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^£Fhrm Crop Queries HENRY Q. BELL CONDUCTED BY PROF Th« object of this department I* to place at the aer- vlce of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged authority on all subjects pertaining to soils and crops. Address ail questions to Professor Henry Q. Bell, In care of The Wilson Publiahlng Company, Limited, Toron- to, and anawers will appear in this column In the order In which they are received. When writing kindly men^ tlon this paper. As space Is limited it is advisable where immediate reply is necessary that a stamped and ad- dressed envelope be enclosed with the question, when the answer will be mailed direct. INTERNATIONAL LESSON DECEMBER 14. At the Trial and CrudflKion of Jesus John 18: 15-27; 19: 25-27- Golden Text, John 3: 16. 18: 16-18. Another Disciple. Com- pare 1: .%-48; 20: 2-10; 21: 20-24. It cannot be a mere accident that the other disciple in these passages is left unnamed, and the almost universal belief ig that he is John himself, who I flre had been lighted" Other Oospcla tnentton ottly the hlgll p>iiMt'B hoiMW> Edemlieim describes the scene as fotilows: "Remembering that the Hlgk Prlas^'s palace yimt built on the slope of the hill, atvd that there was on out«y court ttotn which a door led into the Inner court, we can, in some mea- sure, realice the scene. Peter liad fol- lowed as far as that linner door while John had entered with the guard. •When he nii»aed his fellow-dilsciple, who was left outside, John went out, and, having probably told the waiting maid that tliis was a friend of his, procured his admission. While John now hurried up to be \n the palace and as near Christ as he might, Peter advanced into the middle of the court where, in the chill spring night, a cop.l Tl^e plow of the URPROBLEMS nil MMHELEN IfAW .k Addreaa all correspondence for thU department to Mrs. Helen Law, 2?' Woodbine Ave., Toronto. E. H.:-I am writing to ask advice, acid and 3 to 5 per cent, potash. If,t>'ouffh modeat self-efracemen re-^ charcoal, around wh.ch occasionally a in regard to efltablLshing a permanent ! fertilizei-s of an analysis that would ^"^es to name himself. In 19: 35 i>e| blue flame played, threw a perulmr pasture. \Vhat ought I to sow, andl come within this range were applied, f^^nUona^ cm wJ^o^]!^'"*^* W'tness^of | sheen on the bearded faces of the men quantity per acre? The field I iiave to your soil at the rate of 500 lbs. to the crucifixion, again without a name.j as they crowded around it and talked Had the story been written at a later, of the events of that night, describing time by disciples of the apostles they would certainly have given us the name. with Eastern 'volubility, to those who had not been there, what had passed in the garden, and e.xchanging, as in the â- elected has a variety of soils, sand, j the acre I am certn'n your crop would clay, and a heavy black soil. It pro-j benefit materijiUy. duced a good crop of wheat this yearj R. W.: â€" What \» meant by rotation and a good seeding of red June clover of crops? Please explain fully. and timothy. How should I proceed io Answer: â€" Rotation of crops means get a good stand of permanent pasture the following of crops in a definite . .•..,, ..t. i ' • ,â-  t.- i u i grasses and still have the use of \Ui% system. For instance, there are types recognized and admitted by the door-| une.alions coiictruing Him who had field for pasture next year? j of crops that we plant in vows nndl'^^eper' aiidwas able also to secure, been captured with such unexpected This other disciple was "Itnown unto: manner of such serving men and offi the high priest" and, therefore, was^cials, opinions and exaggerated den- .A.n8wer: â€" I assume from your ques-! ^"'"^'"•^^ the space between. Tliesei admitUnte for Peter. ease and v/as now a prisoner. As the