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The Brussels Post, 1918-4-11, Page 3,,..N4^110e y r..,rN: ,oc.., Y ^n Conducted by PrufeettOr Henry G. Heli The object of this department Is to place at the ser• vice of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged authority on all subJects pertaining to soils and crops. Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, in care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toronto, and answers will appear in this column in the order in which they are received. As space is limited It is advis- able where immediate reply 1s necessary that a stamped and addressed envelope be enclosed with the question, when the answer will bo mailed direct: H.M.S.:-I -would Bite to learn the value of Spring vetch. Cum it be sown with peas and oats, the stone to be cut for hay? flow much freezing will it slant? Answer:- Spring vetch is a rapid growing legume. It yields a heavy quantity of nutritious feed, It can be Gown with peasand oats and makes a valuable addition to such a mixture for hay purposes. It will stand con - Adorable petiod of cool weather. In tact, there are types that pass the whole winter in a dormant state, just like winter wheat. P.R.11.:--}ire have a field which raised a crop of beans this year, it being sod last spring. Owing to the lateness of the beana ripening we were not able to get all sowed to rye. It was well fitted and we got part of it drilled to rye. The seed came from a field that yielded about thirty; bushels per acre; we sowed at the rate i of one and one eighth bushel per acre. We have the seed for the field all cleaned up and in bags. The same; field. several years ago, so the were told by the man who worked it, was put into rye so late that it did not come up until the next spring and: made a fair yield. This field's soil is on the sandy order with conte clay and, is underlaid with subsoil, and in turn' underlaid with a sheet of grovel; it is warm soil, I tan informed of several ira-hntces of rye being put in so late that it did not come up until the neat spring, and doing well, one yielded about thirty bushels per acre. Do you knots of instances of rye being sowed! early in the spring (wittier rye) and' it. yielding successfully? How much, aced would you recommend to sow per; Were in the spring.? How deep would. you drill it? Answer: • I would nut advise sow- ing winter rye for seed in the spring.' Nature seemly ly to have modified the 1 growth of the fall -sown grains so that they seem to require a period of rest; letween the original germination and the produetion of grain -bearing heade,� Yea know it: you plant winter wheat! in the epr eee, it grows low and sends I tap 'very few grain-benriug shouts, They came is tette of winter rye. While l lett-seen fall rye does germinate' tarly ni tae spring and preduceh al geed yield, you must remember that the dormant period of the germinat-I int; seed has hems passed in the soil..i It weuld le. much better to obtain f some print; rye, of which there are two on three gaud varieties. Ontario' t Agricultural C.•ollege has obtained'f good yields from Petkue, Common and c Prolific Spring varieties of spring rye,! A imshel and n half of seed per acre is about the correct amount to sow. It p should be drilled about the depth that winter wheat is sown, that is, ith to 3; inches deep in well prepared soil. In; c order to insure a good stand and give,t your crop a vigorous start, it would,y be well for you to fertilize the spring, ] rye with approximutely 200 to 300'd pounds of fertilizer per acre analyz- h ing 2 to 3 per cent. ammonia and 8 h to 10 per cent, available phosphoric' d acid. This can be drilled in at the time I h I the rye is sown, if the grain drill is equipped with a fertilizer chilling al- tachment. If not, the fertilizer can he broadcasted like lime and worked 1into the soil by thoroughly disking and harrowing. S•(I.;- 1 have a few acres of rather heavy marsh land. Would this grow ' barley successfully? What variety, when anal ]tow touch should be sown for the best results? Is hurley strew as good for feed as oat straw? Is millet good for dairy cows? Answer: -If the marsh land is sev- erely flooded till late in the season, it is questionable whether barley will ! grow successfully upon it. However, , barley will