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Queries
Henry G, Bell, B.S.A., Dept. of •Chemistry,' O.A.C.
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Fertility Demonstration Results — In-
formation of Timely Value to
Ontario Farmers.
Four years ago the Department of
Chemistry, O.A,C., started a new syr-
ler of fertility demonstration experi-
ments throughout the province. The
plan was the outcome of the increas-
ing demand for practical information
regarding the results of different treat-
ments of land for the various crops
that aregrowu on the average Ontario
farm. Of course, results .obtalued by
the College on its own experimental
areas were available, but such results
were frequently discounted in the
mind of the farmer because they do
sot represent tests under his own con-
ditions of soil and climate. To over -
some this difficulty it was planned in
the series then undertaken to conduct
the tests on various farms in. the dif-
ferent counties of the province. Farm-
ers were located who would co-oper-
ate, field men of the department visit-
ed their farms, measured out test
areas and supervised the treatments.
The field men again visited the farms
at least once throughput the growing
season, and again at harvest time, to
take actual yields. The test areas
Were larger than the average experi-
ment station plot, extending from 1/8
to % acres as a size of each block or
plot on the actual farm, This simpli-
fied the testing for the co-operating
farmers.
Reports of the last year's work and
the summary pf the throe years pre-
vious which are now complete show
that within four years, demonstration
tests have been conducted on 915
farms where nearly 4000 plots or test
areas. have been conducted. During
the past year, approximately 1000
.plots were maintained on 220 farms.
Fertilizers of different analysis chosen
with a special reference to the type
of crop for which they were to be used
and the characteristic -fertility con-
tent of the soils on which they were
to be applied.
It not our purpose at this time to
give a detailed report of all the tests
but to summarize these and to give
their practical application.
Fertility treatments of alfalfa were
tested on 22 farms in 1932. The alfal-
fa was grown on sandy loam and clay
loam soils. Five different treatments
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were compared with equal areas of
alfalfa where no special treatment
was given. The fertilizers tested were
0.12.5, 0.1240, 0-12.15, 2-12-6. The fer-
tilizers were applied to the alfalfa at
the rate of 375 lbs. per acre as soon
as the ground was sufficiently dry to
drive upon in spring.. The greatest
gain on light soils' (5,678 lbs. green
weight) was obtained from. 0-12-15. On
heavy soils the same fertilizer gave
the greatest gain (6,046 lbs. green
weight), These results are in accord
with those of former years and indi-
cate that where alfalfa has made a
good start all that is necessary to add
is phosphate and potash.
'Mangels
Many dairy farmers find the mangel
crop of increasing value as a succu-
lent feed for stock. Three demon-
strations comprised of fifteen test
blocks were conducted in central On-
tario. Two were on clay loam anti the
third -on sandy loam. As -a rule the.
mangel responds readily to additions
of plantfood. The highest yield -.ob-
tained on one of the clay soils was
from 2-12-10 at 500 lbs. per acre, while
on the other 2-12-6 exceeded it slight-
ly. On the light soil the heaviest
yield was where 4-12-6 was applied.
The average yield for fertilizer was
41.5 tons, while that for unfertilized
was 30,9 tons, showing au average
gain of 10.6 tons per acre.
Again the question, did it pay? na-
turally rises. The rate of fertilizers
used on these test crops was 500 lbs.
per acre, which, estimated at the cost
for the highest analysis of fertilizer,
used, would represent an investment
of 89.65 per acre. This fertilizer ob-
tained an increase of 10.6 tons at a
cost of 91c per ton.
There Are After Effects
As has already been pointed out,
not all of the nitrogen, phosphoric
acid and potash applied is recovered
in the crop harvested. Much of it is
therefore in the soil for .succeeding
grain and hay crops. At thio time,
when Ontario farmers are considering
the most economical handling of their
soils, • these studies give some basis
for valuable comparison. Necessarily,
attention must be paid to good drain-
age and upkeep of plant fire or or-
ganic matter in the soil In order for
best results to be obtained..
