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Itiother's.mikt;i%, the: fist and hest
f.,O9d jO1 latqe, U a eale- or 'n,Otli'r
hp IMS been Well fed MI eats, than;
clover hay and a few reOts fortat least
inonth betere the. birthof; the Iamb,
:the i.d'ilitledanger ofami1k 'Isett-
igeq,ssfsbiie laMB
' refiihet'hve ninth -id' 'Mothers
4/Sua1ly needIbme,heln tai obtain nours
•Aillitent ' The mother .stieep may be
held :bY hand or ,tied with a halter
while tha• lamb. nurses. ,a.This is gen-
, sarally .pet necessary. ;for, more than
t.,1ygaar .9-8q.°s11Fa••'.•
• 'T'he tratsfetsef lambs. from one we
, .:to,„another, can be Made at birth. or
While the MUM is 'still Very young, by
fooling the ewe, which depends latgely
sn the senSe of 'smell to identify her
'sffentings 41 a ewe' have but one lamb
a daysOld, and it is desired, to have
s
her feed. 'S. 'second one, rub -the two
lambs together 'until .they have the
• same ssinela and then test the: ewe's
ability to ideatify.
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If ,a ewe loses her lamb and it is
desired to have her adopt and Peed
another one, such can be done by re-
moving the skin from the dead lamb
and placing it on the back of the lairib
that it is desired she should adopt,
This must, of course, be done in a
• very short time, by cutting a slit in
each corner of the pelt through which
the legs of the Iamb may be passed,
it is easy to keep the skin in place for
a few days.
• Twin lambs frequently do not get
sufficient milk' for best . development,
and the stronger lamb will get more
than its hare. Close attention must
be given to both lambs, When lambs
are not getting all the milk that they
need from their mothers, they should
be taught to drink cow's, milk from a
bottle or pan.
GRAIN FEEDING.
When the lambs are two or three
weeks old they will start nibblingat
grain, hay -or grass. At this time they
should be encouraged to eat by placing
choice bits of fodder and grain in a
• .omali feedoug w ere they can
reach it without being disturbed by
the older sheep, Bran, ground oats,
cracked corn and oil cake meal are
very idesirable concentrates for Iambs,
The amount of grain to feed will de-
pend largely upon the use that it is
desired to make of those lambs. Lambs
for the f‘hot-houte lain" trade require
liberal grain feeding, while those for
haeediag, or ordinary markets, should
be limited within the bounds of profit-
able feeding. With lambs for exhibi-
tion, custs are sometimes of secondary
importance arid the grain feeding is
• more liberal than it is with the lambs
• of the breeding or market type. Lambs
that are grain -fed will .reach market
weight six or eight weeks earlier than
those not receiving grain • until the
commencement of the fattening
period.
118
When piaio fperl,,w is oo l'iberale,
ofeecels. radndanitogteas
sin
t as mr4.07;ss, ;
thiu;:7dstiv,,a.,.n:li:46111:alm:Iltfel.* '
prailtahle feeding. TITS' hrnbinith Of i ta$ ,, , . SIC/Vises dids.not.'fitfaS, et
the, Challenge
gikitto•Vdedssinust be determined by "
the'.dge 4 thdt;larrib, ai )iitirk"040.oft ;14,,rteil*orica' end the ,pric4 of &ease_
whicliq ''s being reared, and ' the aail.',,..tli3i.V.I.C.rloont, s how ..manY. r'ocords
eosanti ris
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lin gift is left withou intkliAghq,IfOrtim-
withoat• the teyrnpathatieaclia.
heY ,sectionatlihtrit'JmerlanilloosoftentaibeY's
er :ingituf ,1sIfiugad* ;quail theeernek.ignite
er,1thTatlYpletivig and, it rgirls ahlekeiis ss.
ot IPS" Whiell'float'lliqier 'egg
n 242,2112,1, What Wonder,
5.,:mrer,e;-1,4A; ofndfieeutage- g •
alices4s,6issi siAelingreflinfairaeala laps V .
