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Careful Directions For the Culture of Whiter Wheat, -41, Very
Necessary Crop hi View of the Present rood Shortage.
Conducted by Professor Henry G. Belk
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,----The-object-of-ihisalepartment- le--to-pleenteat-th
eerVice of our farm reatiers the advice of an acknowl-
edged authority en ail subjects pertainine to eons and
crops.
Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Sell,•in
care of The Wilson Pablishing Company, Limited, Tti7,
ronto,, and anewers•will appear in this oolunin in the
order ain which they are received, Aa space is limited
it is advisable where immecilete reply la neeeasary that
a stamped and addressed envelope be incloeed with the
•Henry G. , dliestien, when the answer will be melled direet. •
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Question -C. it ...t have a piece c;f of Clarets; znaking sure, hoWever that
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,. tried either cord or oats or stlinething, seed; •
In order to insure' a good •catch of
' 4-11d• it alwaYa fails to catch' then turn grass, put on 200 pounds a fertilizer
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red elaY, land and for /ears I have you have used good grass an ctlever
the
e the remainder of the sea-,
- • eon. What. is the hest way, to let it
seeded? Which kind Of clairer should
SOW? The land is high and dry, and
most always is so hard one cannot cul-
tivate it. Whas lots of Canadiao
thistle on it. . • .
Answer:-Evidenili you have been
unfortunate in working your clay land
at the wrong time, Clay Must not be
Worked while it is too wet else it will
break down arid -puddle, prerating
circulation of both air and. Water in
the soil. • When you can roll -A- ban
of clay in your hand, and on striking it
with your finger, it breaks into several
'parts, the land is ready to plow. If,
however, it is sticky like putty, do
• • not work it. If left until it is too
dry, it will break into hard dumps like
bricks, which means a bad •seed -bed.
Berne farmers, after plowing' clay soil,
• leave the furrows to dry out for a day
•er •two. This is exceedingly bad
practice. It the clay soil is' in right
• condition, just.enclugh should be phew.edso that it can be disked or harrowed
the same day. Brwill help your soil
LO Apply about 1,000 pounds per etre of
air -slaked burnt- lime, Scattert.this
a, on the soil and harrow it in carefolly.
The lime will eorrect the sourness' of
the soil and will make the texture a
' the seed -bed better. Any kind of
clover should do- well • on 'this :Soil.
When you have produced a good seed-
bed, I would, aciviSe drilling in barley
• or oats at, the rate or about a.bushel
• and a half per here and at the s'ame
• • time seeding the ground to a inixtUre
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- Market ,Calendar. • • '
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• The culling of ,non -layers from the
_flock should he continued- throughout
• . .T'The: season of high 'production
is over and at the high price ,of feed,
46' it does not pay to keep, bens as board-
ers throughout the sinniner. 'a
• Sell in Salk' old hens, broilers, green
ducks and •old ducks.
•' --Heat I's the -geeat enemy Of '7eggS,
both fertile .and , infertile. . Fellow
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these simple rules, .which cost nothing
, but.time mid thought, and you will
.add dollars to the poultry yard re-
turns; •• ••-
Keep a the nests clean; • provide ,one
' •• nest for every four bend-. '
Gather the eggs twice daily.
Keep the -eggs in A cOol, dry room or
cellar. • , •
• Market thee eggs at least twice a
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at the tin fi of seeding. -It will be
well to apply the lime at least tWo
weeks previoug to sowing the grain
and grass seed. The fertilizer should
analyze about 2% ammonia, 8`qo 10%
phosphoric acid and possibly 1% pot-
ash, •It is available plantfood and
will give strength to the young oats
and clover the same as, whole milk
helps the growing Cattle.
