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if l fiia7 ', "l A-.---- aoil or loam, rich h organic matter in natural strong h nitrogen. (the dew) but “I in phoophoric acid (the plant W) and potash, (the kernel 'il3ert, no that your results are exact- tr what would be expected in grow- -ltrein on this soil. I would advise you to cease applying barnyard manure because barnyard manure is lieh in nitrogen and relatively poor in phosphoric acid, so that by adding hamyard manure you are aggravating your trouble instead of helping it. Apply about 400 lbs. to the acre of a fertilizer analyzing 10 to 12% phos- phoric acid and 8 to 4% potash. Put the manure on higher land where it will give you greatest results. With the application of fertilizer that I have indicated your oats should ripen well next summer and fill satisfactor- ily. . Beware, too, of hotel and restaurant r'op, or my slop containing Inge quantities " soap or soap-powder. Such chu, H fatal to many hogs one]: par. .1 i‘L'e '3oiqtt in klwhen slop “.11,“ 'csc,'. ah 3. l cl. Swivel is conv Brine, more often than common salt. Ill]: hogs. Meat brine. or that from I herring keg prove: deadly. Half 1 pint of such brine will kill a hog. It b not the salt done that kills. Meat or fish ink-u, in old brine, develop ”Imam. or toxic poisons. Such ”mine: my also-develop in any m1. slop from a dirty 1mrrel. Mop containing when is thought to be ”luckily dangerous when allowed to, stand and "work." _ It is not a (fund plan to mix salt in the feed right alone, nor is it nem- ury to do 50. When given in that way. the hog may get too much salt daily, and in time great‘irritation of the stomach and intestines is caused which may end in poisoning with all its symptoms. These are vomiting, in- fant thine. convulsions and finally paralysis. stupor and death. ”If I com- paratively small amount is taken and the hog suffers from In: uven winning. it may scour for n time and fhtall, die, dr it mar live if given suit- nblo treatrgtent. A hoe is killel ounces of salt. tr is taken an poison itself l "" to it. No jurious _ It once in; goo< dean tr will not A-t--T'hes best time to make a test for vitality of seed grain, which 3. Wheat, oats, corn, etc., is late in February or early in March. For the until gains a very simple method is to fill I box about three inches deep with sand and with the point of a lead pencil make holes in the dampened and about 3-4 of an inch deep at a dutanee of about one ineh apart. Into these holes drop kernels of an average sample of the seed. Cover with sand, keep dump and in a warm place such C. L-Wilt you explain the best way to test different main. as wheat, men. can. ete.. for seed. When is the beat titrte to make the test? It in impossible to answer the last part of your question since relative “Nation figures for proteins and earbohydrates are changing constant- tr. My opinion would be that the inn straw would be worth less than half of clover hay, on account of its coarseness and the amount of crude fibre It conning. Mm ell queetlone to Profeeeor Her , 0. Bell, In are of The “Moon Publlehlno Company, Limited, Toron- te, and enewere wlll - In this column In the order In whleh they are received. When wrltlng kindly men- tlen thIe paper. " epece I: limited It le advisable where Mmedlete reply le neceeeary that I etemped end " ironed envelope be encloeed with the question. when the newer wlll be mailed dlroct. W. B.--, would like to know Son'- Wll thou: the inptoving of muck Id]. It In part loan and peat much, .0- lot produce very much grain to the me. Would like to know what hind o! fertilizer would be beet to use - it, heeldel horny-rd manure. I have some plowed and rolled down Of tonne there is a trorvUderalrle difference in the digestibility, for in.. stttrtee, the prtttein in clover hay is 50% digestible? while that straw in 50% digestible. low which i am going to cover with III-re this winter right from the Mable, and now out: on it in the Answer:. Hear: their book on " give the follow analyses for clov straw: Clover hay,' 12.t. ash, 12.8 p.c. foo carbohydrates. 