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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1925-2-18, Page 7fficient•F4tmIn SEED TESTING AND SIi;1D seed, slightly deeper for very large SOWING. seeds Seed Testing—It is a good plan *"o WutorIng--.The seed should new' be test all seeds before sowing fora et•op,1`thoroughly but carefully watered so This ran be done by counting out any as not to rinse the seed from the soil.i given number of seeds,' not less Glen A watering can having°.a line aprink-1 20 or 25 of each .kind, and sowing ler imay be used ora piece of wet bur- lap• (sacking) the exact size of they inside o£ the box, may be spread closely over the surface of the soil, Al water can without a sprinkler or a pitcher or a jug may bo used for ap- plying the water if burlap ie used, and only moderate care used in the opera- tion. Be sure and allow the water to soak well into the soil before removing the burlap. The burlap may be used them in sand or sandy soil in a temp- erature of about 60 to 65 degrees F:, or a small piece of damp cotton or •eanton,flannel may be spread out,on an ordinary dinner plate and the seeds placed singly and separately on the flannel or cotton. Over this spread another piece of damp cotton or"flan- nel and then place an inverted dinner plate over all, The soil or material used should be kept damp enough to at each watering until growth star* aid germination. xamine the seeds A light sprinkle of fine, dry sand over and keep close watch as to date and the surface after the first watering percentage of germination, In select- will help to prevent "mycelium" or ing seed for testing, select a fair av "damping off" as it is termed, This erage of large and of small and im- "damping off" is a fungus disease in - perfect seeds as well so that a fair duced mainly by a too close, humid, test can be made,, . warm atmosphere, insufficient ventiia- Sail.-The soil used to sow seeds in tion, or by imperfect drainage or care - should be of a sandy nature, not too lets watering, Giving the plants more coarse in texture or too rich in fertii- air by ventilation, and a lower temp- izers. Old hotbed soil or good loamy erature, will help to prevent"damping -garden-soil with Ler dproportion of off," A temperature of from 66 to 65 sen� j"mix ; "about one part deg.. F. is suitable for starting most kinds of seeds. A night temperature 's to. fi` 1 e g pe a>11F vee six a�ts'of moderate. rich Ramey Boil iirseitable, The soil of 50 deg, F, and a day temperature should bo rrry, not wet; it should not of about 60 to 66 deg. F. will shit most be dust dry, growing plants also. Give all the air Preparing Boxes. -Shallow, well- possible on hot, sunny days, avoiding drained . boxes, flower pots, or seed cold chilly draughts of air. Careful pans should be used to sow seed in for ventilation will help to produce growing early plants indoors. Boxes Sturdy, hardy plants. Keep the soil (fiats) three or three and one-half moist, not too wet. Water seedlings inches in depth, with half-inch holes about six inches apart bored through the bottom for drainage purposes, are ideal for sowing seeds in to transplant again, much better than deep boxes.. The boxes may be of .any required length or width, 10 x 12 inches for small flats, and 12 x 24 inches for large flats are useful sizes to use. Empty haddie boxes are good for sow- ing owing seed In or for transplanting seed- lings. g . too densely as it induces a weak First place some broken pieces of spindled growth. • flower pot, coarse gravel or similar Transplanting—Seedlings should be material sufficient to about cover the transplanted when from fou; to six bottom of the box, for drainage. Then leaves have started as soon`'as the put about an inch in depth of soil of a plants can be handled before they get coarse, fibrous texture on top of the too crowded or too tall and slender. drainage in the pot or box. The ball Soil of a coarser texture and slightly ance of the soil, to within about an richer in fertilizers may be used for inch of 'the top, should be of medium transplanting seedlings ie., One part texture, not too, fine. About half -an- sand to eight' or nine parts of fairly inch in depth of quite"'ftne soil should rich loamy soil will suit most seed - be sifted on top of this lo sow the seed lingo. in. The differentrlayers of soil should bequite level and pressed fairly firm as they are placed in the box. The surface of the soil should be quite level and from one-quarter to one -halt inch below the top of the box or pot when lilted, so as to allow space for water. • Sowing Seed for Transplanting Purposes—There are two methods of sow:4g seed in drills or broadcast on the surface of the soil, the broadcast (scattering) method being the best for very fine seeds. ..Use a merker made of a piece of lath the exact length of side of box -outside meas- urement ---for large flats, with nails or pegs in it at proper distances apart to nark where drills are to go, or a marked measure stick or a gauge can be used so as to get the rows the pro- per distances apart. About one and one-half inches apart for the rows or drills is about the right distance for most seeds. .A. drill presser is also very useful to secure straight drills and an even depth for seeds. This can be made from a piece of hard wood the width and thickness of a lath, and half art inch shorter than width of flat or box used. I£ should be bevelled on one or both edges to about one-quarter inch in thick- ness, It should not be pressed straight down into the soil when being used, but movedbackward and for- ward and pressed lightly and evenly, so as to secure a drill of uniform and proper depth for the different kinds of seed sown, or a piece of heavy flat board the size of inside of flat with raised handle on back and strips of wood nailed on face of board about one and one-half Inches apart, so that shallow parallel drills will be made on surface of soil when pressed down is useful. The strip of wood nailed on su race should be bevelled slightly and should be of proper depth for drill re- quired. Do not sow seeds direct from the package, as an even distribution is seldom obtained by this method. Pour the seed into the hand, or into, a small saucer and sow with the thumb and first finger so as to sow evenly. Quantity of Seed to Sow for Trans- planting --In drills the seed should al- most cover the bottom of the drill, and when 'sown broadcast the seed ahold cover from one-third to one-half \of the surface of the soil. ?; Covering the Seed—The drills should be filled in lightly and level with a label or with the fingers, The seed sown broadcast should be covered in the morning before noon; watering them late in the day induces damping - off. A good remedy for plants start- ing to dampen off is to remove the dis- eased plants as soon as seen and dust those remaining with dry powdered flowers of sulphur. Shading—Seeds should be "shaded from hot sun until germination starts, when they should gradually be given more sunlight. Avoid shading plants The Sundaydrool Le SO n FEBRUARY 23 ,Good Citizenship, Rom. 13: 1-14. Golden! Text Thou shaft love thy neighbor no thyself, Rom. 13 9, ANAAYgis, I. eineez TiON OF T Js CHIlISTi4N To RESPECT THE Mit Yaws%, 1-7. II, Neceeserry of SHOWING LOV3 Tq ALL MANIONO, 8.10. ' III, SPECIAL oceitate ONs ot.'ri1E CHEM, $.. TIAN ERA, 11.44. IririwuverIQN-St, Paul devotes the closing chapters of Romana to a set- ting forth of the conduct required of art of the lesson, therefore, as ""The part Obligations of the Clwlatiati V. 18. How very unworthy would it be if Christ should find anyY of Ids followers living' a scandalous or drunken life, degraded by sensual or profligate passions, or even quarrel- some and envious! There should be no piece for such undisciplined con- duct in Christian lives, IV$ IN THE. AIR, Some of our psycheloglets, profes- sional end amateur, have made the statement that thoughts are trans- mitted, even though they aro not .ex- pressed, and are received by'those in tette with thein. We ordinary individuals are not en- tirely convinced ns tq the truth of these assertions, but one thing we are entirely convinced of is that there are a lot of thoughts flying through the air these days. All Nye have to do is to tune in and we can get jazz Christians as the result of faith in V,. 14. Noi The Christian must g , g , thoughts thou his serious thought the Redeemer. What should 'be the study daily - to acquire, or put on, the which educate, and thoughts which spirit governing all our dealings with character. of the Lord Jesus Christ spire, in fact, thoughts, on most any our fellow -men? St Paul speaks of himself. If he does this,striving to phase of life, this generally in Chap, 12, in words be like Christ, the expulsive power of The radio is making it less mut- which recall our Saviour's teaching in the Pew affection in him will success- ab,'e for any of us to be ignorant, and the Sermon on the Mount, In Chap. fully. drive out the other erevings 11 makes it more possible for all of us 13, which forms our lesson to -day, he which have their engin in our lower more broad! educated. And, apostle turns to the duties of the natures. yas Christian as a citizen, or member of we become better infozmted we will APPLICATION• become more democratic. Class self - The Quest of Power. ishnesa is never due to knowied'ge, but ;,i, • Vleible power is everywhere. It is rather to ignorance. As we become p g