Mollie: You write me that this man; makes us capable of greater "^«1"^" has been paying attention to other ness to ourselves and others. The girls and you want to win hack his' right to iin education is an alienable straying affections. As you are noti one and you owe it to yourself to fight engaged, he has a perfect right to go! for it. The "unpardonable sin" is to with otlier girls. And at the samel deliberately throw away the chance time, you can accept invitations from| to go to school. Think it over, aeiious- other men without doing him an in-j ly this time, and start in again after justice. It is foolish to "pair off" New Year's. while you are still so young. Meet as X. Y. Z.: If a boy friend is ob'ioxi- many young men as you can and you ous to you and you feel he has iiflt will be far better fitted to choose a] shown you proper respect, it c'i»ht husband. So let this man find oUierj not to be hard to make him realize it. friends if he chooses and you do like-! You need not refuse to speak to him; wise. I a distant nod of recognition and rt- English Girl: Of course you are fusal of his invitations, will soon aiake lonesome 'way out in Alberta, dear, | him realize that he has forfeited your b.it you will find friends. Do not wait; respect and Ifking. for them to find you anv more than Debater: The first Britis'h Expedi- inimay be called cleaning crops. They, that will be good for permanent pas- ture. Of course there will be more i '"''leat, oats, barley, etc. Hay crops, hazard in sowing gra»s or clover seed, ^'"c^ con«'st ^f t'l-asses and clovers, on top of your present stand than' ^tand for at least two years :»nd some- there would be in setting out an en-' J""^ 5 or 6 The hay ci-ops, esnefial 19-27. 1 Have .Spo.ken Openly. Jeruis red light glowed and flickered it tlirew y<,u would wait for a wild flower tojtionary Force landed in France on :j i_..i.. .,._. .,-.,.,, , ., , , , . ,, 1 . r^^^ Lusitania ton- mmoda- Light ,000 :ney spirit. miiul tbat vou to us from the sun in 8 minutes, 8 ly those that contain consi'leral>le! "" '^""" "''*' '" s"^" "" assembiy,; How truly .it.-.ia . ilover are esoeciallv bcneiieial l,e- **'«'"« 'â- ''e ^'''ief Presiding judge could weakness and his d anent pasture, but assuming you are, ^|^°J^er-^^»je esp^^|au^> a considerable: *itne.ss and not rel.uke .such an out-; tracted by the loud voices of tliCoC w!'.,. humus! rage. Tiie calm answer of .Tesus is, accused and of Poter who de.iied witli tirely new seeding of grass for perm anent pasture, but assuming you ar( ready to take the risk, I would advise , f i the sowing of the following <iuarititics ; "'rjo""^ h!o £!)e aTiw int of'^rooU that' '«'^^''^«-, belli to unjust judKC and bru-| oaths and cur.se-, .fesu.s turiK- 1 where per acre, just before the snow '^ve* J/v „ ^l^^l 'cio^^^^^^^^^^^ ^"1 °'f-er sufiicient rebuke: -If I have' He stood in the inner :u.dle„.-e room in spring: white clover 3 lbs., alfalfa ! '•â- "'' proau.ce. (.lo.erK aiso na\ l >-"^; k 5 lbs., meadow fescue 4 lbs. ! {^J^loi '"''^""'^' *''*â-  "'^'â- Â°^'-" "^' • - After this mixture has Wen evenly I â€"q^^.^j scattered on top the present stard of clover and timothy, as soori as the gixjund is sufficiently dry, go over it with a light harrow with the teeth to thi« very reasonable protest was a' blow from the fi.'^t. or from a rod in early light o? the morning the crowing' ^^g ^Qt- ^^g flj-g^ Enf^lish girl who has! seconds. 4. The longest ship canal in the hand of an ofJicer standing by.; of the cock rcmtnibered his own vowj started life iii the West. Manv of! the world is the .Suez Canal, 87 miles. It was evident that .Teaus would have of unswervnii^ loyalty, and kne..' nov/| ym,j. ^.-.i^ters have grown to love the] Kiel C^nal comes next with 61 miles fair trial in such an assembly,; how truly .Tt.