HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1919-5-15, Page 7Conducted lit' Professor henry (,. I3eil
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CREAM WANTED
1Pe are 111 (hn market for Cream nil,
through the Yuar. W1,, oar the highest
me vie ee, lu 2,71'+1 ne78 slope 1706,
prep us n 12,70 for particulars.
Mutual Daily 1.„ ('reanlery Co.
743.745 Kirit' St. West • Toronto
water tubes there may be nt'tuelly
a loss of the :tared up meislure of
the roll, unhcee the folluge of the
plant shades the ground from direct
sunlight. It is god practice after;
thoroughly snaking the garden to give
the surface of the soil time to dry
slightly, then stir it with n light cul-
tivation so as to prevent the 10:14 of
moisture. It is by all means beat
practice to water the garden thor-
oughly toward'', sundown, rather than
Garden Preparation. garden. Lime can be applied any sprinkle it during the Bunny part of
Iiare you prepared your garden time in the preparation of the garden the day.
soil? If not, immediate erten is veil. Early spring application at the, Remember that 871170117 in the home
imrerative it you are to get paying time the soil is being first worked is garden is attained by making plants
results for this year's efferi''. eteny. poeeibly the most satisfactory time comfortable, giving them a su•it-
gardicns.wero dug in the eutunhn and to apply it. Scatter the air -slaked, able home and supplying them
the soil through exposure to the , burnt lime, or ground limestone or with an abundance of well-
fro:Its of winter were broken down marl on top of the plowed garden and- balanced plantfood. Necessar-
inio a mellow fine seedbed. This work It into the soil by harrowing, ley disease and insect11 effect. garden
radio most favorably, so tint moll-' and raking. One hundred pounds of crops, but with these and their cop -
lure crnditions for the growin" erop4, lime will give a beneficial applicationtrol v✓e will deal at a later date,
lie it .ehruld he. In many other in-, to a garden 20 x 30 feet.
cane,;,
bewever, the Baden has to, Now comes tho question of how to
be dug in the spring and planted keep up the plantfood of the sell
within n short time, The big point without manure. This can be done
tr, keep in mind in this first step in by the proper use of fertilizers. Pur -
preparation of the garden soil, et that chase a good garden fertilizer. One
(sir space in the garden soil is highly carrying at least 3 to 4 per cent. 'un-
desirable, Let may be carried to such monis, about 6 to 8 per cent. phos -
en extent that it becomes a decided phorie acid and 3 to 5 per cent -potash.
detriment. These results follow the This can be purchased from any of
digging or plowing of the garden, the standard fertilizer manufacturers,
en:mcti:nes, a considerable amount of For best results you will need about
Proves or strawy manure is dug in at 95 to 100 lbs. for a garden measuring
the time the gareicn soil is turned. If 25 x 40 feet. Best results have been
these are not thoroughly mixed with obtained by providing about double
the eix or eight inches of soil that is the amount necessary for this first
INTERNATIONAL LESSON
MAY 18.
deeds which are prepared beforehand
by Crud 71;4 our sphere of notion."
Titus 2; 11-1.1. The Grace That
Ilrings'Salvation. ]fere Paul is speak-
ing of the e(ndnrt and character of
true servants of God, true followers
of the hord Jesus Christ, Ile Is cone-
sellinl trinl eralu•e, seriousness, stead-
fastness, love of home, Meetly, self-
control, sound speech, 'fidelity even in
Places of humble .•elrice, For, he
says, God's grace that brings salva-
tion "Meth appeared to all ruin, teach-
ing us that, denying ungodliness and
worldly lusts, we should live soberly,
righteously and godly in tee pre:ient
world." And so grace saves and
grace teaches, Wo aro happy indeed
if we learn its lessons. Anil while we
learn we Cherish the "blessed )top(:"
of the manifestation of God end of
Christ to the whole world. That is
the hopo of the Gospel, a hope tbrtt
will surely he fulfilled through the
extension of the Gospel to all land..
