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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1924-7-23, Page 7Effkient Farniin SOME LITIlala•NOTICEII' WEEDS, Every farmer knowsthistles, "burs," "mustard" and a host of other weeds; but what he does net always know so well is that ho is often mak- ing these familiar names cover a multitude of pests, by no means alike either in appearance, or importance. )3y "thistle" the average person means the 'so-called Canada thistle, which is really the fieid or creeping thistle of Europe. The term is also a part of the name of the big, rough hull thistle of pasture Janda, sometimes known in Canada as Scotch thistle, which ie, however, still another weed; of the sow thistles (perennial, common, an- nual, and spiny annual) ; of Russian thistle, which can be found along rail- roads all over the country, but' le best known to farmers in sandy districts where soil drifting occurs; end of numerous other weedy plants having more or less resemblance to true thistles. The same remarks could be made of the loose use of the term "mustard" which embraces even a greater number of distinct, weeds, often with much resulting confusion. The point we wish to 'emphasize is that some very serious weeds, new to the country or to a locality, are al- lowed to masquerade under names whose 'very familiarity breeds eon - tempt, until we presently awake to a ralization of the Rorty truth that we have admitted one more rogue to the hungry crew already contending with our crops for possession of their re- sources. During the past season alone, our somewhat limited opportunities 'for field observation revealed the Pres- ence., in localities whore they wer3 be- fore unsuspcted, of quite a nuntnsr of weed waifs from other parts of the country. Thus, Russian pigweed (quite a different weed from the well-known redroot pigweed) was found to be spreading, apparently for only a year or two'yet, at Ottawa: and ocneidering how'widely it has over -run the West from the point of Its first discovery near Winripeg, we will be well advised to be on our gftard. At a number of places in Canada favorable to it, the persistent colts - foot of oltsfoot-of •heavy soils -in the Old World has become established, and what it has its bolds, even if not spreading so rapidly. Another old -country nuis- ance, a grass known as Yorkshire fog, is now •sa-firmly entrenched in the . congenial moist environment of coast- al Britiah Columbia, and is also find- ing places where it can thrive in the east. At three. points, in Eastern On- tario the western perennial ragweed was found to have gained a foothold:. Rough -fruited clinquefoil, an upright growing species with rather large, handsome yellow flowers and "five - fingered" leaves, is still a stranger to most farmers, but on a number. of the lighter Brest, especially of Ontario, it is becoming n permanent element of the )vend flora, just as the equally handsome blueweed, or blue devil as some farmers on that type of soil pre- fer to express it, became .some years earlier, to their abiding grief. These are but a few instances of many weeds that have recently at- tracted notice by their unexpected appearance or spread. Space' does not permit of enumerating the full list, nor have we space to give' descrip- tions by which they could be recog- nized. We are ready upon request to advise on any .weed, and desire par- ticularly to receive the earliest pose. table notice, with specimens, of any auspicious -looking .plant interlopor. —Dominion Dept,: of Agriculture, PREPARING ROOT LAND. One of the chief causes of root crop failure in this country Is insufficient preparation of the soil before the crop is planted, pup great many farms, i roots pre sown on timothy sod land and prooedegrain. 'I'oo often la the cultivation of such land, the rogvi`re., meets of the crop are lost alght of, with the result that the roots are sown on spring -plowed sod where it is next to impossible to secure a proper seed bed. For their proper growth and de- yeiopment, root crops require a deep, mellow, fertile seed bed, free from weeds, This is especially true of, mangele, which have e. atrong tap root and require their nourishment farther down iii the soil than swedes. Roots will not thrive on weedy ground and efforts made to control the weeds. while the plants are email often re- sult is as 'much damage to the crop itself as to the weeds. It is well, therefore, to control them before. the crop is planted, and the best time for this work is during the summer of fall previous to sowing, This is espe ciaily true of the land intended for mangels which require to bo sown early in May, thus leaving little time for spring cultivation. For' the best resulta, sod land in- tended for roots should be plowed in July or August, as soon as the hay is removed. It should be top worked