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In locating the farm home the: first
es mist e a e v ge r
esseiitial'is a sufficient supply of pure tie,
ily of 5, with 4 horses, 33 head of cat:
water easily accessible. The origin of 50 sheep and 10 pigs, requiresover 600 gallons of water per day. ,
fresh water in the earth is usually In conclusion,`then, the farm water
traceable to the rainfall upon the sur- supply should be adei;txato to meet seface. The earth's crust consists of the maximum requirements every day; I
many layers of varying thickness. it should be reasonable in cost, simple;
_ �. - ' r. -- in construetion durable and easy to
Toronto
t water supply, are divided into operate; it should be fresh, pure and Stephen the Martyr, Acts 6: 1 to $: 3, 22: 20. Go!
two classes: parous, ox those hat Will cold at he taps, and it should be' den Text — Who shall separate us from the,. love of
THE STORAGE OF FRUIT AND pasture (twenty of �vhicli was very allow water to percolate or flow; and available for fire protection. Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or'
VEGETABLES, rough, poor posture), by the aid of impervious, or those that prevent the famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?—Rom. 8: 3 .
The storage of fruit and vegetables green feed from four acres. There movement of water. Control of the Rose Chafer. LnssoN SETTING --Irl the fou
for home and market must decrease in the When a porous stratum overlies an four
TT STEPHEN'S FORGivzNG I3EAF�T,
natural fall one there is th
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
AUGUST 19.
These, when considered in connection.
with t -
Address communications to Agronom
est, 73 Adelaide St, West, o
collection
in receive was no flow,
n the na- impervious e 1 w ion In certain sections of South-West- elmwe
greater attention than it has hitherto milli flay+, other than sal a an of Acts th read, "Neither ACTS When 54-60.
amount of waste ing oil toward the end of lactation of the local rainfall from the imine- ern Ontario the rose chafer has pray- said any of them that aught of the Vs. 54, 55. they heard these
been accorded. The period; , further, the cows were in id ate surrounding drainage basin. 'ed to be an extremely troublesome and things wJhich be possessed vias his things. The central' argument of Ste-
annuaoy is very great. As a first g condition in the fall. When a porous stratum underlies an obstructive pest of grapes, , y hen s b y
d h lth canTh distribution f common fund g h d wills
step towards eliminating this, every goo healthy
other owe • but the had all things common• i ase whop on scripture
impervious formation the water will fruits, flowering plants, etc., in fact ao thisCut to the Marts.. gnashed
farmer or household with sufficient Oats, peas and vetch, when sown be collected at the outcrop of the is regarded as almost omnivorous ' was supervised by the apostles but! their teeth. The strength of Stephen's
eating holes in apples, peaches,' and complaints arose about the distribu-1 argumentet and the truth of his accu-
other fruits, defoliating sweet cherry tion, and the .apostles, seeing that the; caion only stirred them to rage that
preaching of the Word was their they could not conceal. Stephen is not
kee best in an atmosphere that has a and peach trees, and playing havoc pressing first duty, asked for the ap- allowed to finish his speech. Bi't he .
p hydrates, h with roses, peonies, and other orna- pointment of seven mon of honest re- looked ..into heaven; again the
reduce
mentals. The recommendations for port and full of the Holy Spirit and strange contrast between the accusers
require a low percentage of humidity. the cost of rearing calves. Ten pounds overflow might have sufficient head to its control made by Messrs. W. A. wisdom. Of the seven men chosen, and the accused. He is blind to their
Sb it will be seen that there cannot of good oats, peas and vetch have ap- elevate the water into homes and Ross and 1 A. Hall of he Dominion the first mentioned is Stephen, and anger. He sees not only the glory of
be a condition to suit all vegetables proximately the equivalent iii feeding barns. In the course of time under- Entomological laboratory at Vineland, he is described as a man�+`full of faith God, but Jesus himself in the place
and fruits in the same cellar or star- value of three pounds of ground oats. ground streainlets and streams have might, therefore, be advantageously aid of t the evle ly wore the No
martyr's of honor and the attitude of power. It
was a mighty confirmation of all that
he had been saying.
