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Farm Queries Address All Letters to Farm Editor, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. All Answers Will Appear in this Column. If Personal Reply is Desired, Enclose Stamped and Addressed Envelope. R. F. â€" We are pluniiitiK to prow a BDiall acroago of 8Ugar bcct.s iliiii '-oni- Ing yoAr, and as it will Ijo our flrsi ox- perieno ulung this line, can ymi au- vUo us as to what analysis of fertilizer to use? Which U tho best soil for sugar boets? W'c liuvo ono fielil heavy ground with clay subsoil, tlio other Is blackiKh ground with gravelly bi)Uoin. Answer. â€" Sugar beets do not do â- well on excwdiiigly heavy ground. Tor this reason I would advise you to put your hcets on the blackish ground with cravftlly bottom, provided, of course. that it h not too open and subject to drying out early in the growing sea- son. Moreover, the sugar beet de- velops very largely below the level of tho soil. This requires that the soil bo deeply worked and of a sulllclently open texture that the beet can dcvelo.< its fall growth. Sugar beets send their roots more deeply into tho soil than is generally thought, another rcas-o for the more open soil. As to fertilizer for sugar beets, fi .• tho pa.st four years tho Uepartnient of Chemistry, Ontario Agricultural Col- lece, has been carrying on cooperalivo tests with several sugar beet growers. Each year a number of fertilizers have been tested. The choice of fertiliycrs Beims to lie bet c â-  :-12-(; and 2-lG-C. For your type of soil I believe 300 lbs. per acre of 2-lG-C would give excellent results. A. T. â€" I am plowing up ; low, heav..' field of sod, six years old. What â- would you advise sowing on it for sheep pasture? Is tho spring or the fall the best time to apply fertilizers? Answer. â€" The success of your sheep pasture will depend to qulto an extent oil tho drainage that you have in this field. In any event, tlie soil sliould bo thoroughly worked In the spring, and Jf you are planning on sowing a ml.x- ture for sheep feed for next summer, the probability Is that you may he ablo to work this land fairly well along in spring so as to kill any weeds that may be in it. The Department of Field Husbandry, O.A.C., recommends tor annual sheep pasture. Dwarf Essex Rape, which may be sown in rows or broadcast. If sown In rows, use about li-i lbs. per acre for rows 18 to 20 Inches apart. If sown broadcast, use about 4 to 4^! lbs of seed par acre. This will come along quickly and make good sheep pasture. For cultivated cropj, as a general rule, fertilizers are applied in spring. There is some argument tor applying tho prosphato and potash in llin fall, although a double application would Increase the cost of operation. More- over, If your soil Is at all acid in re- action the phosphate which is applied In the fertilizer in the full would liave an opportunity to become locked up In unavailable combinations with the iron and aluminum of the soil. If a fer- tilizer carrying nitrogo,' Is applied in the fall there is danger of the nitro- gen being lost by leacliing. Wn have Icnown instances where alfalfa i.s top- dressed with fertilizers to advantage In the fall, although, comparing results â- with those obtained from spring appli- cation, tboro Is no argument in favor of the fall application. J. D. â€" I have a few patches of sow thistle starting on my farm. Will you kindly let me know the best way to kill the- " Will salt kill thorn? If so, what is tho best way to put It on? Answer. â€" It is questionable if any- thing can be done at this time of year to effoctively kill sow thistles. It has been claimed that certain salt ma- terials can bo applied to udvantago on eow thistle patches, but tho great dif- ficulty is that aiiythin.a; that will kill BOW thistles will kill all other crops that grow on the soil, for some time. In tests conducted in I'orth county during V'^ past three years, mo.st ef- fective treatment of sow thistles was obtained by midsuninie. plowing, lot- ting tho land lie in ridges till it was nearly dried, then disking again in September. In the spring, sow ) mixo<I grain after again thoroughly â- working tho soil and seed with alfalfa or clover mixture. In order to give tho grain a vigorous start and to in- sure a healliiy stand of legumes, apply ftbor^ 250 to 375 lbs of fertilizer per acre. On med^im loam soil, 212-0 has been found o tctlvi. With this aid tho grain niak ) such a vigorous start that It success illy competes with th > sow thistle. The alfalfa or legume mixture comes along equally vigoro Js- ly and to a large extent chokes out tho weed. Weed counts show a material reduction for at least two years In the s> i-iion handled in this way. In later studies of the Held treated wo have suggested, there Is Indication tliat as tho fertility becomes exhausted, the sow thistle comes in, wlilch fact again confirms the logl of tho above sug- gestions. U. S.