HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1919-07-10, Page 3Shade and protection from the glare
and heat of the sun mean better and
�� snore cheaply 'matured pullets, more.
//% 'summer eggs from the laying fowl.
Plenty of shade should.be provided,
By Agronomist. especially for growing chicks, 'in order
This Department Is for the use of our farm readers r ders who want,the advice that they may thrive and prosper dur
'of an exert on anyquestion regarding soil, seed, crops, etc. If your question ing warm weather. Shelter furnished
is sof se expert
genral interest, it wilt be answered through this column. If by plants or trees is much cooler than
etrimped and addressed envelope ie enclosed with your letter, a complete that afforded by buildings or other
+answer will be mailed to you. Address Agronomist, care of Wilson Publishing artificial moans. Chicks allowed to
Co., Ltd., 73 Adelaide 54: W. Toronto. range in orchards will not only find
Getthe Binder in Shape. they can be made quickly. A strip of ample shade and green food, but will
The grain binder is one of the thin leather put on the inside of the benefit the trees as well as themselves
ilneplements which' ,to used only a few canvas will snake the stock hold much by destroying insects and worm's.
,days a year and'then put away until better. The canvas straps should be Corn or sunflowers will help to pro -
.another harvest has rolled around, gone over to see that all are in good vide the necessary shade, or. artificial
and because of this is very likely not shape and fastened firmly. Many op-, protection may he obtained •by sup-
to be in first-class cond'i'tion unless orators make the mistake of drawing porting frames covered with burlap
given a thorough overhauling before the straps too tight, as the canvases or branches of trees'a few feet above
being token out into the field. All ro- should be run as loose as possible and the ground,
g not slip. A little powdered' resin scat -1 Beware of feeding too much scratch
pairs should, of course, have beenotered inside the canvas will do away feed' The chicks get in he, habit of
'ordered last fall and put on before tered
the leash season began; bet in this with the necessity of pulling up the, eating too much of this and not
gstraps so bight which. not only cuts enough mash, so that when winter
aheitle gs wish to point out veroo of , p,
'the things which are. often overlooked the life of the canvas but requires t comes and they need a larger proper -
entirely, but 'which help greatly to more power to operate. 1 tion of mash to help in their egg pro-
make the binder work 'satisfactorily. The flap to a canvas should be longi duction they aro not very willing to
The first thingfor you to d'o' is to enough to cover up completely the op eat it.
secure from your dealeror from the ening, It is long enough to do this No more scratch feed than: the.
firm melting the binder, a copy of when new,' but 'the majority of operat-t chicks will clean up in about ten min -
their booklet on binder operation and cPa, instead of tying it downy let it utes should be fed early in the morn -
troubles. ' Practically every firm puts flap around and it soon whips off. if • ing, and in the evening they should
out snob a been and you can get it this has happened, a new piece' should..be served out just enough to clean up
if you go after it hard enough. We be sewed inside the old flap, or, better! in' twenty minutes. Provide large out -
can. help you considerably through still, be tacked under it at the first door feed hoppers in the ranges where
these suggestions, 'but we are limited stick. Some means should be errang-i they will be handy for the birds. They
:as to space and must cover the points ed for tying this flap down at each will need plenty of these to prevent
generally so as to apply to all types buckle. I crowding,
,of 'binders, rather than showing a Straw wrapping round the'roller it - e J °
•.special binder by mean's of diagrams.
Write for your booklet to -day and
study ,int, both at home and in the
self is nearly always due to lack of
a proper flap to the canvas, 'but is
made worse, if the grain is allowed to
'field, and it will show you how to pre- go up too much endwise, which also Pigs fed on good forage crops will
'vent many a binder trouble. mattes it difficult to make a neat 'bun- make many times as much profit as
Go over the binder carefully see dile. Some help towards keeping the those fed in dry •lots.
