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WINER WHEAT IN WAR SERVICE
The Ontario Fariter Call Render Efficient Aid in the Present
Serious Food Shortage by increasing His Winter
,i'VVheat Area This Autumn.
VD. . ,Avv,AvvvW
By Henry a Bell, Agronomist.
' Conducted by Piotessor Henry O. Ben. - .
. Fclod, ineetind munitions,' These namely, Prof. A. T*.; Wie.nelto. Ite
are the sinews a war. Canada's gal -
The object of this department is to place at t..
service of our farm readers the advice of ant acknovih lant men at the froriyn co-operation
edged. authority, on all subjects pertainino to soils and with the soldiers of her nolSle allies,
crepe. -- - , are giving of thair best., Their
' Addrese all questions 'to Professor Henry G. 13011,in strength muse be maintained. The
care of The Wilion Publishing CoMpeny, Limited, TO* whole American coutinent is a unit in,
rent*, and answer* +NW appear in this column In the . a determined effert to this ea Pre.
order * which they are received, As 'pace le limited -
It li advillable where immediate eoplya is neceeeary that sent food requirements closely parallel
a stamped and addressed env:elope be enclosed with the Kitchener's 11111'407de' dictum ',concern.
' Henry , Begs questipo, when the anewer will be mailed direct, .
, ,•. ing the great war... "It will take mien
, _
. , and more men," be said. The days
„..„, Question.r.x4.0. , . . • of war, end the after days *wq take
s.. -se 1 ehould, plow like to net seeded. * Being 00 sandY it
"food and more feed," and food that is
undee a patch of buckwheat to trill is hard to get a eetc,h of clover. It had
* squack grace, what damage, if • any, a little clover Sod plowed under several ,most, easily transported.
: would it do to the ground if plowed" yeais, ago, Wit since it has gettenrun .. The.'claYs for seeding winter *heat
when the buckwheat hi'llii full bloom? demi: 1 tried to seed it toeelover and Are '4P4*°.aching• Eveu Canadian
farineeie vitally interested in study -
Answer
1 -'i ---To plow under buckwheat timothy but very' little came, so I ,
ing conditions' to determine whether or
in felt bloom will do no damagr to olowed it
your soil; on. the contrary, it will do manured it in winter -and spring, and
again and "wed torye and I not he can aid still further in the pro-
duction of this gteat food crop; "Win -
good by adding hinnes or organic niat- planted corn. It was so dry *od hot
„* ter, Welt wilt help the fertility of the last,iummer that the corn did not get tem are 'colder than they used to be'
1"Ontario weather is changing." Have
soil. Be Very careful to work the big, so I cut it early for fodder co you ever heard these reasons given for
buclefiheat thoroughly. into the sell and worked up the elound, and sowe winter wheat production 'decreasing in
by dialcing and harrowing; otherwise it rye and intended to plow it under for certain eeunties? The fact remains
Will, form a coarse mat as YOU' turn corn after manuring thip spring, b
hat Ontario's average climate has not
the furrow over. Such a mat seri- as the rye looks good I let it sta
changed. Records show about the
ouely injures the rise a Motsture in As seen as the rye is off I. would like same general variations in tempera -
the soil. I have ,knowii inetances to plow it With a three -furrow gang tura and rainfall throughout the years.
Where the turning under of a heavy plow as there are, quite a few sand' The _real cause° --of the :decrease in
crop of buckwheat, rye or clover- burrs -1u this' field: ' What kind or grass
withont Care to working same int6 the could 1 sow on this ground? Would wheat acreage has been the rather un-
satisfactot7 market Conditions that ob.
soll-has actually starved the follow, sweet -clover be good? 1 could manure tained in years previous to the war;
Ing crop. by cutting ; off its moisture it next winter and pie undersfor oats Poor markets combined With untied*
sepply. . 1 : and seed it then. ' •
p factory,yields made wheat growing
Question-AJS: :What can 1 sow AnsWer:-As soon $ you have cut alveoli ;-bble. Now, the poor yields
)that will furl** cow pasture for the off the rye crop ofthis year, have the
4,...y...0
m eedlig this, season and, will he ed (Iwo to a smooth seed.bed., T were in Many eases untied by • insect
ate summer and falj? I have lost. land plowed .as you indicate and work- ravages, the use of inferior seed and
- poor soil fertility.
short or pastoke after the middle of Would advise ' applying four or live Bot Ontario has learned how ' to
August. I have six acres of sandy loada Of Manlike to the acre after plow- master these destructive agencies. No
lbam, in 'a fair Of cultivation that. Jag and before disking, and also ad- province has produced seed a higher
„ grew a big cropsof,oloyer lastyeary irjse putting on 500 to 1,000: Ilis; per citialitY. ,' The -Ontario Agricultural
but was pastured off very Chise last acre of ground limestonep, in order t6 and Experimental Union founded and
fail that I was thinking of. sowing to sweeten the soil-. When you are ready directed by Prot C. A: Zaviti, Ontario
• Oats and rapes Will the oats keep to seed the gress mixture, you would Agricultural College, has set a stand -
growing if they are pastured . off or do well to use from 200 to 300 lba per. ard, of quality in cereals that has be -
clipped? . Can yeu suggest anything acre/ of fertilizer carrying 2 to 3% come the ambition of fanners'. Crop
better? Would I stand any show of. 'amnion* and 10 to 12% of phosphoric Associations throughout this. cootie
'getting -IV catch of clover if 1 seeded acid, applying it through the fertilizer nent.