Question -J. 8.: -We have a nine -
acre field' that had sod played under,
• three years ago; it was cropped twice
with corn and once- with oats. This
• spring I put it into ensilage corn, and
want to seed it next spring. As this
field was neyer manured much I won-
dered if the ie was anything could
• sow to get a good catch of clover the
. last time celtheating, to plow under as
green manure -this fall. This field is
partly low, black soil. -•
Answer :-I would advise you to ap-
fly 200 to 259 pounds of fertilizer
analyzing 1 to 2% -ammonia end 8 to
10% phesphoric acid. This -will ma-
terially help your corn and at the same
timewill supply availableplantfood to
start` olt you': clover vigorously. If
the soil is at all sour -.-that id, if you
can see 'Moss or sheep sorrel growing
in the .fielde-I •would advise you to
scatter ground limestone over the field
*at once at the rite of a ton per acre.
This should be worked into, the ,soil as
you cultivatethe corn and vvill sweeten
it so that conditions will be proper
for the growth of clover. The ground,
limestime' will not materially helpthe
corn, • but will sweeten the soil.
to build a supply' bin the poultry
house. , The grain ean , be. easily
weighed and the amount recorded each
time the • bin is filled. ',A tabulated
ebeet tacke,d upon the side of the bin.
may also be used fer_rec'ording the egg
yield And receipts. • •
' The poultry hou.se• should. be placed
away from Other farm buildings where
the draniage is good. • Dampness is
very dangerous and the -near, -of--the-
poultry house, must be higher than the
outside doil. A houde should never be
less than fourteen.feet deep and fair
square feet"of-flotir Space should be
allowed to each bird. Whin a • eement
• floor -is used in the house it should be -
made in creases to prevent' the hens.
from slipping. Don't build the houses
too high orit will be difficult to keeiz
the birds warm. ±By tieing one-fourth
inch mesh wire on. the windows the
wire will break.the wind andkeenout
By Henry G. Bell, Agronelnist
With maximum spring wheat yields Your winter wheat wilt probablY
both in this tountly and in the United, follow early oats, If Are yew
Statee; the total_produetien, f.er_1917-- plans-, -heYstrra te-plovrtheoat stubblewilF testitrabot 1,1/32,764,000 bushels, 'as early tie possible after the oats,
Estimating 63 bushels of wheat per are harveeted. The growing oats
capita for borne consumption there is shaded the surface of the soli frox:e
a remainder for shipment abroad froln direct sunlight arid to that extent pre -
both countries of only about 889,000,- vented the escape of sioil moistUre by
000 bushels. The figures for spring evaporation. As soun as the oats
wheat of course iare entirely prob- crop is harvested this shade is remov-
leniatie: Full reports have not been ed and enormous quantifies of water
Published as to the probable area seed- 'escape that should- eupPiy the crops
Cd to spring wheat in North America that follow. For this reason -get plowe
and, disks into the 'oat field, as soon as
of the ,eontinent are none too favor- pOsntible after the oats" are cut. If
•the grotind Is fairly mellow do not
plow toe deeply. Three te five inches
should be eufficient, , As soon as the
soli is. plowed. have it disked, and if
•bilehel or over.: Wheat at a dollar a it has not worked. into a smooth seed
busluil is profitable; what the farmer bed • folio* the disking with a rolling
gets more than this • makes wheat and then with a light harrowing,
growing' all the more profitable. 1 If you have not a sufficient euPPlY
The time for reseeding winter wheat
is but three months distant. of seed write your experiment station
Every- at the earliest opportunity and inquire
thing possible Should be done to' in-• where you can locate the seed you
sailurteuman,good .successful seeding next wish, Do not leave this until lute in
the season, but let your inquiry be in
High Points of Wheat Cultnre.
- Wheat thrives best when fed "to the the hands of the experiment station by
the time the titp is harvested.
limit". . The plantfood .of good sub -1 It may be necessary to delay wheat
stantial soil should be supplemented.