do the hest of any of the small grains on poorly drained soil, because this crop is shallow -rooted. You would do best to get seed of O. A. C. No. 21. barley. You should sow a bushel and a half to the acre seed- ing it as soon as the ground is fairly airy, Barley straw is not as good feed as oat straw but is better than wheat straw. Millet hay is not parti- cularly good hay for daiey stock as it is not rich in protein, However, if the millet has been cut early and mil- let; hny well made, it is all right to feed it once a day. A.B.C.:-I bought eighty acres of level sandy loam last fall which has been somewhat run. I intend to lime this land, and had thought of seeding same to mammoth clover. Would street clover be any surer crop on a light soil? Would it be equally good hay for cattle and horses? IIow does the price of the seed compare with mammoth clover seed and how much should be sown to the acre? Answer: -Sweet clover would be a good crop on your sandy loam soil. It is not a sure u crap than common red, in fact I do not 'seek upon it as so sure a crop. There is a difference of opinion ars to the quality of stay sweet clover makes. Stock do not eat it readily until they are trained to Ilea this roughage, because the sweet clov- er contains an aromatic oil which seems to be distasteful to the stock. However, I know of several farmers who eluint good results from sweet clover hay. You should use from 20 to 25 pounds of skeet clover to the acre. In order to make .sure of the catch of clover I would advise you to fertilize tho soil at the time of seed - ng, using from 200 to 300 pounds of ertilizer analysing 1-2 per cent. am- monia, 8-10 per cent, phosphoric acid o the acre. If you have no drill or ertilizer attachment this fertilizer an be scattered on the ground and tvorited in by harrowing and dishing. A.R.:-What is the best way to pre - are corn ground for oats? Would you plow or disk the field? Answer: -The preparation for your orn ground for oats will depend en- irely on the nature of the soil, If out• soil is naturally•: free and open oam all you will need to do will be to isk it thoroughly. Tf it is a medium eavy clay, on the other hand, you all better plow it five or six inches eep and worst it down by dishing and aerowing. INTERNATIONAL LESSON APRIL 1st, Lesson II,-,1'esus Requires Confes- sion and Loyalty Mark 8. 1 to 9. 1• Golden Text, Mark 8. 34 Terse 27. Into the villages ' of Caesarea Philippi -This was a jour- ney of twenty-five miles and more be- yond the sea of Galilee, into a won- derfu] pati of the Holy Land, on a spur of tho Lebanon Mountains, an impressive landscape in the midst of deep solitude. It gave him opport- unity to be alone with his disciples and to go deeply with them into the MUSKRATS WANTED for Ruts, Cali song Root and nil ;other I raw fors, so years of reliable trading necroses -Union Bk. or Canada N. SILVER 290 tit, Paul Bt. W., Montreal P.Q. j rleyi,�A„i+kl. i Absolutely mired, in ens, torso, any ease, Ito wetter how bad, 22 years of ht cuoss, is our reason for selling CAPITAL HEAVE REMEDY with our moneybaek guarantee. It must cure your horse or your stoney i9 refunded. ,A. ]FULL wl~1~`ws rIaIAL On receipt of no. (stamps or silver) 1 o cover postage and wrappin i•, we avlll sond you a Pill week's trial with full rorxey, xra partletilars and guarantee of satisfaotlon, write now. WEiIigIAI#Y SUPPLY HOUR`, MO CooperStreet, Ottsws, Ont, M „enyvenvernfoaArrozre eustra aff. purpose of his mission. Caesarea Philippi was so called to distinguish it from the Caesarea on the coast, the city north oe Jaffa, whore Paul was imprisoned. It was given the name Philippi in honor of Philip the Tetrarch who had rebuilt it. On the way he asked his disciples -This is the first time that Jesus questions his disciples about himself. Luke tells us that the question was asked when he was alone with the disciples at prayer. It was a solemn crisis in his life, It marks a turning point in his career. Who do men saq that I am (Matthew says, "That the Son of mann is") -His first question is about the opinion of others, The reply indicates how various were the im- pressions. 