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Conducted by Professor Henry G. Bell
The nbJect of this department le to place at the awe
Hee of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged
qiuthorIty on all subjects pertaining to soils and crops.
Address all question& to professor Henry G. Bell, In
tare of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toronto,
and answers will appear In this column In the order In
which they are received. As space Is limited it le advise
4ble where immediate reply Is neceasary that a stamped
And addressed envelope be enclosed with the question.
when the answer will be moiled direct.
L. F.:-Cein you give me any in-
form:Igen about the planting and cul-
tivation of ginseng and Dutch sets?
When. could 1 produce the seed for the
former?
Answer: -The growing of ginseng
is, to some extent, an art. The first
requisite is fairly rich medium loam
soil, which has been prepared with
great rare. The seeds are sown in
fernier, can you give, me some in-
formation regarding the best rotation
of crops?
Answer: -Good varieties of pota-
toes for home use are; Empire State,
Rose's New invincible, Rural New
Yorker No. 2, White Elephant, Green
Mountain, Davies' Warrior. Early
varieties aro, Irish Cobbler, Early
Ohio and Stray Beauty.
a !special seed -bed and are transplant- The lerge potato growees of 'New
ed in the autumn. As a matter of Brunswick and Maine, usually plow up
fact the original seed is sown in the a clover or grans sod and follow it
autumn, and is ready for transplant- with potatoes. For this purpose the
ing the following autumn. The plants shortest rotation that could be used
take about two years from the eeecl would be a three-year rotation, grain
stage till they are ready to set in the seeded to clover, followed by potatoes.
permanent bed, The suit of this bed The fertilizer is always applied to the
should contain a lot of humus and an potato crop, which receives as a rule,
from 800 to 1500 pounds of high-grade
fertilizer per acre.
L. would like to plant some
soy beans with my silage corn. How
is the best way to plant them, and
what 'clad would you plant? Are
cowpeas a success in Ontario?
Answer:-Cowpeas are not a suc-
cess in Ontario. They are indigenous
abundance or available plantfood.
None but plants having strong,
healthy roots Fhould be transferred.
{treat care should be taken to avoid in-
juring the plants in transplanting.
The buds tower(' the top of the roots
should be well eovered.
Subsequent care consists of keep-
ing the beds clean of weeds and harv-
esteng the seed from the plants after to the southern states. Soy beans,
elite crops ripen. When the plants however, do well under normal On -
have reached an age of about six tnrio conditions. .; Best yields can be
years, the roots are ready fur harvest- obtained by planting them in drill
ing. Af ter carefully washing and rows and giving them approximately
drying, the product is ready for mar- the same care as ordinary field beans.
THE SCHOOLGROUND'S NEED FOR TREES
Giant .Buildings and Barren SUrr0,andingS the Rule—HOW
British CPItatthiti IS Helping the Children.
In common with the lack of interest carried out, including the planting of
in Nhade trees on the part of moat native trees as well as many beauti-
municipal council's, one encounters ful horticultural varieties supplied
throughout the Dominion an equal from the echools' department of the
lack of interest on the pare of school Provincial Government nurseries.
boards and departments of educae "As it take e from live to ten years
tion in the encouragement of tree to raise most varieties of trews to a
planting about school grounds, says size fit for permanent planting, a
the Canadian Forestry Journal. Thie, movement was made in the spring of
of eourse, le un invitation to pro- 1915 to provide for larger future de-
pagandist work which would. well re- mends by starting really of the best
pay the effort, Within the knowledge varieties of Canadian trees from seed,
of most of our readers are beautiful and also in 1016 by purchasing at a
school buildings, erected with every very low cost several thousand three
regard for internal completeness, yet and four-year seedlings which were set
displaying in the sehool grounds the in the nursery and will be available for
barren ugliness of a sand dune, Near- distribution from year to year whilst
ly all schools are surrounded by the younger seedlings are coming on.