Well- rotted manure worked into -the seeding a week or ten daYe-te_escape
and Weather conditione in some Parte
ablii..en There " will be a demand for
every bushel of wheat that this eontin-
ent can. produce.' „There is eonsider=
eble talknf price gnararitee at $1.50 a
; a
seed bed supplies. considerable food
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Big results are being qbtained by drill:tHessian Flythe ttack of the first broo If so, be sure to use at of the
least the znaximum amount of fertiliz-
ing in 200 to 300 pounds per acre of
er advised in order to give the yOung
fertilizer at the •time the wheat is
so... wheat the additional vigor that will
seeded- For an average wheat it •
enehle it to recover from the effects of
this plantfood should carry from 2 to
late planting. In order to combat
3% ammonia, about 8% available'
wheat smut, spread the seed onlthe
phosphoric aeid• and 1 to 2%- potash.
barn. floor and thoroughly sprinke it
The ammonia gives the young plants ''
• start.Phosphoric acid as-
t with a solution of one pound of
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sists the root growth of the formalin to forty gallons of water.
young
Shovel the grain while it. is being
crop, While the potath gives the plant
disease -resistance and geperal vigor. ; sprinkled and when cornPletelY
All three defor the young wheat crop
dampened coveritwith a pile of sacks,
*hat whole milk- does for the young-
so as to keep the gas amongrthe-
'.seed is long as, possible.
galf.
Wheat does beet on e well-prepared, Profits in Wheat Growing.
medium loam soil. The big thing If wheat maintains anything. near
that, the crop,..neede first is moiature, present prices, (and there is •good Tee
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No plantfoodmean enter the wheat crop son to believe that it will do so). itis
unless ft it -dissolved in the . soil water . surely going to pay the Canadianfarm-
and rot jiiices. Possibly you are erto,give moreattentien to this import -
planning to summer-faIlo* land in ant crop. 4 busheleand a half of good
preparation for wheat. If this,is the seed is 'sufficient for an acre The
case, be sure to keep the surface of preparation of theseedibkd requires
the sunamer-fallowed land tilled suf- the major amount of laver given to.
ficiently often to kill all the Weeds and this ern). Once the wheat is started t
preserve A surface dust mulch.-- • If, it needs no furthet Care until harvest
you allow the sell to pack and harden,' time Harvesting labor may be short,
as it does after a 'heavy rain, enorm- but remember that the crop which
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ous quantities of water will escape by yields the heaviest makes most effiel.evaporationand ,your., soil will be ent useof_farm' labor, , Furthermore,
shorter-of.Water When Wheal 'Seeding' reineinber that 'theleading• eXp-eriinent,
conies than it would have been if ctetions of North Aimed -ea- h -ave- de -
had grewh.a. large 'crop this summer:" inonStrated beyond a doubt the profits
The point, is -keep the surface of the of abundantly feeding the • young
'summer fallowed soil stirred. 1 wheat crop with suitable; fertilizers. -
aoieiva
Mother* and..,•deughteri of all ages are cordially Invk
department, Initials Only will• he published' with each
--onswer -ae- :W.:means-Tot -butfult
given. In each letter,. Write on one aide of paper only. °
mailed direct if stamped and addreesed envelope is encloS
Address all correipondence for tide departinent to Mrii%
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F. S.:-1". Dingy rubbers "can he when a mart is intred
Made to look like new if they are wash- it is gracious and cou
ed with ammonia and water, then coy- rise to greet. an •ol
ered with a thin coating of sloe black- whether man or„wontan
ing and allowed to dry thoroughly be-, Busy Bee: -1. A Pena
fore Wearing. `: 2. A silver mesh bag has become stained with
can be cleaned satisfactorily by wash- can be cleaned in the fol
in inworm water with pure white First immerse the hat in
sodium hypophosphitet
with a dip into oxalic acid.
should disappear, in an ho 2. et two;
• soap, using a small toothbrush to
lean the the links. • Rinse and pat dry
.bettimen cloths', 3; A sprinkling can
which leaks slightly should have a °UP-
ful of melted paraffin •'pourecrinto it
and shaken around so the bottom Will
be evenly covered. • When the wax
hardens the can will be found to hold
water without leaking. 4. In convey-
ing food to the mouth it is proper to
change the fork from the left to the
right hand after cutting the foqd, al-
though this rule must not be so strict-
ly adhered to as to appear awkward.
