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ISTICS OF tINION vinces with ext highest .7 per cent. and British . with 20.% ‘s, covering rate of the , excluding sand of the pulation. s year ation. in the and of ase in every verage e pre ad the ding weve*, Je the ike# Ithy y to that nces Onâ€" highâ€" per that “- %6 ath 30 bia ad in T® 1® )® r thing is to clean the machine before and after every hatch. Brush the maâ€" ghine clean, wash it out with hot \water, then spray or wash it with a disinfectant. The next operation is to set the machine level. The therâ€" mometer must be accurate, and to asâ€" ure accuracy it should be tested at least once, or better, twice during the year. The temperature given is usuâ€" ally one hundred and three degrees Fahrenheit throughout the hatch. Our experience has been that it is better to take an objective of one hundred and one or one hundred and two degrees, and if the machine*treeps up to one hundred and three degrees we have no cause for worry ; but given a temperature of one hundred and three degrees, when the machine goes up to one hundred and four or above, usually either the hatch is small or the chicks hatched are hard to rear. Low temperatures are not so fatal as are high temperatures. The amount of moisture required in an incubator depends upon the make and the room. Generally it is best to follow the manu{facturer‘s directions. Hatching by the Natural Method. egg Ity with age. When you holid eggs for hatching keep them in a cool place about fifty to sixty degrees Fahrenâ€" heit. Be sure the place is clean and not musty. Egas for hatching should be kept not longer than ten days. The eggs from late hatched pullets, Th will give eggs, no your ha N porous, he tamination car tha Free Information OPERATING AN INCUBATOR Given a suitable room," the first Province.. Name Post Ofice R. R. No Milking Machines. The Corn Borer. Hardy Roses. Storage of Ice. Modern Orchard Practices. The Maple Sugar Industry. For Ranching in Canada. Produce. Grading and Marking Eggs. Feeding Influence on Type of Hogs. Swine Husbandry in Canada. Dairving in New Zealand and Australia Any of the following bulleâ€" tins, iivin( timely information of value to farmers, will be gladly sent anywhere free on request. No postage required. Simply tear out this advertiseâ€" ment, check bulletins you deâ€" sire, and slip it in an envelope addressed toâ€" Publications Branch, Best Varieties of Grain. The Strawberry in Canada. Poultry Keeping in Town and Country. Bush Fruits. Weeds and Weed Sceds. Fertilizers for Field Crops. List of 300 Pubiications. Feeding Reef Cattle in Ontario. Coâ€"operation in Marketing Poultry ik to Farmers ees and How to Keep Them. abbits. _ Ad A Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada. have t} will Db ler her teriorate in ty Lre ep 1¢ the r, size and sh i want for where no others lay, ssitates late chicks. in be overcome by t for the broody hen. ve inches square and some earth, or an n the bottom, with D« ha Natural «36 ~ i f rant for market. year after year, » not select dirty ndle eags unless is possivle con hatching qual The shell generally ure a good aced where to disturb m get good lay in the ne farmers d eggs for cool place s Fahrenâ€" clean and E10 ‘comes rs lay, the Southern Italy exported last year $11,800,000 worth of almonds. In that country certain varieties are picked green and eaten as fruit. The husk is removed and the soft green shell and Lernel are eaten with salt No use to go down in the back lot and holler about the good things you have to sell. Get out where men will hear you. Put it in the paper. Advancement in Butter Making. Results in 1923 of the butterâ€"scorâ€" Ing contest conducted for the past five years by the Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage Branch, from May to October in each year, show that butâ€" terâ€"making in Canada has greatly improved. The scoring by the proâ€" vinces was very close, ranging from 53.68 by Ontario to 54.85 by Quebec out of 55 possible points. Manitoba tied for second place with Nova Scoâ€" tia, with 54.80 each; British Columbia was fourth with 54.68; New Brunsâ€" wick fifth with 54.50; Prince Edward Island sixth with 54.46; Saskatchewâ€" an seventh with 54.38, and Alberta eighth with 54.25. i or immature birds, seldom hatch as well as eggs from mature birds. Our best hatching eggs have been producâ€" ed from early hatched pullets