â€" Have 8 acres -^ light sandy soil tbat has not been plowed for - years. I would like :j i ut beans iu it next spring. What Is your advice as to preparing it? I would like to fer- tilize it. Can you tell mo tlie kind to use, also the best way to apply it and the amount? Answer. â€" Plow tlie soli as early as It will work in spring. Work it down thoroughly by disking and harrowing, â- i'ou had better have the soil tested for acidity. This your Agricultural Kepre- scntatlve can do ii you take a sample to him or you can do it yourself with the Reacto Soil Test put out by the Department of Chemistry. Beans do best on a soil of medium sweetness. On a similar soil to that which you describe, best yields were obtained where a half ton limestone was ap- plied per acre as early as the soil would work in spring. At tho t'me the beans were planted they wen t'ertil Ized with 412-G fertilizer at the rata of 250 lbs. per acre. This lertllizor was applied through the <lroi)per of a combined grain and fertilizer drill with all tubes running. Los Angeles Housewives Remembered Autumn .N'ow let the rain sweep over hill and lane. And fill the lake. Now let tho seeds of spring Kail from flower and tree. This is such a rain As wakens whitecaps; woos the trees to sing. Makes the sad leaves remember by- gone sun And sap of youth; washes them once more green .\s at their birth that tliey forget the dun Days coming and their death, and what â- winters mean. I have been happy. Let the wild rain rip Rocks from the hillside and uproot old trees; And after rain let w^inter's fingers grip Tho whitecaps and tho fallen leaves and freeze Tomorrow's sudden brook. But you will know What seed survives the cold, what fruit shall prow, â€"David P. Rerenberg, in New York Sun. SERVICE .. Not gain, but service, is the true object in life. If gain is made the olijoct in one's life, ono must inevit- ably fail, for the simple reason that tho best things of lite are not to bo gained by striving; for them; they aro of a texture that cannot bo grasp- ed. One may strive tor bread and win it, but one may strain every nerve to breaking in the pursuit of happiness, and he will never over- take it. On the other hand, it ser- vice is niado the object in one's life, iliat life cannot be a failure, for tho reason that on has chosen the only path above which the window.s of heaven are always open. Tho hap- piness that eludes the grasp of every man who strives for It descends, like the gentle dew of heaven, upon lilni who Is striving In service. Ho also gains what he si rives for, and more. Adventure ny Wilfred J. li'uiik. In Light Linos and Dears You lako a home in a valley With the liiish of an inland rain And tho South-wind, and a roae-swoet Vine tor an anchor chain. Hut I'll take the roaring typhoon On the road to Ninh-a-fu, With a drunken star to steer me. And a leathery, doep-luugcd crew. (Dut I'll tako mine in the movies. If It's all the same to you!) J^WITHJHE- LONESCOUTS •^fe^c- -% \S -V p(jst-l)OX on a Lo-i absent-iniiuled husband to wife several hours earlier. Angeles golf course gently reminds the mail those letters handed to him by his A noble thought we'd say! A Popular Number By HELEN WILLIAMS. Illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Fur- itishrd With Eicry Pattern. 2871 A new Kuiiiipe drcs.s tliat will give your wardrobe dash and chic for fall and winter. And if fashioneil of rhum-brow-n woolen with the puinipe of orangy- red sheer woolen spotted iu brown, it will prove doubly chic. You can make it at an amazingly small cost! Style No. 2871 is designed for sizes 11, 13, lo and 17 years. ?ize 13 re- quires 2Vi yards of 39-inch material for .suspender skirt with 2 yards of 35-incli material for blou.sc. Another- fascinating scheme is hya- cinth blue linen with guimiw polka- ('(itted in blue. Tweed."?, wool crepes and novelty rayons are also smart. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly! giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 15c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; â- wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your onler to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. »»â- â-  >•>>»•»•< Sunday School Lesson November 27. Lesson »Xâ€" Steward- ship of Lifeâ€" Mark 1. 