3.1 Bean straw, 10.5 p.c. wat ash, " p.c. food protein carbohydrates, 1.3 fat. Reader:-What is the feeding value " bean straw as compared with don-r hart Or, if " ton of Rood dove, hay is worth $20. what in a ton of good bean straw worth? CONDUCTED BY PROF. HENRY G BELL The object of this department is to plaza at the ur- Mee " our hm "More the advice of an ' .knowledaed Cuber-Ry on 'ti) “My.“ 'tenlrtg to pp"! any from. (Bi/096% t,iii/i"i,e,:rsii,i::li,)'a;yrpt, Crpp diltsil' ,tt 2; Q Marga tt n h 12.9 no. water, food protein, i 3.1 p.c. fat. 10.5 p.c. water, ‘wing "tl will m and M l Feet ampar and Fat rare e allow ‘ok in a he salt ave in- lves to always ac " 3 For corn, apply about 200 to 300 lbs. l per acre of a fertilizer analyzing 2 to '3 pm. nitrogen, 8 p.c. phosphoric acid l and about 2 p.c. potash. With this ad- ‘ditional plant food the crops should lproceed very satisfactorily. The sod ',which you have turned under will imake a valuable addition of humus (am! will greatly aid.in holding soil moisture which is so necessary for j both potatoes and corn. I would not ’arlvlse plowing the soil deeper than 2' fire or six inches, but be sure that the ‘siedhed is well prepared by careful Wishing and harrowing, and see that) I the work is begun as soon as the soil) i'is snfflv'ientl-y dry in spring. Do not; l get on it too soon, however, for fear of puildling the clay. i A pair of good entomobile goggles are almost n necessity on the avenge farm. aside from the use for which they are intended. In sawing wood, especially. 'they are almost indiapens- able, as they keep the ‘awdus: from being ':lowtt into the 931‘s. Exclude coffee grounds from slope, " they have been found injurious. Mustard in large quantities is injuri~ one to swine. Mixtures of salt and clopperas, or nul-1 phate of copper (limestone), much used to prevent or destroy worms in hogs. often prove poisonous. They may not kill quickly, but they keep hogs thriftless; and the more dope used the: worse the animals become until at last they give up the fight. Such a mix- ture is all right if given for a few' days, under direction of a veterinarian' or other expert; but it is all wrong and highly injurious if given right. along, and especially if mixed in the. feed. l Sluked lime. wood-ashes and wood- charcoal are safe and benef'win1. So is ground bone, if needed for swine fed too largely upon corn; miny swine raisers bel'eve in snowing their wine to eat coal, but for most people that "black diarntmd" is too dear to be used an a condiment. Common salt, camouflaged with powdered wood-charcoal or soot, and very slightly impregnated with sul- phate of iron (copperas), is no better than ordinary salt. sidered beneficial by some; but if the women folks happen to pour the wash- water into the slop barrel, look out! Soap-powder, which is much used now- adays, contains enough caustic to irri.. tate the lining of the stomach and in- testines so terribly that death fre; quently results. Anc:werr---Plow your pasture land a: early as pocsible in spring and fol- low the plowing with a thorough disk- ing and harrowing. At the time you are planting potatoes apply about 400 to 3.00 lbs. to the acre of a fertilizer analyzing 3 to 4% nitrogen, 6 to 8 pm. phosphoric acid and 3 to tr Fe. potash. If you have a potato planter with fertilizer dropping attachment this rah easily be accomplished. If not, when you strike out the rows for the potatoes, scatter the fertilizer along the row and pull in a light covering of soil over before the piece of potato is dropped. Cover the pota- toes and proceed as usual. 3 There are various other methods of testing seed corn, such as seed-testing boxes, when a layer af sawdust is covered 'with a piece of white cotton marked off in squares and a pad of sawduat about an inch thick is pre- pared to put over the layer just des- cribed. The common procedure is to take two kernels of corn from near the tip of the ear, two from the middle and two from near the butt. Place these six kernels in the square of a certain number and attach the nine number to the ear. A handy my is to cut a little square of paper about 3-4 of an inch square and write the num- ber of the our on this paper and at- tach it to the butt with a carpet tack. Before placing the kernels on the lower pad dampen the whole box thorn oughly. Dampen the pad for the top) separatay and when the kernels arid placed, carefully set the top pad over, the kernels. Keep this box near the, source of heat and in a week or It'" days carefully roll back the pad from] bottom to top and you will be able tol read the percent of strong, weak or (loan! km'nels showing and trace them, to their original ears through refer- mice in the numbers. By this means 3.