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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1917-08-30, Page 2IL >), McTAGO RT 11i. A. 140TAOGAR1 McTaggart BroS. ca .,-- OANI T.Rg-- st C1NERAL BANXTNO EUSI, NESS TRANSACTED, NOTES DISCOUNTED, DRAFTS ISSUED. INTEREST ALLOWED ON DE- POSITS, SALENOTES CHASED. -• H. T. RANGE NOTARY PUBLIC. CONVEY- ANCER, FINANCIAL„ REAL' ESTATE AND FIRM INSUR- ANCE AGENT. REPRESENT- ING 14 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. DIVISION COURT CFFICE. CLI NTON• W. BRYDOWE, • BARR!STR;R'..SObICITOR, NOTARY PUBLIC', ETC. Office-- Sloiin Bloch—CLINTON AL G. CAMERON H.O. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, CONVEYAN(3PR, ETC. Office on Albert Street oconned 110 Mr. Hooper. In Clinton on every Thursday. and on any day for which ap- pointments are made. Ofiee 'bonne from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m- A good vault in connection with the office. Office open every week -day. Mr. • Hooper will make any appointmeote for Mr, Cameron. CLIA RIES R. HALE. Conveyancer, Notary Public, Commissioner, Ete. REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE Issuer of Marriage Licooace HURON STTEET, — CLINTON DRS. GUNN & GANDIER „s - Dr. W. duan, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., Edin. Dr. J. C. Gandier, E.A., M.B. Office Hours: -1.30 to 3.30 p.m., 7.30 to 9.00 p.m. Sundays 12.30 to 1:30 p.m. Other hours by appointment only. Office and Residence—Victoria St. DR. O. W. THOMPSON PLISYICIAN, SURGEON, TO. Special attention given to dire eases of the Eye, Ear, Na. and Throat. Eyes carefully examined and suit able glasses prescribed. Office and residence : 3 doors west of the Commercial Hotel, Huron St, GEORGE ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron. Correspondence promptly answered, Immediate arrangements can be made for Sales Date at The News -Record, Clinton, or by selling Phone 12 ea 157. Chargee moderate and satiafactios guaranteed. I We've made Would Like it hot for to make Unite it hot a few KING C pI DIIL for, you We've made It hot for a lot of folks who were looking for satisfactory coal, and if you will place your spring order with us, we would be pleased to give you the good coal and two thousand pounds to the ton, 6� �. 11 noway, Clinton A first-class bedroom -suite for private sale, as well as other articles of furni- ture at Residence on Ontario St. The ' McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company Head office, Seaforth. Ont. DIRECTORY: President, Janes Connolly, Goderich; Vice., James Evans, Beechwood; Sec. -Treasurer, Thos. E. Hays, Sea- forth. Directors: George McCartney, Sea-. forthy. D. F. McGregor, Seaforth; J. 0, Grieve, Walton; Wm. Rin1, Sea - forth; M. Metwen, Clinton; Robert Ferries, Hariock; John Benneweir, Brodhagen; Jas. Connolly, Goderich. Agents: Alex Leitch, Clinton; J. W. Yeo, Goderich; Ed. Hinchley, Seaforth; W. Chesney, Egmondville; R. G. Jar- muth, Brodhagen. Any money to be paid in may he paid to Moorish Clothing Co., Clinton, or at butt's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desirit,g to effect insurance or transact other business will be promptly attended to on application to any of the above officers addressed to their respective post office. Losses ir. spected by the ;director who lives nearest the scene, f (~' e, idU�p� G U ;, pp. r� it —TIME TABLE.— Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton Station as follows: BUFFALO AND GODERICR DIV. Going East, depart 7,83 a.m. e " " 2,58 p.m. Going West, a1'. 1L10, dp. 11,17 a.m, " a • at. 5.58, dp, 6.45 p.m. " " -depart 11.18 p.m. LONDON,. HURON & BRUCE DIV. Going • •South;- ar. 7.38, dp. 7,50 p.m. .'1 .depart 4,15 p.m, Going North, tit. 10.80 dp, 11,10 min, Going Nardi, depart 6.,40 Mtn, Clinton (Nevus Record CLINTON, ONTARIO. Terms of su'bseription—al per year, is advance; $1,50 may be charged if not so paid, No paper dlseon, tinued until all arrears' are paid unless at the option • of the pub - Usher. The date to which every eubecription is paid is denoted on the label, Advertising Bates ,— Transient ads vertisetnents, 10 cents per non- pareil line for first insertion and 4 cents per line for each subse, quent insertion. Small advertise• ments not to exceed one inch, such, as "Lost.' "Strayed," or ' Stolen," ole„ inserted once for 35 cents, and each subsequent in- sertion 10 cents, Communications intended for pub. Ucation must, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer. • G. E. HALL, Proprietor. Car Manitoba O�ats ��l TO BMW Bran and Shorts Binder Twine 11'lrite Seal Flour BUG FINISH Ready to use dry on your potatoes. Try it. Grass and Clover seeds of all^kinds always on hand. l{ o r) & 1leLEOD, Clinton 6 g0V eR3Lls"'ilaeeerd's " New Clubbing Rates For 1017 WEESCLIES. 