p earth and the sea and more broadly educated,. we come to a --- find the apostle fallowing out the re- around in the body politic. What is to be hie duty to the civil government and to the law of the State? Here again we Here se teer,d's "greatest" farmer, Peter Paxton, who, at the age cepts and commandments of Jesus and sky. It is in all time and space. • We greater realization of the brotherhood of man. ' The radio will, therefore, be another factor in the advaneement of tion; and advocating a just submission nese physical throe. The quest con civilization toward the ideal, : mother answered. "But he usually to the civil authority in everything times cin on apace until rest There are several. thi of 36, weighs just 630 pounds and is still gaining. Two years ago he was corn- requiring of every Christian a per- paratively thin, weighing only 300 pounds. y Isonal respect for law and its enforce- ment In all matters, including taxa, TRAINING OUR CHILDREN BY HELEN GREGG GREEN. can take as much of it as we can use.. Newton, Watts, Fulton,. Edison, and a host of others teach us how to hate h Y yt g g p rad Ings about the 1 puts the extra money into the bank," that is right and good. Lodge fears new energies may become radio which indicates that the thought Itoo." 1 The Jews had once asked Jesus whe- agents in the hands of a race not yet of the average man is sound. One of 'Well, my dear, I see your mistake, they it'was right to pay tribute to kood enough to use unmeasured power the best.is that jazz music is not as iI think," Ray's mother spoke up, "and Caesar. They imagined tbat there wisely, popular as the classic and semi-olussio. I'm going to' tell you before it's too was some Incompatibility between this tat bovor beyondthoe and ] s o£the e sun,f err the The radio, it seems, is bringing a late. At this rate you'll make your recognition of the Roman power andwider appreciation of the duty which they owed to God as thrust of the growing seed or the Pp good music, and es concerts b boy into a selfish tightwad," I their true king Jesus answered that mystery of electricity or the wind is making high -cls "Listen to her slang!" someone Ray's mother proudly showed tbe laughed, members of our Motherhood Club a, "Well, it expresses just what I handsome new pocketbook her son had mean; Didn't Marryannis say Teddy ( sent her from college. never bought her anything?" b gh When it was handed to 'Ted Ree- The mother with the thoughtless ! ord's mother, a little woman with et son gave a little gasp. face like an angel, tears filled her "Pardon me, Maryannis," continued eyes. the little owner of the pocketbook, "Oh, how lovely!" she exclaimed, gently, "as you say, Teddy is a dear "I'm afraid my Teddy isn't very boy, but he has been taught only one thoughtful. lee's a dear boy, but he lesson with regard to the care of his never thinks to send me' anything." money and, as I see it, not the most "Perhaps it's your fault," Ray's important one. We always gave Ray mother offered. "We always taught' an allowance. From the first he was Ray how to spend money. Ill • wager encouraged to save a definite part of he's saved for months to get me this it and to spend the rest thoughtfully,' birthday gift." wisely and unselfishly. This he learn-» "How to spend iii" Mrs. Record ed to do. Sometimes he bought things looked surprised. "Why, Anna! We for himself, but often his money went' taughtTed to save his allowance. You for something for someone else. Ile see, his father has given hint a certain was given a good deal of freedom and amount ever two e y weeks ever since he he learned to be neither extravagant,. was a little fellow, And that money{ nor close. He is grateful for this we taught Teeth put in the bank and training now, for to know and be able save. He never has spent a cent of it. to follow the 'happy medium' in spend- I And nowt" proudly, "he has nearly ing is an accomplishment well worth enough for his college education." And while." • then, as.if in afl'swer to an unasked "Yes," said the other mother question, "You see, his father always thoughtfully, "it's a fine idea! I'm Wight him all his' clothes, and skates, going home to talk it over with and weekly movie tickets, and toys." Father." "Doesn't he have any just to. A few months later Mrs• Record slienil?" mens• wantnd,.to, know. • came to our meeting, wearing dewy, e "Yes, occasionally, now that lie's pink Yore`s.