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New Record ravel. elv e loolw, with «B late iLhougbt to elling with the Dis statement, ded 2r0und for *, 36 as a working 1@h prosperity 1 treasure the ught me my aRd a aken e #o | rely on elled ove on the Re o the Anti 3,000 1afies ve himse}t r bis age. C# ip «fleot, job of _ biw nd New bef. ind 192( e finest young animals in the‘ i are the boys and girls, and it esting to watch their developâ€" When we consider some of the| ngs done by boys and girls in # : way of growing crops and| ‘wos and pigs wher under proper: nce, naturally the thought is sesiod that their interest in farm! : would be more permanent if they| »»ld have the kindly counsel of parâ€" s. If given encouragement to do-t vclop along the right lines and put heic â€" personality into the Iittlol things of farm life the chances are ton to one that they would not think t leaving the farm. Boys and girls to not aiways desert the farm and «o to cities and towns because the w»cial life and advantages in the counâ€" iry are not aufficiently varied ll‘l in{eresting. In too many instances ; hor parents are 6e busily engaged | CONDUCTED BY PROF. HENRY G. BELL The object of this department is to place at the sorâ€" vise of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged authority on all subjects pertaining to solls and erorl. 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 ordsr in which they are received. When writing kindly men tion this paper. As space is limited it is advisable where Immediste reoly is necessary that a stamped and adâ€" tâ€"sssed envelope be enclosed with the question, when ¢h nswer will be mailed direct x*~.**Querres ented h The Farmer‘s Most Yaluable Asset: His Boys and Girls i" stock dividendsâ€"the} rt and h:nppim'uâ€"morol lars. The farms do not probably never will pay iends from a money »me other kinds of busiâ€" strong attraction is for appreciate things other One of the first duties to instill a love of these hings of life into the of boys and girls rather un the dollar as the rom conditions last fall m putting lime on Would it be pracâ€" on this spring, and orm, . hydrated .or ic on top ol it s dry enough Apply either d PI ui Of applied to uring the ears that eed to be cons ders hydrated particles melp the d would 4 of the »ht to W tail pre vne usi fai taat the nals The WM m If ) in endeavoring to make the "common > stock of the farm pay dividends that .. they overlook entirely the "preferred" â€", stock. It is probably due to this fact * more than all others that the majorâ€" â€"! ity of desertions from the farm resuit. "\ While many writers have told us t how to feed, train and develop colts, l': calves, pigs and lambs, ard to care â€" for our fields, it would be very interâ€" \ esting, indoed, if some of our practiâ€" * cal farmer friends would write and * tell us how they have managed to * , keep their boys and girls on the farm. ®° Some live articles that would appeal | _ Answer:â€"Caustic lime is the same lns hydrated lime, both being the hydrate of calcium. Hydrated lime |serve-s the same purpose .as quick lime in the preparation of Bordeaux . mixture Of course, do not use hyâ€" |\ drated lime which has been for a ‘long time open to the air, for the ‘hydrate will have changed to the | carbomate, which is not sufficiently | We believe that many farmers who | refuse to take their boys into some! | kind of partnership or mutually satisâ€" ffactovy business relationship as soonl as the boys are capable of doing a |\ man‘s work on the farm | deserve mighty little sympathy if the boys deâ€" | sert the farm as soon as they reach | their majority. In many instances the relations between father and son beâ€" | come strained about the time the boy }reaches an age when he begins to | think and reason for himself, especialâ€" | ly if he has ideas and opinions which | he is not afraid to express. To be | treated as a common laborer, conâ€" | stantly nagged, his opinions ridiculed 'lnd given no share in the profits of ‘ the business hurts his feelings. Real | redâ€"blooded boys will not endure such | treatment; it is brutal, unfaa and | shortâ€"sighted from a business po‘nt to the highâ€"spirited, redâ€"blooded boys and girls from eighteen to twentyâ€"one years of age, who know values and are capable of putting such know!