16-20; Acts 26; 12-19. Golden Textâ€" First gave their own selves to the Lord. â€" 2 Corinthians 8: 5. ANALY,^IS. I. MY BEST TO THE IIIGHEST, Mark 1: 16-20. II. OBEYING THE VISION, Acts 26: 12- 19. Introduction â€" To be generous with one's money is not all of Chri.s- tian stewardship. Not of our money, but of all of our being was it said, "Ye are not your own, ye are bought with a price." The question is not merely, "What shall I do with my money?" but "What shall I do with my life?" The answer to it will be in terms as varied as men are different. I. MV BE.ST TO THE HIGHEST, Mark 1: 16-20. Jesus' plan was to go from place to place preaching, teaching, living the gospel of the new kingdom. He need- ed companionship. He must inspire otiiers with his own ideals, enthusi- asms, plans. He must train them to carry on the work when he was gone. On the shores of the Lake of Gal- ilee he found four men, two pairs of brother.s, vs. 17, 19. They probably knew Je.sus before. John's Gospel tells how two of them met him at Jordan- side. As fishermen, they would pos- sess certain qualities of body and mind which would i.iake them effective as religious leaders. They would have great iK>wers of endurance, patience, promptness (the net must be thrown immediately the fish were running) bravery. Living dose to Nature in all her varied moods would develop a ca- pacity for the spiritual. Jesus said, "I'oHow me, and I will n ake you to become fishers of men." What "fishers of men" meant, they would not clearly understard then, but the phrase would appeal to them. Whatever this new life which Jesus offered would involve, it would, in some way, he similar to the old. They were to learn later â€" what we all learn when we put it to the trial' â€" that those qualities which a man develops as ho faithfully does the task in hand, will make him more effective in what- ever work his master gives him to do. The way to get a l>ettcr job is to put Qur best into the one we have now. "Straightway they forsook their nets and followed him," v. 18. "Fol- lowing Jesus" means, first of all, mak- ing up their minds to do so. They decided â€" and then acted. To follow Jesus meant, for them, to leave their work and their homes. Their work gave them a livelihood precarious cough, but it wa.s all they had, and they could not afford to lose it. To Western minds the sudden cutting away from work aid ! 'iv- A Tip For Lost Hunters Hunters lost and uncertain of the compass directions may fix North with their watch thus: Place it flat on the hand, stand a match upright over tho cr.d of the minute hand and turn the natch until the match shadow falls along tho hand. A line drawu across the centre of the watch and midway between the end of the hour hand and 12 o'clock runs North and South; North lying on the side on which the hour hand is farthest from 12. Even on cloudy days the watch will show a faint shadow. This is a Boy Scout stunt, and one that every Lone Scout should learn and remember (or use in an emergency. 1 16-1Vlile Night Hike to Church A party of nearly 90 Winnipeg Hover Scouts hiked sixteen miles be- tween midnight and morning to at- tend a sunrise Rovers' Own, or church service, at the little first settlers' church at St. Andrew's. W'e certainly hope that all Lonies are as keen to "Do their duty to God" as were these Rovers. Silver Wolf For Dutch Chief Scout The Silver Wolf. Scouting's highest honorary decoration was presented by Lord Baden-Powell to Admiral Ram- bonnet. â-  Chief Scout of the "Neder- landsche Padvinders," the Boy Scouts of Holland. Do you know what the "Silver Wolf" is? It Is a Scouting' Decoration awarded at the discretion of the Chief Scout (or e.xceptionally valuable work on behalf of the Movement. It actual- ly is a small silver model of a wolf, which is s -upended around the neck by a green and yellow ribbon, and it is much prized by the few people who liave been decorated with it as it is the highest honour that "llie Boy Scouts Association can bestow. IVIemorial to Malta's Chief Scout The Congreve Memorial Hall - id Archway in memory o( General Sir Walter Congreve, V.C, K.C.B., a form- er Governor and Chief Scout of Malta, was recently opened by Sir David Campbell, Governor-General and pre- sent Chief Scout. The hall is to be used as headQuarters of the Malta Scouts. British Railroad Scol . Societieo A Scout Society has been formed 1/ Scout members of the Great Western Railway staff at Paddingtou, London. Other important divisional points such as Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Birm- ingham and Swansea are organizing similar societies. Former Enemy Sons Meet As Friends Among the 3.000 Boy Scouts at the Dutch National Scout Jamboree held this summer near The Hague were l)oys from England, Scotland, Belgium, France, Germany, Denmark, Norwa.v and Hungary. Young Spanish Life Savers That Spanish Boy Scouts are not be- hind tUose of other lands in lite sav- ing skill and courage was shown thli summer at a Spanish bathing resort when two .voung women were swept several hundred yards (rom shore by a strong tide. Two 14-yeaT-old Scouta went to their aid, and after a long struggle got them near shore, when other Scouts helped. One young w» man recovered; the Scouts persisted four hours in a fruitless effort to r» Vive the other. No effort was mad« by onlookers to assist in the rescue. ' Lonies, prepare