plenty of ground, capable of growing "It is the intention of the Depart -
beautiful trees at trifling cost, yet ment to give more attention in future
there would seem a remarkable lack to the propagation of the best trees
of initiative in leaving such grounds and shrubs which are native to British
for ten and twenty years without sign Columbia, not only in the provincial
of a tree. schools' nursery at Essondale, but also
British Columbia has been conduct- in other parts of the province. To
ing tree planting work on school this end a campaign has been started
grounds in such a way as to come in the schools of the province with a
attend itself to other provinces. The view to interesting the teachers and
following article by J. W. Gibson, pupils in the flora of their own re-
M.A„ Director of Elementary A.gri- spective districts. Teachers conduct -
cultural Education at Victoria, B.C. ing school gardens are asked to include
will be found instructive: in each garden a forestry plot or bed
"In 1914 the Department of Edit- for tbe propagation of native species
cation for British Columbia adopted from seeds and cuttings. During the
a policy whereby school boards wish- past year some schools have done ex-
ing to undertake a :scheme of school 'ecillenb work along this line. In this
grounds improvement would receive way it is hoped that the schools of the
financial assistance as well as free province will soon take on not only a
advice and si supply of ornamental much improved appearance, but. also
trees and shrubs. For several years a truly national character, both as
the Provincial Government had been to teaching and general external set -
supplying ornamentals for the beauti- ting.
fying of its own puiSlic grounds in "We also advocate that cities and
various parts of the province, and for municipalities having several schools
this purpose had established a large to provide for should establish small
nursery in connection with the grounds nurseries for the supplying of suit -
of the Mental Diseases Hospital at able trees, shrubs and perennial flow-
Essondale, adjoining the Government era in quantity. Such a school
nursery in a city or rural municipality
might be directly connected with one
of the larger schools. In this way
the pupils of such- central school
would be able to do at least part of the
work and would have no small ad-
vantage from an educational stand-
point as a result of this. Already
a move has been made along this
line in connection with one of the
schools in Vancouver City, and also
in one of the schools in the munici-
pality of South Vancouver.
"Most of the provinces in Canada
have adopted the policy of supplying
free to schools many of the text-
books used by the pupils. It is our
intention in British Columbia also to
lar. As In other places so it was
kctirg. However, they can be seeded among found here that this horticultural work
Dutch 11193 be grown ln any the corn crop by scattering a bushel and the now and healthful interests
rieh eel!. The soil " head be plowed and a half to two bushels of seed per associating with it had a most bent -
early in siring, and worked into a fine acre between the corn rows just be- ficial effect on the men engaging in it.
mould. In sowing onions for sets, 60 fore the last cultivation. - Thorough On the other hand, it made possible
to 80 pounds of seed to the acre should eultieatiOn, not too deep, covers these the production of large quantities of
he planted as soon as the frost is out seeds so that they sprout and make valuable trees and ornamental shrubs
of the ground, ler this purpose, in considerable growth. However, on ace at a very low cost.
preparing the eon it should be thor- count of the shade from the corn "In the fall of 1914 it was found
oughly fertilized, using as high as plants, the beans do not form neatly that the supply of nursery stock on
1,000 pounds of a fertilizer containing as many pods as do those that are hand was more than sufficient to meet.
3 to 0 per cent, available ammonia 8 the needs of grounds in connection
with provincial public buildings, and it
was decided to make donations to
school boards entering into an agree-
ment with the :Department of Educa-
tion. This agreement provided for
the complete planning, grading, drain- supply in a similar manner that which
ing, surfacing, and planting of the will make school life more pleasant
school grounds, and was included as and less monotonous -good play -
part of the work of the Direetoe of grounds, carefully planned, well equip -
Elementary Agricultural Education. ped and liberally furnished with our
In two years in the neighborhood of best Canadian trees and flowering
sixty school grounds have been plan- shrubs. . Our provincial schools nur-
ned and most of the improvements sery helps to make this possible."
developed primarily to consume con-
es. contrated foods.
The man who stays with the hogs
year in and year out will prosper in
; the hog business. This will give him
a most intelligent system on which
to build a live -stock industry. The
hog will be the market for his fain
Prodauucue.
Hn buy.
concentrates required
and make necessary supplements. He
can use what skim milk and better-
; milk he has on the farm and purchase
tankage, meat meal, and linseed meal.
