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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1921-4-28, Page 2CONDUCTED GY PROF. HENRY G. SELL The object of this tiepartirrent is to place at the eer- aice of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged authority on all subjects pertaining to soils and crops. Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, In care of The Wilson Publishing Company, LIthited, Toren - to, and answers will appear in this column In the order In which they are received. When writing kindly men- tion this paper. As space is limited it is advisable where immediate reply is necessary that a stamped and ad- drer.scd envelope be enclosed with the question, when the answer will be mailed direct. Copyright by VilsonPublishing Co Limited .0. M, I. would like to know about growing alfalfa. The land is sandy and dry, slopes to the south. Should L seed to alfalfa in the spring with: eats, or would a fall Seeding be bet- ter? Should I use lime and Manure, both? What kind of alfalfa seed, should I use? , Answer: In Ontario, speaking gen- erallye it is :wisest to practi;e spring seeding of alfalfa. Two hundred miles seuth climatic Conditions are such that there is sufficient. length of growing season before the heavy -frosts set in for the young alfalfa to make rooting. I would advise se,ertling With barley, wheat or oats and my preferenee for next year's crop would-be in the order named. After the ground is, plowed, broad- cast le at the rate of 1,500 to 2,000 lbs. per acre, working this in with disk and harrow. An application of ma- nure is, very good practice, at such a time. When you are sowing the alfalfa seed, apply about 250 lbs. per acre of a fertilizer analysing 2 per cent. am- monia, 8 per cent. phosphoric acid, and 2 per cent. potash. If you have a fer- tilizer sowing drill this will give the fertilizer the best application, if not, sow the fertilizer broadcast as you did the lime and work it in by harrowing thoroughly. This harrowing can serve to cover the grain and alfalfa seecntoo. R. IL: I have five acres of alfalfa sod that is getting too thin to leave for hay any longer. Did not get this fall -plowed and would like to know if it would do to plow this spring and to plant to potatoes? It is high, sandy loam. Would you advise plowing early, or wait until alfalfa got three or four inches high? I want to culti- vate one year and reeeed to alfalfa. I also have some new ground of high sandy loam, which has been pastured for years that I would like your ad- vice as to putting to peas or beans. Answer: It would be all right to spring -plow your land for potato growing. I would adviie plowing as early as the land will work, especially since it is a sandy loam type. In giewing potatoes I would adviseyou to apply 500 lbs. fertilizer to the acre; use a -brand analyzing about 4-8-4. For the peas and bean land; after marring plowing, work the soil down into a smooth seed -bed, following the plowing irninediately with about 1,000 lbs. of limestone per acre, this will be worked in as you disk and harrow the field. Just before the beans and peas are sown, broadcast about 200 Lbs. per f more of fertilizer analyzing 3-8-3. p Work this thoroughly into the soil by :careful harrowing. W. W.: How melt deers :grain in cora silage depreciate in feeding value from time it le put in Silo to -the time it is fed? 'Corn dented' and : glazed when cut. llow does field, Corn com- pare with regular ensilaee corn in feeding valise, for patting in silo? Answer: Actual analyses Of Corn silage show that ensilage is higher in feeding value than is an equal weight of, green cern just cut. Prodded that the corn is past the glazing stage when it is put, in the Silo, I see no reason why deterioration should take place in the silo. As a matter of fact, the ensiling of corn is carried on pre- cisely to prevent deterioration. I do know from actual investigations and front records of acteal tests, that en- silage corn which has a considerable per cent, of fairly well ripened grain on it, makes materially better feed than the same weight of corn without ears. There is little difference ha the feeding value of various types of corn provided that you pick a variety of corn that will approach 'maturity at the time ithasto be out for ensilage. This can -be greatly assisted by apply- ing fertilizer high in phosphoric acid to your corn field. This additional plantfood