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Conducted by Professor Henry G. Boil,
The object 0 this department Is to place at the
service of cur farm readers the advice of an'acknowl.
edged authority on all subjects pertaining to solis and
crops,
Address all questions to Professor Henry A. Bell, In
care of The Wileon Publishing Company, Limited, To.
ronto, and answers will appear in this column In the
order in which they are received, Aa space is limited
It is advisable where immediate reply le necessary that
a stamped and addressed envelope be enclosed with the
Henry G. Bell, question, when the answer will be mailed direct.
Question-Subscriber:—What is the
value of orchard grass for hay? When
and how should it be sown? Does it
do better on sandy soil than oats?
When and how should it be sown?
Answer:—Orchard grass is a very
valuable hay grass if cut at the right
time. If it is allowed to comp into
blossom fully, it tends to become hard
and woody, and of course, loses in
feeding valve, Orchard grass can
be sown either for hay or for pasture.
In either case from 28 to 30 lbs. of
good seed per acre gives good re-
sults. Prepare the ground fairly in
the spring and seed the grass seed
with a nurse crop such as wheat or
barley at the rate indicated sowing
not more than 1 bushel of wheat or
barley per acre, Orchard grass
thrives on a variety of soils, but it
will not do well on undrained soil. It
is very resistant to drouth and does
better than other grasses in shady
places, such as in orchards. In
order to assist in getting a good stand,
you would do well to give the ground
a thoroughly dressing of manure or
add 200 or 250 lbs. of fertilizer to the
acre at the time the seed is sown.
Question—H.F.:—I wish to know
if I could put my second cutting of
clover into my silo. Would it make a
better grade of feed than it would to
cut it for hay? If it is a good plan
to put it into the silo, please give me
some instructions as to how I should
handle it.
Answer:—Some farmers claim to
have successfully ensiled clover of
second cutting. My personal experi-
ence in handling the second crop of
clover in this way has not been very
favorable. The ensilage which re-
sulted did not seem to be readily eaten
by the stock. In my opinion, a bet-
ter grade of feed from this material
can be obtained by making it into hay.
Question—L.C.K.:—We have a piece
of land which is pretty wet, but can-
not afford to tile' it. Would you think
it would do it any good to sub -soil it?
Would it drain any better? It is sur-
face -drained but has not got a good
outlet. Would like your opinion on it
anyway.
Answer:—I would advise you to
open the surface drains rather than to
ing
LSub sofattempt to sub -soil this piece of land.
an of
' a ower the stand lmay 1
j hater to some extent, but the advan-
i tage would be only temporary, For
I permanent improvement of the soil, I
strongly advise the addition of tile
drain as soon as you can afford it. I
rather look upon the use of tile drain
!as a profitable investment which will
lead to greater returns from your field
Ithan as an immediate expense.
Question—Reader. ; — I have five
acres of very heavy wheat, which is
lodged and in a bad condition to eut.I
•I wish to put this ground into alfalfa;
this fall. I was advised to sow the
alfalfa in the wheat this spring, but
for reasons unnamed we did not do so.'
Can I plow this ground after wheat is
'removed and get the alfalfa in so as
to have it get a start for fall? I will
very much appreciate any advice as to
the proper handling of this problem.
Answer :—In order to get a good
stand of alfalfa, I would advise you
to cut your wheat, as you have plan-
ned. Fall plow the field fairly deeply
and top -dress with about a ton of
ground limestone per acre. If the,
soil will not wash or puddle, let it
stand till spring. As soon as the
soil can be worked add four or five
loads of manure per acre, and thor-
oughly disk the field until it is smooth
and mellow. When a good seedbed
has been obtained, sow from 20 to 25
lbs. of alfalfa seed per acre at the
same time that you drill in about a
bushel of barley or wheat per acre.
In order to insure a good stand, I
would advise you at this time to drill
also 200 to 300 lbs, of fertilizer
analyzing 2 to 3% ammonia, and 10
to 19% available phosphoric acid.
This available plantfood will give your
young alfalfa plants a quick and vig-
orous start, and will in nearly all
cases, insure a good stand. Cut the
barley as soon as it is ripe and give
the young alfalfa crop a chance to
make a strong growth during the rest
of the summer.
FACTORS IN SHEEP RAISING
By I. J. Mathews.
