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The Brussels Post, 1920-3-25, Page 2r ;vii tie4 F , r YOUR °PR MEM CONDUCTED BY PROF, HENRY G. BELL The object of this department Is to place at the see ytce of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged authority on all subjects pertaining to soils and crops. Address all questions to Professor Henry Q. Boll, In tare of The Wilson Pubilehing Company, Limited, Toren. to, and answers will appear In this column In the order in which they are received. When writing kindly men. Con this paper. As space Is limited it Is advisable where immediate reply Is necessary that a stamped and ad• dressed envelope be enclosed with the question, when the answer will be mailed direct. D. H. B.: -Would you recommend soybeans and corn combined for silage, would the combination add enough value to the silage to warrant the out- lay for the beans? Should soybeans be planted at the same time at the same depth, In the same hill as corn? Will the beans and corn mixed give .a fairly even stand when planted with hand -planter? Can you say approxi- mately how much seed of soybeans la +required per acre? If there is more than one variety, which Is best adapt• ed for sandy soil? Answer: -In Missouri, where they have an exceedingly long season of growth for corn, it is 00010100 practice 20 sow soybeans and cowpeas, especi- ally the latter. with corn. In many seeti"ae the corn is not harvested, but hogs are turned in as soon as the crop has made setisfaetory growth ane; the crops are "bogged off." The growing season in Ontario would not I artmit of'.hls sort of medics. On the other hand, I believe it would be quite profitable to grow so»beans and corn separate and possibly mix them wher the plat -trial is being cut for the silo. Tinder such conditions they should be out green for hay when the pods ere well formed, and before the plant :m- etes to show signs of ripening. henry 14' Morrison, in their book on "Feeds ani reeding," recommend miming one too cf soybeans with 3 to 4 toes of rx•n. i; grown sep:reeely and fed in ceel.leatiou with silage, good results are abtakned. ib: i10.t:n01. ;lig antil- ar is tat<,,1 give results ab,-re.;o;benn sense 7.1 lbs. ani :;icere ee cee gropee any ben, , i ereem.iecob Mitral 1.7 ibs ee li "! ?d'ik p'•,' day. c:.rr see ,ter ib. -te +rr. Thi,. ronire t ,i v !. :afaltr hee cad .,at, t i.4 .bs, elcmg I v tt_ c r ,i. Jn1: 1 • h meet 3.7 ib-., which gee, ibs.. niL,.. eei•ic'n;e .ee lbs. of rat eiacb ti dune. rrgair0 t: S. �,'t"i, t.l :.'ed 1'=l ar':'e. •Wel: 111- tr,,:.ie,l ''or !lay. 1: teal; ar O_..(.. the 1'"''^ of .1oyi,eees c:ni„1, did beet we, O. fee .v,, t o. iuc•Si :.-levr'an. is 'clan ;wog{. • t,.'adort--1 wish you, ooinion on 1:e tt '.:'iq so; beans with :leen for silage, sleet soybeans ere high in protein. tetteeri brand or kelt/ would be most seeable toe tali= section, as our farm is rt a geneir'.a elecic Io,,o; also, in a goal state or fertility. 'clow could teey ..e plantae to the best :advantage? {' init r-tncent of cern and beans sk'^t)!d 1)1 :Ised? What is the best method of elocuftating soybeans? • Vont question regarding tt..., o:' ,_vileaaa with corn for sil- age i, e'ulilar in one um,w'-'red above, A.t the !mine: on ^ Mels yon enquire BY MHELEN CAW cye are touched upon with the exception of iuoenlntion. Inoculating beans means introducing the form of bac- terial life that grows naturally on the roots of this legume. This is best done by getting a culture from the Bac- teriological Department of Ontario Agricultural College, and follow the instructions very closely. This being (lane you should get a good set of the bacterial life which naturally inhabits the soybean. Have in mind one other point, and that is that baceria require a sweet condition of the soil in which to thrive. This being the case, it is necessary to apply lime to the soil be- fore sowing soybeaus. Put on about 1,000 to 2,000 ibs. of ground limestone after the ground has been plowed and work It in by disking and harrowing, W. L.: -We have a field of seven acres of new ground that we would like to plant to potatoes in the spring, but the soil is literally alive with wire -worms, we had a small corner of this field in potatoes this season but the wire worms worked havoc with them, spoiling many of them entirely. Wilt say