at intervalsuntil fall to control .grass and weeds.; For couchy ground the spring -tooth harrow or duckfoot culti- vator are very useful in bringing the root stalks to the surface of the soil; when they may be gathered and burn- ed. For the best results, this work should be done during hot, dry. weather. All root crops are heavy feeders and require plenty of plant food in the soil, They may be grown on light or heavy soils with good results, provid- ed they receive proper fertilizing and care. Splendid crops May be grown witlrbarnyard manure alone, applied at the rate of 18 or 20 tons per acre. If the manure is available it should be spread in the fall and plowed deep into the soil. Plowing the manure down, in the fall, gives it a chance to rot and prevents loss of fertility, On the average farm, however, there is seldom manure enough available at that tame of the year and the farmer has to depend on what is produced during the winter, which, may be ap- plied on the snow or, better still, it may be stacked and applied in the spring. Fresh green manure is not a suitable fertilizer for roots, there- fore the manure for this crop should be piled up•or applied as early in the winter as possible. This should be plowed down in the spring to a depth of six or seven inchesin order' to secure a deep mellow seed bed. Commercial fertilizers may be used profitably if manure is scarce. Basic slag is a'useful fertilizer for turnips and should be applied in the fall or early spring: Where club roots is troublesome, experiments have shown that quicklime" applied 'in the fall at the rate of one-half ton per acre is beneficial. However, seed from a strain proven resistant to club root should always be uaed in such cases. Such strains have been produced on the Experimental Farms. If no ma- nure is _available, an. application of 150 pounds nitrate of soda, 400 pounds acid phosphate and 75 pounds of muriate of potash per acre will give good results, where the land is fertile. Poor or light soils will re- quire- a heavier application. This should be broadcast after the ground is disked in the spring and should be harrowed in with a.sntoothing harrow. If part'of the nitrate of soda Is.re- served and applied later on, when the plants are three or four inches high, it will help to stimniate growth. It sbou:d be applied on 0 rainy day, as otherwise it is apt to cause burning of the young, tender plants. Timely, Suggestions. Seasonable flints, issued by the Pc'. Minion Experimental Farm arntelna pinny timely suggestions,• among which are the following:' ' Good meads Ran seldom be pained, and moat certainly can never be held, unless our prelude thew top quality. Canada's per capita consumption of home products ha not nearly as 'large as it might be were farmers to pro- duce, pack, and attractively diepiay such things as the Canadianconsumer most desires. For the feedings o! steers or beef cattle barley has a high commercial value. The suitability of barley for bacon production has been repeatedly demon - titrated; but it is not a desirable feed for brood sows before furrowing or during the.early part of,the nursing period;' nor should it be fed' to newly weaned .pigs in any appreeiable gime- Experiments at Happen, N:S., show that the average heifer with a produc- tion of over 5,000 pounds of milk as a two-year-old is 100 per cent. super- ior to the average heifer below 5,000 pounds at the same age. In choosing a dal'ry herd, pure breeding, size; conformation, quality, and record backing should be given first epnsideration. In sizing up the milk record on a pedigree, it shopid 1p'be remembered that the important , records are those close up, If. im- provement in the herd is to be accom- plished, the herd sire must be of bet- ter quality than any of the other ani- mals ih the herd. • The care of live, stock during the How to Break Up Broody Hens. ; As the hatching season is ended the problem of broody hens will be con -1 fronting most poultry raisers for the following month or two. Numerous methods' have been oleo-; Bated from time to Hine for handling broody hens. Almost everyone in any: neighborhood has a pet plan forbreak-! ing the ,hens of this condition, which is guaranteed to work. Many of those are founded on sense and will give re- sults, while a good many are founded on abuse of the hens, which ehouid not be practiced. ' One favorite method we used to, have on the farm was to dip the hens) in a tub filled with water. We kept' thein under the water just as long as we dared without drowning them. This was supposed to scare the hon so badly that she forgot about event- ing to set. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. When it didn't, something else bad to be tried. The broody trait in hens is hot a "notion" but a natural condition in response to natural Jaws, The" longer the hens are tolerated in this condition, the longer it will be' before they return to laying and the less;the profit real - Med from the investment. It is foolish to think that Mistreat- ment and abuse which breaks up the tendency is a wise one, One idea sometimes used was tostarvo the hens when they became broody in order to break them up and get them back to t Laying, We now know that this was 0 the exact oppodite to what We should W have done in order' to encourage early b laying" What is advisable is to feed the hens liberally on a good egg ra- tion which would within" a few days have induced the hens to lays Once laying Is resumed the broody trait will disappear. The open yard method of breaking up broody hens is one of the most humane treatments we 'can give the fowls and is also most productive of results. The method is simple. A small area is fenced off in a grassy and shady corner in which a box is plated for protection in bad weather. The bens are turned loose in this yard and plenty of fresh water and feed is given, and as a rule the broodiness ceases in a short time. Slatted and wire mesh coops bndeore or out work fairly well when the bird is caught in time, but in warm weath- er do not give satisfaction, According to myjudgment, the best method for curing broodiness is the open yard, There is less expense, work and trou- ble invoneed rou-ble:invol'ved to this .plan that; in any. other tried, It breaks up the birds more quickly and thus gots thein back into the laying class with a minimum loss of time.' Those who quit feeding the poultry flock mash now are inviting the lions to molt early:' A good, mash will keep them laying. Now that touring time it here ones more it might be well to state that innny farm Women aro still taking annual. jaunts of 20 ntilt:s and more ach year just to bring the necessary ater from the well, located by the ern, to iho house to perform heir regular duties, . storm' weather of autumn, and wheel' pastures are bare or dry, is an ire. portnntxagtor to enecessfui live stock husbandry, Tile,.yegetabio: garden Seed plots at this season of the year require par- ticular attention especially concerning cuitetetien; 'rogueing, and protection against inpeete and disepgea. Tho storage life of an apple de. ends largely on the treatment it re- eelves` daring -the six or eight weeks. following the time it is picked. Air- cooled. or common storage bouses offer a relatively cheap, • and when properly constructed and carefully operated, a fairly efficient eubstitute for a local cold e g P ge The. undo ' :r l.,.. • JULY 27, esson The Temptation of Jeans, Matthew 4; 1-11, Golden Text In that he himself hath suffered being teelnpted, he is able to succor them that are tempted}. ---Heb. 2: 18. p erre4CATION'' INTaoDUETION—The call. received by Jesus at.his baptism, marks a great spiritual crisis in his earthly experi- enee, and is followed by a prolonged period of conflict, in and through which he obtains divine clearness re- garding his future task, The voice from heaven had.: designated Jesos as San of God, but what ]rind of vocation did this name signify? It is not enough to say that it meant that be was the Mesaiah, for what does Mese siahship mean in the wary of life and duty? Many_ ideas of the Messiah iota e lent built on a sa I scale. ' The storage life of even the summer apples Gan be considerably. prolonged by the use of air-cooled storage. Careless or improper„ methods of curingaifaifa and clover for hay may result in a loss of as much as fifty per cent. of the entire crop. The bleaching of bay by the sun and the dewand rain lower ]o tion b a 'sea ra Ili I y the market price. • 0 Cod liver oil is "not only good for children but it puts strengthintothe legs of little chicks as well. Unless, pastares areimproved and made to return larger volumes of feed they will slowly give way to crops. 4 It is bad that women who, because of poerly arranged kitchens and lack of conveniences have to walk about, fifteen miles per day, do practically none of the journey out where the air is fresh, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE Outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Dis- ease have never occurred in Canada. This disease is probably the most in- fectious malady of animals of which we have knowledge and causes tre- mendous losses to the agricultural interests of any country it invades. It spreads very rapidly and extensively, and entails the entire loss of export trade in live animals and the inter- ruption of domestic commerce: Unlike most other infectious diseases Foot and Mouth Disease may attack the same animals repeatedly, and they are„ therefore, a dangerous source of infection. There is no permanent cure for Foot and Mouth Disease, the majority of affected animals recover from an attack in ten to fourteen days without swine, all