It has been quite a long time since, major businesses of the farm, partic-
farmers have taken any great in- alar attention must be paid to the pas-
terest in sheep, and for this reason ture upon which they graze, since
the oncoming generation knows very there seem to be a number of internal,
little about the particular points of and external parasites that prey upon
care that are necessary to make the the woolly creatures. After sheep
sheep business a paying one, have pastured upon one piece of land:
Desirable as Scavengers. two seasons it is ilii time that they
were moved to the next pasture.
nt that often comes up;
good and for this reason alone a dozen regarding sheep is that of shelter dm a queer way. Of course grandmother "'Well," said the fairy, relenting, which is easily grown, and where will be too late for prevention.
As scavengers, sheep are certainly Another poi
Sumpter Cultivation of 01d Meadows.
Two years, on the average farm, is
quite long enough to leave meadows
down, for ,best results and greatest
profits, They should then be broken
up and cultivated for other crops..
Deep ploughing is not necessary nor
need the furrows be set up with
narrow plough. Rapid work at this
time of year is essential.A two fur-
row plough, with three'
horses, will
turn over n large' ,$eco of fund in a
day. At the close of oaeli day the
area ploughed that day should be
rolled. This breaks the lumps, presses
down the furrows, re-establishes con-
nection between the surface' soil and
the subsoil, bringing up the moisture
from the latter to aid in rotting the
sod,
After rolling, diseing and harrowing
should not be delayed. With such
cultivation one retains a surface
mulch, opens, aeratorand fines the
soil and destroys many bad types of
noxious weeds and with the co-opera-
tion of the summer sun this work is
most effective. With the present
scarcity of labor, this is the cheapest
and most practicable method of weed
destruction and soil preparation for
grain or even for hoed crops.
After the sod is decayed, a rigid er
spring -tooth cultivator with wide
points should be kept goin,. at inter-
vals until autumn. Then the land
should be thoroughly ploughed, as
deep as the humus or plant food in the
soil will allow. On the Dominion
Illustration Stations, some results have
been obtained in comparing the sum-
mer cultivation of sod land with fall
ploughing the same, which indicate
very clearly the benefit derived from
summer cultivation as outlined above,
In addition to the greater yield ob-
tained, it should be remembered that
the land is thereby put into mu h
cleaner condition for subsequent crops.
Two fields of 4 acres each were tak-
en; the first field was ploughed after'
harvest, was cultivated occasionally
during the summer and autumn and
ploughed in the autumn; the other,
field of 4 acres was left in sod and
also sloughed in the autumn. The
oats from the summer -cultivated I
field gave a yield of 15 bushels more
per acro than the field ploughed in!
the autumn. This difference of 00
bushels on the four -acre field at 50
cents a bushel shows a total gain ofd
$30.00. Counting the cost of sum-;
mor eultivnting .at $4.00 pep acre, t
total cost of X16.00 for the 4 .scree, nx
inerease in net profit of $14,00 of
$3.60 per acre was obtained. The
soil on the eu tivnted field being in a
much liner condition and almost free
from weeds, the differenee in the pro,
fits from the two fields, if worked
alike, should be almost as great the
following season.
Roots, --28 rows of sugar beets
grown on summer -cultivated land pro-
duced 10% tons, while 36 rows of the
same length grown on land simply
spring ploughed only produced 9 tons,
a difference of 8,738 pounds, The
price paid at the factory being $5.03
per ton, ,a gain of 1110.03 per acre
was shown in favor of the after -har-
vest cultivation,—Experimental Farms
Note, ,,
Value of Bees on Farms.
To give an idea of the value of bees
in agriculture, it is stated by a Ger-
man writer that an ordinary colony
during Summer contains an average
of 20,000 foragers. Of these 80 fly
from the hive to the pasturage every
minute; therefore, taking the working
hours as from 7 o'clock in the morn-
ing to 6 in the afternoon, 48,000 flights
would be made. During each flight
every bee visits at least 50 blossoms.
This amounts in round numbers to 2,-
000,000 for the hive in one day. It
is reckoned that there are on an aver-
age 100 fine days when bees are able
to fly, consequently 200,000,000 blos-
soms may be fertilized by the bees of
one colony, When only one-tenth of
tla'bse blossoms are properly fertilized
by bees, it leaves the enormous num-
ber of 20,000,000 fertilizations to each
colony. ..
