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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1940-07-25, Page 3.:4 <F` Development of raby's Speech • • Normal Child of Qne Year. Can Say Five or Six Words '' :A dumber of vocaularies'of young children have been published, each . word being recorded when first heard or at various intervals, Dr. Arnold Gesell, of Yale University, \ atndied 50 babier12 menthe old and 50 more 18 months old." He says: "The median 12 -month-old child not only can say dad and, mama, or IW equiyaient, but has mastered ' at least three or four distinguish able , words which. he \articulates,• • with much p` ecision:" The other. words moat popular -Were, bye-bye and . baby. • • At 18' months, bye-bye, to-ta; hello and : how -do were most .frequent. A attidy...bJ' M. E. Smith at .the ilnf- versity of levee4 concludes that the •woard"s* used' .most frequently. up -to •'a'nd at the sixth, year are: I, is, it, • you, that, do, .a; this, 'not, the, ;HERE'S" 'A C1iAtT ,. • Nang` children : avenot begun to talk at one year, and some have not at 18 months, Of the children .studied the average vocabularies ar"e' as follows: At one Year, 7 words. -, At 18 months, 71 Words.. At two years, 328 words. 1. At two and a half, years, . 690 words. At threedears, 89,6 words. ' At three and a half years, 1,222 words. At four years, 1,540 words. - At lot and e half years, 1.S70 words,' ¢•t five Year:. 2,070 'words. At+ five , and a. half years, 2.2.89 ' b. ,.word a. . , ..• At.six years, 2;5 2 words. This Is Paris Today LESSON, IV WEIGH1NUb " CONSEQUENCES (A Principle of Temperate. Liv- ing).=Proverbs is 7.10; ' Isaiah 5c 11, 12, 18-2.3; Galatians 5: 7-9. GOLDEN TEXT - Godliness is profitable for .all things, • hav- ing promise of the life which now is,• and of that which is to come. 1 Tim. 4: 8. THE LESSON IN .ITS "SETTING 'Time. Solomon, who wrote or Collected many- of the .gems• found in the 'book of Proverbs,' flour-' ished 'about 1,000 •B.C. The, chap • ter. in -Isaiah," from: whirl. ;a 'per•-. tion is .taken for this lesso7;t, was ,written' • about* 160 MC. Pau/ wrote bis epit1e to the •Galatians. lit A.D. 57:' Pla` e.-Solo;non ruled. in .Jer- usalem, and there also Isaiah' prophesied. ' Galatia 'was a vast Roman 'province in what is now known as =Asia Minor. Feancc's capital is' no more• the •' .gay. city: The tramp of• booted German feet takes .the place of . th'e laughter that was.. Here is a • typical street .scene in Paris•.under • German donii-natien. Steel gel- • meted. troopers. are • everyvi here. A review of •military might was in .pi'ogre's in. the square in baek- ground . (note ' band), and • all passersby had to state their,busi-, nes and' destination. The young • girl is •heine• q(restioned• her be-' ',Tore .being • allowed - to' •' ,pass . through the stlu'hre. ,• ' t Canadian Tobacco' Acreage Reduced One-third Less ,Flee -Cured Planted This Year in Ontario Accbrttine; to the .finis ,report 'on' the' 1910 coninnercial'ere') of leaf tobacco in ('pnada. a considerable reduction 'in •acreage. is indicated • as cohniered 'with the acreage of •' 91,035 acres planted' in 1939. Re-. duction- 'are general for ell.