The Exeter Advocate, 1917-3-15, Page 6Cti
nducted by Professor Henry. Bell.
r The object of this department ie to place at the
service of our farm readers the. advice of an acknowj•
hedged authority on ail subjectspertaining to soils and
fops.
Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, 1'n
;Fara of .The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, To.
lt'onto, and, answers will appear In this column in the
order In which they aro received. As space is limited.
lit Is advisable where imtrediate reply isnecessary that
stamped and addressed envelope be enclosed with the
question, when the answer will be mailed direct.
Question -H. 5,:--I have some thin
land which is not producing profitable
crops. Can I build it up by growing
Soy Beans which I can cut for hay
next summer? What variety of beans
is best to use?
Answer: --Soy beans belong to the
legume family, All legumes under
normal conditions have little knots
growing on their roots. In these
knots there live a very low form of
plant life known as bacteria., which
draw their food from the growing
plant and in return take some of the
nitrogen out of the air tli:. circulates
in the soil, so that the growing
legume benefits 'materially by their
presence, and the ground is richer in
nitrogen after the legume has been
grown than before, provided that not
all of the legume crop has been cut
off and removed. Soy beans have
frequently been profitably grown
where clovers and other legumes kill-
ed out. The beans are seeded as
soon as the ground is warm in spring.
The amount of growth which you will
get per acre varies of course with the
fertility of the soil and the length of
season, as well as with the vigor of the
variety of bean used. If
you turn the beans under in the fall,
you will add not only nitrogen to the
soil, but a considerable amount of
valuable organic matter and thereby
;041tsi qua' aleie
greatly assist in building u your soil:
Speaking genera:Ily, if clovers can be
grow -i in the place of soy beans, I
believe you would get a larger quant-
ity of organic matter as well as p
a-
proximately the same amount of
nitrogen.
The Purdue Agricultural. Experi-
ment Station, in Bulletin 172, reports
an average growth of green tops and:
roots to a depth of 18 inches, deter-
mined at the time of the first frost,
to have been 6.6 tons per acre, and an
average of 89 pounds of nitrogen was
contained in the tops and 13.8 pounds
of nitrogen in the roots of the soy
beans. As to varieties of soy beans,
experimental limen
tai
P tests
have shown n that
soy beans produced at Guelph, known
as O.A.C. No. 81, is the heaviest
yielder. Early Yellow and Ito San
are also good varieties.
Question -S. P.: -How much buck-
wheat should be sown to the acre?
What time should it be sown? Does
it do well on clay loam soil?
Answer:. -The usual amount of
buckwheat to sow to the acre is a
bushel to a bushel-and-alalf. The
buckwheat crop is not as particular
about its time of seeding as some
others. Satisfactory stands can be
obtained by sowing any time in May
or June. This crop should do well
on clay loam soil.
Sprains, whether of muscle, tendon
or ligament, are indicated by swell-
ing, heat and tenderness of the part
involved, and, if in a limb, lameness.
Give rest, place in position to af-
ford as much ease as possible, apply
heat and anodyne lotion as 4 drams
acetate of lead, 2 oz. laudanum and
6 oz. water until acute soreness ceases,
then apply liniment and bandage.
The stomach of the horse being
small, he must be fed at regular hours,
three times a day, at all seasons of
the year.
Bran or linseed meal to the horse's
ration aids in regulating the bowels,
avoiding constipation and lessening
the liability to disease.
An English veterinarian says care- es,
less or improper feeding is the prime q
cause of colic. The stomach of the
horse being small, the digestion is lim- R
ited, and if the horse is hungry and
overfed, or is allowed to gulp down a c
big feed, colic is the result. Aslo, if d
musty hay or musty, sour feed is used, w
or if fresh -cut grass wet with dew or w
rain is hastily eaten in large quanti-
ties, colic is often the result.
Scratches in horses will never occur
when the mud has been allowed to
dry and then brushed' ofi' without the
application of water.
A remedy for scratches is oxide of b
zinc, 1 dram; vaseline, 1 ounce. Never o
a•nply water to the legs,
The brood mare needs liberal, but
not excessive, feeding of well -cured
hay, oats and bran.