Small Indeed!
The orderly officer was inquiring if
there were any complaints, Private
Sparks jumped up, and stated that he
never got his proper ration of butter.
The officer looked the nnan up and
down, then very triumphantly pointed
to the veriest morsel of butter on his
boot.
Of course you haven't got your
proper ration of butter," he said,
"Half of it's on your, foot!"
Private Sparks glanced down at the
tiny grey"e-spot.
"Ah, yes, sir," he agreed. "Just
half!"
The Fairy of the Fountain.
The Fairy of the Fountain and the
Little Boy. of the Fountain are not the
same. The' Little Boy of the Foun-
tain is a small image who sits by the
waters, day in and day out, with up-
Iifted finger, beckoning the birds to
drink or bathe in the basin that he
holds in his lap.
And how many, many birds come at
his mute call! Freda could tell you,
for she is always watching, for such
things. But how the fairy got there,
or where she really came from, Freda
never knew.
According to the little girl herself,
it all happened in this way: As she
was sitting one morning by the foun-
tain, feeding the goldfish, she fell to
wondering what it was that made the
water bubble up in the basin in such
"I wish I could," said the fairy
good-naturedly, '"bat you would never
be able to, get down through such a
tiny little hole. Still, you may try it
if you wish."
But Freda could only succeed in get-
ting the end of one finger down the
water pipe.
"Can't you bring your churn up
here?" she asked, as she shook the
water from her finger.
The fairy shook her head. "I
should be afraid of losing it, and then
all my fun would be spoiled forever
and ever and ever."
"I'm sure that if you did lose it my
grandmother would let me get you an-
other one," argued Freda.
But the fairy remained firm. "There
isn't another one like it to be found
outside of fairyland," she said, "and
they are scarce enough there."
"How big is it?" asked Freda. "And
is it all bright and shining?"
"It's bigger than a thimble," said
the fairy, "and brighter than any
star."
"Oh, how I wish. I could see it!" ex-
claimed Freda, clasping her hands. make rapid gains on it, It is a crop cow is lost through poisoning, when it
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Mothers and daughters of all saes Are cordially Invited to write to this
department, initiate enl will be published with each question and Its
answer as a means of Identification, but full name and address must be
given in each Tetter. Write on one side of paper only, Answers will bs
Mailed direct If stamped and addressed envelope Is enclosed, y
Address ell corrospondenca for this department to Mrs. Helen Law, 23
Woodbine Ave., Toronto,
Mrs. J.L.T.;'-1. The eause of your
five -months -old baby crying so pouch
at nights may be: -1, IIe is not awak-
ened every three hours for food
throughout the. day. 2. The room is
too warm. 3. He is too warmly clad,
or the clothes may be wrinkled, 4, Ole
sleeps in a lighted room. 5, He has
been accustomed to being picked up
every time he cries, 6. IIe may be con-
stipated. 7. His ear may ache or his
throat may be sore, 8. He may have
had too much excitement just before
going to bed, 2, It is never safe to
use old rubbers saved from the year
before on anew lot of preserves.. To
test rubbers for preserve jars, pull
thein out to see whether they are of,
sufficient elasticity to return to shape
and not break. All parts should be
subjected to the strain. Expense'
should not be spared in buying rub-
bers. 3. To cure a child of sucking,
his thumb, swab the tip end of the ,
thumb with tincture of aloes or with
a saturated solution of quinine. 4.'
Lemon is a splendid thing to keep on!
your sink to rub on your hands after
you are through with the dishes, It
takes away the stains, freshens your:
hands and makes them sweet and
clean'. 5. Hemstitching can be very,
neatly done on the sewing machine'
in this way: Draw the number of
threads desired and baste the edge of.
the hem in the center of the drawn;
threads. Lengthen the stitch on the;
machine and stitch on the very edge of
the hem. Pull the bastings out and
pull the edge of the hem to the bot-,
tom of the dra.wn threads. Hem-
stitching done this way can scarcely;
be distinguished from that done by
hand. 8. A little baking soda sprin-i
kled over fruit when stewing will pre-'
vent the juice boiling over. It will
also reduce the quantity of sugar re -
the ink spots on the pink cotton dress.
quired. 7, Apply salts of lemon to+
8. To get rid of beetles, sprinkle
equal parts of red lead, sugar and
flour, mixed, near the holes.