;the.amayserithissiainis' 11'Sany a'fatiner
has the solution of his farnnprohleins •
ti • ta saa
citheiq,P gPs,s tot"RiPATEFS, is
lamb ' 'dekflois ut4iinetriet 4Vanl a. Olte't1
res,
--or, as .tihT.Refiert of the /Vlinisbyrief Health of et BalSeln,„
asnahls "le epitstry. onsviranmea.a„ an, tissoand AntEltisal $as
oirthe gretirsafegitards of:
migift in his own houaeboldiss ,
coarsesfeeds s, e;er enswetving• patienee sand virldlhesgfeat`ruisil interests are
ding
ogged :.follqm4fig,11:rst a "strain," liffansaitte'resteg,s' ihe late '01 nn
day does najeimeathe lagehiS appe-
re
Graint,lee„Stein' ,the-
tioe if tho ainol'ilitA grain '2'0 Per egongh, te :be elasfi'ed, epart? AB these*NRthea2s43'en` the doer to a 6'04 kid
tt
lambs begli c' Pr°fItable paat. en a " ail then a "tYPe", until ,Bbes' eelt"biSee' said; "and good crops
s a ' .new breed is evolved fixed are ofth
, little value to e fanner un-
tite for grass and othet coarse feeds.
During the fatteninepTeriod, the quan-
tity of grain fed Per Imola should gen-
erally not exceed one •and one-half
reminds per day. Good "pasture grass,
clO'vers, or rape should he supplied
literally to all iambi' intended forthe
ordinary market or breeding. :With
lieVliouse lambs, the coarse food is
limited, grains and milk • are largely
depended on for rapid gaisst-J-W.
1V,I '
The Value of Spring Culti-
. .
•• vatfon.
•
It has been found by experience
that the cultivation of the surfaee soil
early in the spring is sr -very desirable
practice. ' Not only does it destroy
many of the hardier weeds and grass-
es which begin growth early, but it
gives the air freer access into the soil,
warming it up much more rapidly
than if it were left compact, and thus
favoring early growth of the plant,
• whether it he a fruit tree, bush fruit,
or herbaceous perennial.
• By cultivating the scil early in the
spring, also, moisture will be con-
served, and later in the season the
moisture saved in this way might
, snake a great difference in the value
of the crop. Moreover, the loosening
of the soil early in the spring makes
It possible for rain to sink rapidly dato
the ground and so prevent much
evaporation of it which otherwise last few years by the inclusion of a
might take place. By ,calth ging , little agricaltare but even that too
very early and than cultivating agaitil often ends at the scheol house door. Do
after spring rains conditions should be not social ambitions in many rural
places run directly away from the
farm? ."A lad o' pairts" is generally
encouraged to look forward to; if he
Is. not from early youth set aside for,
a efty job. It hap become altiost a
fashion of late in Canadian cities for
someone .to compile a list of country-
bted boys who have "made good"' in
• the city. *Yet, With almost half eur
population in urban'districts and with
competition in the larger citieenearly
as fierce as it is in the denser tentres
of Europe, one may wonder if the real
opportunities for the next flftY years
will not be found in the coat*. Als
read' the ,penclultim • has begun s to
swing backwards and one hear a often-
er than formerly a longing to be "ha&
on the land."
It would be more logical by early
encouragement to retain on the land
the boys and girls who, unconsciously,
have already reached sfhigh stage of
technical training in farming that to
dee them drift into cities where they
frequently waste that knowledge, in
trying, often enough late in fifes to
learn what others may be far hter
fitted to undertake. •
ceesses had their beginning's in an Sat.liftF'en the .fe.rnin
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TYPES OP eAkr1DA4S P1i1E1t,..g.-1N metzETSSSIns•.1..141)
I;IVEST OO K.
inherent love of livestock, often fos-
tered only by an accideat.
The impulse to note and watch and,
study the little whims and oddities of
farm animals, is inborn in boys and
girls brought up in the country. • But
it is strange that where among the
stock on the farm the principle is
recognized that "as the twig is bele
so does the tree grow" it- is so Ethic
applied to the human product. There
may be many r awns why boys and
girls leave the farm but perhaps the
commonest is the failure to promote
and‘fo'ster this Inborn love of farm laftor production ., can ,a permanent
improvement in that,industry and in
animald. imProvenient has In
allied agriculture be looked for. Our
place in rural school teaching in the
livestock industry, based as it is di-
rectly and unmistakably upon the
sale of meat. foods after preparation
by thernoit modern technical methods,
must meet highly trained and highly
organized ' competition from other
countries. • It can only be successful
when it can count upon the same qual-
ities of intelligence and knowledge as
other industries have.