•.. "From Ted," she smiled. older and has learned to save," the proudly. Soil too rich in fertilizers causes abnormal rank growth, and often induces disease. Stout, sturdy growth Is better than rank abnormal growth Inc transplanting purposes. It is best to transplant each plant singly into small sized clay pots or in "soil banks" about two and one-half inches' deep and two and one-half inches in diem eter. The plants will form balls of roots in these so that they can be easily transferred later on into larger sized pots, or planted out in the gar- den 'as required, without disturbing the root system very much, thus pre- venting any' cheek or bet -back to the plants when transplanting them. Avoid exposing the roots of seedlings (or any plants) when transplanting, to sun and air; it is Very injurious, and sometimes the results are. fatal to the plants. Keep the roots covered as much as possible when transplant- ing with a damp cloth or with damp moss and get them into. soil again as quickly' as possible. Water seedlings carefully at once as soon as trans- planted and shade them from sun for a few days. Water them sparingly the first •week' or ten days. Keep the sail moist; not too wet, during growth: Seedlings maybe transplanted in shat- 1ow, well -drained boxes (flats),sbut they do. ,not transplant' again as well as frotn these as they do from clay pots or from soil banks as before men- tioned. In transplanting seedlings the plants should be set a little deeper than when in the seed box so that the roots, are well under the soil. Care should be - taken with seedlings such as lettuce, celery, primulas, golden pyre- bhrum and plants of similar growth, that the crown or centre of the plant should not be below theesurface^ of the soil, Plants having a well-defined Meth stem such as cabbage, cauli- flower, tomato .and similar plants should be set rather deeply in the soil so that the toots and about half the length of the stem is inserted in the soil. The roots should hang perpen- dicuarly in the soil, the tips of the roots on no ate ant to be pointing up -I 0 atter there was no incompatibility in mat- blowing where it 1•isteth, is the power attended. Another indication of sound I tors such as tribute; "Render to Cae of the Spirit. "There is no power but thought is that scientific subjects are ser" he said, "the' things which are of God.' If. only the lesson may re- listener to with great interest by the Caesar's, and to God the things which veal to us that little used secret, how radio public.. are God's." all. the pulses of our endeavor would It is also interesting to know that I St. Paul is here laying down the quicken! The divine power ie a tree -the radio is jaopular on the farm. We I same principle. There were Chris- stu'e house of plenty. Let this truth do not believe that it is far fetched tiaras at Rome and elsewhere who lift the burden of fear and worry. thought that because they belonged to How may we know? By what we see to say that the radio will soon be con - Jesus, and because their eitlzenshfp around us in the order of nature with steered one of the necessities of the was in heaven, they had, therefore, no which we regulate our outward lives, home and farm, as the auto, washing longer any' interest in the'policy and by the experiences of others, bad men machine, and other things now are. law, of the civil power on earth. St. made good, and good mon made bet' Paul shows that on the contrary the ter; by what we have felt and know civil power is ordained by, God, and in our own hearts, but most of all by 'is entitled not only to the respect, but turning to him who said, "All power I C 4. That hens show a decided prefer- ence for nests in Certain locations can hardly be questioned by those who have watched them closely. Factors that influence a hen's choice of a nest with respect to its location are its height above. the floor, its relative se- clusion and the ease with which it can be reached, The latter point is of special signifl Cantel when one is keeping fowls of the general purpose type. In one case which carne to the writer's attention, a flack of Plymouth Rocks was found to be `laying practically all eggs in the top and bottom tiers of nests, leaving the intervening rows unused. Observation brought out the fact that the bottom tier was the only one that could be reached easily from the floor. The top tier was in use because the hens could fly to it easily from the to the sympathy and co-operation of is given unto ma; First essential of all right minded men,ust especiallawsy in its all such citizenship as Paul would task of enforcing jl. Tice have us exemplify, is to know, as he Clirtotien ought to be the best of eiti did, whom we have believed. Chris tianity is a faith, it is a teaching, it The poets have waxed enthusiastic z I is a life to be lived. Are we rediscov- about the quietude of the village, the I, OBLIGATION of THE CISIUSTLiri To ering to -day, with radiant hope, that humorists have commented upon its RESPECT THE CIVIL POWER, 1.7• Christianity is also