Adopt a system in harnessing and t
unharnessing the horse so that he'll'i
understand what you are doing.
When He Sat Down. G
A local magnate, who rarely makes m
a set speech, was asked to deliver an t
oration at a war ' fund gathering to w
which he had liberally subscribed • p
'hen he returned home his wife in-
uired:
h
"How was your speech received,
ichard ?"
"Why," replied her husband, "they
ongratulated me very heartily. In-
eed, Sir Richard Lucre told me that
hen I sat down he said to himself it
as the best thing 1 had ever done!"
XNTLItIVATIQNAL LESSON.
MARCH 18.
Lesson XL Jesus Saves From Sin.
Te'
i mperance Lesson). John 8. 12,
28-37, 56-59. Golden Tent
John 8. 36.
Verse 12, This verse follows im-
mediately on John 7. F52. the inter -
veiling. verses,
nter.,veiling-verses, absent in the oldest au-
thorities, are ,universally admitted t
be no part of this Gospel. They a
very precious and unnistakab
authentic tradition, for all that. B
they ought to have been printed at t
end of the Gospels, separately; th
interrupt the contest here.; I am
Yet he had said. to his disciples, "
are the light of the world." ' The r
1Vxilking by Maehiner,r ie less expert,-
sive in herds of fifteen cows or tnoro..
u smaller herds it as znioe° expensive
than, hand n ilking,
If it pays'. to raise `calves at all;` it
a toand c
s feedn l care l
pays o them f m •o
x r
� from
the day they are born. Farm sanita-
tion is the all important thing in the
care of livestock on the farm.
Bleep the cattle stables clean. Con-
tagious abortion and tuberculosis and
other diseases can only be kept in
cheek in this way, There is no cure
o for contagious abortion, and although
re after cows have aborted ''three times,
ly they are usually immune from the dis-
he ease, they are still carriers of it and
ey may give it, to other healthy stock.
Silage furnishes` a juicy food for
ye winter, and thus helps to keepthe
e: digestive 'organs of cattle in good
conciliation •lies in Gal, 1, 15, 16: N
are the lamps in which God kinds
the Light. Of life -So Jesus ad
another of his titles: it is Life th
thus shines.
31. Jews -The name prepares us f
the unhappy sequel. They had n
come right out from the hostile eon
munity, like the many.of verse 30, wh
believed in him, These are differe
persons, sharply contrasted with tho
who made the great venture of fait)
They believed him -They got as far' a
admitting the truth of what , he ha
said. So do multitudes of nomin
Christians to -day, who will wax wart
0
ab t
the he infallibility of Christ and
yet never surrender their souls to him
Hence his warning; they must abid
in the word they heard. See Jame
1. 25
32. For the 'special thought attend-
ing this lesson, let us point out that
Truth which delivers is not an abstrac-
tion found in books. It is a` Person.
There is a famous anagram of Pilate's
question Quid est veritas? The an-
swer is, Est vir qui adest: "It is the
Man before you!"
83. An amazing assertion for men
who when it suited them could cry,
"We have no king but Cmsar!" . Savest
thou -The pronoun has contemptuous
emphasis. So soon has he got be-
yond the limits of their "belief"!
34. Sin is personified, as the articl
in the Greek brings out. The sinner
is carving a beautiful image, and one
day it will come to life and he will be
her slave.
35. The parable is difficult because
highly compressed. It turns on the
fact that the slave is another's; the
slave of the house does "abide for
ver" there. The slave of the enemy
s in God's house, by his forbearance,
ut he cannot stay there. The Son
f that house offers him redemption,
y which he may abide in the house,
not as Sin's slave, but as God's free-
man.
36. The universal truth is wonder-
fully illustrated by the experience of
emperance work. There are secular
nebriate homes which have ..had .to
lose, as they only reclaimed a' tithe of
hose on which they spent so Minch
cience. Not so the homes in which
hrist is expected to break the chain!
