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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1921-3-31, Page 2merles CONDUCTED BY PRQP. HENRY G. BELL. The object of this department la es piaee at the sere vice of cam farm Menders the advice of an acknowledged authority on all subjects pertaining to soils and crops. Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, In care of The Wilson Publlshing Company, Limited, Toron- to, and answers will appear in this column in the order in which they are received. When writing kindly men- tion this paper, An apace is limited it is advisabie where immediate reply is necessary that a stamped and ad- dressed envelope be enclosed with the question, when the answer este be mailed direct. Copyright by Wilson Publishing Co., Limited J. D. Would you; tell mo what •I could do with apple trees that were gnawed- by mice last winter? The trees are about seven. years old, •They have been • gnawed -all around to a height of from six: to :twelve inches. I have, about two hundred trues.' Answer: For trees that have been injured by mice, clean peel cover the wound- with grafting -wax, If the girdle is a small ane, the bark may naturally heal when the sap rises. You may cave -the trees by inserting'• scions or cuttings like you use for grafting, inserting the •cuttings above. and below the girdle, having this bridge the gnawed part. Bandage both ends • of the seen the sante as you voted in grafting. This work should! be done immediately. J. B.: Would fertilizer be of much! value when drilled with oats to get al good catch o falfalfa on common good catch of alfalfa an common' how much fertilizer would you re -1 conmiend? i Answer: Fertilizers drilled with! oats with which you are seeding al-' ialfa on a common loamy soil would be of --great benefit in feeding both+ the oats and the tiny alfalfa plants.{ I vrould recommend 250 lbs. per acre of 2-8-2 fertilizer drilled or worked! into, .the soil at the time the oats and, alfalfa are streded. i W. W'.: I want to sow one hundred and fifty pounds of acid phosphate and one hundred and fifty pounds of lime to the acre. Can 1 mix them to -I gether and sow them with a lime, sower, or will the acid neutralizethe' lime? - I am to sow them on wheat! when 1 seed to grass in the spring. Anew, r: Never mix lime and act! rhea, i ate Tbe emttarts on the meat phetphate tateinehe pho_pharie acid; ;;eti, to the , term. Apply; tee • at •itt:tea'ksa!tea-1 of the; steel 1,h pt'at, :ten :i.: r, will in no; in -irate:, Or 11. (. 1 hate :.'nnu' Lombard plum! trete ,waste years fed which bioomi heavily e.ery spring. then the little! plums drop off; saner are half-grown.) I have not sprayed very much. What must I do to get a crop of plums? The. trees are large and nice. Ae:we.: Fleur teem frees may bel suffering from :eel: of pianrfood. Ap- ply fru, ii, to 12 lbs. per tree of, fertilize, vert to d per cent. prem ,r 8 to� 5 per cent. phosphoric ads;, mei 1 to e: per cent. potash,! Scatter tile ar+send the trees out' ahem the area covered by their, branches. se that it may be worked into, the s -i1 when the orchard is culti- vate -1. You tees. spray your trees if you expect to control (i!. -eases what effeet the phnns •Subscriber: Please tell me how to handle white sweet clover for the best success. Will it grow on sour soil? Answer: Tit order to get a stand of sweet slaver, work the soil early in spring, producing a medium mellow seed' ei. Apply about 1,000 lbs. of groinl l'n:e per acre and harrow it in tl^crongh'.y with the last harrowing. About two weeks later when you are drilling your oats and barley with which sweet clever is sown, apply about 250 lbs. per acre of 2-8-2 fertil- izer. This will feud the oats and the yet ng sweet clover. Sweet clover (ices net thrive on sour soil, hence the application, of lime, It. f'.: Would you consider it wise to sow alfalfa seed on my wheat ground. this -,pring? This is clay loans and well drained. also soil is in good con- dition At s Many men have getter a' geed laurel of alfalfa by sawing it on tett of their fall wheat in the. spring. If this it. ftere tau eit"u:l at the same time top rtre-s your winter wheat with about 00 ptands per acre of a ler- teiene carrying 4 to 5 per sent, am- monia. and 10 to 12 per cent. phos - Vlore acid. If you have a light har- row or one that ynu can adjust, turn the teeth back and harrow after the lend and fertilizer has been „own, harrowing with the rows but not across. This will bury the alfalfa ". WItY"o.to,NnNO ry «l' e3.."