• One ef the most hopeful 'features
in to -day's rural conditions is the
spread of the snovenient.for livestock
clubs for boys and 'girls. Such clubs
are notably making progress in the
PrOVince of Quebec and in sonte parts
of the West. It is a healthful token
fet Canadiat agriculture.
..Thos i most'closelY tonnected with
the meat industry are mot convinced
that only by the application of greater
intelligence and atended knowledge
,m both produetion and in all that goes
favorable for growth. • Sometimes
just at blooming time, or as the fruit
is setting, there is a very dry period.
If thereis a good supply of moisture
in the soil and the surface is loosened
by cultivation the .chances of a good
set of fruit will be much greater than
If the conditions were just the reverse.
Because of the great transpiration
of moisture from a growing cover crop
in an orchard in spring, it is of im-
portance, where the soil is liable to
get too' dry, to plow under the cover
crop early in spring rather than to
waif until there is a large crop of
green material to plc,* under, as by
that time much of the precious mois-
ture supply will .have gone into the
air. Plan then to begin -cultivation as
Soon as it is possible to get on the
land. -W. T. Macoun, Dominion Hor-
ticulturist
TOP&
The wisest dairyman in the world
cannot tell a prepotent buil by his looks
or by his breeding. There is no known
way of telling a valuable sire only by
his progeny. If his heifers are better
producers than their dams he is a good
bull -worth his weight in gold; but if
his heifers are no improvement over
their dams, or if not so good, then he
Is watthless as a sire.
Who can tell what the result will be
when you mate an unknown bull with
poor cows? No man can. The most
perfect individual, according to Stand-
ards, might be absolutely worthless,
plums are borne on spurs from wood
two or more years old.ancl with these
heading -in is not so desirable. Ex-
perimental evidence obtained in ex-
perhnent station tests indicate that
winter pruning has no special advan-
tage over sumnier pruning, except
that the pressure of other work is
less during the winter months.
• Registered Poultry.
The hens that qualified in last year's
Dominion and Provincial laying con-
tests are being inspected and the in-
spectors report very satisfactory con-
ditions upon the owners' plants. This
nspection is for the purpose of seeing
hat the birds are mated to approved
males, and to discuss witthz the owners
best methods- of marking their eggs
nd chicks.
In all Canada there are aboat 400
irds eligible for registration, these
eying laid 200 or more eggs. Of this
otal there are 160 in Ontario, The
Ontario birds' are being looked over
as Mr. Walter Scott of the Central
Experimental Farm, Ottawa, who ex-
pects to visit each owner within the
next week, or 10 clays. Already he has
visited those that can be reached in
groups. In the meantime owners of
qualified birds should ,trapnest them,
and mate them with good males which
will be subject to Mr. &eft's approval
, when he arrives. The chicks from ,
•i
' these matings' if properly marked,
will be eligiblefor "Registration of '
Ilatchings" according to the instruc-
tions already forwarded.-I'oultry Di-
-
vision, Central t xporimental Farm,
Ottawa.
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. and if Ins tire was a proved prepotent
bull and his dam had a world's record
he might not have this unknown, mys- a
terious power of prepotency. He might
• transmit undesirable qualities instead b
of desirable ones.
Careful Priming Pays.
Horticulturists assert that a great
many orchardists prune too much
without regard to the real, need of the
tree. It is pointed out that with trees
which were well selected when the
orchard as set out it is necessary to
-remove only occasional • ;branches
which start out in the wrong place
and to remove dead, injured, and
crossed limbs.
If the trees are bearing small
fruits, if the tops contain Many dead
branches,,or -if the seasonal growth is
•,short and scant, judicious pruning is
recommended as a means of rejuvena-
tion, ;This uSuallY consiats in cutting
. o. e -
back many branches and in entirely
removingthers.•Prunweakgrow-
j
• Bantams Not Merely Pets.
ing varieties heavily; strong -growing
Idncis lightly. yarieties which branch
freey need littlop ing, those with
many unbranched limbs, mach prun-;
ing Prune trees in rich deep soils
lightly; in poor, shallow soils heavily.'