will hasten the ripening of corn from a week to 10 days. K. Se F.: I have about three acres of land where the muck has been burned off, which P sowed to sugar beets last spring, but they didn't come up. Later I sowed it to millet and it didn't come. Could you tell me the cense, and what to do for this piece of ground? Answer; There are probably two reasons why your crops of sugar beets and Millet did not 'grow on the muck soil that had been burnt over. First,, the burning left nothing but loose ash which did not pack thoroughly enough. for water to rise through it. If such was the case there would not be suf- ficient moisture to produce *germina- tion of iced. Second, the burnt -over land -would contain very little plant - food. The material which burned was the nitrogen carrier. There is very little phosphoric add in amuck soil and extremely little potash-, therefore the ash that is left is poverty stricken as far as plantfood is comeoped. About all you can do is to plow the soil deeply, bringing op a little of the 'subsoil. This, mixed with the sur- face soil, will in time give' it -body You might apply 200 lbs. per acre of ertilizer high in phosphoric acid and otasia. This will help, aktez• &vitt Garden People. The walks are swept, the carpets laid In gray and brown; the beds are made. Our garden soon will ready be For enterining ocampany: Pete Parsnip, slim and Bobby Bean, And little Tillie Turnip -green; Good 011ie Onion, sometimes tearful, And Tom Tomato, bright arid cheerful. Kate Cabbage, with a curly head, And Polly Popper, dressed in red; Rob Radish, too, whose stay is brief; And sweet Letitia Lettuce -leaf; Then Ruby Rhubarb, pink and fat, And Susie Squash, in ruffled hat. Round Peggy Pumpkin, hiding pies From Pat Potatoe's Irish eyes'; Arid,little rosy- Bessi,e Beet, With all the sugar she can eat. They will not toil, but day by day We'll work for them in earnest wayl Breed Draught Horses. The future for the breeding of the right type of draught horses should be encouraging. There is a scarcity; there is an increasing demand,—but both of these statements refer to the right kind of horse, with size, quality, sound feet, and clean bones. The culls will never bring a fair price. There are too many of them now. In fact, the past depression in draught hos-so values has not been due to an over -supply of g-ood horses, but rather Co a surfeit of poor ones with the buyers not -interested. The cost to grow and maintain horses is on. the decline, a fact that has its interest. to both the farmer and the city horsemen. To the breeder and stallion owner the coming season looks attractive; to the farther, who has been wise enough to retain a few of his good mares, the way seems clear. We have all too few, good horses, but our trouble in the past has been rather in our even greater lack of good mares. It will pay any farm- er who has the facilities for horse - breeding, to consider the improvement of his mates, with a view to future ina.rkets. For the good draught horse has a certain future. The bulk of the milking in ' New Zealand is now drone with the machine. r.st- anaR,the:o rf,e, Ca, Pa kihtpOWdez' AtTi/P1:51°Ar'- Nt'S ave Yon Money to Burn? Have you money to burn?, Neither ,have I. Do you like to take a fine new, crisp $100 bill or a .bright fresh $500 Victory bond, set a match to it atiCbWateb. it curl in flame? Neither doi. The fact remains, however, that Canadians are burning up money to- day, needlessly and inexcusably. The loss from lire in Ontario alone, in 1919, was 810,514,232, caused by a total of M96 fires lilighty per cent of the fire loss is preventable. This means that Ontario people burned up money to the extent of $2,311, needlessly and wastefully, each day in the year., An end can not be put to this tremendous waste WO quickly, ' Lightning has long been suspected of being- the chief cause of fires upon the farm. This question -of the fulan'clial loss to fanners by lightning is most important. Farm buildings' aro good targets for thunderbolts. ' Because of this fact, tlie house, barn, silo and all, other structures. should be sodded, 'Nor should the work stop here. - Wire fences sheuld be grounded, It is a well-known fact that horses and cattle frequently drift along with a storm until they come to some barrier. Often this is a wire fence, which becomes charged with electricity under certain storm conditions. If the fence in the open field is well grounded