°' o ntenN,�." waiw f'1 ETTCOMPANYIIMgp atl TORONTO, CANADA No e seed and work the fertilizer into the damp soil. Reader: 1 have ten acres of very Poor sandy snil that should be seeded this spring, and also wish to sow it to oats. The soil at present needs fertilizing badly, and can you advise the proper kind of fertilizer, amount to be used, and if it is more expensive than other kinds? Also quantity of oats to sow per acre to produce best results with seeding? Also particulars on seeding? Should big clover be used, or what kind is best to insure a cutch? Answer: For poor sandy soil on which you wish to grow oats, I would advise 250 lbs, per acre of a fertilizer carrying et least 3 per cent. ammonio, 8 per cent. phosphoric aeid;;and 3 per. cent. potash. On this soil I would not sow more than a bushel and a half oats to the acre. You can seed down with about 10 to 15 lbs. of common red clover to the acre. W. F.: What kind of fertilizer would you advise me to use on sandy soil that I am trying to put in shape for cucumber pickles? Have put a coat of manure on it which I will plow under the spring. What fertilizer should I use on muck, which 1 expect to seed along with oats in the spring? Answer; To prepare a sandy soil for pickles, I would advise you to work in about 400 "lbs. per acre of a fertilizer carrying 4 to 5 per cent, ammonia, 8 to 10 per Bent. phosphoric acid, and 4 to 5 per cent. potash. For oats on muck soil apply about 250 lbs. per acre of fertilizer analyzing 15 per tent. phosphoric acid and 8 per cent. potash. atirn W. P.: Kindly tell me what is the proper -temperature for cow stables where milch cows are kept. About forty degrees is considered the best temperature to keep a stable taking everything into consideration. If you have it much warmer than this for any considerable length of time the cows do not seem to be so vigorous and haven't as good an appetite. However, they won't eat quite so much if you keep the temperature up to seventy degrees, neither w.l! they ap- parently act as well and have as much. tiger. Quite careful experiments have beer, made on this question of temp- erature and they all tend to show that in reeding for a considerable length of time, around forty degrees is the more practical temperature. E. D.; What value has bean pods for feed for dairy cows? Are they all right to feed to a cow heavy with calf, say once a day? Is there gas enough to bean pods to hurt a cow atter calving? Bean pods are a very good feed for any kind of btock. Of course, some bean pods are more valuable than a:h;rs, met tic some hay L more velu- re le. If the beans are harvested be- fore they get too ripe and when the weather is favorable so they are not bleached out in the rain good bean pods are nearly as good as clover bay. There is nothing in the idea that bean pods would injure a cow heavy in calf. I don't think you can give her any better food. You can feed bean pods to any kind of live stock with the assurance that no harm will come. Varecrease A. T.: Is rye and vetch hay good for the horses? Would it be safe for me to buy vetch seed now and keep it until next fall for seeding? It is very difficult to secure good seed in the fall. Where rye and vetch hay is cut at the proper time and properly cured there is no objection to feeding it to horses or any other kind of live stock. Probably the horses will like the vetch better than they do the rye. Some- times when the rye is not cut at the proper time it is not very palatable, the stock will leave it and pick out the vetch. It will be perfectly proper to save the vetch seed and keep it till next fall to sow with the rye. It will not deteriorate in germinating power to any degree in that length of time. Overgrazing will ruin the best of pastures. A "step stool" en the kitchen saves carrying many 'a •chair. Protein grown on the farm in the form of clover, alfalfa, and various legume crops is generally eheapea than that bought on market, t A well -kept wood lot or a plantation of'forent trees on the hilly portions of the farm will make' the place more attractive. GaubeN°9W re For3ate by ::-"--::"-Perfect Galvanizing Hardwareb1/Dea. ., j"7ade , 1 Fall Weight Rolls ?/ie Canadians Steel FullRolls And W IFe Company Cimik `� ` Le sts la, Hayni lton,Ont. W i nni peg, Maxis L fetllttrlle Vegetables A re Important g p "Vegetables other than potatoes have never cost me over fifty cents a year, but I am canning every kind I can get far I've been using vege- tables since last spring when my chip dren joined- a eless for the malnour- ished. We have not had to spend one cent for laxatives and we aro all feel- ing better." This was what a mother said to me who had waked up to the fact that her children were eating plenty of food but that food was not being used by the body for building up a physical organism which could resist disease, A very noted physician, speaking recently in a convention of medical mum saki that manyof his patients suffer from physical discomforts dif- ficult to diagnose as disease. When their food habits were 'analyzed he usually found that they live chiefly on few foods -meat, potatoes, bread, some desserts, now and then lettuce is used and occasionally a vegetable added to