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“a sad a R USI " No matter what source thi: soil. frrm manure. or fron ferti abundant supply, if they are t of best quality. With these twe man on the ftrran knows from I crops whether or not the plant not properly balanced he can by his practices so that the materi in the soil and will meet the spa It is often said that every perfectly true, although the trut statement does not mean that , the principles and practices of l anew for every farm. If such l in the matter of soils and pron M Turnip Wheat V ----V ... yu-lyll-.lbw Hy we '"""'"""or mnueme or the size of particle upon available' water supply and tillage." - Now it is not our purpose to make a lot of destructive statements and leave nothing constructive. hence we ask the question a ain, "How shall a man know what to use ?" It is new general Knowledge gut certain types? of ",oil contain characteristic supplies of plantfood as noted by the tables? given Previously. This is true the world over. It is furthermore welll known that farm crops have their own characteristic individual needs for" the various constituting of plantfood. These are concisely shown in the! following table: ._. -. .uun, tutu unrecu land. in a report before the I Science, 1910, page 585. in spot ducting, 1e as follows: " important o the various determ and it is believed that for Inn-in is more significant than their ae controlling influence of the six and tillage.” - Now it is not our purpose t leave nothing constructive, hem a.mln know who} to use?" It i __e..-_.. nu a unnwu umiyuca] cl amount of each plantfood constituent in a soil, she held as in store for the future, but such results fu to how much of these total amounts is immediat growth . . . . The actual value of soil only: tivcly and fefiniteiy the plantfood needs of the so a matter of dispute. (ll agree that the results of tively helpful in enablii ' one to reach conclusions, the total amount of any Plantfood constituent is amount or wholly absent. However, there appears went as to what shall be regarded as the lowest or plantfood constituent calling for special addition t Van Slyke in his book, "Fertilizers and Crops,” pa: DR A n It." Ine‘ “3“,. - - _. Yorn . "tt was formerly thong readily furnish irtforintstion and Museum, which would stituents was lacking and to soil the defleient constituent crop. It is not difficult for amount of each plantfood co held as a store for the futu to how much of these tom growth . . . . Th. mm ' a _.... ... we on." so "we as to insure crop failure, and chemical analysis will not show that difference."-). H. Stevenson, Prof. of Soils, Iowa State College of Agriculture. Fertilizers and Crops. _ "rt Wits formerly thought that a chemical analysis of any soil would readily furnish information regarding the mount: of nitrogen-, phosphorus and potiisaum, which would enable one to know whether any of these con- stituenta was lacking and to what extent, if any, one needed to add to the soil the slefur'.rent constituent or constituents in order to insure an abundant} (POP. It is "of. difficult for a trained amlL'finnl "k-g., .. LL . -- """"__.» ...... \aunul. snow now much of those elements in available for plant food and how much u unavailable " previously pointed out. Chenieal analyses may rhow that two boils contain the same amount of phosphor-u, but in one enough of the phosphorus mar be available to insure row! crops and in the other so little as to insure' crop failureL and chemical analysis will not show that manna..-" m n ... -"'-.i- m... we unuersIOOG that information needed about Iowa soils a! analyses cannot do that. For instance izers" are necessary and in emtly w This is true mainly because chemical I the soil contains and cannot show how for plant food and how much in um (Themed analyse. may Show that two phosphoms, but in one enough of th insure good cropa and in th- mu- " . 7- n..." "u... w '".'e_:tntinued.)--We do not wish to prolong the discussion of the p'oint beyond valuable information, but we have re- caved so many enquiries bearing on the analysis of the soil within the last few months that it seems time that this point was clearly stated so that men who are anxious in improve their soils would not be working along unproductive lines. In fact, we have heard of men going into f1elds and claiming that they can make a ready chemical analysis of the soil and tell the farmer from the chemical analysis just what he should use. Our stato- ment of the facts of the case show how absurd this claim is. We with only to supplement our statement with that of certain leading soil scientists regarding: this feature, rn Inc gunmen or '"ttrnuntb---vt Row to know what to 'tte-lor-ed.)