. in this Pasture 'crop? . ' , .- attachment of the wheat, drill, , or Ontario farmers know that good soil
Answers -I *mild advise'sowing the scattering it evenly over the grouhd tillage is absolutely necessary for good
"'following inixture;-1 bushel each per before the last" disking • and harrow- Wheat production. Geed sell tillage
ace of wheat, oats and barley, and 10 ing: • This available. plantfood will includes soil drainage; rotation pf
6 % • •
- lbeesits common redscier to the acre give the young -plants Asvigeroureatart crepe,' liming When nee:tie-eery and pro-
Iirould week in 200 to 300 lbs. per acre and Will ahnost insure a good catch if per Working of the soil. To these
of fertilizer carrying 2 to,8% =Morita you have sufficient 'moisture. I are eisentals must be added proper fertile,
tinh .8 to 12% phosphorleackl, This inclinedtoadvise the growth,of sweet ization and the use of good seed. - . i.
available plantfood will hasten the Clever on yeti'. soil. , This crop will
' growth of the grain. As 4 rule grain flourish where most everything else
does not continue to make growth if it kills out.. If .not kept in Control, it
4s allowed to come itito head. • This may possibly reach the stage of e
sieffxture has given -.68d results as troablesome weed, but it can be kept in
slimmer pasture. ' . ' check if cut for hay- while. the young
Queitiorit. H.: -We have four stalke are tender. , From -8 to 1.0 lbs
acres of hght sandy sod -which I would of seed per \acre are Sufficient;
1n.AugusLaILsurpIus. Leghorn
--cockerels and cockerels of other' light'
weight breeds- should.' be ,marketell,as.
broiler!. They are of little vailee as
..roaster. ' • ' •
• teepee ducks are young ducks .front,
_ 8 to. 12 weeks.old. They shoidd besold.
before they
. At the present time when growing ere not removed daily, they should at
least be mixed with a fair' aniount Of
Ait4elalted- little instied pretier dis-
infection: If the runs are 4not ,too
large, it is also advisable, to coverthein
with a thin coating of the' above men-
, tioned lime and either. spade or plough
them up. The Chicks should be kept
of the.' quarters, brooder ,.hoses, etc.
The feeding troughs should be cleansed
daily by scalding with boiling' water
and special care taken to prevent the
altielcs_from gettingetheirfeet eitherin
the feeding utensils or :drinking foun-
tains as the ,dfirease is transmitted
'from --bird -to-Wedeln -this -way.- The
floor of the brooder ' houses should be
covered with a coating composedsof
minesparts of eand and one part of
"air4sTacked. lime, and if the. droppings
chicks are attaining an age of from
bile rnenth to, ten weeks; a- disease
(known as ' coccicliesis) affecting the
liver and bowels, is ,causing consider-
able losses, This 'disorder according
to Dr. Wickware of the Experimental
• ' Farm is quite prevalent throughout
Canadaandis probablyresponsible for away from ail adult fowls and carcass
Many deaths at present attributed to see of dead birds immediately -burned
• vrhite diarrhoea. The disease is CEtt1S- burying ooly serves to keep the in -
ed by ,a small egg-shaped germ which fection going from year to year.
inhabits the first portion and hlind. '
peuehes, of the &Melts It produces
, inflammation of the bowels and liver
the blind pouches showing the mai .
-marked Alterations-- - -Theecleengessein -
• the latter may vary frera a filling up
with a reddish granular looking mass
set soft, eetisiseenetto liatettofitelconis
posed of lining tells, blood, etc. The
liver riaty show changes varying.from
-lywnearup iiitiettrastos-Iargt
• feroii4 tha -horgas_bssAints
•,•
Saving From" Sonstroke.
. , •
Ordinarily, five minutes,otWork will
not horse, but if the five minutes
aft-sirtioon--Wit avin
into showeascheeteeNsike-tentre.
SYMPTOMS -The chicks appear
%dull leolate themselves from the
,reittairider usually remaining' in the
-hover or under the hen. • The'featlet
. ors becornesruffled; , wings droop; API:
' petite is' lost and occatilonally the
• Chicks give Utterance to ; a shrill
• .cry, particularly when trying to pass
froruz-tha---boWelis:
• discharge is usually present although
: tircisr hi, rather reddish •in color and
es, •
working hard beneath. the burning elm,
that .ornall. amount s pf, time May be
fatal. For that resebri it is advisable
to watch the heroes to seit that, they
are not oVerheated. .