Corn and skim milk are almost a com-
plete ration, No matter what ration
is used, hogs will do better if a lit-
tle skim milk is added, If milk is not
available, buttermilk, provided it is not
adulterated, may be used.
to 12 per cent. phosphoric acid and all
the potash you can buy at the present
Ulna. Use the spreader on the .drill,
se. as to plant in matted rows two to
three inches wide. This system in-
sures small sets and large quantities
of them. Pack the soil down on the soy beans among the corn, it would
"wed and cover it just deep enough to be well to scatter some fertilizer tip
itl8U111 Fl quick germination. This corn- the corigeows, say 150 to 200 pounds
pacting of the seed-beti is equally per acre, of fertilizer carrying 2 per
portant .for seed onions and sets, cent, ammonia and approximately 10
Reputable seedsmen tinnily carry or 12 per cent, available phosphoric
ginseng seed. acid. This available plantfood will
C. K.: -What is the best variety of give the benne a rapid vigorous start,
potato for family use? 111111 a young and will assist the corn.
grown in rows under normal field con-
ditions. The best varieties, as a re-
sult of six years' tests at Ontario
'Agricultural College, are O.A.C. No.
81, Buckshot No. 17, 251, Other
good varieties are Early .Yellow, Ito
San, and Brown. When planting the
January, February and March are
the months that demand efficient poul-
try house ventilation if the stock is
to be healthy and if egg production is
to be kept at a maximum.
Proof of insufficient ventilation usu-
ally is found in damp or frosted walls,
damp litter, close or impure air and
the presence of colds in the flock,
with consequent low winter egg pro-
duction. The body of the hen con-
stantly gives off moisture, and this
accumulates unleste there is enough
movement of the MD 10 carry it away.
Dampness fosters colds, and when n
-cold is contracted the body is too
weak to resist the attack of a conta-
gious disease such as roup.
The house should at no time be
tightly closed. The exercise of judg-
ment and a few trials will show bow
much to leave the windows open at
night. Windows should bo remove-
.
blo so that they can be taken out
during the day if it ie not storming.
Experience indicates that the,birds
will not suffer from the cold f they
are not in a draught, if they are kept
working and if they are not overfed.
I :Plenty of air may best be had by
tilting windows in at the top, as this
will not let in the rain or put draughts
directly on the floor. There should be
a wide board at each edge of the win-
dow to keep the rain out; a strip of
wood, sash plug or nail on this strip
will hold the window at any desired
angle. Both upper and loveer sash,
where there are two, should be ar-
ranged in this way to get the best cir-
culation. In n pen tell feet square
three or four standard sashes should
be so tilted.
Cloth curtains are not recommended,
because they soon become clogged
with dirt and are then useless. Where
they are provided for a good grade of
cheese 110111 should be kept clean by
frequent brushing.
Wifrise
ckark.s.
The Unhappy Birds.
Early one winter morning, after a
stormy night, a crow woke up and
shook from Inc feathers the fine snow
that had sifted thrbugh the pine
Matches that sheltered his roost in the
big -forest. It was the first heavy
storm of the winter, and it put the
crow mto an ill Minter, because heknew
that the snow would make it harder
for him to find food. Fora long time
he sat there in the pine tree, scolding
softly to himself, Then he stretched
his winge and with a loud "Caw! CE1W1"
flew away out of the forest,
First he went to a field where a
farmer had left some corn uncut. He
.had feasted there on an ear of ca11.
the day before, blit now the snow was
so deep that he could not find a single
kernel. Then he flew to other places
where he had sometimes fouled food;
but not a morsel could he find, until
at last he snatched it crust from some
garbage that a housewife had left at
her back door. It was little enough
for a hungry crow, but it was the best
that he could do, and at last .he flow
back to the forest. There ho perched
oft the limbnef a dead tree and fluffed
out his feathers and tucked his head
under his wing,
:But before the meta fell asleep he
'heard a shrill cry, "Dee! deol deer
front a tree near by.
It was a little chickadee, and it was
80 noisy that the crow became more
cross than before.
"What do you mean by bothering
me, when I'm trying' to sleep, so that
I may forget my hunger?" asked the
crow in harsh times.
"I did not mean to bother you," said
the chickadee, "but I am very unhappy
because I have eaten so much that I
can eat no more. I have eaten fat
white grubs from the stump of an okl
pine, and I cannot hold another oner
"You ought to be happy, then," sajd
the crow. "I am the unhappy. one, be-
cause I cannot get enough to eat. I
wish that I were as small as you are,
so that I could be satisfied with a
few little rubs, Caw! caw!"
"And I wish that I were as large
as you are, so that I could hold more
grubs. Deal dee! deer
And there they sat on the bare
branches in the storm and scolded all
day long---"Ceevi caw!" and "Deel
dee! deer -and argued which was the
more unhappy and which had the
harder lot in 4ife.
So you see that the crow and the
chickadee are Much like scone persons.