The cutting back of all the branches
of a tree is practiced regularly only
with peaches and some plums. This,
Is attrjbuted to the fact that. with I
those fruits, the wood of the past sea -1
son, and therefore the crop, is borne:
progressively further away from the
trunk, so that it is necessary to head -
in, these fruits by, cutting back' the
branches in order to keep -the bearinga
wood near the, trunk. On the other
hand apples pears cherries and mosti
- Don't discourage the, 'boys and girls
too harshly when they want toraise not been seen since early in the Morn- coop from day to clay to learn. by sight
, A casual survey of the enormous
demand for tneats all over the world
will show that so far we have but
reached the gate and threshold of un-
dreamt -of opportunities. We cannot
take more complete possession than by
setting the younger farm folk to
"start where their fathers left off."
Outstanding Wealth may not come to
all even in the livestock industry any
more than to those in a city's intim-
tries but the probabilities are that
those oil farms will have the far more
healthful life and proud sense of in-
dependence that almost inevitably go
with country life. And at the last, for
those whom nature has 'endowed with
the magic love of livestock there'will
be the inward contentment of which
R. L. Steenson wrote: "If h man love
the labor of his hand, apart from any
question of success or failure, the gods
have called him."
A, MANITOBA BOY AND 'HIS PRIZE YORKSHIRE PIG.
, 1 cmaollreed,abhee7thriesdflaoncdk.di%vvftlni zoitItis:
1
1
GeAtirlig FirStaand daY vigil la the poultry house; We's
Knowledge ; first-hand information on the per-
formance of various individual Mem-
bers of the flock
"Where could Alfred be?" It was There are, of course, better ways of
an anxious mother who spoke. She selecting laying hens froin the non -
was inquiring about her son who had layers than by sitting in the chicken
,S still seated on an old chair getting
bantams. To have pets ie a natural ing, and it wee now well on toward
desire of all normal children and four o'clock'
shoald not be repressed, even though' Later these facts beeame known:
the objects of their affection have no Alfred, who was a bright lad of thir-
practical value. Bantams; however,' toe e summers, had recently taken
- over the poultry departrnent of the
not only make interesting and beauti
ful pets, but have a utility value also,' farm to manage., He had already add- deleinatnagielys ipnlactheeilt.hePirractfiticreisninagn•d oinicia-
•
safer financial basis.
which hens are doing the business.
But the idea behind Alfred's actions
.was a most fundamental one. If farm-
ers. geterallycould get this same 'idea
of efficiency thoroughly implanted in
e. .
n. minds it would occasion many
Bantams are especially useful ed some improvemnts to the chicken
where only a limited space is available house and had eected some changes
for poultry, for many of them will in the feeding.
thrive in small quarters. If necess' But the thing which worried the boy
sexy,: they may have the run of she was the great disparity between the The backward spring presents 'to
garden. Their feeble scratching 1$ not number of hens he was feeding and the thoughtful farmer a new program
sufficient to liarm anything. the quantity of eggs gathered each of work. • In many ways, he will re.
day, Thi§ worry led Alfred to Mir- adjust his schedule to better fit a SCO -
080 in hi h th t h Id 1 n hi h 1 b
ISSUE No, 19-'23,
612.
ay School
) MAY 13
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David the P et King 1 Samu6I 16: 1 to 31: 13. 2 Sarn. 12
" 1it6•24: 25;i Kings1: 1 to 2: 12. Golden Text-
Surely'goodness and mercy shall follow me 'all the days
' Of my life. -Ps. 23: 6.