Here aro Some dangoi eignalir every
tetimstet should heetif An overheat-
ed hoise will lag in his gait, walk un-
steadily .and agreed his legs when
standing. Ilis head is held low the
eyes protrilde fartherthan usual and
the ,PuPile of the eyes are smell
"I don't, think this and that 'pays.",
Did you ever hear a grower say it 1901 -and 21.66 b,ushels in, 1914' as a
Well, here is the evidence; let the jury result , of 'applying a complete fertilit-
Bulletin No. 155. ' •
of . keen, business -like, patriotic Can- er'
adfan farmers decide the case. Wheat thrives where the tiny Irants
The Canadian farmer is a bueiness can get An abundance of suitable
mati: He -is interested in keeping lip'
lilsinaniffacturitieplant, and et. the
same time making it pay.. tepecially
under present- conditions is he inter-
ested in all practiees that increase -re-
turns. He knows there is a great
market for wheat. ,Can he profitably.
nereasehise tettil -wheat ,prodiretiont
He believes he gam. He has a gen-
eral knowledge of Practices- that are
.reecunmended as being good,-hutshe
must work out his own problem; he
must find a satisfactory answer' on
his (rein fields to his own guestions. He.
•his. learned to pet faith hi the as-
eiembled information %resulting from
cerefuls experiments carried on by the
.great.international ,systent of Experi-
ment Stations,, .s •
Canadian experiment stations hive
given their Work largely to a close
actentific study of systems of tillage
and a deternlination of suitable .vari-
1
o ',e
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-1Vitithiiiitind dinighteri Of all agesritit tofilladlYilheitethto write -to this
department. Initialte. only will be, published with each . question and its
Merits la 10 'representative counties,
us is as follows:I 44.Experis . given In .each letter. /Write en one "Ode of paper only. ,A merit will .Ise pen.eyed, earaest cieratean, the
mailed direct if stamped and addressed envelope le encloeed.
P k
a head of one of our large city missions.
before
' Address all corresponnence for this deeertment to Ilre. Helen 'haw. 4' .
of the state have shown an. average Wehdblna Aim., Toronto. ; ..
pendency of failures and when I rose
Ho read behind my apathy the dess
11.6. bushels per acre. • The avelag'e r kills Canafia:--1. Threell patriotic thrown at. a wedding. fii much • eafer.
gain due to fertilization Of wheat of
‘„,
a. eaux or .girl perfermers *ilia
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ili those who j.w.vo Nbvitht .113d dull `.4)T1.14:1114. you,"t to bis t rutePenl7
1..., he said ahruptly, "Sit down." Then'
'Circutar NO.. 28. ..
been used et geed /oats. in all cases,
leaving A net profit per acre of $7.46." •
cost per acre a fertilize:pen was 44.14 t bi .°'''
"On liniedland, mixed.fertilizerhas Daughters," , ." nught be sultable are: "Itritannia4
WWI! m War,"at 15 Cents, end "The
°'' 15L ce/451 44Wmileres t7/331:ele te11711e-1.3. YtoouX4 Migh-
tient presents te her. .
6. A bride should wrde pers. 0 1 let- thet there was no POSitiOn oliels to ales,
t t„, hensine to -day known . 4nd reepected . in the
--e - -- ' • Iniesheeess.rnweorfild:WYLI: :vete": utivcvli-,
Pa
.A. North' Vernon .and Werthington, lt"LaY,Ing*VKanada!$ Flag; at 25 vents.'
where mixed fertilizer' is aPplied to As the Chet is so small, why,notibuy to remove ice cream stains from silk ;eli it in hill words .
taffeta. Or another method as to lltY :
and out." This was the last, I•wilI
Wheat en manured land, . good wheat all,,, three selections; end. ascertain the Riot . upon a , fA/deil da___msp el_ oth, . „21s. moo wont to sea wend 94414144
niereases have been secured from the which would beat suit your perform- put another over it and press with n oasis a clergyman. ,He wonted a loh, ,
which had m the Water," by Geo.' 0. Corisan,
ra'araryour•taidiencet, 2, "At Hoine moderate weight for an liour.
wipe off 'both sides 'with borax water,
life-saving. .8. St Quentin is pro- now and then. ,Wilen clean pia it
Then
use of 200, peupds per acre of 2-8-4. ? He Wafk, Pretty PSedr--1115. Ogee were
received six tons of manure and 200
fertilizer following corn,
price 25 cents, lir an illustrated text- weak and cold,, followed by clear wa-
pressed. s_ :
shabby, his cotter soiled, his suit un -
ter; Shift the spot to a clean place
pounds of acid phosphate per acre" book on the art of swimming and "'There's no use trying, anyway,' be
1 ulletin'No. 168. - - declared with a twisted smile. The •
Missouri Agricaltural Rxperiment
Station adds:, eou average miosouri nounced San-kan-tan,
are now, drieing. , A,.
