berries being found in felds "where there is much weed growth. Keeping weeds and grass eut pf the strawberry bed during the first son is the secret of producing rge, well-developed strawberries the pecond season, and there are what make the strawberry patch a profit- able crop on the farm. In weedy pels it is also much more difficult to p the berries without injuring them. te fall cultivation of the strawberry d is considered as one of the most important factors in strawberry cul- season. ers pick off the blossoms as they ap- | pear. i "1s a profitable one where strawberries' are grown under very intensive culture, and even in the field culture of straw- berries this method of picking the blossoms the first season has proved to be a very profitable one. After the plants begin to send out runners, the width of the row is de- termined by the width of the strip that is kept cultivated. = Thorough cultivation will prevent the runners from rooting and will turn them back towards the row, and in this way the width of the row is controlled by cul- tivation. The density of the plants in the row is controlled by cutting out with a hoe all fie plants that are not needed. This process of thinning out the plants has an effect-on improving the quality of the berries the bed is going to produce the following season. During the fall of the first season after you have completed the last cul- tivation of the strawberry bed, a thorough coating of straw to serve as a mulch should be spread on the strawberry patch. This mulch is very useful in conserving moisture, keep- ing the berries clean, and in keeping down the weeds in the strawberry patch. The straw is. scattered. over the fields in the fall and in the spring the plants will grow up through it, but in most cases some will have to be raked off into the middle of the rows. The use of the mulch may retard the rip- ening season of the berries, but this! delay is slight and seldom of import- ture, and in many localities it is con! ance to the strawberry grower. - S------ Perennial Flowers for the Farm The perennial flowers are more and more appreciated -by farmers and known through being seen in our pub- He gardens, at the Experimental Sta- tions and in the school gardens and the home projects of, the children. The Women's Institutes have also contri- buted much to the popularity of these home beautifiers. Among the many reasons that might be mentioned showing why these hardy rennial flowers are particularly suited for improving the surroundings of -our country homes are the following: They require only a small amount of time and attention, during the busy seasons on the aver- age farm, compared with many of the annual flowers, They are easily pro- stems and roots or by the very simple method of division. They are less sub- ect as a class to insect and fungus ury than the annual flowers. Every Canadian locality has its own groups of native perennial wild flow- ors. Many of these are strikingly beautiful and being naturally very hardy they are often the most satis- factory that can be obtained for mass effect along the boundaries and in the borders about the farm home garden. Some common useful ones are: Peren- nial Asters, Goldenrods, Lilies, Tril- liums, Mints and Daisies. By combin- ing these with other flowers many {be very attractive groups can be arrang- ed at very little cost. hs Jt is often important to know the blooming season, the height and habits of the plants when arranging groups of perennial flowers to get the best ef- fect. The following list, of a few of our favorites, is arranged to give con- tinual bloom from the ¢rocuses bloom- Ing andes the snow in the fall. The] groups, according to seasons, are arranged in order of a height of plants, the lowest gre bein; mentioned first in each Jroup, Plants that are highly ornamental when not in bloom ate printed in italics: Q Barly spring: Crocus; Early Talips, |. Narcissus and "Late spring: Iris, Columbines, Orl-| 8 mtal Popp "Paconies and Bleeding | * is over, in a warm sheltered spot more or less shaded. Work the soil until it is mellow with a fine smooth surface. Sow in shallow rows, four inches! apart, covering the seed lightly and pressing down the surface gently. Water should be applied sparingly and a sprinkle of fine soil dusted on afterwards. Protect from very bright gun or heavy winds. Thin the seed- lings when they come up and trans- plant into permanent positions when two or three inches high. Good suc- ¢ess has been obtained by seeding right in the permanent place in early September. The different kinds of perennial flowers we have mentioned are divided {nto many varieties which also .vary in height and time of blboming. Fur- ther particulars regarding any of these can be obtained from your near- est Experimental Staion. You should plan, during the summer, to call and see these flowers growing. The above list may not contain your favorites. For instance, the Pansy, that queen of flowers, was not mentioned because it is one of the many biennials that live but two years. Roses were omit- ted as they belong to the shrubs with their bloom borne from the wood of the: previous year. Some perennial flowers begin to fail after two or three seasons of full bloom. Vigorous young plants should brought along in a bed to replace them. Old roots that show the effect 'of crowding should be taken up and divided, ng only the fresh strong 'parts when replanted. After the first "killing frost the stalks of the peren- nure; be put on just as Tulip "are "out as 'soon &s after 3 | nial flowers should be cut within a few |, inches of the ground. = They can bely used for the winter protection of the| return without her bulbs and roots or be removed when | the beds and borders are given their |hemiles, autumn dressing of coarse strawy ma- | late as possible before the snow comes. | 1%, finely - cracked grain; thi rolled oats; fourth, moistened bread ; fifth, finely cracked grains. If too early to get the on grass;~green food can be supplied inithe form of young lettuce, sprouted grains, or any other tender succulent on range, hoppers, in which are placed grains and dry mash or rolled oats, should be put where the chicks can have free access to them. As soon as they become accustomed to the hop- pers, thé hand-feeding is reduced to the mash feeds and, if the chicks are d| maple-sugar. making, and we found a you know your Jj And don't do it when he's hungry, or when he's angry.