that laid well in the early winter and then went through a partial moult. The pullets hatched in early February have, the following spring, produced remarkably good eggs for hatching. Heavy breed pullets hatched in May have produced the poorest hatching All growers of potatoes intended for seed purposes, who have not yet received a practical demonstration of the work and who desire to have their fields inspected during 1923 are urged to communicate with the Dominion Botanist, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, as early in the season as posâ€" sible in order that arrangements may be made in good time to meet their requirements. eggs (d) A final inspection is madeâ€"if so requested by the growerâ€"of all such crops when sold, and a certificaâ€" tion tag attached by the inspector to every bag at the time of shipment. These tags are issued by the Dominâ€" ion Department of Agriculture and all bear the official seal of the Plant Disâ€" ease Inspection Service. This seal enâ€" sures the validity of any tag upon which it appears, and should be looked for by all purchasers desiring to seâ€" cure bonaâ€"fide Extra No. 1 certified seed potatoes. (3.) To recommend to the growers, in the event of a change of seed being found necessary, sources of diseaseâ€" free seed potatoes, thus gradually eliminating undesirable stock. The methods applied in carrying out inspection and certification of poâ€" tatoes are as follows: (2.) To make known to the growâ€" ers the various diseases affecting poâ€" tatoes, their economic importance, and accepted methods for their conâ€" trol. Eggs from birds out of condition, whether from feeding, hbousing, or management, produce eggs difficult to hatch. It is also true that the hatchâ€" ing power of eggs in a day or two will vary, the cause of which at times is difficalt to locate. tion of seed potatoes reasonably free from discase may be kept informed with regard to this phase of agriculâ€" tural activity and, if they desire to do so, make application for an inspecâ€" tion of their fields during the coming season. The aims of the above work are: (1.) To encourage the greater proâ€" duction of seed potatoes free from disease. (4.) To assist the growers whose stock upon inspection is found to meaâ€" sure up to the standards set, in seeurâ€" ing favorable prices for their seed, by the issuance of official certificates vouching for its quality. (a) The fields are inspected at blossoming time, and again about a month subsequently, in order to ascerâ€" tain what diseases (if any) affecting the growing plants, are present. POTATO INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION. Although potato inspection and cerâ€" tification has rapidly increased in scope and usefulness since its incepâ€" tion in Canada in 1915, there are naâ€" turally many potato growers throughâ€" out the country to whose attention it has not yet been drawn. It is thereâ€" fore desired at this time briefly to enumerate the aims of the work and the methods followed, in order that all growers interested in the producâ€" (b) Failure of any fields to measure up to the standards set for these two inspections disqualifies them for any further consideration for seed purâ€" poses. (c) The crops of fields which pass the two field inspections are inspected at harvest time, or subsequently, and if found reasonably free from discase affecting the tubers, are passed as worthy of certification as Extra No. 1 seed potatoes. 15. Four sprays this year were no better than three in Norfolk County where the experiments were conductâ€" ed. Last year a fourth spray was very valuable, especially in preventâ€" ing scab. Plants may easily. be started in the house by using a "flat" or an old soap box. The box should be three or four inches deep, should have holes in the bottom to permit drainage, and mould be small enough so that it can easily be handled when filled with soil. 14. The addition of 3 los. hydrated lime to limeâ€"sulphur before adding arsenate of lead lessened greatly the amount of sludge or blackish precipiâ€" tate but seemed to make little or no difference in the efficiency of the spray. 13. Hydrated lime gave just as satâ€" isfactory results as stone lime in makâ€" ing Bordeaux mixture and was, of course, much more convenient to use and store. 