Galicia,, through which the Btlesians
4' Lemberg is dry with a Moderate iron.
boots when stained with. mud and dirt wbule rutt4 wqrbl's run by
gr4ft.
smooth between thick cleths and press
2.4. ' 'ran To everyone that bath shall be given." '
-yea know tlits reste--4'but from him
the capitel of the 'Austrian province of
practically always remunerative.
land the fertilization of wheat is - can be cleaned by.rnbbing with a gift, teth:trikvaeter., not" wen, .teeee:e always :
of raw potato, allowing them to dry, ,
While there are seasons in vvhich re- Madam Ir,..' -.4.. No reply to a wed.
sults of an increase of two or three ding announcement is necessary, 2, then polishing with beeswax' and tine The elergyman said nothing, but
bushels only are secured, in average One's •visiting card ' with a word of ,_ „
pentineo 8. . As a remedy for per -
looked steadily at the speaker. The Man
seasons increases of from four to six sympathy can be sent to a person who spire -goo prepare die following pow- monied, fumbled with hug hat, gazed
der to be applied to 'the hands and feet s
bushel's can be counted upon, On the has suffered a bereavementWhenithe AD -the -floor, at the *tures, at the
or sprinkled inside the gloves or stock-
thirmer,landsmueli larger returns can degree of:. acquaintanceship does not window-anyerhere. eicept into the -
legs:: Twenty Ounces prepared yene- other inan's eyes. He knew he had
Univ,ereity of Missouri College of Agri, from the , • neat ripply the following
be expected.' ' M. F. Miller of the call for a note. ' • 3, To renicere tan.
culture cites the, results of wheat fen- pane: One ounce honey, one tea. thin. talcum, ten ounces powdered orris
root, five ounces Oxide of zinc,: five. lo(), man; said theeeninister ;snob-,
whined like a coward,
tjlizing experiments conducted in dif- spoonful lemon' juice, six drops oil of ounces powdered tartaric acid, 'five 'you're down. on your luck. You feel.
ounces powdered horic acid, two and
ferent parts of tfte I state: On the bitter • almonds, the whites of two eggs
sults of several years' experiments smOoth paste. 4. A married woman Northeast Missouri level prairie re- and finesoatmeal sufficient to make a quarter ounce menthol, one-quarter not moneyi '
one-half ounces salicyclic .acid„ 'one- needs You. • What you need is werk.
' You've loafed; you've
that your life ite' futile, that nabob's .
'have shown - an increase averaging when caliing uhon, another married
0.I., 5 bushels,. an ' acre from. the, We. woman leaves. one of her own garde for ounce oil oef eoufcaolrytriussoot4inp.tlhaceialtat ainogq.oireNdowt,heirttireofyiornisogintoindinktgett,
rinSe Water. Will give delicate -blouses
of lime, phosphorus and potash: : On the •hestesii and ttee of her husband's do it 3- Nd matter how
Hilda...To-Be :-1. An engagement and ...handkerchiefs a . suggestion et cloo• will YOU
, .
the North Missouri lolling Prairie the car& for the hostess and the husband silly it may seem, will you dolt t'
:"eyeesseseserenie" the healtating An; --.-':
increase- • during . -: Approximately the of - the -hostess . - . : • s - ' • sachet: .,...., „.. _ ... ', _ ss . -:,
same period has been 6:2. buthels. .0n , _ Mother:-Li.'k'doctor gives -this ad. owes. _ .. ,,s,-,
viettt Teach the children -tit tiiICA lia
the results have been similar, although diamond; many
the Smith Missouri experithenf 'fields
ring need not necessarily contain . a tuiral swede - like raisins, prunes ' and
- -----. "Good I Take this brick,' and he' ,
pointed to one leing loose in the fixes
other 'stones are used, other fruits,and especially teach them
in some cases materially higher than frequently' birthstones, '2. The Wife niece; 'and carry it. all round Madison
to -chew.. theOuglely. , Honey is • a: e.--
theie. ' At the St, James experiment of the clergyman who officiates . at a
held a six-year eiterage has shown an wedding should be invitedte_the Wed, children occasionally with whole wheat Lai the brick. • He felt more foollsit .
wholesome sweet and may be ,gleen to '"Ilia‘Threelmtbrinelifertinfotlibsahck as .he picked .
bushels. It is safe to saY, therefore;
increase 'in thees-wheat crop. of 18.1 ding. .8. •One wedding invitation will bread. If the child has a well hale whentheelevator boy enieltered; but - -
'suffice 'aro. man, hi's. wife and !dough-, anced dict,he will not have an abnor-
that one ought to expect a minimum -
4, Wedding announdentents are never bloodemaing " remenThered that 14 MB school days,
".'llelbe, se .yoli'veiedeete -Itt Welk:: .
of Around 4 bushels: and a maximum a :wedding infitetioa "Mr.- end Mrs. rich in ken. It is a
ters. .. It is not geed 'form to 'address .