•that no bolts or nuts are missing or heads back can be secured by setting The accredited gain in pork 'to an
'loose, as there are usually a few the outside or grain -wheel end of reel acre of forage varies, depending upon
places where nuts are likely to work ahead of the other end. It is often the crap, the age of the hog, and am-
-off. This is more likely to happezb necessary,' however, to have a the
ount of grain fed. An acre of sweet
'where two „metal parts bolted togeth- strip of iron which fastens a clover, with corn at $1.60 and hogs
er are subjected to considerable vi- grailr-wheel end and lies over the at a huiidxed, nutted $42.07; rape,
bration. The most satisfactory way Platform canvas in such a way as to at$360; alfalfa, $66,90; and a 07;combine-
-to prevent them from working loose hold back the heads sufficiently, a few tion of oats, peas, 0;andandape, $64.60.
•,is by spring lock washer. If these marks made with a prick -punch or Of all forage crops, alfalfa is the
t available, sec dor 1 etc nut nail from the lower" slide s'hou'ld make 1 '1
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Sunstroke and Heatstroke. bounding pulse and a fever like to ing from His disciples, that ell power
It is very important 'to make the burst the thermometer (110 or more had been given Him in Heaven and in
distinction. The heat stroke, the heat degrees). earth. Out of that.£ulnieas of Divine.
exhaustion- sufferer is prostrated, in Put such a patient tin as cool aplace authority Ile issues this great' com-
ool'lapse; his skin is cool ox old and as you can find until the doctor mission: "Go teach
comes. Sprinkle him with ice water baptize." Baptism was to be in the
clammy; his muscles are relaxed; his
or rub him with ice or,s'ponge. his hot
pulse is slow and thready. His tem -threefold Name, .the. Name of .the
erature is 'below the normal' and a skin with ice water, especially his' Father, ' and of the Son, and of the
p hoed and neelc. If the doctor wants Holy Ghost." It meant confession of
couple of degrees below the normal to hioodlet don't interfere with him;
(98.6) are much more •serious the faith in God, whose love was revealed
au la of degrees above, Heat stroke
he knows his business, People who, In Jesus Christ, and whose saving
p have had one:stroke do veryball
is the result of prolonged labor at Y i grace was being manifested to men
high temperatures, as amongstokers•. indeed' should they have
another; through' the working of His Spirit in
not necessarily in the sun r in the especially must they cut out alcohol, the world.
summer time. The cAnd it meant admission
ondition may into the fellowship of the Church,
Questions and Answers. into the community of those who
I wend like to know what a spinal through zeal and heroic enterprise
douche is, as my little girl is a mental and patient suffering were witnessing
oa•se and it may help he for Christ and spreading abroad His
Answer—The cold spinal douche is. Gospel.
of the greatest tonic effect in nervous Baptism without teaching would
fatigue and in cases of neurasthenia avail nothing. At the best it would
generally. It is a powerful physical' be only the admission to the Church
as well as mental stimulus. In sani- of one who was ignorant of the
taria it is ejected by means of various Church's faith and life. That is, of
nozzles in the form of a strong stream course, true of the baptism' of chit -
up and down the back of the patient dren, which can only be justified
for a few seconds only and at a dig when and where the parents under -
tame of 10 feet. Patients with a good take to teach the children, as soon
reaction do not need any special pre- as they are able to learn, the nature
paration; but a weak sufferer had and meaning of this sacrament,
better for a. preliminary take a warm Acts 8: 34-40. If Thou Believest
bath. At first the water should not With All 'thine Heart. For a man
be very told; later it may gradually of mature years and intelligence
be lowered to 60 degrees, F. It should that was and is the indispensable
be taken if . possible every -day. In condition. Baptism would be of no
one's home where one cannot have use without a whole -hearted faith. In
elaborate contrivances the water may' the former pert of this chapter we
be sprinkled from a hose onto the pa- read of Simon, the magician, who was
tient standing in a bathtub or from baptized on profession of faith, but
the sprinkling attachment to the whose heart was "not right before
ordinary bathtub. God:' Peter said to him: "Thou
hast neither part nor lot in this mat -
Save the Best Seed. The best results from the use of+ter:' The gift of the Moly Spirit
such as hn. But
When saving garden seed it pays this poison are to be expected when wwthiopians ntf ofor ficer, under Philip's the
to select the seed from the best plants. it is used late in the afternoon. Thus; Ertl instruction believed. He was made
Frequently 'the best vegetables are it 'will not dry out overnight and will;to see, in the passage of Isaiah which
used and a few cull specimens are be fresh when the hungry hoppers go he had been reading (Ira. 53: 7, 8), a
allowed to go to seed because they are for it in the morning. 1 marvellous provision of the charac-
so poor that they are unfit for use. If put out in piles the chances are, ter and ministry of Jesus Christ, and,
Then the seeds from these inferior that there will be some casualties:moreover, that this Jesus was none
specimens are saved and tried the next should live stock eat it, but if applied' other than the. long -expected Mes•
year. The grower often finds that as recommended no trouble is likely' srah, King and Saviour, the Son of
the results are poor and then believes to result. However, it ,is best to salt God. "He answered and I be
that nothing is gained by trying to the cattle before applying the poison; Neve." The Ethiopian went on his
urs home-grown seed. to their feeding grounds, as they will way a new man, with a new under -
then be less attracted to the mixture.' standing of his Bible and a great joy
As one can readily see, the costof'. in his heart. He must have had a
making a bushel of this poison bait
question Is of general interest It will be answered lb oughtthese columns;
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON
JULY 13.