•types • 'of toh'acc•r gr:awn, in_ Ontario, :the greatest change being in.'the fiu'e- curel 'Crop. the area of which' has been reduced by approximately nne- third., from the area of 62,550 acres En 1939. Decreases are, also inilic'at- :ed for the cigarette aud, cigar leaf types in: Quebec.' • LESS BURLEY AND DARK, Following, the recommendation of the Burley/. Marketing Association Of Ontario that a12','4 per cent. re- duction hi acreage be: put into ef- feet in 1940, it' Is anticipated. that 4'he acreage planted- to burley. to- ▪ baeco• will .be .a°pproxirTh telt' 9,600' acres. The acreage of dark tobacco ander contraet.in Ontario will show a reditction,of at least 35 per cent There' will probably be a decrease of five to ten per cent. In the area ' planted to cigar leaf types In Que- bec: Not "much change •is iudiCxted Adie • e � epl..anted to ttie,p1pz., 1¢MZ�i•.r'IA',�Ma�tmr du�t3Y� � .... .. _.. also limited to the Province o' . ue- In this lesson we are reminded that a true ,Christian life is' net - a mechanical obedience to ma5iy rules,. . but a life so filled with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ, guided by his Spirif, that. obed• - fence to the laws of God becomes, as it were, second nature to a person. All God's 'laws for. u ,. will be continually and gladly " kept if the Spirit of Christ IS al- lowed .to control 'and guide our every thought, word and deed, ruling sovereign in our hearts. From Father to Son Prdv. 1: 7 The fear Of Jehovah -is the, ,beginning of knowledge; :But the' foolish despise .uwisdo.m arid instruction. This verse stands out as the motto, or key -note, • both of the whole book and of the whole subject of which the book. treats. 8. I1y son, ,:hear the fu- struction Of thy father, 'and' for- . sake not the law vf�thy tntother:. 9:. Fdr they shall be a chaplet of grace unto ;.thy head, and chains about thy neck. The moral beauty wh'i'ch will 'become conspicuous by ,following the advice. given. 'in' verse 8 is here symbolized by ob• - jects • of conspicuous •:adornment to: the person. 10. My son, if sinners entice thee,' Consent thou not: This young man' is warned' not • even to. begin to, give heed to the • enticements offered to ... hfprir for onceone begins 'to walk, o the. paths . of 'iniquity, human experience . everywhere . testifies to 'the factthat the step 'will lead to : others that will swiftly' carry that one down to Tower and lower Five Roads "to'. Ruin : Ica. 5: 11. Woe unto them that 'rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry lateinto the night, 'till ,wine inflame them! '12And 'the harp and. the, lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are in their feasts; but they regard . not the work. .of Jehovah, '.neither have they considered the operation Of -his hands, . TI.e larger part of this chap- ter. verses 8 to 24, is 'occupied with a series of woes pronounced ' ar,a:nst various classes of people' in Israel: guilty ' of certain flag- rant sins. 18. Woe unto them that draw iniquity . with cords offalse- hood. and sirs as it Were with a cart rope; 19. That save Let him make 'speed, let him Masten his work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of' the Holy. One of Israel draw, nigh and 'Conte; that • we may • know it! These people are making an impious Challenge to Jehovah to make .. good his wads spoken through tt.e prophets, defiant unbelief which seems to have been the reigning spirit of the political circles of Isaiah's times.. 