Mal desire for ,Sweeirs: 2. 4Lettuce 'is he had never refused a challenge, and
°filet leis than 10 bushels as 'very con-. John &filth' aid fa.mily.", ' In. send- TP.: A rrk 4 he vowed he -would see- it theough,
ing weddine'litvitatiOns le a family %ohs, ....4-49„pe 44..i.M.O.M.• ism 1TA• ,Linguad S
servativestinnites." ° -Agria Cop:. Oleninii... Aiet„...Crosaid.i...the..Pork andl... -
Service, .Tune 19, 1917. ' ' . ' s - of lettuce twice' over than in a pound piteed round the square, earrYinh his ..
considing .6-t . father, 'mother, %one West, Virgin* Experienent Statien daughter and two ions, one invitatioo tuce is Allsaerrilable for use whereaS
of - beefsteak And the iron of the let- burden. past grinning onlookers With
reports, ' pi average -gain per acre. ire as .rauchs solicitude; ae if ithad been :
may be sent to Mr.- and Mrs. John '-
yield Of Wheat Of 10.16 bushels ' in the iron. of the beefs -401e lese ',wail- of gold instead of common red clay..
Smith, with the name of Miss Smith
written underneath that of her, par- lime, which is lacking in 'beefsteak,
able for use; beddes lettuce contains When he returned his shoulders: Were '
ents,; while another invitirtion' should straighter. . He looked pleased 'With .
-. and' is rich in vitarnines, A highly. es- Wiesen, though eomewhat sheepirei.
be : addreesectste _._.thelltessrs.. Srnith. sentiaile-od-eletrient, , = - 3.s White,. pee.;
._ .
celam •Itned or agate dishes 'should- don't Yiiiiiiiel betterr''' '., ':‘ - ' '
posted before the, ceremony, but aa be ':used' -in. -preserving,fruits,----,Tlia---7 'lia did--findeniably. -"He 'tee tests ,
plantfood, Ana where -tins supply.,of soorti.SS _peisible afterward. s 5. Co.m acids in the- fieitseveill effeettronstinet Onii:e • einie Mere.' iri htii .leicliet, Mit' he
foodholds 'olit tlittfuglitititthe,s__,orow,...m.g. fetti As a substitute foe • rice to. be tin. • : .
eeason.. • Levestock etock c maeure is • . • - ' . had -forgotten that ins was- hungry ins:
eoneentrating eptinthe brick., . - • . _
0 ginger hot, you're notforgot! ; 7, , :,sfizAli right; 'S now here Is, another,. s
,. .I think you're from Jamaica, job, ' Take thole two dollars; go to -a .
In dusts!' brovtn You Come to town,.- lirst,class coffee merchant's, buy all
'As--,tober7as-a-ltialcer;a7-- ,yOu„;.‘tan or the trifk5:f.-"Cogfee,;..,.„.;_z:.
"Rod -or Se-ree'Verdirtirere;e.fiideed;77 ask ,ilient for . sense , small, balm; .and :
,,.. Though, powder now we View; . sering,And doeSeaPi."nto quarter pound
You lees.. Si bite, yet rid 'hi spite; ' opackages . cios up to Park "*Avensih;i
• Oh,
no, n 'friendship ,truels . ring the -- basement dearbe11, of,-;eiteh
Caslia :end Mace must, find their Place; s
house and :say to the servant. wifO., .
• . . • • , . .
-comes-to thestleor: ', ..- :, • . ' ' ,:. • ' t...
The Will To Workl
Through all my echool days, says a.
writer, whenever 1 said, "I Vann d9
it,'" 1 -40t -the -familiar answer, 4AWbeivf -
there's a will thee Y"
valuable contribution to the question "'war al a Mini of kileetllloatiOn, but full name *rid addrolar mu" bs Week got, it agailie,athiewt4im.e fror
the great . home source: ,of plent
food.- Beery shit of manure that
can be geared can Well be apr•lied to
the wheat lands; either in Preparing
-the seed -bed -m -as a winterrais
ing to the young. crop.' 'to insure sr
good steed of wheat and to give it
strength for . the Winter; and early
spring, farmers"' of Canada will find it
The Spice -box is a nice box;
,profitable to supplement the manure
I like toupee within. • •
with 200 to 809 per acre of. fertili-
zees . plantfood supplies A to tailio to sniff each fragrant
2% of introgen, which gives the tiny Since sniffing is no sin! .
