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ho ais ir i rs working me - without ] soil--has starved the follow- following mixture;--1 bushel each per acre of wheat, oats and barley; and 10 1bs. of common red clover to the acre. Would work in 200 to 300 Ibs, per acre of fertilizer carrying 2 to 8% ammonia and 8 to 12% phosphoric acid This available plantfood will hasten the of the grain. As a rule grain a not continue to make growth if it ed to come into head. This has giyen good results as summer pasture. 2 x L. H.:--We have four acres of light sandy soil which I would CPoultti . In August all surplus : Leghorn * --cockerels and cockerels of other light - weight breeds should be marketed. as 2 broilers. They are of little value as . Toasters. ' "tireen ducks are young ducks from 8 to 12 weeks old. They should be sold before they moult. ,~At the present time when growing chicks are attaining an age of from - one month to ten-weeks, a disease "(known as coccidiosis) affecting the liver and bowels, is causing consider- able losses. ~ This disorder according to Dr. Wickware of the nental Farm is quite prevalent throughout Canada and is probably responsible for magy deaths at present attributed to oea. The disease is caus- mall egg: ed germ which 'of the bowels. It progu Mffmation of the bowels and the blind pouchés showing : marked alteration. The changes ge g Bissisr crop by. cutting. off its, moisture it : 1 .|ard of quality in cereals that has be- ammonia and 10 to 12% of phosphoric acid, applying it through the fertilizer attathment of the wheat drill, or scattering it evenly over the ground before the last disking and harrow- ing. This 'available 'plantfood will give the young ts a vigorous start and will almost insure a good catch if you have sufficient moisture. I am inclined to advise the growth of sweet clover on your soil. This erop will flourish where most everything else kills out. If not kept in control, it may possibly reach the stage of . a troublesome weed, but it can be kept in check if cut for hay while the young stalks are tender. From 8 to 10 lbs. of seed per acre are sufficient.' m-- of the quarters, brooder houses, ete. The feeding troughs should be cleansed daily by scalding with boiling water and special care taken to prevent the chicks from getting their feet either in the feeding utensils or dri foun- Mains as the disease is transmitted from bird 'to bird in this way. The floor of the brooder houses should be covered with a coating composed of nine parts of sand and one part of air-slacked lime, and if the droppings are not removed daily, they should at least be mixed with a fair amount of air-glaked lime to insure proper dis- infection, the runs are not too lazge, it is also'advisable to cover them a thin coating of the above men- tioned lime and either spade or plough them up. The chicks should be kept away from all adult fowls and carcas- ses of dead birds immediately burned as only serves-to keep the in- fection going from year to year. snl int in| practically wheat acreage has been the rather un- satisfactory market conditions that ob- tained in years previous to the war. Poor markets combined with unsatis- factory ds made wheat growing unprofitable. Now, the poor yields were in many cases caused by insect ravages, the use of inferior seed and poor soil fertility. But Ontario has learned how to master these destructive agencies. No province has produced seed of higher quality. The Ontario Agricultural and Experimental Union founded and directed by Prof. C. A. Zavitz, Ontario Agricultural College, has set a stand- come the ambition of farmers' Crop Associations throughout this conti nent. . > Ontario farmers know that good soil tillage is absolutely necessary for good wheat production. Good soil tillage includes good soil drainage, rotation of crops, liming when necessary and pro- per working of the soil. To these essentals must be added proper fertil- ization and the use of good seed. "J don't think this and that pays." Did you ever hear a grower say it? Well, here is the evidence; let the jury of keen, business-like, patriotic Can- adian farmers decide the case. The Canadian farmer is a business man, He is interested in keeping up his manufacturing plant, and at the same time making it pay. Especially under present conditions is he inter- ested in all practices that increase re- turns: - He knows there is a great ket for wheat. - Can he profitably in: his total wheat production? He believes he can. He has a gen- eral knowledge of practices that are recommended as being good, but he must work out his own problem; he must find a satisfactory answer on his own fields to his own questions. He has learned to put faith in the as- sembled information resulting from careful nts carried on by the, great international system of Experi- Fe po! fertilizer following corn, which received six tons of manure and 200 pounds of acid phosphate per acre. Bulletin No. 198. > Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station adds: "On average Missouri land the fertilization of wheat is always remunerative. While there are seasons in, which re- 'sults of an increase of two or three the capital of the Austrian province of Galicia, through which the Russians are now driving. Madam Y.:--1. No reply to a wed- ding announcement is necessary. 