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CONDUCTED AY PROF, HENRY O. DELL
The object of this department is to placm at tht sir•
viae of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged
authority on all subjects pertaining to Bolls and crops..
Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Boll, In
.Bare of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toren
to, and answers will appear In this column In the order
In which they are received, When writing kindly men.
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Immediate reply Is necessary that a stamped and ad.
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th • answer will be marled direct.
II. E.:—Can you tell me what to do
'for my tomatoo:,? The leaves shrivel;
op and 'turn dark, then the plants die.
i thought perhaps it was blight. The,
vines were thrifty until now.
Answer: It is blight that has struck.
your t,lrato Vides. You can (10 110-
thing ler them now, Y but next year,i
shortly Lifter you have set t101tomato I
plants, spray them with bordeaux!
mixture. You min buy this mixture
road y •-mrdr or you can mix it up
yourself by dissolving -1 lbs. of quiek;
lime in one oaata.ner and 1 !be, copper;
sulphate ,in :mother (ureferably a:
wooden tall) and mix it with water to
make a total of 40 gals, Of course;
you can mi.: a much smaller quantity
of this in ;:roportton, ,Spray this on
the vine; ..con as you have mixed
it and the mixture will kill the spores'
of the late blight.
F. G.:—I would be pleased if you,
would tell me e•hat kind of alfalfa to
raise on muck which is drained, also'
when to Bowe it..
Answer;The western grown -alfalfa,
speaking generally, of the Grimm
variety, seems to do best under con-
diticns obtaining in the Northern half
of this continent. The hest time to
sow alfalfa :n Ontario ,is in spring,
using a light nurse crop.
H. S.i—i ha"c a field that is very
thick with thistles. I have it into
cern now. What is your advice -about)
sawing alfalfa(1 in August?
Answer: I ward not advise sowing,
alfalfa Feed in An met in your corn,'
espee'ully slire your field ::e thistley.
I would advise v(at to deeply fall plow;
your lend ural v:,a•k it by disking midi
harrew•Ing a: :;Jan tut the ground. is;
dry mooch in the spring. Give it per -1
issue. worl:inee every tura weeks until;
late May an i early June. Ily this time
the thistle- will he pretty .well kille:1
out. Cow yeer alfalfa seed with a
light Lune crop, such ns, a bushel of
barley to the Jere, and you should get(
a good cutch. Ta slake doubly sure
I would advise you to fertilize it with
210 lbs. per acre of fertilizer carrying
at least 2 per cent. ammonia, 8 per
cent. phosphoric acid and 2 per cent,
potash.
J. W. L.:—I want to get a field
rendy ti.• sow to sweet clover. The soil
is Light and sandy, was sowed to rye
this year. When is the best time to
sow it, 11x15 fall or nest spring? About
h
how much seed to the acre. Should
ofld
the land be limed? Hor, much to the
Mere?. 2. Could you tel me how to con-
trol the little green lir. a that get on to
our potato vines?
Answer: I would advise you to Sow
Since your 50,11 is sandy I world ad -
your sweet clover seed in the spring.
Viso fall plowing, but work it early
in the spring. As to fall work: You
might disk the land when you intend
to sow to sweet clover after applying
lime this fall. I would put on at least
a ton of ground limestone to the acre
and then disk it into the surface of
the soil, In the spring plow the land
fairly shallow and work it into a
smooth seed bed. When you come to
seeding, apply about 20 lbs. of sweet
clover seed to the acre using a light
nurse crop• such as one to one and a
half 'bushel of barley or wheat. In
order to slake sure of the catch, I
would advise you to fertilize it as
suggested in the answer above, 2. Tho
green insects on the potato vines are
aphids. This form of insect has a
sucking mouth, which circumstance
makes it of no use to spray with a
poisonous liquid such as Paris green.
The only other control that can be
used is a mixture cf nicotine solution
commonly known as black leaf 40 and
soap, For your potato vines mix %
pint of black leaf 40 with 4 lbs. of
soap to each 50 gals. of liquid that you
are going to apply. Spray this in a.
very fine spray on the potatoes and
it should kill tits green aphids.
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
SEPTEMBER 26TH.
Review: Saul, David and Solomon
Compared—Psalm 72. Golden
Text, 1 Sam. 16: 7.
The characters et David and Solo-
mon, father and son, are presented to
us in the Biblical narrative in striking
contrast, Different as they are in
character, so also are they in their
respective careers, in education, early
life, companionship, and exercise of
kingly authority. They are alike only
in their piety and in their loyal de-
votion to the worship of Jehovah, a
loyalty which, however, in the case
of Solomon, was weakened toward the
end of his life. There is a likeness,
too, in their love of justice, but Solo-
mon's extravagances and great enter-
prises cost so much that he was
obliged, early in his reign, to resort to
some _very unjust and tyrannical
nigagur•es, both to get stoney and sup-
plies for his court and army, and to
get labor for his hewing, quarrying,
and building.