37. Ye seek -See John 7.' 1; these
en, for all their concession to the
ruth of what he said, were still one
ith' the party that waited its op-
ortunity for killing him. His word
ad convinced them up to a certain
point. But it was like a visitor in a
park where he must keep to one path
-and that path only leads' to a wall'
56. Rejoiced that he should see
`(margin) -This rendering and that of
the text are equally possible, as we
now know. Etat the next clause
shows that this one refers to Abra-
ham's rejoicing before God's promise
was fulfilled. My day -For such in-
deed was the birthday of Isaac, the
"seed in which all the peoples of the
earth should be blessed." In the child
of wonder and ofee"laughter•," Abra-
ham saw the corning of a descendent
v✓he was to save the world.-
57. A second -century writer draws
e, inference that Jesus was over.
rty. And strangely enough, re-
arkably strong. facts have lately
me to light in favor of B. C. 8 as the
ar of his birth, and A. D.36 as that
his death. Whether we can pos-
es Plenty of exercise and proper ven-
ds illation are essential for young and
at breeding stock.,
or For warts on cows' teats a good
et treatment is applying a mixture of
eon
two ounces each of tincture of iodine
and castor oil, Paint the teats affect-
nt ed twice daily after milking, and
se about •thirty minutes after painting
r. grease with Vaseline to keep the skin
d from getting tender or blistering.
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e
s
PON*
A. smooth plumage indicates health.
Always practise absolute cleanli-
ness in feeding.
The early -hatched pullet is the one
which will lay next winter. You will
desire some chickens out in April. It
is now time to got the incubator. and
incubator room in order.
Anyone with a flock of more than
50 hens should have an incubator.
A hard floor on the brooder will
cause the feet of the little chicks to
"crumble" and make them cripples.
An incubator is less trouble than a
e dozen hatching hers, and the machine
brings the chickens when you want
them.
After the eggs begin to hatch in
the incubator do not open the door!
more than once in every two or three
hours to remove the chicks, and do it
as quickly as possible, as theleast
draft upon a picked egg may kill the
chick within.
Geese only one year did are not ma-
ture as breeders. Such females lay
fewer eggs, of smaller size, with a
greater proportion usually infertile,
than is generally the case with
females two or three years old.
THE CASH VALUE OF A F' . `'' MER
If a number of farmers were asked
to name the most valuable asset o
the farm, it is probable that each
would have a different answer, and
equally probable that each would be
liability wouldbe discharged with the
f insurance money. It is evident then th
that every farmer should have his no
life insured. -
wrong. For it is not likely that one
of them would think of himself in this
connection. It Is a fact nevertheless
that the farmer himself represents th
greatest value on the farm even on a
purely cash basis.
Actuaries have calculated the pre-
sent value of annuities of one dollar
at all ages and have arrived at the
conclusion that an annuity of a dol-
lar at age 40, is worth or. the average
$16.51. Now, supposing a farmer,
age 40, is able to produce by his
thought and Iabor $1,000 per annum
out of his property in addition to his
own maintenance, he would be worth
to his family one thousand times the
annuity of one dollar or $16.510.
The same values can be ascertained
for all other ages.
Now it is strange, in view of the
high money value of the farmer, that
he fregt<ently neglects to insure his
life. The house must be insured, the
barn must be insured, and the stock,
but the fanner. himself is unprotected.
This is not fair to him nor to his
family. If the head: of the house
were taken away the farm and stock
would be left, it is true, hut someone
must be found to take charge of the
business and work the farm, and ade-
quate insurance would provide the
money necessary to engage such a
'er. It often happens that, de -
Pending on ; continued health and
strengths and good crops, that the
fari'ri has been. taken with en encum-
brance ors it, in the shape of a mort-
gage, Although farmers live a
healthful life, yet they are not MI -
Mortal and death is always a pos-
sibility, In the event of death, who
will nay the mortgage? The widow
with the added burden of providing
help to work the fermi?, It :`Mould .be
impossible and "
p c forecicsury would v d be,
inevitable. Now let us' suppose .hat
this farmer had boen wise, and had
:'`alt
en life insurance i,or. the ' a
lriotrnt
ref the iiiet;tgage, At his death the
Probably the. most desirable is the ye
Endowment Policy Under endow- of
ment policies the amount is payable, si
to the insured himself if he be Iiving he
at the end of a certain term of years, w
e say 15, 20, 25 or 30, Should' he die G
during that time the policy is payable do
to his family. The endowment policy, to
therefore, is a savings bank account, se
and an insurance at the same time. B
It may be that the farmer may wish be
to accumulate a certain amount of
money in order to enlarge his pro-
perty or to make some notable im-
provement, perhaps to build a house.