If they are big, they want to be smell;
and if they are small, they went to be
big. And whether they have too much
or too little, they manage to be un-
happy over it, and each feels sure
that everyone else has a happier lot 111
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04.C1
Success in rearing young pigs de-
pends largely on the comfort of the
quarters provided for them. Expos -
tire in cold weather will take dollars
off their value in spite of the best of
feeding,
When hogs are ready for market
they yield more meat proportionate-
ly than any other animal, They re-
turn more profit than other animals
because they utilize the feed more
thoroughly. One bushel of corn with-
out supplement will yield 10 pounds
of pork under ordinary farm condi-
Cons, and these 10 pounds of pork will I
feed 1110718 human beings than the same'
amount of any other meat. Hogs are;
/Jame
More workhorses are sick on Mon-
day than on any other day in the
week. This is good evidence that some-
thing is often wrong with the method
Of feeding on Sunday, ' One form of
illness to which workhorses are sub-
ject occurs so often just following the
Sunday rest that it is popularly known
as the Monday mailing sickness This
trouble i5 noted most frequently in
those eases ' where horses are worldly
hard, require heavy feeding, and are
given their 1..egidar feed on Sunday
while they remain idle in the barn.
.Another , common disorder among
workhorses on Sunday and Monday is
colic. In most cases it is caused by
heavy feeding while idle, but it may
'be caused by a mild, sloppy bran mash
which is a sure trouble maker. A
WI= steamed bvan mash to which a
liberal amount of salt has been added
is, on the other hand, beneficial,
When the horse is working hard, his
Sunday feed should be of the same
kind and quality which he receives on
other days, but the grain portion of
the ration should be reduced one half,
A Co-operative Home.
When school is in session it is a
good plan to divide a certain portion
of the housework among the children
in such 0 way that the mailing's work
will be finished before schooltime,
leaving the mother's day free for oth-
er duties. By early rising and care-
ful planning this can be done in homes
where there are several children and
where too often they hurry through
breakfast just in time to get off to
school, leaving the mother all the work
to do.
It is good training :for a child to
have some light tasks to bo performed
at a regular time, It gives him a
feeling of responsibility and increases
his self-respect. Make out a list of
the duties of each child and try to
give each one the ltare that he likes
and can do well. Then, the task once
assigned, ie should be that child's bus -
Mese, even if at timgs it seems un-
pleasant and inconvenient. There le
no doubt that the faithful doing of a
monotonous tail( is valuable discipline.
No email& woman wattle her children
to grow up in idleness and ignorance
of the practical ears of life, Yet,
becrnee she wants them to have, plenty
of playtime or because she does not
want to take the trouble to teach theta
how to do things, she overworks her-
self While the children drift into habits
of indolence.
A child old enough to go to school
is not too young to £138111110 a small
portion of the housework. Boys who
do housework, usually grow up with
orderly habits. Certain things ntust
be done every day, and it is a distinct
benefit to the mind to have this re-
gular occupation; it establishes order-
ly thinking and gives executive ability.
A boy might greatly dislike to wash
dishes, yet be could be taught to do it
so cheerfully that a vietory would be
Won which would help hint M many
hard situations later in lift.
The desirable trait of unselfishness
is more easily acquired by the child
-who shares the housework. He sees
that he makes ,Mother's week easier,
adds; to Father's eomfort, and makes
home pleasanter for all in it. ,
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0 Z.471IILThe Unwanted CaOerI
Con dactixt Pho .76Cenz Aarve and a 111111 of hid loovvs, not
Peggy, v. ith 1)1(1iapped hastily on
clepartmene initials only will be published with aech question and its answet
Mother e and daughters of all ages are cordially Invitee to write to 511* Mates, snatched up in her band, thruet
her head in at the door of the living
se a means of identification, but full name and address must be given In emia room and culled on ale in
fails! Miss Binghin's at the gar -
&tamped and addressed envelope Is encloed,
iltter, Write on one side of paper only. Anawers will be moiled direct it o .
to come MI
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(len sat in) s ' •
weeAdbdidnreesAssfaei,! rcoorproenstpordence for this department to Mrs. Helen Low. ?Si • h " s
with Mrs. ()lfin first. Mother's out,
She'e only ;emitting to finish a talk
'
Mary: -You don't have to give up whether England will soon be on warand sos Ause, Harriet -and in a jiffy
I shall be, too. Ir you moan to lea,
all idea of making marmalade but rations is answered in a recter. state-; hurry! 1,111
have you heard anything about the ment made by Baron Rhunddii. The;
sugarless breakfast marmalades? As following are his words: "The food "II orrore!" cried Mildred. "Como
this is the season for making this position in this country, and 1 under-
on, Louise! The Inuit way, quirk!"