Mr. 0, T,: -If your pillow cases Fahrenheit for 20 minutes. It should
. have worn in the middle you can use then be cooled qu* 1 to 45 degrees
the end as a buregil. cover. 'Cut the Fahrenheit •and ke at -this tempera=
seem the depth a of your bureau, open ture till used. Pasteurization ac -
the pillow case and you Twill have a Cording to these directiens will kill
bureau cover ready to hem along back the typhoid and other disease germs in
and ends. If your eases are ern- Milk. 2.. Shyer which is to be given
broidered or hemstitched, so much the as a wedding present to a widow
better, because this will form the front should be marked with the initials of
of your cover: .
•• '• the -bride's maiden name. •
Inquirer: -1. It is not considered •F. D.t-1. The first airplane actual -
good form to say"Pleased tomeet you," ly to leave the ground was made by
or "Glad to •know you," when intro- Sir George Cayley 1796. 2. • The
duced, but rather "L am very glad to newest submarines are able to . un -
meet you; Mrs.-", or seme such sen- • merse eix.-tY• St -Pours_
tence.-- Always usetliepereonal -0ithedial, London is 364 feet high.
npun "I". 2. Fig sandwiches are un- ,4, The "Old' Latly. of _Threadneedle
„usual° and 'delicious; also" gingerbread- Street" is the Bank •of England, so
iteletdedf.rom th• ,e•s,treet which it is
Maid: -At • a home wedding the
bridal party enter as follows: The
e•ieiige
, Wier one zior the
bis early training dee.
• -...Th&Cn..es his standing. However,
even the "naturally selfish" child is far
when. it does,' rinse the • bee in deer from being hopelessly selfish., All he
needs is help to a different. attitude of
water and afterward in a weak
gylcerin -solution. The hat vvill heA mind 11 he has ever had any serious
ready for blocking. 2. For an oily thoughts eix'ut the subject at
ali-
k1n trY boric add, Vs drain; alcohol, which he probably hasn't. .
ounce;•rose water, 5% ounces, Mop The youngster of tender years, say
off the surface night and morning with from the first cry to Ave years,does
this Wash, then dust with a fine rice not readily comprehend that others be -
powder. sides himself may desire things in -
Anxious -To pasteurize milk heat tensely.• Yet I have ,seen a year -and -
a -half -old child give up a toy smiling- 1
it to a temperature of 145 degrees
ly, not once, but several times in sues
cession to his various retattves, who •
delighted,in putting him through the
generosity test. This dear little smile.
was the result of his young Mother's
patient training and constant watch= e'•
fulness for "psychological moments,"
as it were, for the teaching of unsel- •
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fishness.
Do -not force a child to be generous
-that is, to give up its possessions un-
willingly. Such a method is a. great
mistake, for it makes the child. resent-
ful, besides giving him an ,:unbeautifill
idea of it beautiful virtuen...Entrosdeghoeeeetil
ti8-likel-Y-Tolferfert-its an iininitigate
ed and unjust deprivation. The bet- .
ter way is to educate little folk up to
the.point where they find happiness in
giving, in making 'others -happy. Do '
not fail to call attention to 'Sire hap-
piness,when the 'child hes performed a
figs through a food ,chopper, add the officiating -clergymen should enter the generous action, thus , impressing it '
sugar .and water and cook until thickroom first and he is immedidtelya foie
on the young mind and heart
Cecil,- add the ' butter and well. lOwed by the bridegroom and his best
Stbries of, gerieroeity are always
Spread between thin sliceL=.4 sand- man. When they reach the part of helpful both in trainingyoung people ' 1
wich bread which has hoer the crust the.rOom where the ceremony- is to be to be generous or in that greater proh- -a
removed. To make the gingerbread performed they turn andface the lent -the ene Overcoming any selfish -
sandwiches, cut thin slices or ginger- guests, who stand on either side'ledv- nese that may have been allowed to
bread which has been baked a day or ing • a• space or aisle for the bridal develop. • Is there anything finer than- '
party to walk along.-- -The two brides- -the spirit with -which °Louisa Alaott's -
maids enter side by side or singly, as
-you prefer, then the bride, who slips
her arm through the left erm of -her
father or the person who is to give
her:in Marriage in his' place. - -When
therreach the -improvised altar the
-father steps aside' and' the-bridegrocrm
takes his "
sandwiches. For the first nee two
cupfuls chopped figs, oneehalf cupful
water, one-half cupful sugar, one-half
cupful butter, white bread. Put the
- It is well to be alarmed over the cer..