Baptistn•=•Matt, 28::18-2,0; Mark
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Lambs make cheaper gains when
fed corn or kafir with silage and al-
falfa than on corn and alfalfa alone.
Three rations are desirable for feed-
ing lambs: First,. corn, alfalfa, silage,
and cottonseed meal; second, kafir, al-
falfa, silage, and cottonseed meal;
.and third, corn or kafir, alfalfa, and
cottonseed meal.
Lambs fed corn, alfalfa and cotton-
seed meal will make slightly greater
but not quite so cheap gains as those
fed kafir, silage, alfalfa, and cotton-
seed meal.
Whole grain -should be fed to lambs
because it will not gum as readily as
ground grain. A tenth of a pound a
day is plenty to feed at first, 'hut this
should be increased gradually. Within
two or three weeks, when the lambs
are on full feed, two or three pounds
of grain should be fed.
It isn't wise to crowd or push 'the
lambs, because if they once get off
feed they lose rapidly in flesh, Al-
ways feed plenty of alfalfa or,tsome
other'kind of hay along with silage.
A quarter of a pound of cottonseed
meal a day' is enough. Cheap feed,
such as damaged hay, can be fed to
lambs with good results. From sixty
to eighty days is the common length
of the feeding period.
The most desirable weight for fitt-
isbed lambs is between 80 and 86
are no aver a e, a on o - pounds. A quarter of a pound gain a
great permanent crop, while e rape as . day is a creditable showing for lambs
may be used if bolt is long enough.sheeit all right. the emergency crop, and green rye the"eafull feed. Feeder lambs should'
Another method is by puttingndra sheet Straw wrapping around the roller fall and early springcrop. The ideal
of brass or heavy tin under the nut pins or gudgeons may be due to the p weigh between 50 and 55 pounds.
and then bending it up so as to pre- canvas creeping to one side, to its,
forage crop should show adaptability They should have a strong frame, be
vent the nut from turning. Still an- being badly tern along one edge or to' to soil and climate, permanency, pal- rugged, show lots of constitution, and
•oilier effective way is to take a prick -the flap not being sufficient to cover stability, reasonable cost of planting, be uniform in size and conformation.
punch or.nail and make a slight nicht the opening. It is aggravated by
and good pasture at any time during They should have size and substance
'in one of the bolt threads just above grain going up too much endwise and the growing season. Alfalfa, clover, enough to carry plenty of flesh and
and rape have most of these qualities, fat. Lambs of this kind can be bought
through any trustworthy commission
firm.
'the nut. This will neige a little also by too much end play of the rolap
trouble if the nut has to be removed, lers. If this is caused by the supports
but will not be serious. Usually, how- spreading, the proper adjustment must As soon as rambler roses are
ever, if the nut is turned down firmly be made, but care must be taken that through flowering cut out all the old
and then the tip of the bolt painted the rollers are square after this is weed, the branches that bore flowers,
with heavy lead paint, little or no done. If the end play is due to wear, and throw the whole support of the
trouble from nuts coming off will be it is advisable to slip heavy leather plant into the new wood of this year's
experienced. washers in at the end to fill up the growth that will flower next year.