How Small British Sloops
Keep 'the Peace
In these days of naval disarmament
there is a tendency to forget the fiue
services constantly rendered in all
parts of the world by the •ships of His
Majesty's fleets, The launching of
H.M.S. Dundee, at ,Chatham recently,
causer the naval correspondent of the
London Morning Post to write briefly
about His Majesty's sloops, to which
class the Dundee belongs with 'about
18 other Ships of like construction.
The ne wsloops are fitted with tur-
bines and each has a spare cabin for
the use of political officers.
There is significance in this last
statement. These little vessels are in
commission on foreign stations: in the
Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, Chinese
waters, the South Seas, the west coast
of Africa and the West Indies, For the
most part they are occupied in what
may be termed ambassadorial duties.
This is particularly the case in the
Persau Gulf, where, on the friendly
and neutral quarter-deck of the sloops,
many a dispute between rival sheiks
Is settled, and many friendly accom-
modations between Arab tribes and
Creat Britain are arranged. .A. notable
example of the diplomatic activities of
these small vessels occurred on H.M.S.
Lupin in February, 130, when the his-
toric meeting between Bing Faisal of
Iraq and, Ibn Saud, Xing of the Hed-
jaz (now Xing of Saudi-Araba), was
successfully achieved after all at-
tempts at a meeting on land had
failed.
In March last year, the British Min-
ister in Teheran, accompanied by the
senior naval officer, toured the Per-
sian Gulf in H.M.S. Fowey, Occasion-
ally it occurs that the political officers
nattered round the Gulf are given fa-
cilities to take passage in a sloop, thus
enabling them to administer their do-
main with enhanced dignity. Slavery
in some districts is still a regular in-
stituton, but at sea, in the Gulf and
the Red Sea, British sloops suppress
slave traffic, which in the last few
years has shrunk to very small pro-
portions. In the Persian Gulf the
sloops patrol the pearl fisheries dur-
ing the diving season, -acting as an un-
official, friendly, police, force among
the 4,000 dhows engaged. Occasional-
ly a dhow has to be seized until a local
sheik agrees to keep his treaty obli-
gations with other sheiks and tribes.
In other parts of the world, diplo-
matic responsibilities, varying in their
nature according to the -station and
circumstances, are duties which the
commanding officers of sloops may at
any time be called upon to perform.
The case of H,M.S. Folkstone as a re-
cent instance, when Japanese and
Chinese officials, assembled on board
her quarter-deck far the discussion of
the military- and political matters in
dispute in connection with the recent
operations in Manchuria. This brief
sketch of the duties performed by Bri-
tish sloops in the burning climate of
the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and else-
where may serve to show how potent
a weapon, is the prestige of the.se
small ships armed with little more
than a couple of popguns.
From Arabia to the South Sea Is -
lauds, from China to the "White Man's
Grave," they perform services to
Great Britain and, Indeed, to the world
et large, out of all proportion to the
cost involved, and with an authority
slenderly supported by a couple of 4
inch guns. --Toronto Mail and Flmpire.
TEARS
There is, or should be, for all men,
such consecration is a great man's
tears, as cannot but glorify the ,course
and 'embalm the saubject of their flow.
—C. A. Swinburne.
'It is worth a fortune, as ]7r, Johnson
said, to have the habit of looking on
the bright side of things, •
Simplifying
The New Sleeves
By HELEN WILLIAMS,
Illustrated Dressmaking .Lesson Am-.
nished With , verj Pattern.
Perhaps you'd like to change your
sleeves.
Here are five new models. And all
fere are included in the pattern.
They may` be adapted to almost any
dress design you select that has a
set-in sleeve.
It offers a lovely opportunity to
have just the sleeve you've been look-
ing
ooking for.
No. 1 may be puffed above or be-
low the elbow.
No. 2 has a smart snugly fitted cuff.
No. 3 is fitted into the; armhole
through tucks.
No. 4, the smart top drape, and No.
5 with its plaited flare will flatter the
arm of the stout woman.
Style No. 3374 is designed for sizes
14, 16, 18, 20 years, 36, 38,40 and 42
inches bust.