David was a man of the people. He
knew the people with whom }1e hail
toiled as n shepherd, with whom 110
had fought in the wars, same of whom
had been his companions in exile, with
whom he had shared in many perilous
enterprises, whose customs aril ideas
he understood, and whom he passion-
ately desired to serve. Solomon was
brought up in the court, in the royal
household. He knew much from ob-
servation, and hail a shrewd practical
outlook upon life which finds expres-
sion in his proverbs, but he never had
the close contact and warm sympathy
with the common people which David
had, and as time passed he grew more
and more a stranger to them. They
saw and praised his splendor and his
wisdom, but they were restless and
discontented under the burdens which
his rule imposed upon them. It was
a fine thing indeed to have a splendid
temple and palaces in Jerusalem, but
the ordinary Israelite thought more
of his local sanctuary, the high place
where his fathers had worshipped, and
was not willing to give up one-third
of his time to these remote and costly
undertakings. David understood and
loved the people. Solomon may have
had an academic knowledge of them,
but he can hardly be said to have
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David tune a soldier with the readi•
flees, courage, tact, and resourceful•
nese of the true soldier, He sow the
imperative need of national -unity and
labored strenunusly to secure and
establish it. Following up the wook,
of Sluuel, and ins!Sred by his ex.;
ample, he set himself to make a,
strong nation out of the divided and:
jealous tribes and succeeded, of would:
have succeeded, if it had not been fort
the ungrateful and disloyal conduct'
of his son Absalom and the civil war
which ire brought about. Solomon di -Ai
seek the same end by his building of
forts and by his standing army, and
by the building of -a temple which was'
to be a common place of worship for;
x11 Israel, But itis heavy exactions,;
the partiality wh.eh he showed his
own tribe of Judah, and the favor and'
indulgence with which he treated hi.;
foreign wives and ccntcubines, estran-
ged and divided the people whom he
would have unified.
David honored the prophets. and
when rebuked by them far a sin, or
invasion of the people's rights, sub-
mitted himself to the rebuke. But
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cient rights of the people, and offend-
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UR BA Y
1 I I VI,.NTII Alt'1'1C1.11. ly to 1P(..3/1 11 ! 1,11 in a 111 ttr, !1te,y,
Any c 0 ,,Tel3'ering flora 0 cold, i ,ogle
er ee,le tl--'at ..kuuld remain awpy
To keep at baby well is nsuch c.accier
from it young child. • If the time ing
than to cure him when he be.omes
Keeping the Baby Weil.
me ur ra . 1.., ,t told site should
sick.
In 0 1.5(101 ,•rowdr1 with 51.0005 `:pray her It,:r• and thuat with rn
rntisiptie :.,tattoo. and telt y 1.0 pre -
people; there- olwhess lcin
likely to be caution against infecting her little
some one who ie suffering front a oae.
cute -hang •(11000sc, or who may come
from a latae where .t uch a d:semse l'4•hoapmg (ou fh i another v.•
preemie For that reason, a lila baby 1
Inch year 10,110(1 00
more young
,4111.,
should be kept away from crowds and. ,(ren die of this disease, the greater
from crow+ie,l paces in order to pro -
number of them being babies unier
tett him from exposure too dt .case' three years of age. If the w}utoping
• Most healthy ;,:own per: ons cam cuu h docs not kill r long e
disease germs in their mouth.% They g the I n pcu,d of
do an adult 00 harm. But in kissing coughing, lasting sometimes for
a baby on the m',uth these germs may mouth maim; the child so weals and
be transferred to the baby'stender ill that he takes other di,e...,s more
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children under three years of age it i>:
15e- permitted' es eriail fatal. Few infant.; i
A little cold ,in a big person is lila p Y i irvi.e
ing alt ars for Chemin le and Yloloeb,
1 and offer.'ng worship to the goddess
Ashtereh.
It is in the ?srlier part of his reign
that the ,haraclar of Soloman shines
'most ,n
t 4t1✓. It is to that
part of
his reign that the words of Psalm 72
may refer, if indeed they are intended
to refer to Solomon, and not rather to
he ideal Icing of the ft tu, e, wheee
cerin, the prophets foretold.
I1 is cleats that Solol u neestly
desired to be such a rule., and the 1
ideals of justice to the poor, combined -
with those of wide sovereignty and
natiot:al r•..tabl:ity and perm;'nene'e
which find expression in tilts maim
may well be those which he had in-:
heriteoI fro:n hie father.
when nursed by tuberculous mothers.
Breathing or coughing in the baby's
face, kissing the baby, and the use of
the same eating utensils are some of
the rotlrmoner methods, of infeetron.
Children born of tuberculous parents
should be carefully guarded against
ini'eet;tu, and if possible should be re-
mover free such opportunity of can-
te:it..
Other dangerous diseases for young
children acv- menslee, diphtheria and
searlct fever. Often they leave ehi1-
dren euffering from sore eyes, running
ear, or othe=r per+uuaent injuries; and
always t., ynttngr+r the child the
greater the chances he wilI die.
To keep (.baby well giro hint regu-
lar systematic care; keep ltim away
from -rowdy and away from sick peo-
ple and every pes.-ible exposure to
iekness or disease..
