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ns a "ste@wne column of sixty feet «she Wears AT ate a from the te and pretâ€" i thingse a# nverted B ery detail ; like, are to er fNows ning before :. it is sald @ nr'mo'rz 10o0t kno to the b:x have Db M « and hand# to obtain te hu-r\ll"' & water. on wuhz ewite ! er w:o3 genti» will xt ie & e teachs e go* an } baven t absorb flowers t« m fhet keep T 6 ry ade vaA w ed lt M obildren‘s children will plast trees and will look on the wood lot as a You cannot deceive others without Ares deceiving yourself. Forestry does not intersst the wandoring farmer. But that man who has the vision of making his farm a home for his chikiren and his the directors feel that the b the Dominion is due to enorm pand during the presont yea 440 over and above all liabilities and ecapital stock, which indicates the imâ€" portance attached by the company to safety and protection. The company paid out to policyâ€"holders and their beneficiaries $12,564,000, bringing the total amount pald out in this connecâ€" tlon since organization to $91,227,.532. Anothor record was made in regard to Income with a total of $25,704,201, or «n increase of $4,053,101 over the pre= SUN LIFE SHOWS BIG _ _| Pruning and Spraying Makes GAINS IN ALL LINES: Old Orchard Pay. than one var 0. H. B.:â€"Would you recommend soybeans and corn combined for silage, would the combination add enough vaiue to the silage to warrant the outâ€" | lay for the beans? Should soybeans | Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, in care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toronâ€" to, and answers will appear in this column in the order In which they are received. When writing kindly menâ€" tion this paper. As space is limited it is advisable where Immediate reply is necessary that a stamped and adâ€" dressed envelops be enclosed with the question, when the answer will be mailed direct. be planted at the same time at the same depoth, in the same hill as corn? Will the beans and corn mixed give a fairly even stand when planted with cONDUCTED BY PROF. HENRY G. BELL The object of this department is to place at the serâ€" vwice of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged authority on all subjects pertaining to soils and crops. * .farm Crop **~.," * Querres 1dâ€"planter? Can you say approxiâ€" tely how much seed of soybeans required per acre? If there is more n one variety, which is best adapt r hau sandy 1J Report is Issued, Showing dous Gains in New siness Obtained. x and interesting records nce business, were made Life Assurance Co. of g 1919. The 49th annual _company has just been nd shows that the new he ased by $105,711 m h surances retained led one hundred + figure creates a a insurance busiâ€" zl y urplus of $8,037,â€" ill liabilities and h "hogg Ontar practice. On the it would be quite ybeans and corn : mix them when cut for the silo. s they should be en the pods are ore the plant beâ€" ripening. Henty book on "Feeds it is the best amounted to 1 increase of of the come $8,001,089 and i68, while the $ybcans Al w pé ) Canadian ipproached pinion on | whe for silage, ' clov in protein.| of : d be most : wou irvested, n as the growth *". Cike ild not On the uld ge? ans ect in y 3t no of 10 of The easy going man usually travels down hill At picking time the apples were thoroughly inspected and actual counts were made. Worm control was ninety five por cent effective. Scab and scale were almost completely controlâ€" led. A very few apples were unâ€" saleable because of blotch. The inâ€" vestment of labor of pruning, spray material, and cost of application was seventyâ€"five cents per tree. Show love to those you love lest love sahould fail. Let not the long grass grow on friendâ€" ship‘s trail. C. 8. Osburn. This orchari was twentyâ€"eight years old, badly infested and infected with all of the common orchard insect pests and diseases, and for years had not produced a bushet of perfect apples. Last season after pruning, the orchard was aprayed five times as follows: RBefore budding, at budding, at petal fall, two weeks after petal fall, and in July. Good management made an old unâ€" productive orchard produce one hundâ€" red and sixty bushels of good saleable apples the past season on the farm of would follow a practice which would give you a fair return from the crop and at the same time make things just as disagreeable as possible for the wire worm. The fertilizer should be fairly high grade, runming about a 3â€"8â€"3. Working the fertilizer thorâ€" oughly into the soil, either by applyâ€" ing it with a grain drill with fertilâ€" izer attachment or spreading it broadâ€" cast on the land and work it in by careful disking and harrowing. )\ are touched upon with the exception â€"| of inoculation. _ Inoculating beans ‘\ means introducing the form of bacâ€" + | terial life that grows naturally on the | roots of this legume. This is best done ‘ | by getting a culture from the Bacâ€" ‘\terlological Department of Ontario | Agricultural College, and follow the | instructions very closely. This being + ! done you should get a good set of the 'l bacterial life which naturally inbhabits | the soybean. Have in mind one other | point, and that is that baceria require a aweet, condition of the soil in which to thrive. This being the case, it is | necessary to apply lime to the soil beâ€" ;rore sowing soybeans. Put on about ' 1,000 to 2,000 Ibs. of ground limeatone‘ | after the ground has been plowed and ; work it in by disking and harrowing. , W, L.:â€"We have a field of seven acres of new ground that we would | like to plant to potatoes in the spring, | but the soil is literally alive with , wireâ€"worms, we had a small corner of | this field in potatoes this season but the wire worms worked havoe with { them, spoiling many of them entirely, | Will say that we have this fGeld fallâ€" | plowed. Have