give looks -to' the meal rather than because it is considered neces- sary. "I find that very few of these people use more than two or three vegetables. They have never cult - aged the habit for when children they disliked vegetables and now es. adults they do not think of them." A little attention to the subject shows that Canadians have a greater variety of meats, fish and poultry than have other nations and more of these in bulk as well. Although it as slso true that many common vege- tables, such as the potato and tomato, originated or were brought to the highest perfection on this continent, very many of us de net eat vegetables every single day at least once and pre- ferably twice. If every housewife who reads this article will resolve to do this and will keep her resolution, she will be surprised at the improved health, the added zest in life, the in- creased ability of every single mem- ber of the family to meet daily tasks and ebligations. By "vegetables" I mean any .of a variety of a score or more, other than the potato. Effects of Wrong Diet. The dentist asks, "What does this child eat?" when he discovers poor teeth. The doctor asks, "What does this dried eat?" when he discovers flabby muscles and emacation. Then they recommend an abundant use of vegetables—other than potato. True, they may and probably will recom- mend other things, but doctors know that a strong body cannot'be•built.ca kept in repair without the daily use of those foods white have sprung up frons our mother, the earth. Older people who suffer from high blood pressure, from aching joints, excessive fatigue, and kindred ills, are recommended tis reduce the use of meat, eggs and suet hearty foods, to a small portion two or three times a week, and to increase their use of vegetables, which too often they plead they dislike, although they acknowl- edge that life is more precious than food tastes! We should have more aged people in our homes, well old' people who are capable of enjoyment and who are not conscious every mo- ment of an ache or a pain or a creak- ing joint. What are the virtues found in vege- tables that they should be so serious- ly considered in our feed program? They contain fibrous or rough ma- terial which cannot be completely di- gested and in consequence acts as a ballast for the ever active digestive system. Ilunran beings require rough- age quite as much as does a cow or horse and it should be included in every day's menus. The root vege- tables, green leaf vegetables, .'stem vegetables, such as eelery, are unex- celled for regulating. purposes, For the lime we need we must turn to. milk and to vegetables. We permit our children to refuse milli very often —then, all the more must •they eat a variety of vegetable food, Oor bones are composed largely of lime, so are our teeth. The heart beats regularly because there is lime and soda in the blood. Clotting of the bleed prevents fatal results frrni cuts and other accidents and clotting takes place normally because there is litre in the blood. Lime as found in the tissues of vegetables is easily taken up by the body and utilized ,in building teeth, bones and muscle, That physicians and dietetians prescribe vegobables for daily dint is not to be wondered at, Minerals and Vitamines, Lime is net the only mineral sub- stance tvc end in vegetables, Iren) that tonic so albeit rltrm mended in the spring, 10 found in them in the The Sunday School Lesson APRIL 3RD The Ideal Christian, Romans 12: 1r 2, 9.21 Golden Text --K St. Luke 6: 31, apostle's "therefore" refers be the griaos of Hie spirit, Without His whole argument and tenching of the spirit, indeed we are net His, but preceding eitapters. Ile lues been set- yielding in glad ahedienee and faith ting forth the mercies of God, how to Hie mastery, Ile gives of His spirit, God, in Ilia compassion for helpless abundantly. Compare 2 Cor, 6; 6, 1 sinners, who could not save thein-' Moffat trandlates "Let your love be; selves from the guilt and power of a real thing, wan a loathing for evil their she has provided salvation in and a bent for what is good." Jesus Ohrist for all who believe in Brotherly love, The apostle exhorts Him and love Iiia. Therefore, Paul that there be . real affection " tendert urges an unreserved' consecration, a suis, and eonsidoratioe in their love giving of the body, which seems here for each other, and that they should, to mean the entire life, in whale!. be quick to honor one another. Agaiul hearted submission, and service to Him he urged diligence in this holy serviec, who haus done this great thing. The warm intermit and enthusiasts, hope -I exhortation is• He has sated de; we ful gladness and steadfastness.' ate His; let us give ourselves to Him. Trouble will come, but they will find A living sacrifice. That which is strength in prayer. Allways there will Offered in aaci1fice is given to God. It be opportunity to go out of themselves' !becomes His anti is mat to be divided in Rielly mintsLry to others, 111 hosptel very form we most need. Iron tonic out of a bottle will net do what iron out of a dish of vegetables will do! 81 we lack iron in the blood, it is im possible for the blood to take the necessary oxygen from the air. Every' part of the body need's iron in ardor to get its supply of oxygen•. It is especially important that the child get its due portion of iron during the adolescent period, for then the body passes through so many changes, that if food habits are not correct, anaemia follows. An anaemic ehlid cannot de- velop normally, in mind or body, and is open to disease. 