every ten rods, and at every corner in yards, a lightning stroke will be carried harm- lessly into the ground. Where grain is being threshed, the machinery should be grounded to pre- vent ignition of the dust from static electricity. It should also be equip- ped with a spark arrester. Lightning plays too many pranks, and singles oo out the farmer tconspicuously as a victim, for any of these precautions to be overlooked or ignored. ' While lightning is the chief cause of farm fires, it is net the only one, by any means. After lightning come de- fective chimneys and flues, sparks) on wooden roofs, and snatches smoking, as the leading causes of fire. Spon- taneous combustion is another deadly cause. Shall we continue to- burn up our money on the farms, wastefully, shamefully, when of every dollar that we burn' up eighty cents could be saved and put to work to increase pro- duction and life conveniences. The menace of spontaneous combus- tion is fully as great on the farm as in the. eity. Hay, esneeially of the clover arid alfalfa varieties, is subject to slialitaneOus combustion, whether it is in mews or Stacks. The first cutting of alfalfa is believed to be the most dangerous- in this respect, butrrany hay that ri* rain or dew', Or not TiTtlelli tr IYor curedenei't before •1 gbeelllilegnaptiellt fielent heat to causer fire. Thorougl drying before placing' in the `barn and the addition of common salt Will ren- der hay less likely to everheat. The main faeters leading to spontaneous 'ignition of foods and fedders may be given, 'roughly, as moisture, bacterial aetivity, germination' and storage in large heapS. Where stored lots am- ount to some hundred's of tons, spon- taneousmm combustion may Soetimes be under way for two or three months before becoming apparent externally. m Tne far,. supply of gasoline -'and -kereSene :should he kept a safe 'clii- tance,frotrinaity dwelling. No light of any kind ,should be permitted' near to theth., No alitomobile or gasoline en- gine should have its fuel tank replen- ished while running. It sheuld always be borne in mind that the vapor from a gallon„of gasoline, when mixed with has. an explosive power equal to that of eightlY-three pounds of dyna- mite. • The Sunday Sc' Lesson or • - MAY • , Bible TeaChings About EciUcation. bent, 6; 4.9; Proverbs 3: 13-1,8;_ St. Luke 2: 40-52.GoliTen Text— ' Prov. 4i '7. Connecting Links—The ideal hitni-n were to learn to know and love the ,society will be intelligent, as ,avell as God of their fathers. More -over the - industrioos. It will Value learning as leaching was tra be not Sinviily any 3, it values labor. /t bill, SeCk the leesenielerarifeil in schiook.hut also, hr Open lanterns should never be Oar- ried about outbuildings or left to -hang where there is the slightest possibility of fire being caused by them. Parlor matches, or the old-style "seven-day" kind, which burn slowly, are equally dangerous. Safety matches,, which can be ignited-' only by contact with a prepared surface, are the only proper ' kind to use. . The damage wrought by sparks on wooden shingle roofs calls attentien to the ' desirability of using Some 'fire- proof shingres farm buildings of all kinds. These -Cost but little more than wooden shingles, to begin with; they redime the premium on insura-nce policies and -minimize the possibility. of fires. - The combination of a defed-; b Live chintheye and a wooden shingle roof i.s most dangerous. Usually when an improperly, constructed chimney t develops cracks above a wooden shingle roof it -is merely a matter of time' before sparks escape through the openings and, -dropping upon the day wooden shingles, start to burn up the house. The farmers who neglect to prevent sueh a catastrophe are crimin- ally careless. healthy development and ' growth of It the mind aswell as of the body. 