“: van lm'ow out weak ears. W. W.:-d have a field of light clay mil. that was in pasture last season- “hat is the best way to prepare it for potatoes and corn? u in the kitchen window or near some other source of heat. Inside ten day: or two weeks the seed should have germinated sufficiently to show what per. cent of it contains strong vitality and what is weak and dead. It is moat eonven?ent to plant 100 kernels of wheat, 100 kernels of oats, etc. Thin also is a very good method of test corn. - "The hour of prayer" was about three o'eloek in the afternoon. Count.. ing from sunrise it was "the ninth . hour." The location of the gate "which is called Betuniful," we do not {certainly know, but it was evidently one of the entrances to the temple precincts, near Solomons Porch (v. 11) on the eastern side of the temple. The entire story is told with graphic de- tails which could only have been furn- ished by a_n eye witness. “Expecting to receive something." The story is remarkable in that it des- cribea an act of healing performed upon a men who looked only for on alms (v. 8.9. He asked for a gift of money and received the power to stand upon his feet and walk. The gift of God was not commensurate with hie faith, but went for beyond it. So it was again and again in the ministry of Jesus. To those whose flith reach- ed out after a little thing He gave much. Human need annealed to the divine love that was in Pin]. and drew :mexperterlly upon the imntcav.rCole lemurs"; of (”Jim- mower. Nos: re, power of L'hzist wor'cs thrcugh “is Peter and John Heal a Lame Man-- Acts 3: 1-16. Golden Text- Matthew 10: 8. Golden Text-Matthew 10: 8. 1-10. The Act of Healing. "Peter and John." The close comradeship between these two men is remarkable. Peter was the older, John the younger; they were unlike in disposition and in temper; yet they appeared to have been warm friends. The were to- gether among the disciples of John the Baptist, together among,' the first disciples of Jesus, and together at the fishing in the lake of Galilee when Jesus called them to become fishers of men. It was they, with James, who kept the lonely watch upon the moun- tain when they saw the vision of their, Maater's transfigured glory, and who were chosen to watch with Him in the last and night in Gethsemane. And; they two were the first to hear the Magdalene', story and to come to the open tomb on the morning of the res- urrection. " The folléwing table shows the cat:- mated number of cakes of various thickness for a ton, and the cutting To figure the amount of ice in a given area, remember that fifty-seven pounds of solid ice represents one culit foot. Considerhte this weight as the standard, and allowing far packing, one ton of ice will occupy about forty cubic feet. It is easy to figure the amount of ice needed for farm purposes. Sup- pose it is for cooling milk and cream. An average cow producing 3,500 lbs. of 3.7 per ment milk, or 431 pound; of thirty per cent cream, will require 481 times 1.16 pounds of ice; which means that about 500 pounds of ice are needed to cool the cream produced by one cow. It is best to store at the rate of 1,000 pounds a cow. This amount covers shrinkage and other uses of the ice. A twenty-cow dairy would call for ten tons of ice for cream cool- ing, 01' about thirty-five tons if milk is cooled. A space 10 x 10 x 5 feet is required for each ten tons; twelve inches should be allowed for packing at bottom and sides, and three feet for packing at top. Therefore, a ten-ton ice-house should be 12 x 12 x 9 feet. After cakes have been broken apart, two men with ice-tongs can with lit- tle difficulty pull a cake of ice frog: the water and load it on a wagon or sled. Some use a slide platform, drawing several cakes on the load at once, using tongs, a horse and a rope. To mark the ice, a long plank may be used as a straight-edge; or it may be used to guide the hand-saw. Where a horse plow is