ruminating animals are sus ceptible. Horses, ' dogs, oats, and even poultry, have been victims of the infection, the last three classes being dangerous as carriers of infection, Man may also become infected, and children frequently suffer through drinking raw milk from infected cattle. As all the natural discharges of affected animals are highly infective, and as some of.them, particularly the saliva, are largely increased during the attack, the disease is readily con- veyed by these, media. itis frequently conveyed from place to place by hu- man agency, such as attendants, own-, ers and interested neighbors, as also by dogs and all small animals. Although the fatalities are quite Cow showing typical roaming at mouth in early stage of Foot and Mouth Disease. „ treatment. The greatest' difficulty is the eradication of the infection and this can only be accomplished by the slaughter of all affected and exposed animals, the proper destruction of their carcasses and .the thorough dis- infection of all contact matter. If not controlled by those radical iueasures Jf the ,disease spread, very rapidly 'throughout the tvho:e country,affect- ing practically all susceptible animals with enolnnous economic losses. The disease commences with a high low serious losses result from the diminution or cessation of the milk secretion and consequent interference with the business of the dairy, as welli es through the extreme loss of flesh In animals. Dairy farmers are put entirely out of bmsincee for Indefinite them were very worldly and unspirit- nal, and Jesus not only found in them ne guidance, but turned from them as from positive errors and temptations. Thio now Is the meaning of the temp- tation. experience, "Led by the spirit; Jesus withdraws into the wilderness in order that, in solitary oommunion with God, he may receive light upon the path of life. There, one by' one, the -forms in which the ages, past and present, had pictured to themselves the divine Messiah,.rise before his mind, and are rdjected by Jesus as having their origin not in God, but in Satan. By these ideas Satoh tries to' turn Jesus from his course, but Is de- cisively repulsed. I. THE MESSIAH 'i'sMPTED, 1, 2. V. 1, 2. The Spirit which "leads" 1 Jesus is the Spirit which descended I upon him at his baptism, The baptism -1 al experience has filled his mind with absorbing thoughts which require forI their working out, a season•of prayer and solitude, It is to the desert that Eastern prophets and saints retire when they wish to be alone with God„ and therefore Jesus is led there by the Spirit. So great la the absorption of his mind in the task of his calling,' that he. takes no thought for food, but fasts for forty days. In the hunger and weakness which follow the fast-' ing, his ordeal becomes intense. II. TES HIND OF TIIE AGE AND nig MmNo OF CHRIST;' 8-10, Vs. 8, 4. One form in which the mind of the age pictured the Messiah, was. as giving heavenly bread to the people, This had been done by Moses when he prayed, and God sent the people manna. Many in the time of Jesus thought that when the Messiah came, he, too, would provide miracu- lous bread for the multitude. And this bread they conserved literally, not spiritpally, As Jesus was famished after his long vigil, this conception of the Messiah pressed itself . upon his mind. The temptation came: "If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread." But from this temptation Jesus turned as from a suggestion of the evil one. It meant putting a wrong construction and meaning upon the love of God, and Jesus would have none of it, He ans- wers, using the words of Deut 8:8: "Man shall not live on bread alone, but by every \vurd that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." That is to say, man's primary need is spiritual, and' therefore_ however popular the idea of a bread -giving Messiah may be, Jesus will minister only to the spirit. He will not put the material in the 1 place of the spiritual, for that would be yielding to Satan. Vs. 5-7, Another form in which the age pictured the Messiah was as giv- ing extraordinary "signs" of a super- natural character. The 91st Psalm spoke of the marl who dwells in the love of the most High, as being super- naturally protected, and in it occurred the words: "He shall give his angels a charge concerning thee: And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone." Men thought of these words perhaps as referring to the Messiah. Consequently in Jesus' temptation, which should be thought of throughout as inward or mental— this conception also rises before his mind, and the g e.,,ion oc• us: Sup - Tarnp tatione and Testa, There is a great difference between these two. A test is "subjection to conditions that disclose the true character of a per- son or thing." A teat may be made with wholly good intent, Its purpose is