12. A large excess of lime in makâ€" ing Bordeaux mixture seems desirable as there was almost no yellow leaf or leaf drop this year compared with a heavy drop last year when less lime was used. The formula this year was 3 lbs. bluestone, 9 lbs. hydrated lime, and 40 gallons water. 10. Where Bordeaux was used for the first two sprays and limeâ€"sulphur for the third, the foliage was greener and better than where limeâ€"sulphur was used in all three applications, the fruit too was but little russeted. 11. Arsenate of lime gave as good control of worms as arsenate of lead, the average for both plots being 4 per cent. wormy apples, all being due to side worms of which more than half made only surface injuries and did not succeed in entering the fruit. Fill the box to within oneâ€"half inch of the top with fine loam, then firm the soil and have it perfectly level and free from stones, sticks or lumps beâ€" fore seed planting. Mark the rows with a straight stick that is as long as the box is wide, making the rows about oneâ€"fourth of an inch deep and two inches apart. 9. Trees sprayed with Bordeaux throughout showed an undesirable amount of russeting of the fruit but the foliage was good. The russeted fruit averaged 33 per cent. scab. 8. Wettable sulphur was shipped too late to use on any but the third or calyx spray, limeâ€"sulphur being used in the first and second spray. Trees thus treated averaged 3 per cent. scab. The seed shou‘d be covered very lightly, and they should not be overâ€" watered, as that causes weak plants. Place the box near a window, preferâ€" baly on the south side of the house, and turn the box every two or three days so that plants will get equal amâ€" ounts of sunlight from all sides. 6. Trees sprayed with dry limeâ€" sulphur, not soluble sulphur, at the maximum strength recommended by the manufacturers, four applications being given and all well timed and thorough, averaged 18.1 per cent. scab. The time of planting the seeds deâ€" pends upon the approximate date of transplanting to the garden. Lettuce or cabbage can be set out of doors very early and therefore can be startâ€" ed before tomatoes or peppers. As soon as the plants seem crowded in the box they should be transplanted or thinned so that they will not beâ€" come spindly. In from six to eight weeks plants reach the transplanting size. It should be kept in mind that the| 16. The cheapest spray mixture orchardâ€"10 acresâ€"was composed of | was limeâ€"sulphur, hydrated lime and alternate rows of Snow and McIntosh arsenate of lime. This cost 25 per apples about 20 years old. cent. less than limeâ€"sulphur and arsenâ€" The following are the most imporâ€"| ate of lead. (The hydrated lime was tant results obtained: added to prevent the arsenate of lime 1. Check trees averaged 91 per cent. burning foliage.) The next cheapest scab. {was Bordeaux mixture and arsenate 2. Trees sprayed only once, namely, of lime, which cost 2.5 per cent. more as buds were bursting, averaged 46 than lime sulphur, hydrated lime and per cent. scab. ' larsenate of lime and 25 per cent. less 3. Trees sprayed only once but later| than Bordeaux mixture and arsenate than above, namely, as blossom bud of lead. The dearest spray was Borâ€" clusters were just appearing but were deaux and arsenate of lead. In the not yet showing pink (this stage is‘I above it must be remembered that the known as the preâ€"pink stage), averâ€" strength of the limeâ€"sulphur for the aged 28.7 per cent. scab. 'first application was 1 gallon to 85 4. Trees sprayed twice, namely, at gallons water as there was no scale cither of the above times and again| present. When it is necessary to provide more space for the growing seedlings they may be thinned out in the box in which they are grown, thinning to one or two inches between plants. Early plants can also be secured by planting seeds out of doors in a hotâ€" bed. layer of seeds in down to abouts. 3. Trees sprayed only once but later than above, namely, as blossom bud clusters were just appearing but were not yet showing pink (this stage is known as the preâ€"pink stage), averâ€" aged 28.7 per cent. scab. Dig a pit 9x6 or 6xG feet, two feet{ VIOT and use, can D6 OuigiIeU Z1US NT deep, on the sunny side of a building.