-.ia hiu" g tiie nnrogc on at'count of tlie bacterial | on their roots. All of this being the case, the growing of a clover; crop, every so often, materially l>ene- fits the bearing power of tlic soil. Now a rotation or system of crop- evil bear witness of the cv and looked out and nov/ 1 prc:i.icte;l his! frgg^ „pe„ pi-airie life and have caught I and Panama third with 40 miles. al. I'erhap.-; at-' the progressive spirit of the people! Worried: Not the slightest need ;o arid rejoiced to have a part in build- j wear the puzzled frown, for the rem- ing up a vigorous Christian nation, edy i£ at hand. Books for Christmas Cheer up. Eng!i^-h girl, yours is a ! gifts, what could be better? And iTlorious destiny! ! Canadian books, too! There is a new Ex-student: I regret exceedingly to' one by H. A. Cody, full of spontaneous h', '.r that yoti have decided to ^ive humor, entitled "llie Touch of Abner." I u;.> school. If only I could awaken you | Ralph Connor's "The Sky Pilot of No saw Peter. That atftfction and rcoeilious uiood liut if well why smite=l tliou me".'" ! look revived the old "Unto Caiaphas." It may have been' Iroke the ang'y an i that Caiaphiis ocoup.'eil other apart-! which for the monu .t h.id niasiarad: to the opportunities that education ! Man '.s Land" is a most vivid novel of ments in the .same palate. At any rnto Peter. "He wtiit out p.:id \. ,;.'t bi'tcr-i biT:-'-;! We only get out of lifewh'it Canada in the Great War. Then Ih.era ..... . ' â-  ».. _i _i_i:_I-...r..l -1 out:. 4. ^C (Luke f>: G2). 19: :J.')-27. Standing bv tlie Cros we I lit into it ^nd if we do not sow , is that delightful story, enersv.. and ambit'on and courage and , Morning," by Isabel Mist of Ecclestone he appesr.-i lo have been )>re--ent and , ,.-, . ,.^, . â- ,..« .v^.,.,.. ,,. =.^=..... .....„-*« have fi.:t.tioned Jesus while Tie, ... „ , turned back about 45 degree?, harrow- ^j^^ includes all three classes of crops! w*** s'''' '" i^e house of Annas (18: ' There were the women who Ivtd loved enterf rise, how can we hope to reap \ Mackay. ing with the rows where the wheat is, jpspj.j.jjgj^ p^j, jpstanca you may! '•'^> *»"'' ^^ ""^ apparemly in the same' Him and believed in Him. and t'lc be- the gocd things? Has a girl anvone! Three new novels of We>t€rn C^n- drilled. This light harrowing will help, ,^y ^^^^ ^^^^ ^j|j^,j ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^.1^^! house and by the same fiio that I'ctci-; loved disciple .Toh;i. Tu him -lesus, hut her.-tlf to blame i fslie has to s.it! ada are "Bulldog Carney" by W. A. burysomeof the exposed seed and wiHj ji^ approxinii-.tclv four ei,ual iireas,! ^as stamlmK when lie lir.^t entered, I lookiuK down frcm the < ••o:.». con>-,by and tee some nice young man,; Eraser; ".Janet of Kootenay." by Evah , not injure the present stand. In handl-: j^jn^^^ ^j^^^^ ^ -g^ ^ ^^^^^ p ^^ Aj "'"' 'â- '^'eo tin i-^s denied his Lord. Tlie mended (he care oi" His mot' ;>•. ! whom she would enjoy, ignore her for McKowaii. and "The Girl of O.K. Val- ing the pasture after you have cut the| ^.^.^ ^^^ ^^^.^ ^,^^.^ ^^^j potatoes, aiuli "- â€" ' ^ T-rrrr-rr^ â€" r-=râ€" ^ i i!-; eirls who have made use of their! ley." by Kobert Watson, all of them first crop of timothy and clover, do not ^^^^-^^^^ ^^^^,. ,un.;,.„tp,i ,,op, On B j be in a hurr-y to put the stock on thel ^^^^ ,^^^^ ,^^^.g ^^.,^g.^^_ ^^^^ ,^^., ^^^^.,^^. second growtli, but give it time to, q,, ^ j,^^.^ ^.,^^,^,^. ^,, ,^,^.^,f^ make a good recovery, then be sure | ^^f ^^j^g ,'ou nii year's not to stock your pasture too heavily' ^.^y,^ ^^^,^ ^ ^^^^^^,^ If! year's growth ofi Not more than one head per acre. -M ti„,„thy and clover or oC alfaKa. This jiejct fall is wot and the ground be-j^^^^^^ ^^^.^^^ establiphed, next veai's come.? waterlogged do not allow the; ^^^^ ^^.