-• 1850015 • roEswonn-Saul hoe been
rejected from the kingship. His succes-
sor must be appointed. Once agaia
Samuel; at the command ef God, plays
the role of kingmaker. Aa a seer Sam-
nel is. gifted with unusual insight and
this time he chooses, as Israel's king,
Davidj the youagest son •of Jesse of
Bethlehem, Subse.quent history justi-
fied the choige. As a youth David had
personal qualities and:chasms' which
endeared him to all Israel-hia comely
person, his valor, his prudence in
peach and his musical skill.And,dur-
ing his term of the kingship he made
such unqualified success of it that
Israel always looked back upon his
as their ideal ruler,
I. win SACItincE EBMILEHEM, 1-5,
V. 1. How long wilt thou mourn, etc.
Ch. 15:35 -shows that Samuel experi-
enced a feeling of deep personal grief
at Soul's rejection; Saul had turned
out so differently from what Samuel
had expected.of hire when the two men
first met and .communed on Samuel's
roof, 9:25. Fill thine horn, etc. Per-
haps this was the same horn that
Samuel had used at Saul's. anointing.
011 made from olives was one of the
chief products of Palestine and form -
.ed an important clement of the na-
tional, tealth. It was used not only
as an article of ,food, but, as here, for
ritual purposes. Jesse; was a native'
of Bethlehem, an important town situ: -
pled in a, fertile region of the Judean
hill c'ountry, seven and a 'half miles
south of Jerusalem. Jesse appears t
have been a fairly well-to-do burgher
but is now an old man, 17:12.
V. 2. Samuel must act in privacy a
far as possible, else Saul will susped
him and wreak vengeance upon him
Consequently he is directed to take a
heifer for a sacrifice to be held in
Bethlehem. Gen. 15:9 indicate a that -a
heifer was used for the ritual by
which an alliance was concluded, while
Deut. 21:3-9 shows that it was used
for 'ritually cleansing a. city after a
murder ,had been committed. •
sons for the future king of IsraeL • He
was pleased with the appearance of
pistb,, the, eldest son, and judged b
ins appearance that he would make
good Idnis. •
• 'Ira 7:'.While Samuel was debatin
within himself, Jehovah spoke to
M such_a way that the others 'preset
did not hear. The Lord aeeth not
man seetli, The Lord looks at a mare
heart, at his mental And spiritual en
,„1;7; B13.9DDINqp
YOUNaCtliCK$
The .essential factors in CiiesSfut:
btoodbyclw,ythsther ns
tUral or artificial, are health, 'idgor=
008 cliickS.,"proper-FteMPe_reture, 82101-
tation end plenty.of room.
Where only a liinifed' number a
chiekli dare sraised,seacIn Yeast's:, p-,ettural
brooding'1140^4PaallY •,The
telaperatUrP f8. coRtl'?.?.?..,.lioY the
mother,.henr.ancl, ap,she:„can-acoraine..
date but a restrictedliinnber-of
there is very little' danger of over-
crowdffig. A quiet but not clumsy
'brooding hen sboUld he ieledted,$•kafter
making sure, beford allowing her any
chicks to' bfood, sthats.she entSrely
free from liee. • „I 2... 1.
Artificial methodsw Adye,e,e;ted.
wherever large is -embers are to he
brooded. The Cobl-burning broodes
Y., has reduced cost, and to a large ex-
tent lessened'the 1..1.V4'it,equireir. These
g
brooders areUsuallY 'opestated+'in a
mi colony' lion* as t soonl.,as the
t chicks•cesise•to,rieed the heatansay bo
'removed and thealsouse slued fpr
8 accommodatiag.the; c11icks:0On? the
donements, while man is attracted by
mere physical appearance. In tha
age the strong mao PhYsioally would
likely be -the popular hero.
V. 10. Jesse introduced his seven
elder sons to Samuel, but Samuel re-,
ceived no clear sign from God that an
of these had been chosen.
III. DAVID CHOSEN', 11-13.
V. 11. Behold, he keepeth the alteep
To -day in Palestine most of tha shep
herding is done by boys. During thei
dath th f 1
the sheep.. When they arrive at man
hood, they till the soil, The story p
David would lead us to suppose tha
anell was the case in ancient days.
12. A description ,c4 David's per
sonal appearance is given. For a simi
lar description see ch. 17: 42. Buddy
Some ' conunentators have thought
with much show of reason, that thi
indicates that David was red-haire
arid it has also been sIaimed the
aniong the Hebrews reo hair was re
garded as a distinct mark of beauty
The Hebrew says "He was rudd
o with fine eyes, and goodly appear.
