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Conducted by Professor Henry G. Bell ,
T he object of this department is to place at the ser.
of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged
tority on all subJects pertaining to.solls and crops.
(Address all questions to Processor Henry G. Bell, In
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rigidly sort out all of the imperfect
specimens and handle the fruits as
carefully as possible. Pears, grapea
and tomutoee may be kept in good
condition !tool the holidays if packed
a clK&4ci and stored in this manner.
Squashes R . f
i n hC s rind pl mpkins rhnulrl be
stored in a warm and very dry place
ar r,O.::azo+-• with a temperature around fifty-five
degrees. As a rule some unused room
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V. 11,e—Will you kindly give me. sure to test it so that you can avoid
cultural directions for rape—kind of the disappointment of planting dead
sail. quantity of seed per !acre. etc. `seed. Onion seed can easily be
For fall pasture how late can it be, teeted between blotters. Keep them
Mown? I warm and damp, in ei few days the seed
Answer: --Rape Js a va1uab1e crop•should show its power of germination.
on several types of soil, but does Test out your seed drill during winter
beet on ±a medium 10m, There ale• and early spring when there is lots of
three weer of sowing it, first in wide. time to readjust it. See that it is
yews so ne to provide for cultivation, dropping the seed regularly and even -
nevem.' in marrow rows, third broad-' ly. Whether you plant onion seed
cast. if sowing for cultivated row, . or small onions must be determined by
use about 2 to 2% lbs. of seed per yourself in view of the markets that
acre. If sowing in narrow drilla or' you hope to cater to. Onion sets of
broaden-' use about 4 lbs, The free- I course produce green onions earlier
dont of the soil from weeds will to a ! than seed but they do not produce the
large extent determine which is the; sound bulb stock that comes from a
best 'r.•ay for you to grow it, For fall
Pe -Author rape car be sown in On-
tario as late as the middle of Jene.
well seeded onion bed.
J. K.:-1 have muck land 08 which
I desire to grow hay. • This land is
\I. f.: Tam thinking of growing rolvin r not well drained. What seed should'
1 sow?
three acres ofonions next slimmer.er
.
What is the hest way of preparing the Answer:—For advise
hay on muck land, I
roil? Should I plant seed or small would and enu tok sow Blue mixture ofi
colons? Redtop and Kentucky grass with;
a pound or two of White clover mixed'
Answer: -- Onions do best on a 1 in. Redtop is an exceedingly prolific
medium loam to clay loam soil. The grower on wet soils. It does not rip-
thing to give first attention to is the;en es early as timothy hence your hay
mechaneiai condition of the seedbed.field will have to stand a little later in How the Young Trapper Can Tike
In order to have this best for next !Summer. Kentucky Blue, growing More Furs.
spring you should plow your soil this, on wet soil is very much the same In
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fall and leave it either in the rough: habits, ars a elle is not 08 vigorous as Most amateur trappers, or those
furrow or ribbed up, so that the frost i Redtop. White clover is a shallow only slightly experienced, trap near•
rimy break it down into fine mellow j rooted plant and should give strength home. Suppose then we consider,
soil To the spring the seedbed • to your hay mixture. Use to the what may be done by way of prepare -
should be workers as soon as the soil 1acre about 12 lbs. of high grade Red- tion to trap more of the kind of fur
top seed, t! lbs. Kentucky Blue grass bearers that live within easy reach of.
seed and 2 lbs, of White clover. human habitation. Mink, for in
W. 81.:—Is it safe to pasture frost- stance, are very common. What (1n
INTERNA'1IONAL, LESSON
ocron$R 13
or garret i$ preferable to a storage T
cellar,
Onions are one of the hardest erops
to keep successfully through the win-
ter. For this reason many formers
prefer to dispose of the crop as soon
as the harvest is over, even though
reasonably sure of higher P1118s in the
spring, But if harvested carefully
ane] some special patina is taken in
storing the crop sun be kept in good
condition for family Ilse during the
winter and spring. The manner of
harvesting onions has a great deal to
do with their keeping qualities. The
tenons must be pulled promptly and
the tors cat away and the bulbs g-
lowed to dry thoroughly in the sun
before they are stored. The cellar is
probably the hest place to store them,
for there is more or less risk when
they are allowed to freeze and thaw
out.
THE TRAPPER.
Lesson 1I. Abram and Lot ---Genesis
13. 5.11; 14. 14.16. Golden
Text, Prov, 17. 17.