'So use green leaf vegetables and those which have a green color, abundantly, far they are richest in iron, Phosphorus is also needed by =moles, by nerves and by all the glands. We cannot eat enough fish to meet our need for this essential min- eral, but we can .get it fromvege- tables and the greater the variety to which we accustom ourselves, the bet- ter. Another reason for including vege- tables in our dietary is that they con- tain very important regulating and stimulating substances called vita - mines. We read about vitamins till we are almost tired of the name but: they are most vital to our life, While we know little of the composition acid make up of vitamines, we do know that growth, health and poise are de- pendent upon them. We know that they are not manufactured within our own bodies, but may be stored there if taken in in sufficient quantity in the foods which we eat. Vegetables, fresh, stored and can- ned, must all be considered when meals are planned and as there are three hundred and sixty-five days in the year, they must all be taken into eonsideraticn. Tho early spring months are especially trying for the store cellar ecntains the remains only of cabbages, anions, a few parsnips and carrots. The roots may have grown tough and pithy, and have lost their delicate flavor. Cabbages and onions cannot appear on the table every day if happiness is to be met at the table! Celery can usually be, found in even the smallest grocery stores, and is a most dependable vege- table, because its flavor iseufficiently bland to make it well biked. It can be prepared in a variety of ways—singly' or in combination, -cooked or uneooked —that it is an inspiration to the most discouraged planner of meals. Each locality has usually one or more vepe-`• tables that may be obtained fresh the year round and these, while expensive, can he relied upon for emergencies.' Canned Vegetables in Spring. or taken back. The escrifi•ood' victim tality, and in contribution to the aid of ancient worship was slain at the of those who are in need. altar. Paul exhorts to the giving of a Bless, he counsels, even those who • , life, in ell its activities and powers, persecute you. The Christian's lips to be lived in obedience to the will of are for blessing, not cursing, Enter . God—a life not to be destroyed, but hearin;y into the joys and sorrows of to attain fulness and perfection in others. Be glad in their gladness, such obedience. Given to God it be- share their sorrow, and preserve a comas holy, and iso must became fit in kindly re'.raticn of, peaceful friends-. every way for His serviceand. ac- nese toward all. etepbable to Ham. And, Paul; adds, this Mind not high things, 05, as RS.) ss your reasonable service. That is to "Set not your `hind on high things," • say that what Gocl aslas ie not a mere Moffatt's rendering is clearer: "In -1 formal or mechanical obedience, but a etoad of being ambitious, associate raiionel and intelligent service, Find- with bumble folk." He continues: lay says (Peaioe's Commentary) it "Never be self -conceited. Never pay "implies intelligent, practical' levo back evil for evil to anyone. Aim to'' tion, the religion which makes work be above reproach in the eyes of all.; worship." Be at peace with all men, if pesseble,' Be not conformed to (R, V fashion- so file as that depends on you. Never ed to) this world. There is a higher revenge yourselves." standard of conduct for the Christian Paul evidently thinks that it may be than that which the fashion or fancy impossible to preserve peace, but that of the age dictates. That higher stair- the Christian ehauld do his best. If deed may approve er disapprove what wear is forced upon hire he may'have fashion demands as proper. It is the to fight—as then have fought against will of God. We, applying this teach- the tyrant, the thief, the murderer. I ing to ourselves, must seek in Christ and the invader of the sanctity of; a renewing both of mind and heart so home or country, or en defence of :the that we shall ba able to put to the weak. test mutters of daily conduct, to die- But there inust be no plate for re- criminate between what is good and venge. That rests in