tabity of a decrease per capita in the
number of cattle, • hogs- and -sheep.
Meat, • milk, butterfat and wool con-
stitute fa great reserve force in our
Preparedness campaign. . •
Less crossing of, breeds is respon-
sible for fewer spotted swine than *ere
eommon several yfars ago, One breed
•to a farm' and one standard-the.best
-are pushing the swine industry
• Put a pair of old cultivator wheels
on the -front end of the hog chute and
it ,can be nioved from, one pen to an-
other in half the time and with less
work. • . , •
• Poisoning rEtts in , the hog • lots is
rather risky business.. Pork is too
high te be -killed in that way. ahead.
enerrows,
Drying Fruits -and Vegetables
• Sell, kill or confine all male birds as Little pigs"' that are given • • .
soon as t e ha ching is. over.
• ' With poultrycosts so high, why not
;keep an accurate accoiint of the' re-
,. ceipts and expenditures? A simple
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• • way to keep track -Of the grain used is-
A Woodland • Quarrel. ..
Reddy Squirrel was having an after-
-, -` - noqn nap in his cosy home' deep in
, the heart of eld chestnut tree Mrs.
• Squirrel Was Out for • a „little. airing,
nhlrinftithtrtammndi
7- TOW" were -Sleeping so quietly --thit
there seemed no good reason why
_ReddYcheuld not have...a nap, 06, Hit
sleep -bed: been badly broken of late
.cl by one of the babies. that was having
• trouble with its teeth. So he curled
up in a fat -fed ball and, in seven winks
• was -sound asleep, . :
:Rat.-tat-tatt.tr-rererearti
That was the noise that made Reddy
wake up with a sudden start.
He raised his head and listened, hard,
- What could it have been? A' moment
tater he heard it again.
itatetat-tat-tr-.-r-r-e-rtr
Then Reddy Squirrel knew very well
what the noise was. ' He had heard it
— - Maniz times in thee-foteste :. It was
• Downy Woodpecker drilling.a hole in
the bark of the pld chestnut, Reddy
Squirrel was very crestvelien he jump-
ed out of bed and ran to, the door 'of
his house;
"Go away front here!".he chattered,
as he pushed his head outside. What
do you mean by such noises on the
trunk of my tree?" „
Ratetat-tat-trerer-rert I. answered
Downy Woodpeciser, as he pushed his
long, barber tongue into a hole in the
bark and palled out a choice morsel.
"Go away, say!" chattered Reddy
Squirrel, louder than before.
'will wake up the babies!"
"YOU. SPAM to be the only one to
take • up so far!" retorted Downy
Woodligete-e, and- his, tones_ wets_ just;
plenty of -exercise will not Oven; Man's primitive effort to avail himself of itaturte'e -gift in conserving and
eat reed all they will eat up elean storing of foods for winter use was by sun -drying. In many parts of Europe
of A well-balaneed growing ration. if this method alone is used in caring for the abundant 'harvests. To success,
.fully dry fruits andvegetables a drier is essential. A small openmay be
constructed At home. This willenable the housewife to bring it indoors in
ease of sudden storm. . ••
By the drying procese the housekeeper can take careof all durplus foods
for which she cannot find cans or jars. Small quantities can be dried daily;
these may be ground with meal or flour and made into palatable bread:.
entailing little work. - .