yourselves (or such an emergency as this! j Where the Modern Boy Finds Adventure Rescuing a man from a ledge half way down a 400-foot clift; fighting h~y fires on (arms; searching (or a child lost on the moors; rescuing a valuable horse that had (alien on its back in a narrow ditch â€" these 1932 camp good turns remind that English Boy Scouts are not (ar behind their Canadian brothers in finding adventures in Scouting. Discussing "Waste Forces of Human Nature" in the "Ix>ndon Observer," Prof. L. P. Jacks credits Baden-Pow,;ll with making through Scouting "one o( the greatest discoveries o( modern times in the field o( utilizing human forces otherwise wasted." i.e.. con- verting the play hunger and love of adventure of flie boy into self-control, courage, loyalty and readines.s to ac- cept responsibility. Scouting Popular in jrsia There are 5,000 Boy Scouts in Per- sia, and their number is growing rapidly under the enthusiastic leader- ship of the Persian Crown Priiua. Scout troops have been organized at the English, American and Armenian nlissionary schools. The latest country to be added to the list of 'Boy Scout Countries' is the Azores Islands, in mid-Atlantic, - 1 the coast of Spain. This place is the scene of the famous fight between Six Richard Grenville on board the "Re venge " iu the days of Queen Eliza beth. '. hen he defeated a whole Span ish fleet with his one little ship. In spite of the "Depression" Scout ing continues to grov, steadily all â-  vei the world, and there are over two mil lion active Scouts at the present time and another two million ex-Scouts whc have grown iuto useful manhood. Have you ever considered that ii only costs you Fifty Cents a year tc be enrolled as a Lone Scout, and t( have all the privileges of Scoutint brought to you? It is not necessary to spend a lot ol money on uniforms and equipmeut Ii you do not desire to do so, although, ol course, ive always like to see Scout! iu uniform. We shall welcome inquiries froii any boys between the ages o( 12 and IS who cannot join an ordinary Troop and suggest that you write (or par ticulurs to-day. to The Lone Scout D^^ panmont. The Boy Scouts Association, 330 Bay Street, Toronto 2.â€" "Lone E.' strange. For the single men it was simpler. One at least was married, '^hey were gripped by the persuasive power of Jesus' perso.iality. The man himself made an irresistible appeal to them. Is it not so still? Farther along the shore Jesus came to James and John mending their nets with their father, Zebedee. They, too, answered tho call. In the East to leave one's wife was one thing, to leave one's parents quite another. "I/ct me first bury my father" was the young man's way of saying that he could not leave home while his father was aliveâ€" -at that moment probably quite well. Zebedee, how- ex er, was fairly â- well off. He could pay for his help. Nevertheless there is a touch of pathos in the line, "They left their father Zebedee in the ship vith the hired servants." When youth, answering some "call" leaves home, it is the parenLs left behind v,-ho often suffer most. To follow Jesus means t, give up whatever may stand in the way of the p.irticular service which the hour calls for. Some men Jesus called away from home. It is signifi- cant that it was only go»ie. Each indi- vidual situation requires its own pe- culiar action. For most of us, the call is to witness for Christ at home â€" the most difficult place. What did Jesus ask from those who would follow him, â€" answers tc a list of theological questions, such as the churches ask? No. He asked for a personal loyalty and companionship. Kcr his demand, we have substituted too often orthodoxy and respectabil ity, the characteristic qualities of tht Pharisees. These iren gave the besi they lad to the iilphest they knew, Jesus. II. OBEYI.NG THE VISION, Acts 26: 12- 19. No two people are altogether simi- lar. Therefore their religious exper- iences will be different. The call thai changed their lives for the Galileat; fishermen had in it nothing spectacu- lar. They wen: away with Jesu.-: ol Nazareth, who appealed to them greatly. It was afl.erward that they came to know Kim at the Christ of God. Paul, on the ether hand, had an overwhelming revelation of the onc« crucilied Jesus as the now triumphant Christ. He had been definitely resist- ing God's will, and the disturbing voice of his own better nature, v. 14 But he was performing tho roughly the task which he believed was hi; duty. God called him to a double min- istry (v. 16) to be a minister of th< word, a humbler office than that oi deacon; a witness â€" by which he wa; laise^ to the level of the apostles. .> USEFULNESC A sciiool In which the ability ol being useful is Imparted, the spirit of Independence learnt, aud the habit of persevering effoVt acquired.â€" S, Smiles. MUTT AND JEFF- By BUD FISHER Distance Lends Relief.