^,j,^, ,_^,^^,^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^.j^ ,p,,^j Hov, is, when i ^'"'â- -' '" improve their minds and lives ; aiisorblng li'.ies. From Nova Scotia ' and v.-ho therefore arc more attractive i comes a charming romance, ".lean of Btock to pasture on th?' of this field because their continuous heavier paris| ;^ '';^hgj:g-t,,; â- ;;,ui;.;j;;;, ;â„¢;; ^jj;,;;! potatoes, etc.) grew on .A^ yo.i would i tramping on the wet, heavy clay will: ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^„^, ,^3^|^,y_ ^.^^.^ ^„j| .__ fjj,,^^,^,^ ^^,^ itarted to scciool 'ntorcAfn-.v inci- .Millie May Learned (*> ICccp Her Appointments. M'hen Millie Piason pack it so close that the roots of the' ;-, ;iown ihVdovTr arthVs'anie'timo"! denLs tirplac? in 'her life. One was jrass and clover wdl be smothered out.j ^^wo years hence section A woul.l bej thnt she added May to her name when So as to make doubly sure of a. (growing first-year clover or alfalfa; she jjavo it in to tlie teacher, and .ir.- rigorous start of this jrri'ss and clover, three years hence section A would he' other thin;r tluit shs was especially feed that you are .sowing in spring | g-powing second-year timothy ar.d! happy over was a lovely litlb wi'iA and to invigorate the crop already ! clover or alfalfa, and four years hence! watdi th-it her mother g.-.vc her in Irtanding, 1 would advise you to apply it would !)e growing cultivated crops] order for her to a'ways be on time, again fcorn, potatoes, etc.). Or, if 1 both at school and a. home, you wish t" considcr\all of the fourj At first Jlillio May was delights 1 blocks, it fiinvply menns that the crops, with the shiny g.ild watch ibat ticked move on in \\\\f, definite order (culti- away the iiiin.'.tcj if ilie p:-»..- ^lUiV 'lav gii'l. So one Friday mornii MiUe May ^trrted to school, mctlicr, .,„..„. . < „ ,, .. , ,, ,x t â-  n Mason carc-fuKy set her watch with ; and congenial? This is matter for ^ Halfway, oy Grace McLeod Rogers, tha dock. "Now, Millie Mav." she co'">"on sen... I Critics preaict that 'Joan wdl be one sfti.' nvee'iiv "^an vou -et hom> by Bein- educated is like knowing one , of the l>est sellers of the year. Our old th-.-.-e o'clock""" " "' 1 is well dressed at a party. If one is ! favorite. L. M.' Montgomery, has ' "'O yes'm " t'- - iitJe g'rl ans.-cr-d; '"•â- '^'' t'r:i;scd. she does net think of j written nnothrr entcvtaimv.t' stcry, ' I can geV'homc ca'ily by tin ^ tl-i'^'. '•>«'rei" at all; if ;he is not. then her "Rainbow ViUley.' Marshal! *aundors' Vou know schcnl [:, out at iw.i " r^iind is .on=tantly en herself and she, '"Golden Dicky" is a book that will "-Ml lif'it t'l-n," r.iother Ma5.5n '"^^'' embavrnssed and ill at '?r,S(-, and capture as wide r c.u-cle o" reaaers as .".nswcred. '"ril depend oi: yo:ir bcinj; •an^es at least 200 to 250 lbs. per acre of a fertilizer carrying 2 to .'! per cent, am- Jnonia, and 10 lo 12 per ceiU. phos- phoric arid. This can be applied be- fore you harrow lo cover the j^ra.^'s seed as indicated above, and the one harrowing will work in both fertilizer and seed. homo at that time." | At three o'clock. Iiowevc:-. thtro was no sign of the I'Ule girl; :.rd Mrs., Ma.'on waited liflsan min.il-:?, and still' i\\i iliiJn't ccme, and th;n rhi did u (n;err th.ir? â€" sh? p!c!:.:d up are or two traveil'is: bntcs thnt sat in the hill .Tnd started tov^ard lh# sfi'.tic.n. At thiec-lhirty J'iUio May eani;i ruibing in,r.-id. not findinj; h°r 'n.Tthrr, oticr people a;e looi.i-ig at her world-famous "Beautiful Joe." hei and making icniark:. 1 ".\ Labrador Doctor" is an auto- Pcaile who have h;^d schooling are! biography by Dr. Wilfred Grenfell. ;;cvc;- self-ccr.scious v hen (hey arc I "Stories of the British Empire," by v.. til (icople who are educated ii'iri cnl-j Agnes Maude Machar, is a book in tared. Kducaticn increases our eapa- which Canadian boys and girls will city to enjoy people ard books ai;d the revel, stories written around pertinent fine- things cf life, but ab.