20. Woe - unto them, that call evil good, and good evfl; that put darkness for Iight, and light for darkness; • 'that put bitter for sweet, ad sweet for bitter! Referring to the .'things that are sweet and bitter, it • has been said that although they may be sweet the material taste, they are nevertheless bitter., inasmuch• as they produce'. abhor- `rence and disgust in the God -like nature' of man, and, after a brief period of self-deception, are turned into the bitter woe of fatal results: ' 21. Woe unto them, are. Wise in their- eyes, and prudent; in their sight! (the read of pride) ' mighty to drink wine,: and men of ,'strength' . to mingle strong; 23, 'that justify' the wicked for a nese of the . righteous from hint! In his last "woe" Isaiah returns to the drinking habits of the upper classes, from, 'which it 'would appear that among the judges of Isreal there were "six -bottle men". God is hot mocked: for whatao- ever a than toweth, that shall he also reap.. 8. For he that soweth • werayet L O. D. E. Presents Bomber To oto; canndien Mr Flow; . •• This 'twin.engined' bomber •and - reconnaissance plane, .a Bristol "Bolingbroke," has been presented to 'thee Royal 'Canadian Air Forcesby the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the•,Fmpire. .Lodge' of the 'order. from coast to coast jwiabined forces to• collect money to buy the bomber_ It carries on its nose the insignia• of• the order and the words' "For King and Empire." . e . , • t RADIO,'AND THE WAR 'Radio 'entered a new phase, of its service' to the world •with- .the out- ' • ,break. of • the second world .war,. , :'Hitherto • radio's first claim .to fame ,• was through, its .entertainment val= ue; today, it 'Is a vital source of 'communication, • presenting the news that develops so fast no other facility- can • cope. with 'its , swift pace. . Radio in . Canada. has responded readily to. the intensification of. the • • war effort.,The CBC has utilit;ed Its • 'networks to bring. the news to,'list .'' ' eners, and. to provide"the-entertain- Meet.' essential .as a respite from each, day's reports. of the • struggle. ' . '.And during •these. arduous month's; the CBC has experimented with. . and developed another • urgent ,Sete vice - programmes specially pian- ..ned ,to assist Canada's war effort. Of these, "Carry on- Canada!" is , broadcast Sunday nights at 9:00 p.m. from Toronto studies,. and ,it • • is. produced .• in co-operation with -the Federal , Government's De.part- inei t of Information. ' .Ontario listeners can get this 'splendid program each' Sunday. night at nine, . daylight time. ' by tuning in at CBL,. CHOC er CBC.e. - Another " Dmpire program'' is be- ing presented by CHOC eaeh' Sun- day. afternoon,.at::5:30 - ' when. "Sorge she • Soldiers Sing" Is the feature. - This . program introduces', new andold war tunes, the patriot :le. songs that' . everyenee crows- or Wants to know. This show is one that every real good Canadian' will want to hear. NOTES AND NEWS ' • The Columbia Broadcanting Sys- teui has an ambitious .summer pro-' gram schedule lined up headed by a program' called ' Forecast." It got under way July 15th and is being beard on Monday evenings. •Each. program is built around some mov- ie or radio 'star, or world personal- ity, ;and is designed to bring out, th'e 'particular .performer's best ab- ilities.' Shirley Temple.' washed,up with pix for thetime being; will try radio. '• This is the:time of th'e year when y.our..' garden needs special atten- tion - to keep your prize roses, plants and flowers free frompugs; fungus and ail the other blights. The best a-ay;to .eigre for your flow-., era is totune in Dick, the Amateur Gardener; heard from 1120• on your radio dial everyweekday at 12:30 noon. Dick will , tell you how • to meet •ail your problems: HAND PICKED RADiO BRIGHT SPOTS' Sunday - Sandy's. Canadian Hour from .BBC via 'CBC et '$:.00 p.m.