the hands of had, or between what may be good God, when justice is unfailing, yet' and what is. best, •and so to prove tempered and controlled by love. Paul what is that good, and acceptable, and quotes a famous passage from the perfect will of Grad. This is the finest book of Proverbs (25: 21, 22), in art, the true wisdom, the !lest educe- which the finest revenge is declarek tion, to be able to know, and readily to be that of kindly and helpful ser - and freely to choose what God by His vice. Finally the injunction to the Chris- tian is .,amply: "Do not let evil get the better of you; et the better of evil by doing good." (Moffatt). spirit is closely revealing to us as our duty, not only because it is duty, but because it has coarse to be the glad and free and willing expression of the new life that is in us. 9-21. Love—without dissimilation. Paul hasbeen setting forth the. Chris- tian virtues (vs. 3-8) of modesty, re- gard for others, and moderation, fidelity, constancy, simplicity, dili- gence, and cheerfulness in the o::er- cise of the gifts which God has given, and in icing the week which He has assigned, to each one of us. Love, which is God's highest law, and which is to become the supreme motive • f all our activity, most be sincere anti un- affected, a genuine emotion of the heart. We, who lack this love. must seek it in Christ, through the gift and More and more, we are glad to say. we have with us the canned vege-1 tables, both home and commercial product. Look over the list note, check up your supply aril order those you` lack. They odine much cheaper by' the case as everyone knows and the cases may be had in assortment. Be-. cause you have had canned vegetables: all winter and will bave them fresh' front the garden this simmer, demi not make it right for you to go with- out them now. Of the root vegetables to be had in! cans are baby beets, young carrots, salsify or vegetable oyster, sweet po tatoca, Onions are always for tale. We can a'.ea buy canned chard, spinach, a ,:tragus, green string and stringless beans, wax beans, linea beans, furl grown ar.3 baby variety, There 1s, of the gourds, sat abh and pumpkin, which erre ee excellent in flavor canned as fresh. There is the tomato which in every forms is an excellent standby, goad for tha baby, for baby's father and for grarzlme. It is at once vegetable and fruit. Place setting hens to colony houses or other rat -proof buildings. Brood coops with tight floors are useful for setting hens. Many a promising hatch has been° ruined by the rat that stole the eggs. Rats are shrewd pests. You ntay have them though you don't see them, Clean up their breeding places as much as possible and place the set- ters in protected nests, IDES- ®.00L -FURS flit .COir SiOX200-Tho. handl•. fog of these skins is our spe- cialty. It will pay you to ship to us If you have melee or mare Sicilia, but on alone nunthsr the freight charges ate too heavy. WILLIAM STONE SONS LIMITED WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUE No. 13--'21. The heartof the forest problem is to get the idle, or partly idle, land to work. If all the land suitable for forest production, were growing rea- sonably good crops of trees there would be no forest problem. Land suitable for grain and root crops is not required for forests. And the more forests we have on rocky, broken, sandy land, the lerger crops we will grow on the land that is suitable for farm crops. ENCOURAGE- PAYING INVESTMENTS CUT DOWN WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE Three Ontario Potato tests gave an average gain of 50 bushels per acre. and corn tests an increase of 28 bushels per acre. Indiana Station has just announced a gain of $167.00 per acre for an expenditure of $63.00 in tile, litre and fertilizers. Order your fertilizers Now—and make sure of the plaatfood supply. Booklets free on request. SOIL AND CROP IMPROVEMENT BUREAU Henry G. Bell, B.S.A., Director, 14 Manning Arcade, Toronto Photograph ofa field of Vail Wheat, allowing fertilized and unfertilized drill row,. D oes it pay to use Fertilizer? Taking as a basis last year's increases in yields and the present prices for farm crops; - f spent in Gunn's Shur -Gaits Fertilizer (or Oats returned $2.37 1. u n " II dii, "Cord. ,t 2.51 8 $1 ., $1 Osier your Shur -Gain. Fertilizer now, before the rush, Lind thus avoid disappointment, coons "Shur -Gain" .fertilizer Ie Bold fertilizer thetneelvee, Every (arm ie factory throughout Ontario by reprc.entativen who are (sneers and aro wei"g Shur -Gain" a .