used, the attached gauge will serve to keep the extra lines straight. Cut either square or oblong cakes whichever will beat fit into the house to be filled. Do you have these things when you want them: Ice cream? Iced tea, lem:..mde, And buttermilk? Ice-cold mr melon: and cantaloupes? lee for "e in sickness, and in preserving for for, It costs not more than $1 a ton to haul and pack ice under this team- work plan, provided the ice is out near the farms, which is usually possible. Farmers who have a comparatively small quantity of ice to harvest will need for equipment two saws, two ice- tongs, two iee-hookss, and one pointed bar. When these tools are supplied by two or three neighbors, no one feels the cost of supplies. Many neighbor- hoods are organized, with each farmer equipped with his part of the tools. l? you don't, it's Four own fault, pro- vihd you live in a natural ice region. All you need is an inexpensive ice- huee and a pond or stream. The labor comes during the slack winter season. let is one crop that costs farmers nothing to produce, save the cost of putting it up. Working together, several farmers helping each other, it is possible to cut the crop at a coat of one cent for a 220-pound cake, or about nine cents a ton exclusive of hauling and packing. And since this work is done at a season when other farm work is not so pressing, many farmers do not feel the expense of a few days putting up ice. INTERNATIONAL LESSON JANUARY 11. The Crop That Is Harvested in Winter u. ”mum-.5. we INLLUHI 01 tile nouse, Mash, which is a mixture of ground is”! should be well banked with earth or,' grains, mav be fed either dry or moist. Ions, cinders to prevent the warm air get-', If fed dry ht is usually placed in hop- ting ting in beneath to melt the ice. ipers and the fowls allowed to eat it -_-- W "” _ whenever they desire. Such a mash is apostles with the same lavish outpour- I made of cornmeal one part, bran two ing of His gifts. parts and high grade beef scraps as d "In the name of Jesus Christ." Peter about one-half part. There is not '- oes not presume to exercise any mere " h h h healing virtue of his own. He is not rmy.eh danger of \igorous, eait I Ien.s . . eatin too much of this mash if it is conscious of the possession of any ' F ll f th ti If the magnetic touch through which he within.reach a ty . e "Pr . might communicate strength to the mash is fed damp it sometimes cn- lame man. His dependence is upon tains in addition to the foregoing, Jesus Christ. Had Christ failed him cured vegetables or steamed green ithere would have been no healing. But cured clover or alfalfa, making from iChrist did not fail him. The lame man twentv to twenty-five per cent. by Ity,e, up, "he ytood, and be?“ to hulk. 'it is then mixed crumbly with "--iwalk. h And i310 it was demonshtrated, hot water or with milk and fed once fin sue a as ion t at none w 0 saw i', '.P " ' could doubt, that Jrrus the crucified a day, as much “the {calls viilloelit still lived, and still had power, and up pt.tmptly each time-r.ar" no m . isstill wrought mighty works. The peo- if milk is used for mixing. the per- ple who stood about, or who saw this cumtage of beef scraps can be reduced his man entering t,It temple "were filled about one-half. The damp mash Ill:: ' with wonder am amazement." . , t min before t e Pelt? 11-26. Peter's ste):,',', ,1,'l,i,'.',e,ou,ti,she,; tn,,",),.,'"',:.",? 'i',.,,',":,':,,",',,',', spoiled. ' .' "He answered unto t e peop e." e l ' . .'. I s l m crowd Which gathered in the portico, It Is necessary to provide the "'? ave or colonnade which ran along the with some reu.eon for cxe",‘s‘"g.m to- eastern side 'of the temple, wandering winter because they have no incentive Ihr! and questioning, give Peter an oppor- to exercise naturally, as they do in ist tunity, which he immediately seized, summer hunting for bugs and the of once more speaking about Jesus. worms, etc. For this pur- her; "We did not heal this man," he said. pose the floor of the poul- the "It was not done by 01".] powerh or try house can be covered with a litter un- goodness. It was Jemis, 351i? w om four or five inches deep of straw, hay, . you killed, who healed him. And by . h ki d d m". faith in his name hath his name made leaves