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Express Order or Registered letter and address G. E. HALL, Publisher News -Record CLINTON, ONTARIO. Camila A��J 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 flock 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 make' rapid gains on it. It is a crop which is easily grown, and where sheep and feeding cattle are kept it will be found advantageous to have a few acres of this succulent feed. As a'rule it is pastured off, but it is also a valuable soiling crop for sheep. When the pastures become a little dry, rape may be cut and drawn to the sheep. A little of it will go a long way in preventing the animals from running down in condition. How- ever, as a rule it is pastured off and proves valuable in keeping the lambs in condition after being weaned, and in toning up the breeding stock. There are a few precautions, how- ever, which must be observed in order to avoid loss. It is a feed which readily causes scouring and bloating if care is not exercised at the first. Turn the flock on in the middle of the afternoon the first tune or two when the rape is perfectly dry. After a few hays sheep may be left on it con- tinually, but there should be 'grass pasture near the rape field to which the sheep have free access. 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 avere.ge of 20,000 foragers. Of these 80 fly from the hive to the pasturage every minute; therefore, tatting the working hours as from 7 o'clock in the morn- ing to 5 in the afternoon, 48,000 flights would be macre. During each flight every bee visits at least 50 blossoms. Tilis 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 ate able to fly, consequently 200,000,000 blos- soms may be fertilized by the• beoa of one colony, When only one-tenth -of these blossoms are properly fertilized by bees, it leaves the enormous nuts- bei of 20,000,000 fettilizations to each colony. Vegetables and fruits often' are stored in quantities in hot, damiip, poorly ventilated bins and tinder 'cern; ditiens which hasten wilting, ferm'ens tatien and decay, �Co>sd<t',c�; /'frq.iCeC�a.Lawt Mothers Ind diuphtare of oilig.. rt cordll{liy Invited to write to W.*department. (nidal. enl will be published with each question and Ito answer Su a means of Identificatiobut full name and ddress must be elven In each letter. Write en one vide of piper only. Answers will be mailed direct If stamped and iddressed envelope 1s enclosed, Wood2� Address e11 correspondence far this department to Mrs. Hetes Law. bine Avo., Toronto. Mrs. J.L.T.:-1. The Cause of your five -months -old baby crying so much at nights may be:—.1. He 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, He sleeps in a lighted room. 5, IIe has been accustomed to being picked up every time he cries. (i', He may be con- etlpated. 7. His 'ear may ache or his throat may be sore 8. He may have had too much exciterhent just before going to bed, • 2, It is never safe to use old rubbers -saved from the year before on a new lot of preserves. To test rubbers for preserve jars, pull them 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 hen' to the bot -1 tom of the drawn thr8Cads. Hem- stitching done this way can scarcely i be distinguished from..that clone by hand. 6. A little baking soda sprin-� kled over fruit when stewing will pre-, vent the juice boiling over. It will also reduce the quantity of sugar re-; quired. 7. Apply salts of lemon to the ink spots on the pink cotton dress.) 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 a1- most to the bottom of the bottle, an ]f the straw sloes not fit the cork tight - d 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 en a plate or dish, place the jar over the bottle, and press hard to prevent air getting underneath. Now, as soon as 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 down ever so tightly. If air can got away from•under the jar you will not have your fountain, 2, The coats of tailored suits will probably be longer during the corning winter than they have for some time. 3. Grass stains can be removed with ether. Most medicine stains can be dissolved by alcohol. 4. Keep only a tea or coffee service with n 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 ties 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. Ries—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- ed tin with holes punched in it; a square 'of.cheesecloth to hold fruits or vegetables when dipping 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. INTERNATIONAL LESSON SEPTEMBER 2. ' Lesson S. The Shepherd of Captive Israel—Ezek. 34. Golden Text.—Psa. 23, 1. Verses 11-16. Jehovah himself will undertake the care of the neglected sheep. Search . deliver . bring , feed—Successive stages in Jehovah's work for his peo- ple: (1) he will seek them out; not one will be overlooked (verse 11); (2) hav- ing found them, he will deliver them from the countries to which they were scattered (verse 12); (8) then he will bring them back to their old home (verse 13), where (4) he will feed them with rich pasture (verses 14, 15). Lost—Jehovah, as the good shepherd, will give first care to the most needy. Each will receiv, what he needs most. Fat . . destroy—The sheep who have grown fat through taking advantage of their fellow sheep he will destroy. Justice—Better, judgment. Instead of feeding them on rich pas- ture, he will feed them on destructive judgments. . 