Size 36 requires, View 1, 1 yard 35
or 39 -inch; View 1A, % yard 35 or
39 -inch; View 2, % yard 35 or 89 -
inch; View 3, 1 yard 85 or 39 -inch;
'View 4, 1 yard 89 -inch; View 5, %
yard 39 -inch, with 1 yard 35 -inch
lining.
HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS,
Write your name and address plain-
ly, giving number and si e. of such
patterns as you want. Enclose 15e in
stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap
it carefully) for each number, and
address your order to Wilson Pattern
Service, 73 West Adelaide St,, Toronto.
DUTY
We urge the duties of Clirlstianity
upon the consciences of men; but
duties are ,constraints till" they are
changed into charms by love. The
very word duty is a Harsh one, until
the hearer grasps it, ,end then the
iowllest service and the boldest en-
deavor are cheerfully ,accepted and'
welcomed. To win men to the per-
formance of 'Christian duties it is
necessary to win them to the love of
Hien who requires them, and to the
love of those for whose benefit they
are required.—Dean Stanley.
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GENTLENESS
Gentleness, which belongs to TIP
tue, is to be carefully distinguished
from the mean spirit of cowards,
and the fawning assent of ,sycophants.
It removes to just right from fear;
it ,givesse up no Important truth from
flattery; it is, indeed, not only con-
sistent with a firm mind, but neces
scarily requires a manly spirit and a
fixed principle' -in order to give it
any real value. -Blair,
TWO CLASSES
Mon are of two classes ---those who
do their (best work today and for-
get about it, and those who promise
to do their best tomorrow and for-
get about it.
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Sunday School
Lesson
March 12. Lesson XI Jesus Minis
tering to the Multitude --Mark 6:
3044, Golden Text—The Son of
man carne not to be ministered
unto, but to minister, and. to give
his life a ransom for many.—Mat-
thew 20: 28.
ANALYSIS.
I.. SPOILED ROLIDAY, Mark 6; 80-32.
II. JESUS AND A HUNGRY WORLD, Mark
6. 35-44.
IeerRODuCTrole — The excitement
caused by the restoring of. Jairusl-
slaughter compelled Jesus to leave the
city -probably Cap;.rnaum—and seek
elsewhere the priva..v he so much
craved.' His visit to his old home (v.
4) was a bitter disappointment. Un-
ivillingness to receive made, it impos-
sible for him to give, v. 5. Finding
opportunity for neither solitude nor
helpfulness, he resumed his wander-
ing, leading his men from place to
place, v, 6. The mission (vs. 7-13) on
which lie sent the Twelve was emin-
ently successful, but any satisfaction
it might have occasioned war, offset
b: "the disturbing news of the murder
of • John the Baptist, vs. 14-29. It
boded : for the Master himself. He
withdrew at once beyond the territory
of Herod. In the pleasant uplands
bordering the north-east of the lake,
he would retire with his men. There
they could rest and talk.
I. A SPOILED HOLIDAY, Mark 6: 30-32.
But Jesus was now the hero of the
hour. The excited enthusiasin of the
populace never allowed him out of
their sight. Approaching his expect-
ed resting -place, he found the crowds
once more waiting for him, v. 33. If
the boat had the wind against it, or
kept near the land, the people follow-
ing could easily out -distance it. When
Jesus stepped ashore he found, in-
stead of quietness, a crowd with its
remorseless intrusion upon his pri-
vacy. Had one of us been in Jesus'
place, the record would perhaps have
read, "And he came forth and saw a
great multitude. And he was angry
and would not land." When his plans
for a holiday, a quiet period of com-
munion with his disciples and his.
Father, were once more frustrated, he
was not annoyed nor impatient. He
saw something more than an incon-
siderate, persistent crowd. He saw a
multitude of hungry, wandering souls.
With no true spirit 1 .i guidance from
their leaders, the scribes and Prasi-
sees,. they were like shepherdless
sheep wandering unguided and unpro-
tected through life's dangers.
The thought that 'ame uppermost
in his Mind was not, "This crowd has
ruined -my holiday," but "here are
people whom I can help." He began to
teach them many thing, v. 24. Jesus
saw in every sha't'tered plan, an op-
portunityfor doing good.