or something Off tt 1n an, rho this man strong, whom " behold and into this the whole grain is scattered the know." l compelling the fowls to scratch for it. J',f, Peter showed superb courage tnd, No more grain should be fed at any 1eyeiiii;it, in thus challenging the action time than the fowl: “e willing to t , of the great council of the.Jews which work for, for if “y remains in the e - had condemned Jesus, and m fastening litter it soon becomes dirt and unfit Y t upon the Jewish people the guilt of t t. It is not necessry to feed any "g in. death., He was the "Holy and o e? ' . bi m of "in Righteous One," the "Prinee of life,", particular mixture or. com '? on . it !the promised Saviour, and they had rem, grains. If a variety. is furnished, in- 3’ jected Him and killed Him. But now eluding corn, wheat and oats. with an ti ithe God of their fathers hangJlorioulJ occasional feed of barley, the fowls 'b') a vindieated Him in raising im from! will outain enough from these kinds to .1): 1edteat't, d,ttutto P erg? ttl, supply their needs and furnish the i c " . .. . helowed with a ringing call to repent- material to make etrtrq. . . le-l . I . One of the best ways to furnish . nice. No doubt it was through ignof-, . ha cabin 'tji.?,.?: that tha and their rulers had, green food " to us I as head ”rejected the fist, and prophecy was Just high enough so that “the (owl: 3' lfulfilled in His softening;5 But now/ will have to jump for it. It ll surpris- 'e if th will but re t, t ir an. will: in much eatrtmre fowil will eat ea. er Peet . l n: _ . . uni be ttmrlven, blessing will come "eti and there is no danger of their eating of, them, taut .t.ht am“ will come "sen too much. Mongol beets may be fed in nd, to set up Bis kingdom m the world. l the some manner or stuck on a nail in tf I -----9------ . it!" wall after being cut-in halves. lr, "t Not much use to make a written: damp “he. "7' fed,elove_r or yf.t.r.1rr, may be steamed by pouring boiling. ry contract with the hired man. Just lsndthstwill "ride-om. hu!, u“ him right, let him know you apr' tar ver than 2'd mixed with ther f! predate every effort on his but to do Im - tt Peter showed superb courage and I boldness in thus challenging the action of the great council of the Jews which had condemned Jesus, and in fastening upon the Jewish people the guilt of His death., He was the "Holy and 'Righteous One," the "Prinee of life," !the promised Saviour, and they had re- !jected Him and killed Him. But now :the God of their fathers hadlfloriousl : V viryiieyted .Hitn in raising brim from, Not much use to make a written contract with the hired mm. Just uue him right, let him know you ap- preciate every effort on his part to do the square thing. and you have the bed contract in the world. It will hn':I xvle-n on:- 'pritten “Libya-n an! [le 11-26. Peter's Second Discourse. "He answered unto the people." The crowd Which gathered in the portieo, or colonnade, which ran along the eastern side of th temple, wandering and questioning, give Peter an oppor- tunity, which he immediately seized, of once more speaking about Jesus. "We did not heal this man," he said. "It was not done by our power or goodness. It was Jens, Jesus whom you killed, who healed him." "And by faith in his name hath his name made this man strong, whom ye behold and, know." I "In the name of Jesus Christ." Peter does not presume to exercise any mere healing virtue of his own. He is not conscious of the possession of any magnetic touch through which he might communicate strength to the lame man. His dependence is upon Jesus Christ. Bad Christ failed him there would have been no healing. But Christ did not fail him. The lame man leaped up, "he stood, and began to walk." And so it was demonstrated, in such a fashion that none who saw could doubt, that Jesus the crucified still lived, and still had power, and still wrought mighty works. The peo- ple who stood about, or who saw this man entering the temple "were filled with wonder and amazement." ii. Banking: The bottom of the house should be well banked with earth or cinder: to prevent the warm air get- ting in beneath to melt the ice. If plenty of packing material is used it is not very necessary to in- sulate the wall particularly; two