-'Monday-Burns'•and Allen with Artie • Shaw an the NBCCAed network ' at 7:30.. Tuesday Laugh and -Swing Club. from WOR mutual chain at 9:30 p.m.:... Wed- nesday - Dr. Christian. a drama starring Jean Hersholt,en the Col- umbia chain at .8:30 - ... Thursday Stag Party via CBC from Van- couver at 11:30, pm.. , Friday,-- „-Music :You Wane 'from CHOC at 3:30:.. ' Satrirday. - Radio 'Getild drams ,on the NBC -Blore' network • at 8:00. ' Saving. Ontario's BNatural' Resources Do you know bow vitally all of us are affected by the depletion of our natural resources? At no time in our history has it been more important to know howwe can conserve our wild Iife and fisher- ' les. In a series of articles that will start in this newspaper soon, con- : servation and the replenishment of our natural' resources will be dis- cussed -in a popular and accurate 'style. These articles have , been vfrItten -by G. C. Toner, B.A.,?for' ' the Ontario 'Federation of Anglers, and will deal With my familiar' ani- mals,, birds and fishes. Need Is Urgent ' The Ontario' Federation of Ang- lers is the associated fish and game soweth unto the. Spirit rliall .of the Spirit reap ,' eternal • life. Our present life isthe seed-tiine o. an eternal harvest. -we must be careful what we plant forthe quality of the future harvest. de- pends ,entirely' on the present' sowing. • Like breeds its like; life springs front life; and death eternal is the culmination of a soul's present, death to God• and goodness. • 9. And let us' not be R cart' , in .well -doing: for in the season we shall reap,if"we faint not. protective clubs of the Province. Organized in 1928. byrepresenta- .tfves of angling associations ,from • all Ontario it has expanded until ' . to -day it represents most ' e the sportsmen' who'are interest in conserva eon. The purpose of the Federation is to assist the Govern- ment inmaintaining, improving and perpetuating. the 'game fish re- 'spurces of the' province;• to bring _before the public the urgency of, conservational efforts; 'mid to 'edu-• este the growing, geneeation along these lines. The Presidentof the Federation 'is Dr. 'H. C. 'Bliss, of ' Toronto, and:the Secretary -treasur- er is Mr. C; C. McGibbon. of 'O'sh- awa. The executive council includes most of the leaders in conservation in Ontario. . ' • eir. Toner ' seer -d overseas in the last war and on hi's return, while in hospital, .became interest- ed in animal's: After graduating from. Queen's' tniversity he worked for the Ontario Genie and Fisheries Department for several, Sears as 'a biologist.' A break -down in health caused him to triee to free-lance writing 'and'' he' ,has successfully conducted a column on nature f.rr several years in eastern Ontario newspapers. At the present time Mr; Toner is working on diseases of . fishes at Queen's University. under a grant. frim the Fisheries - Board of'C'anada. . • During his' periods as Prinie Minister, between 11+24 and 1937, Earl Baldwin (then the Rt. Moir. ' Stanley) had 8,000 pipes sent: him aspresents. Farm Hetes : ▪ • • ' . •Q:' Could :you tell Me 'the .differ - epee; in weight of atop of dry straw plated in a pile and 'allowed to rot fora period,of•six months in sum- mer,. having sufficient redistare? Also 'could .you give me a valua- tion per ton of straw compared to fairly fresh pig manure 'Where the straw.is the litter? "N, M. -. York A. Answering Your inquire.. which has been referred to my attention, I• would say • 'that' the. Weights of • fresh straw are approximately as follows: Crop ', Wt. per Cu. Cu. Yds. pee Foot Obs:$' Ton Wheat. ' 6. .a 23.3,. • Oats 3 24.3 B:.rley • 2.8 30.2 '' ' • The 'straw :which we have men- tioned takes up to the .pound of lit- ter,the following amounts of wa= • ter: Oat Straw; 228; Barley Straw. 2.3f4 Wheat Straw 2.20. uneble'to'tell you just What the straw pile should weigh at the.; end of six' months. but I do know. 