• Peas, beansland corn may be dried; and, if the necessity _should -arise,
they will eat what is put before tliern
they are not being overfed.
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as unfriendly as those of Reddy Squir-
rel. "And don't bother me, for I'm
busy getting dinner." ••• '•
"Well, aren't there trees enough for
you without trying to knock mine to
pieees?" asked Reddy aSoirrel.
• • , How To Dry Peas. '• '
• Shell peas, -spread tray of the drier, place in the sun or a place where
"Tide is not your tree," replied • a strong Current ofrair will strike the drier, At fiest have. a single layer
Downy Woodpecker. .4.`One of ray After the drying has commenced several trays may 'he thrown
cousids'used_to-have a home here long ' together. Peas should. be dried until, when -one •dropped upore-a.plate
, a soun . • is e accomp s e
before you came along. Moreover,
you come to my tree for •nuts when
or table itgivesoff hollow d Thusually11 b h d
in three to five days. It is possible to dry vegettiblet and fruits and even INTERNATIONAL LESSON
ei741 titieF"the PEV"fire tlidglighty rie
wo before it is to be used, otherwise
t will crumble. Butter , each ghee
and spread with honey: L A woman
should rise to greet 'a man if she is
•the hostess or wherea man mud' older
than herdelf is. presented -to -here espec-
ially if he is distinguished -in -any way
qr •is , a Olergyman,Under, ordinary
cireumstances a wonian need not rise
Azotinia- esinied hy high feeding
during a few days' rest. After going
a- variable distance, the horse shows
pain.end lameness, sweate, falls or lies
down, may or may not be able to rise,
urine becomes thick , and very -dark
in Color. s". ' • .
• Prevention consists in giving daily
exercise or materially reducing grain
ration. To cure, give ,purogtive,
,make comfortable, give 2 drams iodide
of • potassium 3 times daily. • • Draw
urine off With cathetee.. ' • •
The draft horse is the safest pro-
ositidn for .tlie average farmer.
Keep on good. terms with your
orse; he will feed better and develop
better character. Let him inoreese
e number of his human friend,s as
apidly as possible andiCttach himself
them
them so • that. he will leave hie
mmal associates to go to them. • • ventilation during the summer monthi:
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a
th
to
a
' A little care and. quiet. rest , rnay
save a horse's ',life and also a vet-
erinarian's - •
One_ can,_learn that horsels_siek
as easily as he can that a human be-
ing is o-ut of' temper:- '
dear "Little Women" .give away their
very -delicious breakfasts to a nearby -
Poor familk? Thla charitable lucid- •
ent is especially appreciated when one
'knows that it -really -happened in y�ff
Louisa's own life. Other -dor
;especially good for instilling generi`
ity are "The Three Cakes and
King of the Golden River." The lit
of Peter Cooper will_be enjoyed b
the older children. •
The poor little only child is always izz :-
di:aver of ' becoming' selfish from the \• "
sheer lack of opportunities to share • 7
toys and goodies with. other children. 1
Censeqoently it is wise to encourage '
Many horses are timid by inherit-
ance. It is not a fault, ut a znis- the sisterless, brotlierless ones to '.•,\;
fortune and • should .not be cured by drseeekn ceonmdpateninnvIshtiep.taeampeneag.ceonvtheitenebil- • .