Where a nut is too loose on a bolt, space as much as possible. These can __
due to the threads being somewhat be split and slipped in with the roller .. 6
worn, the threads can often •be made in place, but it is better to take the
to hold 'by laying a strip of thin tin roller out where it can be done with -
or brass or even cloth along the bolt out too much trouble.
and screwing the nut on over this. Many operators make the mistake
'Sometimes fine wire or cord wrapped of running their sprocket chains too
into the threads will make them hold, tight, which not only wears the chain
Another way is to set the nut on too rapidly, but requires 'too much
edge and strike with a hammer until power to operate. They should he ran
it will grip the thread on the bolt, as loosely as passable and still not
Sometimes when it is desired either jump off. If a chain rides up on a
to tighten or remove a nut, it is !bund sprocket and produces a jerking ac -
to be "frozen" or stuck so tightly to' tion, it is 'because the wear has allow -
the bolt that 'it is impossible to turn ed the chain to stretch, so that' the
it without danger of twisting off the pitch is not correct. This can often he
bolt. In such a case, the nut can remedied by setting each link on end
usually be loosened by holding an ax, and striking at lightly with a hammer
ea heavy piece of iron against one so as 'to shorten it enough to make up
face and striking the opposite face for the wear. Closing down the hooks
with a hammer. The other sides will do practically no good.
should be struck in the same way Chains should be put on so that
and then kerosene worked in around each link has its hook end pointing in
the nut. In working such a nut off the direction of motion and with the
after it has been loosened, plenty of open side of the hook out. Running in
oil addt{ patience should be used, and, the other way will increase the trouble
the nut worked back and forth until from wear very much.
it is finally gotten off. Probably- no ordinary farm imple-
A round -headed bolt which turns ment suffers more from poor oiling
when it is necessary to remove the than the 'binder. Part of this fault is the classified ad' pages of high-class
nut may often be held by catching due to the construction and location the
la' ars. They were short, high-class
'with a pair of pillars or pipe wrench, of oil holes. They have no provision P
ine
the part which projects 'through the for holding oil or keeping out dust, notices, but they were businesslike
nut. Sometimes the head may be and' many of them are put in such in- ,and to the point., When the adver-
pried up enough so that it may be accessible places that the farmer is 'tisements' had been running a month
caught by the pliers or pipe wrench: more to be pitied than censured for and a half, my friend wrote: "Results
Sometimes the head may be filed on not crawling in to get et" them as thus far are only partially satisfac-
two opposite sides so that it may be often as they need attention. The tory, but I believe aa successful busi-
held by a wrench. If another nut is greater part of the fault is due to mess can ,be developed if I give suffi-
available, it its usually quicker and the fact that many operators have °rent e and business effort to at.
more satisfactory to split the nut oft not grasped thefund'amelntal principles I mean to stick to it.
with a cold chisel and put on another. of ma.ohinery lubrication, 'that the
Before such a bolt is replaced it ideal method is' to keep a film of oil
should be bushed by strips of tin put in the bearings at all times. The near -
on two sides. est approach to this is to put on a
All broken or Iost cotter pine small amount of oil atfregaent inter
should be replaced, In fact, it will vale, rather than a spoonful twice a
pay any farmer to keep an assortment day. The oil which goes on 'the out-
of bolts, nuts and cotter pins on hand side of the bearing does no good and
for such emeegeno-les tie may arise only helps in catching the dirt. There
any clay in the operation of 'the binder are many places on the binder, fast-
er other farm machinery. moving places with little provision for
All broken reel arms and slats, and holding oil, which should be oiled every
also any canvas sticks should be re- half -mile round. •
placed. lit is a good idea to have an All oil holes should be carefully
extra one of each of these on hand, Cleaned of dirt so that the oil has
or at least some material from 'which free access to the bearing.
'Most sheep feeders drain their feed-
ing pens so they will remain dry. No-
thing is more detrimental to the The,•plant that produces the seed
health and thrift of lambs than wet�.for next year's crop should be the
quarters. best. Save the plants in the garden
come on at night 'in closely confined,
hot rooms. Such a patient has got to
be stimulated with half -teaspoonful
doses of aromatic spirits of ammonia
in water, until the doctor comes. A
warm bath with hot ;water bottles to
his,feet. But no ice.