'that in compost Experiments con- ducted by Mi`ehigan Agricultural Experiment 'Station .where 6 .tons per acre of Compost Manure were turned under,' 1 'co'mpo'st consisting of Barnyard Manure in comparison with Synthetic'.1lahure:whic3 was dampened and treated straw as •explained bedew, there, were • the following yields: ..Barnyard. Man • tire, 110.6 bus. •per acre of Potatoes. Synthetic 'Manure 179.6. bus. an acre of Potatoes. The note says that; "It ure•.failed to give as good results is believed that the Barnyard Man - Manure because et the Tether gig intent of straw vchiclt possibly. Jed to a nitrate .de- fici'enty where the Barnyard Man - :ere ure was applied. Turning under such quantities' ofstrawy material low in nitrogen often seduces the yields of the crop that immediately follows it." ' ` • STRAW COMPOST -The Straw Compost was made, up by Michigan Experiment Station as follows: A 10 ft. square pile of o. -fresh wheat straw leas started and the straw was piled to a depth of 1 ft. On this was' scattered 30 lbs. of thefollowing chemical mixture; 671:lbs. Sulphate of Ammonia, 20 per cent Superphosphate, 22.5 lbs.,' and Ground Liniestcrie; 60 lbs. An- other foot of strew .was' placed on top of this, and 30 lbs. more of the chemical' mixture was ,;added. This was continuc'd 'until .5 feet of straw • New Postmaster -General Col.. W. P: Mulack veho was recently named by Priine Minister Mackcn7-ie ,King as the new forte master -General of Canada. had ttee;l added end treateli with applieatione of the cheo01 i31 >Qoiz Lure. The' pile was then thoroughly soaked,' and allowed to stand for about 5• months. ft wee then applied ' to the crepe such as we have lust indicated. • in aaswet to the t coed ;int of your questl m a' ton of .straw can+ ries 11 lbs. 1Vittroken, 4 or row, phone Acid and 2A• as Potaalh. A too of pig'ffialillre 'carries 1,f' .t Nitrogen,. 94 lbs. Phosphoric Acid and 14.5 Ills. of Potash_ 1 THIS CURIOUS WORLD FfZrsgft 1 1400k, GLASSES WEJ. US . BY EARLY NEW ENGLAND MiNSSTER5 FOR. -TIMING THI ff L SERMONS". : ANC. SCZM IA;iE5 THE, SAND WAS, P.L.31"1 TH1zD1JGH'TAWS• J71Cly2 •' r tee C1 D • a. Z�BIT'�.A 4S KNOWN AS . A , CIRCUS folk have a iangi age,aali their own. To them, catnep are humps, .elephants are tamer=, monkeys are old folks, hippos+ • are bogs,hyenas are e n .. -lagers, and c.sticlies are big turkeys. And ' people' who take in all the. ifiee. sights,' hint Meier buy tickets are •lot leas. • NEXT: Imre saei :vest Breda: iag : fad -fends seed in ma= •ng ie Oren 1 AQUATIC REPTILE nonIzoNTAL I 'Pictured .. reptile., or alligator.. ;It' is.,fotind'. • chiefly, in fresh. 13 Fertile desert spat. 14 School of • a university. , 15' To, 'scratch. 15 To :straightest up. 17 To .rub out. 19 South America. 20 Node. 21 Strip of steel in tube freaking. 22 Compass point. .23 Cot;ered trucks:.. 24 Bundle.' 25 Electric unit. 27 hodgepodge.' 28 Sundrti - 29 Logger's hoot. 30 Di .titrbances. of peace. . I" 3 Answer to Previous Puzzle' D manufacture. 33 Star. 34 Spectators. 35 Amusement. 36 Born. 37 O3} 1's Cry., 39Alyl'elf. : 40, Grain. 42 Female shop. 43 Thing. 44 Definite article 46 Half of anti 47 Plant. 48 Pilaster 49 Potato C IR .i:. masher. 51.1ts eggs are • laid en 52 Its eggs are by the .sun. ' VERTICAL I Heart. 2 To t'let ate_' 3 B•on.s. 4 Citizen. 5 Ridge. , • 6 Cake decor:' ors. 7 Learning. 8 Deer. • 8 9 Done• once a week - 10 eed10. To concede. 11 Wild .deck 12 To repent. 16 Skillets. - -- 18 Blade of g'r'ass, 20 Double bass. 21 Mentally sound.:' 22 It has teeth - 2-3'Interdiction.. 