| charge on application to the Veterinâ€" Line inside of pit with old boards, held| A"Y Inspector General, Ottawa. in place by stakes. Make boards along umt e back of pit extend six inches higher' In balancing the debits and credits than in front, so that sash will slope! of the months or years, let us not forâ€" when placed on top. Get a load of get that the greatest assets of all are fresh horse manure, let it heat a fewlâ€"FRIENDS- days, fork it over, let heat again and spuessmmesifgescemmmes put into the pit, tramping firmly, until! _ I solder an inverted tin pan (which manure i eighteen inches deep. Place|can be bought for ten cents) to the sash over pit, bank firmly with earth bottom of my lanterns. It prevents and a few days later plage a four-inch! upsetting just as well as a cement layer of soil over the manure. Plant base, and is much lighter to carry. As seeds in this when temperature gets}it presents a ring on the bottom it down to 90 deg. F. and stays thereâ€" stands steady on uneven floors.â€" abouts. I John Gormly. _ 4. Trees sprayed twice, namely, at cither of the above times and again as the blossoms were ready to burst â€"the pink stageâ€"averaged 16.8 per cent. seab. 5. Trees sprayed three times with limeâ€"sulphur and either arsenate of lead or arsenate of lime, averaged 2.6 per cent. scab. Starting Plants Indoors. BY L. CAESAR, ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Resulits of Spray Experiments in 1923 | 17. Some dusting was done but OWâ€"| vy. 4 Yy»; too many. We may fairly wor {: | + . y. We may fairly wo ing to a breakdown of th? duster NO understand the story to mean that pra |rehable results could be inferred as Gideon again and again sought counâ€" thin | to its efficiency. !sel of the Lord in prayer. The divine say sOME INFERENCES FROM THE ABovE. \word was spoken in his mind and as } (a) The best time to apply the first heart. God worked through the mind . the spray this year was at the preâ€"pink S00°T,0)carcibeq all hie strategy sou s x ® |etaae Aoeoeett "oo "UC"aNl 4969 / and skill, and his final vietory, to God. vis Igavc good resuits too. ‘Here, then, he was made to see that, rigl | (b) F,:a?h _of ,t,he three' r?g“1Ԥ' in conflict with so powerful an enemy, |fait In conclusion it may be of interest to know (1) that on an average about 6 gallons of spray per tree was found necessary, the trees being about 20 years old, thrifty and capable of bearâ€" ing about 5 barrels each; and (2) that the main infection period for scab this year in all parts of the province was before the blossoms burst. Thereâ€" fore any person who omitted the early sprays should not blame the spray for not controlling seab. (f) It does not seem safe to substiâ€" tute dry limeâ€"sulphur for the ordinary liquid limeâ€"sulphur. Some years it will doubtless work well, but in a year favorable for scab it seems inferior. (e) Some have thought that stone lime was superior to hydrated lime in making Bordeaux but there seems no good reason why hydrated lime should not be used especially as it is much easier to procure, store and handle. (g) There is no need of using limeâ€" sulphur stronger than 1 gallon to 35 or 40 gallons of water for the first spray unless scale is present. (d) Arsenate of lime on account of its cheapness, its making no precipiâ€" tate or black sludge with limeâ€"sulphur‘ and of its equal killing value comâ€" pared with arsenate of lead should, so far as one can judge, be substituted for arsenate of lead. It must not, however, be used with water alone but only with Rordeaux or limeâ€" sulphur and with the latter 2 or 3 pounds of hydrated lime should be added to every 40 gallons of liquid to insure against burning. | Every domestic animal is subject to that obnoxious and contagious disâ€" ease mange, scabies, or itch, says Dr. Hilton, Chief Veterinary Inspector of the Dominion Health of Animais Branch in a bulletin "Mange in Catâ€" tle, Horses and Sheep." The Animal Contagious Diseases Act requires that every owner, breeder, dealer and veterinary surgeon, suspecting the existence of the disease shall immeâ€" diately notify the neasrest veterinary inspector. (c) The best combination of sprays taking everything into account was, for this year at least, Bordeaux (3,9, 40 formula) for the first spray, Borâ€" deaux of the same strength and arsenâ€" ate of lime 1 pound for the second, and limeâ€"sulphur 1 gallon to 40 galâ€" lons water, hydrated lime 2 or 8 pounds, and arsenate of lime 1 pound, for the third or calyx spray. Mange is caused by a minute pArâ€" pened. It reveals asite, commonly known as a mite, livâ€" in the history, the ing on, or in the skin, and reproducâ€" ul dealing of God ing itself by means of eggs. When is a long and chan it is stated that thes#female can proâ€" ‘;'d of 3?""