^ve all, it| periods in British history. Follow Thi-.'i.\\hen You Dutcher. ill the uiu:il r]r!CO. i-h> n.ado fov the In making salt pork, firat rub eachj piece with fine ?alt, the next d>iy cover with a Irine made up of ten| i pcunds cf salt and two ounces ofi and clover). This order is^ gone' [he muvmng.-; but in" the a'ternoon' to sociid th;- \\c?k-enJ with yoirr, »->'trctEr to four gallons of bollingj J. W. S.:â€" I have a field I had in t'lroiigh on all of the blocks. ; slie. foun.l th- watch (li.^r.roeabh', for grandma," the cMok nnswprsd. "She water. This will be enou-h for one well manured la.-;( In .seme seetiuiis .'t is pioltalde to; mother alwa.\s set her v.atch with said to tell vo.i she waited for vou as' '^""'^'red pounds of pork. Leave in the | vated crops, followed by grain iiurso' ^o softly, and she v:\3 very carrf.d lo kitchcMi and asked Ihs coo'k wl->r^ [\ev \ crops, followed by (irsl-Ptar grass and see that rlis jsive h;r=elf plcnly of niothor v.r.:-. clover, followed by .lecond-year Krass; time by the v»atch to g5t to school i:i '-Your nnth-.r's gone to t!;# ;'0untry muvningi; but in the afternoon' to spend th;- \\c?k-ei!J with your Ensilage corn. ipnng. Will it be best to plow this Ifave only one year for "lass, cutting, the clock in the l.vint; lOom, ami sha lonR as she could without missing the, brine until needed. For hams and| fall and manure again, or manure first, down the .system to a three-year ro-! was cxpeeted to ccme home at a cev- train." ; bacon r.ib each piece with salt, thej tben plow? Itation. In other sections it ,ia profit- 1 tain time ca:h day. U- she wasn't 1 Tears came into Millie May's eyes,' "'^'^t day pack in a birrel or stone jar, | Answer: â€" If time remains before able lo make it tiw or si-x-ycar rota- there, mother usually came to look her nr>d a lump rose in htr thr.^at as the' cover with a brine made up of eiuht frost I would advise you to fall-plow, lion by intruducing Hucli variations as up. It was the fame way about going thought of missing a trip to grandma's pounds of sail, two pounds of 'irowi! your corn patch in preparation for the growing a crop of oats, first in the| out to play with any of her little! dear old country pl.icc parsed thrauuh ^•â- '•;i\\v and two ounces of s.AUpeter •trawberry planliiiK next spring. Krain division and following this with fvien-ls -molht.- ahvays set a ccrt.vin her mind. JuFt then th? clock in the '''-solved in four gallons of brling When spring comes I would advise you wheat btfore seerling down, also allow-! time fm- her to come home, and she; room ehimed the hjur of four. Millie water, -Vfter cooling pour over- the to cross plow this some soil and then ing the hay seeding to stand three,: was expected to come when she was May looked ;;t htr watch; they were' meat. Bacon thould be left in the apply manure preferably well rotted, fom-, and sonudimes longer years. i told. ; i-i:?ht tcgcthcr. "II'ls all ray "fault."' '^rlne forr to six weeks and hams six and work it in by successive disking! The establishnient of such a system| Lately iMillie hud bean very indifTcr-; sha solibed. '-f stopped to play with , toj.'R.ht weeks, and harrowing. You cannot get the on your farm .>mve3 labor by cutting; ent to the lulvico cf her watch, jind^ Mary Dean and forgot about coming seedbed too smooth. .Strawbtn-ies are, down tlu- relative amount of land that time and apain by that carele.;sne=s heme as I promiied. I didii'r keep The Great West Permanent Loan Company. Toronto Office. 