â€" edge into practical, everyâ€"day use. It is easy to secure wishyâ€"washy stories of how Johnny and Sally have been given runt calves and pigs, and who think that life on the farm is a most wonderfal adventure when they get $3.47 of the proceeds when the animal is sold. We know of a few good farmâ€" ers whose families feel that they have an interest in the cow or brood sow regardless of who may have owned the calf or pig. We want to hear from farmers who understand boys using these potatoes for seed. Labor is costly and preparation of land is going to be high, therefore obtain seed which you know is good, so that your potato crop will have every chance to make a profit this year. R. W.;â€"â€"Is caustic lime the same as hydrated lime, and will they answer the same purpose? = J. F.;â€"We have some dry sandy land that has been cropped until the humus is nearly used up and it is difficult to get glover started and we are thinking of growing some crop to plow under to produce humus. What would you advise trying, blueâ€" zrass, or what we usually call June @rass? _ Would you think it a serious matter to kill it when preparing land for other crons? â€" What would be best and girls, and who have entered partnership and mutual sym; with them. It is cortainly a great thiag when the father can take his son into partâ€" nership with him and they remain friends and confidants, and when the »( owth, but b hly into the add l Th rred into ympathy wing Of e, plow it has inXi0u8 it eC 00 id | rt )00 A son can tell his father his hopes, fears, plans and ambitions without fear of harsh reproval or unjust critiâ€" cism. Some farmers are too proud to admit, even to their boys, that they have not made a success of their business. _ Naturally the boys think they are being treated unfairly when |their father is practicing economy | which to them savors of stinginess. If the father has not made his farm | pay well, the boys will frequently | grasp the situation quickly, respect the father the more for his toil and | his sacrifices, and together they face | the problem. Interest and helpful lco-opeution between father and sons is only possible when there is comâ€" ' plete confidence. Tell your boy about | your business, make him the best proâ€" 1 position you can afford to make him, ‘and then if you fail to enlist mis coâ€" operation it w’L_ll not have been your lfau!t. Drains should not be placed too far below the surface of the ground. Common observation shows this in connection with tile drains intended to remove surplus water from house or barn cellars. _ Ordinarily these crains must be laid comparatively deepâ€"about four or five feet below the surface of the ground. With such deep drains water may stand on the surface above them for a long time after a raing Deep Tiles Are Not Efficient. This fact has been poiated out as Inoculate Your Seed for Better Crops few manubes Et req Don‘t buy a milker dl;lou have seen the Mac» artneyâ€"the almplest and most modern of altâ€" and even If you are not ready to bu(. get partiâ€" culars now and learn what other farmers say about the Macartrey. Fill in the coupon and mail 1t toâ€"day. The Macartney Milking Machine late the seoid o4z t\ Cet Particulars Now In the past many farmers have been less wellâ€"off than their hired help. Such a condition is unbearâ€" able and can only be overcome by modern methods â€"reduction of labor and increased productionr. ‘The dairy end of your farm can be made to pay much bigger profits if you instalt sâ€"_. â€" The lacartney Machine Milker Are You Giving All Your Profits To Your Help? lca. Buy it of your drugg‘st SPOHNM MEDICAL COMPANY, is the one indispensable remedy for conufloul and infecâ€" tious diseases among horses and mules, Its success as & preventive and cure for DISTEMPER, PINX BYE, COUGKHS and COLDB for more than twentyâ€"six years i# the highest tribute to its merit as a medicine. 1t is enâ€" dorsed by the best horsemen and live stock men in Amer« Spohn‘s Distemper Compound .. MURDOCH . Inoculation consists in applying to the Seed pure cultures of the nitroâ€"gathering Bacteria. Special evultures are required for each kind of Seefr: and are put up for Alfaifa, Red Clover, Sweet Clover, Peas, Alsike Clover, and all other legumes. SEED INOCULATION ISs EXDORSED BY THE PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THE COWS ADOPTED CHILD It milks thoroughly and naturally and is far more pleasing to the cow than the old hand method. Moreover by the Macartney way, one man can milk from 20 to 24 cows in an hour. Think of the saving in labor. Still furtherâ€"the Macartney Increases the flow of milk and prolongs the lactaâ€" tlon period MONEY BACK IF YOU FAIL TO GET A CoOop CaATCH." Splendid success has been obimined by govâ€" ernment tests, and a recent circular issued says: "for the emall amount involved in time and momey it would seem advisible to inoculate all legumes." Cultures are sent by mail with complete directions for their use. They are xoolrfcr § months after they are made. Aifalfa and Clover from inoculated seed do not winterâ€" kill readily an indication that tile drainage in the open fields may not be effective in removing surplus water from the soil; but such a conclusion is wrong. In fact, it is pointed out, this obserâ€" vation should teach a very practical lesson in the proper method of installâ€" ing field drainage; that is, that drains should not be placed too far below the surface. Of course, the proper depth will vary with soil conditions, the kind of tile, and the source of the water, bui in nearly all regions four feet will