a power? The scandal -mongering, and from it the V. 1. Politicize submission to the con- Power we need. Be strong in the stage has derived its "types and cher- stituted authority is required of Lord, and in the power of his might. actors."e "every soul' This means that Chris- '—'e-- Thvilla trans will render it not less than pa- gel may described gee- gans. Indeed, just because civil • v� graphically as a settlement of people Chris - authority is part of God's ordinance a ,,„,elf p - surrounded by farm lana. It is' a for the well-being of society, the Chris-�• a” ''per trading post for those who worn out in tiara will show a greater alacrity than; Sheep should always have plenty of the open. It is the resting place for others to respond to every just re- pure well water to drink. No food those who have tired of, or retired yuirentent. It must be remembered taken into the system of animals goes front, the stress and strain of city that St. Paul's own experience of Ro- more directly into the blood than the life, as well as those who have relin- man justice had been uniformly good., water they drink. Impurity of the quished their magic wand of hard More than once, at Corinth and else; where, it had secured him fair play, blood caused by drinking impure work which makes human food spring against Jewish violence. St. Paul is' water must inevitably produce diges- from the ground. of contemplating cases where the tive disorderand ultimately disease. The village, as we know it, is dis- THE PEACEFUL VILLAGE "1'^w of -the State might conceivably be During the winter and spring tinebly Canadian. It is probably the rary j a primary grin months there front of the droppings board. I con m" u tics His is greater danger of chief means of preserving the original ppmgs oar ciple is that proper! constituted sheep drinking impure. water than at type of posterity. The village is stable, re{,ts were open; but, no tier WBS pro-� authority is part of -God's 6rdlr fort any other time• of the year. At this not statin It grows but only.one•third vided with an alighting board for rhe the -good of humanity. - convenience of the hens. Hence theyI V. 2. The law -breaker, therefore,i time the flock confined to limited guar- as fast as the country as a whole could not make use of the middle rows,. brings himself under thcondemna.c tees trill -pendent upon their shepherd Many of its people live �izl�gy ent- Leghorns seem to choose high nests tion not only of the State, but txf God.i for sustenance. If tTie lefifei supplerhen1t-- e vin *the-'3iliiele things of. in preference to low ones when pro -1 V. 3, 4. Fear of the State is not' is scanty and unclean, the sheep are life. vision is made for them to alight ear -i indeed the highest motive on which al sure to drink from little pool's of The village is a poor place for a it' will ' h t t A tie ily in front of any nest A live wed '• c izen wis o ac • s a ma r water that gather in low depressions 1 of fact, no well-disposed man need about the yard. These little pools of count on a flock of about 200 Leghorns stand 1 to f t woman seeking a husband, Inc women are in the majority and over one-third in earl Februaryn any rror o Jus govern- water accumulate from thawing ice of the men are over forty-five years y showed 713; 51R menu, for God appoints them Inc and snow and rain water rcolatin of age. and 506 eggs, respectively, in the top, I moral ends. On the other hand the 1>e g g . Restless Youth does not stay middle and bottom rows of nests, I State must inflict penalties on law through the straw and manure, gath-1 in the village, it goes where there is The bottom row was one foot off the breakers: it has not receiated what R . ming up disease germs that, when something doing and, then, when the Noor, the middle row two feet and the man law calls the jus gladii, or "power top row three feet. In each of the Rvel of the sword" Inc nothing. weeks about 41 per cent of all a V. 5. The Christian, however, will eggs; his submission, not on fear, but ia:d were found in the upper •1 ow of on the higher motive of conscience. He fleets. 