preserve, why not give them a trial ? stand in France also, can without ex-
Lush,' lee -Mired. "But oughtn't we
Let the fruits supply the sugar. To aggeratiort be described as critical and ge"
one cup of ground seeded raisins add anxious. I am now unable to avoid an'd`Ntoh,eures, She ought to
tve oughrst uf oughtn't!" declared Mildred
one cup chopped armless and one cup compulsory regulation. I fear it will
hnPutlewob
water. Cook until thickened. A have to come with long queues of peo-
ktenntLY. g11"Snoth8 tno0 cfirtirn'leni 111,f, rowuitsh,
little lemon juice and grated rind gives ple waiting in the severe weather in know
a
an agreeable flavoring. Cook dried practically every town in England for only int t. home; but she wouldn't.
fruit, such as apricots, pears, peaches the daily necessaries of life.'"rhere Pee been (mega beforee-but never
or prunes may be used in combination 15 90 mistaking that message, is there. 99019! Hurl's". Lou!"
with the ground raisins in any propore; Mrs. R. S. A.? When you aek if the " ticar." said Louise tiucerteinlY,
I
tion desired and three fruits may be ' same will apply to Canada yuu are " want to rue but -"
combined -such as apricots, apples putting a pretty big question. Cer-
"Co, girle. if you wish to! go at
and raisins. Catsup added to the tainly this country will have to 8,1180d once:" urged a new voice; and, turn -
marmalades makes a simple fruit re-: up her production of substitutes if ing, they saw that Aunt Harriet had
lish to serve with cold meat.not gone out with mother after all.
Prune-' this is to be avoided and a heavy re -
apricot butter is a simple preserve and sponsibility to do, our utmost, whether "I am here 111.d I will receive
very wholesome. Wash one pound ' on the farm or in city celtivationg Eudora Bingham," continued Aunt
prunes and one-half pound apricots; ! rests upon all of us. Harriet, "And 1 should prefer to
;
soak over night; stew until very soft I The Housewife: -"What east I do to receive her eleeeI should muih pre -
in same seater. Rub through colander, help?" you ask. Listen to what Mr. r''r it•"
'
return to saucepan and cook slowly Hanna has said: "If you are a house-
"Im sure 3(0 think we're horrid!"
until thick, being careful that it does wife, you can study the sitlamented Louiee. Then the latch cliekeduation in so
not burn. Do not add sugar. Try far as it affects your own home, You and Mildred caught her hand and hur-
Scotch orange marmalade, too. It's can economize in the use of wheat, vied het. away.
isy, euntid-
ei
excellent. To two pints ground ; beef, bacon, sugar and fats, and use
That evening, in illy.
oranges (pulp, rind and juice) add substitutes for wheat and meat. You ential twilight of the piazza coeaer,
she recurred to the subseet,
thick armalade. m
two pounds of honey and cook to a can take a greater interest M your
marketing.. You can encourage the "Aunt Harriet, I'm nut C)lnfillttbIe
Mrs. Thrifty: -Whatever woudo, men folk to cultivate and to do their
in my mind. Pm afraid WOMilt your
Mrs. Thrifty, don't Id t your children' utmost in any campaign for increased feelings- and I wouldn't for the weed,
waste one scrap of bread. Impress: food production." And to the farmer or Miss Bingham's, either. I can't
upon them that they must not throw: in particular he said: "You can put unsay I think 011,2's eninteresting, be -
away
away crusts when having lunch at ' all your effort into the vital work of cause I do; 115 different Incfor you, ith
school. Tell them what it means in.! production. The demands on you are school days and memories to talk
such a simple way that they will all ' great and you have your difficulties; about, of vourse. Maybe we shouldn't
have behaved as we did. hut if you
can do it without hurting feelings, the
way we meant to, it's fair, WO: it,
to dodge a bore?"
"Perhape," assented Aunt Harriet,
"although sometimes when you avoid
hurting feelings you don't avoid miss-
ing a blessed opportunity to give plea,
sure. There are no bright young
folks in Eudora Bingham's life; her
days must be pretty dull."