- of ti duce a million and a half descendants 2“::?&:8 de}flgal: 1 in the three months or less, and thAt porgeq as wu:fishl they :swarm.o.fi dead anim.a.lu to lit deeds, uncP thei in wait for living ones, it will be seen wrought by the div how terribly ravaging the disease may ways when in thei become. In his bulletin, which can be to God, he raises had free on applying to the Publicaâ€" liverer. tions Branch, Dept. of Agriculture.! dNOfr!:s_: Ch. 2:16 Ottawa, Dr. Hilton concisely but min-‘:um"“:’ar’“dg”]' 'l;' utely describes the characteristics and pened yTE:p ;e’:);] nature of the disease, and prescribes was angry with th treatment, which includes, in the case jnto the {and of or horses and cattle, first washing their distress they with hot water and castile soap, thorâ€" to him for deliver: ough‘y drying, and then applying a !ll‘asslon upon them mixture composed of two pounds of The agents whom sulphur, cight ounces of oil of tar,‘th?jse. dmen ;‘h‘d’“ and one gallon of raw linseed oil. f: J(_l;c{é(‘s’;:dmé When the ()J.,l.vrculâ€": cqmp.rise§ a larg‘e“wit{: Jos'hua, ud number of animals, dipping is recomâ€" awith the judge, an« mended in a mixture composed of 24 of the hand of the pounds of sulphur, ten pounds of fresh pare Ps. 78: 32â€"39 unslaked lime, and a hundred gallons! It may be argue of water. The treatment must be apâ€" mechanical, and t} plied under the supervision of a vetâ€" fect.ly represent %h erinary inspector. A list of disinfecâ€" nation that sins is tants, with instructions as to preparaâ€" ed in this way, N tion and use, can be obtained free of nation always deli aP 4s ._â€" of Israel faced thi: charge on application to the Veterinâ€" ho days of Assyr ary Inspector General, Ottawa. !oppres.sion. The (b) Each of the three regular sprays helped in the control of scab. No one can afford to omit any of these sprays. In balancing the debits and credits of the months or years, let us not forâ€" get that the greatest assets of all are â€"FRIENDS. The Treatment of Mange | _ Water rises in the soil by means of ‘capillary attraction. That is, the ’water passes from each particle of soil to the next, the same as kerosene ‘in a lampâ€"wick rises from fibre to lfibre. | _ It may be argued that all this is too aged man observed the spiritual and| ‘mechanical, and that it does not perâ€" moral decline of his people. And truel fectly represent the ways of God. The to type, he pondered deepl{ as to the! ‘nation that sins is not always punishâ€" root causes of the nationa degenera-‘ ed in this way, nor is the repentant tion. They were prosperous enough, nation always delivered. The people All round him in Esdraclon were wav-. of Israel faced this fact themselves in ing wheat fields, laden orchards, fruitâ€" the days of Assyrian and Babylonian ful vineyards, olive groves, and lovely, !o%)pression. The book of Job strugâ€" gardens, one of the most beautiful} |gles with its problem of the suffering pastoral scenes in the world. _ But| of the righteous and the prosperity of Gideon‘s heart was heavy. It was the wicked, and leaves it at last a literally "a land flowing with milk and| mystery in the hand of omnipotent honey." But the independent courage wisdom. Fundamentally, however, the and glory of the people had deparwd.‘ |writer of this history is right, It is leaving them in weak and servile fear| well with the righteous. It does go of marauding pirates. Even Gideon: ill with the wicked. The signs of must thresh his wheat in hiding. Midâ€" God‘s wrath are not always present ianites, traveling merchantmen of the and visible, but his wrath against sin desert, had long coveted the riches of | is inevitable. None can escape it. And the rich corn fields of Israel, watching| just as sure as his wrath, so sure is like vultures the jealousies, divisions, his mercy to the distressed and the weakening morale and failing courage, penitent. Interpret history as you of the people, until the time was ripe will, the vision of faith will still see for them to fall "into the hands of the, 'in it everywhere the working of t,he,skoilers." In the endless fights and hand of God. |s irmishes of the period, Gideon‘s l Ch. 7: 2. 