ra ere h » @8 green or stable manure. A larger = turned in t . whole machinery of” modern church e : peonapiracy to see that the minister! ; portion of the plant to the soil in the HALF OF ALFALFA PLANT IS BELOW GROUND. have had. an importa piace “in crop production for “@enturies. No doubt he crops which follo corn yields following the use “et a clover crop as a green man testify to the worth of legumes ‘toe emma purposes. The idea of soil_improvement is tly associated with the the legumes are mot oa opnalty ettective for this per ing to Siatnat chi ehief of soil biology at the @ollege of agriculture, University of Kilinois. As a matter of fact, legumes mot only differ in their abilty to cTop yields, but they. at times even have a tendency to lower the fertility of the soil. The extent to which legu are valu- ae : Kreig —_——— will de- & great many conditions. | NOTED SURGEON SINGS © WHILE WIELDING ap pc mabe famous oe ing.- eurgeo: Dr. Hybbinette,, Riek: of the Bab. “recely-. e sings aries a Al visiting patients in the hospital, while they are be- ing prepared for operations and even while he os wield- ing the He believes his songs help to ogre fear of the ordeal under the knife, and that they also help in the patient's recovery. That this belief ie eha: by many tients is iainoed. ote. toe én 6 “by the flood of ulatory mes- sages be has received. shvesuonvssnsont4esen4seT¥¥s , ESSE HIVEEDY GREE a Cae. ot itheas conditions ig inocula- - Lepames are considered a ing z crops prinasey because they ospheric nitroren FARM NOTES Ve access provided their bar are well suppli-| . ed with nitrogen-gathering bac living within the nodules. on the tegumes thus may secure their nit-|o rogen from the inexhaustible eupply of the air. If not inoculated, like other mineral eee aceents, and since they eavy érs upon nitrogen hep other piant-tood elements, they the most effective Meningie” ‘of soll fertility grown on the farm. To function as soil-building crops, leg- umes must, therefore, be inoculated. Benefits Derived The method of utilizing the erop ts another important factor in deter- mining the benefit to be derived from the growing of a leguminous] crop. Under the best conditions, ev- en inoculated legumes secure only a part of their girceu requirements from the air. Approximately a third of the nitrogen found in the legume Plants comes from the soil. It is ap- parent, therefore, that the soll con- tent of this important element can increased only by returning a form of roots, stubble, residues, and proportion of the tops must be re- ® case of some legumes than is necessary with others. Nine- tenths of the soy-bean plant is con- tained within the tops, while about a ea the alfalfa plant..ia— below the ground. hus, removing the whole ste we crop and returning} nothing in the way of manure or straw would tend to de- plete the soil, even though the plants ‘Were inoculated, whereas the remov- al of a crop of alfalfa would have _@ Much less serious effect. Soil im- provement can be accomplished therefore by returning a major por- “tion of inoculated legumes to the soil in one form or another. WE Bilt t etl) KEENLY WITH : E CHRISTIAN MINISTER (The New Outlook) The longer we live the ner ‘grows = Fei arye 4 with the Christ- fan minis And that is not because of the difficulties and perplexities of his calling in these unsettled towns of ours, though we quite realize that these difficulties and perplexities are mot growing any fewer or simpler with the years. To the man with the proper timber with him difficulties} ‘and perplexities often furnish more incentives than they do discourage- rowing sympathy with the] Christian ceo pe ragell nod a due to tthe fact that it 5 to be increas- ‘ingly difficult bor ie br devote him- mself to the one great task that is sup- ‘posed to be his. Little by little and “year after year the incidentals de-issues of his work have so mul- ‘tipHed themselves and Semaeny de-| ‘manded his attehition,that he seems ‘to have only a tithe of the time and energy he ought to have to devote and! there Home Grown Seed If you look at a handful of On« tario Grown Alfalfa Seed then at another.of seed grown on Utah r Nebras or you will probablvenote & superior appearance in the fo: are! pane is a reas- onable i thing to t, because it in the south that f aitaite is really at home, where a devélopes to’ ite ful- lest. som the- most favored localities. it is quite possible to cut alfalfa or seven times a year. But we know that southern grown alfalfa seed does not always give. as good an account of itself as does Ontario grown seed, and thie is not only true in Ontario, but in the south as well. It commands a pre remium there, just as it does at home. As a result of this, a lot of ceed ‘s sold in the United States as “northern grown-seed.”’ So much hae this been abused that a prominent seed deal- er in the United States once said in sarcasm “everything that is grownj, north of the equator is ‘northern grown seed.” There is only too much reason to believe that the same tactics are practised in Ontario, and that seed from far south has been sold as On. tario Grown or Peel Co. Grown. When a sample of seed is offered you as Ontario grown seed, it looks TOO. GOOD+ that is a very good time to be suspicious. It is pretty safe, however, to buy alfalfa seed that has been field inspected, and is put up in = sealed af 2 m. Gov't. Inspec : Northern aga Seed Best Where does all of the “Ontario Grown Red Clovér Seed"’ come from? For the past two years there ‘has been almost a total failure of the Red. Clover crop to produce seed. Yet you can buy all that you want. If you pay the price you can get it. To one who studies the situation it would seem as if the Government statistics of "tisportatton of Red clover seed was more of a clue to its origin than anything to be found out about the total crop produced in Canada We know that clover seed grown to the south does not give as good an account of itself as does really Northern grown seed. We knew Y long ago so far as red clover seed is concerned. As