Lulu; -1. To make a fountain that
will delight the convalescent child you
should get a small glass bottle and
nearly fill it with water. Then bore a
hole through the cork and place a
straw through the hole. The straw
should be long enough to reach al-
most to the bottom of the bottle, and
if, the straw does not fit the coke tight-
ly you should put sealing -wax round
it to keep out all air. You should
now take a glass jam jar and heat it
over a lamp or candle. • Stand ;the
bottle of water on two or three sheets
of damp blotting paper laid on a plate
or dish, place the jar over the bottle,
and press hard to prevent air getting
underneath. Now, as soon es the air
in the jar begins to cool, the water in
the bottle will rise through the straw
and form a pretty little fountain. The
great thing to remember is to press
the jar clown ever so tightly. If air
can get away from under the jar you
will not have your fountain. 2. The
coats of tailored suits will probably
be longer during the coming winter
than they have for some time. 3.
Grass stains can be removed with
ether. Most medicine stains can be
dissolved by alcohol. 4. Beep only a
tea or coffee service with a pair of
candlesticks on the sideboard. Lack-
ing the service or a handsome tray,
have a good-looking receptacle for
fruit, Keep all small silver neces-
sary to everyday use out of sight. The
aim is to keep all dignified and free
from a cluttered -up mixture. For
the dining -room table use a runner or
square of crash hem -stitched with a
bit of cross stitch or a round center-,
piece of oyster -white linen with a
heavy filet insertion and edge.
Edina—A canning outfit may be
made in five minutes. All you need:
A wash boiler, a false bottom for it,
made of laths or sticks, or of corrugat-1
ed tin with holes punched in it; a
square of cheesecloth to hold fruits or
vegetables when clipping into hot wa-
ter; a kettle. Principles of home
canning fruits and vegetables: Wash
and cleanse the food; blanch by plac-
ing it in boiling water; plunge im-
mediately and momentarily into cold
water; pack food in hot jars, add boil-
ing syrup or boiling water; place
rubbers and tops in position half air-
tight; submerge jars in boiling water
in the wash boiler and cook; tighten
the tops.
Sheep are excellent weed destroy-
ers, as they keep the weeds nibbled so
closely that no seeds are formed and
the roots are exhausted. A small
f:ock of sheep is an excellent scav-
enger on almost any farm, and they
make profitable use of waste land,
provided that dogs and internal para-
sites can be controlled.
The lambs should have a bit more
grain now if they are to be marketed
this fall.
Rape is an excellent feed for sheep,
and it is greatly relished by them.
Experiments have shown that they task may not seem necessary until a
efaPaz.
From England, as wef as from
this continent, come reports of dairy
herds being reduced. When other
men are going out of a staple line
is usually a good time for wise men
to stay in it.
Insure fancy prices for butter by
having a clean, attractive package of
good quality. A neat wrapper mora
than pays for itself..
Cutting dock, mullein, thistles and
poisonous weeds in the cattle pasture
is aechore that fits in nicely after a
rain, when the ground is wet. The
or fifteen head of sheep might well be in the winter When !t is taken into' could explain it all; but then that "I'll bring it just fon a moment to the sheep and feeding cattle are kept it Crossing a heavy milk producer of
carried on a farm of ordinary size— consideration that when winter draws would stop the wondering, which in it- top of the basin if, as soon as you,
say one that contains a hundred and
on the sheep have all the way from self was such fun! Suddenly a wild have seen it, you w,i1 shut your eyes
twenty hal t t
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wen y acres. Cattle m the pasture two to fiv canary flew toward her, and perched again while a you �mm en,
refuse to eat the weeds along the their backs and when wve remember on the finger of the Little Boy of the Freda premised, and before she
e inches of wool covering;
fences and here is a place where sheep how warm woolen clothing is; we nee! Fountain; but the strangest thing eves could have believed it possible, the
come in handy, since they seem to rel- in a position to know at once that tho ; that, instead of singing Freda a song, fairy drew to the top of the water
ash the weeds almost as much as the sheep do not require a very warm ehel-' it began to speak to her! pipe the most wonderful little churn
grass. Many farmers have found to l "Lrttle girl," it said, "shut your eyes —just a little bigger than a thimble
their everlastingter. The most successful sheep men ,
pleasure that a few with whom I have acquaintance do not for just a moment."
and brighter than any star. "Now
sheep turned into a corn field that is give the sheep close shelter at anyI Freda did so, and when she opened close your eyes,' she steal to Freda,
weedy will soon rid the field of the time of the year, except the ewes, fug them again, behold, standing right on Freda did as she had promised; and
weeds without doing any particular a few days just at lambing time. the edge of the basin, was the tiniest when she opened her eyes once more
damage to the corn, Of course, if the and loveliest little figure that you can there was no fairy anywhere to be
imagine!