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
is well described in Vera 14, Ile
"gave Himself for us" to redeem our
iniquity and "purify unto himeele
peculiar people" for, as Moffatt rue
ders, "a clean people") "zealome of
good works."
Lesson VII, The Grace of God—Gen.
6:8; Ex. 34: 6, 7; 2 Cor. 12:9;
Eph, 2:4-10; Titus 2:11-14.
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When Saving
Becomes a Loss
011tril{f7)
House for 0110 Hundred and Fifty
Hens.
It is generally conaidercd that a
hen needs about four square feet of
floor space. A house twenty feet deep
and thirty feet long will give the
birds a range of six hundred square
feet and such a house has a capacity
of one hundred and fifty birds. The
open -front house seems to give satis-
b(3im, turned, there is danger of them; application. When the garden is dap, Gold- faction under varied climatic condi-
en°ormin n loose open mat between the or plowed scatter the 75 pounds even- GText, Acts 15:11. tions, Many breeders report its use
r
moistt sril below and the upper soil ly over the section of approximately Epee2: 4-10. The Riches of His in cold climates without frosted
wherein Or seeds cf garden crops are 25 x 40 feet that you are working Grace. 'But God, who is rich in combs or diminished egg production.
plentrl. If this occurs, garden crops and rake it thoroughly into the soil, mercy." Paul reminds the Christians The lower front section of the
ere actually starved by sefficient When you are planting the seed of Ephesus of the spirltual death; house is eight feet deep and the high-
ere
being shut out, 1crops such as peas, beans, beets, etc,, from which they have been saved by' sectiontwelve feet T
The cure is simple. Carefully rake when you open the drills scatter a the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
and work the soil, being sure to i light dressing of fertilizer into the They had been "dead in trespasses
:tamp it down when the seeds are drill and cover it lightly with soil and sins," the higher nature stricken
planted, and follow this stamping by' just before you drop the seed, and into insensibility, the instincts of
e eery shallow raking so as to leave proceed as usual. The point is to truth and honor and kindness destroy -
a thin dust mulch on top. This dust' avoid dropping the seed on top of ed, flesh and its lusts triumphant.
mulch will prevent further escape of; fertilizers. I have obtained good re- They had "walked according to the
soil moisture. All f;ssrdan soils should sults by making second and third ap- course of this world," forgetting
or not knowing their kinship to a
higher order, their true citizenship,
which was in heaven. The "spirit of
be dug or plowed now at the very plications of fertilizer during the
earliest moment. ' The longer they. growing season. That is, when the
stand the more waste of soil moisture beets,carrots, beans, etc., are grow -
there will be. Remember that eon!
ing scatter a light application of disobedience" had governed them, not
moisture is a carrier of plantfood.'
1 fertilizer between the rows •just be- the Spirit of God, and they had be-
W1'hout it no plantfood can be tarsen fore I cultivate the second, fourth and come "children of wrath," subject to
up by the crop. i sixth time. This provides additional' the displeasure of God. The picture
The next problem for the gardener. available food for the growing crops drawn is, in its essential features,
151 the manure question, Manure is, and greatly .hastens their growth. that of the sinner in every age, and
t' fling scarcer and scarcer and high When setting out cabbage, toma- it is as true as it is unlovely. The
•1: price as well as relatively poor in, toes or when planting potatoes, or case would have been hopeless indeed
0 ::,ii[; . Good live -steers manure is i corn, drop a small handful of fertil- but for the mercy of God.
en es070'Ingly valuable garden fer-'izor into the hole that is opened to Because He is rich in mercy, and
direr, but street sweepings which; receive the potato piece or plant. Mix "for his great love wherewith he love
here been expo: oil to the rain, contain, this fertilizer with the soil before the ed us," God, the apostle says, "hath
but comparatively little plantfood.-
:seed piece or plant is set, A side- quickened us together with Christ."