3. The Lord said unto brothers had lost their lives, The‘ Where eggs in winter are wanted the early hatched pullet is, without doubt, the one to depend upon. Yearâ€" ling hens and those older are very rarely good producers during Novemâ€" ber and December. They are uncerâ€" tain even in January and February and really do not begin to lay well until March. Where the egg producâ€" tion falls below fifteen per cent. durâ€" ing the winter months, one is not making much profit The age at which most pullets begin laying is from six to seven months; some lay at four and oneâ€"half to five months, and others not until eight or nine months of age. This mean that if a fifty per cent. egg yield is wanted in November the pullets should be hatchâ€" ed during March or April; May hatched pullets will lay a little, but, as a rule, not forty or more per cent. daily. Many people appear to believe that the secret of getting eggs, particularâ€" ly in winter, is in the feeds given and the methods of feeding; others believe the whole problem is in the breed or strain; while others think that the housing is the problem to solve. All these are important, but the main reaâ€" son for poor results is a lack of careâ€" ful work months before the eggs are wanted. While you are collecting the highâ€"priced winter eggs you should be making careful plans to secure the crops of pullets for next season, so says Prof. W. R. Graham, Poultry Dept., Ontario Agrigultural College._ CONTINUATION OF THE STORYâ€"The victory could lie only in clever straâ€" book of Judges contains both the story tegy and with picko({ men. He chose of the period after Joshua, and an a way to test and pick the men he interpretation of the story. It tells us wanted. both what happened, and wl:‘y it hapâ€"| V. 5.â€"8. Every one that lappeth. The pened. It reveals the hand of God man who did not lay aside his weaâ€" in the history, the just and yet merciâ€" pons, but who stooped, lifted the tul dealing of God with his people. It water in the hollow of his hand and is a long and changeful record of evil drank, was the man he chose and set and of good, of times of conflict and aside. The other who sprawled on all of rest, of defeat and of victory. The fours, bowing on his knees and hands calamities which befell them are reâ€"‘to drink, was not the man for the garded as punishment for their evil present task. He would be used later deeds, amf their deliverance as on in the pursuit of the fleeing enemy. wrought by the divine compassion. Alâ€" By the chosen three hundred, and by ways when in their distress they cry his faith in God, Gideon would and to God, he raises up for them a deâ€"idid conquer. liverer. . APPLICATION. NoTEs: Ch. 2:16â€"18. The Lord rais=\ 1 The Noezxt Generation. Vital faith The Sunday School Lesson Naphtali, against the enemy. The manipulations, trade restrictions, exâ€" Midianite army made its camp in the ploiting monog)o]ies, degenerating amâ€" valley of Jezrcel. Its forces far outâ€" usements, selfâ€"interested politics, and numbered the forces which Gideon trafficking in the bloodâ€"guiltiness of led, and some of his men were afraid. human weakness and vice; a whole The Lord‘s word to him was a word host of Midianites more destructive of wisdom. The battle was not to be than a flight of locusts, challenge the won by men who were "fearful and sturdy patriotism, and consecrated afraid." When permission was given, common sense, and shrewd bravery of a great number turned back and Giâ€" modern Gideons. deon had but ten thousand left. | 8. A Call to Revival. The great AVerer. mc APPLICATION. Notes: Ch. 2:16â€"18. The Lord .raw-l 1. The Next Generation. Vital faith ed up judges. This is the writer‘s is a personal matter. We cannot live summary explanation of all that hapâ€" on infleeritcd virtue. The faith of our pened. The people sinned, the Lord fathers must be living still in us, if was Bng’l’i with them and gave them the morals of the individual and of into the hand of their enemies. In the nation are not to decline. Joshua their distress they repented and cried and his elders were good mon, who to him for deliverance. He had comâ€" made so deep an imprehs upon the naâ€" g‘assion upon them and delivered them. tional life that "the people served the he agents whom ke employed were Lord all the days of Joshua." Then these men who were both warriors followed great neglect of personal and judges, leading in war and ruling faith, family training, and family reâ€" in peace. And, as with Moses and ligion. Naturally an‘d inevitably there with Joshua, so now "the Lord was soon developed "a generation which with the judge, and delivered them out knew not the Lord." of the hand of their enemics." Comâ€"| 2, The Salt of the Earth. From the Ch. 7: 2, 3. The Lord said unto brothers had lost their lives, The Gideon. We turn from the general times are troubled, but here is a man statement of God‘s way with Israel, who still retains his deep piety, and to the story of one of the judges.