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CONDUCTED BY PROF. HENRY 0. BELL
The object of this department Is to N1coe at the set,
tate of our farm readers the advise of an acknowledged
authority on all aubJdcts pertaining to sails and crops.
Addreaa all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell,' 1n
care of Tho Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toren,.
to, and answers will appear In this column In the order
in which they aro received, When writing kindly mon.
tion this paper. As apace is limited It is advisable where
Immediate reply Is necessary that a stamped and ad-
dressed envelope bo enclosed with the question, when
►ham answer will be mailed direct
Help the Meadows and Pastures.
Grass Iands are usually the last to
be considered, yet they represent one
of the greatest investments on On-
tario farms. Out of the twelve and
a has million acres of farm crops in
edly the increased yield would have
been two or three times that realized
—,in fact, the report on the examina-
tion of the plots on August llth says:
"With further regard to improve-
ment, I might state that the plots re -
Ontario, over seven million are given ceiving 400 to 000 lbs, per acre are
up to hay and pasture. The province
is filling rapidly. New land must be
brought under cultivation and relative-
ly less area can be left in hay and
pasture. For this reason the hay
fields and the pastures must produce
more grass, and for another reason, there will be a great hang -over effect
and that is that land values are con- of the fertilizers which were applied
tinually rising and larger yields will late to .the meadow this year.
alone keep up the interest return on The big point of the demonstration
•
showing a remarkably strong growth
of after -grass; in feet you can tell to
an inch where the fertilizer has been
applied by looking at the after -grass."
Mr. Andrews is going to carefully
cbserve the plots next spring, because
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IA NEW
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illus-
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public, the nominal charge of lie being made merely to cover cost
or printing and mailing,
All phases of chicken -raising .aro discussod, emphasis( being laid
upon the development of winter-iaytng strains of the morn popular l'
commercial breeds. The book should be of timely service to all who
keep chickens, and should influence the development of the Canadian �
poultry induetry, which has assumed a remarkable growth within the
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THE BURSAR, MACDONALD COLLEQE, QUE.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
DECEMBER 12TH.
What the Kingdom of Heaven is Like
—St. Matthew 13: 44-58. Golden
Text—Rom. 14: 17.
44, Like Unto a Treasure. The
East was then, and still is, the home
rs that it shows that under average
rnve:,tncrnis, of hidden treasure. In time of war
Compared with other .:cops, hay is
Western Ontario conditions, fertilizers 1 people concealed their little store as
a good price and seems destined to are capable of increasing the yield of i best they could, often 'burying it in
remain so tit!: year. For those who hay enormously as well as improving the earth that it (night not fall into
the enemy's hands. The tide of war
swept over and carried them away
never to return. The treasure re-
mained. One can imagine the eager -
have received good yields this is for- the pastures.
tunatc and equally unfortunate for Some rather definite studies have
those with small yields. Practically' been made by both English and Amor-
he}one fir thegrass teen institutions as regards the effect
lands this fall has been accomplished, of fertilizers upon the soleal nature nese and passion with which men
but great possibilities await the open- of growth after fertilizers have been sought or dug for it, when they had
applied. In an extensive experiment an hint or notion of where it might
ing of sprints, Y g
A a rule anything does the mea- carried out at Pennsylvania Agricnl- be found. Such should be the eager -
dew. Corn fields,- potato ground,; tural Experiment Station, it was found nese of desire of those who seek the
wheat land, all must be carefully that in a pasture field which grew kingdom—the new social order, the
worked, well drained, sweet and Canada bluegrass, Kentuck bluegrass,) new world of human brotherhood, the
usually r: ell fes#iIizcd both with sea- timothy.. and white and red clover, l new recognition of and loving obud-
nure and commeecial fertilizers where' ater seven years of apples
hest s exults are aimed at, but the poor ferLilizers of different compositions,
old grass lands and pastures are justIa'entudty biueg'rass seemed to left le to gaggle along as best they cart. wail. Complete fertilizers high in Well Wright a man sell all that he has
In foot, not a few people have an nitrogen seemed especially favorable and buy a share in it. Though poor
idea that if they alloy: the fields to for the production of Kentucky blue- he would find the investment good.