Their chef merit is that they return! dressing of these growing crops will Ho has raised us from the death of
rem( rant matter which quickly he -.help a great deal also. sin to the new life of faith and of monitor. A shed -roof house twenty
cane: hunms and helps the soil 071; by thirtywill House one hundred and
or calm. of it providing a home for.
A similiar treatment of the fertil- righteousness, and this not because fifty birs. A height of eight feet ,in
the eel bacteria. The humus also; ity question for the flower garden of our merit or of our deserving, but
will be found to give exceedingly of Ills Own free grace. It is as front and four and n. Half feet in the;
clic:: the ;.oil poser to retain mels- Mood results. Some gardeners are in though, figuratively speaking, we had Tear will be satisfactory,
t '• e and soluble plantfood. Then,,•
111 1'e of the scarcity of manure, the. the habit of using a considerable am- died with Christ and been raised up
i ,:rnr 1• r;lrncr 1 ants to know haw: ount of nitrate of soda, which is one again with Him. The new life is
h7 =177111 keep up the Mune; of his of the important carriers of nitrogen the Christlike life. It is following
;:nil if he catylnt obtain manure, or ammonia in fertilizers. This is the example of Christ. It is taking
Our uislcer .s to maintain n eerie:
all exceedingly soluble hence rapidly Him as our Leader and consecrating
rr.:;t heap at one encu or corner of available plantfood. It supplies the ourselves in sworn allegiance to Him.
the (rarrlen. Into this heap throw all kind of plantfood that causes the And it is more than following, and
cwrrtahic leaves, straw, and plant growth of leaves, incl stalk and de- more than serving: it is also sitting
ruLlhi di that rang accumulate, cover-
,
the ripening of the crop, hence together with Him "in Heavenly
ire it fit^htly with soil so as to pre- the amateur gardener, if he uses
emit the material drying and being trate of soda, should be careful not
blown swap, if possible, in the fall to overdo the dose which he applies
et n lend or two of sods and turn to the crop, else he will send the
the; e ,^.•cuss downward in layers over crop all to stalls as in the case of
the ecnrlest beep. Sometimes it is tomatoes too heavily fertilized with
rand nracticc to sprinkle the heap so nitrogen carriers, and will suffer
that <u:"li,:fent water may trickle through the small yield of fruit which
1,liat 21: nLih it to prevent burning of results, The prolonging of the grow -
11•e r0h11ish and at the same time
iilg season also will delay tho ripen-
1a013de t110istrem enough to encourage ing' a
1••'•lc :nl e•rowtli. in this spring this For garden cane -fruit, such as rasp -
c seen t heap will cut down into rich berries, gooseberries, and currants, a
::,nuc soil which should be spread handful of fertilizer scattered around
lei• the surface of the garden after the roots of the growing bushes will
Many farmers throughout the coun-
try are not erecting necessary build -
Inge because price of lumber and
ehingles 1,as arivancod.
Fn Query 117rif0,1 of tate country In
late fall and early winter iin:dem ants
are left in the field where they were
last used. This refers to plows, bar•
rows, senders, binders, nr)%vo113 alld
other agrieultnral impl:iren1s. They
lie In the field expos0,1 l( wind, rain
and 731(3 and r„ 1na1111 exposed to these
conditions until they are again re.'
(!aired for use. The herd wood used
in the manufacture of wooden parts
soon shows the rr•eult of this anis-
treatment, as also the iron parts in a
lesser degree, and In a few years these
implements ere eligible ('andidetes
for the jrinlc pile.
Comes a time these implements
must he replaced, and the prlee of one ,
new binder would cover the Cost of a i
building largo enough to protect and;
prolong the life of all necessary work- i
nig equipment for the farm. Doing
without that sited looks like saving
money, but it certainly does not save I
Implements. Implements net good
motley. implements and tools des •
-
troyed through lack of care is equiva•
lent to destroying money. Commence
to save or save more. Build a shed
for the implements. Do not mako it
necessary to have the junk man call
on yea too frequently. It does not pay.
