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X w re FAs = at . i= | an:apple tree just outside his window. ds per acre of fertilizer carrying 2% ammonia and 8 to 12% avail- able phosphoric acid. If it is pos- sible to obtain 1% potash, the addi- tion will be of advantage to the op. A satisfactory method of applying this fertilizer to the corn is torarill it in "through the fertilizer dropping at- tachment of the wheat drill. * Such a "method of application puts the plant- food into the soil where the material can dissolve. The available plantfood acts on the young crop somewhat the same as whole milk fed to the young calf. It gives it a strong, healthy, vigorous start. In using fertilizers do not Salons to grow clover or rye on this ground inside the next 'wo years and then turn under a second crop of clover or a fair growth of rye or some other green manure. In using fertilizers you are adding plantfood but you. are not additg organic r.at- ter or lumus. Humus is essential to the producing capacity of the soil, Nr must not be neglected. (b) Buckwheat will do well on most any type of soil with the exception of muck. It is successful sown later than the average farm crops,--even sown as late as early June. Prob- ably late in May is "he best time to seed it, using from 3 to 6 pecks of good seed per acre. Question -- T. L.:-- What is the best fertilizer for strawberries, and when should it be used, on the vines ng this gd or the vines that are a ; out this year? eh fertilising strawber- fof : ries, Select Yellow Dutch Onion Setts good Tebults are obtain 4 by us- ing from 400 to 600 pounds per acre ammonia and 8 to 12% "| phos horic acid, and possibly 2 to 3% potash. This is best applied when Daring the bed for the planting of the young vines. When the ground has been thoroughly disked this avail- 2 ante 'plantfood should be drilled in through the fertilizer dropping at- tachment of the wheat drill, - or it should be broadcasted over the pro- posed strawberry bed and thoroughly disked and harrowed in, . When the young vines are set they wileprodt greatly by the added vigor obtained om this available plantfood. As a rule, top-dressing growing straw- berries has not been the most profit- able way to apply. Question--M, C.:--What is the best way to get rid of wild mustard? rid of mustard is to spray the young plants before they come into flower. For this purpose a spray machine such ag is used for spraying potatoes might be used. Empty a 100-pound sack of sulphate 'of iron into a kerosene or vinegar barrel. = Fill it up to the chine with water and stir until the sulphate of iron is dissolved. Strain the solu- tion through several thicknesses of cheese-cloth when pouring it into the tank of the spray machine. To be most effective, it is well to apply 52 gallons of this material to the acre. The more powerful the spraying ma- ¢hine the better, since the mist is most effective when divided into finest particles. A pressure of 80 to 100 sounds at the nozzle should be main- tained. A two-horse spraying ma- chine will spray from 20 to 100 acres, of grain in a 10-hour day. In actual tests which have been carried out, this method of treatment has proven very efficient in killing out this troublesome weed. It doesnot hurt the grain crop. Mother Robin's April Fool. Mother Robin played an April-fool joke on little Sammy Patterson; she played a joke and gaid "April fool!" at the right time, only of course she . said it robin fashion. When any robin laughs after sunset' and says "Cheer up!" it sounds like "April fool!" and 'Sammy's robin probably knew what ske was talking about. She and Father Robin came back 'early that year, and built their nest "the last week in March. Ever since Sammy wea big enough to have a of his own near his' mother's upstairs, the 'robing had built in This was the first time, though, that ome in March. id his best to help them so farch lasted. 'He put string Robin to use, on. . He did 'could do to : intelligence e string. ~~ And then, ry dy game, Sammy Tole ed | into her nest, nail and all! i : if EERE and over, until at last the little boy called to his father and mother. "Come quickly, please," he urged, "and come softly, because some one is playing tiektack on my window, and maybe you can catch him!" Father and mother came quickly and softly and both of them were laughing. They thought that the neighbors' boys were hiding outside the house with a ticktack., Mr. Patterson laughed, be- cause he used to do' tricks like: that wheh he was a boy. ' Mrs. Patterson laughed, because she thought how sur- prised some one would be when she opened: the window 'wide and said, "Who's there?" Sammy's' pretty mother did "open the window and did say, "Who's there?" But she was the one who was straightway surprised, because no one answered but Mother Robin. Mother 'Robin had laid one blue egg that morn- ing, and she was on the nest keeping the treasure warm, When Mrs, Pat- terson said, "Who's there?" Mother Robin untucked her head from under her wing and answered, "April fool!" cheerfully. "Sure enough!" exclaimed Sammy's father. dow. Look at this, Sammy!" Sammy looked. = What he saw was a long string dangling from the top of | Mother Robin's nest. A nail was tied to the end of the string, and it was | that nail that made the tap-tap-tap- | ! ping noise, helped by the April breeze. ow ! mother laughed 'when they saw that; {string that Mother Robin had woven The robin laughed, tog, robin fashio robin fashion. SID pry th hh specific information regarding, g, feeding, and general care bir i A of lives pply experimental farm. | pasture by ing ok pris early. of fertilizer analyzing from 2 to 8% Answer:--A practicable way to get . "It was Mother Robin who, has been playing ticktack on your win- Sammy and his father and his | La Sot 0 high a good | $hey Chantenay Red Table Carrot . 