‘tli? heroic courage of a true son of Gideon is raised up by God to deâ€" Abraham. The spirit of Joshua still liver Israel from the Midianitesâ€"‘lives, not in the nation it is true, but Arab hordes from the eastern wilderâ€" in the individual. It is a sad time in ness, who had held the land in subâ€" the nation‘s history, but it is far from jection for seven years. Two of Giâ€" hopeless, for have we not the charmâ€" deon‘s brothers had been slain by ing stories of Ruth, and Elkanah, and them. Called of God to be the nation‘s Hannah, and Samuel, and Gideon? deliverer, he first of all, made war on‘ The cause of the people needs the idol worship which had its seat in \championing toâ€"day. There are spoilâ€" his own town of Ophrah. Then he ers in our heritage. Canada is sufferâ€" rallied the men of the northern tribes, ing acutely from wrong use and bad Manasseh and Asher and Zebulun and distribution of her wealth. Market Naphtali, against the enemy. The manipulations, trade restrictions, exâ€" Midianite army made its camp in the ploiting monog)o]ies, degenerating amâ€" valley of Jezrcel. Its forces far outâ€" usements, selfâ€"interested politics, and numbered the forces which Gideon trafficking in the bloodâ€"guiltiness of The Period of the Judges, Judges chs. 2â€"16. Golden Textâ€" lH will heal ;heir backsliding, 1 will love them freelyâ€" osea 14: 4. @RPoulr? FEBRUARY 24 ONTARIO We pay weekly and offer steady emâ€" ployment selling our complete and exâ€" clusive lines of wholeâ€"root freshâ€"dugâ€" toâ€"order trees and plants. Best stock _and service, We teach and equip you free. _A moneyâ€"makiag opportunity, | Luke Brothers Nurseries, Montreal. | _A good colony of bees at the beginâ€" ‘ ning of the main honey flow should | consist of one selected queen and 75,â€" +000 to 100,000 workers. There should | be as few drones as possible. age per cow of 5,990 lbs. milk and 217.6 lbs. fat to 7,884 lbs. milk and 280.1 lbs. fat and in another herd from 7,416 lbs. milk and 252.9 lbs. fat to 10,218 lbs. milk and 349 lbs. fat. In New Brunswick a herd in which the system was followed increased from an average per cow of 4,197 lbs. milk and 219.6 lbs. fat to 5,587 lbs. milk and 275.9 lbs. fat. A Nova Scotia herd recorded an increase from an average of 4,044 lbs. milk and 169.1 lbs. fat to 5,554 lbs. milk and 234.7 lbs. fat. In Quebec one herd increasâ€" ed from an average per cow of 6,682 lbs. milk and 254.2 lbs. fat to 8,164 lbs. milk and 820.3 lbs. fat. Another herd in the same province developed from an average of 5,240 lbs. milk and 199.4 lbs. fat to 7,067 lbs. milk and 264.1 lbs. fat. In Ontario an average increase per cow was registered from 6,432 lbs. milk and 218 lbs. fat to 10,â€" 235 lbs. milk and 846.4 lbs. fat, an actual increase through cowâ€"testing of. 3,803 lbs. milk and 128.4 lbs. fat! In: Alberta an average per cow was inâ€" creased from 4,593 lbs. milk and 168.2 Ibs, fat to 8,359 lbs. milk and 254.6 lbs. fat, an increase of 8,766 lbs. milk and 8$6.4 lbs. fat. | 3. A Call to Revival. The great work to which Gideon was called was practically a revival of religion. Noâ€" thing other and nothing less could save the nation. And only in so far as people toâ€"day can be brought to the love and service of God is there any hope. Pure religion inspires the soul, corrects the judgment, clears the vision, ennobles the motives, leads to ;igh‘:. decisions, and kindles victorious aith. V. 5.