It As not the gross ncome lu e
net profits that measure the puceess
of the dairy business.
A person who wears good clothe$'
has more confidence in himself or her
mellf, For the same reason a little girl,;
who begins lessons on a cheap, see-
und-hand piano because her parents
think anything is geed enough to
practice on, is likely to make nothing
bet a cheap second-hand progress.
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There is no question in the minds
of our up-to-date feeders that the
akimrnilk fed warm from the sopar-,
ator, is of more value as a feed for
young animals than the milk that is
returned from the creamery where it
is separated. This point alone would
commend the use of a hand separator'
on many farms where the growing
of young calves and pigs is consider -1
er rear 111 we ve ee deep ed a valuable appendage to the daily. !l are genuine
The front section is four and a half "Dominion"
f t h' h' f t d f d h H . Dominion
Feathers Waned
0,tir:hest prunes paid for best grade
new souse, duck. chicken and tailor
feathers.
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Plans and Prices.
icy& Tires
ee 1g m ron an ve an a a
feet at the rear, The lower front
section is only covered with quarter -
inch mesh wire cloth to keep in the
birds, keep out sparrows and help to
break the wind. As the house is
twenty feet deep, the wind does not
strike the rear where the birds are
roosting.
A house of this kind can have a ce-
ment floor, double board floor or sand
floor. Some houses are built on .a ce-
ment foundation to keep out rats, but
the floor is of sand. A floor of garden
loam is not satisfactory as much of
the dirt will soon turn to dust when
the birds are scratching and the house
and air become very unclean, The
cement Hoer covered with a couple of
inches of sand seems to be the most
satisfactory.
Some breeders find the shed -roof
poultry houses easy to build as well
as somewhat cheaper than the semi-
PENTILIZEB
places."
For the man who is thus transform-
ed and renewed in heart and mind is
no longer occupied solely with getting
along in the world a; d enjoying its
pleasures. Iie is seeking first "the
kingdom of God and his righteous-
ness." He is setting his mind on the
higher things of truth and cleanness
of soul and the will of God and ser-
vice to his fellow men, and in all this
he finds the joy, and strength and
clearness of vision of the heavenly
Places,
"In the ages to come," God has
t.:• r•nr,len soil has 11700 dug. This greatly help, up to the time of the done great things for us, but there
weed! seal cap be worked in at the setting of the fruit, It will result are still better things to come, For
time the. garden is being harrowed in n larger setting of fruit and pro- I4e has raised us into this new life
• 1 ea r7k11, Steeping it as near the duet of better quality. For the gar- with Christ for this very purpose, "to
rl'rfa770 as possible will insure it rend- den apple tree, cherry trees, plums, display throughout ages to come his
twiner a mexintem help during the etc., scatter about 5 to 10 lbs. of surpassing wealth of grace and good -
growing ,;on'' ( fertilizer per tree in a circle reach- 11ess toward us in Christ Jesus." -We
Another great help in maintaining ing out from the, tree about as far as are saved by grace, and we are saved
the llttnnts of the soil is to follow tho branches 0aen(1, in hope, and it is indeed a very splen -
the early crops with some cover crops The moisture question is one of.. diel and glorious hope we hnvo in our
such es rye, winter wllent, or a mix- the aldimportant problems of the relationship to God through Jesus
tore of either of these grains with garden, Numerous charming stories Christ. We shall be like Christ. The
vetches. Scatter this seed over the of dry -land Inrmers occasionally lead glory of His virtue shall be ours,
r n•fnce of the Hatch where the early Borne gardeners to wonder why in a In knowledge, in character, in praise
l eiltocn have been dug, early cab- 111y season their gardcnd will not pro- of all goodness, and in achievement,
1»,'' '111 or ether early crops taken duce sattisfnetery results. The rea- we shall advance with Him through
eV, Pale it hi end very quickly a son is that the garden crops are not the ages. ,i
green covering of the soil will 10utllt, dry -land crops, Pledge crops are of "By grace , . , through faith.