lie in erase, they are aeznally "rest grass. However, timothy was in Compare what is said of wisdom in
ing" the land. the .-ant:. as they would marked evidence where the fertilizers Prov. 8: 11-17.
rest their team by turning them out were high ; n potash. As a rale grass, 40-46, Goodly Pearls. Ina note -
to paetnre. The idea is nut allegciher has predominated over clover in the itoolt of Inc student days, Phillips
based en :els-infarmatiratt, ltotham- Plots receiving fertilizers with high, Brooks wrote of a letter of the fam-
ste i geeneritnent station .'ver ee content of nitrogen, while clover, espe- efts Bilary of Poitiers, a Christian
yeas; met) allowed a certat piece of daily red clover, has been crowded leader and saint of the fifth century,
land I,. grew up in Be weld state; not out by such treatment. Clover has tthich he had sent to his little daugh-
a si ills o leaf or bit of rubhi: h has shown its greatest vigor in plots ter- tel.."lie tells her in a simple par -
leen e,.as.':eel from this land frontil!zed with mixtures of phosphoric able, that a Christian father might
that ,L:;• to '.his, and the area, instead acid and potash, and with a small write and a Christian daughter read
of bele ,:n a!'^c ftei..!, has hecone an ancone( of nitrogen. The largest to -day, how he wished to send her a
a:r. a i ii:i ;fit thicket, An ex-' amount of clover occurs in the no- gift, and heard of one who had a
2.,!„,!:,,,, er t • , coil thaws a slight nitrogen plots and deice a es as 1110 earl and robe of costly beauty; how
ie .. eitieeee--the plant growee. nitrogen content of the fertilizer in -,he was told of their wonderful per -
g.;
br- n,tuin leguminous
rlanes ectasis.
.
gs; i ,,,t at:. a,trllinl:•xl. These,
We repeat --the fertilizer used in
lite etee,t Matte the putter of til-' the demonstration on Mr. Andrews
rte"'r '; at r
ell in t.arngen. No lin farm, Lucknow, was not of the analy-
er;a.e in pee.-phot•ir acid t' potash. sis that we would recommend for
wee t'o:e::r1 because the only source meadow and pasture uses. Rather
of t! e•eo plant fonds Is from outside we would recommend greatly increas-
ing stu'h as manure or fertilie- ing phosphoric acid, possibly cutting
tn•, down the nitrogen to 1 per cent. and
ience to God's will. There is nothing
else can be put before it, nothing that
can be compared with it in value.
Cal:air.ly, where you are cutting increasing the potash if vigorous,
hay hr: 1 removing it e -ear by year, not timothy growth is desired, or leaving
only is the ground net gaining but it it low if an abundance of clover is in
is actually losing, :plant food very demand.
rapidly. For every tort of hay taken The se point of the demonstration
oft, ;your meadow is losing 23 lbs. of course hinges on the more economic
n`trcgr. ti lbs. Phosphoric acid and handling of the land where larger
51 lbs. potash. This cannot be kept
up any length of time without nia-
Leriaily reducing the amount of avail-
able plant food. Some farmers are
realizing this fact and are arranging
In their rotations to manure and fer-
tilize the crops that precede grass so
that the grass and clover may bene-
fitmaterially from the left -over plant
food which wheat or other grain did
not make use of,
Some few farmers. where the stand
of gross warrants, have been making
actual applications of fertilizers to
the grass.
An Interesting demonstration in
this respect was carried on this past
summer in Huron County by Mr.