to reveal qualities by which the per - eon may be better and more useful. Thus the school examination is made the basis of promotion, and the try- out practice means-af winning a piste on the team, So, too, a statement of previous :experience is required in qualifying for some coveted poaition. Even the steel ship has its trial run, and the new bridge must prove its carrying capacity. Tests and trials are made by God, and by good men. They may . reveal weakness but are never meant to cause an injury, We learn to swim by risking the water. A temptation is a diderent matter. The intention is to cause evil action, injury and loss. It is a test with the desire of making the person yield to wrong. "Temptation is 6 downright battle for life, with a strong and ruthless foe." The devil is no mere symbol of evil. To Jesus he wag a real and terrible antagonist. Satan and bad men are the agents of temp- tation. And in this warfare "we wrestle notinst flesh and blood a but „against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world," It is a struggle in the dark, and with the soul at stake. It proflteth little to gain the whole world, and lose the soul. Temptations of the Body. It is hard to master physical temptations be- cause they are based on natural de- sires. Eating. and drinking are nec- essary to life. They minister to the enjoyment as well as to the continua- tion of life. 'Yet gluttony, and all its kindred indiscretions ' in the matter of food habits, is the root cause of most sickness, Just as the children pay the penalty of "too much Chris mas," so the human family continue to suffer for its appetite. If we woul only feat to live," rather than "liv to eat," we should be less sluggish i learning the great truth that "ma shall not live by bread alone," Be w are of the earth. "How man friends have we, the nowt of whos death would so affect us, that should miss a single meal?" But s simple a test as this may we leolan 1the depth pf our tentjment seems the pull of our appetite. Drunken nese is becoming, more and more, no the joke it once was considered but thing to be deeply ashamed off, indi eating a higher standard of attitud towards things physical. "When th fight begins within himself, a man worth something." Jesus refused t place his ministry on the low plane „WHEN TO THE There are times when strenuous work Palls on one; it gets en one'e narvee and instills £ desire to get away, It is rightly so, hr we Mumma arc not built for one ;continuous grind, and for Physical and mental Welfare a ahange'is often advisable. The earn -ter is fortunate in having a variety of work and periods in which his endeavors are not strenuous, But there are times, especially in spring, when there comes a n',uiti- piielty of duties which sontetimee seem beyond one's ability to attend. Such things are wearing, and that' longing to get away, if for only a day, is likely to predominate. As the season grows into summer the work becomes a little less strenu. Out, but the old feeling still prevails. Then thought should be given to this inner desire and arrangements made to fulfill it, A few hours, a half day, a day or a. few days should be given to going somewhere. It might pay to neglect a few things and pack the family in the old bus, or in the buggy behind old Dobbin, to go fora change et scenery. You will un- doubtedly enjoy yourself, but even if you do' not, the change will do you good. And when you get back you will observe -with happy wonderment how the corn and other crops have grown. You will be pleased at the bounding glee with which the dog greets you. The cackling of the chick- ens and the neighing of the horses will be music in your ears. Home will look good again, and work will be re- sumed with renewed determination for another period. Whenever work permits, hit the trail, for it does one good to see new things and to experience new experi- ences, Variety is the spice of life and a little spice now and then makes regular living taste the better, t- Calm Mind Cures Nerves. What would we do withoat our enerves? And what are we to do with e them? n How tired they make ue at times, t And yet at other times we are thrilled y with the power of their electric force. e It is easy to lay blame on nerves. Ne Nothing in nature quite equals the ° marvelousness of the nervous system, leonine Like a delicately woven piece of lace- -: work is this nerve organization of t ours. You can't injure or disturb a a single inch of the body without getting - into trouble with this perfectly put e together nervous system. e Controlled as it is from the seat of o the mind, it will not stand abuse. o And when it is disturbed we got 1 v rv+auu un wv wanted—aMessiah who would feed their bodies and a othe them. Temptations of t)u, Mind, Luke places this temptation sccond. It is a suggestion that Jesus become a