---,, d thy discussion of the p'oint beyond valuable inform: caved so many enquiries bearing on the analysis of 1 few months that it seems time that this point was men who are anxious in improve their soils would unproductive linu. In Get, we have heard of men chiming that they can make u Indy chemical all-1y: the farmer from the ehemieat uni-.5. 4..“ -.h_x I CROP. tatoea, mar rdder a /' 'ittn, ctih/l1iiiii:tiejiilr,- DEA W8 " 15er age) crops "--eV - m. - .uuw now absurd this claim is. We with only ement our statement with that of certain leading soil seientisa T this feature. What Analyses Can and Cam Show. must not be understood that these 366 analyses will give all the ion needed about Iowa soils and how to deal with than. (Mammal ('annot do that. For instance, they cannot show just what fa.rttt, " '36tt'P-, and l., “A,” . " beets Hts, - _v __-. \uvhtlL saion of the ioint beyond vah Tany enquiries bearing on the hi that it seems time that thi Pre..anxioua in improve their - "3“..." V. -.-.y I'.Eur8uu0d" "ullsulllcnl calling for special addition to meet crop growths." in his book, "Fertilizers and Crops," page 408. D. Hall, late Director of Rothanisied Experiment Station, Eng- report before the British Association for the Advancement of lo, page 585, in speaking of the soil survey, which he was con- tes as follows: “Mechanical analysis is considered the most l' the various determinations made in the course of In" chain-3- I1.l...,.l AL A I . . ures and "m... uluugnl. mat a chemical analysis of any soil would nformation regarding the amounts of nitrogen-, phosphorus 'ltich would enable one to know whether any of these con- :king and to what extent, if any, one needed to add to the constituent or constituents in order to insure an abundant difficult for a trained analytical chemist to determine the plantfood constituent in a soil, showing the total amounts for the future, but such results furnish no information as ' these total amounts is immediately available for crops‘ . The actual value of soil analysis in determining posh. teiy the plantfooU needs of the soil has been and is still: utc. fll agree that the results of soil analysis are nega-l enablir . one to reach conclusions, when it is shown that: t of any plantfood constituent is present in very small; I absent) However, there appears to be no genera agree-l' shall be regarded as the lowest amount of any particular: ”but "0mm. e-, ---- . . ... . rye, " warm this plantfood comes from from fertilizers, the crops must I 'my are to make largest growth tbs. _.. b-, ., . . . - - ', for agricultural pGisiiiei"tii' size l m their actual composition. This is of the size of particle noon avail The Bushes, of "riunre...vr, Good Farm Crop Fair supply Small supply Fair supply Good supply Small ill ppl y ‘arm Crop Reqiurements. AVAILABLE PLANTFooD Nitrogen Phosphoric ( ammonia) Acid _ -"___ -..... u. u :uanermore well ' their own characteristic individual needs for plantfood. These are concisely shown in the supply intnining plantfood must be re the case we would not . rd studies. It does mean, In Tment of evcrv farm mun I W) - t. - ""59 a-nuullb OI usiderable amount of livestock manure to grow a maximum crops of wheat. medium small amount of nitrogen, a a medium amount of potash, looking oint and in view of the fact that the r contribution to ths, "ho,rt,.,A I... .L_ Im lbs uk will Abundance Abundance Abundance Medium of the tie'., d from the ysis of the 93: you hav Medium Abundance has Frown a l ow to deal with them. Chemical By cannot show just what fertil- amount they should be applied. ”393.111?er Ihow what elements ted Experiment Station, Eng-l im for the Advancement of, sil survey, which he was con-', lysis is considered the most: in 1Ehe course of soil analygis,[ a . - =-, . .. .. A 'e f, of the soil FGifaiii !, qmphasiged by the arge amount of Small supply Abundance Small supply Small supply Small supply Small supply in very small general agree- any particular Potash l A few days devoted to the building §of brood coups will save time next lspring and insure the mother hens lsafe homes for their chicks. Many chicks are lost each year because rats 'and weasel: steal