Vs, 56-60. They cried . . ran .
6: 8-15, stoned hire. Stoning was the common
Vs. 8, 9. Stephen, full of faith and form of death -penalty for blasphemy.
power. The task to which Stephen was The law required that the sentence
appointed did not prevent him from must be carried out beyondethe city
taking a conspicuous part in the walls, The witnesses laid down their
preaching of the Gospel. ' Did great clothes;; laid aside their outer gar -
wonders. He seems tey the .pirit as the that the witnesses against have been as meats for action. The law required
.L_ equised
largely used chis
land to grow vegetables, and perhaps together, make an excellent mixture
fruit trees, should understand . more for green feed for dairy cows, because
about storing- the crop. Some crops it is rich in protein and carbo -
high moisture content whereas others Green feed will do much to re
former, which may be at a great dis-
tance from the well. Should that
point be at a higher elevation than
the location of well, artesian or flow-
ing water would be secured. This
age building. Apples, pears, potatoes, In other words, if eats are warth formed, and fortunate is the person borne in mind by growers. These are crown,
carrots, cabbage, soon deteriorate in $87.60 per ton for feed, green feed that locates one of these when digging that in affected districts an organized
very dry storage; while on other hand from oats, peas and vetch would have for water, These streams usually effort should be made to reduce waste I. STEPHEN'S SHINING FACE, ACTS
winter squash, pumpkins, marrows a feeding value of $11 per tan. flow along the surface of an impervi- sandy land to a minimum; that as
and other such crops like a dry atmos -
When green feed in the form of sus earth layer and frequently termin- much of the land should be worked
pbere. Moulds and rots soon destroy clover, rape and oats, peas and vetch ate in a spring on a hillside. ► and, if possible, fields should riot be
them, is provided for our brood sows we are The source of our farm water sup -,left in grass for longer than one sea -
If you know your cellar is a very able to reduce the meal ration from ply is usually a well that penetrates son; that as much as possible of the
dry one and you wish to keep apples, six pounds per head per day to three the ordinary ground -water level or land surrounding the vineyards should
etc., in it, make provision fol adding pounds which is a saving - 'll that taps an underground stream.; b kept in cultivated crops such as
in
nu oun e - first stones.
more moisture to the air by introduc- feeds of three pounds ger day, or 5 Sonxe are fortunate in locating near corn and potatoes; that old neglectedapostlesouthemselves.ea CL Certain.
the, must
ytcast the chieferesponsibility r8 ted on
ing wet sacks spread out or by sprink- cents per sow per day. The following a sexing, and others get their supply. fence rows should be broken up; that des titin .The number of synagogues them, Whose name was Saul. In this
Iing the floor, the idea being that a i method is adopted for supplying green from a stream that flows through the' all breeding places should be plowed in Jerusalem was very large, some -,abrupt and dramatic way we get our
large surface must be wet and e'.ap- feed, for pigs :—A small area near the farm, These sources are all, good, (and cultivated frequently at the time where between three and four hundred.' first glimpse" of the great apostle of
oration quick. The atmospheric hum- piggery is sown with common red Provided that they are free from con -!the chafers are in the pupal stage, The Libertines were most likely the the Gentiles, as a persecutor. The de-
idity can be tested with a wet and clover and alsike with a cover crop lamination. There are three types of that is from May 20 to June 10, and children of Jews who had been carried seriptian "young men" is applicable to
dry bulb thermometer. Take the read-! of oats. As the oats reach the milk wells in common use: the dug well for: that, if too late for such precautions, to Rome as captives by Pompey. Be-` any one about the age of forty. Re-
ings-and check up on the chart whish stage they are cut and fed to pigs in shallow depths; the driven well fort grape vines, sweet cherry trees, and ing made freedmen (libertine) they ceive my spirit. In this great hour,
is supplied with it. A humidity rang- i pens. The clover will came on early earth formation; and the drilled well one -year-old strawberry patches �a synagogue d to J amo mthemseland ves, Jesus is his strength. Lay not this
ing from 75 to 85 is satisfactory. where the water bearingstratum is' should be sprayed, as soon as thesin to their hiscspirit Like his Master,
T of squash and k in he following spring and be fit to overlaid d b with f Cyrene was a city in Africa. Alex -
ed he shows of utter foxgive-
!beetles attack them, arsenate etc.,i anyefrost proof piece pwhchnis,opasture
more small hpaddocks are sown
o` e middle of June.