--Annie 8. Swan (Mrs. Burnett Smith). fence with one made of wire. old rails were gathered up for use in good many of them were of the finest possible pine wood. How long ago these rails were split no one knows, quite sound, making excellent kind- which "those rails were split would now be worth from $60 to $90 a on good range, it will be found that LESSON ForeworD--Ruth lived in Moab, the region to the east of the Jordan. The Moabites were raciall closely related to the Israelites and, along with the Israelites, spoke the Hebrew language. But there was a perpetual feud between Israel and oab over the possession of disputed lands ond properties. Fach was con- tirually raiding the country of 'the other. "So in cleaving to Naomi, Ruth dared to live among not only a strange people, but a hostile people. She roved the strength of her quenchless ove. Goethe has described the book of Ruth as "the loveliest little idyll that tradition has transmitted to us." | The author shows a much more toler- ant attitude toward foreigners than was customary among the Jews. 1. A DEATHLESS DEVOTION, 14-18. The Bible depicts the lot of the widow as usually hard. Several alter- natives were open to her. She might return to her father's house. If she had a wn-up son, she might live with him. The eldest brother of her husband might marry her, or she might be claimed along with the other Jroperty as part of the inheritance eft by her husband. V. 15. Gone back to her people. Orpah chose to go back to her father's house. Sometimes a widow was given a cool reception Spun her arrival am: ong her own relatives. And unto her gods. The ancient view was that each territory had its own god. If one went from one land to another, he passed into the jurisdiction of another god. V. 18. Thy God, my God. Similar} Ruth, on entering the land of Is: would have to become a worshipper of Jehovah, the God of Israel. V. 17. There will I be buried. Cook says, "according to ancient thought, and in the grave; the members of a There is even some indication that place of the dead, families wonld d: together as families. ome, etc. This was. the regular formula of a solemn oath. The ex pression goes back to a custom which originally accompanied the oath. A These severed into two equal halves. rts were laid on. the ground violation of the oath, God might stroy tl as the victim had destroyed. . II. A SAD HOMECOMING, 19-22. VV: 19.-T 'Bethlehem ha; fore she and her husband and,gsons ; All the city he women of the to affording a gli ancient I The Sunday School Lesson ~APRIL 29 be i Ruth 1: 14-22. Golden Text -- Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God--Ruth 1: 16. union in life meant union in death] family had a common burying-place." | they believed that in the dwelling-} wel sacrificial victim was slain and cut! hose Who took the vow passed be-| | mnie a the Best pron 18 Sar arta tween them, using th Sa Ln) 0 Ee ! 18 NOT PI ] Q, the || first 10,000 acres are y settled and another 10,000 ores ny for settlement; mim istange from telephon ry an and, |isieRhonss fbr Write for Sure a ) ion CANADA LAND "nd Thath TION note Yr came to Bethlehem.| been Naomi's home be-| | thousand. --V. X ~ san displeasure. The problem of suffering was for long the vexatious problem with 'which Old 'Testament saints wrestled. V. 22. The beginning of barley har- vest; in the month of Abib, our April. Barley was harvested from mid-April till mid-June. APPLICATION. The book of Ruth may be described as a "short story" or more technically an spie dy] Sonebrhed yin the simple omestic happenings of the long ago, and told in such beautiful, on Bao: guage that our feelings are deeply stirr Why has this story of love and de- votion found a place in the Bible? What wag' the writer's purpose when he penned it? There is some variety * by The wife who'nags is a very ob-| Jectionable person. Young. wives, if] obs, don 'do that] | The[ % but they lasted well and were still] - ling. . Lumber from the trees out of po combined, Jound-in nly the very at all : pure 'materials perfe: Just by ng, in its big lasting suds, the most irt is gently oosened and dissolved. dirtiest places need to be rubbed Rinso is made by the largest soap makers hh ee LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED TORONTO Soap that soaks clothes clean different from anything you have ever used before Rinso is an entirely new kind of soap, every granule made of opinion, but the most probable theory is that the author wished to} show his fellow-Jews, who had be-| titre of lovely innocence, human ki nd-| liness, and utter devotion to Ged, in the person. of one who was not of their blood, but was an allen Moab- itess. From this story we learn the wide- ness of God's mercy. It includes all men, regardless of national boundar- ies, -This is not an easily learned les- son, aven to-day. feelings have surged up again with a whole race of man is of more import ance than the nation. 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