them from 1411(1an1 I the hens. Place floors in all the brood ‘coops each night. This can be done with a narrow hinged board next to ground. If the small shed-roof brood coop: are used, either nail the roofs tight or ule hooks on each side. This! prevents the roofs from being blown, of during severe spring wind storms, t C a good influence on egg production when fed to vigorous bred-to-lay I fiotks. I It is not too late to order the incu- lmtor and broader but the time is go- I in;; fast. The early hatches pay the lest and delays in transit are very, I discouraging to the poultrymnn with" 1 quality eggs to incubate and no ma- ‘chine in which to place them. I ‘ If there is little storage room for feed it sometimes pays the farmer to buy a few bags of some poultry mash which contains all of the ele.. ments needed for egg production. Such a mash will help to keep the hens healthy and maintain plenty of vigor. Many poultrymen feed the commercial mashes throughout the, year and some farmers who have not tried them at all, will find that a few:' hundred pounds during the hardest' part of winter will help out wonder-, fully with the poultry feeding prob-) lems. Where there is plenty of star-ll age room for various materials the mash mixtures can be made by the farmer in a satisfactory manner. Where there is no time for mixing' the materials, the commercial mashes form a good substitute and they have If the litter in the poultry house is! Last fall several fame damp and dirty it should be cleaned cussing the problem of 1 out and fresh straw replaced. Thisltheir cow's proflttvbly with Iwill help to keep the hens busy until!histh prices of all mill l, the spring days when they can rangeI man suggested, in a jokir outside. One of the large items in'since we were having so 1 'poultry work is giving the, hensfless and meatless days 'plenty of clean scratching Pa,terialPolv.e the feed problem 'and it is one of the factors Jn keep-) grainless days for the r l ing the flock healthy until better con-I They were of the opinion ‘ditions on the range arrive to 'iiri-jii'it'itii' would result in m Ither invigorate them. But that is inst what in h Hens on free range seldom ea/the herd feathers. When they form this habit: may} of in the poultry yard it means that'grainletss something needed in the ration is! "Too lacking. A balanced ration will often' Michele, remedy the trouble. If one hen startsgmilk can feather-eating she should immediate-[use of e ly be isolated or killed before teach-f the feed ing the habit to other members "li,':,',',?, pr the floek. mum. t ad I “We have had very satisfactory re- fsl turns," said Mr. Michels, in spanking list of his method. "For the put six m, year: we have curried ttnd raised all , t our stock without grain or other com ,_ cured before it goes into the silo." a! The item of expense is not the only e objection that Mr. Michele has to e feeding of concentrates. He. points '. out that many good cows are made , poor or irregular breeders by the , feeding of an excess of grain. Others, 3 being overfed, contract various dis/ t eases. ' It will be of interest to. give his gsystem of feeding: Alfalfa is fed the "whole year. It is fed in the evening iwhen the cows are on pasture. Then jsilage is fed in the morning as long Ias it lasts. When it is gone the al- falfa is fed twice a day at the time Iof milking. During the winter months i 25 pounds of silage is fed in two feeds 's day with all the alfalfa hay they {will eat, and more, because practical- ily all the horse hay comes from the icows' mange". A limit is put on _ lthe amount of silage, because it was 1 found that when more that that l smount of silage was fed, the ms , were not able to at enough har to 1 bshnee the ration. I 'gnumess nay tor his COWS. f "Too many dairymen," said Mr. 'Michels, "are still of the opinion that 'miik cannot be produced without the [use of expensive feed. To raise all l LL 7 I I . _ A {the feed needed for dairying is en- ltirely practical where alfalfa can be grown. It has a feeding value equal Ito wheat bran. So, in feeding, I supply the protein in the form of [alfalfa hay. 1 "After alfalfa hay, corn silage is' the next mast important feed. It, should be remembered that the var-l iety of corn that gives the largest yield of shelled corn willotrive the) best returns when fed at silage. Corn, with big stalks and little grain does,,' net make the silage wanted when,' feeding without concentrates. Be! sure that the corn is fairly well ma-1 tured before it goes into the silo." i [less and meatless days, we could' solve the feed problem by starting} Egrainicem days for the dairy cows.’ "They were of the opinion that such a: method would result in milkless days. ‘But that is just what is happening inI the herd of Mathew 1fithels, a dairy-9 ; . . . i ,man of Wisconsin. Every day is ai »grainless day for his cowa. I Last fall several farmers were dis- cussing the problem of how to feed their cows profittvbly with the present high prices of all mill feeds. One man suggested, in a joking way, that since we were having so many wheat- .-__ - , .. _ TORONTO The care of a child's hair is very important. Never under any cireum-, stances use a fine comb for removal of dandruff or scales from.'a child's’ head as this tears the delicate skin; of the scalp. Do not use a brush with! very stiff bristles,Every child should have its own brush and comb for dandruff is . contagious dine”. and is acquired by most children by uslng. other people’s brushes and comb.’ Gentle massage of the scalp and a! weekly shsmpoo with Winn water 1nd mild soap will always promote i My children always have individual wash cloths. They are thoroughly boiled once a week in borax water to sterilize them and get them aeientifi- cally clean. I see to it that the chil- dren wash their faces before going to bed. It is even we important to wash a child's face at night than in the morning, for if the little one' sleeps for nine or ten hours with un-l washed face the dirt on the skin: works its way into the tiny pores and;' :this will coarsen the complexion even" if it does not cause an eruption. i , A careful diet, plenty of mild soap and warm water used once a day on the face, 'preierably at night, then rinsed thoroughly md cold water dashed on the cheeks will keep the skin in perfect condition. "They have three of the dearest and prettiest little girls I ever saw. But I do not think they will grow up good looking because they have a family was-h mg. I don't quite mean that everybody in the house uses it but I myself saw the mother wash all the kids' faces with the same cloth. Horrid-not to say unsanitary!" 1‘ The other day a middle-aged friend: of mine who has the complexion or' a pretty girl of eighteen was talking} to me about the children of some' friends of ours. l _ "Whenever much candy has been:) eaten it is a good plan to rinse thel mouth with half a glass of water in' which I good pinch of bicarbonate of , soda has been dissolved. If these, things are attended to in early youth.' and the habit of brushing the teeth? two or three times a day is faithfully; kept up, a mouthful of pearls will be! the result and the owner of the teethl will spend very little on dentist’s! bills in after life." l "Not at all jf it is carefully done. But if the child is very small I should advise using powdered chalk instead of pumice. I "When the child is about three (years old, he can be easily taught to lure for his own teeth. If it is made. inn invariable rule that the teeth shall ibe brushed night and morning, this i habit will continue through life to the ', grant advantage of the appearance. ) It is better still to insist on their be- ing brushed after the. noonday meal _ as well. l "The most important one it that of keeping the teeth scrupulously clean and beginning this even before the that teeth appear. Baby's gums yahould be “shed daily with e solu- (tion of weak bar-mic mid, applied on a bit of absorbent cotton or a soft piece of clean linen wrapped around the mother's little finger. This should be thrown away and a fresh piece of material used every time. When a number of teeth have been cut, a very small, soft brush should be pur-i chased and some antiseptic tooth; powder or else a tooth paste with I pleasant taste, and the teeth should be most carefully scrubbed with that, taking care not to hurt the tender sums of childhood. . "Not at all," he replied. “Some children are given a splendid chance for I sound, permanent set of second teeth, while others are foredoomed to spend their lives paying dentist'l bills. tt all depends on the habits insisted on by their parents When they are tiny tots." "Doean't that hurt the enamel.'" "What on earth do you mean?" I asked him In surprise. "r. supposed all children’s teeth were started in the same way." such heavy dintai" briru'ii'iiu"i'ii childhood their teeth were not started