With Jesus with us in all cur dis-
appointments we shall have not only
sight -to see the trouble, but insight to
discover -its hidden and greater near-
ing. Our trials can be turned into
triumphs. That is what we mean
when we say, "Making the best" of it.
II. JESUS AND A HUNGRY WORLD, Mark
6: 35-44.
It is interesting t., note that no one
seems to have remembered anything
that Jesus said on that occasion, They
forgot the sermon, but remembered
the supper. They forgot what Jesus
said; they remembered him and what
Iie did. "They may forget all you
ever told then, but they will never
forgot you" the 'cope and the in-
spiration of every Sunday School
teacher,
As evening drew on, it suddenly
occurred to some one of the disciples,
"What about supper for this vast
crowd? No restaurants, no bake -shops
here; time they were away to town,"
vs. 35, 86. They recognized the exis-
tence of human need around them, but
their suggested solution involved no
action or trouble on their own part.
"Something should be done about it,"
but by some one else, of course! "Why
not take some responsibility your-
selves for meeting the need of your
brother man?" suggested the Master,
v. 87. But what could they do to
help? The "busimessman" in the
group made a rapid calculation. Two
hundred pence—about thirty-five dol-
lars
ollars perhaps—at the very least would
be necessary for sufficient bread, v.
37.
Jesus replied, "How many loaves
have you? Go and see," v, 38. Face
the actual facts of your situation ---
all the faete-••-not just the most un-
promising, as the pessimist does. He
forgets that part of Jesus' work with
nnien is to help them to do "impossible"
things. The faith of the boy who
offered his'luneh was brushed aside by
the pessinnist (John 6: 9), but it en-
abled the Master to feed the thou-
sands.
The organizing genus of the Mas-
ter soon arranged the people in order
Looking a bit like the nearby
statue of Liberty, Tilly Losch,
-well-known dancer, arrives in New
York harbor
—like rows of vegetables in a gar-
den (the meaning of "ranks," v. 40).
Then it was disooveied that they had
food enough for all and to spare.
The explanation of this narrative,
which commerels itself to Bible stu-
dents who are influenced by the mod-
ern
odern scientific temper, is as follows:
When Jesus, by his own example and
that of the unknown lad, suggested
the sharing of such supplies as their
travelling wallets Contained, they
fotnd that there was enough for all.
They pooled their resources. Those
who had more than they needed, shar-
ed with those who had less. Jews
carried lunch -baskets in 'order to
avoid the necessity of using "unclean"
food while away from home.
This explanation would appear to
fit in with our Lord's refusal in the
wilderness to use divine power in
order to take short-cuts to satisfy
mien's needs, Matt. 4: 3. It preserves
also the reality of the Incarnation.
Did the Word really become Flesh un-
less Jesus became also subject to the
usual limitations and conditions • of
humanity? It is also to be remember-
ed that the Oriental mind is always
ready to call the astonishing a "mir-
acle."
This explanation has meaning for
us today in a world filled with every-
thing that pian needs, and yet man
going hungry. When Christ's intelli-
gence and spirit of brotherhood di-
rects the distribution of the world's
resources, none will :save too much.
All will be provided for.
Eyes Don't Turn Blue
Brown eyes do not turn blue during
the long nights of the polar region, ac-
cording to Dr. Vilhjahnur Stefansson,
noted Arctic explorer. Science Ser-
vice quotes him as refuting, in a coin
munication to the editor of Science,
the statement made in another maga-
zine that "after a prolonged absence
of sunlight, men on polar expeditions
find that their eyes, irrespective of
previous color, have turned blue."
Dr. Stefans•son, in all his long ex-
perience in the lands of long nights,
could not recall having observed this
phenomenon. • The statement was al-
leged to have been inspired by an en-
try in the journal of Capt Scott, Bri-
tish explorer who perished after hav-
ing reached the South Pole. Inquiries
addressed to Captain Scott's com-
panions and collaborators not only
failed to bring confirmation of this re-
port but brought forth statements to
the opposite effect. Dark -eyed men
see the sun return at the end of a
polar night with eyes that are still
Wk.