"I am the Fairy of the Fountain,"
coin is about ripe, after the sheep have The Dog :Menace.
eaten up the ragweeds and other for- Dogs, no doubt, contribute some-
eign plants in the corn field, they may thing to the loss of sheep and erheth- the little creature said at once. "You
tackle some of the ears of corn, but er or not there happens to be a law to were wondering what made the water
they will not do this until after they that effect I should feel perfectly free bubble up in such a funny way. It
have exhausted the supply of weeds, to shoot any dog that was nosing is I who make it do that, with my little
In cleaning up old brush rows or about the sheep yards, Until secure golden churn. If you don't believe where the goldfish were at play,
pastures that are intended for break- protection from dogs can he legislated me, just notice how still the water is So Freda will tell you that now she
irsg, sheep do excellent work since through, sheep men should take pre- now, while I am talking to you!" And knows just how it happens that the
they sprout the stumps so completely cautions by building high dog -proof
that the sprouts are killed out dur- fences about the place where the sheep
ing the first season of pasturage. The stay nights. Under present conditions,
following spring this land can be however, there can be no doubt but
'molten very well, that it will pay to take on a few sheep,
Rotate the Pastures. but as with all other ventures, he who
makes the venture should know the
Where sheep are kept as one of the limitations of his enterprise,
seen—only a wee yellow bird perched
on the finger rf the Little Boy of the
Fountain. The bird trilled forth a
sweet note or two and then disappear-
ed. And almost immediately the wa-
ter began to ripple again in the basin
sure enough, the rippling sound had water comes bubbling up: that it is a
quite ceased. little fairy churning away at a golden
At first Freda felt very shy in the churn. If anyone tells Freda that
presence of so strange a visitor, but she must have been asleep and dream -
at last she found her voice and asked ing, she answers that if she had been
the fairy a question. asleep she would surely have fallen
"Will you let me play some day with , into the fountain and got most dread -
your little golden churn?" i fully wet,
will be found advantageous to have a one breed and a high butterfat pro -
few acres of this succulent feed. As ducer of another in an attempt to
a rule it is pastured off, but it is also combine the two characters in the off -
a valuable soiling crop for sheep. spring, is like trying to produce milk
When the pastures become a little custard by grafting milkweed on egg -
dry, rape may be cut and drawn to plant,
the sheep. A little of it will go a long The profitable gains on a bunch of
way in preventing the animals from feeders are those which increase the
running down in condition. How- value of the animals per pound. Such
ever, as a rule it is pastured off and gains are clue more to intelligent buy -
proves valuable in keeping the lambs ing titan to feeding and handling.
in condition after being weaned, and Shavings are cheaper than straw
in toning up the breeding stock. for bedding, and just as convenient to
There are a few precautions, how- use. This does not justify burning
ever, which must be observed in order straw and buying shavings.
to avoid loss. It is a feed which A thermometer for the dairy is just
really causes scouring and bloating as essential as a toothbrush for the
if care is not exercised at the first. toilet. Success in handling dairy
Turn the flock on in the middle of the products is due largely to maintaining
afternoon the first time or two when definite temperatures, and 'such is not
the rape is perfectly dry. After a possible by guess.
few days sheep may be left on it con- Almost any pure-bred bull with
tinually, but there should he grass good milking ancestry will improve a
pasture near the rape field to which herd of. grade or scrub cows, That
the sheep have ;roe access, does not infer that the best bull is
----- not desirable.
Thick necked onions are useless for
keeping. Be careful to select onions Liquid manure is. good for phlox,
with a thin neck if they are wanted hollyhock, delphiniums and most other
for keeping, perennials,
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I earn How To Prpteet Broken Bones
and Sprains.