24 A gratuity. 26 It has horny 27: Prgmennted spot on skin. 28 Bleroi-Sh_ 29 Brooch. 31 Sivagishnesa;_ 32 Myself: 33 Montt el_ 35 Enemy, 33 To leave 39 Affray. 41'Fiock. 43 Wealthy_ 45 Female fowl 47T -witching. 4S Postscript. 49 Right - 50 Road. 17 9 22 . D 7 23, 31 . • POP --No Choice By J. 'MILLAR. WATT NOW WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON YOUR WIF IF YOU UPSET A BOTTLE-'BE EST TABLE CLOTH OF INK ��;; ? 1i'f i rr / Ilifi'��- Illy DAVE •ROBBINS '' ' RADIO,'AND THE WAR 'Radio 'entered a new phase, of its service' to the world •with- .the out- ' • ,break. of • the second world .war,. , :'Hitherto • radio's first claim .to fame ,• was through, its .entertainment val= ue; today, it 'Is a vital source of 'communication, • presenting the news that develops so fast no other facility- can • cope. with 'its , swift pace. . Radio in . Canada. has responded readily to. the intensification of. the • • war effort.,The CBC has utilit;ed Its • 'networks to bring. the news to,'list .'' ' eners, and. to provide"the-entertain- Meet.' essential .as a respite from each, day's reports. of the • struggle. ' . '.And during •these. arduous month's; the CBC has experimented with. . and developed another • urgent ,Sete vice - programmes specially pian- ..ned ,to assist Canada's war effort. Of these, "Carry on- Canada!" is , broadcast Sunday nights at 9:00 p.m. from Toronto studies,. and ,it • • is. produced .• in co-operation with -the Federal , Government's De.part- inei t of Information. ' .Ontario listeners can get this 'splendid program each' Sunday. night at nine, . daylight time. ' by tuning in at CBL,. CHOC er CBC.e. - Another " Dmpire program'' is be- ing presented by CHOC eaeh' Sun- day. afternoon,.at::5:30 - ' when. "Sorge she • Soldiers Sing" Is the feature. - This . program introduces', new andold war tunes, the patriot :le. songs that' . everyenee crows- or Wants to know. This show is one that every real good Canadian' will want to hear. NOTES AND NEWS ' • The Columbia Broadcanting Sys- teui has an ambitious .summer pro-' gram schedule lined up headed by a program' called ' Forecast." It got under way July 15th and is being beard on Monday evenings. •Each. program is built around some mov- ie or radio 'star, or world personal- ity, ;and is designed to bring out, th'e 'particular .performer's best ab- ilities.' Shirley Temple.' washed,up with pix for thetime being; will try radio. '• This is the:time of th'e year when y.our..' garden needs special atten- tion - to keep your prize roses, plants and flowers free frompugs; fungus and ail the other blights. The best a-ay;to .eigre for your flow-., era is totune in Dick, the Amateur Gardener; heard from 1120• on your radio dial everyweekday at 12:30 noon. Dick will , tell you how • to meet •ail your problems: HAND PICKED RADiO BRIGHT SPOTS' Sunday - Sandy's. Canadian Hour from .BBC via 'CBC et '$:.00 p.m.-'Monday-Burns'•and Allen with Artie • Shaw an the NBCCAed network ' at 7:30.. Tuesday Laugh and -Swing Club. from WOR mutual chain at 9:30 p.m.:... Wed- nesday - Dr. Christian. a drama starring Jean Hersholt,en the Col- umbia chain at .8:30 - ... Thursday Stag Party via CBC from Van- couver at 11:30, pm.. , Friday,-- „-Music :You Wane 'from CHOC at 3:30:.. ' Satrirday. - Radio 'Getild drams ,on the NBC -Blore' network • at 8:00. ' Saving. Ontario's BNatural' Resources Do you know bow vitally all of us are affected by the depletion of our natural resources? At no time in our history has it been more important to know howwe can conserve our wild Iife and fisher- ' les. In a series of articles