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The Exeter Advocate, 1917-4-19, Page 6tree stE @`di inti • pir'� 1 (tato rr ": ` i� , IIiY'• iia _� +.✓' Conducted by Professor Henry G. Bell, The object of this department is to place at then service of our farm readers the advice of an acknowl. edged authority on all subjects pertaining to 8011.2 and crops, . Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, In care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, To- ronto, andanswers will. appear in this column In the order in which they are received. As space Is Ilmiteel Itis advisable where immediate reply is necessary that a stamped and addressed envelope be enclosed with the question, when the answer will be mailod direct. Question_F::A, B.:, --Can you tell me the cause of scabby potatoes and how to treat ground sous to prevent potatoes from becoming scabby? My potatoes seem to grow fairly well, but are always very scabby. Answer: -Scab on potatoes is a dis- -='ease caused by a parasitic fungus. When once it gets into the soil it re- mains there for some time. Potatoes. should be grown in a rotation and should be kept off soil known to be in- fected with scab. It is not advisable to use wood ashes or lime on ground to be put to potatoes, as they make conditions right for the development of the scab. Fresh manure tends to produce suitable conditions for growth of scab. If potatoes are planted on clean ground and treated with either -form- alin or corrosive sublimate at a cost of $1.00 to $1.50 per acre, no scabby potatoes will be present. The formalin treatment may be used, but we prefer the corrosive sublimate treatment, since it controls a number of other diseases besides scab. It is as fol- lows: Dissolve four ounces of corro- sive sublimate (purchased at any drug store) in 30 gallons of water. Soak the seed potatoes one and one-half hours before cutting. It is advisable to dissolve the corrosive sublimate in one or two gallons water and add suf- ficient to make up 30 gallons. This had best be done two weeks before planting and before lotatoes sprout. The mixture can be used but four times, after which it should be thrown away, and a new lot made up. It should be prepared in wooden vessels. It destroys iron or tin, Since it is a deadly poison it should be kept away from stock and children; Do not feed any left -over potatoes that have been treated. Question -E. L, M.: -How much corn for silage should be sown to the acre, and how far apart should the rows be? Will corn in drills produce more silage to the acre than if sown in hills? Which is considered the best method. of seeding? Has the corn planter any decided ad- vantage over the ordinary seeder? Answer: -The rate of planting corn for ensilage depends largely on the fertility of the soil. Plant closer on rich than on poor soil. The rows should be planted at whatever distance is convenient for cultivation, usually not closer than 36 inches.. Corn can be planted closer for ensilage than if desiring for husking. If the ground is fairly rich, drop the seed from 8 to 10 inches apart in rows. If much corn is desired in the ensilage, it should be planted farther apart than if forage is the main consideration. More !ensilage will be produced in drills than in hills. Unless the ground is likely to be extremely weedy, we would ad- vise drilling for ensilage. The ordinary corn drill is the best machine to .use for seeding, especial- ly when the corn drilled. I am not quite certain Just what is meant by "the ordinary seeder," but if a "job" or hand planter is meant, one import- ant advantage the drill has is that the corn can all be planted at a uniform depth. ow re SyY. HOW TO SET A HEN. As the time approaches for the hen to become broody or set, if care is'tak- en to look into the nest it will be seen that there are a few soft, dbwny feathers being left there by the hen; also the hen stays longer on the nest when laying at, this time, and on be- ing approached will quite likely re- main on the nest, making a clucking noise,.ruffling her feathers and peck- ing at the intruder. When it is noted that a hen sits on the nest -from two to three nights in succession, and that. most of the feathers are gone from her breast, which should feel hot to the hand, she is ready to be transfer- red to a nest which had been prepared for her 'beforehand. The' normal. temperature of a hen is from 106 to 107 