'will recognize that physical health , and industrial efficiency are promoted by edueation and will seek the be means 'and instruments of educatio The training of its young folk will b together with the feeding mid elotl ing of them, its ehie,f concern. But this training and education- vi be 'twofold, having regard for'char- acter as well as efficiency, and aiming at the making both' of good' workmen and good citizena. It will, Kelt the highest perfection, of both mind and soul, both heed and heart. The fine art of living- together requires not inerely diligenee "and skill, and- effec- tiveness' in toil, but also g,podwill and sympathy, and patience. We have fallen, upon tones in which society beth national and international, ha become exceedingly complex, and th right ordering of it demands the high- est wisdom. We have become familiar with all sorts.' Of theoriee, some, of them exceedingly crude or even fan - tastic, of reform and reconstructions: and have heard again and again the cry of red revolution. Our -s-afety lies in education, and a broader and- better education,rand an education founded upon Christian, faith and- morals. In talk and eonveas'ation rtr the; house and, 'by the way, both , evening and morning. Prev. 3: 13-113. Happy is the -Man st That Vilidetia Wisdom. The first nine n. cluipteee of the 'batik of Proverbs have er 'been aPProPriatelY called the, "Praise 1- of Wisdom," The writer seems to have. been a teacher Of youngonfen, for he frequently uses the term "My son" in addressing his pupils'. Wisdom is to him the divine plan of the world./tie personified as God's arehitecit ed "master workin-an." It stands for the divine order in both nature and human life, for both God's work and- God's will. A anan's win - dent, therefore, is in' seeking to know God's will and to do lit. It lies' in, ordering his life according to God's , plan, for thus, and thus- only, can he s live a true life. See, especially 1: 7; e 3:' 1-10- and 8. Wisdom is here presented as the sin -tree' of true happiness, as 'the great- est wealth, and, the most precious- of all treasures. Wisdom pfemotes health and long life, as well' as pres- perity, and is compared to the tree of life in the garden of Eden. Those who ate of that tree would live for ever, and 'so those who Lay hold upon wisdorn find life eternal. - One can 'understand' from this how it is that the New Testernent writers represented Ohrist as the perfect ex- ample of wisdom, „and the Source of Wisdern to all who follow Him. In Christ they re'cognized one who per- fectly did' the will of God. In Him they • .saw --perfect faith and perfect 'Obedience, 'and they sought to be them- eplares led by His 'SPirit. Christ was "the power of God and the wisdom of God" (1 Cor. 1: 24), and in Him, were "all the ntre,asure,s of wie.drom and knowledge hidden" (C.rel. 2: 3). . A --true education, therefore, will not leave Christ out. The knowledge of Christ, and of 'f_led in Christ, will be its crown and completion,. Knowledge without the highest wisdom Would. be barren and unfruitful. St. Luke 2: 40-52. Luke's brief narrative of the childhood of Jesus culminates in verse 52, where lie is presented as a healthy, w'ell-trained and- well -brought -up boy, ard'varieing ib wisdom and' stature, and infavotrnweliltihgenGc 'strong, intelligent, religious' a-nd --social I manhood. . Application. In a new country skicii as ours we 'have to guard against many dangers. ciarid of these not the least menace is ignorance. An in -meant m'an is dan- 11 an educated, Chrietian. people lies' our hope for the'Tuture. , Dent. 6: 4-9. Rear, 0 Israel. The book of D,euteronomy, in its present form, combs to oe front 'the early part of the seventh ,century before Christ. It is a new edition, prepared' by dis- ciples of 4the great prophets, Ame,s, Hosea, Isaiah; and Micah, ,of the nn- cient lawa' of -Israel of- which Moses was the founder. Its laws are en. a very high le2iel, and 'axe a.ccompanied by .exhortartidalis' to 'obedience, based Upon love to God 'and. gratitude for all His _great kindriessee to Isinel. The ook :makes love the Strong bond which.' binds- Israel to',Jehovah, and Makes loveatherefore, the ruling the- ive of conduct for all doodrIsia.elites. The -section of the book included in chaps. 5 to, 11 has as its text the ten commandments (5: ,7-21), and eon- taing a series of- finely conceiveoll and impressive exhortations to loving obedience, fidelity, and, grateful re- membrance of God's goodnee.s. The p'assarge 'before us is . held in high esteem by all good Jews, and is committed to inientory and recited by them. They often carry out, literally the commands of vreins,es 8 and 9, writ- ing the whole passage upon strip§ of parchment and upon door posts., We our -selves ves 'would'do well to imitate them in learning it 'by heart (v. 6). The first declarartionis. that. Jehovah, the God • of Israel, is "One." , For Israel He alone is God. The prophets taught that Ile was God of all Illa- tions, and Creator of the world, and that ether so-called gods had- no real existence. The commandment, Thou Shalt leve the Lord thy God is declared by 'Jesus to be the first and great command- ment of the law, and is joined by Him with Lev., 19: 18 and 34 (M'att. 22: 37-39). „ Thou Shalt Teach. This is first, of all a command addressed to parents. They are to teach the laws of rellir- gion and good morals to their children. The .refereffee is primarily to the ten commandments given in the precedirig chapter, but it may very well include, in our application of it, all that the Bible teaches regarding,- our duty, to God and to our fellow men - It' Is evident from such passages as 4: 9 and Exocl. 