V. 13. Samuelhaving received a fay -
•s orable sign from God, proceeds to an-
t- oint- Deyid as, the fntuae king of Is-
rael. From the description of Saul's
• anointing, we learn that the on was
poured on the bead of the king -elect,
ch. 10:1. The consistence of the an-
ointing ell aiipears to have been thick
an eac y. Ps. 188:2 mentions that
the oil trickled down on Aaron's beard
where it lay On the collar (not skirt)
of his outer garment. The spirit of the
ford. The spirit of God came upon
David as upon Saul at his atminting.
The spirit of the Lord was conceived
as an outgoing of divine energy which
te '1 t • a possessed certaln
moo, t no giving them unique endow-
ments and fitting' them for Special
tasks.
APPLICATION. ,
We read two accounts of David's
Introduction to king Saul. In one
istory David; the youngest Son of Jesse,
a introduced as. the skilftil musician
who 'charmed the evil spirit away from
.Saul. In the second narrative he stp-
aeats &it on the scento as the valiant
antagonist of the giant Goliath. Saul's
Interest was aroased by this unexpects
ed feat, and he made Inquiries con-
cerning David's antecedents. (See 1
Sam. 17:65.)
'These two traditions were current
w en the biographer of David sat
down to hie task, and it did not occur
to him to attempt the modern idea of
harmonizing them. Aayway the two
accounts suggest two prominent fea-
tures' of David's character, -the "poet -
soldier." And yet these two words
come far short of describing the wide
range and richness of David's person-
ality and wonderful career.
mmer.
tl The first requaremen,t of young
chicks is .averniths , The, temperature
should. be;abotit 9,8"nt: 1.4 degrees on
O level with theitlaaiii befere 'they
are placed in the'firooder'ione.' This
Y temperature MaYbe leWered gradually
from week to week; depending on the
season. In the early:part:of the year
-require brooding .f9r...nbOnt eight
r than later in the spring. Those hatch-
: wtheeekcshi. cks will require.breeding at a
ed between Aprlist and May 1st will
higher temperattire, for a longer, time
It roost important f'ot 'the first
a few nights -after 'the*: are pladed in
- the' broodehouse •f,d, seethat. the
• chicks do igit"get tdo •fax' away from
the source of heat orfiunch up. in one
d corners A good planaiestol have,aome
t adjustable,. etteugete_pup: made„,..which
will.permit.the.chickls.totpaOs nO;niore
. than two or three fee-Caw/if-from the
brooder at firstistiten daily, they may
he allowed a little further away, until
by the erul of we'eltrillek Hive the
run of the roorn..1A' CS're-tsehbuld: be
takeh nOt to 'drive the ;Chicks:away
from the btooder through too much
heat. Onthe 'other hand„., there -must
not be w little heat, as to.induce
crowding micler.,,,Natcb tbsi actions
of the chicks ,as .ntrAssts ;the meter When When: tlio:Y.arg'in6st ccerifort-
able they flatten' oafluit itroUnd -the
edge of the brander. I.," , • .1
Nothing is set 'dengerous-aa over-
crowding. The: atapacitys • e many
brooders is overestimated, and it is
better never to 'use 'use to full capacity in
any make.
Sanitation . and, eIttanlineSS, are, im-
portant points to, 'ses:Istali. 'Alt brood -
ars androoms whith }ix& been iii'ase
before hould 'be thorhtighlV•eleaned
anci: dishitedted befoteleingsusedsestch
year. . Clean; fresh.litter; .free,from
mould or :mustinesesssligaldaliesused.
All water fountains, feed trough, etc.,
should be washed, with 2 9,, 414.11fIctallt
V. 8. Call Jesse. The sacrifice was
designed especially for Jesse and his
sons, although other Betidehemites
seem to have been present, vs. 4 and
5. In the earliest timea the killing of
an animal even for food Was always
of the nature of a sacrifice. The en-
trails were consumed on the altar,
while the flesh Was 'eaten at a feast,
either by the family alone or with in-
vited guests.
, V. 4. The elders of the town; the
Meads of the leading families of tile
town. As the principal townsmen they
would go forth to meet their- distin-
guished visitor. Nevertheless S they
were perturbed at the coming of the
seer, lest a man with his strange pow-
ers should bring some calamity 'upon
them. Hence they ask, "Does thy com-
ing. betoken goad, 0 seer?" •,
• V. 5. Sanctify yourselves; Purify
yourselves by lustrations. Those vsho
participated in holy rites of anyltind
were required to observe the proper
lustrations. To this day the Moham-
medans always wash themselves care-
fully before engaging in prayer.,.