degrees. F., which varies sliehtly. during -incubation. Dust +°.', oroughly with insect aider, and in applying the powder Y hold the hen by the feet, the head down, working the power well into the feathers, giving special attention. to regions around the vent and under the wings The powder should also be sprinkled in the nest. The nest should be in some quiet, Farmers who intelligently feed and care for their pregnant sows, so as not to overload them with fat, Lut instead give them feeds for the development of bone and muscle, are on the right road toward the production of strong, healthy litters. • Theirpreprredness programme, however, does not end here. Two weeks before farrowing, the sow should be put into a'farrowing pen so that she will become acquainted and contented in her new quarters The farrowing pen should be dry and free. from drafts. Provide the pen with a guard rail made of 2 x 4 inch planks set eight inches from the '.wall and eight inches from the f�ofii c' o even the sov,feels' ensiling the pigs against the wall. Use only a small quantity of bedding; leaves or straw are preferable. See that the sow has plenty of fresh water. It pays to keep the sow quiet. As- sistance at the time of farrowing should be est hand if needed, but the sow need not behelped if she, is get- ting along well. In cold weather put the newly born, pigs in a well warmed basket, and after farrowing is over out of the way place, where the set-, the pigs should be placed with the sow, tinghen will not be disturbed. Move care being taken that each one gets to her fromthe regular laying nest at a teat, When the afterbirth is night and handle her carefully in do- ing so. Put a china egg or two in the nest where she is to set, and place a board over the opening so that she thin slop for the first day. The feed - cannot tier off. Toward the evening ing for the first three or four days of the second day quietly go in where should be light, and the time consumed she is setting, leave some feed and in getting the sow on full feed should be from a week to ten days, depending on the condition of the sow and the size and thrift of the litter. It takes she return to the nest after feeding plenty of sow's milk to make healthy remove the chintz egg or eggs- and put growing pigs. If the pigs begin to under those that are to be incubated. scour, feed the sow "less and, give her If the nests are slightly darkened the plenty of strong lime -water. hens are Iess likely to become restless. It is ver necessary that the little At hatching time they should be con- y fined and not disturbed until the hatch pigs have that catyof exercise and all the is completed, unless they become rest - not cn be given them. Do less, when it may be best to remove not allow the pigs to run out.: during a cold rain: If possible, provide green In the chicks that are hatched first. feed or roots. ` Thesekeepthe sow cool weather it is best not tout more e healthy and cheapen the ration En- than ten eggs under 'a hen, while later a the " pigs to eat'grain after in the spring one can put twelve or courage p g fifteen, according to the size of the they are three or foto weeks ld. hen, Build -a creep for them so they : can n "the Advanta of keeping feed alone. At this age feed for bone Among advantages p g passed, it should be removed from the After farrowing the sow should have nothing but water and a little water, remove the board from the front or top of the nest and Id the hen come off when she is ready. Should pure bred fowls as compared with and muscle. Give them all the .skim - mon rels are: better results in breed- milk you can. If skim -mills is not gavailable, give them some meal and ing; more oppor.'tunities to dispose of r ctrl et high prices; eel plenty of pasture in season. In, about eggs fo s ti 8 P , f rmity i the e and a better a t eight, or ten weeks the pigs will have o y o of flock, I practically weaned themselves, pearanes the flock: Sunlight, ventilation, fresh air; these are the prune essentials to sue For young chicks provide lots of cess with incubabor-hatchet} chicks, ht andWwarm air- a south exposure, light,. p , Fowls may survive for a generation or and light, dry soil for scratching. The two without full provision for all this, pens or brooders must be roomy and but they gradually lose: vitality and t et B die ofl' built so that sunlight will g in, y Cleaning these often,' : chicks are not