that we have this field falI- plowed. Ibuve heard that fall plow- ing would kill them out, but as this is our first experience with the pest are at a loss to know whether to risk it to potatoes or to use the field for corn. From which will we get the best returns on potatoes for the amount invested, commercial fertil- izer or dried pulverized manure front the stock yards? Aesw er:-You have done well to frill plow your land in attempt to control the wire worm, This insect is exrcedingiy persistent. Frequent change of crops and working of the soil breaks up his abode, killing both the larva as they are changing to the fly stage. The frost will of course help kill out some of the in•- e,ects in the process of change. I would not advise that you follow last year's crop with potatoes or corn, .ince the wire worm works havoc on both these crops. If you could sow a small grain such as wheat, barley, or oats and seed it to clover, applying fertilizer at the rate of 300 to 500 lbs, to the acre, you would follow a practice which would „ler you a fair return from the crop and at the same time make things just as disagreeable as possible for the wire worm. The fertilizer should be fairly high glade, running about a 3-8-3. Working the fertilizer thor- oughly into the soil, either by apply- ing it with a grain drill with fertil- izer attachment or spreading it broad- cast on the land and work it in by careful disking and harrowing. SUN LIFE SHOWS BIG GAINS IN ALL LINES Arousal Report Is iseeed, Showing Tremendous Galne in New Business Obtained, cverai hew and cul -resting re,ords i,•the ineuran. a business. were made by tate Sun Life assurance Co. of (aaada during 1919. The 43th annual report o5 the company iia8 just been published and shows that the new business actually iasued and paid for dae!ng the pest year 705 $80,548,800, beteg an increase of 134,967,407, or' 07.7 per coat,. over 1918. The tre- meedoes business of the San .1.He will he realized when it is smell that ap pi :n 101m for Hew Eisen:onces retained dl g I11:1 exceeded lave hundred minion doll., s 'r11e fi:;nre creates a dier'1' t 01,1 n :13,3 inat_r„nc•t, busi- tes, of the Deatielee. al 11 611trttia0 r0 n0anl' ;lams yet liyf,i -e s ppreaeh cd title tete:, Ties hlzs oars 1 10tt 190100d to s4!0,'ir S 443, 500 seg as ,n ..caro of V5,548,009. 548,009. The assets of the comp easy were ieerceeed by 38,091,009 and now emount to 9155,711.451, while the report shows a net 1nrplus of $9,037,- 440 S,087;440 aver and above al' Inabilities and capital stock, which indicates the im• penance attached by the comrany to safety and protection. The company paid out to - polioyeholders and their beneficiaries $12,384,000, bringing the total amount paid out lit this comic - ellen educe organization to 901,227,682, 'Another record was made in regard to i income wlth a total of 925,704,201, or a.It crease of $4,053,101 over the Pre- vious Year. Owing to the remarkable develop- ment 1a the business of Canada's • greatest life assurance corporation, the directors feel that the business in the Dominion is duo to enornlnnsly ex- cused 0101ng the present year. ':,restry does not interest the a. l.lertrg fernier. But that man who has the vision of making his Warm a dome 1'01' i.,: children and hie eltildren $1 tlhildlen will plant trees and will loot: on the e.od lel as u l:ern:anent aC"1'1. i 1x111101 dale:'.P 'al": , ..', l.,t Pruning and Spraying Makes Old Orchard Pay. Good management made an old un- productive orchard produce one hund- red and sixty bushels of good saleable apnles the past season on the .farm of C. S. Osburn. This orchard was twenty-eight years old, badly infested and infected with all of the common orchard insect pests and diseases, and for tears had not produced a bushel. of perfect apples. Last season after pruning, the orchard was sprayed five tunes as follows: Before budding, at budding, at petal fall, two weeks after petal fall, and in July. At picking time the apples were i thoroughly inspected and actual counts were reads, Werra control W95 ninety five per rent effective. Scab and scale w^re ahnest t•empleteiy control- led. A very few apples were un- saleable because of blotch. The in- vestnlel'l of labor of pruning, spray material, and cost of application was seventy -lice cents per tree. Show love to those you