Sunstroke or thermic fever, on the'
other hand, comes about generally
through exposure directly to the suns
rays during hot spells. ,Alcoholics—
beer drinkers and the like—are here
easy marks. In severe oases the vic-
tim falls unconscious and may die at
once, or after a few hours of coma,
with snoring, deep labored' 'breathing:
Or, if conscious, the sufferer may
speak of colored or indistinct vision
and headache; there will be sudden
arrest of perspiration, the skin dry
and hot. The patient will all of a
sudden become dizzy and nauseated
and he will vomit; then he will be-
come unconscious and his face will
flush, 'Me pupils dilating, and he will
manifest muscular spasms. He is now
Like to have -convulsions, a quick and
PARCEL -POST MARKETING
By CHAS. E. RICHARDSON.
I have two businesslike, persevering
friends who have made a success of
parcel -post marketing. One of them
keeps a herd of pure-bred cattle in a
district far from cities. Creamery
prices did not satisfy him, and he had
no way of selling his whole milk, So
he conceived the idea of a farm mail
business in celtiflfd butter. He learn-
ed 'how 'to snake 'certified butter of a
high quality. From numerous manu-
facturers of paper and wooden ship-
ping boxes he obtained samples and
quotations, finally choosing a light
wooden box of two -pounds capacity,
manufactured in his vicinity. One
dollar for two pounds appeared to
him a not unreasonable charge, and
that was tite price he mentioned in
his advertisements.
These 'advertisements be placed in
Succeesful dairymen are nearly
always good judges of dairy stock.
Training in judging cattle enables one,
first, to make few mistakes in buying
stock; second, to get better prices for
animals he hasto sell; and, third, to
breed more skilfully, thus building up
a profitable herd tin the shortest pos-
sible time.
Judging receives such prominence
at shows and fairs that the casual
observer sometimes carries away the
idea that it is a field for experts rath-
er than for the practical farmer. Thio
is an incorrect ocmclusliote. Practically
He made nothing on bice parcel -post
business in butter during the first six
months, but all the time he was mak-
ing headway. At the end of that time
he .had several permanent customers.
Their number steadily increased. He
took paine to sell extra good butter.
Week after week it was of uniform
quality. Eventually he discontinued
advertising altogether, because he wee
getting more orders than he could fill.
He is a successful parcel -post farm-
er to -day, and he would not think of
marketing in any other way.
The other roan, city born, as a
young man managed butter and egg
stores. Consequently, he knows a
good deal about retail market condi-
everyone who handles dairy cattle is tions and prices. On the farm he pro -
benefitted by studying the art of duces butter, eggs, and dressed poul-
judging cattle. try for parcelpost selling. A spring
While actual performance is of specialty which he makes much of is
course the most convincing evidence maple sugar and syrup.
of the worth of an animal, the eater- The syrup from the home orchard
nal indications of quality which are 'this 'spring, besides much he bought
apparent to the judge of even moder- of neighbors, hie sold for $1.75 a gal -
ate experience will go a long wayion delivered; for sugar in 10 -lb. pails
tow'aod,preventing m'i'stakes. Such in- he got $2. To local stores at this time
dications are frequently the only other farmers were selling their syrup
means of estimating the worth of for $1 to $1.25 a gallon. Within the
calves, bulls, dry cows, and all stook first two zones this mail-order farmer
inwhich accurate milk records and shipped by parcel post, in other zones
pedigrees are lacking. by express. His syrup sales last; year
- 2►--- exceeded 200 gallons.
To take grease out of 'leather, tsp- Yesterday I had a letter from him.
ply white of an egg, dry in sun; fie- "The parcel post can be made 'to do
peat if necessary'., great wonders," he wrote. "Can be
made'" He hit the nail on the head
with those words. "As soon as the
buying people realize they are sure
of getting their good's, and getting
good goods, their orders come thick
and fast." This man knows much
more about marketing than the aver-
age farmer, and he considers the par-
cel post indispensable.
There is no object in trying to build
up a parcel -post business unless you
have good stuff to sell. Without first-
class goods you evil' not get repeat
orders, and without repeat orders you
cannot sell goods by mail at a profit,
Quality is one essential. Another is
perseverance. The early days of a
parcel -post 'business are the discour-
aging days. Remember you 'are build-
ing up a business for a lifetime, and
it will pay to build well.