Thi71 311'ee11 covering may make a con such a nature that they require an 13y the loving favor and goodness of
sie'.r1'11110 growth during the summer.' enormous amount of water in order; God who 1'000iv73 tie in spite of our
Lel. it 71e.m1 over winter mid turn it to meet their daily needs. Como idea; ins when we come to Him; and
7:• err when the Borden is ting or of the large -quantity of water that' through Clhrist our Redeemer in
;dewed in the spring^ is necessary will be gathered from! 17110m'Pie trust, eve are saved, Faith
It may possibly be that the soil is tee eegerel of inventigegees 31171 en, i in Christ means trusting and follow-
01's'ht1"2 sour. Th3s would result from that for every pound of dry matter in 1118 Ifire, It, is therefore cueing by
11 11312 -v crep•,ing of garden truck or garden truce: that is harvested, at! the aid of His ,Spirit into a right at -
Preen had dreinage. It is most likely least 500 lb;, of water is required,. thud( and
.ntlat oesi1)1,0Godnd a sn
le recur on very heavy clay softs, or dulling the grow11 ^ season of the! i emito the It is
hearingt t21271abo1 all light sandy soils.- If it (veers 011 .ernn A huge :annum of this water' pointing
light smndy Boils it is fairly likely to can be stored up by early 11701101.1 trusting
0111 Himselfg is God, and great,here
1 ;• the rernilt of the lime leadull : wcrh.u'g of the roil. In hundreds of
ort of the soil. Of num the •el r 1l ,re r there h, equipment for spiink-
i;, to add lime. This can be pureh 15,.1 11:1e t11,. garden. When the garden is
in several forms, such ae 1;1001 1 thew:us lily 73r3akled you must re-
f" atone mere or r... elnked beret member that be^3.1' adding t^^tc1• fort its fruits, or rather its the fruits of
porve to our faith.
Moffett irenslates vs, 0, 10, "It is
not your doing hut Ga(l's gift, not the
outcome of what you have clone—..lest
anyone should pride himself on that;
(1,1 Ha made 710 whet we are, ere -
yell, improving the texture of 111e 1?.ny .but ee a rosult of connecting 0p the ating us in Christ Jesus for the good
merle of •faitli. 'True faith becomes
thus the starting -point of the Chris-
tian 1117, and all good works follow as
hue, ., , .
1'nlo. 12 17111'11 211011 171 11113 ferry of the plant you have connected tip the' tho Sp'l'itwhich Gad givea In res-
, "'wand 111m^stoue it is bifehl)2 benefi- water tubes from the surface of taro
to 111.•- 17+1 and does not tench to soil clown to tho area wherein the
burn out the linmtla of lin soil. '1111 crops are feeding. This met1115 that
Serve is true of marl. If applied in 113 soon es the sun spinus, evaporation
Ile form of all :halted burnt limo it :!arts,- and not only will some of rho
tr1101, to 1!nt11r' together 'file [ 4 it:eel• etei1 have added be evaporated,
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arta
Tattgrle' 41r"0
MONTREAL,
Nature's Investment
"That Scripture lesson you rea;
this evening, Dr. Keh1o, about the
talents, eeemo to be one of the time
difficult pas. agcy in the whole Bible,"
said Mre. I3,1r,et,.w us Al, greeted the
minister in frtnt of the pulpit,- :'I
can understand about tile man with -
{ five talents Belting five mor: and the
mall with two taints gull:11g two
more. But it always seclnad to me
that Christ wows utspealca1iy harsh
in ordering the taking array of the
one taleut from the man who had not
invested it. The man who was so
modest about it; and, at least, he
hadn't squandered the money."
"I think you misapprehend the way
Christ gave the command," said the
minister, "I don't think He.: poke
harshly or with reeling. Ile was not
exactly commanding when the said,
'From him that hath not shell he
taken away even that which he bath.'