love lest love should fail, • Let not the long grass grow on friend- ship's trail. The easy going man usually travels down hill. Address all communications for this department to Mrs, Helen Law, 236 Woodbine Ave,, Toronto. High School Girl: Ifow late in the evel,ing may a girl entertain a boy friend? The bey or young man who calls on a girl in the evening should go home in good time. Ten o'clock is a suitable hour if the boy lives near at hand, and there are no lessons to study. If he Lives at a distance, or if either of the young; people has les- sons to prepare, nine o'clock would be a better time. Merrie Maid: Please describe a novel way in which an engagement can be announced. To announce an engagement, have a "heart search." Make large pink cardboard hearts on which are writ- ten familiar quotations. Cut these in half, diagonally, and hide them in nooks and corners around the room. The hearts are to be matched and nothing unusual will be suspected until a matched heart will be found reading as follows: "Two souls with but a single thought, Two hearts that beat as one." Followed by the names of the en- gaged couple. Peggy: I am sorry that you had such a misundet`standing. But you did just right in refusing what you did and I wouldn't bother my 'head about a boy who has acted as 110 has. Just hold your own little head high in the air, for you are in the right, and we mist have girls like you to keep alive the finest ideals of girl- hood. A Friend: .A hope chest should contain all the dainty articles of lingerie, linen, as well as the more utilitarian' household articles, a girl needs for her future life. A general list would be napkins, tablecloths, sheets, pillow cases, towels, and of course lingerie articles, Since the day has not been set when you will want to open this wonderful box, I would not advise you to stock it up on lingerie, because lingerie styles do change and so do your tastes, and by the time you are married, scant petti- coats nlay be full, while you may change your mind as to desirable de- signs. You are fortunate to be able to crochet and you can make pretty towel ends and insets, and lace edges, These yokes for your "undies." will bo ready for use when needed. E.G.: You did not trust me with your real name and address, so I cannot answer your question, much as I would lake to. Remember such facts are absolutely sacred to me. I like to feel that the people who ask me questions are real people, not just initials or fancy names. Evangeline: You ask me if it is proper for a girl to write to a boy whom she has known for a long time, even if he has not written her. I think the boy should take the initiative, but if you are really anxious to begin a correspondence, I suppose there is no halm in sending flim a picture post card er something like that and then if he responds, you will know that he was just waiting an excuse. This is assuming that he lives away from you and that there is a real justification in such a correspondence. INTERNATIONAL LESSON MARCH 28. The Life Work of Peter and John - Review Revelation 21: 21-22: 5- Galiden Text -Matthew 28: 19, 20. Peter and John were widely differ- ent in disposition, but were, neverthe- less, warm friends. From the begin- ning Jesus united among His followers men of various types, and great variety must have been found in the early Church. The love of Christ and the faith of Christ 'brought men together in a great brotherhood. Findlay says, speaking of Peter and John, "The union of these two leaders, who belonged to the opposite poles in gifts and temperament, is significant for the unity of the apostolic company and of the Mother Church. St. Peter was the prompt, incisive speaker, and bold leader; St. John the slow, deep thinker; the one as considerate as the other was impetuous, as measured in the movements of his mind as his companion was eager and demonstrat- ive. Both were men of large and warm heart -equal in their reverent love to their Lord and in appreration, for each other. The co -opera -1'3n Of St. John with St. Peter surely :lid much to give thoroughness. staianess.