I like to play I'm far away
wheat :plant a ' vigorous ' start; 10. to
12% phosphoric- acid, which 'plumps In.i'AlmY islands sweet,
thekernel and causes, the crop to ma- 'Mid spicy trees that woo the breeze,
ture 'early, and at present -1 or 2% of With spice roots at my feet.
potash. which assists the disease -re-
'sistent power to the plant. This fert- This Cinnamon once grew upon
ilizer is applied broadcast to the plow- A tree in Bornee,
dies of 'wheat. Some work as to ed land, and ,worked in by disking The inner bark, 'how nicely, Mark!
stripped end rolled it -,-4361
proper plantfood balancing is In pro- and 'harrowing, or, is drilled Mid the They
geese. , The Canadian farmer, how- wheat 'seed -bed at the time the Crop 'is 'Mello fragrant cloves, in Java's groves
ever, c will he interested in the relative- sown.
ly long-time fertility experiments Late seedings of wheat, hi -Order to
which have been 'conducted by Some escape the ravages of the IfItiesiins Fly
of the older State experiment stations, are strengthened successfully .by pro -
in the land of my neighbors to the ' per fertilization. The U.S. Depart -
South. met of Agriculture, in Bulletin 640,
- -Here -is a question the% Canadian -sayar----"The applicatiory broad
farmer is asking, and genie of the re- Borne' quick -acting fertilizer contalideg
presentative answers. . • . ,a large percentage of phosphatfilaade
as soon as general infestation is Vie
-pared. will cause the plants to tiller
- The Spice -Box.
•
Does it, pay to .fertliiie wheat? '
. . Ohio Experiment ;Station; With 20
,jmyleftlitstiffreAert
iseg._teatg.-Ot thii. Station : at yiraostfr.r.
.Strongsville, • Germantown . and Car.:
penter,---thiseursespf-phosphoramenlane-
has increased the yield of wheat from While it may seem "'far . fetched" to
4.85 to 8 bushels :per acre; phosphorus
and potassium have increasedthe yield
from, 6.20 to 9.19 bushels. per acre;
and phopplioetiasSpotalisitiM and • nitro-
gen, from 8:77 le .16.20.. bushels Per
acro." - - " • . -
The quality ' of wheat of the 1910
'atop grown-hlitertilitell atid"lifitditit.
ized plots Was studied. ' ..Tho wheitt
-Breathing la IbUirbikri'IPW- ,Thia „/...,„.
/0.M the,tertillmt..p)ot analyzed04%thej ventlpay become pasted with the
, skin is hot, .the pulse quick and weak plump -and --
n and 6% , shrivelled; ; that from
material- discharge. ../I'hese are the and the 'heart bode .:vitilently ,rand lie: the unfertilized .enalyied, only 51%
prominent eymptome in typical eases. regularly'. . In meter& eases the horse Finny . and , 49% shrivelled., ' (Data
.
but chicks May also be badly affected .s.,
and 'exhibit 'he outward 'aptieartinee of ,f_
vvilt sto' •ouddonlyt spread' the le a' tirriaMN'og!':214.)xperriliellt, ,18641°.11, ' Bulle':
apert in!an attempt to steady- hinisefr; -
' .dieedie 'tintil, death suddenly takes: and Itill to thaground, . • , ... . Indiana Experiment Strition.las.cons
place .• , ,,,, . . • • •
. : . ..Wheathe horse begins to stagger, It ducted valuable tests' Under the dire*.
*. TREATIONT:Treatment Consists i • • . ' • . . tion of a former Canadian, a graduate
Is late for prevertion, "If a sponge '
., indliiiiolVhig fifteen grain* of PaiRler-% saturated With cold Water had been
' 4 eateehil In e talleti.ef drinking Alva. kept between the horse's ears while
• ii front of the .chielm, and should be *voided, The 04 ecee pica to eois
1
er; . Thie shoi,lkhe -keit censtantlY working, the treuble Might have been
• changed every two days.; • s IOW lifter the horse hi overheated, is
-
, 4, ' ,PREVENTION:e-PteVention .con- to lillhartiette him. and . get him. to It
. . . Aldo. iri the .isolation of an ailing chicks . shady Place at once, • ''.
' &OM the reMainder Of the flock and Cold water, thrown foreibly on the eiort ? Much is said to -day about the
the thorough !disinfection Of 411 the animal, Is an effective remedy.. The high cost of living iti eitiee, but what
•" htlarteea end rens, Which inor he flee skin should be rubbed. vigorously With about the . high cost of farming which
COMPliabOd .hy the appliation; of 4, rough clothe;' A bag of cracked' fee Means: costly production? It.eliould
IhnelVish sohttion made by -adding two ;May ;Ski placed betWeen the ears, If and can be reduced, if the farmer
.and one-half 'pounds of stone liMe '0 - '
. a pail otwater, to Which 1E; also added
one-half 4 teacupful or 4. geoid ' coin -
inertial dieinfeetarit, Titin should be
. -0hplietitfull strength :Wifh7-4- sPritY
Mrice is, . the nutmeg's sheath, ° " ' lladam, i ani Introducing a 'very
And niitmegs grow On trees, you know, excellent brand of eoffee. This is a, -... .