he the proper depth. When you prune raspberries and blackberries, cut out all canes that fruited last season (should have been done last fall); also all winterâ€"killed canes. Shorten remaining canes to three or four feet, and cut off at least a third of each long sideâ€"shoot. Rake up and burn all brush promptly, and thus get rid of many insect pests.and disease germs. Cut back oneâ€"third or more of the length of last year‘s growth on curâ€" rants and gooseberries, and cut out surplus or unthrifty shoots entirely. Very old shoots are likely to be inâ€" fested with borers, and should graduâ€" ally be replaced with younger growth. % Slots cut part way through the blade facilitate the work of a now hoe for mixing mortar and cement. PRICE, $1.00 EACH CULTURE Enough for One Bushel of bn‘ Pruning Small Fruits. 316 St. Catherine St. â€" Ottawa Please sond me full information about the Macartney Mslker, The Mmflneilfllklu Machine _______ Co. Limited _ Nama A ddress GUELPH, ONT LEGUME LABORA TORY Write for Circular Frequently you may wish to use a given weight of this, that or the other feed and have no scales at hand to iweigh it. If you have a quart meaâ€" sure handy, you can use it to measure ]out the required weight, The quart weight of various feeds is as follows: Cottonseed meal ......>.....1.5 lbs. Linseedâ€"meal, old process ...1.1 lbs. Glutenâ€"mest ..‘..;; ... . +. 1. ID8, Cluten fedkâ€"...1 .11 .+« .. :10 106. lWheat bran, coarse .....~+.. .5 lbs. Wheat middling, coarse ...... .8 lbs. Wheat middling, fine ........1.1 lbs. Mixed wheat feed ........... .6 lbs. Cornment: .: . . :.;« x«+«1b 108. Oats :s @"sk «. *s1 +614 xs s + As€ s. BVE BDYAR® . :«%s .11s1 rsx+=% 0 MDSL Cover the books neatly with stout brown paper. Divide the thirty books in sets of two, one to be fiction, the other something serious. Then label |them Set 1, Set 2, and so forth up to | Set 15. Put the name of the book | on the paper cover and for the first i set write: "Set 1, Vol. 1," and on the \same book write the name of the Ruth‘s Wise Choice, Ruth 1. Golden Text, Ruth 1: 16. 1â€"3. The name Bethichem signifies "house of bread," but for once its supply of food had failed, From the neighboring hills the people could look eastward over the great barren and rugged valley in which the Dead Sea lies, to the mountains of Moab, which rose like an immense wall beâ€" yond. The district about Bethlehem, in the country of the tribe of Judah, was called "Ephrath," hence the name Ephrathites. This was the home of the ancestors of David, and the place where David was born. The family of Elimelech remained some time in Moab, in all about ten years. The Moabites were near kinsâ€" folk of the people of Israel and spoke a language closely similar, so that for the Hebrew immigrants communicaâ€" tion with them would not be difficult. It was natural, therefore, that the exiled Hebrews, while not forgetting their own God, should look with tolerâ€" ance upon the religion of Moab, and even share in its worship. In this, of course, lay the very great danger that in time they might forsake theirt own God entirely, and might sink to the level of the Moabito religion. Naomi, bereft of her husband and| her sons, proposcd to return to her| own country and to leave her two! daughtersâ€"inâ€"law with their own peo-: ple. But they were attached to her by a sincere and warm affection and were unwilling to leave her. If they: had had sons of their own they would| probably have stayed, and a second: marriage for them would, pcssibly,! not have been thought of. But it was! regarded as a great calamity, in thole: days, that a widow should be left| childless, and an ancient Hebrew lnw.! known as the Levirate law, provided| that in such a case a brother, ori where there was no brother, the nearâ€"| est kinsman, should take the widow in | marriage, and that the first son ofl that marriage should be regarded as the son of the dead man, inboritinfl his name and his property. Naomi tells her weeping ‘uglntm-b-hw’ Scour off all the dead bark on the fruit trees which besides looking unâ€" sightly, is a harbor for a great variety of insects and affords numerous crevâ€" ices for water to stand in, Soft soap and water is an excellent wash for trees. Address all communications for this department to \ Mrs. Helen Law, 235 Woodbine Ave., Toronto. X. Y. Z.: That is a perfectly spienâ€"| other book belonging to Set 1. This did ambition of yours to improve| will be Vol. 2 This will enable club your spare time reading some good| members to keep the sets together. books. As you say, one has to lay| On a piece of paper, pasted on the out a program for herself, for it is first inside cover, write the names of not enough to say in a general way:| the club members, their addresses "Now I will improve my mind and|and the dates when they should do some reading." We must set ourâ€"| change books. selves to certain tasks, plan a definite| If you start, say, April fifteenth, amount