that will start in this newspaper soon, con- : servation and the replenishment of our natural' resources will be dis- cussed -in a popular and accurate 'style. These articles have , been vfrItten -by G. C. Toner, B.A.,?for' ' the Ontario 'Federation of Anglers, and will deal With my familiar' ani- mals,, birds and fishes. Need Is Urgent ' The Ontario' Federation of Ang- lers is the associated fish and game soweth unto the. Spirit rliall .of the Spirit reap ,' eternal • life. Our present life isthe seed-tiine o. an eternal harvest. -we must be careful what we plant forthe quality of the future harvest. de- pends ,entirely' on the present' sowing. • Like breeds its like; life springs front life; and death eternal is the culmination of a soul's present, death to God• and goodness. • 9. And let us' not be R cart' , in .well -doing: for in the season we shall reap,if"we faint not. protective clubs of the Province. Organized in 1928. byrepresenta- .tfves of angling associations ,from • all Ontario it has expanded until ' . to -day it represents most ' e the sportsmen' who'are interest in conserva eon. The purpose of the Federation is to assist the Govern- ment inmaintaining, improving and perpetuating. the 'game fish re- 'spurces of the' province;• to bring _before the public the urgency of, conservational efforts; 'mid to 'edu-• este the growing, geneeation along these lines. The Presidentof the Federation 'is Dr. 'H. C. 'Bliss, of ' Toronto, and:the Secretary -treasur- er is Mr. C; C. McGibbon. of 'O'sh- awa. The executive council includes most of the leaders in conservation in Ontario. . ' • eir. Toner ' seer -d overseas in the last war and on hi's return, while in hospital, .became interest- ed in animal's: After graduating from. Queen's' tniversity he worked for the Ontario Genie and Fisheries Department for several, Sears as 'a biologist.' A break -down in health caused him to triee to free-lance writing 'and'' he' ,has successfully conducted a column on nature f.rr several years in eastern Ontario newspapers. At the present time Mr; Toner is working on diseases of . fishes at Queen's University. under a grant. frim the Fisheries - Board of'C'anada. . • During his' periods as Prinie Minister, between 11+24 and 1937, Earl Baldwin (then the Rt. Moir. ' Stanley) had 8,000 pipes sent: him aspresents. Farm Hetes : ▪ • • ' . •Q:' Could :you tell Me 'the .differ - epee; in weight of atop of dry straw plated in a pile and 'allowed to rot fora period,of•six months in sum- mer,. having sufficient redistare? Also 'could .you give me a valua- tion per ton of straw compared to fairly fresh pig manure 'Where the straw.is the litter? "N, M. -. York A. Answering Your inquire.. which has been referred to my attention, I• would say • 'that' the. Weights of • fresh straw are approximately as follows: Crop ', Wt. per Cu. Cu. Yds. pee Foot Obs:$' Ton Wheat. ' 6. .a 23.3,. • Oats 3 24.3 B:.rley • 2.8 30.2 '' ' • The 'straw :which we have men- tioned takes up to the .pound of lit- ter,the following amounts of wa= • ter: Oat Straw; 228; Barley Straw. 2.3f4 Wheat Straw 2.20. uneble'to'tell you just What the straw pile should weigh at the.; end of six' months. but I do know. 