28. And they told him -In this answer we have the explanation, which common rumor, in his own days, offered of his marvelous works. All ngreed that lie was a wonderful per- sonage, either the Baptist, or Elijah or (Matthew) Jeremiah, but none add that any regarded hien as tln0 ltL 29. But who sayam?. , He will now hear yo that I am 7•-- tlieu• else view. Ile wished to ascertain from them, the special witnesses as they had been of his life and daily words the results of those labors which were now drawing in one sense to a close, before he went on to conmenicato to teeth other and more painful truths." Peter Answer- ed ---All three of the Gospels (Mat- thew, Mark, anis Luke) make Peter the spol.esman, We have no report of what the others may have said, perhaps because of its unimportance compered with the great co rce:don now made by Peter, Thou art the Christ (Mai;thew adds "Son of the living God." Lulte, "of God") - There had been earlier confessions by FOOD production -that is the trig cry ler 1918. Everyone must produce us much as possible -which means every available :quare yard under cultivation, and lie widespread use o1 leennie's seeds. BEANS-Rennie's Stringless Pkt, oz. Green Pod ..:.10 BEET -leennie's Spinach Beet ,....10 .35 CABBAGE-Rennie'n Werldbeater .10 .76 CARROT -Rennie'. Market Garden .10 .40 CORN---Rennie's Golden Bantam_ .10 CUCUMBER --White Wonder-- .10 .30 LETTUCE -Ronnie's Selected Nonpareil .05 .30 .90 M USKM ELON-Deliciotte Cold Lined .10 PARSLEY -Champion eloss,Curled .05 PEAS -Little Marvel .10 Improved Stratagem .10 RADISH -Cooper's Sparkler .05 TOMATO -Bonny Best .10 Early Detroit .10 TURNIP -Golden Ball(Orangejelly).05 LOOK FOR THE STARS );very item In the Rennie 1913 4,1 m' 1 !, Jc rev r. ntn amxce.0.4 v lu. but tlm. in•ms in ,+tar LooPre are simply wonderful. 34' Ile 1.00 2.26 1.20 .25 .90 .40 1.20 .25 .76 .15 .15 .20 .65 .60 1.75 .60 1.75 .25 .75 2.50 lb. G ]Ls, .66 2.50 3.00 3.50 .65 3.00 2.75 3.50 2.25 .45 2.00 .46 2.00 2.20 Prepaid Nut Prepaid 1b. G lbs. lb. 5lbs. ONION SETS -'fellow Sets --Selected. .35 1.70 .26 1.20 FLOWER SEEDS Pkt. Lavender Gem Aster 15 Early Blooming Cosmos -Mixed 10 Giant Yellow luiip Poppy -California 10 New Red Sunflower 25 Rennie's XXX Mammoth Flowering hollyhock -Mixture.... 20 Mastodon Pansy -Mixture 25 Rennie's XXX Select Shirley Mixture -Single 10 When buying from dealers, insist on Rennle's. 1f your dealer hasn't them, we will ship direct. 3 b W est W et a ete es 01 ICs 01 ea e1 st eeee SS M N N M a Greet: translation of the Hebrew wor I"Moshiach" or "anointed one." I the Old Testament a man who wa selected for the great duty of ]ting ship wlas anointed, or was a "mes stab," Even Cyrus the Persian King who, we are told by Tsaiah, was a instrument in God's hands, is called "messiah" or anointed one. Thu there were many "messiahs," but through the prophets the ltnpes a Israel became fastened upon One wh in the conning ages would he the re stoner of his people. To him they di success in the accumulation of the n world's treasures anti emoluments is s dust and ashes compared to high -I achievements in character. -I 37. What should a man give in ex -I ,' change for his life? -That is, after he n has bartered the higher life for the' a lower how can he buy back the lost' s' life. The question answers itself, C'. The wasted life can never be won' f hada. -FERTILIZER PiVis gave the title The Messiah. Wha Peter now confesses is that in Jestf is found The Messiah, the hope of all Israel, the Restorer and Redeemer o 'his people, whose full title as it ap- pears in the Epistles is Lord Jesus t; Better than ever. Write for Bulletin s ONTARIO FERTILIZERS, LiMITED f WEST TORONTO CANADA Christ. ;30. Charged them --.The times were' not ripe fur n public and general de duration of the. Messiahship. Then -,1 too, while the disciples had asserted' their belief in him as the Messiah they, were not competent at this time to iu- etruet and persuade the multitude who had deliberately and even pas- sionately rejected hits, 31. Began to teach them -From I now onward Jesus hes much to say f concerning, his sufferings and death.I He now gives a new direction to his teachings. He note dwells freely upon, his awful future. Son of man -His favorite title for himself. Must suf- fer many things -There is here im- plied a moral necessity in the divine plan. He is to be east aside by of - fide] Judaism, finally put to death, but in three days will rise from the dead. 32. And he spake the saying