20 King St. West. 4% allowed on Savings. Interest computed quarterly. Withdrawable by Cheque. BVi^ on DelentTtrea, Interaat payable half yearly. Paid up Capital $2,412,578. There are many wavs to improvise a fnioke house. One of the simplest; is to invert a barrel, suspend the h?.nis and biecn from the bottom by passing a string through holes in the bottom of the barrel with a length or two of Klalieat FrlcM Paid Vat RAW FURS & GINSENG Writs for price llsta and shtpplnsr tags 28 Years of Reliable Trading Referenceâ€" Union Bank of Canaaa. N. SILVER Sao St. Panl St. W., Kontreal, F.Q. great lovers of an abundance of suit-' is plowed and broiigbt under tillage' she had caused her mother niucli my word, and now I'm left btliind. ably balanced plantfood and practical year by year. It also stabilize.s the| worry. Finally, being a fev.- irmuites just as I ought to l.?. But I'i! never growers in the .Maritime Provinces' amount of labor so that you can figurei ],ite l,ec:ur.e a habit with the littL' girl;' "be guilty of tha -same thing any more." and in Ontario are ge'-titig exceedingly, with some ilegree of certiiinty as to thC| ,ui(l inoth'.'r Mnson tliuiij;hi. perhaps And stran!:e as ,'t may seem Millie good results by proper fertilization.' nmnnnl of expenditure you have to, the sooner she ,U',irued her lc.=.ion of May began right thni to keep her ap-°tovo p'pe. Maple wood is regarded I have before mo the record of one nuike in labor year by year. Rotations] what carele.'siic.,.. sometime causes! poir.tments en time; and she's done i :. •^^ ^^^ ''^^t fuel- Hardwooil is p'efer man who used as high as 1,800 lb;=, of are also excrodingly valualilo ain:ei the better it would be for her little ever sinie. high grade fertilizer per acre on his they establi.^h a sy.stcmatic means for] â€" -r-= â-  : ' i..--â€" . â€" : i..i-i etrawberries, and he (daiin>- to make keeping up the organic matter a net profit of 1200 to SHOO per ocre luimu.i of the soil. If good crops are. by bis methods. ' grown in rotation and proper alien-. Most of the easterii grower.-i use a lion is paid lo the manuring and We^ grade potato fertilizer stich us, fertilizing of the crop with a minimum! one analyzing about .1 lo 5 per cent.! of expoiwlilure of labor, maximum re] ammonia, *"> to 8 per cent. phi)s|thoric suits can be obtained. , THE TRAPi liR, aide to soft wood. Corncobs ar» very, good, k slow fire is best. With con-, slant fire the meats may be smoked, enough in two cr three days. i « j (SPoi/M A bushel of onions stored now •epecially for the early hatched ohicks will be good management. There is IWthing better to kctp the little chicks lively on a rainy day than a little fine- ly (topped onion scattered in litter. inch layer of line sand will make al- most ideal I'ondilions on the poultry floor. The loam is fine for the dust bath and can be used on the floor if sand cannot be obtained without ex- pensive hauling -♦- It Is not tto soon to figure on buy- ing incubators and brooders. It i« not wife lo put off buying an incubator until the last week before incubation work should begin. It is the early hatched birds which make the best In Case of Fife. Nu one wants fire to break out, nor the! expects it to occur, but fires do occur ! and no one should fail lo prepare for any emergency. Hero is what we do with our extension ladder. Instead of piling n lot of refuse boards and trash on it somewhere in tlie barn, we have fixed a place to hang il within reach on the north side of our wtvgon shed fall and winter layers and the best i Thus in ca>;o of any emergency evory- breeders for the next spring. It is I one koows where it i.s and we need nearly impossible to raise o large flock j not hup* for it, needlessly. Heie it is of early hutL'hed chickens without an , protected f wyjn the sun and it rarely inciihnt.or, as Iho supply of salting j gets wet W. il. F A Few .Suggestions on Trapping Wolf. Any trapper who goes after wolf, must recognize the first precaution to, take in his trapping enterprises is to! destroy all traces of the hunuin odor. , The wolf is very suspicious of any 1 human scent and strategy must bej resorted to jn order to catch him. ^nie trappers dip their traps in melt- ed beeswax or boil them in strong sage, tea before setting. Gloves, well nib l)p phu'cd around tlu' ti^ap. Good r?