of "work" for a definite perâ€"| the date of changing would be May iod of time. A friend of mine read| first, and so on through fifteen weeks. one good, improving book every two| Arrange the names so Mrs. Jones, for weeks, but I have in mind a better|instance, passes her books to Mrs. plan than that. It is simply this: to; Smith, her nearest neighbor. When form a "book club." IS'ou start, you arbitrarily assign two About fifteen girls should get toâ€" gether. You can "organize" as much or as little as you like. Then you can buy thirty books so each one has two at a time to read. These are passed around in rotation, and two weeks allowed for each one to read the two books. You can, if you wish, confine yourself to novels, but more varied reading is better. Then at the end of the year you can auction the books off at one of your homes, and make the affair a kind of social function. Thus for the price of two books each will have read thirty. INTERNATIONAL â€" LESSON, APRIL 25. Weights for Barn Use. lbs lbs lbs Ibs lbs lbs lbs, lbs lbs, Ibs | _ 20.21. Mara means "bitter" Naâ€" !omi, however, means "my sweet, or | pleasant one." Naomi regards all her | troubles as having come from the | hand of the Lord. It was difficult for | the people of that early time, so long | before Christ, to believe that God‘s | goodness and love might be as clearly | manifest in trouble as in joy. Rather | it seemed to them that adversity and | bereavement were evidences of His ; anger. So the friends of Job regarded | the sufferings of Job as proof of his | guilt, and as a punishment inficted 16â€"17. Whither Thou Goest 1 Will Go. The simple eloquence of a warm, a true, and a loving heart is poured out in this declaration of Ruth‘s reâ€" solve. No doubt Ruth had learned not only to know and to love Naomi, but also to know something of Naomi‘s God, who seems to her better by far than the god of Moab. 18â€"19. Ail the City Was Moved. The picture is drawn true to life. In such a comparatively small communâ€" ity, where every one was known to every one else, the return of Naomi, who had suffered such great sorrows, and of Ruth, her Moabite daughterâ€" inâ€"law with her, would certainly have created a sensation. Her old friends are not merely curious, but kindly and sympathetic. They said, Is this Naâ€" omi? for they found her greatly changed. A 14â€"15, Is Gone Back Unto Her Peoâ€"| ple and Unto Her God. Leaving her] country would have meant for Orpah| what it meant for Ruth, leaving the | sanctuaries and the service of her| god. The sacrifice is too great and| she turns back. Not so Ruth, whose | great decision is now made. N-omi' sincerely desires the welfare of both,| but she knows what the choice inâ€"] volves, and is unwilling to take them! with her unless the choice is sincere, wholeâ€"hearted, and irrevocable. Such‘ experiences are not uncommon upon| our modern mission fields, where thel decision to follow Christ often means parting from kindred and from’ friends. | that she has no more sons to give For the Levirate law, see Deut, 25 5â€"10. Shortâ€"sightedness in school children is a very common defect which inâ€" creases with age. It is due princiâ€" pally to poor school room lighting and to poor lights in the home. When a child reads by a poor light there is a tendency to hold the book near the eyes and nearâ€"sightedness is the reâ€" sult. upon him by God. It remained for Jesus Christ to cast a great new light upon the mean.ng of suffering, asd to make it possible to say, "Whom the Lord loveth He chastensth." Have Good Lighting Systems. To neglect providit lighting system for great mistake. The m spend money for this likely have to spend 1 ing his children‘s eve When so much money is being spent for all kinds of farm machinery, betâ€" ter live stock, good seed and other imâ€" provements, conditions in the home should not be forgotten. Every farmâ€" er should put in a good lighting sysâ€" tem along with the other modern conâ€" veniences for the welfare and happiâ€" ness of the whole family. Lighting systems that are worth while can be secured for a moderate cost. Nobody can afford to neglect this matter. 22. In the Beginning of Barley Harvest,. That would be sometime in April. Harvest, in Palestine, begins about Easter time, and cantinues for six or seven weeks. On a piece of paper, pasted on the first inside cover, write the names of the club members, their addresses and the dates when they should change books. If you start, say, April fifteenth,‘ the date of changing would be May first, and so on through fifteen weeks. Arrange the names so Mrs. Jones, for instance, passes her books to Mrs. Smith, her nearest neighbor. When you start, you arbitrarily assign two books to certain people. Two or three of you will have to do most of this work. If any further information is desired, do not hesitate to write again. 8. T.: Welcome to the column. Your kind words are much appreciated. 