heard that fall plowâ€" | ing would kill them out, but as this | is our first experience with the pest !ueata loss to know whether to riak it to potatoes or to use the field for \ corn. From which will we get the‘ would follow a give you a fain and at the sa just as disagr the wire worm. be fairly high a 3â€"8â€"3. Work oughly into the ing it with a ; I would not advi last year‘s crop corn, since the havoe on both the could sow a sma best returns on potatoes for the amount invested, commercial fertilâ€" izer or dried pulverized manure from the stock yards? lover, appiyit f 300 to 50( 0 to 500 ibs. to the ac 1 follow a practice whict you a fair return from t at the same time make as disagreeable as possi y â€"You have done well to your land in attempt to e wire worm. This insect agly persistent. Frequent crops and working of the s up his abode, killing arva as they are changing stage. The frost will of p kill out some of the inâ€" pÂ¥ th these crops, If you a small grain such as t advise that you follow crop with potatoes or the wire worm works Or * Owt ferti At r at the rate ‘\_ Interesting lines of study are sugâ€" ‘ gested by the above paragraph. There : is, first, the study of character. This +, will lead us to a fresh reading of all ‘the passages in the Gospels and Acts ‘ in which special mention is made of ; the two men, and to a fresh examinaâ€" tion of the writings of Peter and John with the purpose of trying to discover the kind of personality which lies / back of each group of books. Interâ€" / esting critical questions may also be â€"raised, for the answer to wix-ich such _ good commentaries as those of the Cambridge Bible and Century Bible | will be helpful. For example which of | the Gospels represents most closely the teaching of Peter? How shall we account for the wide difference | between tne atyle and narrative of the Gospel of John and the other three | Gospels? Is it possible that the ’wr,lm of the Gospel and Epistle of J?hn b::‘:l also have been th:h author of a in many respects so different | as the Book of l{enhtlon? And can A Friend: A hope chest should contain all the dainty articles of Poggy: I am sorry that you had such a misunderstanding. But you did just right in refusing what you did and I wouldn‘t bother my head about a boy who has acted as he has. Just hold your own little head high in the air, for you are in the right, and we must have girls like you to keep alive the finest ideals of girlâ€" hood. i Followed by the names of the en« gaged couple. To announce an engagement, have a "heart search." Make large pink cardboard hearts on which are writ-i ten familiar quotations. Cut these in half, diagonally, and hide them in nooks and corners around the room.‘ The hearts are to be matched and nothing unusual will be suamcted‘ until a matched heart will be found reading as follows: "Two souls with but a single thought, Two hearts that beat as one." The boy or young man who calls on a girl in the evening should go home in good time. Ten o‘clock is a suitable hour if the boy lives near at hand, and there are no lessons to study. If he lives at a distance, or if either of the young people has lesâ€" sons to prepare, nme o‘clock would be a better time. Merrie Maid: Please describe a novel way in which an engagement can be announced. High School Girl: How late in the evering may a girl entertain a boy friend ? INTERNATIONAL LESSON MARCH 28. YOUR ‘PROBLEM S ® mpora Address all communications for this department to Mrs. Helen Law, 235 Woodbine Ave., Toronto. |_ _A second, and equally important, line of inquiry will be as to the reâ€" spective place and work of each of .\ the two great apostles in the founding of Christianity in Asia and Europe. Here we shall be interested not only in all that is told us in the New Testament about them, but in the references to them, and stories told about them, in the Christian writings | of the second, third and fourth centurâ€" |ies, Such an inquiry will emphasize | the imperative need of every Sunday | schoolâ€"a good permanent and growâ€" | ing teachers‘ library. Nothing will do | more to inspire good work in the Sun-, | day school, and especially in the Bible: | classes. | These lines of study and research will have important practical results. We shall learn more perfectly the meaning of Paul when he spoke of the Christian community of diverse races as being united in Christ, and "built upon the foundation of the apostles Peter have been the author of both epistles which bear his name? These questions are very old and have often beon discussed. The attempt to anâ€" swer them will be found to stimulate interest, to lead to closer and more careful study, and to a fuller appreciâ€" ation of the great value of these books. Evangeline: You ask me if it is proper for a girl to write to a boy whom she has known for a long time, even if he has not written her. I think the boy should take the initiative, but if you are really anxious to begin a correspondence, I suppose there is no harm in sending him a picture post card or something like that and then if he responds, you will know that he was just waiting an excuse. This is assuming that he lives away from you and that there is a real justification in such a correspondence. EG.; You did not trust me with your real name and address, so I cannot answer your question, much as I would like.to. Remember such facts are absolutely sacred to me. I like to feel that the people who ask me questions are real people, not just initials or fancy names. lingerie, linen, as well as the more utilitarian household articles, a girl needs for her future life. A general list would be napkins, tablecloths, sheets, pillow cases, towels, and of course lingerie articles, Since the day has not been set when you will want to open this wonderful box, I would not advise you to stock it up on lingerie, because lingerie styles do change