For the farmer who looks for quick
results, the Thanksgiving and Christ- inroads from mice.' We save old
mag holidays furnish an opportunity. coffee cans and frequently use them
that appear vigorous and free from
fungous diseases or insect injury.
Allow them to: go to seed and the re-
sults next year will be apt to be very
good, often better than from the seed
purchased on the market.
Seed that has been left over this
year should be stored 'in labeled en-
velopes for use next year. Many
farmers think that commercial seeds -
men replenish all of their seed supply
will be only the cost of the poison' great story to tell when he returned
itself together with a little mola,ses; the court of Queer. Candace, and
and some salt, .The sawdust, in rea,he may Have been one' of the found
ars of that Ethiopian Church which
glens where, the grasshoppers aro. continues in that country to the
worst can be had far 'the asking
Mark1-11, which is one of the
The greatest benefit can be obtained present day.
only when all of the farmers in a! In prescribed 1:
community, or in a group of tom-, readings for this lesson,
I have the story of John's ministry
muni nes, war together j and of the baptism of Jesus. Two
poison on alt of the grasshopper' features of the story are worthy of
t' k t th and spread we
breeding ground. One farmer using) special attention. The first is that
every year and never send out seeds this poison without co-operation, will Jahn preached a "baptism of repent -
that are more than one year old. They get but temporary relief, and in order.• ante," that it was accompanied by a
reason 'that they are purchasing ab- to protect his crops he must keep on, confession of skins, and that its in-
solutely fresh seed if they buy of the using it throughout the summer, for tention was to secure forgiveness.
seedsman and think that their own the grasshoppers are eine to fly in, These were the essential things—
repentance, confession, and remission
of sins,' and these things were sought
in and through baptism.
The second feature is that of the
coming of the Spirit. As Jesus came
up out of the water there came to
Him this great experience, It would
appear that none but Himself and
John knew what happened. It was
practically Jesus' call to His ministry
of 'salvation, and with that the as-
surance of His relationship to God.
seed is probably inferior if over a year
old. Many seedsmen raise a large
amount of seed during a year when ,it
is particularly favorable for the
growth of a certain plant and then
have enough to last over if crop fail-
ures occur. Certain seed's retain their
vitality for several years and the per
cent, of germination will be very good
if they are properly stored. A. spool
cabinet makes a nice ease to store
envelopes and packages of seeds. It
should then be placed in a dry room
where there will be little danger of
The right sort of an advertisement
easily sells turkeys, chickens, and
ducks at this time. Don't try to fill
your advertisement with too many
fancy words. In the early days of
mail -marketing city people liked the
sound Of such words •as "sweet," ex-
quisite," "delicious," Like 'sugar, such
words are all right in small quantity,
but city people are 'sick of thein now;
they have had too many.
So, in your advertisement say less
about the flavor of your goods and more
about the price and your business me-
thods. By parcel post you can sell a
given grade profitably far below the
retail petite, or at the retail price you
can sell superlative goods. Make the
consumer understand these things.
You will sell goods by mail if you
make your appeal not only to his
palate but to 'his pocketbook.
THE CHEERFUL CHERUB
T just must wear lay
summer Furs
Though not to Follow
Fashions rule —
It's 'cause. I look so
wintry then
I make tnyselP
'believe,
lm cool.
for storing garden seeds. A one -pound
tin coffee can will 'hold quite a lot of
garden seed and it will be safe from
tats and mice. The seed will also be
protected from dampness andit will
not 'become mixed with other varieties,
as sometimes happens when easily
broken paper bags or envelopes are
crammed full of seed.
The farmer 'who studies varieties
and saves seed from the_jreet will find
an added interest in vegetable garden-
ing w'hici. will make the work .more
profitable. Raising good garden truck
is much like raising good live stook.
Only the best should be allowed to in-
crease. Undoubtedly there are many
points concerning seed growing and
plant breeding which the average
farmer must leave to the s'eedsmnan,
but under present conditions every
farmer can redacde his expenses by
trying to save seed from some of his
best plaints.
from other 'breeding grounds.