The endowment policy provides a lea
means whereby a fund can be ac ten
cumulated for any such purpose and
bly admit them cannot be discussed
re. But it illustrates excellently
hat a difference there is between a
ospel' and a biography! How little
such historical perplexities matter
us!, The facts that matter are
cure.
58. I am -The Name of God at the
Bu
is calmly assumed. There could
small doubt about the "blasphemy"
-its truth was the only defense!
Antelope's Long Jump.
Some kinds of antelope can :make a
p of thirty-six feet in length and
feet in height. and India. It has; globular,e,gra ish'
A GALLANT SERB.
Serbian Army Mourns Death of
"The Wolf."
The whole Serbian army mourns
the loss of Voyno Popovitch, •familiar-
ly known as Voyvode "Vouk" or "The
Wolf," commander of the Corps of
Volunteer Irregulars, of Komitajis
which has played such an active and
glorious part in the five campaigns
that Serbia has waged since the aut-
umn of 1914, says the London Times.
Only 32 years of age, he established
and maintained such a rigid code of
drafting that his corps are to -day "ir-
regulars" no longer but in name.
Their drill and discipline are unsur-
passed in any branch of the regular
army.
It was one of the desperate en-
counters that tookplace around
Grunishta, while rallying his men
against an overwhelming onset of the
enemy, that this gallant warrior met
his death. Though already wounded.
in the arm, with the wound yet un-
bandaged, he threw himself into the
wavering line of Serbs and restored
their courage by his example. But he
was mortally hit by a Bulgarian
sniper firing from behind a rock. His
last words were : "Dead or alive, do
not leave me to the BuIgarians:" His
dying wish was faithfully obeyed, and
Voyvode "Veuk" was buried with all
due honors by the victorious Serbs.
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fe.pai Ment., initials only will be published with each question and Ite.
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elven In each letter. Write on one Ode of paper only. Answers. will bo
p and addresr�,d envelope Is enclosed.
mailed direct if .cram ed
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ndntoence.pm for this de art toMrs, Helen Law. 7S
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D. 5.:-1. The best novel on the war
is said to be "Mr. Britling Sees it
Through," by the' noted English writ-
er, G. H. Wells.' A new book, jus
issued, by the same author,is also
highly recommended. It is entitled
"France, Italy and Britain at War:"
A splendid work, "The Children'
History of the war," by Sir Edward
Parrott, MA. LL.D., is ' being 'issued
from time to time. Three volume
have already appeared (price, $1.00
each) and they cover the progress of
the war to the end of 1914. Theyare
profusely illustrated with maps and
pictures, and more intensely interest-
ing reading it would be hard to find.
When finished it will form a complete
t
ready for use. 2. Keep hanging
beside the stove a long loose linen
mitten to slip over the hand and arm
when turning or basting anything m
the oven. It will save burns, and the
spattering of hot fat on the sleeve.
B. B.;-1. It is said that old pots-
s toes if boiled in part water and part
milk will not discolor. 2. To clean
cane furniture first brush the dust out
8 of the crevices. Made a suds by dis-
solving white soap in water and add-
ing salt. This will prevent the cane.
from turning yellow. Apply with a
scrubbingbrush,first one side, then the
other, thoroughly soaking the cane.
Place in a shady spot to dry and the
cane will be firm and tight. 3. Salt
should not be added to a milk dish
when it is boiling. If so it will be
licelY, to curdle the milk. 4.When
children's stockings •thin at the
wear
knee, clip offthe leg just above the
heel, turn the back to the front
and sew together. 5. In preparing.
a boiled icing, the sugar and water,
while boiling on the stove, should not
be stirred. If this is done the mix-
ture will °be sugary. 6. Crackers
should never be broken into soup, 7.