thicknesses of boarding with insulat- ing paper between constitute a very good wall. Dry, clean sawdust is very satisfac- tory for packing around the ice; planer shavings are still bears. but they are not always easily obtained and they cost far more than the sawdust. Wild hay is fairly satisfactory for covering the ice on top. It is much used where sawdust is not very plenti- ful, but a greater depth of it is neces- sary. If sawdust is used, there should be at least one foot of it well packed in between the mass of ice and the side walls, two feet under the iee and plenty of it over the top. As the saw- dust next to tth walls settles, some of that on the top should be packed in from time to time. 4. Good insulation: It is very neces- sary, in order to keep ice well, to sur- round the ice with plenty of some non- conducting material which can be readily obtained at reasonable cost. The insulation of an ice-house consists of the wall itself and the packing about the ice. The chief function of the wall is to ward off the direct rays of the sun and the weather, and to check the flow of heat toward the ice. The function of the non-conducting material is to preserve the ice from direct contact with the warm air. 3. Free circulation of air over the ice: Provision should be made for the free circulation of air through the top of the ice-house; otherwise the enclosed stagnant air, becoming warm in contact with the hot roof in Burn- mer, will conduct a great amount of heat to the ice below and cause a big waste. This is a common neglect in the storage of ice. The best remedy is to put a latticed opening in each gable and a ventilator on the roof. It is also advisable to leave the eaves open beneath, and the wall open for about six inches below the plate. By means of all these openings the air can freely pass through the top of the building, and yet no rain or storm can get in to wet the covering of the ice, 2. Adequate drainage: If the ice- house is built on loose or gravelly soil, natural drainage is sufficient; but if on a heavy, compact soil, tsrrifi- cial drainage must be provided. xi 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO g, "Re pitiful: envy 1mm bad game to Cght."-tn Pia/Jar: '; When the hen is etrnfined to theienJoyed with the utmost pleasure. ',' poultry house and its immediate stir-l 1:3)" the Puff 1)1,ivf'l'1, I ',.1acrtv,',',rv- l roundings, perhaps a small yard,. the! If, 'lon'] Tc“ t ‘1: , year M .my I only way that she can make eggs e' to: raps, In1/ 1e 2"? so?“ at“; time i receive from the caretaker the venous, (the; (l t,C,l1"?/n', ’38" T,', 'i"2"lpl'l.' _ . . i u s. . s . r tli2g"tnkifnrdese 0:32:21 ita,2',hg.'11,) sive, compared with the returns from _ . . . , (the itwestment M] m _ traps have _ their equivalents. On most farms; l w ' . . b ‘there is a reasonably good variety of "offhme less IT,?, $Wi k .. . _' gm?“ Merging T,',',', Mega“? and ‘ mfg}? t"leu)'t1"edi"lo/mpi11.1e,1f, f , an ese arm su cien var-l , l ' ', i312; far as they are concerned. In with a small patch of marshy lowlands 'adaition there should be ground near one end. At this place I set my "trains, including wheat. bran and'muskrat traps, under two or three (i'iiiriGi," to use in dry or dell" inches of water. A small piece of 1meshes. To take the place If the trusrfsltophs attached to a stick serves as and woms of the summer reason beef bait- This bait is placed in SIM-h a lea-ape, such as are furnished by deal-l position that it itt aloyt. eighteen en in 13011];th supplies, 'aft, {ram ig',,',",:')'),',':', a: 2:2? 25m IF, fastenedl ‘bonesou egiven. il WI ol" d '. i I considerable to furnish meat food, huti My gunk traps are Seam}??? woo? l it should 'ittedTrtf, T,"' entire-! 3:51:ng edgingfgs I' this“: "ll';, 2 y even 1 it is m t venous . . . ' . Home, sweet, sour, whole or ekim. In; a?