12: 25-27 that the teaching was to 'include the history as well as the 'las, and Inileir0f the history con- tained in the Old Testament 'books seem -s to'have beeri written .with this teaching purposeein view. The chil- dren were to be taught by story as w,e11,as by prec,ept„ instructed ,both in the ,histery, and in the :law of- their people. Tlarotigh that instruction they POdIPY Destroying Orchard Brush-. Undoubtedly much damage is done to orchards bYathe insect pests and A half -pound shrinkage should be fungous diseases that breed in brush allowed when estimating the weight piles. They also 'harbor rabbits Which of eaeh dressed 'broiler. are a „serious pest to young trees. Fowls cooped for fattening should Freshly ant Orchard 'brush may leaf be fed lightly threee times a ,day for out and forth a breeding place for the the first week. Overfeeding, especial- very diseases that careful spraying is ly at the start, will cause a loss of necessary ter prevent in the trees. appetite Obviously it dais not Pay to spray Old newspapers are handy for 'rub- brush pile's so they must be destroyed. bing the dust off window -panes. Sun- This' means that the best time to shine can riot penetrate through duet destroy' them is as soon after being —and sunshine is important to the curt as porssilalle. Of course, green wood" health of fowls. , does not burn easily but 'such piles can A box of charcoal may stand un- be burned by starting the right kind touched for weeks 'by many of your of -fire. Do not try to build a little fire hens. Use powdered charcoal in the under the brush' and expect it tp dry'inash—it has to -go down with the spread. Such fires will soon flare up rest of the mash. • and die out. and' the time `will be The brooder 'house floor should be wasted. First build a good fire at the Made a beardsgif half-inch wirosnet- edge of the 'brush or the side from ting is first tacked across the joints, which the wind is' corning: Feed. the aild the boards over that, rats will be fire with' sticks -and dead orchard' unable to gnaw through. , brush until a nice bed of coals is -Clipping the wing to prevent the -forming. Then the mass of green bush fowl from flying, is not advisable. A Call be rolled over on the hot bedrof better method is to 'spread out the coals and it -can frequently be burned wing and cut the feather portion from in a short time. It will not 'burn as each quill, leaving 'bare quills.- When readily 'at dry wood and it takes some - the wing is closed it rarely shows that time to produce the bed of "-coals as it has been tampered with. Of course, a starter. But it, gets the brush out only one wing is -thus cut, and that of the way in a short -Hine and that should be the left one. • , is what is: needed.; - Rats can be cleared off the premises, if brush is burned in an orchard on it is said, by making whitewash yellow spots where a tree' is missing the fires with copperas and covering exposed cannot be too large or other trees will places- with it. It should-' be poured be scorched. A long -handled fork is into the crevices frequented' by rats. helpful in throwing in the rim of brush This it trying. around the fire which..does net burp The color and ‚brightness of yellow After a good bed of Coale is obtained legs can be restored by scrubbing with the brush from Other heaps can be castile soap -suds, using an old stiff Pulled bY hand or,hauled on a stone - toothbrush. The- legs should then be boat and rolled over on the coals. If thoroughly dried with a woolen cloth, brush fires are located' near dry grass and anointed with olive oil. This they must be watched carefully. A should he repeated every other day for broom and -a pail -'of water are fine ,to two or three weeks. I beat out fires when they start in dry New -laid eggs kept in a cool place, grass. The