17-22. Jehovah will do even more: the strong sheep will no longer be permitted to injure the weak, 23, 24. Jehovah will appoint a vice- regent to administer the government in his name. One shepherd—The promise that Jehovah will set a shep- herd over the flock does not contradict the statement in verse 13 that Jehovah himself will shepherd the sheep. As I verse 24 indicates, Jehovah will con -i tinue to be supreme; but he will gov- ern through a representative. The numeral "one" is used to suggest the reunion of north and south under one ruler (compare 37. 24; Hos. -1. 11; etc.). Servant—Any individual, or group of individuals commissioned to carry out the divine purpose may be called Jehovah's servant. In this sense the title is applied to the nation, to the prophets and, as here, to the ideal king of the future. 25-27. There will be abunclent peace and prosperity, Covenant of peace —A convenant that will guarantee permanent peace. Evil beasts—The last source of trouble will be removed. The evil shepherds are displaced, the sheep are restrained from hurting one an- other; when the beasts of prey are gone the sheep will be safe even in the jungle. Though the figure of the flocks is maintained, "beasts" is here used figuratively of foes of every kind. Lt Hos, 2. 18 the thought is slightly different. While Ezekiel expects the destruction of the wild beasts Hosea looks for a convenant decreed by Jehovah that will prevent the beasts from troubling the people. Ise. 11. 6 holds that the same thing will be ac- complished through a transformation of the nature of the beasts. Make a blessing—That is, make altogether blessed, or, bless in abundance; in the manner. suggested in the context especially, by giving abundant pros- perity. • THE WEEKLY S RMON "See that you refuse not him that speaketh. For our God is a consum- ing fire."—Hebrews, xii,, 25, 29. These are words of warning. Some who heard them heeded them; more ignored them. It is so in every generation. The world of our time is in the throes of anguish because so many men, especially those in high places, ignore "him that warneth from heaven." We are told that an average of 25,000 precious lives• have been sacrificed each fuseth of these three years of anguish; that the cost in actual expenditure for attack and defence exceeds $100,000,000 a day, and, in addition, we face the inestim- able cost in the destruction of cities and villages, fields arid forests, indus- tries and commerce—in fact, civiliza- tion seems tottering on the verge of destruction. But this warning calls our attention to some things that cannot be destroy- ed. A' cartoon represents the Kaiser taunting King Albert of the Belgians with the words:—"You would not let me through; you have paid dearly for your stubbornness; you have lost all." The King quietly replies:—"Not all, sit; I have not lost my soul," The soul is one of the realities that cannot be destroyed. A. Canadian chaplain insists that two abiding realities are being brought into the foreground by the war itself; that the mein in the trenches are more conscious of these realities than they Cyte of guns and shell—one ie, God; the other, the Inman soul. These realities con- stitute the Unshakable Kingdom, whi'ph all 'men may receive. Features of This Kingdom. The chapter which closes with the text indicates the essential :features of this kingdom: -- 1, Its foundation and sulterstruc- tore aro suggested in verse 22, It is a consinonweaith with a heavenly or holy; atmosphere established upon the deals, Op the last day before war wiih;declared Lord Grey pleaded for I another twenty-four hours in order to "transform the evil system of rival alliances into a real concert of Eur- ope." But it was too late to stem the tide of impending catastrophe; !impossible to undo suddenly the effect 1of ganfiretions of secret, selfish 1 diplomacy. The new order will never Abe ushered in by a league to enforce ?peace or a concert of democracies. These will be valuable tools in pre= pared, consecrated h ands. But Mexi- co, Russia and China combine to con- vince us that not only does the world need to be made safe for democia.cy, ; but also democracy must bemade safe for the world. And the spirit need- ful for this objective is found only in the Unshakable Kingdom, 2. • This becomes clearer as we con- sider the citizenship of this kingdom, IT.hree classes aro named—Angels, the Christians on the earth and the saints • in heaven., We know most about the second group, men and women whose !lives are approve(l, and acknowledged . by God,. whose faith is expressed in character and service. 3. The rulers of this kingdom are !God, the Judge of all, and Jesus, the Mediator of a covenant; a Judge who seeks not merely to administer punishment to the evildoer but to vindicate the righteous and protect the weak; a Mediator who secures the reconciliation of the signer to the Judge through His own life blood. "Follow Mk � The citizen of this icingitem may not pray to be saved from death, but must pray to be saved from shame. "Christ didenot save His life; He died, But; dying, He found life Life for Eimself, and all mankind. So we who follow in His steps May take the cup oil death, and, drink- ing it, Find life forevermore!" .