GGENILIS
It has become a common saying
that men of genius are always In ad-
vance, of their age. It is equally true,
that -of these men of genius, the best
and bravest are in advance, not only
of their own age, but of every age,
Adventure and glamour weave Its
mesh.
—By Margaret Lathrop Law, in Poetry
World.
Quotations
"The great lavers are the .great
haters."—Rebecca West,
"Between the human eonti'ol ol
Nature and the human art a# livi i
there is e.s immense al?yss.".--Tiavfy'
lock Ellis.
"The League of Nations is sick, Thi
Far Eastern. situation is too much
for it."—Ignace Paderews'tii,
"Another war in Europe means the
downfall of Western civilization,
economic ruin and starvation."—Lord
Davies.
"The subject -matter of the present•
day stage productions, although wan-
ing, seems to be 'sex for one, half
dozen of the same."—Geo. M. Cohan,
"Wise men and women prefer to
let theories wait upon well-established
facts and grow out of them."=-Nieh•.
olas Murray Butler.
"This is the most exciting time in
history for women, but for a mean, life
must be as dull as spinach,"—Fannie
Hurst.
"Those who were rich yesterday
are poor today, and those who are rich
today know that they are likely to be
poor tomorrow"—Bertrand Russell.
"To discover what Ireland wants,
I have only to look into my own
heart."—Eamon de Valera.
"The' simplest rules of successful
living are the hardest to learn" --
Bruce Barton.
"Any frontal attack on ignorance
is bound to fail because the masses
are always ready to defend their moil
precious possession, their ignorance"
—Hendrik Van Loon.
"There can be no actual disarm,
ment unless there is a complete and
universal abolishment of all armee
menta"—Lord Marley.
"We are all geniuses up to the age
of ten:" -Aldous Huxley.
"There is an atmosphere of well.
sounding oratory that likes to attact
itself to dress clothe:- Away wit
it." -Albert Einstein.
"We evidently have. slowed down,
considerably in regard to spiritual
and moral progress"—Patrick Car
dinal Hayes.
"The trouble with much of what 1,
considered knowledge in political
science is that it cannot be used. Its
promises and conclusions are cock-
eyed."—Raymond
ock-eyed."Raymond Moley.
"All my life I have been straight
ening limbs. It is unfortunate thal
there is not also a method • fon
straightening out the brains of men.'
—Dr. Adolph Lorenz.
"Let fictions meant to please be
very near the truth."—Horace.
"The folly of othere is ever most
ridiculous to those who are them-
selves most foolish."—Goldisznith.
"Who overcomes by force, hath
overcome but half his foe."—Milton.
"Who lives without folly is not ss
wise as he thinks."—La Rdochefouu
eauld.
"He
that goes a borrowing goers ar
sorrowing."—Dr. Franklin.
Death of Great Advocate
of Forest Preservation
The late Frank J. D. Barnjum watt
an enlightened and persistent cruses
der for the preservation of our for-
ests.
orests. For many years he carried os
this worthy work at •considerable ex
pease to bimeeif by means of let
tors to the press and addresses tan
the public. No one could question
the sincerity of his purpose. If he
had been a selfish man he might
have remained silent and allowed his
own limits to increase more mildly'
in value through the destruction of
others. But that on one occasion,
about ten years ago, he was asked
what was the motive behind hie
activities. fits reply was to the et
feat that he had no motive exeepil
the public welfare, Anyone whs
came into contact with hint pereonxi
ally was at once convinced of his
sincerity. Ile had the satisfaction
of Imowing that at least same of hid
plans for the conservation and pro;
per utilization of our forests were
adopted, But much remains to `its
done and he kept hammering awaT:
In fact it was during a tour of Eeir-'
ope for the purpose of studying that
most modern methods of forest coal
servation that he was overtaken ;Iii
illness and death. Thus has passer
a type of public-L2,irited ,citizens w'htrrss
Canada can ill afford to lose. Wit
will take up the torch 'and carry en
the crusade?? —Toronto Mail and De !
pine.
ADVANCEMENT
What a man does not aiter for ?$�
better, time alters for the w41-ae.
Francis Bacon.
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