Lamle Andrews of Lucknow, Mr, An -
draws had a good grass stand on a
heavy clay field on which he had
event hay for two years without ma-
nure. The field was well drained and
wae t e:et, The fertilizer that etas
applied was not exactly of the analy-
ete best adapted to meadow applica-
tion—in taut, the fertilizer itself was
designed for nixed grains, but was
received after the grain was sown so
that it was applied to Mr. Andrews'
grass field. The analysis was 2 per
cont. ammonia, 12 per cent. phosphene
acid and 2 per cent. potash. Five
blocks were measured off and the fer-
tilizer was applied at rates of 200, 400
and 000 lbs. per acre, two blocks be-
ing left wit on any fertilizer for
cheek. The fertilizer was applied late,
It being June 1st, The hay was cut
July 20th, eo that the plant food did
not have half a chance to show what
it really would do, yet the report is
as follows:
By applying 200 lbs. there was a
gain over the cheek of 625 lbs. per
dere of grass; 400 iba. made a gain
of 2,175 lbs. per acre, and 600 lbs,
made a gain of 1,126 lbs. per acre.
This shows material. gain from fer-
tilizing vase. It indicates that eco-
nomio applications to pastures and
meadows should comp between 200
and 400 the. per acre.
At 400- lbs. per acre, figuriog the
2-12-2 fertilizer to cost approxinnate-
ly $61 per ton, and hay to be worth
$20 n ton; for an investment of $16,4(1
this demonstration about a return of
$21.78, If the fortilieer had been ap-
plied caviler. in the spring, undoubt-
and better crops aro grown. Everyone
knows that while increased crops take
a little extra labor, yet, speaking gen-
erally, the profit from the increased
crops is altogether out of proportion
to the minor investment in increased
labor. Then, too, pastures which are
top -dressed in early spring invariably
produce a growth of grass more tasty
to the stock, and provide a pasturage
which will maintain a great deal more
head per acre than is commonly the
practice on the average Ontario pas-
ture.
The demonstration on Mr. An-
drews' farm should be closely studied
and its application thought out by all
those having extensive meadows or
leaving much of their land in pastur-
age.—Henry G. Bell,
Use the Home Talent.
Nearly every community contains
within itself enough acting and musi-
cal talent to stage a play that would
provide clean and wholesome fun for
all the people of that community.
Nearly every community can furnish
the necessary resources and equipment
for staging such a play. 'Granting
the truth of these two statements,
why should not the attempt be made
to thus use home talent for the re-
creation of the community? Such
recreation would undoubtedly be far
more enjoyable than the more ex-
pensive antvseinent whlioh is imported
from a distance. Hundreds of corn-
runities havo already awakened to
this fact and the giving of plays and
pageant has become a regular cus-
tom,
Why is it not possible to give a
play in your community this winter?
You have all the talent necessary if
you will only develop it. The ex -I
pense would be very small, The re -1
turns cin enjoyment and community
betterment would bo very large. It
wan with this very thought in mind
that a large epee° on this page was'
devoted east week to a play that will
prove entertaining, educative, and.
easy for any community ,to etagere
This idea is worth thinking over,
Wise handling of the flock will in -1
1 crease the number of winter eggs.
and front every part. His drag net
was out and Pt gathered them in. Ile
repelled none and turned away from
none. It is 'true that sof 'Mimes men
turned from Him because of the hard
conditions of His life or because of
the severity of His teaching, but "the
common people heard hint gladly."
Among those who came to Him were
many whom the Pharisees called sin-
ners. Many were ignorant, vicious
and depraved. Some who joined the
company of His disciples were .insin-
cere and had no vital touch of faith.
It has always been so where the
Gospel of Jesus Christ has been pro-
claimed. Its appeal has been wide
and it has drawn the good and the
bad. That has been made the reproach
of the Church, but ie it not really
its glory?
The End of the World is spoken of
here, and in the parable of the tares,
as a definite, final day or period in
the world's hietore, when the Lord
will come .in power to a final judg-
ment of all men. This is the expecta-
tion still of many Christian people.