open- ly -His first turning point was when he left Galilee, because of the anta- gonism of his enemies and the fall - mg away of the people. His second is here at Caesarea Philippi, when his Messiahship is clearly announced and his pathway to the cross declared, Peter took him, and began to rebuke him -Put his hand upon him and would have taken him aside. Peter could not tolerate the thought of a suffering Messiah. Ile was enthustastic for Messiah's triumph, but not for Messiah's cross. Matthew gives the words of Peter: "Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall never be unto thee.' 33. Get theo behind me, Setae --- Mark gives the very attitude of Jesus -"Turning about, and seeing his die- iples," Jesus uses the very words o had used toward the Tempter in the wilderness, for Peter's protesta- ion tended to veer the Masted from appointed path of sacrifice. The things of men --This meant the hu - an conception of a triumphant Dries - ]ah. There now follows Jesus' teaching hat self-denial is the condition of dis- ipleship and the secret of gaining the rue life. 34. Called unto him the multitude with his disciples -Even here, in hese heathen tragions, there were not wanting spectators, He now calls 11 to him and speaks the larger amines of Iife suited to them all, alae up his cross -We have 110 ro- od that Jesus had previously sitoken his disciples of the cross, though t must have been implied in several tstancos, A Roman punishment, it ust have long been the symbci of ex- reme suffering. 35. Whosoever would save his life hall lose its --This sounds aradoxicel. (here is the lower life and the higher re, IIs who would save his higher fe must deny the lower. He who mild gain the world of things--• honey, position, power, grntifientioe f r rt -w]ll lose or forfeit the higher ifc r�i the spirih. 3n What doth it profit n. nu1n, to niu the whole world and forfeit his life ?- "-Mere Net and ambition for r m c to i it m t 11 1i ry i1 n 1 g the diecittles as "The Son of Cod" and "The Holy Ono of God," and Peter recognized ,Testis as the Messiah wharf he first followed him (john 1.1 47.1, but tide confession is now mado ' by Peter in answer to the Master's own question and in the nest exirlicit terms. Christ or "Christos" is a . _. Cs„zdua [tad er Pietet%fefeeee lues -e -e-,,..:-- "`" 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 meane of Identification, but full name and address must be given in each letter. Write on one side of paper only. Answe:•s, will be malted direct if stamped and addressed envelope le enclosed, Addrese all correspondence for this department to Mrs. Helen Law, 285 Woodbine Ave„ Toronto. Mabel: Now that everyonm is Leh- tieg, a knitting set would be a useful tend pretty gift. Purchase a yard and a half of some delicate and fast-color.- 1ed cretonne, (•Tose part of this ehape ' a (dainty bag with cretonne ha:edle,e. featherstitch a hem around the edge. Ile, not make the mistake of making the bag too small, as it is always het - ler to have room to spare than that tie's work be crowded. from the rest of the cretonne, shape a dainty little apron with a pocket :crass the entire lower half of the front. Make a band of ribbon or of ribbon revered elastic. Fold the apron and put inside of the bag, then when the busy knitter works, the apron will always be at hand to slip on and to hold the hall of yarn and anything else needed. Perplexed: -Color stains from per spiration are very difficult to restore.'' The perspiration from under the arms is alkaline, but that from the; treat of the body acid. To counter- act the action of the acid apply a; weak solution of ammonia to the. stains, malting it a little stronger if:. this is not effective. If this is not; satisfactory there is nothing to do, I' am afraid, but have the dress dyed.: To take out the varnish stains rub with a solution of one part chloro- form, one part alcohol and one part' benzine. A druggist will prepare! this for you. 2, To remove wax from' cloth, hold a red-hot iron within an inch or two of some blotting paper laid on the cloth over the marks. 8.1 38. Whosoever shall he ashamed of me and of my words -He is supreme In our lives beyond tiny human teach- er. Devotion to him is the first of hu- man duties. Loyalty to Christ is here brought to a final test. When he cometh --To disown Christ now is to be disowned by him in Lhe great consummation when the kingdom of. God shall be established in ite final completeness and glory, C'mntparo, :Hatt. 10. a3; Luke 12. 