IIe was merely stating a law of the
traverse. Nature is niggardly about
her investments, She always recalls
the uninvested pound. An abused
power always vanishes. You can't
hold it,
"Don't you remember the fishes in
Mammoth Cave that the old geo-
graphy told about? They were sup- '
posed to have had eyes at one time.
But they didn't need them in the dark-
ness of the cave; so nature took them
away. They tell us that once the
mistletoe used to strike roots into the
ground, but when it became a para-
site, sucking its life from the trees,
it lost the power to assimilate raw
food from the soil. Isn't there an il-
lustration of this very law going on
before
f r the fact that -we
us to -da • y in
can't see or hear with the keenness
of the Indian? We don't need this
keenness of sight and hearing as the
Indian did; so Mature has withdrawn
nt There is
the investme no waste
in the careful housekeeping of the
Infinite.
"That is why it is so pathetic to
hear men say they have no capacity
for spiritual things, or, as they put
it, no genius for religion. They wish
to imply by that a veiled criticism
of God or to show their superiority
to churches and spiritual helps. As
a matter of fact, they are condemn-
ing themselves. Every man once had
spiritual capacities. When he says
he hasn't them any longer he shows
that he has let them die. Nature has
recalled her investment, as Christ in-
dicated is her method in the parable
of talents. Do you remember how
beautifully Francis Thompson stated
it in his poem, In No Strange Land?
Part of it tens like this:
"Not where the 'wheeling systems
darken,
And our benumbed conceiving
soars;
The drift of pinions, would we
hearken,
Beats at our own clay -shuttered
doors.
The angels keep their ancient places;
Turn but a stone and start a wing! '
'Tis ye, 'tis your estranged faces,
That miss the many-splendoured
thing."
Saving Mice -Gnawed Fruit.
If fruit trees have been seriously
injured by mice or rabbits by eating
the baric and sapwood at the surface
of the ground, they can be saved by
bridge grafting. First triol off the
gnawed parts of the hark with. a
sharp knife, leaving the -edges smooth.
Then take from the tree a twig of
last summer's growth about as thick
as a lead pencil and long enough to
extend an inch and one.half above
and below the gnawed part. Eoth
above 1127(1 below the gnawed part cut
out a strip of baric an ineh and one-
half long and as wide as the twig or
graft is thi•-'k. Trim both ends of the
graft on the same side by paling it
down to about half its thickness for
a length of about two inches and then
fit the p17pared ends into the baric
cuts above e acid below the injury. Fes -
ten each end of the graft to the tree
by driving in a very fine tack or 1,ra1
not much thicker than a pin. (`over
the enols of the graft mid all cut ,Sur-
faces 'With grafting wax. A union
between the graft and tree will then
take place and talus the gnawed part
will be bridged over. In very bad
cases of injury it may be necessary
to fasten tho lower cud of the graft
into one of the tree looten Place a
graft every two in11174 a1rr117 the in-
jured part.
To Preserve Leitees Flom Overseas.
Letters frac "Over There" 71•er0
often written in renei1. You curare -
serve thein in their original 1:11110 by
this sinfple treetnun e Boil a kettle-
ful of w.ltel• 1311 1 the etc'aro 1s pour-
ing from the ,3)011'1171,1ehr.tt,-htg
e Woe' h t11') 1 :1 iitiZE'aln, turning
it all wnys, 411 that every meet of the
vrritinl, 17 w:.11 eteermed. When the
pure feels "mite limp, pill it lip for
a few minnies Then rax milk and
water 111 an a ,. cup, tl i73 half 112
citell. Spread the hitter en a (int 61.11;7_
face, wail, 1,%bili a r,::11 lethal) flitch Yiio
milk solution over mall sheet. Hang
the 'paper up -until ie 18 almost dry.
Finally press fiat between blotting -
taper nn which b•lolc 1 0• wcit,ht4 are
atmalged.
Nov✓ ,117tress -"now about the at,1
terror n on" Norah-. "Sure, Intim,
talc@ 77:111--1'111 wIllini"