whipping huta by good treatment The 'bite your house or garden where mo -
trouble lies not in his will,, but in his
lose ther-eyes may be upon them. •
over -delicate. nerVes. You wilI It is lamentable, but true, that some
time by becoming angry with him. mothers deliberately make children
Suppress. your angry tones. and cruel selfish. What do you think of the wo- ,
strokes. •
External and. internal parasites, after school accompanied by the re-
man who gives her little girl two cakes • /
Rich. as lice and worms, may cause the mark; "Now do keep them; for your-
loss of 25 to 50 per cent of feed .and Self and don't feed the whole neigh -
horsepower. Rid the animals • and borhOodl"
stables of these pests. A few cheap Not Only should thildren be taught . '•
window and door screens will de much to give; they should be taught to give' • ' •
to give ,comfort to the hordes,. not graciously. Many a shining gift has
only in the keeping out of flies but lost' its radiance because of the man -
alio in the providing of good' stable ner with which it was presented. The ,
"gifting spirit" is a lovely thing which
glorifies even the passing On of On
old, garment. To give tactfully, '
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quietly (even secretly); to give freely,
Xar7
theriiiiiitTreaTeaterirrairialirier
'when younvere-e-limbifig----It is necessary to maWe Wags of coeesecloth. Place the dried peas In
routid there." . • these bags; -wrap he newspaper, then again in a piece of cheesecloth. Now
give the bag -it• eoat el white,wash, taking care to apply it thorotighly about
• $0 they scolded tind-argued,bat they
got nowhere at all, And meanwhile the string -end of the bag. Hang by_string froneneiling drie_cool store -
the baby squirrels woke up and cried,
and Downy Woodpecker made no fur-
ther progress 'toward getting his din-
ner. It was Reddy Squirrel who
finally put an end tothe quarrel..
tell you what n do," be Said
at last, "If you will not come to my
treeto_drilleforeyouredinner4 will not
go to your tree for huts or to harin
• your family. In that way things will
be much mord pleasant all round."
"Agreed!" said Downy Woodpecker,
"That itra'sensible arrangement. Why
not go further than -that?, Why not
get all the squirrels and woodpeckers
in the forest to live up to the same ar-
rangemenV Thnre are trees enough
for all of us."
"Very well," agreed Reddy Squir-
rel. 44/ will see ell. my: qualm at
onee, and you must explain the piste
to • all the woodpeckers. My, it will
be fine to sleep in peace hereafter!"
That is the way the quarrel between
the squirrels and the WrOtidpaelfers, a
quarrel of very long 'standing, came
to an end in the big forest. ° If you
vier hear a squirrel and a woodpeck-
er scolding 'away at each other you
May knove that one of them has bra.
en the agreement, and that the council
�f th‘wood folk will punish him for
t.
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• loom •ea cellar, or they rnay .be packed in an old washboiler. Clean old
pillow slips or othir pieces of muslin may be used in place of the cheese-
cloth, A good size to make bags is 8 by 12 inches. • • '4
Beans may be dried by the same method. ' •
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To construct tile- drier, have twelre
pieces of lumber, 2 by 2, each 16
inches' long: Put together to form a
skeleton ox, using screws to fasten.
Place a urge screw -eye at the bottom at each of the fohr tio that
the tirier will set oh these screw -eyes. Every four inches down the four
uprights of the drier place a serew-eye, these toeect an hblders for the
shelves, which will be placed upon _them. MaWskeleton shelves from
1 by 1 lumber. Each shelf will take two pieces le inches long and two
pieces 18 inches long. Cover with screen wire and. paint with white
enamel to prevent rusting... These, trays will slide into the skeleton
frame. The whole thing may be covered with a clean 'piece of cheese-
cloth while the fruit is drying, so that dust cannot come in contact with
the drying food. '
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which may be seen- everywhere in na-
ture, history, etc.'•
5. Woe -'The enlargement of the graft, ah, then giving becomes
'conception of Jehovah Was followed wOrth while and giver as well as re-
immediately by a keener appreciation eeiver is enriched. - • •
kif bistoWn shortcoritings and-the-shert-
But that.reminds me. If fe,w folk
comings of his people; hence the Cry.