- and stability to the primitive rcangelism." He goes an to characterize Peter as the pr'nlhet and evangelist, John as the nn •ter and teacher. Int('- ';;ting lines of study are sug- ge led by the above paragraph. There i;. lirsi, mho study of character. This will lead us to a fresh reading of all the passages in the Gospels and Acts in which special mention is made of the two men, and to a fresh examina- tion of the writings of Peter and John with the purpose of trying to discover the kind of personality which lies back of each group of books- Inter- esting critical questions may also be raised, for the answer to which such good commentaries as those of the Cambridge Bible and Century Bible will be helpful. For example which of the Gospels represents moat closely the 'teaching of Peter? How shall we account for the wide difference between the style sad narrative of the Gospel of John and the other three Gospels? Is it possible that the writer of the Gospel and Epistle od John can also have been the author of a book in many respects so different as the Book of Revelation? And can Suc,xful Since 1856 !tie oasy to zaake claims ler seeds -it Is another thingg to bo able to substantiate them. We aro emphatically able to make our claim, goocj bo - came our record for "ecoda that grow" has gone unbroken for 04 years. For :node, bombe, plants of all kinds, trust Simmers' goods. THEY GROWL Ware /or poor 3andtosta sow epee t bfatagae today, ./. A. Simmers theses ted, Toronto •t i,?erg.Shierb'1e'.,,CMOoi'4iir+ta �J,NJi,NtAtA0+•e'g Peter have been the author of both epistles which bear his name? These questions are very old and have often been discussed. The attempt to an- swer them will be found to stimulate interest, to lead to closer and more careful study, and to a fuller appreci- ation of the great value of those books. A second, and equally important, line of inquiry will be as to the re- spective place and work of each of the two great apostles in the founding of Christianity in Asia and Europe. Here we shall be interested not only in all that is told us in the New Testament about them, but in the references to them, and stories told about then!, in the Christian writings of the second, third and fourth centur- ies. Such an inquiry will emphasize the imperative need of every Sunday school -a good permanent and grow- ing teachers' library. Nothing will do more to inspire good work in the Sun- day school, and especially in the Bible classes. These lines of study and research will have important practical results. We shall learn more perfectly the meaning of Paul when he spoke of the Christian community of diverse races as being united in Christ, and "built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets.." We shall see how closely our own faith is joined to Unit of the apostles, how much we rely upon their testimony, how we are encouraged and guided by their insight and their faith. And we shall see also how Christ has use for men and women of every different talent and temperament, for those who have strong initiative and the talent of leadership, like Peter, for those of the more thoughtful and contemplat- ive mind, like John, and for the pro- found scholar and zealous missionary, like Paul, By these and many others whose. heart Christ has touched is the house of humanity being built, in which the Spirit of God shall dwell. It is these who enter into and become citizens of tate city of God, whose establishment upon earth is so graphically pictured in Revelation 21 and 22. They are the men of clean hands and of a pure heart, in whom shines the light of God, They are "Ills servants who shall do him sorvle'o," in whose fore heads, for all the world to see, Itis name is written. It is they, and such as they, through all the centuries since, who have been preparing the nations for entrance -with them into the eity of God, the Agilely ordered society of the coming tune, in which there shall nevelt more be injustice, or cruelty, or falsehood, or anything unclean, or "he 'that nteketh an abom- ination and a lie," Early of Hike' bt'Inge with it 00UO0S, COLDS, DISTE8d=I''ourteeu and fifteen, Sheep that MeatPER. Bo prepared. Give your horse i and bumph LCa��f1�99tt r 1N1��1f91ai1�; Sixteen a fine sheep, seventeen a fright, Eighteen, nineteen, little lambs and avhitel Twenty to thirty, count them on the grass, Thirty to forty, still they pass and pass. Forty to fifty, this a11d these and those, Fifty to sixty, little oyes must close. Sixty to seventy, even sheep and odd, Seventy to eighty, little heads must nod. Ninety to a hundred sheep, sheep, sheop, Shut the gate behind them, and sleep, sleep, sleep! "SLEEPY TIME"! One sheep, two sheep, three sheep, and four, To the gate, through the gate, and one ehe01) more; Six sheep, seven sheep, eight, nine, ten, Head to tail, tall to head, again and again. Eleven, twelve, thirteen, sheep that push anti jump, at the first sign of a cough. Better Stiti, give it as e preventive before he shows signs of sidelines.