“ with wl.tich £0 kl!" rtheolte,f,'gtt fplace of the grass, eta, which sup-, ore .removiryr..t em pm. e traps. olies green food in summer they! Intake my daily rounds immediate- 3 should he fed cabbage, beets and other; ly after the morning chomp. which _ vegetables or clover, alfalfa, or a: ttives pe time to “ml the animals be- 1,2fitlf of these several things. lfotd.inne.r. I_never_hold of! shipment . When the hen was in her natural ‘state; running wild in the field and forest and laying only when nature provided the proper materials, she was able during the productive season :to find from nature's varied stores a ( great many different kinds of food, in- !cluding seeds, grains, grass, roots, l bugs and worms and what is very im- 1 portant, pure water. The hen that has free range on the farm in summer f1.ndg these same things and that is one reason why neglected farm floeks 'lay well in summer and very poorly at other times. There is no one kind of grain tin-ti Sheep are of great mine on the alone will furnish all the til'.:',".,','), farm. Ther my {higher rate of in- food elements required to main in ;terest on the ozone invested than do the body of the hen in good condition} any other farm animals. and also furnish the meter?“ of VhIChi Feeding a flock ot sheep is an easy 'ell are made. Cunning? 0:135. Emblem, because the} will] eat It', a com inations are requi m e s', area or I cow wou not oo It. ere yolk of the Nttt, certain gtg, i,idiii)i'j,!' nothing like sheep to clean up a are required to make the tee. T'.'? e' field of weeds. In spring, turn them still other kinds are Titt for build; into . lot that w“. infested the year ing the membranes w ie tumun ibefore with wild carrot; then watch the yolk and the Whig an)?” the ttil) the result. The noxious weeds will not which contains all. e y 0 e get a chance to peek out of the ground. hen is a. wonderful machine, which has) Sheep will also destroy chickweed on the power of sorting out the iiii'lsri'ii') muck. They will nibble and keep in materials as they are digested t',1iltr.ood, shape where the grass is SO combining them in the yolk, theltshort that other animals woud die. whites, the membrane; and the shells. At the some time, the ground is be- It is plain that if the hen does not ing enriched byan even spread of fer-' lime suftieient materials of different tilizer. In winter sheep require very kinds to make these different parts of little grain and will eat almost any the egg, the complete egg cénnot be kind of hay. C laid and the parts for which Shel Sheep doliverthe goods twiceayear has material lie dormant and eggs are; --wnol in spring, when the farmer‘s not produced. _;poeket-book is flattest, and lambs in (YAMtrfib Wt'ka 4693 FhltnEIts'Ci,tms a tummy" Pumas We are Buyers of Ontario Grains and Sellers of Western Feeding Oats and Barley. Ctr OUR P316“ 4;... L..C.SCO’I‘T t, C0. WI. BANK IUILPMO Toronto Ofttmt it) mite at. West 4% allowed on Sula". Intern! computed mmrly.. Withdnwnble by Cheque. ”4% on Debentures. "interest pnynblo hut yearly. Paid up Capital 02.411573. Neighborhood clubs for buying gu- den seeds and field needs are . source of much swing. To determine what part of An acre a. garden or city lot is, f ind the length and width in feet. Multiply these to- gether and divide by 43,560, the num- ber of square feet in an acre. In the case of small fields of this kind it is better to find the dimensions in feet rather than rods because such men- urements are more accurate. Acres in Rectangular Fields Finding the number of acres in a field of rectangular shape is easy. Here 33 the method: Find the length and width of the field in rode. Mui.. tiply these dimensions together and divide by 160. The result is the num- ber of acres in the field. I make my daily rounds immediate ly after the morning chores, which gives me time to skin the animals be- fore dinner. I never hold off shipment of skins too long, for the prices of furs sometimes drop down later in the season. My skunk traps are set in the woods near the entrance to the holes. In visiting these traps, I always carry a rifle with which to kill the poleata before removing them from _the traps. HIRAM JOHNSOW Defer Butter, loam. -- ' Bolllng Pen. on. Writ. {or our Wan, Moo Lin and ulvlu what you I". to clot. Special Prices for Fancy Quality For the past five years I have aver- aged more than $100 a year with my traps, and the work comes at l time when it doesn't interfere with my other duties. The traps are inexpen- “upping " a Side-Line. " A man mly never become rich by trapping fur-bearing animals, but I have found it to be a profitable side- line to my business of farming-and a