9, ,e 1' renovate },tack hu.e, wash it in strong• vinegar and wafer, rinse it in coffee, and iron while damp with a piece of flannel laid over it. 4. To , polish grained wood, mase a flannel in a little linseed oil, rub the wood well, then pulish with a dry, soft cloth. G. The, creaking of a doer may l e stops ped by tubbing the hinges with a Piece Of soap. This does not spoil the leek of the paint as when oil is used. tiles. R. E. Se -Here is the recipe for steamed brown breed that you ask for: Ono eup standard flour, two cups graham flour, two cups cornmeal,' ' one teaspoon salt, one teaspoon bak- ing powder, one cup molasses, three-'. quarters cup milia, three-quarters cup' water. Sift airy ingredients. Add molasses and milk and water. Beat thoroughly. Put into a well greased' mould and steam• for three or four, hours. To make fish soup proceed as follows: Put the bone., in a pan just covered with water and stew gently for. some hours. Strain the etoek and put it back into the sauce-. pan. Cut up a large onion, a large' carrot and a large turnip or a par- snip and put all into the fish stock' with some pepper, salt, and chopped parsley. Cook until the vegetables' are tender, then rub through a sieve' back into the stock. Add the same quantity of. milk as there is fish stock and add the thinly peeled rind of a lemon. Bring almost to a boil, but not quite, or the soup will curdle, and pour into the tureen over some boiled putatoes or. boiled rice. Small heavy heads or cabbage are generally the best. Machinery never hat the letekn he.! Let it do all the oda' ,!elle pessiole: Danger in the Grass. A patch of ground grown up to graes or weeds may look harmless, but an unextinguished match, cigar or cigarette stub carelessly thrown aside, or children playing wieh matches in the vacant area may lead to disastrous results. Fire will run very rapidly in this dry material, and surruunding wooden fences or build- ings may easily beeome ignited. i t !I Callus, uzaleas, spirac•as, etc., now t require more water. tri GOAL O GAOL?• g� r� nY .. '+'.h .. .Y.'" .. .F.' ... h.�Yy t..�. um:�r i?•,1'!i A loatik of disappointment spread over the lave of Jos<>ph hlarvilt tis `hit eamo borne- from week one evening anis found his doe William there al- ready. Ile knee, that a could mean only one thing: William had left his position again. "Quit work again, William?" he said, trying to be casual. "Yea," replied the boy, "I chuck- ed my job at neon. I'tn not going to work fur a slave driver like ,Nelson any lunger." "How many jobs have you had in the six x months since you left (nigh school, William?" asked the father. :iThas is the fourth," said the boy wteomi'urtably, "A1ud in every case you threw up the position, didn't you?" his father asked. "I guess so," replied the boy sulkily. "That's better than having been dis- charged four times. But I must say I'm beginning to feel pretty anxious about you, my buy. It doesn't speak ver • well ell for your success to have you able to stay no longer than an average of six weeks in a position." "Olt, I know what you're euming to," said the boy, "the old story of the rolling stone. I've heard it till I'm sink of it. You seem to forget the other saying that 'a sitting hen never gets fat" TI+'"o's something to be said on both sides." "Yes, I kW) u sitting hen never gets fat. But she sticks to her task long enough to hatch out something to repay for getting thin. If you stick to nothing, nothing will stick to you. What I'm worried about is the effect such a course is going to have upon you. Every position must either be a goal or a gaol. There's no alternative. You must either look on your job as a means toward reaching some goal beynnd the job itself or else it's go- ing to be a prison." Yes, but what goal teas there to- ward which any of those jobs was leading?" asked William. "I don't know," replied the father, "and it isn't essential to the point I'm trying to make. The chances are, however, that out of four jobs one would have led somewhere if you had stuck to it. But the question is al- together one of how you take your work. I remember two