eventually,g Chicks should not be fed before 24 liable to offer from lice and ether. ver- hatchin r 5 hourse have elapsed after l' niin. fine "sand should be available a but s One. of the chief causes of trail -l' sown a:, passrlrle: This helps discs tion, with chicks is overfeeding Over- feeding can be noticed at once, for the chicks will lie down a largo part of the time: A healthy chick will al- ways eciiarrible into the thick of the crowd when food.. is offered. The remains of the yolks in the newly -hatched chick will keep the bird alive without other food for over two days. • North Or tun a d ' s Rennie's Prize Swede Turnip, for table or stock . , ,4 ozs. 20c, Ib, 65c Rennie's Derby Swede Turnip, biggest cropper 4 ozs, 20c, lb. 70c Perfection Mammoth Red Mange!; for stock .... . .. . . . . .4 ozs. 15c, 1/2 Ib, 25c, Ib, 45c, Yellow Leviathan Mange', good keeper, ..4 ozs, 15c, 1/2 Ib, 25c, Ib, 45c Rennie's Jumbo Sugar Beet, for feeding ,.:.,..,..:,..,.,,,.4 ozs, 15c A !b. 26c, Ib: 45c, Improved Early Ohio Seed Potatoes Peck $1,00, bus, $3.50 High Grade Longfellow Yellow Flint Seed Corn...Peck 85c, bus, $3.25 High Grade Compton's Early Yellow Flint Seed Corn Bus, $3,25 High Grade White Cap Yellow Dent Seed Corn.. , , Peck 75c, bus. $2,75 High Grade Wisconsin No. 7 Whlte Dent Seed Corn Peck 75c, bus, $2.85. Select Yellow Dutch Onion' Setts n.lb, 35c, 5 lbs. $1.70 English Multiplier Potato Onion Setts Ib. 30c, 5 lbs. $1.40 Gold Medal Gladioli Bulbs (no two alike) 10 for 85c, 100 for $6,00 Rennie'a Mammoth Squash, specimens 403 lb, weight Pkg. 25c XXX Scarlet Round White Tip Radish ....Pkg. 10c, oz. 20c, 4 ozs. 50c XXX Melting Marrow Table Peas (dwarf) 4 ozs. 150, Ib. 40c, 5 lbs. $1,90, Round Pod Kidney`' Bush Butter Beans. ,4 ozs. 15c, Ib. 55c, 5 lbs. $2,40 Pkg. 5c, oz. 15c, .4 ozs. 40c ,Pkg. 10c, Ib. 40c,, 5 lbs. $1.90 .Pkg. 10c, oz. 20c, 4 ozs. 50c lbs. each). . Pkg. 10c, oz. 30c ..Pkg. 100, oz, 25c, 4 ozs; 75c Pkg. 5c, oz. 20rr,, Cool and Crisp Table Cucamber XXX Early Table Sugar Corn (very fine) Rennie's Fireball Round. Table Beet .., XXX Early Summer Cabbage (heads 12 Rennie's Market Garden Table Carrot .. Early Yellow Danvers Onion, black seed 4 ozs, 60c, Ib. $1,90, Seed Corn and Potato Prices do freight charger. NOT include "Pakro" Seedtape. "You plant it by the yard." 2 pkts. for 25c. Ask for descriptive list: Rennie's Seed Annual Free to All Order through -your LOCAL DEALER or direct from RENNIE'S SEEDSRENN!IE Co., Liroited King and Mai'l'er Sts., Toronto Also at. MONTREAL WINNIPEG VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL LESSON APRIL 22. Lesson IV. Jesus. Anointed at Beth- any -John 12. 1-11. Golden Text -Mark 14. 8. Verse 1. Six days -Counting Pass- over and the day of the journey: we should say "five." It was Sunday - that is, Saturday evening -when he arrived, and sat down to the evening meal. Bethany -Mark 14, 3 suggests 8. Poverty is therefore inevitable that he did not stay in Martha's house: like war -and will be while tl'ee world the little .party was at "Simon, the lasts) So some wise `yolk, argue Leper's" -no doubt one of the Lrlyds. from_th,5.-pAla. iage:. "yv,,rg'L hp got out of the Bible if one :Las a mind to try! But a little common sense is not a bad qualification for an inter- preter. tering, dragged him down, and this verse shows what he lias come to, Box (margin): The word occur, often in vernacular texts accessible since the. Revised Version was . published: it. means abox for holding small articles. Took away -Beyond question the right rendering. 7. Suffer her -Translate . `(as the same word in Mark. 14. 6),' "Let her alone; : let her ke' .p it" The phrase in John is a condensation of words which Mark gives more fully. It would be better understood if we plac- ed it after Mary had just begun, sup- posing the protest to have started as soon as she broke off the neck of the hermetically sealed flask: Both Mark and John make it clean that this is. "the day of preparation for burial" (so read), The margin, and the read- ing adopted in the American Version are alike impossible expedients to cut the knot. e ate£ ne tied- -111 > her hint that he did not stay there may per- haps be erhaps'be seen in Mark 11. 