4 oz. 40¢, XXX 8olid Head Lettuce Improved Beefsteak Tomato. ...... Early-Branching Asters, Crimson P Mammoth Fringed Cosmos, mixed XXX Spencer Glant Sweet Peas, a alan, black 'seed. oz. 26c, 1b, $2.10, 5 Ibs. 0.26 'black seed ; lon, black seed. .oz. 26c, Ib. $2.00, 6 Ibs. $9.25 . Market Maker Golden Globe Onion, ow Danvers 'Onion, black seed. .oz. 20c, 1b. $1.90, 5 Ibs. 38:25 iy rt jrebro 'Globe Onion; black seed. ..... eth. 'Red Globe Prizewinner Onion, black seed. .oz. 25¢, Ib. $2.10, 5 Ibs. $9.25 - XXX Guernsey Parsnip, fine smooth roots . 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Rennie's'Seed Annual Free to RENNIE'S SEED Also at "You plant it by the yard." 2 pkts. for 25¢. Ask for descriptive list. Order through your LOCAL DEALER or direct from Wm. RENNIE Co., Limited King and Market Sts., Toronto MONTREAL WINNIPEG All. Delivery Free in Canada VANCOUVER Great Wisdom is Needed That Whenever we meet an untsual- ly bright or precocious child, there is sure to be some fond and admiring friend or re- lative hovering near, anxious to "show it off." As a matter of fact, the child of average ability is in much less danger than the backward or pre- cocious one. The backward child may not be un- derstood or it may not have the most intelligent methods used in its management. For this reason, such a child may fail to achieve as much as he might under favorable circum- stances. However, no one expects very much of a deficient youngster, and if he is given healthful surround- ings, good care and sympathetic un- derstanding, his handicap may in time be partly overcome. Very often the child who is exceed- gly bright in certain respects, is decidedly average otherwise. If you; press a ball in at one point, it will bulge out on: the opposite side. The! bulging or noticeable characteristis is pretty sure to be balanced by a dent somewhere. = This may be the rea- son that many people who are really brilliant in some directions are not well-balanced or evenly developed all 'around. There is Also grave danger that pre- cocious cHildren may have too much expected of them 'and be urged be- 'yond their normal capacity. A lit- tle boy who was fond of music and who really did exceptionally well with his violin lessons was urged to long periods of practice and encouraged to take part in many public entertain- ments. . These things were accom- | plished at the cost. of play and sleep. The child developed a: nervous trou- Cite Saased) The symptoms of spasmodic colic are: Uneasiness, stamping, pawing, | throwing himself down, rolling, get- ting up, ete. - The attacks are spas- modie, and during the intervals patient = normal, may appear to want to uri- "Drench with 1% oz, each of lauda- num, sweet spirits of nitre and tinc- ture of belladonna in a pint of water. Repeat in 2 hours if necessary. general 'indifference en Yr at, prasent in some uF offers al tHe more encourage- ent to "who follow' the less popular ri urse and raise horses before are actually at premium on markets. © A clean, thor- y cheerful box |: gress on is gs and foals well ofitable gains ) on 8 ro if the short, a fa supplement is a most to keep the arly til ma- TRAINING THE PRECOCIOUS CHILD pasture | table investment. The secret of | 0) Hota seusine 10 the Brilliant Child May Be Well- Balanced and Win Success in Later Life. ( ble and was obliged eventually to give up both school and music. . It is frequently remarked that the pupil who is unusually brilliant in school, winning much favor and many honors, is not always a success in later life. There are reasons why this is often so. If book knowledge comes too early through an extra good mem- ory or the ability to see through a problem quickly, little mental train- ing is given, and when that individual goes out into the world, superficial methods and the expectation of get- ting much and giving little, do not make for success. The precocious child is in danger of becoming over-confident, egotistical, lacking in thoroughness, and patroniz- ing in manner. Too often such chil- dren do not develop the mental and moral fibre which effort and dis- | couragement, more determined effort and final victory bring out. One | star pupil was recently heard to boast that he.could stay out of school three days, attend one day, and still keep up with his class. = It may be the old story of the hare and the tortoise. He is gaining a contempt for educa- tional advantages and is likely to bi handicapped for life with the idea that persistence and conscientious