These wells kshould or r ben protected, lead powder, four pounds, cheap mol -
dry is suitable—the top shelf of the' with rape as early in May as the soil from polluted surface water. For this asses, one gallon, water, forty gallons.
pantry for instance, or shelves in the is fit to work. This is usually ready reason the well should be located on Especially in the case of graperies,
passage. Quality is often lowered by for pasturing from the first to the rising ground, so that the surface' one, two or more extra applications
poor ventilation. Where crops are middle of July. A third paddock is water will flow away from it. Dug may be necessary, the number of
stored in large quantities ventilators sown to oats, peas and vetch. This is wells should be walled with water -sprays of course depending on the se- the nisprtuth ofxtTthe tgospel whichhen; dinhe
g
should be Ogen as much as possible to [ cut and fed to pigs in pen„being ready tight material. If stone or brick is verity of the infestation and also o preached, and chiefly the Messiahship
carry off gases and heat coming from ;about the last of July. In this way used, cement mortar should be used the weather conditions, in view of the of Jesus, which was the crucial truth.
a large bulk of any crop. When se- here is provided a continuous supply to seal the interspaces. Concrete fact that heavy rains wash the ma- Vs. 10, 11. Wore not able to resist.
vere weather occurs close up the of green feed for the brood sows and makes a good, tight wall. Wells driven terial off. The authors say that they Stephen's natural abilities were rein -
volume ventilators. Do not store a large growing pigs throughout the greater through clay are usually safe. Drilled
ht-! have no information relative to the forced by the gift of the Spirit His
from the field unlany ess you while iknow that part of the season. Oat is warm'ts, peas And rilscasin should extendinged to the rock with and value of this spray as a means of utter sincerity
vetch are mixed as follows: Banner g protecting apples.
you can reduce the heat by proper oats, 1$/a bushels; Gold Vine peas, % driven into it to form a water -tight, ;...-.
ventiIatio�n More attention must bepaid to bushel; vetch, lh bushel; and sown at I°,;;L'_-_ are three ___t,__d_ in common! Grape Leafhopper Control.
the rate of 3 bushels per acre. Rape
andria was in Egypt. Cilicia and Asia ness.
were provinces in Asia Minor. In all APPLICATION.
these places there were many Jews
and In Jerusalem there were many Stephen had surely won the admire -
who had rturned from these places tion and love of the early Church
and had their synagogue in Rome• when the historian of those first days
could say such things of him as we
find in this sixth chapter of Acts. He
was "full of grace and power;” - in
speech he manifested "wisdom and
the Spirit;" and among the company
of the first deacons he is the one oa
singled out and characterized as "a
man full of faith and power." Dr.