Gen. 13 5-11
Verse 5, I.•ot Filen—led was not
mentioned in the account of the Egyp-
tian journey, because that epieede
• was connected with Abram'•; experi
ences at the court of Pharaoh; in the
present lesson Lot ne'eupie, r eon-
((picuous place. He is represented
as a man of growing wraith, In
verse 2 Abram is described as very
rich—silver and gold and cattle had
accumulated, and Lot had shared !n
this Increa;e. He was the beneficiary
of relationship to a man whom Gid
had blessed.
6, The land woe not able to hear
them --there was not enough pasture
land to support the rapidly increasing
flocks and heads, and it was just re-
covering from the effects of the
drought. Mention is made of the fact
that the Canaanite and Perizeite were
then in the land. There was too much
population for the thin, limited soil
to support. In the time of Abram
there was no actual peeeession of land
except in the outskirts of towns; un•
tied soil was common property;
here ail ranged according to
common consent. Migration from
place to place was inevitable.
Thereastrife--This the
7.wsis
point of the story. The difference
grew out of the conflict of bee. ness in-
terests. Human nature is the
in every age; conflicts must he avoided
by a proper distribution of the means
of living. The rause of strife mug
be removed,
8, 9. We are brethren--Re'atives.
Lot was Abram's nephew. The. strik-
ing thing here is the magnanimity of
the older man; according to custom,
he would have the prior claim.
10, Lot lifted up his eye_, and be-
held all. the Plain of the Jordan• --•"In
the extreme distanre, the davit moun-
tains of Moab; at their feet, the Jor-
dan winding through a valley of un-
told fertility; and at the immediate
foreground, the range of hills above
Jericho. As the patriarchs gazed
upon it this whole of the Jordan vai:ey
was rich with the most luxuriant vege-
tation." Sodom and Gomorrah, rich ,
but wicked cities, were situated in the
southern part of the Jordan valley.:
The main 'thing in Lot's choice was'
selfish gain; the main thing ought to
have been avoiding the wickedness of
the evil cities. This he failed to con
Sider.
Gen, 14. 14-I5
Verse 14. When Abram heard that
his brother was taken captive --4 is
episode referred to 'hare is an after-
math of Lct's choice. Four king:
made a reed upon the rich territory
of Sodom and Gomorrah, The cities
were sacked and Lot carried away
captive. Abram put himself at the
head of iris body of personal follower ,'1
numbering three hundred and eigh-
teen, and a few local sheiks, who were
confedeea'te with him. The eetert'
is sufficiently dry. In preparing the
onion seedbed do not count the um-
ber of times you go over it, but be
sure the seedbed is as smooth and mel-, ed clover? I mean as to its effect on be done to better the chances of a big
low as you can get it. A little ex -I the 0010518 and on the clover? catch? •
era work at this time will save a lotI Answer: --Looking to the welfare Consider the mink's 'habits. First,
of work later on. The disk or spring of the clover crop, I would a.dviso he prefers small streams. Next, he
tooth cultivator should be followed by! against pasturing frosted clover. If travels the edges of such streams—,
the roller, harrow and last of all by the frost is still in the plants great along the little beaches at the water's
some smoothing implement so as to injury will be done to the crown. Of edge: Third, when an obstruction
make the bed as fine as a fiowerhed. course your practice will have to be crosses the beach, the mink goes into'
The next point of importance is to see based entirely upon the weight of the
thee the plantfood for onions is suit- crop. if there is comparatively heavy
able. Speaking generally stock ma- growth of clover I see no disadvantage
num gives great returns on garden to a moderate pasturing of the crop,
crepe. It will do the same for onions, even if the clover is frozen. How -
hut there is danger of planting a lot ever with young clover growth and
of weed seeds in manure, hence prim- with a sparse fall growth, greater
tical union growers place the manure care will have to be taken. Remem-
on the seedbeds of larger types of ber the crop must be well covered to
plants than the onions and they odd pass the rigors of the average Cana -
the plantfood to onion crops in the' dian winter, hence do not cut it back
Shupe of fertilizers. Fertilizers are too far by pasturing. Prom a stand-
•coneentrated pltu1tfuud which does not point of live stock I cannot find any
carry disease, insects or weeds. Ex- reference to injury done to live stock
cetient results can be obtained by ap-,by feeding frosted clover. However,
plying 500 1153. per acre, drill'ing it in the same precaution should be taken
thoroughly before the onion seed is' ' as is taken in the spring, namely, do you will want to keep watch for !im-
planted, In order to give good ap.not allow live stock to pasture too rows and places where the rats come
plication the fertilizer dropper of the early in the day on clover that has out to feed. But you can also pre -
grain drill works the plantfood into' been frosted, for it contains a good pare some artifi.ciail sects, Select a
the soil most thoroughly. Before you 1 deal of moisture and will tend to bloat place where the water is shallow. Then
plant your onion seed next spring be live stock,
the water to get around. That is
exactly the place to set your trap -1
in the water and a• little under.