effort are not necessary for him. Teachers often remark that they are the best instructors in the sub- jects which were hard for them to learn as pupils. = They know where the difficulties lie and how discourag- ing they are. Great wisdom is needed in handling the precocious child so that it may be well-balanced and kindly, and realize the necessity of achieving its own best. ™ Ofleeslts™ Sheep will turn to profitable account more waste products than will any other class of farm animals. A sheep has a low nervous organ- ization, and once neglected gives up with little effort. But kept in thrift with good care it will be as hardy as any other animal. This is the season of the year when sheep need most care and labor. Rea- sonable attention .in the lambing sea- son will save a heavy mortality. A rm | 890d shepherd will raise a 126% lamb TM | arop. Don't forget the spring dipping. Although other work may demand at- tention, yet this is the one phase of sheep husbandry that should never be negleéted, ~ 3) "Shear fairly early, at least before ery 3 arrive, and thus 'and loss in: weight. valuable nd as butter, the greatest care ; taken to dons the JIas well as department, given In each letter. Write on one 'Castle Frank Read, Toronto. M. E. S.:--A child four or five years old should drink at least a glassful of seven = o'clock bedtime. Children should. get the habit of drinking water both morning and evening. This will prevent a good deal of sluggish action i of the liver, kidneys and bowels, and will obviate the need of laxatives, which are used altogether too freely. F. H.:--1. It i§ misconception to be- lieve a kitchen should be large. It should be small, compact, cheerfully and sanitarily finished, with cross ventilation, and an abundance of il- lumination. It should not, of course, be so small as to be cramped or con- gested. A long, narrow pantry should be studiously avoided. Built-in cup- boards in the kitchen might take the place of a pantry and save steps. 2. Any worker desiring to eliminate waste motion and increase her effici- ency 60 per cent., can ask herself these | questions: 1, Is my table, stool, board or working surface at the right height? 2. Are my utensils and ma- | terials needed for this task all before me when I begin? 8. Do I have to | stoop unnecessarily? Do I take use-| {less steps? 4, Are my utensils ar- ranged with proper regard to each] ! other, and to other tasks? 5. Is my position comfortable? 6. Am I us- ing the best and right tool for the pur- | Ipose? 7. Is the tool properly ad-| justed and in good condition before I| begin work? 8. Am I making any awkward motions, or ones I could | omit? L. N. T.:--Here is an extract from a book entitled "The Efficient Life," which may suit your case. It is a plan that is decidedly worth trying. A | tired and nervous mother will often find fault unnecessarily, and cause | friction in the home. Give mind and body a real rest every day, as this | message advises: -- "Many mothers slave for their 'chil- | dren so many hours a day that they have but little energy left with 1 'Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially Invited to write to * Initiale only will ®e published with each question answer as a means of Identification, but full name and address malled direct if stamped and addressed envelope Is enclosed. ; Address all correspondence for this department to Mrs. Helen Law, ---------------------- water between five o'clock supper and, and It must be side of paper only. Answers will be which to "enjoy them and love thom; As a result, the dullness and drudgery. of existence are all they come to ex: perience. "One. mother of five children for years took at least one hobr a day for rest and quiet reading alone by her- self. Nothing but absolute neces- sity could induce her to break intq_ this hour. "The result of this is not only that she had kept her own superb health, but she is a constant joy and inspira- tion to her children, her husband, and her friends. "It is true that she might have done more dusting or mending stock- ings than she has actually accom- plished, but it would have been at the sacrifice of that whole part of her life which' meant the most to herself and others." W. E. K.:--Probably you will find all the good recitations you need in | "Jessie Alexander's Platform, | Sketches." The price of the book is 181.00. As for drills, there are three little volumes you would find useful: | "Ideal Drills," "Wilson's Drills and { Marches, " and "Twenty-five Drills and | Several Motion Songs." They are 26 cents each. R. W.:--How April Fool Day came to be no one really knows. Probably the best guess is that which-eredits the day to France, the first nation of {all Christendom to begin the year on January 1 instead of March 25. Be- |fore the change was made the octave | of the festival, April 1, was the day on which the celebration culminated, when visits were made and gifts ex« { changed. With the adoption of the reformed calendar in 1564, New Year's Day was celebrated on January 1, and, only / pretended gifts and mock! ceremonial visits were made on April 1, with the 'idea of making fools of! | those who had forgotten the change of date. The custom once started was | kept up after its origin was no longer remerabered. INTERNATIONAL LESSON APRIL 15. Lesson III. Jesus The Good Shep- herd--John 10. 