A teaspoonful of alum -dissolved in
water and snuffed up the nose will
stop nose -bleed. 8. Silk waists
should be pressed, while still damp,
with a cool iron. 9. Table napkins
will wear much longer if folded in
thirds one week and in fourths the
next.
F. D.: A gift may be sent to a
bride at any time after. the wedding
invitations are issued. 2. Your em-
broidered centrepiece will make an
ideal gift. When finished, lay it face
downward on a Turkish towel and
over it place a cloth which has been
wrung out of .boiled starch, and press
dry with a hot iror.
history of the war, and one which
every household should possess. 2.
It is said ' that Tennyson's greatest
Mess
.age and .. t
hen
o
e he most
wished.
i t
to be remembered is contained in these
two lines from "Locksley Hall":
"Love took up the harp of life and
• smote on all the chords with
might; •
Smote the chord of Self, that trembl-
ing passed in music out of
sight."
This seems to have been Tennyson's
prophetic answer to the German
"Hymn of Hate."
M. W.:-1. On the inside of your
pantry or kitchen door fasten a strip
of molding, about six or eight inches
long. In this molding fasten five
screws from which to hang these labor
and time -saving devices: A skewer
set, a pair of scissors, a writing tablet
with pencil attached ready to jot down
articles needed, a small round pin-
cushion with a washable cover of
cretonne, and a string holder, made of
an ordinary tin funnel, painted in
white enamel, holding the ball of cord
inside, the loose end pulled through
At lambing time the ewes require
the constant attention of the shepherd,
especially if the weather is cold.
The young lamb must have nourish-
ment from the ewe as soon as it is
burn; the sooner the better.
If a lamb is chilled take it at once
to a warm, place and plunge it in wa=
ter as warm as the hand will stand,
then rub dry and wrap in warm flan-
nel.
, As soon as revived, take it to the
mother and see that it gets nourish-
ment.
If lambs are due to arrive, the care-
taker should visit the flock once or
twice during the night. A little as-
sistance at the right time may save a
lamb, and ofttimes the ewe.
The ewes welcome the presence of
the regular, attendant and are grate-
ful for his help.
Within the case of a new clock of
the grandfather type are concealed a
phonograph and cabinet for records.
Save the wood ashes and keep them
in a dry place. ` ,They, are a splendid
fertilizer.
Offaa
Where suitable building exists for
the proper protection of the sow and
her young she should be expected to
raise two litters a year.
Do not allow the food to sour in the
hog feed trough.
When the little pigs are weaned, put
the sow out of their hearing for a
while.
Almost any kind of milk is all right
so long as it is good, clean milk. The
hogs will make good use of it. When
you once get your hogs on sweet milk
or on sour, keep them, there. The
changing from one to the other is the
way to trouble.
Skim -milk is the hog's natural
fcod. Save it all.
Lack of exercise is one cause of soft
pork.
A long pig has the frame-up for a
big hog. It is our worse to put on
the right kind of siding.
To avenge our wrongs costs more
than to protect our rights,
THE JOY OF TEMPTATION
Sin is the Defeat of a Man's Soul by the Man's Self ;:t
Perilously Losing Game.
"Blessed ° is the man that endureth
temptation." -James, i., 13.
Temptation is a much 'hated word
It is always with us, hut we dislike t
sa
nbr lead us into error and unbelief,
despiar and other great and•sliamef:il
sins; and that, though we may be thus
• tempted, we may nevertheless finally
° prevail and gain the victory."
Stakes All To Gain. A Part
The devil makes his'attack upon the
mind. It is th"e most vulnerable point
of the intended victim . The riiad' is
the home of unbelief, distrust; envy
and hatred. Destroy the intellect's
contentment of .faith and immediately
the whole man is possessed with the
demoniacal hosts of unbelief and sin.