•SPOEN'$' acts equally well as a preventive or earn. By reasotl of its germicidal qualities, It 01nele the dtseose germdl abates favor, restores appetite and oondltlon. Sole by Your Druggist SPOHN MEDICAL COMPANY, Goshen, Ind.. U.S.AI R CE'S Famous Root - Seeds Bruce's Giant Feeding Beet, 7n two colors, white and Rose, a cross between Sugar Beet and Mongol, splendid coop- hers and unequalled For feeding, easily arvested, and keep well. 34 lb. 05c, SC lb. 400, 1 ib, 750, S lbs. 53.50, postpaid, Bruce's Mammoth White Carrot.ltalf I,oag Variety,Iteaiy cropper, splendid quality, ensilharvested, grand keeper, 34 ib. 55c, 34 ib. hoc, zIb. dt.00, postpaid. Bruce's Giant Yellow Mengel, An intermediate variety, heavy cropper, good keeper, of splendid' feeding gooity and easily harvested. 34 Ib, age, 34 Ib. 405, s lb. 750, 5 lis, ,t"t 5o postpaid, Also Yellow Leviathan, iant Yellow Globe, Golden Tankard and Mammoth bong Red blahe gels at same price, JOHN A. BRUCE Bruce's New Century Swede Turnip. A grand purple top variety, splendid for the table and also for feeding cattle, a grand keeper and shipper. it lb. 35c. IS 10.009, t lb. 31.10, 5 lbs. $5,55, postpaid. Also Bruce's Selected, Brece`a Gigot King, Hall's Westbury, Elephant, Mag- num Bonum 59595roo and Hartley's Swedes at ; lb. 35c, 3a lb.6oe, r lb. $1.10, 5 lbs. 55.05, postpaid. - Mao Aberdeen's; White Globe and Greyetoae Turnip, at 3' Ib, 3oc, 3: lb. 550, 1 1b. 51.00, ands lbs. eels, postpaid. I'RBE-Ourvahtabte s58 -page Catulogun of Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Implements sad Poultry Supplies, Write for it teeday. & CO., LIMITED HAMILTON Established 70 year, ONTARIO Mr. Far :er You are Insuring Your Profits When You Place An Order for • SHUR-GAIN gives your crops a quick, vigorous start, and supplies plant food throughout the growing period. SHUR-GAIN beluga your crops to early maturity, and makes for strong. healthy plants. SHUR-GAIN means bumper yields -Bumper yields at 1220 prices mean bigger profits. Order your'SHUR-GAIN now. First Conn — First Served "Making two biadas grow where only one grew before" Fertilizer prices are lowerthis year, but the increasing short- age o4 raw materials and rail- road care is making it difficult to keep up our output of SHUR-GAIN. If you would insure your supply -place your order at once. SHUR-GAIN for YOUR BANK ACCOUNT Literature Mailed on Request Repreecntativee Wanted GUNNS LIMITED, West Toronto. In Unspotted Territory a • .•••,a .r ,« .r,. ,r,.0.r u, ., ,. v, 1111/11••••••••• r, a ,r r, ,. r, , . loos, ,.,r,.n ,.mnunn • • 2 SUN LIFE ESTA I., LISHE It i NEW LANDMARKS in 1919 - v New milestones in the progress of the Suet LIP Assuaascr, COOIrANY OF CANADA were passed in 1919. g Applications received over 9100,000,000.00 1 Assets over 9100,000,000.00 Assurances in force over $400,000,000.00 Gratifying progress was made in all other departments during the year. SYNOPSIS OF RESULTS FOR 1919: i Assets as at Slat December, 1919 9105,711,468,27 4 Increase over 1918 8,091,089.42 1 Cash Income from Premiums, Interest, Rents, etc., in 1919 25,704,204,10 - Increase over 1918 4,053,101.41 Profits Paid or Allotted to Policyholders in 1919 1,606,503.37 Total Surplus 31st December, 1919, over all liabilities and capital 8,037,440.25 0 (According to the Contpaay'a Standard, viz.,for assurances, the CPI. (5) Table, with 344 and 3 per mutt acetest, waif or annuities, the B. O, Select Annuity Tables with 343 'per cent interest.) I Death Claims, Matured Endowments, Profits, etc„ during 1919 12,364,651.15 Payments to Policyholders since organization 91,227,532.30 Assurances issued and paid for in cash during 1919 86,548,849.44 =_ Increase over 1918 34,957,457.40 Life Assurances in force 31st December, 1919 416,358,462.06 Increase over 1918 75,848,80$,92 - Life Assurances applied for during 1919 100,336,848.37 - - 42 829 881.70 Increase over 1918 1 THE COMPANY'S GROWTH 705.8 i 1186098 555It0S WE AMR.. AMPS ill limos 1872 1 1884 - 1804 1904 i 1914 1919 $ 48,210.93 278,379.65 1373,596.60 4541,936,19 18052,275.24 26,004,301.10 8 06,461.98 836,897.24 4,616,419.65 17,851,760.92 64,187,666.58- 105,711,4613.2? $1,064 350,00 6,844 404.64 31,526 569,74 85,327,662.85 218,299,833.00 1 416,358,462.09 I The SUN LIFE �✓ Q5'-n<�An1 LSv Q 1 / i 1 4..