'that in compost Experiments con- ducted by Mi`ehigan Agricultural Experiment 'Station .where 6 .tons per acre of Compost Manure were turned under,' 1 'co'mpo'st consisting of Barnyard Manure in comparison with Synthetic'.1lahure:whic3 was dampened and treated straw as •explained bedew, there, were • the following yields: ..Barnyard. Man • tire, 110.6 bus. •per acre of Potatoes. Synthetic 'Manure 179.6. bus. an acre of Potatoes. The note says that; "It ure•.failed to give as good results is believed that the Barnyard Man - Manure because et the Tether gig intent of straw vchiclt possibly. Jed to a nitrate .de- fici'enty where the Barnyard Man - :ere ure was applied. Turning under such quantities' ofstrawy material low in nitrogen often seduces the yields of the crop that immediately follows it." ' ` • STRAW COMPOST -The Straw Compost was made, up by Michigan Experiment Station as follows: A 10 ft. square pile of o. -fresh wheat straw leas started and the straw was piled to a depth of 1 ft. On this was' scattered 30 lbs. of thefollowing chemical mixture; 671:lbs. Sulphate of Ammonia, 20 per cent Superphosphate, 22.5 lbs.,' and Ground Liniestcrie; 60 lbs. An- other foot of strew .was' placed on top of this, and 30 lbs. more of the chemical' mixture was ,;added. This was continuc'd 'until .5 feet of straw • New Postmaster -General Col.. W. P: Mulack veho was recently named by Priine Minister Mackcn7-ie ,King as the new forte master -General of Canada. had ttee;l added end treateli with applieatione of the cheo01 i31 >Qoiz Lure. The' pile was then thoroughly soaked,' and allowed to stand for about 5• months. ft wee then applied ' to the crepe such as we have lust indicated. • in aaswet to the t coed ;int of your questl m a' ton of .straw can+ ries 11 lbs. 1Vittroken, 4 or row, phone Acid and 2A• as Potaalh. A too of pig'ffialillre 'carries 1,f' .t Nitrogen,. 94 lbs. Phosphoric Acid and 14.5 Ills. of Potash_ 1 THIS CURIOUS WORLD FfZrsgft 1 1400k, GLASSES WEJ. US . BY EARLY NEW ENGLAND MiNSSTER5 FOR. -TIMING THI ff L SERMONS". : ANC. SCZM IA;iE5 THE, SAND WAS, P.L.31"1 TH1zD1JGH'TAWS• J71Cly2 •' r tee C1 D • a. Z�BIT'�.A 4S KNOWN AS . A , CIRCUS folk have a iangi age,aali their own. To them, catnep are humps, .elephants are tamer=, monkeys are old folks, hippos+ • are bogs,hyenas are e n .. -lagers, and c.sticlies are big turkeys. And ' people' who take in all the. ifiee. sights,' hint Meier buy tickets are •lot leas. • NEXT: Imre saei :vest Breda: iag : fad -fends seed in ma= •ng ie Oren 1 AQUATIC REPTILE nonIzoNTAL I 'Pictured .. reptile., or alligator.. ;It' is.,fotind'. • chiefly, in fresh. 13 Fertile desert spat. 14 School of • a university. , 15' To, 'scratch. 15 To :straightest up. 17 To .rub out. 19 South America. 20 Node. 21 Strip of steel in tube freaking. 22 Compass point. .23 Cot;ered trucks:.. 24 Bundle.' 25 Electric unit. 27 hodgepodge.' 28 Sundrti - 29 Logger's hoot. 30 Di .titrbances. of peace. . I" 3 Answer to Previous Puzzle' D manufacture. 33 Star. 34 Spectators. 35 Amusement. 36 Born. 37 O3} 1's Cry., 39Alyl'elf. : 40, Grain. 42 Female shop. 43 Thing. 44 Definite article 46 Half of anti 47 Plant. 48 Pilaster 49 Potato C IR .i:. masher. 51.1ts eggs are • laid en 52 Its eggs are by the .sun. ' VERTICAL I Heart. 2 To t'let ate_' 3 B•on.s. 4 Citizen. 5 Ridge. , • 6 Cake decor:' ors. 7 Learning. 8 Deer. • 8 9 Done• once a week - 10 eed10. To concede. 11 Wild .deck 12 To repent. 16 Skillets. - -- 18 Blade of g'r'ass, 20 Double bass. 21 Mentally sound.:' 22 It has teeth - 2-3'Interdiction.. 24 A gratuity. 26 It has horny 27: Prgmennted spot on skin. 28 Bleroi-Sh_ 29 Brooch. 31 Sivagishnesa;_ 32 Myself: 33 Montt el_ 35 Enemy, 33 To leave 39 Affray. 41'Fiock. 43 Wealthy_ 45 Female fowl 47T -witching. 4S Postscript. 49 Right - 50 Road. 17 9 22 . D 7 23, 31 . • POP --No Choice By J. 'MILLAR. WATT NOW WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON YOUR WIF IF YOU UPSET A BOTTLE-'BE EST TABLE CLOTH OF INK ��;; ? 1i'f i rr / Ilifi'��-