Denny has truly said, "When we open
the New Testament -we find ourselves
in the presence of a' glowing religious
life. There is nothing in the world
which offers any real parallel either
to this life, or to the collectior of
books which attests it. The soul, which
in contemporary literature is bound
in shallows and in miseries, is here
raised as on a great tidal wave of
spiritual blessing This religious
life is determined by Christ If
we sum it up in the one word "faith"
it is faith in God through him—a
faith which owes to him all that is
characteristic in it, all that distin-
guishes it from what is elsewhere
known among men by that name"
These brief tributes that Luke pays
to Stephen suggest that "glowing reli-
gious life"—faith in God through
Christ, the conscious fellowship of the
Holy Spirit, giving wisdom and power,
is being done in the fall ���and storage
is seeded at the rate of 8 pounds per use in conveying the water from hey Relative to the grape leaf hopper,
helpwhich considerable to
is seeded at the rate of 10 to 12 First, by gravity, when the source is , grape vines wherever they are cu a
pounds d alsike at the rate of 2 to higher than the buildings; second, by vated in the northern section of this
It ' nota ood e use ofanhydraulic ram, w
puts to shame the
quibbling opponents. They suborned
men. When they cannot overthrow
Stephen in argument, they begin to
plot against him by procuring false
witnesses against him. They follow
the same policy as was used against
doosoexs must when asked to acre broadcast Common red Clover source of supply to the farm buildings. w is causes house er h e injury it Jesus. We have heard hien speak bias-
phemous words. His enemies were
un an cunning enough to make a charge that
3 pounds per acre, g th when
GREEN FEED AND ITS VALUE
continent, Messrs. W. A. Ross and W. had some semblance of truth in it.
The utilization ofreen feed inplan to turn the pigs in on the oats, there is an abundant supply of run-. Robinson, of the Dominion Entomolo- Stephen doubtless made the teachings
some form is rapidly becoming recog- eas andvetch as there is oo much ning water to operate it; third, by the gical laboratory at Vineland, say that of Jesus supreme above the law of
nized as the most economical method waste from tramping. In feeding the use of a pump. In installing these the most important lessons learnt Moses, but taught that the law had
Iast mentioned, galvanized iron pipe from last year's experience were that been fulfilled, not destroyed, by his
Master. So also, as we shall see, the
of stock feeding. Not only can more. rape, allow the pigs two or three
live stock be kept per acre, but it can hours per day at first; later they may
be fed at proportionately less cost. be allowed full range of paddock. If
For example, on the Experimental, the practice of growing green feed for
Farre, at Nappan, fifty head of dairy. stock is once established, its value as
cows were carried through the sum-! an economical stock feed will soon
mer season on twenty-five acres of become apparent.
Small Fruits, Roses and Iris
It is a great mistake to neglect the
small fruits once they have finished
bearing for the season.
If the strawberry bed is to remain
the litter which was put down as a
mulch and to keep the berries clean
should be raked away from the plants
into the alleys, and all runners cut off.
Then both can be removed and burned.
It is well also to cut off the old Ieaves,
for in this way any diseased or insect -
infested growth may be got rid of.
Where there is no danger in doing so,
the mulch, leaves and runners may be
burned between the rows of plants.
The plants may look a little sick fol-
lowing the scorching, but after the
first good rain they will send forth
new leaves most vigorously, and the
ashes left between the rows will serve
as manure.
When all rubbish has been cleared
away or burned, the beds must be
hoed ne kill weed growth and loosen
the soil. Weeds growing close to and
among the plants must be pulled by
hand. Hoeing should be continued
throughout the season, so that the beds
and plants will be free from weeds
when frost puts a stop to garden ac-
tivities for the season.
As a strawberry bed is past its
prime when it'has stood for three
years, it is a good plan to make a
fresh planting every year—or at least
each alternate year -and in this way
you will always have a bed in its
prime. .
CUTTING OUT RASPBERRY CANES.
As raspberry canes that have fruit-
ed die off naturally in the fall, it is
better to cut them. out now, and thus
give the new canes a better chance.
Cutting makes the new canes more
clearly evident, and if there are more
than five to each plant the weakest
should be removed. If small they. can'
be pulled up and will grow if trans-
planted in moist soil. The best young
canes for forming new plantations are
those that spring up between the rows
some distance from the parent plants.
After removing the old and surplus -
canes the ground should be hoed and
kept clean during the remainder of
the season..
Blackberries are cared for in much
the same manner as raspberries, and
currants -red and white— also goose-
berries, are all the better for summer
pruning, as they usually bear on spurs
of the old wood. All side shoots, with
the exception' of any required to form
new branches, are best cut back within
about five inches from the base; but
do not touch the leaders. In winter
or early spring all that has.to be done
is to cut the laterals to about one inch
of the base, and 'shorten the leaders
about one-half, according to their
strength. - -
It is of the utmost importance that
the bush -fruit plantation be kept
quite clean during the season. Regular
hoeing and the removal of weeds will
encourage growth that is so essential
for next season's crop.
Roses, especially those of the free -
growing rambling varieties, greatly
appreciate pruning after flowering.
They are of the simplest possible cul-
ture and invariably thrive in any fair-
ly good soil. All shoots of the pre-
vious year's growth are cut out, re-
taining only those of the.current year,
as it is on these shoots that the finest
flowers are borne.
SOME OF THE FINEST CLIMBERS.
During the past twenty years or so
innumerable varieties, hybrids and
sports - of the type have been raised
and introduced, the most notable be-
ing Dorothy Perkins. In addition to
its being one of the most prolific
bloomers of all climbing roses, Dor-
othy Perkins is most accommodating
as to soil and position, thriving and
flowering freely where others would
fail,
Among other popular and really
worth -while varieties of this type, the
following have qualities and beauty
that place them in the front rank of
valuable climbers: Crimson Rambler,
rich rosy crimson; Flowering. Fair-
field, vivid scarlet, splendid for arches
or pillars, very vigorous plant, blooms
periodically during the summer;
White Dorothy and Source of Gold.
Do you purpose increasing your
stock of iris? If so, this is now the
best season for dividing and replant-
ing the clumps, -
The flag or bearded iris—hiss ger-
manica-has many forms, which make
noble groups during spring, succeed-
ing almost everywhere. Even when
not in bloom there is charm in the
silvery -toned .lbaves.
If adding to your •list of varieties,
by all means procure the roots as
early' as possible, as summer or early
fall planting will result in flowers the
first season.
Many prairie farmers this year are
trying plots of corn for the first time,
and much.. interest is being .shown in
this crop.
of sufficient size to meet the farm. thoroughness in spraying is more than
requirements should be used. 1 half the battle in control; that in
There are many types of pump on, order to do thorough work it is essen-
the market. For shallow wells the tial to use angle nozzles, good pres-
cistern pump with cylinder in the bar- sure and liberal quantities of the
rel may be used. For deeper wells the spray mixture, that is sufficient to
suction pump may be used if the wet practically all the under surface
cylinder is placed within 25 feet ofof the foliage, the exact amount re -
the low water mark in the well. The quired probably varying from 120 to
250 gallons per acre, depending on
the density of the foliage, and that
early spraying, before any nymphs
When water has to be elevated the have transformed to adults, will give
wind -mill is a cheap source of power. the most clean-cut results. In the
A gasoline engine will do the work at Niagara district a large percentage of
a very low cost, and pumping can be grape growers, when the leaf -hopper
done while the engine is at other makes itself apparent, spray their
work. vines with bordeaux mixture and nico-
tine sulphate, or lime and nicotine
sulphate. Spraying is usually com-
menced in the early part of July, this
is in normal seasons.
ry
In the Province of Nova Scotia and
the other eastern provinces almost
half of the cost of educational and
demonstrational work in agriculture
single and double action pumps, with
or without power, can be used to ele-
vate water to the desired height.
Water from limestone formations is
hard, and not satisfactory for wash-
ing. •Rainwater, which is always soft,
can be collected from the roofs and
stored in cisterns for washing pur-
poses.
The home and barns on every farm
need water on tap wherever required,
much more than does the city home;
because the farm requires more water has been provided out of the Federal
per capita and the people on the farm grant.
A GERMAN TRAGEDY.
lot enough n ciney to pay for an a'pplo.
...nor- Louden- Daily Express.
charge stated later, that he had
spoken against the Temple, only meant
that Stephen had taught that God's
dwelling place was not conf_ned to
the Temple.
Vs. 12-15. They stirred sup the peo-
ple. The common people gloried in
the temple. They would be greatly
moved by any word said against it a beautiful spirit, and "the assurance
and would not stop to examine into of victory." That glowing religious
the truth of the charge. Brought him life revealed itself in many ways, in
to the council; the Sanhedrin, coo- his zeal and courage and powerfal
posed of seventy-one members, which speech and wonderful forgiving spirit,
dealt with matters of Jewish religion. but it also showed itself in his very
All looked at him steadfastly, waiting countenance. "All that sat in the comes
for him to speak his words of defence. cel, looking steadfastly on him, saw his
Face of an angel. Instead of beholding face as it had been the face of an
a man with anxiety and fear upon his angel." There is a Christian type of
face, courage, grace, faith, beauty of
character all shone upon his counten-
ance. Amid the scowling faces there
was one radiant one.
face. The beauty of the Lord is upon
them that are possessed by him. "He
will beautify the meek with salva-
tion."
The Worst Enemy of
the Woodiest.
,1
Fire is one of the worst enemies of
the forest and the smaller woodlot,
and every precaution should be taken
to keep it out. It is especially danger-
ous at this time of the year when
everything is so dry and there is little
rain for weeks on end. In a few min-
utes through carelessness or the lack
of a single precaution, the work of
several years may be entirely wiped
out. -
Fire in the woodlot destroys the
young growth up to ten, and fifteen
years of age. It 'burns up the humus
and accumulated food of many years
and - robs the trees of moisture. It
destroys the seed bed for new growth
and, consequently, minimizes repro-
duction. On older trees it kills large -
areas of the cambium and opens the
door for fungus and insect attack and
necessitates the cutting of a high
stump. 1
Where a small piece of woodland
stands alone, there is little chance of
fire. But where the danger from fire
is imminent, either by proximity to
Iarger forested areas, by the presence
of grassy roadways or fields, or-. a
railway right-ot-way, some precau-
tions should be taken.
Fire lines may be laid out con-
sisting of a few feet- of cultivated soil.
or a strip from which the brush and
forest litter has been cleaned away.
These should separate the woodlot
from the source of danger- and in ease
of fire will be a means of prevention
or control.
` Brush which has been allowed to
I accumulate during several cuttings
is the owner's worst enemy in case of
fire. This -should be piled as cut and
burned when snow isepal
on the ground.
Cattle or stock of any kind., in the
I
woodlot areri t -bet -
velopment. Tihe injdamageousto iinflicted deis
much the same in result as that
caused by fire. The young growth is
eaten down or destroyed, the ground
is packed hard by their hoofs, roots
are uncovered and injured and bark
on larger trees is rubbed, and gnawed
off. In the summer's heat at this time
of the year, the dairyman or farmer
with a woodlot is sorely tempted to
give the cattle freedom therein if
only for the cool of the trees. How-
ever, if it is found necessary to run
cattle in the woodlot it would be pre-
ferable to fence off a section for this
purpose. • This would mean that a
part of the area would be able to re-
produce naturally and enjoy a period
of protection, after which the'fenced
and open parts might be exchanged
for grazing.
The worst - enemy of the woodlot,
however, is often the man who owns
it, By lack of good judgment he may
have at the end of a few years a wood-
lot filled with old, crooked and mis-
shapen trees. No thought of a future
crop is given; the best trees '.are cut
for fuel; the border is opened up; the
trees are thrown by the wind; cattle
are allowed to browse during the sum-
mer and fire is permitted to ravage
the area with the result that id a few
years a piece of woodland, which was
capable of supplying the faun with
fuel and occasional pieces' of timber,
as well perhaps, maple syrup, becomes.
a tangle of upturned stumps and
scrubby growth.
Short courses in agriculture for
men and in domestic science for wo-
men have been an important feature
of extension work assisted - by the
Agricultural Instruction grant, Held
either under local auspices or offered
by the schools and colleges of agri
culture, their aim has been to give
instruction on improved methods and
practices. Every branch of farming'
has been dealt with, from stock
judging to motor mechanics for men
and from general housekeeping to the
domestic arts for : women., often ac-
companied by demonstration.•