The world tests her children by strik-
ing at their honor and their pride. By
making them think of themselves more
highly than they ought to think she
makes them think less of God. God-
lessness is sin, The flesh tempts
through the passions, "the easiest
way," nature's dross quickly being re-
vealed in a total disregard for charact-
er or. consequences. Tagore puts it
thus: -"In sin man takes part with
the finite against the infinite that is in
him; it is the defeat of his soul by his
self.. It is a perilously losing game,
in which manstakee his all, to gain 'a
rt."
"Elessed" or "happy" is � the nlan
who enclureth temptatioir. ' }Iia hitp-
piness depends upon his enduring, The
tempter can hurt him but cannot de-
stroy him. The acid may burn: and
even disfigure' him, but it cannot ruin
him, With 'his heart at one with
Goa! there is :a, wayn
of. escape f:eolii
every trial, He is ' cleansed as b'
fire, y
I•Ie realizes rani;
i? y out': of pain.
l
sin.
The prince of:darknoss flees from him;
theangel of light
to him,
.for lte k � ,;`
nog
vstl
tl
fat he
.t eiidureth to :the
end, tl7e. same
shall be gained." ---Rev. Charles J.
eSmiih, D. 1),
acknowledge its presence. It is one
of those ugly, uncomfortable words
which go far to soil our modern nicety,
The common garden plant called' We shrink from its' insistence rather
coriander isfound in Egypt, Persia ,than receive it with joy.
A more than superficial;, examine
tion will at once disclose the blessed
uses of this unpleasant term. It
means simply "to try" or "to test,". It
comes from the a'ssayer's office. Man
it will be available in any case in the He -The fools are not all dead a seed -corgis and . is mentioned twice in
event of the death of the policy -She -That's yet. the Bible, in Exodus xvi:; 31, and in
holder. as true as you live. Numbers xi:, 7.
Of the endowment policies those on
the participating plan are perhaps
preferable. There are a number of
ways in which an insurance company
can "make money". For instance the
number of deaths occurring may turn
out to be less than the number used
in calculating the premiums, Again
the rate of interest earned may be
higher than the rate used in calculat-
ing the premiums, or a sale of
securities might be made to the ad-
vantage of the company. Participat-
ing policies by their terms share in
the profits earned' by, the company.
These profits are, determined at re-
gular intervals, and are allotted to the
different policies. ;In the case of the
participating policies the ainount of.
the profits may be returned in' cash,
or it may be used to reduce the prem
ruins, or again a Substantia;) addition
may he mads to the amount of the
policy, Policies on the partioipat-
i"ng plan, although they have higher
premiums, in the end usually turn out
to be eheaperthan policies on the 'none
participating plain because the pr -
flee earned pro -
flee o
ro
are usually such that the
not cost per $1,000` of the arti i , -
p c pat
leg policy falls below thatof the non-
participating contract.
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new equtpMent of the Belgian arm in+for 'r.g ,e, • - ,..n.• •
g , Y preliartii.lon thou, great oilenaive
which will .be launched shorn .'lio W'°•
, y f to ,shows tlre.,f'lal.iati,;arniered autos'
with: inechine guns.' '
`45,18
m1�i�r�n •a�,;�
tries the gold to see whether it is
pure; man in turn is tried to see
whether he is pure. The experiment
is dangerous to the man who may be
impure and 'weak; ' it is full of delight
to him who is pure and strong. The
true joy ofthe Lord must come to his
servant who is weighed in thebalance
and not found wanting.
God Tempteth No Man.
Cloci
permits temptation, ;but he
never performs it. It. has gotten to
be alamentable custom foie us to
i:barge the Lord with a great many.
things which He never :leas a hand in,
ile slid not . rob Job of possessions,
children and wife, Satan ditl that,
and he did` it a5 carefully as any
Satanic''venture could be done. .leges;'`
was "led tip of the spirit into the.
wilderness," but when once theree. Ile
was "tempted of the devilee God
knows the ,gold from the dross with-
out having to inflict the acid test; the
devil makes the discovcry only a•fter
painful •eXperimeetation, Luther a has
some noble ords to :this effect. "God
indeed tempts; iia arae to rein. w,but ri
,pray that lie would so gulled and
preserve us that .!,hedevil, the world.
aad ear Own flesh may net denneiv;i ti,,`