right." The same thing is true of th; A famous, dentist said to me no I Every child bu the right to a healthy body, n good akin and thick glossy hair and the average little one ia endowed with all these blessings but because of neglect or improper treatment often loses its birthright. Many a woman with a muddy corn- plexion or a wisp of hair that she has to supplement with switches, if more care had been taken of hem, childish beauty, would still have lax-i uniant hair until she was very old,‘ and if her skin had been given the small amount of attention it needed when she was young, she could have had a clear complexion all her life. "The team}; why LittlePeople Rave a Right Inautirul Bodies. MY CHIIJJ’S GOOD LOOKS you? people have, By JEANNE MARIE DUPONT, me not long SPRING MUSKRATS ABBEY FUR COMPANY l" " 29%.“ w., "Ohm... Ono. “sand -ot sun-helium in p/id' iii treatment. We pay the best price for Spring Muskrat- SEED CORN Another thing that worries the homes is to have them hitched un- comfortably to farm machinery. The traces should always be fastened at equal distances, thus bringing the 'single-tree, and double-trees at ai right angle to the way in which the] team is going. ' 60 New Yum-nun van positively be row from one l‘lckel at Hybri- alleanoum Seed- . Ever . mu will be ttltterettt. All colors. like,” und “in. Mny be worth I :01 tnine, Don't mime than rarest and molt wonderful of Seeda. Vaclav. with Dtreetitmr, 15e., i for no. 10 {or [1.03. with our booklet, "Mlhlnl the Gut Pa '." ',',Ct'bNa,,re, 32:1 . . or t. . new. h%'. It is not permissible to photograph women in China. The harness must be given careful attention to prevent the forming of trails and sores. Wherever it rubs, the) horse two-bl, partieles of dust col- lect. and by measure of the harness cut into the skin, forming sores. If not taken care of they become so seri-I on: u to necessitate laying off work. I A good plan is to have clean water ‘ond a sponge handy, and to wash and dry the places before putting on the harness attain. A wash of equal parts of tincture of myrrh and soft water. used two or three times a day when the sores tlrst start, “in assist a great I deaL Better quality profvrrr-d. WRITE FOR mm Vi STANFORD'S. Limited 128 Matnefuld 8t. . Montreal Especial care must be given in starting the plowing. It worries homes, especially heavy ones, to trav- el over newly piowed or uneven ground. Frequent short rest; relieve the worry and prevent the horses from becoming overheated. From an economical point of view, it is best not to crowd the horses when first beginning thefspn'ng work. If they get tired out, nothing will re- store them except a few days' com- plete rest. secure . Hair that ll too oily is caused by the over activity of the ail gland. or the torpid condition of the muscle: and glands of the scalp. Mange ob- viote- thia condition with the addition of I little pure witch hazel need on the scalp until the hair is normally dry. In children, however, mogt cases of oily hair are conned by itusuffieient shampooing. If the hair of young children is washed once I week and once every two weeks when they are of school age, there will be no trouble) with oilincss. l Every child, boy as well " girl, har' I right to good looks, and Motherl should do everything in her power to! l cut it. If the child in delicate or the ihir in thin or of poor quality it in idecidedly best to keep it short until the no of seven or eight. The but and molt effective method of hair toniu a good blood circula- tion which brings its nourishing sup- ply of rich, pure blood to the hair roots. This is promoted by scalp massage which stimulates the nerves of the scalp. When the hair falls out more than it should and does not ap- pear to mw properly, certain pure lotions rubbed on the scalp are often I great help. When the hair is very} dry it indicates that some sort for, lubricant is needed to Iupply "lei natural oil that is lacking. Any pure; oil can be used for this. I (Sfiivahast d Ipyrl‘urs you have. You an Whether or not to cut children', hair depends may upon their play-i- cal condition. If the child is well and strong and the hair an be given the proper amount of attention to keep it in good aeondition it is foolish to RABBITS & BROILERS the growth of the hair provided the child's health in good. For dnndrutr on a child‘s head I use a simple lstion made by pouring one pint of bo ine my over half a tea- lpoonfui of bum and