None of us can say with certainty
that that expectation will not be ful-
filled. But there is another way of
thinking about the and of the world
and about judgment, found in many
Bible passages, which may be the
truer way and may represent our
Lord's real toaching. The prophets
of the Old Testament saw the end in
every great -crisis of the national
life, and in every great catastrophe
of their time—in the Assyrian inva-
sion, in the coming of the 'Scythian
hordes, in the fall of Nineveh, in the
doom of Jerusalem, in the overthrow
of Babylon, and in the rise and de-
cline of the Greek kingdoms. The
Gospel of John declares judgment to
bo a present fact, and interprets
Christ's oohing again as the costing
of His Spirit. It may be true, there-
fore, to say that the end of which
Christ speaks is alevays coming, and
that we see its dread portents, in
every age; that every crisis in in-
deeklual and national life is a call to
judgment and a meeting with God,
and that in every such crisis there
is a separation, s weeding out, a de-
struction of the evil and a shining
forth and glorifying of the good. Has
not this been apparent in a stupen-
dons scale in the great war?
Things New and Old. Those who
learned tui the school of Jesus learn-
ed to appreciate and to value very
Highly what was old in their religion.
They learned also to have open anindts
and obedient hearts toward new truth.
, They learned to gather and store the
treasures of the past, to be brought
forth when needed, and to move on
I to the acquisition of new treasure,
So may we all learn.
feet'on, that the robe should never
soil and never grow old, that the pearl
should bless its owner with unlading
youth and beauty; how he begged
them for her, and was told that sloe
had only to be worthy of them and
they were hers," This is a parable
of life, true to the very heart of it,
and true for every young boy or girl
to -day,
47-50. A Net That Was Cast Into
the Sea, Here also the figure is ap-
propriate and true. The words and
example of Jesus had, and still have,
a wonderfully attractive and com-
pelling power. In His time the mul-
titudes came to Him, of every sort
riLE,
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Last mummer tt in n:nom man vlsi -
ecl a well-known economist anti rot -
fessed that be was gre.tly perplexes ,
"I subscribe to at Business Conti -
times Service," he explained, ,'and
for two years the+t service has trete
predicting a panic in tt:3 monthly
Rig Sister: Please give us some True also of cake: ]calm••:.
good rhyme to send with our Christ- I could not think of anything to make, "Every letter has warned us dole-
good
gifts.
Send this with a Palr of stockings: More pieta cal or vvcleomet$aa❑ 0 alcc'• fully tat watch our credits, keep plenty
of a ..li on hand, and rut down the
Hang up the Christmas stockings, silk None will dony this statement: number of our employes, Tho panic
A jar of pickle:: may be a treat,
was sere to eerie, it said, and we
ought to be prepared.
Address. all communications for thio department to
Mrs. Helen Law. 238 Woodbine Ave„ Toronto.
May SantaV find them empty—leave When moat of the things about are
them full. sweet.
And this with handkerchiefs:
Santa knows how the handkerchiefs
go,
So he gets large supplies about Christ-
anas, you know.
And with a necktie, this:
'You can please a man he many ways,
But I often wonder why or woman:
It's such a very difficult thing
To please him with a tie.
To send with gloves:
Kris tries to find out what one loves;
He hopes you're wishing for some
gloves.
Sent with a book, this couplet would
Make a good book -stark:
My Christmas greeting in this book
you'll find
A dozen messages from mind to mind.
A reassuring meseage this, to send
with pillow -cases:
May no nightmare horror leave its
traces,
When your head is pillowed on these
cases.
1.
The Profitable Skunk.
The advantages of the artificial
raising of the fox, beaver, and musk•
rat, specifically, have been often point-
ed out, and here it is proposed to de-
vote a few words to that mach abused
animal, the skunk. The fact that the
animal is to he found in practically
every part or the American continent,
and that the pelt has sold as high as
ten dollars, is sufficient to attract the
attention of fur farmers and induce a
study into the feasibility and advan-
tages of the industry.