1 has moral and religious reasons of Studies made at an experimental! respecting the law. station revealed the fact that fort V. 6. Thus he will pay taxes willingg- every l00 eggs laid in openly exposed11y, recognizing that. the officers of t0 nests, 113 were laid in partly secluded' overnment are "ministers," oras St flocks 01 sheep. traceable •to drinking nests, even when the position of the sin's language suggests, "priests" of water from stagnant pools about the openi ear. Months. God within their own sphere. yard and pasture during the winter and secluded nests was alternate! V. 7. The general principle +^ ^' ed day by day. taken into the sheep's system, starts forces of Life have been spent, or iife1 trouble, work has been accomplished, comes Drinking water full of injurious back to retire. bacteria is one of the common and Village people are not rusting out, most dangerous causes of winter ail- Their standard of education is high ments among sheep, and particularly and there is less illiteracy among them among pregnant ewes. I have known than in the Cities These people are bf'several heavy losses to occur among interested in the good things of life, but in a quiet and calm way, which perhaps brings the greatest enjoy- ment. Many of the front lawns, more par ticulerly .in the older streets of our towns and' cities, present a dull un- attractive appearance. Many property owners become discouraged in their efforts to have a fine grassy lawn; others who are more persistent, sod their 'lawns at, considerable expense every three or four years. Attractive flowers and beautifbl shrubs are out f the question on many of the lawns of otherwise beautiful homes. The overshading of street trees and th impoverishment of the soil by their hungry roots ' is responsible for' th dull appearance of many town streets. The adntonitidiY to everyone to plant bree seems to brave established a title hat isi not easily eneken• A tree once lantede if it liv at' all, is with the reatest'•,r•eluctanee removed. The want of imaginatiotl,.and the habit of ()liming others, has led to over -dense P itt praetically every urban icinity. It does not semi to be real zed that 4 tree must have space for t to. become a fine specimen. The re- ult is shown in street trees growing nth each other during perhaps the engirt of an entire block or street, reverting individual' development and shutting out the son from the fine decorative plants that most of us like to gee, If one cannot visit a street gt'aeed with fine lawns, flower beds and shrubs, lea imagination should lead hint to realize the charm that may be ward, and all to roots should be at, least one-quarter of au inch or more below the surface. Press the soil' firmly around each pant to as to set it in position firmly. Water the plants carefully at' once and shade from sun for' a few days. Venter the plants a ir.ather sparingly after the first water- 1 Ing for a week or so until growth P starts, when more liberal waterings g may be given. Cultivate on surface, with dry finely sifted soil. The soil stir the sell around the plants about f should 1sot beesifted on the seed but once a week, This should be done should be sifted first, and applied when the surface soil is fairly dry, v with the sand in 'the saute way as re- Surface stirring the soil will keep 1 The Christians will be foremost. in The water supply for the breeding d tribute, ' t flock at all times should be very close- ly guarded. Water drawn from deep rock wells is preferable.—L. C. R. renderingtaxes, respec and honor to those who by. law are en,• titled to receive .then. TREES� via FLOWERS same/ Mum AA*L 5A J,. will. CH? II. NECESSITY tlF SBCwrNC LOVE To AI,L MANIIINn, 8-10. secured by giving these finer horticul-i V. 8, St. Paul now takes a step tural things a chance. !higher. He passes on to a still broad - The holding sacred of even fine er ground Inc inculcating Christian specimens of trees is not justified' citizenship. The Christian will not be when lawn decoration is prevented by 'content merely to meet his obligations, 1 their presence. Horticultural societies or to'pay his debts. lie will, and must, During the season of 1924, the work covered with climbing vines will so have a fine opportunity to exercise act on the positive principle of loving, conducted by the Chemistry Dept. of change the appearance of a place that seeking the good of all mankind the Onta ' A ]t 1 Coll y V. 9. For example take the Deva- 1 hardly recognized by one The Soil Survey — Between the Niagara Escarpment and Ontario. Perennial Climbing Plants. Climbing plants play a very im- portant part in horticultural decor- ative work. A house which lacks any pretence of beauty in .architecture may have much of the stiffness taken from it by planting a vine where it will break the monotony of a straight wall, Verandahs, summer houses, fences, rooks andold stumps of trees their influence about the sailers stemrte gricu ora ego rn ft will be reco n of street tree planting and control 1sol survey has been carried on to the who has`known it before. p g ,logos—St. Paul here recalls to his Many varieties of the climbing with a, view to improvement of the.readers the sixth, seventh eighth, Niagara Frwt Belt. A detailed soil homes through the more generous use ninth, and tenth commandments Do mapconstructedamiha on beena scaleopl and inch 0 