Therefore, make such places. Add
to the number nature has provided.
But you must do this about two weeks
before starting to trap. Otherwise
the obstructions you have placed will
not appear natural and the mink will
be scared off. To make such ob-
structions, use a stone or a piece of
old log. This enables you to'multipy
the number of locations in which to
set your traps.
Suppose you are going after musk-
rat, especially in ponds. Of course
Pointers of Storing Fniiits and Vegetables
Before one can make a complete sus the use of poisonous remedies.
cess of storing fruit and vegetable
crops it is important to know the nal -
mat keeping qualities of the different
kinds and varieties. Some hinds of
fruit and vegetables do"not keep well
in storage and different varieties of
fruit and vegetable crops must be
handled differently to insure the best
results. Apples have their natural
seasons for ripening. Even the best
cold storage system wi81 not keep al
Spitzenburg until May, but only until
the last of January. A Northern Spy I
will naturally become fit for eating
during January and February, Glean-
ings and Baldwins will keep well un-
til late in March, Among the apples
tltnt can be depended on to keep until
spring are the Russet, Wagoner, Ben
Davis and Seek -no -Further. Some
varieties are fit for eating and cook-
ing all winter, but others do not get
really( ripe until March and April.
Apples intended for storage should
be carefully packed, properly cooled
and placed in the bins without the
slightest, bruise fo,r there is no use:
putting into storage fruit that has
been grabbed off the trees or tumbled
about in the orchard. A single eell
bruised in packing or Wring starts
decay, and in consequence an apple;
that will keep three or four months i
will keep only as many weeks,
Quinces and winter pears should be
gtorocl in the same way as apples,1
Some Varieties will keep until well!
along toward spring if wrapped m pa-
per and carefully handled.
Ono of the crops that may be gt'eal-
ly improved by proper methods of
handling and storage is potatoes.
Many persons haul them directly to
the menage 001110r, which is probably
the best method where one has a large
quantity to handle. Care must be
taken to „•:ri out all of the tubers t118t
ehov signs of decay, and any that
helve 1)001) int in (1ieg'ing should be laid,
aside for imm0111)te Use. Ii blight
1, 1» strer to l ill;* trop kind the others
Awe indha!!one 0r rot, sprink'o air -, 111'-
811'l film over the piles in the bins,
f •'• pre1eii1 the 1•ot. from
(
r (''11114 1111(1 le nearly lie 11±0etiv, as
i
Potatoes should always be stored in
a dark place. Light has a very dete-
riorating effect upon the quality of
Potatoes. A few days' exposure to
fight frequently renders otherwise per-
fect tubers unfit for human consump-
tion.
Beets, carrots and turnips keep best
when stored in sand, For 'this purpose
provide a bin with a tight bottom and
sides about twenty inches high, Fill
this with clean, sandy soil and bury
the beets, carrots and turnips in it.
Celery is one of the most hardy win-
ter vegetables and can be kept indoors
or out. 1t soon becomes tasteless
and is liable to decay if kept in u
cellar that is too warn oe improperly
ventilated. Some of the most success -
:full celery growers store the. crop,
outside by packing the plants inside of
boxes and covering the boxes with
straw and loose soil. An opening is
left at cath end of these covered, box-
ed -le •tranches to provide ventilation.
This opening is kept closed during
cold weather. The celery - may be
easily taken out by removing the cov-
ering and boards when needed for use,
Care must be talten to put the cover
back in place and replace the end
boards to prevent . frost entering•.
Celery may be kept in prime condition
until well along toward spring in
these outside coveted trenches,
Cabbage ,should remain in the gar-
den rows until it has had a good freez-
ing; this improves the flavor. In
selecting the heads for storage reject
those that show signs of disease or
that have not properly developed, Cut
off the head, allowing about two inches
of the stomp to remain. Then if rot
develops in the cut end of the stalk it
will not reach the head for several
weeks, If the cabbage ii, taken into
the collar for storage wash the soil
front the roots and peed in moist
sand,
Pear,, grapes, p(lppere and Meantime
luny be kept foe several weeks by
wealMing in tissue paper 411111 putting.