12: imagine Martha letting him go away hungry in the morning! The reason would be 9." This account of the common that his enemies would know where to people's coming prepares the way for seize him, and he meant they should the Triumphal Entry. •The writer not do it till the eve of the Feast: sees its significance in their detach - 2, Martha served It was Martha's ment from the Jews, which precipi- way of working out a love as deep as tates action on the part of the a;armed Mary's and the best way, until Jesus hierarchyp himself expressed his own preference 10. Chief Priests - Read High (Luke 10. 42). Priests: it is the sameword in the 3. Mary -Mark does not -identify plural. There were: several ex -High the women: it is suggestive that he Priests living, whose deposition by the records the words that make her deed Romans did not make them any less immortal (Mark. 14. 9) and then omits high priests in Jewish eyes. And there the name! John has one or two traits were priests' of the families from of the story, about a woman (also un-. which the High Priest was always named) who was a sinner: an entirely taken. Took counsel -We know no - unfounded Latin . tradition made her thing of the :results: they may well Mary of Magdala. Pure nard-the have succeeded. adjective, like, liquid (margin), is a: mere guess and, neither is convincing,' though the margin is less unlikely. i The Greek is pistic, which may be a. local name, from the place where this • perfume was made.. Feet -Mark says head: this conies from Luke '7. 38.! An ingenious but improbableconjecture brings all three together and makes!: Another important feature in favor Mary of Bethany the woman whop "loved much" because she had been of the milking machine says star- "forgiven greatly." The Evangelists, respondent of The Nor' -West Farmer, concerned with more important mat- is that when one comes from the field, ters, do not satisfy our curiosity: why, tired and hot, it is easy and cool to let the Synoptists name neither woman the machine do the work, as compared we cannot tell. i with sitting down among a bunch of 4. Judas -Mark only tells us that cows. "some" said this, and at the end of the „ e episode that Judas went to the high' I raise all my cows and make it a priests with hisinfamous offer. The rule never to buy any. It a lesson suggestion is that the loss of this e c- ` I hage had to learn." -, Thus spoke a cellent opportunity finally decided the keeper of a large dairy. He voiced Wretch. 'How easily he could have the feelings of many who keep cows persuaded Mary that th.e Lord would for profit, and the practise has more prefer, to have the money given to the than sentiment in it. If the calves poor! Then he could have gone sway with' nearly three times as much as and young stock are not kept growing, the high ;priests' ° thirty shekels! De -With , plenty of good food, up to the liver him up (margin) -Only once time of becoming cows, they lose, and (Luke li. 16) is the word traitor used. it tells upon their quality in the dairy The other is perfectly neutral: it i$ throughout their milking life. Many the verb used in Gala 2. 20 and makes mete who breed hi h -class stock and. usAhink /taro of. the Divine purpose - - than n of the black deed that was over- raise their .elves, :lose eight of this very' important truth, and fail to ruled to :fulfil it, secure the mature animals that the 5, Three hundred shillrn s-'1he breeding ought to produce.: Roman denai:itis (Mark 12,.'15) Kindness is a first essential Let Estimated by the size of the silver coin, the asst would total wou d be the buyer of a wild, panicky heifer lose some fifty dollars: no time in courting and wimring her 6. h This light on Judas's character "is attention ,and affection. Then when y given tis only here, Startii:.g like the the young cow has milk she will be rest with a vehement conviction that ready for milking., She should at this the Master was the destined King of time r,eceive`'Much 'caressing ancl'pet- Israel, Judas imperceptibly came to ting', and be made to feel that she is of oonsequcn -. Upon sitting down' Go g. c� fewtimes-do not b cpm her he Vet .e t ,S' 4 c7 milking suddenly and harshly, but slowly, waiting foe her to become ae» cu'stoznerl to it. oU e C'ma c ed hy" i b%) Yc2 tin i2zccr Mothers and "daughters of all ages are cordially Invited to write to this department, Initials only will be published with,. -each question and its answer as a means of identification,.. but full name and address must be elven In each letter, Write on one side of paper only. Answers will be Mailed direct if stamped and addressed envelope