"0 dear! But, Aunt Harriet, I'd
have stayed if you had said a word to
keep me," said Louise.
"Possibly I should have, for
Eudora's sake," acknowledged Aunt
Harriet, "but, knowing how yon felt, I
couldn't; instinctively, I identified my
pride with hers. I couldn't have her
an unwelcome guest even if she
wouldn't know. Yet I quite under-
stand that she would bore you, Louise;
that. is no fault of yours. She is a
bore, no doubt, except to her old
friends, nowadays. She hasn't been
able to keep up with the times; her oc-
cupations have been petty and yet ob-
sorbing, Of necessity, and her worries
continuous. , Her interests have nar-
rowed and her mind has lost re-
siliency; she can only babble trivial-
ities of harmless gossip, and ailments,
but there are thousands of retired and the weather: nh, I know! 1310
farmers who could furnish the most sometimes think that what has hap -
effective kind of help in directing un- petted to her mind is what we re-
trained farm laborers with benefit to cognize more readily when it happens
themselves in the betterment of health
to the body .
and the satisfaction that would re- "Father used 91 tell of a man he
suit. There should be a systematic once knew who, during a great flood,
campaign to enlist the help of retired succeeded, after a desperate struggle,
in getting' his wife and little daughter
to the ridgepole of some one's; barn,
when their boat had been upset. Dur-
ing the long hours of darkness, cold,
wet and deadly peril. while they wait-
ed for rescue, mother and child both
lost consciousness, and would have
slipped off and been drowned but for
bie desperate gritep. He held and
saved them, but his crimped arm
never recovered from the strain; it
was cripplea for life,
"Well, it is like that with poor
Eudora's brain. She has held up a
burden of family troubles and com-
plications too heavy for her strength
and for too long. She has schemed
anti skimped and slaved and sacrificed
until the mind that has served the
needs of others so faithfully will no
realize that they must help. A slice ' make them known to business men and
of bread measures approximately ; others in your locality so that they
three inches by two -and -a -half and will feel their responsibility and joint -
its thickness is half -an -inch. It is ly you can work for greater produc-
wasted once a day by 8,000,000 people; tion. Get in touch with your Prov -
m Canada. If all the slices wasted; incial and Dominion Departments of
in one week were collected they would Agriculture. Make the best use of
amount to 1,750 tons of good bread the information and experience of oth-
wasted, or seventeen shiploads wast-' ers. Plan well ahead."
ed per annum by the people of Canada. I Betty Brown: -If you live on the
It is a serious responeibility when you farm and want to do something real -
look at it in this light. Everyone: ly useful this year why not go in for
should be eating more judiciously, poultry -raising, gardening, or even
now; most people could get along very . keepingea pig? Perhaps the latter
well with less than they are accustom- idea doesn't appeal to you much but
ed to have. Teach your children to you certainly cannot do anything more
clean their plates, to chew well, to useful. Numbers of women have
give up sugar candy and to waste no-! found poultry -raising pleasurable and
thing. If they feel that they are profitable. And of course the man or
helping the soldiers they will take the woman who grows potatoes and
pride in their small sacrifices. other vegetables is doing invaluable
Mrs. R. S. A.: -Your question as to work in this time of necessity.
Drafting Farm Experience. every hamlet, village, and town, and
These clays when ever has over- cities as well, have retired farmer re-
turned so many well-planned and sidents whose exceptional skill in
tested schedules, the over -pressing' many instances enabled them to retire
need is experienced skill to reorganize soon after middle life and give place
and utilize all productive forces now to younger or less successful farmers.
remaining. In no great industry Some who retired thus have rapidly
will well -tested skill be quite so scarce rusted out physically and mentally,
and indispensable as 071 Canadian
farms next season if the production
mapped out for our farms is to be
realized. For never before will there
have been so many inexperienced farm
hands employed whose unskilled labor
can count for but little unless effici-
ently directed.
m
From what source can experienced farmers.
farskill be expected? There is one
supply of ripe experience that is now I It is savings that Canada needs to
practically going to waste. Nearly, prosecute the war.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON
FEBRUARY 10.
Lesson VL Jesus Chooses The
Twelve -Mark 3. 7-35. Golden
Text, Mark ; 14.
Verses 7, 8. Withdrew -No doubt
to some more secluded part of the lake.