Cae- sar yieldingto ambition for place and power by te most direct method. It s self-seeking in its ideal, a using of noble gifts for "miserable aims th end with self." There is an ambition not for place, but for fitness to fiIi th place we have, that is in every wa worthy. But temptation comes t 'get while the getting is good," a poi periods.. Quarantine restrict;;;; }lose ho, takinr• the vr.;: d of the Psalm literally, should oust himself from the seriously interfere with the mo«°ornant temple pinnacle, would God's love pro- th of;livestoek, their parts and products, teet him from death? This would be also of hay, straw and other fodder;, a great "sign' -to the people, and they in addition to other farm produce, would enthusiastically•aeciaim him as, Stockyard operations and the business God's anointed ono. But from this fever, followed by inflammation of of slaughtering centres are seriously idea of the miracle-workiag Messiah, sleepless, cross, unfair and are some- body else than ourselves. Dr. Thomas Hyslop, of England, says that the best possible sleep -pro• clueing agent which his practice has revealed is prayer. He says that it will do more than anything else to pacify the mind and calm the nerves. It le not so much praying to God, at but to our better natures, our highest senses of right, and seeking adjust- ment and solace through the unloading o of our fears upon a higher power than - our own, itieta method responsible for most govermnental inefficiency, and the majority of our social ills. Temptations of the Spirit. By sub tle appeal to spiritual pride, the temp ter would have our Lord presume upon the protecting power of God Some one has written regarding this "in pestilence the best prayer rs the right use of sanitation; when a cap- tain disregards his charts and drives his ship on the rocks he has no right to expect the Almighty to save it; a man cannot be a glutton and then blame his Maker for dyspepsia." Tempting p g God is a very different ing from trusting him. Shall we rontinne in sin that grace may ;bound? God forbid. Pray rather, `bead us not into temptation." the membranes of the tongue and interfered with. Marketing, trans -`as from the other idea of the bread-: those lining the mouth, also of the portation, feeding, and slaughtering giving Messiah, Jesus turned sway. s operations are deranged and inter» It marked not God's wary, but Satan's,. ensitive structures in the hoof. This fared with. losses' of this character' It was Satan who conjured tip such is quickly followed by the formation thoughts before the mind of the age, of blisters on these membranes, vary may reach enormous proportions, The and Jesus answered: "Thou shalt not ing in size front that of a pea: to that foreign markets are promptly closed, tempt the Lord thy God." d of a hazel nut, These blisters also and .the export trade of an infected. Vs. 8-10, A third conception of the appear an the udders and along the! country ;is lost for long periods, i age was that when the Messiah see ti Caring forCreamon the Farm. As soon as the cream is separated the container should be -placed in cold water and kept there until time for slivery" Cream can be cooled more quickly in a told water tank thitn in rofrigtsrator. 2. Do not mix warm and cold cream. 8, In ordot• that cream may have a treed body and be tree from hintps it s tonld be stirred at least twice a day. 4. Frequent delivery is essential in urnishIng good cream. Cream over hree days old „will not make the high- st grade of butter. 8, A clean, cold water -soaked blan- t thrown over the cream cans and Ott., there while' en route to the testae"*y will aid in keeping the ex- terior of the can clean and the temp- rattire of the cream down. .0, The washing and scalding of ails is ef, the greatest importance, Igh grade butter cannot bo made teem a raw product that has been polled by neglect. With flies, dust nd hot weather to contend with, ternal vigilance is the only practice, tap of the hoof also in the cleft di- l The British authorities have been peared, ho would b_"gi,+en paliticiall endeavoring ata cost of millions of dominion over the nations, and \you entitin all the tthe a oof. mombruneshey may binpttle�pounds to eradicate the infection of ha be auarantaearthly ci by the tv relahis te£ Ps, 2: swine animal, or' may appear only in; this disease in that Gauntry fpr over 8, 'Ask of tee, and T ithitil ;;ice thea 1 the mouth, or may be limited 'to the two years; and those of the United the heathen £or tltino inheritance, and toots. States are similarly engaged in the the uttermost arts of the earth for f State of'Callfornla, where it was re-lthy possession!' The Jews all thought t The symptoms into very character cantly introduced from foreign conn- that this promlet would be literally, e die. Th irritation f tl b j tite, and dribbling of sullen