' The tropic. beneath. . . sample', package of, a quartet -of a ' •
Sweet allspice next I find, Peeplestede.-,. pound): ',should not sell It if I 'were..
Its real name is pimento; '' . not convinced' that itis, something you
Its powdered 'seeds fulfill our needs will be -glad to try. • If you di) not like -,
,With atomatic scent, blil ' ,
et
. it 1 shall never fry to 'sell it to you
again." Charge enough to make two
Yes, the spice -box Is a nice boil. .• cents on each sale: , Th.en go back and .
I like to sniff within.. . " '
All earth, you see, sends gifts to, me; The narrator . stopped and smiled ..
'Our .s.oree. mirre,'!! .: .. : ' •,
'..Ati-ti sniffing hello sin! . -: , helizically. 'I don't know the restof
'
As flower buds they grew; • Then let me , tearre and :wisely tern the, story. I like . to think the ,man
Now, plucked and dried, 'o'er tibeans To use each pungent spice; '. ilade good; I like to think he -is. a ,
. wide ' '' , This very Minute. I'll begirt it-,-- - ' prosperous salesman of, Ihighgrade
• They.come, Ink dear, to yen: ' coffees and teas today. But that's not
. ,
Make mother'emeething nice!
Ike point.. - you are a writer and you
differences in these respects are very want a Job._ Here .is a story for you. _
ttinginhstMore°11-botild;7.13htPaetr;haancrienerTy eon
-a- Lilyobr,,tt000,reAlanGtsmaaskeilirooelid7c)44:--1- thlood day 1" 7
teriel thanwheat. A pound of Indian,
corn einitainss1;620,-heitt and energy"' '''-e------- •
*dories, or food unitrywhich is enough Potato and Tomato, Plant Lica
for neatly half 'the day's ration needed 4., • z •
_e eosseessese-ms ; presentseeasonshaessievelo,pedsts---,
1111' II Mali ,
U li , garettrert sectieee" - e
.ritter :eta, witiretarta. ths,„%viut _a;id. JittiAsboes.,.bod*- insi.itthht- *Ineterials(nroe : . ,- brt •141-41,1:-11PRIOPigel"Viw"-;W" • "" obibilx.tatt,4,A,. 1-a„:-...• -:.1•44•=zip,_,,,
a ,....I.1 .
tv‘.- i. v deiprelatilik-of_thri_greenand
---
thus ilici:easel/ie miinier -Orlealthi tein) than Wliiiit, and the piRein of i-eitlaat"Pitrte,'Ialilibb&itirideal -la especially partirT to potatoes an
food; it setidies nearly evety.phyeke.
temisthe-fello_whig spring., ' .„_._' - .. „_ corn is. not quite so available ' for
s logical requirement. Thesmilkosups s, s,
tomatoes.. • There Are two . color
'
growth. It ,also tontaine'less-miner
.. .. Varieties, One green, the -other pink,
al substance than. Wheat. • But the Plies whatthe **lacks.
leaves. of plente they infest to curl and
but the eame.insect. They hause the
beconle distorted, particularly potato.
601/111 to fall before, • setting of fruit.
They sap the stems : of the bloom
clusters on tomato, causing the Nos.
Corn is a Nouriehitig Food.
orn is a whOlokomii-iinhati u or
*heat, in tho making of bread, and at
present costs 7 cents 4pound, as
against 12 cents .fer Wheat.
In fact, the food elements in .corn,
wheat rice ode r e and barbs ' are
bring forward as a preventive measure
the eririchments of the soil, 4 fertile
soil will produce plants that'will with-
stand' with' little injury attacks that
will 'stove 'disastrous to. plaids, grow.
Ing on an improveiished or thin soil.
This is because a fertile soil Will en-
tilehrfor intated-tatirtosttlfer freely,
and these tillers will have sufficient •
vitality to •withstand the winter and sINT-EitNATIONAL*E-pssoN-
sand up head -producing stems in the 'A.1JOUST 12. '
spring. * ' ;
With the problems Of •proper seed, Levan VII. Jois(ales Coed Reigns -2
insect controlvand soli fertility, so far
Chrim, 84. 1.-16. ' Golden s'
advanced toward solution - and with - • • - .