Many years ago Ernest Thompson
Seton, the well known nature writer
and naturalist to the Manitoba Govern-
ment, advocated a more extensive art!-
, Halal propagation of the skunk, and
himself operated a most successful
ranch of this kind. Because, largely
of a prejudice against the little animal
and its method of defence, situult
farming has never been firmly estab-
lished in Canada as an industry, al.
though the advantages and poseibili.
ties aro obviously so great. Success
on other parts of the American eon.
tinent and elsewhere have dereonatrat-
el the feaalbillty of establishing the
lndustry firmly and profitably In the
Dominion,
The skunk is widely found•over the
Canadian Dominion In every corner
and nook where It can find food suited
to its needs, and notwithstanding the
feet that it is persistently hunted,
trapped and worried by doge, it 0011•
dotes to thrive and multiply in close
proximity to node net The animal
le neither timid nor vloloue and le
practically omnivorous, devouring
large quantities of ineecta including
grasshoppers, crickets, beetles and
caterpillars, In captivity, its feediug
is very economical, the diet consisting
of meat, fish, cooked cereals, vege-
tables and milk. The food problem is
meet easily solved where the ranch is
established within roach of a hotel,
The contents of the daily garbage can
will feeda coneiderablo number.
The skunk multiplies rapidly with
litters or from six to twelve, the per-
iod of gestation being eight weeks.
Descenting may be performed when
the animals are five weeks old and all
passibility of future nuisance may be
eliminated, but in domestic raising
this is not really necessary, contrary
to general belief, as the animals he•
come remarkably tante and friendly
with those handling them and never
bring into play the powerful weapon
nature has given them except whoa
badly frightened by some intruder,
Skunk ranching could be e0Ooess-
fully carried on in practically every
section of Canada, for the aortal Is
lndlgenous to every part cud- would
find his natural conditions wherever
a farm was located, in wh'o unclosed
pons of suitable land tine animals will
make their own bu•;rowe find dons and
need little attention beyond feeding,
The demand for pelts Is steady and.
generai, and the ]sigh prices prevailing
t
dorin g the mat few years make skunk
ranchos tory profitable concerns and
augur a auraeseed future for any do-•
volopmont along these lives,
As for a jar of jam, well:
I havo put all the Christmas love I Panic really clue to reach ms? Tho
could cram, suspense of waiting and watching for
Into this personal gift of a jar of jaml it is terrible.
The economist answered with a
a senile:
calendar, which, by the way, is al- "You remind me of the man who
Write this on a card to go with
ways an acceptable girt for a man was sailing on a ship in South Ameri-
can waters," he said. "He hnd read
much about the Amazon River, and
determined to miss none of its beau-
ties. Day after clay he watched for
the first signs of ire magnificent ex-
panse, and finally he approached the
captain:
"'Tell me, when do we reach the
Amazon?' he demanded.
"Tho captain. looked at frim amazed.
'Why, man, ycu havo been sailing on
the Amazon for the past two days,'
he explained.
"So w,lth the coming panic," the
economist eontinueci. "It has come,
and part of it has gone. Day by dal
the process of contraction and defla-
"So for two years I have lived in
fear and agony of spirit; and what I
went to know is this: When is this
And here is a suggestion:
Santa, Iike all sensible' mein,
Likes girls to wear aprons now and
then.
For a housewife:
There are towels for the family,
And towels for the shelf,
And towels for the visitor,
But these are for yourself.
Every one will agree to this:
Old Kris thought: "What oould be
more jolly,
Than a nice little girl, and a nice
Christmas dolly?"
This will do for a bureau scarf or
for any other gift:
Merry Christmas! May the wish come
true,
And I .send my love with this gift to
you.