wet broom will hammer . . will remain quite unimpaired for the out small. fires rather quickly. But best part of a month, if stood upon wlaen a grass fire gets a good start in their ends and turned' every ay or the wind it is so-inetim'es a cla.ngerous two. When allowed to remain on their proposition and such fires sometimes sides for,any length of time the yolks', cause severe financial loss. which ,are heavier than the whites, press against the shell. The shell, un- able to resist the action of the yolk upon its tissues, admits air ,and- de- composition quickly follows. So long as the yolk is kept suspended among the white, the egg remains ,g-ood for any reasonable -time; either for food rar incubation. Agriculture is, of all industrial pur- suits the riche.st In facts and the poor - Europe Coming Back. That the nation s of Europe are slowly ,getting hack to normal con- ditions is pointed ,out by the depart- ment of. agriculture_ an a statement • showing that the. United Kingdom is - importing as much ,wheat as in pre- war times. German'y's population has laeen, considerably decreased through loss of territory and war, nevertheless, it is now taking wheat at seventy-five est in their comprehension. Fact -are per,cent' Of the Pre"war importations. like grains of -sand which are moved land and. Belgium are taking fifty by the wind', but' -principles are thres614Praee.in. ct.se,n,ta'aiodf pthoelaiin. diforrnwheridimnetsorer require- tame • °.,einented int° rocks.' raised 25,000,000 bushels of wheat is now importing flotir .„ A Man tam be as wise ,as an owl about the way to raise crone ',and the way to sell them and get good rrione'y for them, and then Make a downright fizzle, after all, of farming because he doesn't know' how to mike the mast of living. aMny farmers 'lee' the need of if water system, and realize its value, but think that it is toe expeneive. They are overlooking the fact that these is a successful and practical water sys- tem which is within the reach of every &alines', Ask your county ISSUErepresenta- No. 17-41. tive„ iffe -)•14 , , rgerous. It is in the dark, unswept ' and unwashed places that vermin' " breed and disea.se begin,s. Let in the 1, light—open the windows—this ii the t remedy for the unhealthy room.- We t must maantath in our land an aggres- sive policy of Christian education; we must keep the newcomers from South- ern Europe and from ,other countries -where there is little education, well- "infer-med. We are ilot afraid, of the light we welcome it; but we have every reason to dread the darkened - . mind. SPIRITUAL FOOD We would not deprive our children.' of material food; we send them to sille}tietteitattlouoilicli."?dvide them vrri'll '411,Sr school for intellectual food; should wep If you (to not -believe they are hun4 gry for it, you will be surprised tee' note how much pleasure they will take in listening to and . with you the stories of Moses in then iiralruehes, Daniel in the lions' den,. , and Shadraele, 1VIeshack and Abednage, Width have as great a fascination, fer,' be -au ti-fiii' fcaliiirkylreinaltet ss.maTnhyeosef tshteortnie;s? the Bibles of Jews, Protestants , Ronson Catholics, lead children to their Heavenly Fathrer for protection -in ' time ef danger, and for comfort in their little trortibles. ' Many messages in the 91st Ps'allin , are also very practical and 'emphasize the 'thought' of God's 10.rotecting care, Do the children of teeday know God we as uamn ethveeyriinrieasyenttuilmohiains'g s 011Thaetheolfa, ut: did in OUT childhood, knowing' Irle would hear and -answer our petitions? I well remember talking to Rini as crossed, the fields on my WaY to- echo el, , asking Him to help me with my ge- ography 'griunmar. On, looking back upon those days, I , realize that. it was our mother from bwehfoomrelwvee lweaernntedtoolSuGl°ndcaly's siicehaoroilleesr'.4 church., A little girl of my acquaintance loves to repeat long passages from the Bible 'before going to -Sleep. When, she. was learning "The Lord is limy Shep- herd" her mother asked her to close her eyes and tell her if she could' see, the "green pastures!" She said that she could, 'and then her mother asked, if she sew the "still waters,." She -re- plied- that she saw the waters, but they were all `..