War time pricese_ruling,. it le good Texte-Ecdets 12. I, . .
bUsineas for Cariadiali farmers to give Verses 4.2, intreductory.. Josiah
careful thought to increasing winter -The son of Amon, grandson of Ma-
misoeh { king of•Judah about B. 0.-4320,
. 608, . ... ' • -
fot stock And Maintained fertility of 8-7. Uprooting of idolatry, Eighth
the eon', . . • ss, twelfthe--From the very be -
A thin looking second crop of 'eedsgshin!liig the heart of Josiah •Witi tern -
clover will often yield ix geed return of ed • teemed ' Jehovah, Purge -At the
seed, It can be tut with-the'tirdinitry eccesalon of Sosiali the land was full of
mower With a 'fiat' table attached to idolatrotis symbole and ,, practices,
On the viewdata's lofty. crown,
.
the cutter' bar; a Man •follows end High places -The lotal sanctuaries; an ardent 'Jehovah. worshiper from , Happy
blossorns Mille their welcome
rakes it off trite Windrows, By mak- Ile attempt . was made ' to centralize the . beginning, Repair-sUnder Ma- '
As. the rain 'conies tinklior down;
Ing a few simple adjestnients, it can the worship, in Jerusalem, Asherlin nesseh the temple was neglected, The
be threshed with the ordinary grain -Singular, Asherah; -a wooden polo clitection of the work was entreated -to- Little buds bard into blossom,
s. s nong 0 r n t, do d water will grew hie own. &vote eeed instead Irhei.sher if a el"er huller is net avail- set up, beside the altais as a symbol of three state Officials Money Con- Putting on bewitching graces;
Save q piece for seed each year4 the deity, a survival of tree worship, tribetione we' received from all putts. And they thank the bending heavens
shohld be offered in 01411 firneulitti. A of huYirig it 'at- 4 high price, he will sow 00.4 'of seea ter tierp, - Hary,est, 'araven-tdol ef wood (carved). or of the lend , 'Levites-In accord With
Stilnulitnt May ho giten, After the be more likely to isow nil adequate f Bh the brIghtnesh Of their faces.
better and bigger crops. . : stone. Molten -Idol made of Metal. his general point of view, the. auth.pi. 4soies.teju7,;_e-77-'llitets_.4 g_oholeee_ier,._________,
of Ontario Agrietiltutal College, Wheat areas lads fell., ' -
. .
Grow Your Own Clover Seed;
It his limit since been established
that homegrown seed gives best re -
snits, • Put all these facts together
and what is the. very obtions conclu-
stobe worship, and serving the Saito
perp.ose 'as the A.ehetirn., Gravese-"A:
sort • of tetriblitive -pollution of the
resting pitied . of the impious dead,"
tiones-e.The resting place of the dead. The saPhin of. the Plants nlifY cause
0004 its dietorbariee wao , 441 wittaithern to -(1,0111;iLegArnotothdetreiseiriginsi3eleiteisatrgeennvq,
greatest calamity imaginable, The from sick to healthy leaves and front
holies -Of thoMelatrous priests' Vere'ilitle felealtlirtgauti. Thelieltlreit4 .
htitiied to defile the Otani -linen *filch Meld is to Olney very thorongliIy with
they had, burned heathen sacrifice:. forty. per cent' nicotine sulphate di-
Manasseh
Unto 'Naplitall-=-Tho reforms ex.
Stamen luted with 700 parte of water or with
Manasseh and Ephraim and
'tended beyoftd•Judah: they covered the
whole of Israel; including Simeori in
the far south; Which was reckoned with
the northern tribes X2 Chrdn. 16. 9);
„ 8-13, Repair of tho temple." Eigh-
teenth-Aecording to Kings the repair
of ,Oe temple anti the finding of the
Law preceded thes.deitruction Idolat-
ry, which is represented -at inspired by
the newly found book of the Law, The
Chronicler may bhve introduced the
chatige in. the order of the events
to emphasize the fact that Josiah Wee
790 parts of Bottleatrx enbctere..
The Summer Rain.. •
When the, buttercups are thirsty.
And the clovers' roots are dry-;
•silfliee the little enffied.daisies
In the warm. air -softly sigh; '
'khan the eloutlei beuchlOwer, lower;
Of the dear earth's needs they thirds,
And they send a shower of raindrops
per the 'thirsty flowers to drink..
In the forest, in thevalley,
,pumPrbrileh or old brooneste all parts
animal is recovered, he Should be turn- Ount_otaeettpft acre- tbAnSure-f-n- tratilint-ilThe nativerniiiite d1tTes is carefiff to the whale
ed.' in a- elmaii Potituro. Where there le good' stierid. PlentY "eleVer en The. sober "seeond thoughtb-Lhoiv. Son-images--;Probibly identical. with terpride Was under the iinntediatO,Apurposo exesesch /whisk tyrew;3
plenty of clean tool water, Ifarms means abundance of good feed steadying it 1st an" etude rave; the. best variety for this
• . the pillars Of 2 Kings
23. 14, a survival direetion of the Levites,
s ly, but is fine leaved.
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