1-18. Golden Text--John 10. 11, Verse 7. In studying the other par- ables of the fourth Gospel, it must be noticed that the Evangelist reports parables in a way of his own, fusing arable and interpretation. Here, owever, he has given a parable (verses 1-5) in the original form, and these verses are the interpretation. But the parable suggests two wholly independent applications, which are given successively without any atten- tion to their incongruity, a thing that | ern modes of speech. In verses 7-9 Jesus is the door: true shepherds and false are distinguished according as | they enter through the Door, or "climb up-some other way.' use of it, describing Satan's entry into | Paradise: "So clomb Jin first grand theif into God's fold So since into his church lewd hirelings climb." 8. All that came are thieves (ma in --The addition before me may well Be been an attempt to explain a hard phrase. He that cometh was a special name of the Christ: see John! 11. 27; Matt, 11. 3, etc. 'So this means false Christe, who tried to coax the! sheep away. But they did not hear | them (verse 5). Robbers--Or high-| waymen, sheep stealers who will use violence. 9. This will refer to shepherds, not Sheep. The true undershepherd (1 eter 5. 2-4) makes it his business to find pasture for the sheep. He can | go in and go owt freely, for he goes: through the Door (verse 8 ). To such is promised salvation, for we can be saved ' 8. to save others. Compare i tn _-- multitude LER, word is only the Latin for "she Be an paid were opdained. By. s. he special sense still | lingers rt it from verse 8. Have abundance rg] never gives just ere are always mshegiuls Ie left over. 1 new Jepele, starting out of the other, A shepherd, owning" the sheep, wil hk his life for those 8 fine hen the yolt Somes "The eihisaling oo as no _ | mative for doing so: his lite more to him than ho r- Jesus tells Sr Somes, -- to the Greek. It is, ourse, in the application of the par- | able that hut 1veth down. baconigs true, 12. Whose own--All'tu - this. Hence it is that Peter bids th the Tod undershepherds to "shepherd the 15 "not for base love rE wil matters less to Oriental than to West- | Recall Milton's | never fe' {nsed, which justifies this rendering. begins what is really ay Sti '| illustrates what he ds "offers or risks pl but of free will" « "Peter | 5. 2). 14. This takes up verse 3. Com- pare the "seal" upon God's "firm foundation" (2 Tim. 2, 19), Mine own | know me--Verse b is the converse. One recalls the 'true Israelite" of John 1, 47 who instinctively recognizes "the King of Israel." , | 15. This is the note so often struck in John 17: the Lord applies to us a standard actually drawn from his own relations with the Father. It is es- sentially like Matt. 5. 48 and Eph. b. 1. For the sheep--In this context the suggestion is that he rescues his | sheep at the risk of his own life, | "Risk" we may still say for in Gethse- | mane he showed that he could conceive of God's finding at the last moment some other way of accomplishing his purpose. But here that possibility is arely in sight: He is sure the offer- ed life will be taken, as he is sure that having lost his life he will find it again. 16. This fold--The Chosen People, who thought themselves monopolists jo? God's mercy. They shall hear; and so prove that they are truly his sheep. | They shall become one flock--The {margin there shall be is not impos- {sible as a translation of the reading | implied :in the text: the difference made is slight. One flock--Jerome's | extraordinary blunder, one fold, is per- aps the most disastrous translation mistake ever made in history. It was largely responsible for the un-Christ- (ian idea that unity consists in exter- | nal organization 'instead of the bond of love. In Greek the word flock is { derived from the word shepherd: the vital unity of Christendom is in the | Snivensal dependence on the One Shepherd. | 17. Perfect sacrifice is the condi- (tion of perfect love. It was by carry- ing his obedience "as far as death" | (Phil, 2. 8) that the Son won his ex- {ataltion. That I _may--An addition i like that in Rom. 8734. There is an unwillingness. even to mention the Death alone, lest men should think-- as Art has so often persersely taught , them---of a Dead Christ as the object (of our worship. 18, Took it away (margin)--If this reading is right, it is another link with Jonh 17, in which the Lord looks back on his earthly career as closed and lying in t st. Power--Rath- er authori ed God. For without a ear call from God no man has the right to give or even risk the God gave for his own purpose. Jay it down--A different tense now is | This commandment--To sacrifice and ike. 7 Careful study tic record of" the Passion t the Lord was no pas- ~~ He chose the time of A on which he wouldp lead (Mark a his enemies tried their ' oth--the former be- Sha ple, the latter fieegute el would not appea LE procurator. haying 3 n Ae poe for 0 a lace factory will | De seintfshed in that country. it co: