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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1920-5-27, Page 7• x- .fir^ -.nom+,....^.•• arm Crop ueries i' BY CONDUCTEDPRDF, HENRY 0. BELL The object of this department tis Plaoe at thee ser~ 'eke of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged Lauthority on all subjects pertaining t osola and cr o Ps. Address all questions a p s ne t o Professor Henry G. Bell, In tare of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, ad, Toron- to, o on•ta and answers will appear In tills column In the order In which they are received. When writing kindly men - Von thispaper. Asspaca Is limited It advisable bre where Immediate reply is necessary that a %stamped and ad- dressed with t' s d envelope be enclosed Wil the question, When the answer will be mailed direct. N. C.: I have on my place a marl gybed of very high test. My land is gravelly loam and run down. Will this marl be of any use as fertilizer on this land? Answer :—Marl is of value on .sour soil, because the marl contains finely divided limo which ,corrects the sour- ness of the soil. The value of the snail is entirely determined by the percentage r i p ge o f lune that it carries. However, this point would not affect your using it on your own soil, since you can, see from the results obtained whether or not you; marl is high or low grade. If it es low grade, put on more to the acre. Gravelly and sandy soil tends to become sour be- 11"-oause the lime naturally in the soil leaches out easily. It will therefore be very good practice for you to apply marl at the rate of one thousand to two thousand pounds to the acre to correct the sourness of the soil. Do not think that you are fertilizing' the -soil when you are adding marl or any other form of lime; you are merely correcting the sourness of the soil which, of course, is an essential thing to do for the soil to yield its best. In order to build up the fertility in your soil, I would advise you to ar- range your cropping system so +that you can grono clover in this field one in three years at least, plowing under the second crop. This will, build up the humus and will help the nitrogen :supply. Further, I would advise you to use every bit of barn -manure that youeciln get on such crops as corn, potatces and roots, if the manure is pretty well rotted. In order to get the. largest ykelde of best quality crops, I while aeivise you to put on at least 300 t vu .lbs. of a fertilizer analyz- ing frail 3 to 4 per cent. ammonia, •6 to 8 per cent.. phosphoric acid, and <8 to, 4 per cent. potash. Do not put tiff c; -'eat the same time that you seateeia.: e. marl. In other words, `"!M!" .nil El... marl from 1 f on two weeks toa P_Y es mor.,h 'elided of the fertilizer, so that the coil will be sweetened. C. E.:•—What are pin -heal oats? What are steal -cut -oats? Answer:—P.n-head oats are the •sinali oats that are found at the top of the regular oat in the outer glumes of the oat spikelet. If you pull a head of oats and examine the spikes of •oats carefully, you will see the new head oats readily. The pin -head oats are relatively high in per cent, hull and do not make good seed. In fact they are to the oat plant what the runt is to the litter of pias. Steel - cut oats are oats that have been hulled and cut up by machinery which does not roll or flatten them but simply chops them. Et. F.:—I have some potatoes, grown last season, of which quite a number are green at the ends, due to not being covered with earth. Will these pota- toes be good for planting this year? Answer;—The potatoes that you describe are good for seed. It is com- mon practice among extensive potato growers to spread their potatoes out and allow them to sprout before plant - into The greenness of the ends would r'. no deteriorate the material you 1 ve for seeding. P. H.:—P have ten acres of all - plowed black loam soil on which I would like to raise a hay substitute Would you advise me to sow millet? Answer:—Under your conditions I would advise you to sow the following mixture for a hay crop; one bushe of oats plus one bushel of peas. Cult these green, that is, cut the oats be- fore they have coine full into head and you will have a good quality hay.. Actual test has shown that this mix- ture produces highly nutritious hay, rich hi protein and well balanced for milk tows. It is of higher feeding quality. than millet, and yields equally if not higher, H. B. What is the best variety of goose for Ontario farms? Answer:—The Dominion Expert- mental Farms recommends the follow- ing three breeds of geese for produc- tion in Canada: Toulouse, Embden and African. L, M.: What is the best method for raising soy beans and what ground is the most suitable for the crop? Answer: ---Soy beans grow best in loam soil which should be in a good state of preparation, well drained and sweet, The beans require about a bushel of seed to the acre. They should not be sown until danger of frost is passed. Naturally the addi- tion of manure and fertilizer will im- prove the quality and quantity of the product. If applying fertilizer, use about 400 pounds per acre of 3-8-3. J. IL: I am a •dairy fanner owning eighty acres of heavy clay land, four acres permanent pasture, eighteen acres of land too wet to work in spring, which I expect" to seed to one quart of timothy, three quarts of al- sike, cut two years, plow after haying, G and reseed the sante way. Twenty acre) of higher land which I expect to keep into corn, covering with cow manure every year and sowing 400 -1�2 pounds of 9 ..-2 commercial fertiliJer. What condition will this land bein at the end of ten years? Will the yield increase or decrease? This field with- out Manure or fertilizer last year'pro- duced fifty-eight tons of silage on four and one-half acres. If I should sow two tons of fine limestone per acre how long before I should have to sow again. I can buy all the straw necessary for bedding purposes. Answer:: Having considered your plans, I have some suggestions to offer. I believe your treatment is al- right lright for the lowland which is too wet to work in the 'spring, that is for temporary treatment. However, you will do well 'to tile this land so as to remove drainage water early in the spring and bring the land into full bearing. I presume that you want to keep from 18 to 20 cows, would there- fore suggest that you leave your forty acres permanent pasture, cut down the hay • field .one acre, niaking the 'cultivated area of the farm total 21 acres. These. 21 acres I would run in three fields of 7 acres each; the first corn, the second mixed grain (barley and oats) and the third grass and clover. Rotate the crops year by year so that corn follows the grass and clover. Under good management this would give you arpproximately from eighty to ninety tons of ensilage The Ma.cartney Machine Milker h Fool Proof There is no complicated machinery to the Mecartrey Machine 'Milker, in fact it is a marvel of simplicity. it only needs ordin- ary care and it will not get out of order. Besides -being so simpleti. the Macartney Milker is perfectly natural in operation, there is nothing about it to irritate the cow, in fact its use is greatly preferable to the old method. Hand mincing at• best is only poor irritation of the calf`s way of taking the milk. 'rhe Macartney Machine: millet exactly as the calf, rucks—that's why it is called " The Cow`e adopted child.'! The Colv's Adopted Gall berme Tour Production More milk per cow is invariably the result where the Macartney Milker is instailedd. :It is not a matter of great expense andthe MacartneY soon pays for itself for it does the work in hal,the tittle and effects a great saving in Labor cost, ran in tire! attached dou onirnd let us send you full OarUcu a s. Gat this information are'w4Y for Futuro use an don't buy a milker without In vestigating,t1lo CXclushra fsataras of tho Macartney The Macartney Maclaine Co. Umgt44 316 Cntherine St., Ottawa Notwl / Tho hfacab tnear Milkiria Machine Co. Limited (OTTAWA Prose sand me fsal prlri3c,gors dLosi tree ISIePriney Maker. li Ctarp,... dOr. 4.0004000/00......0+0.0.••••000,0.00.00.0.0 400.......0.! 0, 0»..:.......:0.00 f hitte...,—....Ce4:0 13 4 4WD...... -.- dead Ached So Bad NAB TO GO TO GEO. When the livor becomes sluggish and inactive it does not manufacture enough bile to thoroughly act on the bowels and carryoff the wastematter from the system hence the bowels becomesome clogged tie!,the bile gets intoWood,con- t the sti ation sets in and is followed bysick andd bilious eadache water bash i h s, ora brash, heartburn., ,floating specks before the eyes, andPa nful internal, bleeding or protruding piles.. Milburn's Iaxa-L`ver Fl_ ls regulate the flow of bile so that it acts properly on the bowels and st'ire the sluggish liver into activity, Mrs, E. Bainbridge, Amherst N,B., writes; ---"I take pleasure in writing you of the good I received by using Mil- burn's Laxa-Liver Pills for headache, E was so bad. I had to go to bed, and could . not sit up. A friend told me about your wonderful medicine and two vials have made me as well as medicine, can be." Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pills are 25e. a vial at all dealers, or mailed direct on receipt of price, by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. The Bo Gospelsthe Book ®� of Cathedral of Rheims. Literary treasures of all kinds wore lost during the late war, particularly in Belgium and northern Prance. Many libraries were deliberately burned; othera were damaged by the terrible destruction of modern gunfire, and many rarities were stolen. But- con- spicuous among them was the •famous Book of Gospels, not only the greatest treasure of the Cathedral of Rheims but an object of veneration to the French- people and the Slav race as well, which vanished with the German army after the battle of the Marne. Princess Anna of Russia, the Slav consort of Henry I., brought it into France -in the eleventh century, and thereafter every ruler of France used it at Rheims when he made his vow to safeguard the rights and privileges of the Roman Catholic Church. King Charles X., the last French king crowned at Rheims, kissed the sacred volume in sealing his coronation oath in 1825, Peter the Great of Russia journeyed to Rheims to see it, and re- ceived it while kneeling and pressed it to his lips and breast. It survived the French wars of a thousand years; it was hidden away during the French revolution; it reappeared with the Bourbon restoration iu 1815. The book was written in the Bulger language and was magnificently bound with golden coverings set with pre - * ones. Throughout eastern Europe it was held in .the'. greatest veneration for it was the most ancient Slav copy' of the gospels.. When the arrnistice,;;vas signed, Car- dinal Lucan 'of Rheims received the assurance of the Pape that every pos- sible effort would be made through the Roman Catholic clergy and the religi- ous orders in. Germany to find the book, and a still wider search is now quietly going on. Should it be sent into any of the Allied countries' the customs of- ficers at the port of entry will prob- ably intercept it. It is believed that the book is still in existence and that ultimately it will be recovered. Niagara's Age a Mystery. To the question, "How old is Niaga- ra Falls?" geologists have returned re- plies varying by tens of thousands of years. At first it was estimated that the Niagara River came into existence through changes in the level of the land around the Great. Lakes about 55,000 years ago. Later this was.re- duced to only 12,000 years. Lyell in- creased the estimate'again to 35,000 years and still later other scientists reduced it to about 9,000 years, At one period, it appears, many thou- sands of years ago, the height of the falls was 420 feet, 'When June Gits Here. When Julie gits here I cal'culate t' take A day or two, an' lay around th' farm, Jest listendn' to the birds and bees and things That work so hard—it won't do them no harm. I'm goin' to loaf a few days of the year When June gits here! Kidneys Were -Af rdThe bf, 8 888 ;cat Up to Turn in Bed. That awful" epidemic, the Spanish influenza, that swept Canada from one end to the other a short time ago, left in its wake a great many bad after effects. In some eases it was a weakened heart, in others shattered nerves, but in a great many cases weak kidneys have been left as :a legacy. Where the kidneys have beenleft weals as an after dicot of the "Flu," Doan's Kidney Pills will prove to be just the remedy you require to sirenggthett them, Mrs.-Iarvey D. Wile, Lake Pleasatnt, N.S., writes:—"Last winter I was taken sick with the "Flu," and when I did got better I found that my kidneys were very bad, and at night I had to sit up to turn around in bed. I used Doan's Kidney. Pills and. found that they did Moa wonderful amount of good, f also recommend them to my husband and ho started in to use them. I will a{ways recommend them to anyone who is bothered with kidney trouble, for they aro •wonders:" Doom's Kidney Pills axe 50c. a box at all dealers or mailed direct: on receipt of pr]rci by 't'he T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont.' Se=c' that our trade mark, a "Maple Leaf." auiuears on the box. which you could put in a silo- 24 feet high and 16 feet 10 iric'hes in diameter. You should be able to raise close to fifty tons of hay from the permanent hay field and the extra seven acres of grass and clover. The mixed grain field should net you nearly 300 bushels of a mixture • of barley and oats (in seeding, use one bushel of each to the acre). This grain, when ground, would supply a large amount of the necessary grain feed for your dairy stock. By rotating these crops your cultivated crops will keep the land clean; the griss and clover will great- ly - ly help to maintain the humus of the soil. In order to get the best yields of highest quality feed, you should fertilize your grain and root'crop. The amount and analysis that you are using on corn should give good results. I would advise you to put 200 lbs., per acre on your mixed grain; also lime your soil once in six years with a ton of fine ground limestone per acre. In these recommendations, I have been figuring entirely from dairy require- ments standpoint and have not recom- mended the growth of a money crop such as potatoes. It night be quite well for you to maintain from one to five acres of crops of that nature, , which would bring in ready money outside of the dairy income. Jonathan, and His Armorbearer, 1 Sana. 14: 1-46. Golden Text,, • Joshua 1: 6. 1-3. •He told not his father. When Saul came up from Gilgal to join. his eon at t Glbeah he had only six hundred men left out of las arr-y of three thousand. The I'hilistine force was very large in comparison with the combined numbers of Saul ,and Jona- than, but the numbers given in 13: 5 niay have been increased by a scribe's error. Thirty thousand chariots would have been of little use in that rugged and mountainous country. Besides three bands of raiders had gone out from the Philistine camp in different directions, thus materially 'reducing the numbers of the main body. In any case, however, Saul must have been in great anxiety and distress of mind, and it is net at all likely that he would have given consent to so rash an adventure as that proposed by his son. So Jonathan, and the young man who bore his shield and weapons, stole away on their daring expedition without any of the people knowing. Saul tarried ill Gibeah, his tent pitched in the shade of a pomegranate tree. With him was the priest Ahiah, or "Ahijah," a great-grandson of Eli, wearing an ephod, that is a wort of cloak or •coat, covering the shoulders and secured round the waist by a girdle, which was the distinctive priestly garment. 4-5. Between the passages, or "passes." These may have been ra- vines running down from one side or the other into the main valley, by means of which it was easy to go down, cross aver, and ascend on the other side without being seen. Two sharp rocks, or rocky crags, are men- tioned, "The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michniash, and the other on the south in front of Gleba" (see Rev, Version). The maid, valley is described by Kelman as "the gully of Mich.niash," and as "not like a vafley, but a crack in the rocks, hon. dreds of feet deep," 6-10. "To Savo by many or by few." These words of 'courage and of faith have been abundantly justified both in je'wish and in Christian history. Victory has not always gone to the greatest numbers or to till strongest battalions. Compare Judges 7: 4-7 and 2 Chron, 14: 11, Before the battle at Beth-horon, in which the ratio band'. of heroes under Judas Maccabacus faced a big array, Judas is said to have spoken those great woi(.ls: "With heaven it is all one, to save by many or by :few; for victory in battle stand- eth not in the multitude of a host, but strength is from heaven." (1 Macc. 3: 16-21; compare Heb. 11: 34.) "This shall be a sign." It was char- acteristic of the faith of that age to look for indications of God's will in signs and omens, Compare the story of Gideon and the sign or omen of the dream in judges 7: 9-15. 11-13. "We will whew you a thing." The Philistines indulge in merriment and scoffing at the expense of the two who are coming toward them up the narrow pass in the rocks. In that narrow space they •could go but cine at a time, and Jonathan, who was a sturdy fighter, cut them down. His brave servant followed him closely. The two, with God, were a host that day. 14-15. .A. half acre of land. The two adventurers had reached the tap of the ascent and were engaging the Philistine garrison, which must have been totally unprepared for so amaz- ing an assault. Already twenty men had fallen, when suddenly the earth quaked. Panic seized the Philistine garrison, already alarmed, and, they took to flight, running hither and thither. 16-46. The watchmen of Saul saw the tumult and flight of the enemy and told him of it. The absence of Jona- than and his servant was discovered. Where were they? What had hap- pened? The priest was called to bring the sacred ephod (not the ark) and consult the oracle. Then Saul and his men joined in the battle, eompleting the -rout of the enemy. So the Lord saved Israel that day. But Saul's rash and foolish oath (v. 24) nearly cost him and his people the life of his gallant son. See vv. 25-46. Saving Planting Losses. 1 have been giving close attention to the heavy death list of newly plant- ed trees. My observation is that it is not uncommon for half of the nursery stock planted to be dead at the end of the year. Of course the nurserymen are generally wrongfully blamed for many of these losses. Many people who buy only a few trees and shrubs have not learned that nursery stock, when taken from its wrappings, should be "heeled in" in moist ground. if not planted im- mediately; and. if it is to be planted. the sane day, all roots should be eov- ered with wet straw, leaves, or wrap- ped in wet burlap or blankets and kept covered until plated in the ground. If all nursery stock were kept protected as here described, and afterward watered thoroughly for sev- eral weeks until well establishers, little loss need he experienced. Nothing but hard work veil' illi the empty cupboards of the world. Do small things well; and •groat things, half begun, Will crowd your doorway begging to be done, PodtrY Storing eggs in water glass, or sodium !silicate, when the price is IOW* est, to keep until the season of low production when the pri+.:e is highest is :becoming quite popular. ThisIs pro r cess is useful to people living I towns, to village poultryliry lev �ers and to those on arms.While eggs ags ual all Y are preserved in this manner for home use, thereis no reason re on 'wh they y should not be sold,providedde d they are sold for exactly what t hcy a reand theyare usually better than eggs which are called fresh in the market during the early winter. Unquestionably the best way to pre- serve eggs is with water glass, or liquid sodium silicate, For this pur- pose an earthen jar is usually selected large enough to hold as many eggs as desired, though of course there is no. abjection to using several jars. These jars should be thoroughly scalded. A mixture of nine parts of water, which has been boiled and then cooled, and one part of the water glass is placed in the jars and the jars are placedin a cool place, like a drybasement, and covered with burlap or a clean, heavy cloth, to keep out the light. The eggs are put into the water glass from time to time as laid but none except clean eggs should be used and none except those that are strictly fresh. Never wash eggs which are to be put in the water glass. Usually May eggs keep better than those laid in June or July, for as the hot weather conies on they contain more and more bacteria until the maximum is reached in August. Of course the more bac- teria the eggs contain the less likely they are to keep well under any cir- cumstances. Eggs put down in May and early June and if in proper condition when preserved, will keep for several months, sometimes for nearly a year and be good for practically every pur- pose. They may be taken out grad- ually as needed and when they are entirely used the old solution should be thrown away and a new one made the following season when the next lot of eggs is to be preserved. Eggs preserved in water glass break when boiled. This can be avoid- ed by piercing the air -chamber end of the egg with a darning needle. The Safety Test for a Swing. When a 'boy is about to use a rope swing for the first time he can insure himself against a bad fall by having two other boys of about his own weight climb b on beside him. If the triple load does not break the ropes when the swing is at rest, he can un- load his passengers and proceed to swing with littIe fear of a breakdown. Because of centrifugal force, a swing in motion is a much more dang- erous plaything that a swing at rest. A very simple application of the laws of mechanics shows that when the boy swings down from the level of the point at which the ropes are tied the pull upon the ropes as he passes through the lowest point of the swing is about three times the weight of the boy. To allow a completely adequate margin of safety, the swing at rest should be strong enough to support three --or even four boys of the same weight as the boy who intends to swing alone. Do This. Get up right in the morning. Go to bed right at night. Start with joy in Your heart, hope in the future, kind- ness in your purpose. If it is a dark day, never mind; you will lighten it up. If it is a bright day, you will add to the brightness. Give a word of cheer, kindly greeting and a warm handshake to your friends. Produce and conserve. The wheels of :big business run smoothly because the work is system- atized and planned. In like manner the business farmer systematizes and plans his work. Do Not iegIect The Bad OoId OF TO DAY 11"MAY BE SERIOUS. , To.moRRow ae ix Develop B ron c h is r manta arid gerlmsas roswtl� taM • ,k Miss Mary Frouae, R.R.r.' Cedardalec CAL, writes:—"I ha; Influenza in November last, land. t me with a terrible cough. I attend to it until it got so severe p00 warned nae it was t.Me to es;( a 'o I 'went to the denier and gc,+ medicine He told mo it orris attack of broaching,. 1 could net siee and would have to sit. tip Aoreeiy �. night, it was so difficult tfdr me to. my breath. 'Ile doctor's medicine a. not seem to be iter ,r� me the least r•t5 le One of out neighbors canoe in one day,' and told me about I,)r. Woo 's No it Pine Syr 1 tried it took r -•s; �d -alt tt es. x con eve o �,P � heir, Ps . c,� it helped me, I have recommended it' , erent people since, for I believe 1 to have reasons for doing so, Dr, Wood's Noiway Pine Syrup bas . been on the market for the past 30 years and stands out by itself as a remedy for all coughs and colds, Be sure and et theea] "Dr. Wood's" when you ask for it Put up in a yellow snapper; 3 pine trees the trade markt price 25c. and 50e. lelanufaotured only by The T. Milburn Co., Limited,•7:`oronto. Oat, Sheep as Lawit Mowers. "Tell Dad to trade the lawn mower for a sheep, and let 'the sheep do the work while he sits in the shade this summer," wrote a soldier boy from France. "The French people put sheep in little pens on their lawns in their parks. The pens are on wheels, and as the sheep eat the grass they move along with the pens. They do a good job, and the lawn is made to do its bit by producing wool and mut- ton. Fine scheme, don't you think?" That's the Idea! France is malting every effort to increase het agricultural production. Co-operative associations are to be formed for threshing, dairy -farming, and grape -pressing. Drainage and soil -improvement works are alga to be taken in hand. The greatest possible use to be made ofelectricity. e is Farm- ers have been circularized, and asked to join associations for these pur- poses. It is hcped in this way par- tially to make up for the labor short- age, hortage, and to put agriculture on a higher footing. THE E ki EFFECTS ©F T "FLU" Has Left Many Weak Hearts. This terrible scourge has left in its train weak hearts, shattered nerves, and a general run -clown condition of the system. Thousands of people, throughout Can- ed., are now needing the timely use of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Tills to counteract the effects of this trouble which a short time ago swept our country. Mrs. C. C. Palmer Keppel, Sask., writes;—"I wish to inform you of the Meat good Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills did for me. After a bad attack of the "Spanish Influenza," my heart and nerves were left in a very bad condition. 1 got two boxes of your pills and I must say they are the best I ever used, and I have taken a great many different kinds. I will always keep Heart and Nerve Pills in the house." Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills are 50e. is box. For sale by all dealers, or :nailed direct on receipt of price by The Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. Cord or Fabric Chance lfaei?iei' chew as gloat plc - tare nor built a fair house. In the 'making of Partridge Tires nothing is left to chance—detail perfection is secured . by craft, manship scientifically directed, and rigid inspection insures outstanding quality. Partridge Tires are all that ,good Tires can possibly be. my (ke Brie ail __ J.. eh' 0 -4 `, wl .HW ^ r. !Y •fir '/ i� a :•M s ry I - 1 i7` !rl! ' k y .( d - �!.�. 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The amount and analysis that you are using on corn should give good results. I would advise you to put 200 lbs., per acre on your mixed grain; also lime your soil once in six years with a ton of fine ground limestone per acre. In these recommendations, I have been figuring entirely from dairy require- ments standpoint and have not recom- mended the growth of a money crop such as potatoes. It night be quite well for you to maintain from one to five acres of crops of that nature, , which would bring in ready money outside of the dairy income. Jonathan, and His Armorbearer, 1 Sana. 14: 1-46. Golden Text,, • Joshua 1: 6. 1-3. •He told not his father. When Saul came up from Gilgal to join. his eon at t Glbeah he had only six hundred men left out of las arr-y of three thousand. The I'hilistine force was very large in comparison with the combined numbers of Saul ,and Jona- than, but the numbers given in 13: 5 niay have been increased by a scribe's error. Thirty thousand chariots would have been of little use in that rugged and mountainous country. Besides three bands of raiders had gone out from the Philistine camp in different directions, thus materially 'reducing the numbers of the main body. In any case, however, Saul must have been in great anxiety and distress of mind, and it is net at all likely that he would have given consent to so rash an adventure as that proposed by his son. So Jonathan, and the young man who bore his shield and weapons, stole away on their daring expedition without any of the people knowing. Saul tarried ill Gibeah, his tent pitched in the shade of a pomegranate tree. With him was the priest Ahiah, or "Ahijah," a great-grandson of Eli, wearing an ephod, that is a wort of cloak or •coat, covering the shoulders and secured round the waist by a girdle, which was the distinctive priestly garment. 4-5. Between the passages, or "passes." These may have been ra- vines running down from one side or the other into the main valley, by means of which it was easy to go down, cross aver, and ascend on the other side without being seen. Two sharp rocks, or rocky crags, are men- tioned, "The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michniash, and the other on the south in front of Gleba" (see Rev, Version). The maid, valley is described by Kelman as "the gully of Mich.niash," and as "not like a vafley, but a crack in the rocks, hon. dreds of feet deep," 6-10. "To Savo by many or by few." These words of 'courage and of faith have been abundantly justified both in je'wish and in Christian history. Victory has not always gone to the greatest numbers or to till strongest battalions. Compare Judges 7: 4-7 and 2 Chron, 14: 11, Before the battle at Beth-horon, in which the ratio band'. of heroes under Judas Maccabacus faced a big array, Judas is said to have spoken those great woi(.ls: "With heaven it is all one, to save by many or by :few; for victory in battle stand- eth not in the multitude of a host, but strength is from heaven." (1 Macc. 3: 16-21; compare Heb. 11: 34.) "This shall be a sign." It was char- acteristic of the faith of that age to look for indications of God's will in signs and omens, Compare the story of Gideon and the sign or omen of the dream in judges 7: 9-15. 11-13. "We will whew you a thing." The Philistines indulge in merriment and scoffing at the expense of the two who are coming toward them up the narrow pass in the rocks. In that narrow space they •could go but cine at a time, and Jonathan, who was a sturdy fighter, cut them down. His brave servant followed him closely. The two, with God, were a host that day. 14-15. .A. half acre of land. The two adventurers had reached the tap of the ascent and were engaging the Philistine garrison, which must have been totally unprepared for so amaz- ing an assault. Already twenty men had fallen, when suddenly the earth quaked. Panic seized the Philistine garrison, already alarmed, and, they took to flight, running hither and thither. 16-46. The watchmen of Saul saw the tumult and flight of the enemy and told him of it. The absence of Jona- than and his servant was discovered. Where were they? What had hap- pened? The priest was called to bring the sacred ephod (not the ark) and consult the oracle. Then Saul and his men joined in the battle, eompleting the -rout of the enemy. So the Lord saved Israel that day. But Saul's rash and foolish oath (v. 24) nearly cost him and his people the life of his gallant son. See vv. 25-46. Saving Planting Losses. 1 have been giving close attention to the heavy death list of newly plant- ed trees. My observation is that it is not uncommon for half of the nursery stock planted to be dead at the end of the year. Of course the nurserymen are generally wrongfully blamed for many of these losses. Many people who buy only a few trees and shrubs have not learned that nursery stock, when taken from its wrappings, should be "heeled in" in moist ground. if not planted im- mediately; and. if it is to be planted. the sane day, all roots should be eov- ered with wet straw, leaves, or wrap- ped in wet burlap or blankets and kept covered until plated in the ground. If all nursery stock were kept protected as here described, and afterward watered thoroughly for sev- eral weeks until well establishers, little loss need he experienced. Nothing but hard work veil' illi the empty cupboards of the world. Do small things well; and •groat things, half begun, Will crowd your doorway begging to be done, PodtrY Storing eggs in water glass, or sodium !silicate, when the price is IOW* est, to keep until the season of low production when the pri+.:e is highest is :becoming quite popular. ThisIs pro r cess is useful to people living I towns, to village poultryliry lev �ers and to those on arms.While eggs ags ual all Y are preserved in this manner for home use, thereis no reason re on 'wh they y should not be sold,providedde d they are sold for exactly what t hcy a reand theyare usually better than eggs which are called fresh in the market during the early winter. Unquestionably the best way to pre- serve eggs is with water glass, or liquid sodium silicate, For this pur- pose an earthen jar is usually selected large enough to hold as many eggs as desired, though of course there is no. abjection to using several jars. These jars should be thoroughly scalded. A mixture of nine parts of water, which has been boiled and then cooled, and one part of the water glass is placed in the jars and the jars are placedin a cool place, like a drybasement, and covered with burlap or a clean, heavy cloth, to keep out the light. The eggs are put into the water glass from time to time as laid but none except clean eggs should be used and none except those that are strictly fresh. Never wash eggs which are to be put in the water glass. Usually May eggs keep better than those laid in June or July, for as the hot weather conies on they contain more and more bacteria until the maximum is reached in August. Of course the more bac- teria the eggs contain the less likely they are to keep well under any cir- cumstances. Eggs put down in May and early June and if in proper condition when preserved, will keep for several months, sometimes for nearly a year and be good for practically every pur- pose. They may be taken out grad- ually as needed and when they are entirely used the old solution should be thrown away and a new one made the following season when the next lot of eggs is to be preserved. Eggs preserved in water glass break when boiled. This can be avoid- ed by piercing the air -chamber end of the egg with a darning needle. The Safety Test for a Swing. When a 'boy is about to use a rope swing for the first time he can insure himself against a bad fall by having two other boys of about his own weight climb b on beside him. If the triple load does not break the ropes when the swing is at rest, he can un- load his passengers and proceed to swing with littIe fear of a breakdown. Because of centrifugal force, a swing in motion is a much more dang- erous plaything that a swing at rest. A very simple application of the laws of mechanics shows that when the boy swings down from the level of the point at which the ropes are tied the pull upon the ropes as he passes through the lowest point of the swing is about three times the weight of the boy. To allow a completely adequate margin of safety, the swing at rest should be strong enough to support three --or even four boys of the same weight as the boy who intends to swing alone. Do This. Get up right in the morning. Go to bed right at night. Start with joy in Your heart, hope in the future, kind- ness in your purpose. If it is a dark day, never mind; you will lighten it up. If it is a bright day, you will add to the brightness. Give a word of cheer, kindly greeting and a warm handshake to your friends. Produce and conserve. The wheels of :big business run smoothly because the work is system- atized and planned. In like manner the business farmer systematizes and plans his work. 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