'Tis good judgment to send it sled:
"I know what they like,"
With a shake -of his head
Said old Kris; and you see
He has sent you a sled,
A pee sent with this message is sure
to pleases..;
Here's a Christmas pia; put in your
thumb
As Jack Horner did, and you'll find
a plum.
A box of candy will be sweeter, if
possible, sent with this message:
I am sending love
And some "sweets to the sweet"—
A gift that I know
Will make Christmas complete.
Or this:
The shops Tye hunted through( and
through
Por daintiest gift to send to you,
But could not find a gift more meet
Than this of "Sweets unto the sweet."
t.
Seven Pointers Toward
Success.
First, make the keystone of your
work quality products.
Second, there's labor. Try to un-
derstand your men. Clear up any
misunderstanding as soon as it arises.
Try to keep them the year around.
Third, have some "specialities," but
do eat go to extremes. Plan your
rotation to keep going all the time.
Fourth, use a brand or trade -mark
—'hut not until the quality of your
product is assured.
Fifth, keep the deposits in the soil
fertility bank ahead oaf the crop
cheques you have to draw out against
them. You cannot neglect thins and
make money in the long run,
Sixth, to make sure of products of
a uniform quality, season after sea-
son, use irrigation on the more inten-
sive crops. 'You cannot afford to take
chances with the weather, Even a
partial failure not only loses one sea-
son's profits, but—what is much more
serious—also may spoil the reputation
for quality which it has taken many
years to build up.
S'ovenbh, in selling remember then
any ono seasol'a sales are only a
small part of the business you expect
to do •w,ith the men you are soiling
to. Apply the golden rule constantly
and oonsistontly,
Tho effort to develop sows after
they are in the dairy, always falls
short of what might hove boon aceem-
plished lead the development been
started throe panes earlier,
Of calendars and calendars
There seems to be no end;
But this is made especially
To please a dainty friend.
Although it comes on Christmas day
To greet my friend most clear,
'Twill bide with her on every clay
Throughout the livelong year.
J. 3'.: Can you suggest some suit-
able Christmas gifts for girls of six-
teen to matte? I belong to a little
club and we give each other something
every year.
I fear you have invited a sermon
from mel Tell me., now, is it neces- tion proceeds inexorably. One month
sary for each of you to give the other the silk trade feels its effects, and is
something? Somehow I am sure you forced to a readjustment. Leather
are all stocked up with slipper bags and wool, and a dozen other comma -
and handkerchief oases, I am going dities, ora already seeking lower
to tell you what one club of young levels. You needn't strain your eyes
girls did. They announced, in the looking into the future for the panic.:
autumn that they would give no pros -1 the panic is happening night now."
eats outside of their own families. That same week I read in a letter
Then they set out to make the hap- issued by one of the nation's, great
piest kind of a Christmas for a poor ..banks a sentence to Chit effect: "It
fancily in the community. The mother can naAY he fairly said that the ooun-
had been ill and there were small try has passed succe:•sfully through
children and -these girls not only out- the period of post-war readjustment,
fitted the faamily, but gave them toys and none of the direful things pro -
and a Christmas dinner. They all de- dieted for that period have come to
aided it was the happiest Christmas pane,
they had ever spent and ever since "And none of the direful things.. .
then they have kept up this custom. have come to pass." How well that
Last year and the year before, they letter sums up a large proportion of
devoted themselves to the French
orphans; this year I heard one of
them discussing how to carry joy and
help to a family which has had little
of these for some months. And now
not one of theee girls would go back
to the selfish custom of just remem-
bering to exchange gifts with each
other when the big world contains so
many who will receive nothing,
Maud Muller: Please tell me what
to do when I meet 0 young man on
the street, and what to say when peo-
ple tell you they are glad to see you.
Also, what to reply when people
apologize for interrupting you,
A woman should acknowledge the
salutation of a friend by art inclina-
tion of the head (a bow) and a smile.
In reply to persons veto express
pleasure at meeting you, Day, "Thank
you, I am glad to have seen you,"
With slight emphasis on the "you."