horses we used to work on a treadmill for saw - ng wood when I was a boy. One of hent took his work in a sulky mood. ie fretted and chafed, and by the ince he was through with a week's work on the mill was as thin as a rail. The other eiways had an expectant oak in his eyes, as much as to say hat if he kept on he'd get somewhere ometime. Anyway, he tool; his task aatiently, and coesequentiy he didn't ire, like the first horse, and he kept his flesh." "Yes, but neither one of them got nyw•here, fret or no fret," said the ay. Granted," replied the father, `'but but doesn't alter the situation as it oncerns you. The principal consid- ration about a position is not what ou make of it, although that is im- ortant, but what it makes of you, olio of us knows whether his job is oing to lead to anything, but. as a atter of policy we must treat it as f it were going to. If ,you act as if weren't leading you anywhere, then ou will treat it so that it never can ad you anywhere. It's goal or aol, as I said a moment ago. You an't get round it, and the sooner you ce it the better." seet' e d♦ ; a ^c4 K- 1.•- ette„ y J g , m i it • lei l AIA% GAtGAxY • ICING9Mx.!/; _..-.•P-, r-�--.-..�.-•�•^�v'N'' llCNy.ri ii//mm"00 I.t.A-..--.. (J i :I2)R the war against hunger as well as for the spear againgt t, the Hun. For every Canadian fighting overseas, at least two on farms at home are serving none the less effectively because they gear neither uniforms nor marls of rank or valour. Long and strenuous days are theirs, without leave or furlough ! a steady drive through the daylight hours to keep the work abreast of the season, and save the crops so sorely needed to feed our fighting hien. Only those who spend such days can realize how good it feels to have a "wash- up" and a clean Gillette shave at night - or how it fits a man to enjoy the evening's rest or pleasure of the trip to town. The busier you are going to be this STANDARD MOO summer, the more you'Il need a Gillette Safety Razor, with its clean, comfortable, five-minute shave. ,And the Metter you know and like good tools, the more you'll appreciate the simple mechanical perfec- tion that gives the Gillette such a lead over every other razor. The Gillette Safety Razor is trade in several different styles, civilian and military. Choose one of the former for yourself and delight some soldier friend with a new Military Set. Your dealer can supply you at ($5.00 up. Gillette Satiety Co., of Canada, Limited Office and Factory; GILLETTE. BLDG'., MONTREAL. 310 BULL DOC 4$,o0 �rn� tettnaatenes es g fa City Boys as Farmers. In every rural community there will be city boys helping with the farm work this coming summer. They are enlisting by the hundreds and thousands to go out and work for such farmers as are willing to teach them something about the great business i agriculture. I wonder how our boys and girls from the country are going to greet these strangers? This seems to the writer to be some- thing that our young people in the country can look forward to. They have the chance to make these bays from the city welcome, Therm are many things in the eonuta y 111,1 he strange to then;. Instead of laugh- ing at their mistakes it will be touch better to do all you can to help them to become acquainted with farm ways and practices. The meeting should be looked for- ward to for anotter reason, and that is, that these city boys are going to bring something to the country. Most of them are high school students and ere from relined families. They have lived under. quite different surround- ings and have seen and experienced many things that country young peo- ple might know with profit, The intercourse between town and country yoneg folks should bet mutual- ly beneficial Let us give theme Soldiers of the Soil" it warm web - come, and matte them fee:( at: home in their new surroundings. Let ea !establish al the outset an atmosphere of cordial gotalWill. Thoy have touch to barn .From us, and we hate tench f e learnt from them, Some farmers who have shirked ',tutor, eggs and prodnec eirect, to un- hnawit consumers in elan , Ianve had a hard time collecting their money, The .safe ]Mile is to give no stranger all order for anything until 'hc.'offer has boon fully inreytigateo; and never to sign your atone to anytt+#ug fop a matt you dN not know,