1. When spending the evening at the home of a friend, it is the woman guest, not the man, who suggests goâ€" ing home. 2. There are various exâ€" cuses that you might make. If not already engaged for that dance, you might say that you wished to have a little chat with someone whom you notice is sitting it out. The hostess is always a refuge in cases of this kind. Or you might have a previous understanding with a friend who would come to the rescue at the critiâ€" cal moment. 8. Yes, an invitation to dance is a courtesy and should be so acknowledged Merely to say you have enijoved it, is sufficient. 1 e man who w this purpos ONTARIO ARCHIVES rre able ' Last but of perhaps greatest conâ€" cern to parents is the advice to seltle with disobedience at the time; tally toâ€"day‘s books toâ€"day, unless some act requires a future opportunity for corâ€" rection. Just here let us add one more word on this important subjeci Study your child and his disposition; | suit your corrections to him, and t> | the particular act in question. A cerâ€" tain punishment may suit one child |und work ruin in the life of another | Perhaps the thought contained in the following verses by an unknown | writer may help the mothor to see her | life work a little more clearly: !"I took a plece of plastic clay lAnd idly fashioned it one day, 'And as my fingers pressed it still, |It moved and yielded at my will !l came again when days were pas!, The bit of clay was hard at last, The form I gave it still it bore, But I could change that form no more iI took a piece of living clay, | And gently formed it day by day, And molded with my power and art ! A young child‘s soft and yielding The question of obedience to the laws of the home, and to the comâ€" munity, confronts each individual. Some pass it lightly by, giving it little thought, and less observance, but not so the thoughtful parent or teacher to whom the care of children is entrusted. Obedience should underly the life of each of us; it is essential to hapâ€" piness. Only as we learn to listen and obey are we fitted to take our rightful place in society. We must obey the laws of nature if we would be healthy, the laws of home and community if we would be worthy members of each group, and above all, there must be obedience to the moral law. Since obedience is such an imporâ€" tant factor in each life, how can we best teach it to the child without deâ€" stroying his individuality ? Obedience is subjection | control at all times and in Yet many parents are sat only occasional obedience. oniy occasiona! obedience, \Unme aay a mother expects immediate response to her request, while a little later she waits indefinitely for obedicnce. At &till another time, if she is busy at some household duty or neighborly conversation, she entively forgets her request, What happens? The child under such conditions proceeds to deâ€" cide matters for himself, and his motto becomes, "With mother, obey when it is convenient." Such a child soon demoralizes the children of the whole neighborhood. T There are leaders in all station=, In all trades and occupstions Leaders great and leaders smal, But the farmer leads them al; For the farmer leads the feeders Furthermore, he feeds the leaders Many mothers admit their inability to obtain obedience, and teachers are often asked, "How do you make him obey, he does not mind me at all*"* A dreadful confession, but since it is made, let us try to help these mothers. First, let us ask a few questions: 1â€"Do you govern your child hy love or by fear? 2â€"Are you honest with him ? 3â€"Are your demands reasonasbie and do you explain why you make certain requirements? onedience. In dealing with children we should give the reasons for our conduct, if possible. Of course there are some things which cannot be explained and we should frankly admit it; there are others which we cannot explain to children. lem and "How we can‘t explain them, ca A few Sundays later ano lem arose in one of the hy teacher made the best e possible, then added, "So are hard to explain, aren‘t Smilingly one little gir! and remarked, "Just l ke and the tree; we can‘t toll did it, but we know it is t In this way questioning will, if properly and lovin with, _ become _ confident, obedience. heart, I came again when days were gone; It was a man I looked upon; He still that early impress bore And 1 could change it never more." Drinking troughs should be prolectâ€" ed. When left open, fowls are apt to goet in the water s‘M poliute it. sprouted "Well, 4â€"Do you talk indiscrectly before your child and admit your inability to control him? 5â€"Do you require prompt obedience or do you tolerate disobedience and belated performance of duty? These ovestions are all involved in some There was no doubt atx er, for the children had « p the tiny oaks and foun rom which the root and Buy tari{t stampa tual question ar lay School class mplex to explair The teacher lof isked these quest the tea e know At expia wuld ; t One 11 ly 18 Iy