-teem your footory running nt rnealtnum ,' o,Mro. eapea ty,_ If there lanai a "Rhin -Gain" rrin'esentative seae you, .rrfit, tri recall ti i wit agency, u 04 „ n " „ n Wheat " 3,41 " " Potatoes '! f 4.52 " Sugar Beats 5.65 West Toronto I JOS PORTER AND THE IAUTOMOBILE "Welly I'm awfully sorry I can't agree with you, Uncle Jim," saki Torn in his most impressive tones, "When A fellow has once shown himself die - honest, that's enough for ma, Of course 1'11 bo decent In him; but when he tries to get into our club, 'why, I'M against hint,." "You don't believe in living a thing down, then? Now, as I happen to know, Joe Porter is thoroughly sorry for • what he d.ki and hats made what restitution he can," "He ought to do that, of course," atrswered `,Cont. "Tin glad' he did. But at thing like stealing sticks to a fellow, You etut't forget it. Joe Porter can't cone bask, liere irk the Hast High, anyvnay;' Ucvelo Jim dropped the :.eubjeet, and the talk turned finally to autalrobilcs. "I'm glad. to see. that you are rum ning the ear so well, Tom," said Uncle Jim. "I was talking with Dr, Locks when you went by to -day; he said he'd like to hire you for an od'3-time chauf- feur. Ile admired the ear, too, Really, for a second-hand car—" "Why, Uncle Jim, you didn't tali Dr. Locke that our oar was second- hand, slid you?" "Why not? Certainly it wasn't nevi when your father bought it. What else can you still it?" "You can call it rebuilt, which is a very different matter." Uncle Jini smiled. "How is' it diff- erent?" "Why, a secondhand car is just any old junk that somebody wattle to sell; but s rebuilt ear is—" "Any old junk," interrupted Untie Jim, "that a person takes to a shop—" "And has thoroughly overhauled," continued Tom triumphantly, "and has new parts substituted and the whole thing testis!, and painted until you can't tell- it from a new one!" "Well, I'm sorry 1 can't agree with you, Tem. Really, when a car is once secondhand, that's enough . for me. You may pretend all you like, but the ear will always be seconhand, you know." "Why, Uncle Jim," said Tom in a perplexed voiee, 'Wenn you know what. Bill Jenks said: that a ear that was well rebuilt, was often stronger than a new one because the weak spots had boon to bed and strengthened? Arsl you agreed!" "But it's secondhand just the rime, isn't it? I can't forget that. And as to it, being stronger for having been weak, sshy, that's absurd. As you said about Jce Porter—" _. "Oho!" Tam's face lightened, then turned sheepish, "Se that's what gait are driving at? Not our automcbilo, but Joe Porter? Why, Uncle Jim, da you really think—" "That :Joe Porter is rebuilt instead of secondhand? I reply do, my' boy. At any rate, if it isn't giving cur ear a square deal bo call it secondhand. don't you think it means just as much to a boy?" Tom nodded. "You're right, Uncle Jim. Rebuilt he is until 'he proves to be the other; and the chances are, too, that the weak spots will be all the stronger for the testing." Why Their Flocks Failed. I had often been told by my neigh- bor farmers that their hens did not produce well in winter, in spite of the fact that they are fed liberally and housed nicely. Naturally, I wondered why my flock paid and theirs didn't. On investigation I soon learned why. In three eases I found overcrowded quarters to be the sole cause of non- production. In another'caso T found overcrowded quarters and the flock diseased, although it was most liber- ally fed, I know from experience that tto amount of feed will produce satis- factory results where a flock is con- fined to small, dirty pens, It pays to provide roomy quarters, allowing plenty of sleeping room and a large scratching pen that is ventilated properly and has plenty of sunlight. We have kept chickens in bott. small and large flacks, having as fen iib 23 and as high as 600 laying hens. My experience has been that a fen well -kept hens will pay a larger profit • on the investment that a larger fioci that is eonlnetl to a small pen eller( overcrowding is the result. When Are Hens Too Fat? We find that culling out hens which become baggy with fat seen removes that condition from the flock. The alert herr which sings and scratches and lays eggs isnot apt to become too fat, A certain 'amount of fat is needed on the pullets before they be- gin egg production. Handle the birds after they have gone to roost and examine the bird that scams nicety and proves to be laying regularly, The amount of tat she is carrying will prove to be 'about the right amount for egg production. By keeping the Hone in the condi- tion of that hen it will be possible to keep most of them laying quite regu- larly. The thin pullet is not a good layer. The pullet that soon becomes baggy from fat is apt to he a life. Wel hen that does not spend neve time in` laying. ' Liens that aro 'eying profitably use the elements in making eggs that the drone uses in accemulating fat: Whets a hen, stops laying and becomes tee heavy she is in greater danger from •liver trouble anti other poultry dis- ease., If such birds aro tuttiket4 their chances for multiplying aro end. *5 and the pullets eau be raised from the thrifty hens which are easily kepi in good laying condition and do lay.