How Farm Trade -Marks Help.
Farmers everywhere have 'adopted
farm names, but farm trade -marks
are scarce. To the producer striving
to establish a reputation, the distinc-
tive trade•mtemk, considered so indis-
pensable in manufacturing, has de-
cided value. And it is inexpensive.
The trade -mark should carry •a de-
finite
efinite message. One enterprising wo-
man has a pen -and -ink sketch of a The same gift of the Spirit came upon
dainty little girl carrying a basket the apostles, and upon their converts,
overflowing with eggs. This trade- sometimes preceding, sometimes fol-
mark appears on 'her stationery, her lowing, their baptism (Acts 8: 12 -
business cards, and her shipping con- 17), and confirming then in the faith
tainers. She believes the trade -mark which they professed.
has definite value in her 'business,
much of which is done by mail.
Another example as an apple farm
going by the name "Applecreet,"
which has for a trade-mnark a colored
crest in which .apples figure.
In Rom. 6: 1-4 Paul compares the
change which takes place in those
who believe and enter upon a new
life of faith in Christ to baptism into
His death. Just as a man goes down
into or beside the water and comes
The farm trade -mark goes hand in up a confessed and accepted disciple,
hand with quality. The producer of al so does He come to Christ, dies with •
first class article gives it a trade- Him and is buried with Him in rerun -
marls, identifying it, and time demand dation of the .old life of sin, and
grows fast, rises with Him into the new life of
righteousness (conumare Gel, 2: 12).
Again, in Gal. 3: 26-28, he says, "As
many of you as were baptized, into
Christ did put on Christ." It is as
though they bad put off the old, un-
clean garment of self and sin, and
being washed had put on the new
garment of the Christ -like life. Com-
pare Col. 3: 8-14.
It was thanks mainly to the feeling
of loyalty which existed in all ranks
of the Army, and to each one "playing
the game" in the most unselfish spirit
as true English sportsmen, that we
have won the war.—Sir Douglas Haig.
It has been dleoided by the Austral-
ian Government to erect, a memorial
to each of the Austrian Divisions on
sites in France :anal. Belgium most
closely associated with ,time 'various Di-
visions.
"What 'seems to grow fairer to me
as fife goes by is the love and grace
and tenderness of it, not its wit and
cleverness and grandeur of knowledge
—grand :es kntwledge'ls--•'but just the
laughter of little ` children ant the
friendship of egieuds and. the cosy
talk by the fireside and the eight of '
flowers and the sound of music."- T„
R. Green.
How to Take the "Hop" Out of
Grasshoppers.
Into a bushel of screened eawduwst
thoroughly mix, by sifting, a pound
of poison, Paris green, white arsenic,
or crude arsenious oxide. In a gallon
of water dissolve three-fourths of a
pound of salt and add one-half 'of a
dap of molasses. Slowly pour this
into the poisoned ,sawdest while the
mixture as being stirred. Then add l
enough water to make a good stiff
"mash."
This poisoned bait can safely be i
taken in the hands Viand spread broad
cast. It should not be left 'In piles'
around the field, 'but should be well
scattered. A bushel o'f this poison'
ought 'to cover about three acres of
ground la
What it Profits a Mall
To Fertilize
His Crop
At Rothamsted, England, fer-
tilizers increased the yield of
wheat (01 year average) 18.4 has.
per acre, and at Ohio (20 year
average) 13.5 bus. per acre,
The unfertilized wheat of A. L.
iSesgins, httrictt, Ont. (1913),
yielded 12,5 bus. per acre as
against the fertilized yield 04,7
bus. per acre. Fertilized Wheat
yielded
more than four times the
unfertilized,
Not total acreage but yield Per
acre is what counts.
lrei•tilizers on whiter wheat pro-
vide readily available planttood
which stt'engthensthe wheat to
withstand winter weather, starts
it strong' in the spring, and makes
it go 'over the top" with a sub-
stantially increased yield per acre
WOOS unfertilized wheat.
wheat s'ertilization is
Oood Crop Insurance,.
Booklet on. wheat Prbductlon
mailed On request, C'
The Soil and Crop
Improvement Bureau
of the
Canadian l5'ertilizer Association
3111 Temple Building. Toronto
so