When people say, "I 'beg your par-
don" for having interrupted you or
having come in contaot .with you, re-
ply, "It is granted," or "It doesn't
matter." When the expression is used
to convey the fact that- the person
does not understand something you
have said, repeat the abatement or
sentence. A man is supposed to give
way to a woman in conversation and
allow her to go on with what she is
about to say. It is correct to say, "I
beg your pardon," if you do not under-
stand what is said.
017
We have found that the easiest way
to control lice on hogs is to apply
exude oil to their backs. This liquid,
being rather heavy, will work its way
down over the sides of the animal and
slowly cover practically all portions
of rho body whero the lice congregate.
A tiny drop of crude oil touching n
hog louse will kill it immediately. In
addition, the oil will kill all the tilts
or etggs on the meima]'s body. Ieew
other lice eemod-les will do this.
Pewdeas generally kill lies after they
have committed' their greatest nuis-
anoo--ithat'of laying htmdreds of eggs.
A hog oiler is a boon to any swine
raiser, and is cheap in operation. We
secure oar oil from a local on tank,
but even oat the anaekot crude oil can
be Ioughbtor not more than $4 or $0
per ba'aol, IIowever, in winter time,
or when the hogs aro penned imp se
that they cannot got to the eller, a,
small quantity of oil sapplled direct
to the mita etl's back will havo the de -
faired offset. Sento farmers hong a.
heavily oiled sack in the runway bee
twain 1)0114 aio that lie brualtos their
baeace, 'Phjts la quite effective.
It will pay bhp ;farmer who raises a
ooneiderabla mambo!: of hogs to buy a
barrel of oil and keep it on Brand.
With such equipment he will have
little trouble with flee, It is known
that Hee inetoaso the cost of pork
ptoduoblor from $1 to $2 per hundred
pounds. Tha investment of a ,few
till' i ho oiler once a bowel of
<i A>fa n 4 IT
erode ottl will ba very worth 'white,
the experience -of each one of us. We
go through life do fear of what lies
around the corner. And having turn-
ed the corner we find all too often
that what we trembled at was nothing
but a shadow.
Most of us learned this from the
war—that the tough .old human race
has far more power of resistance
than we had ever given it credit for;
and that worry does nothing but make
matters worse.
Lincoln had a saying when troubles
piled upon him and the 'burden seem-
ed too great to bear. "This, too, will
pass," he would say.
By which he meant that men had
thousands of times before gone
through crises just as difficult, and
that no amount of worry would do
the slightest bit of good.
That is a good saying to remem-
ber: for every life has some great
'periods of trial that demand every
ounce of philosophy and courage and
faith.
But the tragic thing about us is
that we waste so much of our time
in worrying about the trials that aro
going to happen.
When so many of the worst of thorn
never actually happen at all.
What's Snow for Anyway?
Grown folks are queer. Now when it
snows
My mother fumes and scolds
And hunts up overshoes and says
We'll all be down with 'colds!
Gr-snddad taps upon the window,
"Now watch out or you will slip;
Don't roll in snow—my goodness.
NO11
You'll surely 'catch the gnipl"
I guess they, all forgot that snow
Is meant for fun and slidos,
Por snowball battles and for sleds
And jolly, breathless rides.
Why wo havo just no and of fun,
And slide and yell and whoop;
But all they seem to think about'e
Bmotehftids and the croup!
Your farm 'business is big enouglt
to keep your son on the 'term,
Ctflling tate average .farts flock is
proflbablo for the owner,
Do yourself o favor, -Got rid of
the scrub, he he hull, boar or ram,
Breeding Mock require lots of exor-,
oleo to Drachm vigorous offspring.
There must be sufficient peotoin to
the ration elf young steer's to provide
for growth, Lean eau't be produt:otl
without protein, though IM can, The
otnouxtt of protein furnished should
be dreroasad toward the snit of the
finishing period,