`bunipety." The m'otlier explained that this was because the wind was 'blowing, that when it quieted down the waters would be still. Consider the spiritual influence of these few quiet moments before sleep, ' when the little child, ini the heart of a great 'city, closed her eyes and saw the beautiful green pastures and ,"bump- ety" waters and thought of the tender Shepherd whose loving care ever pro- tects His sheep and lambs front every' ' (inn of danger. In these days of ,social unreel-, our it -tie ones sho'olci all have at least a ew moments of such spiritual food afore' sinking into dreamland, and arents Would profit as much as th _ hildren from these quiet talks, which dip to obliterate the memery 'of ,any mpleasant sights or experiences of he day, and bring a peace of mind hat is a welcome preparation far the' The tracking of wild- -animals is ,great sport, but difficult unless -ane is „able to identify 'the tracks. Bays will find real plea,sure in making a study of animal tracks. , IV_ lilDES-WOOL-FURS MITSERAU'S . Big money can still be made . on these skins. Ship your lot to us and snake sure of re, ceivIng the right , price. • Re-, turns sent the -same day as r r„.,.shOrhes2,t -is: received,. . WILLIAM fONe 80AIS LIMITED' WOODSTOCK: ONTARIO'grk EsTABI.,t.st-iiD 1870 ‘..r.`,ng rwr:s--..Fri.. 5". Arr.' - "The second blow-out in a week-! Why don't You get good tires ?" ARE ,tilLjUL) TIRES DOMINION TIRES are the sante quality, no 'Matter what the size. DOMINION "NOBBY TREAD" 30 x 3)4 Tires for Ford, Chevrolet, Gray Dort, 'Overland and otherlight cars are the same design, same material,- same construetion as the big "ROBBY TREADS" for Pierce -Arrows and Packards. You get the mileage when you ride on "DOMINION TIRES". - 'There are Dominion Tires for every car and every purpose—DOMINION -INNER TUBES, too --and a complete line of DOMINION TIRE ACCESSORIES, Sold by the best dealer' from toast to coast., eV"I' (Nto; ausrmRwimsiwmauwsreswsmnwssmut. "., 'hours of repose. Grow My Own Roses. I have often been asked how I grow • rose -cuttings, dr new plants' from choice bushes. There is a number of ways to-do this. Which you will avant to Use -nod -11 depend on how many plants you need and the trouble you are will: lag to take in growing them. If you want only one rose, you can layer 'a cane ox root a cutting right in the ,garden under glass.' If, you want as many -cuttings as you can get, you will not wart to use the layer method, 'and you will find the„, other method not so easy, unlers's you are eupplied with plenty of empty rtmnblers or glass jars,. I have found that the best method with a number, of cuttings' is -to use a cold -frame or 'a entting box „covered, with glass. .To layer a rose, bend a Cane so it is • almost ready to break, or else cut a chip out of one side, to about 1.h.e middle of ,,'the cane. Bury,th,e cut or bent partaand, plce•ine-place to, prevent its being- whipped arenied bY the wind-. Keep ,the soil moist -to prevent the cane fi-,oni getting' dry, 'and it. will callotie and form roots at t,h,e wound.' _Layering is best' done when the cane is d,ermant„..- Any hardy l?,ush or clinah- ing rose will readily by 'method: WhenrI root cuttings in the gaeden, I eat them, from wood that is not soft and pithy, A blooming shoot will ustrally .d6. You 'can cut into pieces with two eyes, if you wish, eating ,so one eye is well buried.. Probably the beet cuttings' are made whenea short, firm branch is cut at its juncture with the older taking just a little of this limb with the cutting. The base of a branch is' in ideal condition to root easilY and quickly. When set in - a louse, rich soil; which may, be right in the rose bed, turn a glass tundbler or fruit jar, over each cutting and , leave it -alone. You need not do any.. re thing with it until it starts growing, when You can remove the glass, and it ' 'will take care of Itself. It is a -good' idea to remove it for a short -time imi the ,Inerning, at , first, gradually lengthening the expasurre, 'so it not suffer from tot> quick a change. Rooting cuttings in a Cold -inane or boX covered with glass irs no different in principle from the above methods, except that yot root a number at once, setting th,em, in rows with the roll tilingS' close together, amid covering with a ,glass' hotbed sash. , 1V_rake, the soil about half sand and half mellow 'soil. Water well -end keep r moist, but not, wet. If a box is used, put in plen'ty of drainage and have a hole in the bottom. A little time and trouble will give you splendid home-grown Tetras. Yen will have fun growine them too, at least I do.