far back as 1915 the Norwegian Government enacted a law providing for A coloring of red clover seed grow rope as far ————— BER OO! Or Or OOPS. 28 OS AO OTOL SOLAS i Os Pir Ow es DVERTISING out and sdk hustles for you. you ¢yer think of that? — headed ‘business men are quick to put Advertising to work for _ keep it at work. Advertising in The Banner can be made = most useful and produc- tive employee on. your payroll. C in and see us talk it over. We believe we can convince you of the ~ logic of this assertion. * * perieg _ Advertising is an employee that never loafs on the job, or quits or gets tempermental and to be coaxed. Advertising pulls its share of the load . always---cheerfully and willingly and with real results. Wise Business ___ Men Advertise eo. ~ » Tey ee 5 E * . aw ET TT OP NO TT OT SE TE TRY TT TN TE south as France a Italy so as to distinguish it from seed from more northern regions. For the past three tario Field Crop and rowers Association has’ been petitioning the years the On- How the Spider Assists the Surveyor Dominion Government 4 color all seeds imported from south- ern lands so that they could not be openly sold as Home Grown. So far m no action taken,} U5 while the United States Government ow has a bill under consideration. The matter ia of less significance there, as seed from southern France or from Italy will give good results acting and intelligent use. And the and community Hfe seems to join in not have any time left for such On-Income Taxes in Canada Looked For web to entrap the unwary os a faculty that has been made of such an ins the ay gargs mean are handled with ce. New spider lines are are tinebtad at the correct sp and proper tension. Afterwards the istances between t te- The lowly spider ashe spins his , is ex- of for years in the construction of certain kinds of sciéntific. instr-. q em are actura’ ments. Included in this category, ie}ly measured under the microscope. the surveyor’s transit-theodolite. and testing apparatus with specia the instrument is again through the telesc ot tngtrumen sataber ot wertnct adjustment ready for field ent, a number of to his main enterprise. mainiin the southern states, or at least| fine straight lines will be seen’ cut- enterprise, we would surely ail @-l better results than it will in-the| ting acrogs.the field of view. These "The web as process by the apia- apid- free, is preaching the Gospel. And} north. “1 ines may be ed in one of sev-j¢r is ordinarily a number of 6 . Preaching demands books -and study eral different ways gnd n of| spun together semewhen in tis tore form _and meditation and time—time, most} “ any number up a dozen or so. of a rope. Single strands. ted ef all, and time put to the most ex-|]. dk. + They are used to enable the survey-| from the Satyr é6pun web give the On Canadian topographical asp veys, these vi “Sieh offices. to Poli this id lines bes: akg arly spider web, and are ; stress the importance of the very! week on the Hirst bu re ROY of tthe 15th. es annular ring ck nip telescope | OT#tory the webs are dusted off and varied kind of service that the min-| parliament. This moet spettent = itself. cy when this| “° single arated. An }- ister In our times renders théelem in the tegislative program is sp es accidentally dea of delicacy of touch required community in which he ‘lives when pected to be brought down by ae: broken some other device ‘as| Sy be formed wher it is stated that . he is out of his pulpit. That is alli; 4 Robb, minister of. finance. 4 Bpare pert, such ars spider webs have a thickness one admitted. But if he is nota rea ntimations of a semi-official nat-| gm on which the lines are-etched, a parated of only preacher when he is in his pulpit, he} ure of in tion have) generally substituted. The _ epider two or ‘three ousandths of an. is failing of his best and highest op-| been the subject of pouasters ble spec-| web, however, {s much more patis-|2ch- It has been calculated that e gained of : - normous job it is to Jook after the portunities. As a Church, one of our highest possible aay comer would be to have @ ministry of -great preachers th the finest sense of f that term. And it is to be feared that in that matt ‘we for- get our calling in re ; A Vast aces Some idea fs of what an ¢- ulation. Rumors are to the effect} that exemptions may be increased on Small incomes. Exclusion from the and no artificial R04 been ~ - An Important Announcement — By virtue of 2 Special Act of the Legislature of this Beasties, The British Mortgare 00: Compaiiy has been invested with the: powers ofa. Trust Company under the name of. The British Mortgage & Trust Corporation of Ontario ~The Corporation will continue to pay 4 per cent. interest on deposits subject to withdrawal by cheque, and 5 per cent. on guaranteed inves ments for 3 or 5 years. Interest is paid half-yearly. NOTHING CAN BE SAFER ‘British Mortgage & Trust Cor STRATFORD, Ont. W.H. ‘GREGORY, 4 a ed ® tried ha Payment of income tax on incomes Tination of Pisin: strength, and *Jack Findlay 3, *Lily Richardson | of less than $1,5000 instead of $1."| elas elasticity, . nou ~ 149. tions. hice si 11% sis 000 as at present, have been urged; Owing to superiority of H—*Gorden Wilson 64, George}. Jrv 1V—toan ¢ n rye BI Bab “ri ed- on the Government. Ancther repres- on ra web, on surveyor may endea-|- sha 5 radia absen 2 Eveleigh bi y ae tho lentation which has been. made {3} your to sepia a broken eeu with a ek — urgess 82, —_ Lucas at ee that the . for those weet new one. an extremely dell- Pi, : cae Aylestock 80, vateart Finday,- ab-} - Sr. . dependen should be increased from ia one that is very + 8. 5. NO. 1 MARYBOROUGH. Pt ent.’ ae ae ‘ot. 158,660 to $2,500. . “ * ‘camp, par + “ sei : Pr.-—Merrit ‘Ellison, Clarke ‘Mc-{ Will _ another e receipt ot certain Sigg ularly as the lines require to ee ac- Leod, Mystle ¢ Cressman, Arden Find- ra z ; paper, samp faree may ued. times they are’ “Report of S. S. No. 1 lay, ak ea: 31, : and te #8 : i ke Those marked * missed one or more; — , IV—*Golden Findtay 80%.) , ? & g x