and so do your tastes, and by the time you are married, scant pettiâ€" coats may be full, while you may change your mind as to desirable deâ€" signs. You are fortunate to be able to crochet and you can make pretty towel ends and insets, and lace edges, and yokes for your "undies." These will be ready for use when needed. closely our own faith is joined to that of the apostles, how much we rely upon their testimony, how we are encouraged and guided by their insight and their faith. And we shal see also how Christ has use for men and women of every different talent and temperament, for those who have strong imitiative and the talent of leadership, like Peter, for those of the more thoughtful and contemplatâ€" ive mind, like John, and for the proâ€" found scholar and zealous missionary, like Paul. By these and many others whose heart Christ has touched is the house of humanity being built, in which the Spirit of God shall dwell. It is these and prophets." We shall _ _ only one grew before." _ _ Literature Malled on Request Representatives Wanted GUNNS LIMITED, West Toronto. in Unailotred Tsrritory SHURâ€"GAIN givas your crops a quick, vigorous start, and supplies plant food throughout the growing period. SHURâ€"GAIN brings your crops to early maturity, and makes for atrong, healthy plants. SHURâ€"GAIN means bumpor yieldsâ€"Bumper yislds at 1920 pricas mean bigger profits. 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Bruce‘s New Century Swede Turaip CHOZC fud also for leeding c nd keeper and shipper. & 1b SHURâ€"GAIN for YOUR BANK ACCOUNT Goshen, Ind., U.8.A By | _Rhubarb in the garden should be ,| given good culture during the summer | or clse be mulete! deenty. for i\ is | quiddly injured by extreme droughts. i I have seen a whole patch killed out f by dry weather, but when it is cultdâ€" i vated or mulcted there is not so much ; danger of this, though the folinge | will be killed back pretty badly even then if the summer and faB is dry \ and bot. If the dispute is about a trifie, it is the duty of the greater soul to give wuy to the less. TORONTO raise the temperature of the soil under it, and the sun shining dowr into the barrels will help to start the roots Into growth. As they will sent up the leaves to the top of the harrels to get the light, it gives long stems of excellent flavor, This is a good way to hurry a orop but it is tough on the plants and will leave them in bad condition to stand the summer and gather strength for next yea If we wish to set a square of a dozen plants with this meathod of forcing in mind, it will give good results and we can destroy the bed when we have out it fully for the season. The sugar barrels will keep on making the stems long and tender throughout the grow ing seagon. Where we want to use the plants in a warm room or cellar we must let them freeze once or twice good and hard before digging therr. Two or threeâ€"yearâ€"old plants are best. Set a«* close as possible and pack snil around the roots and then water, It is not necessury to give any light, but a very moderate light will not hurt. The less light the less foilage, and the longer and more tender will be the stocks, such rhubarh is very finely fAavored. |_ Rhubarb is a vegetable that should ! not be neglected in any garder for i takes the place of fresh fruit when we do not have that, It will come early in the spring, and by forcing it some either in the garden or by taking up and planting in a warm room or cellar we can have it long before we can have anything else in the garden lins, The soil for rhubarb must be very rich for best results, and it is hardty possible to get it too rich,. Feeding is in order every year. While the roots will come quickly into producing from seeds sown in May, sometimes being strong enough to permit cutâ€" ting a stock or two from each plant the first summer, better crops can he had from setting roots. As only a few roots are needed for the family supply most people will not care to plant the seeds, though they come up quickly and are easy to grow right from the start. I have known them to be {orced some in spring by setting a sugar barrel with both ends out over each hill and then packing in between the barreis with manure from the stable. This manure will heat some and will Buy Thrist Stamps. year to keep the skin and fleece in a tealthy condition as well as to destroy ticks and lice, Any one o¢ the stanâ€" dard dips on the market will prove satisfactory. We have found the coal tar dips especially satisfactory. The water used in mixing the dip should be warmes, to a temperature of ninety degrses Fabremheil and each sheep held in the solution for twe minutes, the head being immerse4 just before the sheep leaves the vat. The external parasites that oftan cause serious losses are the tick, the louse, and the scab mite. The flock should be dipped immediately upon discovery of infestation with scab and the dipping repeated in ten days. Evâ€" ery flock should be dipped twice cach a healthy condition and free from parasites. Dipping is held as the proper method of keeping the Aock in the desired condition. One of the most important factors in the successful management of sheep is a clun skin and fleece, kept in those, Fifty to sixty, little eyes must closa Sixty to seventy, even sheep and odd, Beventy to eighty, little heads must Ninety to a hundred sheep sheep, Shut the gate behind them, an s‘eep, sleep! Eleven, twelve, thirteen, sheap thak push and jump, Fourteen and fifteen, sheep that bleat and bumpl Sixteen a fine sheep, seventeen a fright, Eng'hboen, nineteen, little lambs and white! C Twonty to thirty, count them on the Thirty to forty, still they pass and Forty to fifty, this and these T Head to tail, tail to head Wreettines®© Growing Rhubarb. "SLEEPY TIME"; esh fruit when _ It will come and by forcing _garden or by ng in a warm n have it long nvthing else in ana sle C]},