- .iults can abo be secured iT the trap \ is : et in tl'.i.s manner near a badgcr'cri j prairie riof, mound. 1 I An excd'ent method for tr.ipoin-- I the wolf when the snow i< on" the to the farm bull may be traced to mis- ! ground 's the folU.wing: Place a heavy chicvous boys pestering the animal, or The oldest established LTD. RAW FUR DEALERS ill ^^antre^^ Highest M^ket Prices Paid. Satisl'aitioii Guaiantead to Slitppers. Bead for Oar Frloa Ust. 410 St. Paul St. West - Montreal .Xine out of ten of the tragedies due .stone in a .<^ack and scent both side?, of to some man on the place treating him the snrk well with a good trail scent, j cruelly. Neither of these things ever Then get on your horse ami ride outioi'S'**' to happen. Five minutes of to whero . vou intend to make your set.! tormenting or abusing the btdl wil' dragging the suik after you. Then!*lo "'ore to spoil its disposition than pull the drag close to your horse and! «!' the rest of his life can undo. make a thorl turn. This will also! lead the wolf to make a ihort turn and ho will not step over the trap.i K:<tcnd the snow path across the prairie fn.-m stream to stream so that there will be a scenic I trail for the wolf to follow up to tlu> trap. .After digging a hole in the snov/, the trap should bo laid on a piece of white paper, set, and then carefully ciwere<l with a thin layer of snow. A few drops of the bc.4 wolf fail should be sprinkled up and d'.iwn thi^ tr:til near hens before the middle of April in iiuite uncertain. I Always water yo-ur plants in winlec If garden loam has been placed on ; time with lukawarm water if you the floor of the pouUry house a groat ; would have a prof;;siun of flower- and desl of dust will soon be noted around I thrifty growing plants. The water the walls, the ft: 1 hoppers and tha aliuuM bo of the same tempemttire ^a! t,h,, 'u-ap in fcho hole, an<l sprinkle a ueslboxott. Sand is much better where (he ivom or place in which the plants little tJirf and biirnl hay over it. A It cin ras'ly b? o'otaineH, snd a fi.e-, -rw kept. j fg^- drops o^ the be»l wolf bait shodd bed with a good trail .scent, should always be used in selling traps for, the trap. | wolf. I In preiMtring the uoli' skin for the' A swall piece of cotton or wool j nriarket, it should hn cased fur side, should be placed under the pan of the| out and very ^ichloin taken oft' open.! trap in order to prevent anything from' Poltii should be dried 'in a ool, drv , getting under the pan. Traps should | place -not near fire or :sun; go.<d be concealed carefully. One good way | nlrttchers -houll he used. Wlivti dry to trap widf is lo d,ig u hole along a' c;Tot;i.rh to hold the.r shape, they are co'Aifatti nu«r a fence or stream, put rt vuly for £hi(.mcnl, I "One virtuous and pure in heart did pray, ^Since none I wronged in deed or word to-day. From whom should I crave pardon? Master, say.' .'V voica replied; 'From the sad child whose joy thou hast not planned; ' Tho g.iadcd beast wdiosfT'/^riend thou didst not stand; The rose that diet! for water from thy Innd.' " ANY FARMER who does not attend the Tenth Annual Toronto Fat Stock Show will miss seeing the best collec- tion of fat butcher stock ever assembled in Canada. JUDQINQ, 10:00 A.M. THURSDAY, DEC. IITH AUCTION SALE, 10:00 A.IVI. FRIDAY, DEC. 12TH Toronto Fat Stock Show UNION STOCK YARDS X TORONTO 'u,. Tlrlf, Slumps. Spohn's Distemper Oenipound Tor Dl9t»mp»r, Inin«a«.v Plni.-Ky». OOBffh . r CMd. 'r.vcn- l.\-ttv« \,';ii;}' vjm; ,-,Mni'.p tht^ t"-*vt hnrs'Tion in .Vinei'icu h,.\o Biveii il." 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