-Rev, E. Herbert .Dution, Tulips, narcissusancl hyacinths, pot - tied now, and the pots buried, may be had iii bloom far Christmas. FACTORS IN SLEEP RAISING By L J, Mathewe, It has been quite a long time since farmerehave taken any great in- tercet in sheep, and for this reason the oncoming generation knows very little about the particular points of care that are nepessary to make the ehoep business a paying one. Desirable as Scavengers. As scavengers, sheep are certainly good and for this reason alone a dozen or fifteen head of sheep might well be carried on' a farm of ordinary size- say one that contains a -hundred and twenty acres, •. Cattle in the pasture refuse to oat the weeds along the fences and here is a place where sheep come in handy, einee they seem to rel- ish the weeds almost as much as the' grass, Many farmers have found to their,. everlasting pleasure that a few. sheep turned into a corn field that is weedy will soon rid the field of the weeds. without doing any particular damage to the, corn. Of course, if the corn is about ripe, after the sheep have eaten up the ragweeds and other for- eign plants in the corn field, they may tackle some of the ears of corn, but they will not do this until after they have exhausted the supply of weeds. In cleaning up old brush rows or pastures that are intended for break- ing, sheep do excellent work since they sprout the stumps so completely that the sprouts are killed out dur- ing the first season of pasturage. The following spring this land can be broken very well. Rotate the Pastures. Where sheep are kept as one of the major businesses of the farm, partic- ular attention ;Host be paid to the pas- ture upon which they graze, smile there seem to be a number of internal and external parasites that prey upon the woolly creatures, After sheep have pastured upon one piece of land two seasons it is high tithe that they were moved to the next pasture, Another point that often comes up regarding sheep is that of shelter dur- ing the winter. When it is taken into consideration that when winter draws on the sheep have all the way front two to five inches of wool covering their backs and when we remember how warm woolen clothing is, we are in a position to know at once that the sheep do not require a very warm shel- ter. The most successful sheep men with whom I have acquaintance do not give the sheep close shelter at any time of the year, except the ewes, for a few days just at lambing time, The Dog Menace. f Doge, .no doubt, contribute some- thing to the loos of sheep and wheth- er or not there happens to bd a law to that effect I should feel perfectly free to shoot any dog that was nosing about the sheep yards. Until secure protection from dogs can be legislated through, sheep men should take pre- cautions by building high dog -proof fences about the place where the sheep stay nights. Under present conditions, however, there can bo no doubt but that it will pay to take on a few sheep, but as with all other ventures, he who makes the venture should know the limitations of his enterprise. 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- lifted 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 site 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 site 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 a queer way. Of course grandmother could explain it all; but then that would stop the wondering, which in it- self was such fun! Suddenly a wild canary flew toward her, and perched on/the finger of the Little Boy of the Fountain; but the strangest thing was that, instead of singing Freda a song, it began to speak to her! "Little girl," it said, "shut your eyes for gust a moment." Freda did so, and when she opened them again, behold, standing right on the edge of the basin, was the tiniest and loveliest little figure that you can imagine 1 "I am the Fairy of the Fountain," the little creature said at once, "You were wondering what made the water bubble' up in such a funny way. It is I who make it do that, with my little golden churn. If you don't believe me, just notice how still the water is now, while I am talking to youl" And sure enough, the rippling sound had quite ceased. At first Freda felt very shy in the presence of so strange a visitor, but at last she found her voice and asked the fairy a question. "Will you let me play some clay with your little golden churn?" "I wish I could," said the fairy good-naturedly, "but 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 fu,l 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 Frecla. 