11. stssn's mins soars, 6-10.
V. s. During the course of the 'fow,
Samuel was closely scrutinizing Jesse's
The Application of Lime.
. 0: B. S., Huron go., writes: "I ani
told that the soil of my farm wants
an application of lime Before aneslY-
ing I should like to know something
about lime and its effects."
You cannot do better than write to
the Publications Branch, Ottawa, and
ask for Bulletin No. 80, on "Lime in
Agriculture" and for Bulletin No. 8,
New Series, on "Fertilizers for Field
Craps." Aa' you do not give the na-
ture of your soil, it is impossible to
say definitely what it requires, but
the publications referred to will prob-
ably tell all you wish to know. Briefly,
ground limestone and marl are pre-
ferable for light, sandy, and gravelly
looms and lime or slaked lime for
heavy Clays. Dr. ---Shutt, Dominion
Chemist, says, that. on soils rich in
organic matter, including mucks arid
peatty looms, the more caustic forms,
such 4s quicklime and slaked lime,
may be used, and in fairly large am-
ounts, as much as two to four tons
per acre 0 strong acidity of soil is s
shown. It might be well first to test
your soil with litmus paper to ewers
tain whether it is :Mid. Bulletin NO,
80 tells you how. '
French Cut Forests Ancestors
Planted.
By asstraege trick of fate the French
are now cutting down a forest ia the
Rhineland which was planted more
Man a century ago by their ancestors,
When during the revolution the Rhine
Provinces were occupied by French
armies they cut down the timber M'
the privately owned forests of Ban-
sruck, Elfel and itaardt which later
became a part of the Relch's hsldings,
The French on taking possession of
Ole bet hank of the Rhine found it
necessary to replant these devastated
areas and imported large mammies of
Norwegian pines and similar trees from
Savoie and the Pyreneee. Before the
world war the Germans considered
cutting down these trees planted by
the Frenet, butthe forestry experts
advised waiting until 1920, when they
would be fully matured According to
the best estimates this delay wet the
German empire at least 500,000,000
francs.
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Use of Yellow'iU FicNier
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Beds.f " •
The following points shoUldb'Oborne
in mind in using yellow in the garden:
1. Use the pale .straw,and maize
tints anywhetetjust as you woold
white. ' '
2, Clear yellow with most blues,
using cream white,freelY -IA the group;
creamy yellow of anY depth With any
blue, white not being necessity.
3. Bright yellow With deep' blue and
deep violet (not the 'red-pUrples).
Clear yellow very sparingly with pale
blue -violet, and not at, all with pink,
4. Remember that yellow "carries"
farther than'other, celors, se it is best
to have the other„ce,lor in a„combinaa
tion in greater•guantity than the yel-
low -"picked out,"•sia the'dressreakers
would pay -with- hiliches bf the fairy
Horseradish .for Horne Use.
Goodhoraeradish is not grown by
the old method of letting a patch stand
for years. The woody stalks, and small
roots we used to ,try to grate, to the
distress of 0,or, fiageri, and eyes, have
been superseded by large, tender roots
grown by annuiil 'Planting. r plant
small roots, 'cut into eight -inch
lengths, upright hf deep sandy soil,
They grow as.long.ea-the cutting, and
an inch or More in diameter, in one
summer. Having 110. 11,0tgly fibre, they
can be grated easily., •,
I would use .the , same ground for
the horseradish year after ye`ar, end
fertilize it well when it is needed.
Small roots, surd Wee" left when dig-
ging, will grow, and if the patch is
changed these will become a nnisance
in the crop that is planted on the
ground. The stronger sets. planted
will ,crowd them out by the heavy leaf
The horseradish bed We sPa'de very
deep, for eight -Inch 'sets planted up,
right, with the' "top bf the -Set an inch
or two below the collate; nukes this
acCessary. Where it- is'Aard to use
• such long sets,eat. them ,shoater, hut ,
plant upright. This makes, the roots
develop evealYssisk .