•.-:u«rr. , to iswos sore rdinary p�1fsl� � D b LSV HEAD sort* memo It. asu"•asces !S T, .,1 � n OFFICE B. MACAt1LAY, aamrally than any athe •• Caapanv r,y of xt uI the. J3rittish ito,pLo, iN s, I ,v u7 a 19 2,0 E r li_ t, MONTREAL President • alt. . leeel: 1 YsN fikedatIO'L One of the most important factors in the successful management of sheep is a clean skin and fleece, kept in a healthy condition and free from parasites. Dipping is held as the proper method of keeping the flock 111 the desired -condition. The external parasites that often cause serious lessee are the tick, the louse, and the scab mite. The floc!: should be dipped immediately upon disoovery of infestation with scab and the dipping repeated in ten days, Ev- ery flock should be dipped twice each year to keep the skin and fleece in a healthy condition ns well as to destroy i:icks and lice. Any one'" the stan- dard dips on the market will prnv:) atis£aetory. We have foune the coal tar dips especially satisf'at•toly. The water used in mixe015 the dill should be aarmen to a temperature of ninety de'•raee Fehtenhei': and 90011 sheep held in the solution for two minutes, the head being immerse I ,fust before the sheep leases the volt. Growing Rhubarb. Rhubarb is a vegetable that should not be neglected in any garden for it takes the plate of fresh fruit when we do not have that. It will e00le early in the spring, and by foroing it some either in the garden or by taking up and planting in a warm room or cellar we can have it long before we can have anything else in the garden line, The soil for rhubarb must be very rich for best results, and it is hardly possible to get it too rich. Feeding is in order .every year. While the roots will come quickly into producing from seeds sown in May, sometimes being strong enough to permit cut- ting a stock or two from each plant the first summer, better crops can he had from setting roots. As only- a few* roots are needed for the family supply most people will not care to plant the seeds, though they come up quickly and are easy to grow right from the start. I have known them to be forced some in spring by setting a sugar barrel with both ends out over each hill and then packing in between the barrels with manure from the stable, This manure will beat some and will raise the tempea'ature of the soil' under it, and the sun (Alining down into the barrels will help to start the roots into growth. As they will send up the leaves to the top of the barrels to get the dight, it gives long stems of excellent flavor. This is a good way to hurry a crop but ,it is tough on the plants and will leave them in had condition to stand the summer and gather strength for next year. If we wish to set square of a dozen plants With this method of forcing in hind, it will give good results and we can destroy the bed when we have cut it fully for the season, The sugar barrels will keep an rnaloing the steins long and tender throughout the grow- ing 00asoa. Where we want to use the plants in a warm room or cellar we must lot them freeze once or twice goal and hard before digging thee!. Two or three-year-old plants aro best. Set no close as possible and pack sail around, the roots and then water. It is net necessary to give any light, but a very moderate light will not hurt. The less light the less foliage, and the longer and more tender will be the stocks, Snell rhubarb is very finely flavored, Rhubarb in the garden should be given good culture during tate summer or vise be 1701010/! deeldi, for 1! quickly injured by extreme droughts. I have seen a whole patch killed out by dry weather, but when it is eulti vated or intrl'eted there is not so much danger of this, though the foliage will be kilted back pretty badly even ii i b if the st0nrler and fall is miry and hot, If 'the dispute is about a trifle, it is the duty of the greater soul to give way to the less. Buy "Chrlt't Stamps,