A great multitude -From a wide area,
north, south, especially from Galilee
where he had done such mighty works;
from Judea and Jerusidern, whose
priestly leaders saw in him a danger-
ous innovator; from far southern
Idumee, the old Edom; and from the
Phoenician territory of Tyre and
Sidon.
9. A little boat should wait on him
-Be ie constant attendance so that he
might step into it any moment to
avoid the crush of the crowd. Lest
they should throng him -Literally,; courtesyM
to the aster (Luke 9. 84).
fall upon hint, Expressing the turbule; 18. Andrew and Philip -Both Greek
0111 eagerness and excited pushing of nnnuts, These came from Bethsnida understand."
and are mentioned by John (12. 20). -
We hear no more of Philip ht the first
Route the Kitchen,
possessed by them, Thou Art the three Gospels. Bartholomew -"Son
Son of God -Here indicating
The woman who "routes" her kit.
a the "Nathanaer twice mentioned by chest work has a table near the door
hie of Telma'," He is considered to be
measithship more definitely than The
Holy One of God" in Mark 1. 24. John (Chepter 1). I-Iis full mune of entrance to the kitchen whore all
hardly help his muse to have. such
12, Charged them much -It would would be Nathaniel Bartholorneee,
Nathanael the am\ of Tomei. Thomas igneissezieedeplieechcii: oefeeewilial;policlueg spi-atii)-eegr; etsi:11!
kitchen supplies are deposited. ; A,
hpeoiquidnsel,and then, it would be inop• i 11 r nut eitt in John (11 ' ' ' - "'''"" "see i
16; 14. 5; 20. 24; and 21. 2). Jamee
(he son of Alphaeue-To distinguish der the table is it Veceptaele fur waste
18. Into the mountain -Not far from
thetas°. Luke toile us he went there to him front Jamee the son of Zebedee, Palter. The ice box, kitchen cabinet
prayand remained all night in prayer, sometimes called Janos the Less, and pantry are both on this side of
Thaddacus-the same as Lieblatteus and the room, so all her supplies are put
Cancels unto him whom he himself ludas, The Cantentean-The zealot immediately in their logical places
would -An event of supreme import- (Luice 6, 15), member of a fanatical without any doubling or steps.
81100 in the ministry of Jesus. It le Sink, wok table and range are on
recorded by all three of the evange- Patriotie party (listing. Melted for its
lists, though it is not presented by halia8e:d ttosefilorrieotitnclotemlintiocifi,Kuriuth, _ 8, q
the others side -the work's' uarters
each pee in the same edf eection. a 'lunge In engem The mune ge of the room.
Crowds were about him, but he Needed Judas Almost Always is necornsatnied
a select company of sYmPallefte fol- 'with the terrible clituse--"who ale° be- Norway is railed "the Lispd of the
' wen, to be coestantly with Ian, all laved hetet Midnight Sun,"
companions, and to whom he might
impart the full significance of his
work and whom he might send forth
to 'proclaim the good news and to heal
the sick.
14. He aPpointed-twelve-The num-
ber corresponding, in all probability,
to the twelve tribes of Israel. They
had been his followers, now they were
to become his intimate associates and
helpers. To preach -Their first duty
was to herald the good news of the
kingdom.
15. Authority to cast out demons -
This is Mark's significant miracle.
Matthew adds "to heal."
H. Simon he surnamed Peter -
he longer fully and freely servo her own.
There are giver four lists ot' t
It has shrunk and withered; a eruct"
apostles in the New Testament (Matt,
10; Mark 8;Luke 6; and Acts 1). Price to pay! But her soul has not
Each list begins with Peter and ends withered or shrunk; it has grown. She
with Judas. Peter (Hebrew, Cophas) is unselfish and sweet and brave clear
means "ro'ck." It is the new name threugh."
for Simon. He was anything but rock -
"And to think we've only thought
111(0 in his early caxeer, of her as a bore!" said Louise peat -
17. Boanerges-Literally, "sons of cabs. "Next time she calls I shall
uproar," indicating their fiery, vehe-
ment temperament. It WWI those
want to see her, and so will the girls
same fiery 111811, James and John, who when I tell them -.if you'll let us,
wanted to call down fire upon the Please, Aunt Harriet,"
Samaritan village because of its dis- did"Iwouilliity tow,a”ntseadidyeAuuntot eivieuirrt ituitli cyuoviii.
tenttedly. "And 1 - knew you only
needed to
the great mass of people.
11. Unclean spirits -That is, men