While there is very little a member
of the family or a nonmedical friend
can do in case' of broken bones, and
while it is unwise to offer suggestions
relative to .the setting of bones, it is
important that both the family and
friends know how properly to sup-
port a broken leg while carrying a
disabled person into the house or to
near -by medical aid.
For instance, suppose your child
falls from a tree and fractures his
leg below tine knee, if you tie a couple
of flat boards three inches wide about
the leg with two pocket handkerchiefs
the ends of the fractured bone will not
rub against each other and increase
, the pain and all danger of causing the
broken bones to protrude through the
flesh, thus "compounding" the frac-
(tura, is avoided. A good emergency
;stretcher may be quickly made out
1 of two or three buttoned vests with
, poles, rakes or brooms run through
the armholes, and if the sufferer is
placed on the improved stretcher so
that one vest conies under the shoal-
dors, and one under the hips and still
another under the fracture, he may be
carried for miles quite comfortably,
If the fractured end of the bone pane-
trates the flesh it is then known as a
compound fracture and the utmost
cleanliness must prevail. If the
wound is dirty Dakin's solution
should be employed. For it is in just
such wounds that this solution has
been found to be of such great value
on the battle fields of Europe.
In all instances an K -ray labora-
tory should be sought to ascertain if
the two ends of the ,bone are in good
apposition.
Sprains
A torn ligament often causes aI-
most, as much pain as a fractured
Lone, And during the interval of get-
ting medical aid, Bier's hyperemia
may be produced by tying a piece of
rubber tubing, above the sprain; for
instance, in case of a sprained wrist,
tie the tubing or a handkerchief just
below the elbow. In other words, tie
between the sprain and the trunk of
the body. The intense pain is im-
mediately lessened and often entirely
relieved.
The tying should be loosened every
hour for about ten minutes. The rub-
ber tubing is much to be preferred to
the handkerchief when it is to be had.
Sprains may be complicated by the
fracture of a tip of a bone, where the
tendons are attached, so it always
wise to secure medical aid in their
care.
Sprains, dislocations and fractures
should be observed in the X-ray lab-
oratory whenever possible.
Moist heat, such as the local hot
bath, together with the use of the
three -layer wet compress, consisting
of an inner layer of cotton cloth
wrung from cold water, a middle lay-
er of oil silk mackintosh or news-
paper and an outer layer of blanket
flannel, is an effective home treatment
for a sprain. The wet compress is
applied during the three-hour interval
between the local 1101 baths. The in-
jured member is kept elevated mean-
while.
The properly applied adhesive
straps about the instep and ankle
have given temporary support of
value.
ALLIES' NEW FAST AIRPLANE
Central Powers are Quite Out -distanc-
ed in Control of the Air.
Speed, not size, wins battles in the
air. In the early stages of the war
the Prussian aeroplanes were conced-
ed to be swifter and more powerful
than the French and British. Then
came a type of French machine which
excelled the Prussian. The Kaiser's
answer was the Fokker, which caused
a temporary sensation.. "Then came
machines of the Allies which could
outtravel and outclimb the Prussians'
swiftest, and tho Fokker was not
heard of to such an extent.
For the last few months another
type of aeroplane, faster, stronger and
capable of climbing and mantic -gyring
more, quickly still, has been in use by
the Allies. It is far superior to any,
thing the Prussians have shown.
"The new machine has been making
20 kilometres an hour," said 1ilr. Leon
Goux, n representative of Il, incl. M.
Farman, makers of the new machine,
who is in the United State, to pur-
chase materials for the manufacture
of aeroplanes. "It can climb throe
kilometres in ten minutet.. As nearly -
as I can remember the fastest mach-
ines provioua to this: have made about
180 kilometres au hour.. ,;l
"The Allies-•are'at present !ping a
number of typos which are superior to
the Prussian mach iter. They.; hold
the supremacy of the air' by ii fair
me rain
i' Ae oplanee are everything, With -
out then an army cannot eta:, Ail the
artillery in the world would Ile u.wele e
without aeroplanes to locate the
enemy's batteries, to find the rnn e
and to correct errors. Aeropbmes
are needed for scouting Theyl are
needed to prepare the way for an ate
tack. Armies are nothing without
aeroplanes,
"In the end, I believe, it wvili be
aeroplane's that will inakc it possible
todefeat the Germanic coalition."
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