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In CANDY -MAKING fine granulation gives candy a soft velvety quali
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Practicing' Without
a TI,'acher
There re m Many i l sly 1,1tis who have at -
gaged facility 111 piano playing am
who are amtioum to ;rrogl't:5o hitt are
0
employ a teacher. Fending that they
are falling into careless habits anti
that their pr.,, tiro is b o nni11g spas»
mottle and unpwit1alrle, they get dis-
couraged ant ,♦:e tempted to give up
their music.
If you are enc . f those whose mucic
is in that pr- (r`ou, etate and you
0llaull1 •come under the i , tl'11r•ti0n n
a good teacher, 110 would i(nrnediatel7
put thtaighi and -,v tem into your
tvor}t. If it .s p edble for you to take
only Inc !e-`;r'aril a om th or (Wen otle
every two menthe, by all means avail
yourself of the app .i'tenity but if
that is :huulutely out of the question,
you car, beta—nee, by a little careful
plirn:rin:;, t 5110. Gun nl tl'.ict•)r.
Yoe mar( fleet bet O a 11a ly peri:r1
f a r ti_ . I rf.1p o•o00 (scup
t um nr'ke tt +ia)i
t.: 1.10• 1,011 to a
e•t lopiI ;rt ii, ° ,at. e:cn , :, , y lute• regu-
lar 0101:, ever," .lay- .,,sy from twenty
min/it—ea to an hour ---is better than
several hours one day 01„i n 5 tient: at
all for eeverol oubs.',uant days. A
gond half hoer of eteaiy.eoncentrated
practice just before or after breakfast
will prove the meet wander -working
thing that situ can elo.
Observe the custom ri;;orOusly- for
five clays a week, and en the sixth give
yourself a 115=010. With a critical ear,
and taking the attitude of an impar-
tial l:eterier, go over what you have
previously practiced, and assign your-
self a definite amount of work for the
next week. Write down on a card
just what you are to practice each day
and the time that you are to give to
each item. The morning practice,
when brain and fingers are fresh, will
furri:.h the foundation of your musi-
cal work; such other playing as time
peri 't3 ;•.,u can add during the day.
• Aseuming that you Adhere closely
to your half h ,sr -a day, let us see how
yeti can most effee_tively employ it.
Begin with !'eve minutes of technical
work. In that you elerald strive to
acquire flexibility of muscles turd
ccrr: acrd over the principal finger
nr,lione. Strike a key with each.
finnar :;ct oral times, making the mo-
tion prompt rind flexible. Then play
ono or two 5:1100rareeeeelee .'wily
and evenly fee g few titles. If !,---3o etre
not familiar with scale and
fingering, yodl should get one of tier
fingered 0 11.1ors of scales and eh01d.3,
of which there are many in print.
Ten or fifteen minutes should next
be demoted to the careful study of
that part of a new p'ece that you have
^elects i to learn. In orr'-er to keep 7510
interest alive yea should coneL,ntly
supply yourself with fresh oma:•rial
for the ptlrpo e. There are .zany
ways in which you ran keep on the
tract( of new roust', If there is a
music store accessible. the salesman
will suggest pieces of the required
grade. Otherwise you can write to
leading publishers fur graded cata-
logues; they era glad to furnish thein.
Iost publishers, too, advertise albums
f clase/e compositions that contain
11 abundance of good 11=Sic.Be sure that the music you select
s worth while—that it is really good
usic. Use only the Lost editions,
those that are fingered and phrased
specially for students. Above all,
elect music that is well within your
bility—pieces that are neither too
ong nor too intricate.
Taking a short passage, perhaps a
ne or two, of the piece that you have
osen, divide it into single measures
nd analyze each measure, at first
with separate hands, in order to make
are of the position of each note and
bhe fingering and the time it should
ave. Afterwards build those 118005•
ores up by degrees, and filially unify
them by the proper phrasing. On the
ollotvine. day study a few more meas -
res on the same plan, and join them
o those that you have previously
erred. So day by day you will mas-
er new passages until you have the
ntire composition under your fingers.
The remainder of your half hour
ou should devote to a review of one
two • pieces that you have previously
arned on this plan. Use all caro to
iscover any omissions or mistakes,
d every day eomm'it to memory a
IV measures of the piece that you
eviiew. Try to invest the composi-
n with significance. Attach some
neaginative conception to it, or. give
some emotional stress that will
ake it interesting to one who shears
unable, for one reason or another,
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There is not room for much sight
reading in your -brief ,lialf hour; but
if you can occasionally devote a few
minutes to it you will be well repaid.
Collections of simple piano pieces aro
usefulfor that purpose, and the play-
ing of duets with a friend or of ac-
companiments for instruments or
eingers is excellent •practik.e. Be care-
ful in such reading to proceed slowly,
and, having once' begun. a composition,
to pursue it to the end., unless '1
proves utterly impracticable.
Regularity and care aro the re••
quirements for success; with thein you
aught to move stendily forward. Seize
upon any helps or eniticisms that pre-
sent themselves. Your :friends who
are studying with teachers will bo
glad to give you Hints. Read constant-
ly ono of the musical magazines de-
voted, to the interests of students and
teachers. Join a musical club,, if one
is available; and, above all, take every
opportunity to hear good players at
recitals or concerts.