mighty pleasant one, at that. I love the great out-of-dom, even in winter, and my daily visits to my traps are enjoyed with the utmost pleasure. Sheep deliver the goods twice a year -.mtol in spring, when the firmer's pocket-book is flattest, and hmbs in fall. Nothing looks prettier or more pros- perous on a farm than a flock of nice sheep eontentedly earning their liv- ing. Sheep are of great value on the farm. They pay {higher rate of in- terest on the money invested than do any other farm animals. The Great west Permanent Loan Company. Poultry, 1Grr new a... RAW FUR DEALERS 'vtseraeHot, Unnamed to Sim-var- Bend for On Prtem 1.1.2. IO tt. Paw: Qt. We“ » Metetrea H 1gb”! Market Prices ... WANTED The old.“ "luau-ho! In Montreal g Co., Ltd. vat-cal an; The women would "n. v. said; they coma Ct". ' _, from their own a;2i_»:‘ largo mom below ly m-', hall; they 1sould hm.- the men would m.O . I‘ll: the folding (halrv young men would _tvl, apparatus that “'m " '. coilin‘. The girls Pt MIDI trere---fohiinvr . ' the men would ( ll. l they'd make a rv-rr, Mary room of it. Ti., Briarlr for How‘s. , . magazines tdire tk .l I at the home. And V' is Scouts and Girl ti .. l it took time to v.rvi, i out. 30f." can“ fr.- noctiom “we oomph Its coauunity Christma, have plans for a yrs“ boss are contented mu though Briarty had 't The eentrr.l ennuiv‘ the town h? I. The In! in r'trh' for pr“ but it needed screw»: tum to give it the fof culinary (-omn' Meantime mambo committees Were C' put up some play school grounds. . basket and barerv'l to be ready for fl The men hunted u; menu and had one o. town band. Tho relay etub---thes so night Bupper, a v: if you pleuse, free r all who took Batur/ play Vane, then all community sing in relaying. each mail help cook and sen» thus "vine three i self. When there IT in the month. the f and! What we: the use of hirim ing when they bed a town belonged to the town , Wha use in reusing bell grounds y had the central village are: decided to lave another picur lune village green two ve the next Suturday to r ' u could do. roomu, reading mm J, u / 'c., not have telephone, '. w, 5 ', lights and a water _',C', m1 had plenty of water luv/s 'd ' have women's clubs? WM 1 a lecture course? "tl; nu: Saturdny half-holiday f, " pin They could have all 1Lv~e 1 they organized as a commum! Why not organize to-day'.' l rent that vncnnt building f rooms? Why not have dobau men on the quen‘cns of the Bach generate question w like a bombshell and had 1 results. Eye opened wider were excitations of emu-om? course) grow!- of dissent. Th en hour in distension. Thur organization for three mom effected. There were uomm young men. of young women. en, of mothers, of boys a Theme “I I central commit! ine all there. This can tee went the afternoon 1 pins. It WI: but an on I series of "why In . negation that n Protked out in den such I complet- should give to end privilege, some pleasure. Why not basket ball teams '.' Why not have a for the children? band? Why nut hr She first apparent r: “Milena: of a tug I picnic at the pond. Som out w promised. For thing better to do, over my Ipent the morning eettine the tables r1 “,1 were finishing their .h-N older boys stood upm. asked for their attmxm: to the point: Thvy ai': l thing different from 11.1 farm life. Today's pm they enjoyed a good :21: anybody. Why not Law They had all l'ruri (If m. .aniaatioms--why n: , 2 Britsrl.v. They, um I' ' the town, had wihnul . such an organLLamn n push. With their l" m; >: read the outline. Thy , upon it in any way Ihm This “I the mower. lr. The restlessness time W“ in tr e atmuspi [hated that they “m2 hone beyond the Lar and mother: looked ut despair. What could ' older girls held a 001% some plans M mked brothers and cousins lo Io dull, Io monotonuu non diversion that. sh Miler with a comm Gina a country “‘1h rl Mun boys and #11:, Ind young women, {mu-rs on who work day after d diam, without hope tl given I few “with sh that” to leave horm. irt, How Briarlv II! would Hm I girls pun Molding my": ttld let. Hum ' E I r9miing , of it. Tlu _. bucks, f-n It: Problem WI question wu and ind exp ll fiolved D Ir Elise ”with. Ct a... ay With“: _ chatted (mos m W a PM 3 Ban. I'm“. 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