from the ' 4Jesus seas itlmself in vieiou, taken to nieutli which owing to const; t The coati 1 oderal 1?epartntent the summit of a high mountain, The g e. of Agrieujture, with a view to pro,, kinggdoms of the world are spread bo c ntoven}eut of the lips and 'tongue, lie totting our live stork intea•ests,: are fore him, and a voice says, "All these t comes: frothy and adheres to the Cor-• enforcing the most stringent regula-' will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down ' a tors, of the mouth and muzzle, The Cons vl "ch cover tl f 3 d vo hl e," 1; l 1 Jesus ' s e, a o to membranes tries through the port of San Fran-' fulfilled, and they dreamed of an n the mouth results ;n loss of apps- ,, ,,, earthly empire for the Mesalah, So i \ 33 Ot er le species a nal an \ r3 p tri n does 69n8 tninta•s often make a peculiar smack mads and commodities that are likely ;consent to such an idea of tfessianie o se, ng sound with their utouttts, to carry the infect ;on of tite disea I glory? He does not. It would mean el o »%f live stock oar ^all ' givilrg in to Satan's methods, and Exteetne lanonese occurs when the s ould heve Jesus dlamissrs the tempter with the top.ns the hoofear n the cleft and on the reason to suspect the existence of thistwot•ds: "Thou shalt worship the Lord, s P, 'edisease'in Canada, it is of the utmost thy God, and servo him mane.'" a The- fever and the difficulty in rate impatience that they notify the near.)in. CHafsT vtcTORlntfs, 11, - o ng causes a rapid and extreme loss in est Veterinary Inspector and tete-I Christ has rejected mat'- :ideas of dealt, and a serious lessening or eessa- graph collect to the V ei:+i'inary Diree- the Messiah in order tabe guided and tion of the milk secretion, for General at Otti:tva, In the moan -I regulated only by God's thoughts, If The udders often become inflamed time they should tie up their dogs and he is to be the 14lessialt, it must not and ruined by abscess formation, and not porinit. mlythiitg tn'leaue their be in self-will, but only no the father' c a large number of cattle so effected premises.' 1'rotnpt control measures sendereals himself imd appointr..� esus will sure ,v are rendered permanently valueless and the willing raid intelligent co- rendez lojet i, absctiuis. to God to g be used ;lust whoa and whore anc� as i Floral Medal Offered. The Canadian Horticultural Coun- 11 will awat'd a .gold medal annually r the Best new variety of florists' p for milli,; production, operation of ,Ihe stockmen are casae- God wilts, The temptation is the The inflammation of tite feet fre- tial to ,prevent disastrous results if record of a holy Act of total surreatder. uently results in the shedding of the the infection of thla diecase gains en. The Kingdom that I seek hoofs, causing permanent, injury. trance to Caltada. Bleary one should Is thine; .so ld the way Wltilu'lltis disease is essentially a remember, however, that prevention is Tint leads to it be thine, disease of cattle, strop goats and 'better than control. Tulse I must surely stray, 4 lant, recorded with the. Council dur- eg the year. This has been 'made possible through tie generosity of the Canadian Florists and Gardeners' Association, which donates the medal, The Begiatratian Oommittee of the Council w;11 judge the entries, William Samos says that "One part of our mind dams up—even damns upl —the other parts." When you relax and hand over bur- dens to some stronger agent, you re- lieve the tension that bound you and avail yourself of the joy of free ex- pression. If you would have calm nerves get a calm mind. SANITATION iN THE BEE YARD. It is best to remove diseased colon- ies from the apiary as soon as dis- covered. Carelessness is the cause of most of the spread of foul -brood. Never use combs or equipment that have come from an apiary or district where foulbrood is known to exist. When a colony shows disease every frame connected with it should be destroyed. If there is any possibility of robbing diseased colonies shotild not be opened. Be careful about mov- ing frames of honey from one hive to another. The liberal use of hot lye water is advised in the inner surface of all hives that have been used, Bo careful to remove and prevent bees getting at infected combs or honey. Uses of the Apple. "Delight in Every Bite," such is the inscription on 4 booklet being cir- culated by the Dominion Fruit Branch under the title of "Canadian Grown Apples." In this booklet, which can be had on application to the Publica- tions Branch, Department of Agricui- tsre, Ottawa, are given no fewer than 104 uses to which the apple can be put, the story of theapple in the dif- ferent provinces, the text of the Do- minion Fruit Act, and suggestions as to the nature and value' of the apple as a food. -ot_-__. A Sure Sign. Deg "-•• "Summer is coining; that hedge needs trimming."