know how to give beautifully still few- -
The rest of the verse gives •the reasons
for his fears. - Unclean- • ge.e.. jays er know •-how--te recelyeecefuliy - -
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King T -he sight--of-•Ged hrings-deatli tion-Opn a little child performs a '
Lesson I,' Isaiah's Call• To Heroic ,(Exod. 49. 21; 30. 20; et • e.): • generous deed. ,.-Thus will the kiddie
. .......Seryic'e-Isaiah 6. Golden 8-10, -Tlie_Purification has. fitted he set an -example, and he, tote -Will be '
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• • ' e .prophet _for _intercoaree--with-agenerous" with his gratitude and re -
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Verse 1. Uzziah-One of the noist for the 'first time Go -not one oearzthe divine ; ceive in • the same spirit as that in • • '
successful kings of Judah, reigned the prophets is forted into_his office, which a 'gift is offerede-R.Sbe .
about B„.C. 789-740: The vision might but there rnust be a call and commis- ' a
r ga as a answer o sion.. Hear -In order to underdtand
anxious questionings: With the oldte,ereee e• end lei, the. rei,der must try'
king gone, what will beoome• of the to -appreciate the mental atti de. and
people? Answer• Jehovah. is still reasoning of . the ancient ebrews.
K'
F- • They -did not censider: secondary
The important thing is the reality of i itblnatural ii
causes or nev a e or sp r - years of expense before yoii can he- . .
the spiritual experience, not the __m„..an- tuai laws, Every..extraordinary gin to work your investment! It is • ,
ner in which it came. estimated that a horse -costs about
. event was eXPlained. al due to direct estimated Seraphim -Mentioned only her .diyine -interference.
it the Olddrestament as supernatural The stubbornness fifty cents a day to keep, considering
a the peeple was so monstrous that it food, blacksmithing, veterinary at-
boings. Their function in the vision became explicable to the prophet only tention our personal care, shelter '
is purely symbolical: they are' attend- on the assumption that Jehovah hadLete, .T'brs mean
.s.$182A
,.30 a year. And ,
' ants at Jehovah's court. The same •
Hebrew word is applied to destructive 11,43,
ercleihedIt.' ".- `-- ---- about the best he can 'do is to work the
serpents in Num. 21, q and. to the How ion.—The divine holi-
ness cannot permit the hardening to equal a 90 to 100 deys of ten-
serpents
made by Moses on that occasion. hours each, which makes a cost some-.
I continue forever; but when will the
Since the latter seems to have had a end come? The answer's disappoint- thing like $2 a day. Do you w,onder ,
prominent plaee in the temple at this ing. There isnothingin sight but•why- some people find it hard to inake„ -.
time (2 Rings 18. 4), it may Anetre exile and desolation. - 'Only A prophet farming pay? A tractor cart do the
furnished the basis for these sYni" sure of his call would stick- to his post year's Work of one home in nine days
bolical figures, • • tinder such circumstances. Holy seed at, a east of about $30.
3. Holy -The repetition is for the --The' remnant that escapes, though The horse is a noble animal. No
sake of emphaiis. The Hebrew word small, will become the 'nucleus of the• '.
one quesitonsle t is, But for practical
, • -Tractor Vs.'llor-se. ,
. • You •keep a colt for about two years •.
before iuM break limier work. Two
means originally " eparate," -When
applied by the prophets 'to the deity,
it means (1) deity is separate -or dis-
tinct from his creation; (2) he is
sops -
rated from all that is Innited, in a
PhYsicat as well as moral sense; (8)
It Includes the entire essential nature
of God, 'especially in its moral Aspects;
practically equivalent to "God head.",
Glory -TIM divine holiness_ reveals ite„
eelf his garious manifesthtions
To sum up, the truths impressed
new Israel. mirposes he is being rapidly replaced
by
upon Isaiah during this spiritual crisis engine power in the field, just as he
h
were: (1) The holiness and suprentaeyag been replaced by the railroad and
automobile as a means, of transporta.
of Jehovah; (2) his own uncleannees,
cleansing, and call; (8) the corruption tion. '
and stubbornness of his people. (4)
the certainty of judgment; {5; the • . % , „ '
preservation of remnant; and -
(6) Lettermg can be removed from mute
.the conviction that this remnant is to lin baga bY soaking 00 brit in here.
be th d of 1 h
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