Is enclosed, Address all correspondence for this department to Mrs, Helen Law, 75 Castle Er.;nk Read, Toronto, R. S. A.:-1. Probably the best vine to plant at a brick' wall is Boston ivy. For a wooden wall the old-fashioned Virginia' creeper is excellent, also Japanese Kudzu vine, and Trumpet vine; The last named has gorgeous orange and red flowers. For the verandah, there is nothing lovelier. than the wisteria. Puy one plant each of the blue and the white and train them to intermingle. They bloom profusely in June. Another splendid flowering vine is the clematis jackmanii, bearing large purple flow- ers in Julys The Japanese clematis has a small white flower and blooms in September. The climbing honey- suckle blooming in July, and the Dutchman's pipe make a good shade. 2, For a hardy white rose choose Frau Ifarl Druschki for crimson, Al- fred Colomb; for yellow, Persian yel- low; for pink, Mrs. John Laing, 3, Shrubs which bloom very early _ are forsythia or golden bell, and the flow- ering aln}ond of which there are three varieties, red, pink, and white, The althea has a late season, from July to October, and is a handsome compact shrub attaining eight feet, and comes in four varieties of double flowers, blue, pink, red and'"white, B. E.:-1. To preserve your spools of sewing silk, niake a box two by four by tele inches, making the top serve as a 'lid. Cover with cretonne or linen. In each end make two grooves, two inches apart, and insert sticks slightly smaller than the inside of a spool. On these arrange your left -over spools of i sewing silk, and whenever a special color is needed you can find it very easily on your spool put that earthly kingdom first, while they put him' first with growing `per- •'sonal'devotiori. Hence he iniw what theynever saw, that the earthly icing- dont was not corning and the discovery wreeked him, Worldliness, thu;t en- file. 2. Have you tried giving each child a little plot of ground for a garden? Most children teke delight in growing flowers and vegetables; it is a health -giving occupation, and 'is:high- ly recommended as teaching thrift to boys and girls, to say nothing of patriotism in times 'like these. Of course, they will neei oversight and encouragement,ancl it might be well to offer a prize for the best kept garden, Allow the children to take turns in supplying flowers for the house vases and vegetables for the dinner -table, G. W.: -In "Comedies for Young Folk," there is a play entitled "The Beresford Benevolent Society," kne r..nged for seven girls and one, boy„ which might suit you, "How the story Grew," for eight girls, and also "Aunt Deborah's Fuss Luncheon," for seven girls, would probably answer your purpose. C. C. Me -1. A wedding veil may 135 composed of tulle, of net, or of lace. 2. The bride's relatives occupy pews on the left side and those of the bride- groom on the right side of the central aisle, 3. If your daughter wishes to invite her Sunday school class, why not utilize, them as iiower girls? There will be plenty of wild flowers to be had, which they could carry in fancy baskets:. In that case they should lead the procession, followed by the ushers, then the bridesmaids, and the maid -of -honor, and lastly the bride with her father. When leaving the church, the flower girls walks first, followed by the bride and bridegroom, then the hese man with, the maid -of - honor, and the ushers and brides- maids. Bone spavin is generally, indicated by well -marked lameness for a few steps or further, then going sound un- til again allowed to stand, a bony en- largement on the front, inside and out- side part of, hock. Rest, blister with 2 drams each of biniodide of mercury and cantharides mixed with, 2 oz, vaseline, repeat in about 2 weeks. If this fails to cure have joint fired and blistered. The tractor fits in with the ..spring, work in a way that is hard for the horses to do. The horses have spent the winter in comparative idleness and are not in condition to go out and do the hardest kind of work. They will ti},,e, while the machine will not. More horse power is :necessary for the use of larger machinery, which in turn does farm work more thoroughly and at a lower cost peer acre or, per ton of crop. More 'horses, heavier horses and horses in better condition all through the worldng season will lower production cost. Prepare the sehni ' horses in the early spring rxng for a hard summer's work by regularly exercis- ing andgradually increasing to neavier work. THE SOUL'S "i WILL." •it d'.. a se:. M n:a s In erial, Able if He Wishes, With The'� Gospel Au..