Lhelpin' tea. Ipoonful of powdered sulphur. I let this cool and moisten the ehild's scalp with it two or three times a 2.. qnalrage - Windsor. Ont, In”: Conny POTA TO ES WANTED Whether or not to Adan": l Je yte wik ara the lame treher, (tte' “WM" II considered a uni ' food luxury. . In' 1'""Herutls"', In Tile, " IS Por- 1.5”? to I "up ' the '.'rnuci'attire " counting the number of chirp! pd minute. At sixty done; Fahrenhel Pm ate}; eighty a minute. At seven- '.Wii'reTiii'e is die hundred and Luna. tt'--a (image of four chirp. a minute for each change of one deems. Who. the murmurs fall. below fifty de- cneel the cricket hu no energy to was" in music. and chirp. only fod' time: a minute. _m~ Makes a and. Number of China ir, I Mlnule. Says Naturalist. Many insects have an instinc' for cadence. They sing their high-pizched tttle song: in unison with a marvel, m rhythm. In the use of the iield cricket the temperature of tho aur plays an important part in determiu- in the tempo of its long. An individual cricket. an a writer Your physician will be pleased to give you . list of remedies and how to use them, the size of doses and any and all pertinent information you may want. Have this list typewrib ten and paste it on the inside of the door of your eabinest. A list of anti- dotes for the various poisons should also find a plane there. An emergency linen drawer in un- other precaution. and every houn- wife should provide for one. The chest or drawer should be dust proof, the content; to be used only in time- of illneu and might contain the fol.. lowing list of articles: Two night- shirt- for men. two nicrhtdresses for men and two in children‘s sizes; half . down towels, a soft. warn bhnket. half a dozen wash clown, bedroom slippers, a kimono or bath. robe, strips of cloth torn into seven-II widths and rolled into bandages; several pieces of old flannel and a roll of Mean old muslin for poultiees and dressintts. There are several little convenience: which are not not entry but are very handy to have. such as an ear syringe, eye-cup, atomizer. measuring glass and hot water bug. The frequency THE TntrrKF',r.Prst,' (l£l('kll'l‘ J. at.eeoat or pepsin “blot: for in, , digestlon; quinino, u good liniment. a _ nod cough medicine. sulphur. There atsettrid be "that kinda of phylic: my people can not take alts. others tind it difficult to swallow pills; cuter-oil is beat for children. [Ground Inn-toad is good for foot but!" and plasters. cubolic acid for (iiii',ici,c1, on of cloves for tooth, mine. This should be used only to stop pain until one can get to the dentist. Equal parts of limewam and linseed oil, well mixed, is a good lmnedy for bums. Other necessary articles are vase- line, turpentine to be used for cute. bites of insects or animals; peroxide of hydrogen. danced for poulticu. had-nun: and sweet oil, equal par", for eatache; iodine, Immune spirits of ammonia. spirits of camphor, er some of peppermint and bicarbonate of lode. the ordinary cooking kind; I roll of absorbent cotton. one or two palaces of gauze. adhesive tape. 1 “acre an many accidents. all- menu, etc, which any houaewife her- "ilt an mmsfully treat. She will lrt only awe herael! the donor‘s I fee, but 'he will who leleua him for ”more senioua work when his care and eel-vice- Ire abaolutaly heceaury. While Waiting a {wily living six mile. from town. one of the children had his arm nodded. The mother called the family phylicinn on the lulqhone. and u the child we. not seriously hurt, he told her how to "at the injury herself. As she had nothing in the home that he writeu- Ied using. he Wu forced to make the trip, charging her a good fee for mileage, for the drugs and handgun. ‘and for his urvicel. He told her than that he would give her a liat of nuclei to be kept in her home medi. cine cheat. "An emergency medicine closet is ll neceeury in the home as no the clothes clouds." said the physio?“ when she ceiled at hie office for the infomtation he had prumiul her. "Place your cabinet in the bathroom, the kitdlen. or any euily accessible Mm. Heve it high, out of reach of the dim. Keep it locked, with t key close " head." These are the lad“ that common Bente edvim - home to have on hand: t the: w the Ptl There 1 menu, etc In The Home Medicine Chest " umc mammal crh WM. distinm in nnin they re tempo but an am Th the chirpim determined by . my: unlint ty wh, N- it Illa come the other The red, kets you ish; but not only heal "tte tr