â€"8. Every one that lappeth. The man who did not lay aside his weaâ€" pons, but who stooped, lifted the water in the hollow of his hand and 2. The Salt of the Earth,. From the vantage ground of his furm, a middleâ€" aged man observed the spiritual and moral decline of his people. And true] to type, he pondered deepl{ as to the root causes of the national degeneraâ€" tion. They were prosperous enough. All round him in Esdraclon were wayâ€" ing wheat fields, laden orchards, fruitâ€" ful vineyards, olive groves, and lovely} gardens, one of the most beautiful} pastoral scenes in the world. But| Cowâ€"testing has shown an improveâ€" ment in three years in one herd in Prince Edward Island from an averâ€" The cause of the people needs championing toâ€"day. There are spoilâ€" ers in our heritage. Canada is sufferâ€" ing acutely from wrong use and bad distribution of her wealth. Market TORONTO SALESMEN Profitable Cow Testing. | For smoked meat, we find an empty, clean barrel an ideal storing place, By putting strings through all pieces of meat one can hang over 200 pounds in one barrel. We drive two or three rows of nails around the barrel at different heights for the bacon to hang from, and let the sausages and hams hang on different length strings from rods (preferably metal) across the top. In this way the whole sumâ€" mer supply can be kept in a small space and no two Jieeu need tofi to cause mold, Cver tightly flles can‘t get at i. Fly specks on gilt and bronze frames of pictures and mirrors, and also on the electric fixturés are unâ€" sightly. Scrubbing compounds will clean them off, but take the lacquer or finish off, too. A saturated solution of washing soda, applied to the surface with a soft cloth, will remove the fiy» specks without injury. Put Push, Pluck and Perseverance into poultry keeping and Luck need not be considered. It has been decided by the Board to record the origin and characteristics of some of the standard varicties of fruits originated in Canada. These will include the "McIntosh" and "Faâ€" meuse" apples, the "Hilborn" black raspberry, the "Herbert" red raspâ€" berry, the "Joscelyn" gooseberry, the "Saunders" black current, the "Fitz gerald" peach, and the "Windsor" cherry. Besides the trial gordens, the Cunâ€" cil will recognize demonstration garâ€" dens, the object being to bring to the attention of the public such superior varieties of horticultural plants as are approved by the Council, The deâ€" monstration gardens will be conducted by responsible organizations such as horticultural societies. Canada‘s exports of dairy products in the month of November, 192%, ame« ounted to 21,970,898 lbs. valued at $4, 636,639, of which 17,138,802 lbs. val ued at $3,440,104 went to Great BrAâ€" tain, 1,954,776 lbs. worth $735,164 to the United States and 884,682 lbs. worth $75,936 to the British West Inâ€" dies. Besides the foregoing the Unâ€" ited States took 217,000 gallons of fresh cream at $359,815, and 198,138 gallons of fresh milk valued at $39,â€" 606, bringing the total value of the dairy products taken by that country up to $1,134,085. The ground was all covered with snow one day, And two little sisters wore busy at play. A snow tird was sitting close by on And merrily singing his chickâ€"aâ€"dee He had not been singing that song very long Ere Emily hoard him, so loud was his song. "Ob, sister; look out of the window," said she; s "There‘s a dear little bird singing *Chickâ€"aâ€"deeâ€"dee.‘ "I‘m grateful," said he, "for the wish you express, But I have no occasion for such a fine dress. I‘d rather remain with my limbs all free Than be hobbling about singing chickâ€" aâ€"deeâ€"dee. The Canadian Horticultural Counâ€" cil has drawn up rules and regulaâ€" tions for the trial plots where new varieties of plants submitted for registration will be tested before beâ€" ing certificated. These gardens will be confined to government institutions, such as experimental farms and agri« cultural colleges. Up to the end of 1923 eight new varietios of flowers and one new variecty of strawberry had been accepted for recording with a view to ultimate registration. "Poor fellow, he walks in the snow and the sleet, And has neither stockings nor shoes on his feet. I pity him so; how cold he must be! And yet he keeps singing his chickâ€"aâ€" decâ€"dee. "Oh, mother, do get him some stockâ€" ings and shoes, A warm little hat and a coat, if he choose. I wish he‘d come into the parior and see How warm we would make him, poor chickâ€"aâ€"deeâ€"dee." The bird had flown down for some pieces of bread, And had heard every word little Emily said. "What a figure I‘d made in that dress," thought he As he hopped about singing chickâ€"aâ€" doeâ€"dee. "There is One, my dear child, though I cannot tell who, Has clothed me already, and warm enough, too. Good morningâ€"Oh, who are as happy as we.~ And away he went, singing his chick aâ€"deeâ€"dee. @a’fgqu_é% Value of Dairy Exports. To Test New Variecties of Plants. 99