flowering shrubs and beds of they net all go back to the one grin- t0 one anile has completed. It flowers.ciple, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor includes the land lying between the e A canvas of policies with regard tot as thyself?" Tho Christian will; there- Niagara Escarpment and Lake On - street trees in the larger cities of this fore, consistently make the widest taxis. from the Niagara River to Ham - The Continent, where the work is handled goodwill his motive. Ile will try to iltori, by thoroughly qualified men, has' see things through the eyes of those The sone of. lhis .area vary greatly with whom he deals. He will act to- -in their characteristics'and crop adap- , shown that much greater space is now, wards them as though he was in their tatione; they range in texture from I' being allowed between trees than place. He will, itt other words, face :fine sandy10 n to the heaviest v heretofore. The elm is permitted only' the social Problem in the spirit of al clspc- on ver w id Christ, A feature es the survey that is es e y vn a streets and parks and clad interestin p seldom nearer than eighty feet The V. •10• Such a Christian re and for y g> is that distinct cor- relations between soil type and Crop commended for sowing the seed. If soil is sifted on, it results in an un- even application, and 'necessitates scraping or levelling off, an operation that often causes the toad to be die, turned or perhaps scraped away al- together. The surface of the soil should be quite level;, and may be pressed down lightly after the seed is covered. down weeds, promote growth, and help to conserve the moisture, Although many apparently try, it Cannot be done—this forcing cows to drink ice water With thc'et;pectation that they wi•1i produce ice errant apan has now adopted the metric Depth to Sow Seed—About three system of celcitiati.ntr weights and tines the diameter or thickness of the neaserett p maple, which represents the smaller others; as taught by Christ ilhnseif, � will utclude obedaenae toeverything nearer than forty feet. In some re aw roes not, an a so-- nearer fifty feet is the limit between though St.e Paul does mention reat matter here --it will include a great. individual trees. 'deal more. One seldom has An opportunity of III, SPECIAL OBLIGATIONS OP THE CHRI - s viewing a -row of really fine street. 2IAN,EBA, 11-14. type of Street tree, is seldom placed that tl 1 trees. These are never seen on the Vs. 11, 12. et. Paul and the early ordinary city street where; the plant- Christians lived in the expectation of ing is usually front fifteen to thirty the Lord's immediate return. They feet apart. The opinion is growing did not know how soon he would Como that fife first residential streets will have fewer trees and more of the back, and, therefore, the highest of all ohr smaller and ornamentals that we have hinmtits ntivest,ecessitySt.toPaulCof beinang rthisconductotiveeadymt0 recoivenow'in urgesistilay. become accustomed to see sled un- Every man should be at his best, so fortunately to be satisfied without. : that Christ at his coming may find —.Canadian Horticultural Council him worthy, We might oyttitlo this adaptation can be made. Profitable peach growing is limited to a very few distinct types of soil, and the percent- age of land in the surveyed area that is well adapted to peach orchards, is small indeed, One hundred and forty soil samples representative of the soils mapped on survey, have been taken for labor- atory examination: As soon as these analyses have been made a complete report Of the field work prepared, a bulletin will bo published on this •area. Take heed—the "rest" in interest le a misnomer. vines have been grown and Studied at the Central. Experimental Farm at Ottawa for years, In his report for 1923, the Dominion Horticulturist gives a list of varieties that have been found satisfactory at Ottawa. The, dist includes the Virginia Creeper in three varieties, the Japanese Ivy or Boston Ivy, Dutchman's Pipe, Japan- ese Bittersweet, American Bitter. sweet, five varieties of Clentatis,Coi». mon hop, Perennial Pea, four varieties of Honeysuckle, Chinese Matrimony Vine, Kudzu Vine, Climbing Roses, Riverbank Grape, Chinese Wisteria, and some others. Some of these var- ieties feties are self -clinging, others requite supports of various kinds. Climbers, it is pointed out, usually make rapid growth when once estab- lished; The best results will be obtain- ed by preparing the ground well be• forehand. Usually the soil about buildings is poor, and, if suet be the case, it is well to remove the soil from where the vines are to be planted and replace it with some of a good loamy character, thoroughly mixed with well- rotted manure, •,1