�.,sr. s. � P the Aid of Divine Grace, To Choose The Better Way. "I will arise and go to my father." Luke xv., 18. The emphasis in this sermon is placed on the first two words of the text: -"I will." • The soul's determined'. and resolute "I will" is the strongest force in this universe' outside of God. The works of„,man on this planet bear abundant witness to the compelling power of the soul's determination, The mighty pyramids, the great cathedrals, the mightier works of modern times con- structed with the aid of steam and electricity, the massive ,trip-haminers of the steel mills, the giant steam •aha 1 ' C shovels of the Panama , the monster oceangoing steamships, the towering skyscrapers, all bear elo- quent witness to the mighty power of the human will over the material world -man's puny strength multipli- ed a thousandfold by modern inven- tions. The soul has power likewise over theb ody. There are secret reservoirs of being unknown and unsuspected, below the level of consciousness, re- sident in the individual.' So speaks the new psychology of the day. Latent Energy ,of The Soul. By these dormant powers of the soul the wonders of. Christianity are wrought. By the same psychical power, in conjunction with the wise use of drugs and medicants, the mod- ern,. physician heals. In the great earthquake at San Francisco numer. our persons bedridden for years walked forth ' from crumbling build- ings to sa"fety under the impulse of the new energies of the soul aroused by the earthquake's alarm. If. stubborn Nature, unmanageable matter becomes obedient to the will, if the physical body to a Luger ex- tent than we realize is plastic in the hands of the soul, how much mere is the spirit of man responsive 'to the slightest influence? This view of things is in line with., the spiritual message of Christianity, supplement- ed and reinforced by the power of Go5 l.. "I can do all things," said St. Paul,"throughi o ugh Christ, who stiengthh - cnSehkneey" side, hoevevo:l•, with these tendencies which make :foe the- soul's exaltation are outer; tendencies in our modern life which rotted bind and ority.le it and explain away its auth shackp ',, One of these tendencies is philo- sophy, which now, as always, seems never to find ungrudging philosophical foundation for a true doctrine of the fi:eedom of the will, never seems toy give due weight to the instinLts and motives upon which common human - : acts. Science, too, loathds its reinfcrcemea:t to the fatalism the day, though tele brutal statements of half a century ago are being revised to -day in the growing light of the new psychology. All Things Possible With God. Much of the sociology and economics h of rile day adds its emphasis with its prattle that nothing matters but en- vironment, Don't blame_ the drunk- ard, men say, for his evil condition, his Loss of position, reputation: and • money. Blaine the 'saloon -keeper! Blame society thatpermittedthe sale of so Powerful an agent of destruc- tion! So with the murderer, even! Don't be too hard, juror., on the pian before you! Consider his bringing up,. his parents. He sees "red." No man in his senses could take the life of an- other. And thieves likewise, ranging from the highest all the way down the line to people who adulterate our food, poison the milk the babies must drink, i, dilute the drugs the sick depend on, makers of shoddy goods, sellers of ehort weights; don't blame them; they, pimply follow the general practice of business; as though the trail of the waving graur of the wheat field to the loaf upon the table nece5.ata1y in- volved dishonesty, ace ;laeration, thiev- ing and, graft! The result of all this 1: fatalism, ti blurring of the instinct` of res? pnsibil- ity, a negation in practical life of the soul's power to mule. How differently if; hisp ut: on the pages of the New Testament: ;Pity for, the sinner, condemnation for the sin; the message of :forgiveness and free- dom . No fatalism here; all things; possible the ower of Goc "t. h.:. "I' p p ] e help. will anise and go to my father," said the prodigal, acid !re arose and went. The Gospei edchresees'man es imperial, free able if he wishes with the divine' Sower to help, to choose the•, better ' 1 p, Way. --Rev. 1)e Witt Lincoln l:'elto.n, .1, t�4