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." "Ilow 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. "Well," said the fairy`, relenting, "I'll bring At just for a moment to the top of the basin if, as soon as, you have seen it, you w.il shut your eyes again while you ernmt ten." Freda promised, and before she could have believed it possible, the' fairy drew to the top of the water pipe the most wonderful little churn —just a little bigger than a ..thinibie and brighter than any star. ,:'Now close your eyes," she sold to Freda. Freda did as she had promised; and when site opened her eyes once more there was tto faity anywhere to be seen--only''a wee 'yellow bird perched on the finger of the Little Boy of the Fountain. The bird trilled forth a sweet note or two and then disappear- ed, And almost iminedtately the was ter began to ripple again in the basin Where the goldfish 'Were at play, So Freda 'will tell you that now she knows Just how it happens that the water -conies bubbling upi that it le a little fairy churning away at golden chum, , If anyone tells Freda„ that the must have been asleep and dream- ing, she.atswers that if she had been asleep she would surely have fallen into the fountain and got inost dr'eadt fully wet, Fish For Central Canada. Fish is to become more plentiful in the Canadian market. Hon. W. J. Hanna; Food Controller, 'has inaugu- rated a special refrigerator express car service direct from the Nova Scotia coast to Toronto. This is the first step in a plan to put on a fish car express service from both Pacific and Atlantic points to supply Central Canada with sea food cheaply. In hot,, dry weather do not allow the flower beds to dry out, or the vegetable beds, for that matter. Beds of lily of the valley and other plants that have flowered for the season are likely to be forgotten, To obtain best results for the next season the plants must be cared for the remainder of this season. Turn on the hose, at least (during dry weather. CLEANSE THE BLOOD AND AVOID DISEASE 'non your blood in impure, weak, thin and debilitated, your system. becomes susceptible to any or all diseases, PM your blood in good condition. hood's Sarsaparilla sects directly and peculiarly on the blood—it pp, - ilea, enriches and revitalizes it and builds up the whole system. Hood's Sarsaparilla has stood the test of forty years, Got it today. It is to help you. From England, as well. 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 more than pays for itself, Cutting dock, mullein, thistles and poisonous weeds in the cattle pasture is a chore that fits in nicely after a rain, when the ground is wet. The task may not seam necessary until a cow islost through poisoning, when it will be too late for prevention. ' Crossing a heavy milk producer of one breed and a high butterfat pro- ducer of another in an attempt to combine the two characters in the off- spring, is like trying to produce milk custard by grafting milkweed on egg- plant. The profitable gains on a bunch of feeders are those which increase the value of the animals per pound. , Such gains are due more to intelligent buy- ing ti.an to feeding and handling. Shavings are cheaper than straw for bedding, and just as convenient to use. This does not justify burning straw and buying shavings. A thermometer for the dairy is just as essential as a toothbrush for the toilet. Success in handling dairy produ is is due largely to maintaining deflnit� temperatures, and such is not possible by guess. Almost any* pure-bred bull with good milking ancestry will improve a herd of grade or scrub cows. That does not infer that the best bull is not desirable. The foods calledfor by Great Bri- tain and the allies from Canada and the United States are beef, bacon and wheat. These are the export staples. _ gg 9trtJ8,f•. '.,.' Bpd, .•' 1`��li= ;-*:': 11141i62:4`011 i-h. '�'11�f'I.M Conducted by Professor Henry G. Bell. The object of this department le to place at the • servlce of our farm readers the advice of an acknowl• edged authority on ail subjects pertaining to soils and crops• Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, fns care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, To- ronto,, and answers will appear In this column In the order In which -they are received, As space is limited It is advteable where Immediate reply is necessary that a stamped and addressed envelope be enclosed with the Henry G. Dell. 2 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 come into blossom fully, it tends to become hard and woody, and of course, loses in feeding value. 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-11.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? 1f 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 malting 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 attempt to sub -soil this piece of land. Sub -soiling may lower the stand of waterthe advan- tage toh some extent,but t e temporary. For ag would be only temper y 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 than as an immediate expense. Question— Reade: — I have five acres of very heavy wheat, which is lodged and in a ball condition to cut. 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 soots 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 acro, 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 12% 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 chalice to make a strong gl•owth during the rest 7 of the summer. 'There isn't a member of the family need suffer from indigestion, sick headaches, biliousness, fermented stomach, ate., if he or She will take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. 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