'horn in boxes in 11 cool, dry collet',
0111) a tenlpernttlre ,hist shove 11'01Z•
int point. Care must be taken to -
build up a mound of mud and stones,
having the top just far en:ougl4tte 1t of
water to make a place for your bait.
It is then merely a question of leaving
the mound long enough for it to ap-
pear natural before you begin trap-
ping.
If there are fox for you to trap and
you can find a spring—say one about
four feet across—get busy early. In
the summer is best, In the spring
about a foot and a Half from the shore,
place a moss covered stone so that
its top will be two or three inches
above the water. This stone will be
' the place for your bait. When it is
time to trap, set. the trap midway be-
tween the shore and the stone. Ileve
the plan of the trap a little under
water and place a piece of mess or,
!sod on the pan, with the surface an
inch above water. The fox will bo
foaled into thinking that the .sod-cov-
lered pan is at safe stepping' stone to
1 reach the bait and will be 11lce1y
caught. This set can also be made in
e quiet little inlet in a small stream.
This set is excellent for taking oth-
1 or animals than fox and if you can
find places to,make it by all means
! do so.
Another and very important pre-
parotion is to buy your traps early
! so that you will have time to age
them, I"ur fox a very good "method is
to bury the traps in the ground for
about two weeks,
There are some preparations you
can make whi•el1 will inereeee, your
chances for taking practically all •fur
bearers and it will pay luulrisonlely to
find them nut. Writing to the bits
fur honsce for such information as
you may want is a Vcl'y gond plan,
since they will either gladly tell you
or refer you to books from which the
Knowledge may be gleaned,
White Reedier,
The popular belief that white hea-
ther is lucky probably rests, like
similar superstitions, on crystallized
experience. In that case a rationale
of this quaint fancy would he found
in the fact that a successful searehee
for white heather would naturally
possess diligence, perseverance, Men-
tal alertness, 1m11(1 otller good (aurlit-t'e
ern/mended in the "gospel of ;'M,11ol;
on,"
Not beauty, but efficiency, Is of the
gr ste1,-t importau e in the construe -
tion acid � ��,
•t Itc Th. hn
trUR of fl n tl 7
evre not wer y about the eol)r e.1 ,thee'
Meese, the. grain of the Yon'.»r, the:
ehaps of the door knob or :he farcy!
111)1`k 4,0 th!1 padlock. If he i$ c„m-
1,it•al,:.• ehe will lee contented. Of
coon=". the hoc.e may m-rtoh 11(1 nicely
with the remainder of the farm build 1
inge and it :•h'•11111 br a.`: 11011t, KS 90S i
silile. but fresh air, sunshine and,pro
metinn from etorme Inoet he conoirl-
ore•rl lid
A we'; drains I it•, != nec'eeeary or
many day:: of the year the pnnit•y,
heap« will he dam', find the muddy
emelt aro':n 1- tit' n+ rsirl • tri'! not be
h'nl'hfui 10- the land=. Whet, the hens
have !ro w• :k in the mud it. will mean'
duty eggs, ani rt s th'ut have to be
111 h, -'l before miike'in0 are never
a. .
(ro181 for rinsing in storage, I
Sur-hme is the poillerrnan's friend.
It as 4xta in keel ;n1; the litter (dear
.
and dry and a sun bath is ane of the
hen's mo=t en1oyable diversions at any
season of the year, The house must
be conetntrt.e:1 facing the eonth so
that an abundance of sunshine can
of the conflict at uncertain. The s0•
called kings, who were overcx,me by
C h-m,,r'^-.mer. • wore chieftain". 1vh,o •
had thrown off the yoke of their over-
lord. He came down to punish them
for their uprising, and Let had gone
under wdtlr the fall of the chieftains
of the country. No doubt the at-
tacking bands were more numerous
than f e the u iw ars of
Abram. How
ever, ha reeeeted to she frequent de-
vice of ancient warfare, ei night at-
tack, aasd so divide.' hie forces as t•0
give the imfre ''on orf a much 'larger
body of men than he really had.
15. Pursued them unto Hobeh—The
pursu!t was exten•e•ive. The invading
band was overtaken ac 1)- t, nr0bal y
tuatod in Gilead. From there the
reute continued to the fel• nth of
PS'7:417-1. 1.-1- and h'+ heu_eheld
puseeeaions !vete t cn1 Beed The
..tory of Abram', cal ! e!.:11 bring;
out the grow:r•;