2. «| moderate weight for "bushels only are secured, in average| One's visiting card with a word of seasons increases of from four to six|sympathy can be sent to a person who be expected. \ F. Miller of th University of Missouri College of Agri- culture cites the results of wheat fer- tilizing experiments conducted in dif- ferent parts of "the state: On the Northeast Missouri level prairie re- sults of several years' experiments fave shown an increase averaging of lime, phosphorus and potash. On the North Missouri rolling prairie the increase during approximately. the same period has been 6.2 bushels, On the South Missouri experiment fields the results have been similar, although in some cases materially higher than these. At the St. James experiment field a six-year average has shown an increase in the wheat crop of 13.1 bushels. It is safe to say, therefore, that one ought to expect a niinimum of around 4 bushels and a maximum of not less than 10 bushels as very con- servative estimates." Agric. Cop. Service, June 19, 1917. West Virginia Experiment Sthtion reports an average gain per acre in yield of wheat of 10.16 bushels in 1901 and 21.66 bushels in 1914 as. a result of applying a complete fertiliz- er. Bulletin No. 166. Wheat thrives where the tiny plants can get an abundance of suitable lantfood, and where this supply of '00d holds out throughout the growing season. Livestock stock manure is the great home source "of plant ood. Every bit of manure that ean be spared can well be applied to the wheat lands, either in preparing the seed-bed or as a winter top-dress- ing to the young crop. To insure a good stand of wheat and to give it strength for the winter and early spring, farmers of Canada will find it profitable to supplement the manure with 200 to 300 Ibs. per acre of fertili- zers. This plantfood supplies 1 to 2% of nitrogen, which gives the tiny wheat: plant a vigorous start; 10 to 12% phosphoric acid, which plumps ment Stations. Canadian experiment stations have given their work largely to a close! the kernel and causes the crop to ma- ture early, and at present 1 or 2% of potash which assists the disease-re- bushels ean be counted upon. On the has suffered a bereavement when the thinner lands mach larger returns ean} 11.6 bushels an acre from the use! woman leaves one of her own cards for scientific study of systems of tillage sistent power to the plant. This fert- and a determination of suitable vari. | ilizer is applied broadcast to the plow- eties of wheat. Some work as to ed land, and worked in by disking proper plantfood balancing is in pro-| and -harrowing, or is drilled into the ss. The Canadian farmer, how- | wheat seed-bed at the time the crop is ever, will be interested in the relative-| sown. ly long-time fertility experiments | Late seedings of wheat, in order to which have been conducted by some escape the ravages of the Hesslan Fly of the older State experiment stations are strengthened suecessfully by pro- iri the land of our neighbors to the per fertilization, The U.S. Depart- South. ; {ment of Agriculture, in Bulletin 640, Here is a question the Canadian says:--"The application broadcast of farmer is asking, and some of the re-| some quick-acting fertilizer containing presentative answers. Does it pay to fertilize wheat? Ohio Experiment Station, with 20 years' experience, says: "In the fertil- | been | 1zer tests of this Station at Wooster, that small amount of time may be fatal, For that reason it is advisable to_watch the horses to see 'that. they are not overheated. : Strongsville, Germantown and Car- penter, the 'use of phosphorus alone has increased the yield of wheat from. 4.86 to 8 bushels per acre; phosphorus have increased the yield from | send up head-producing stems in the: I wheat areas this fall. ad | ple, 1} Sow ple a large percentage of phosphate, made as soon as general infestation is ap- parent will cause the plants to tiller more freely and give them sufficient vigor to withstand the winter, and, thus increase the number of healthy stems the following spring. . fle it may seem "far-fetched" to ng forward as a preventive measure the enrichments of the soil, a fertile soil will produce plants that will with- stand with little Injury attacks that will prove disastrous to plants grow- ing qn an improv or thin soil. This 1s because a fertile soil will en- able an infected plant to tiller freely, and these tillers will have sufficient vitality to withstand the win and Fe " spring." With the Jeon of proper seed, insect control, and sofl fertility so far advanced toward solution and with war time prices ruling; it is good business for Canadian farmers'tg give careful thought to Increasing winter for stock and maintained fertility of oui aking nd of ved in seco! crop re slover will often yield a good return of mower with & flat table attached to | the cutter barj, a man follows an rakes it off inte windtows, ET ig & few simple a en can be th with the nse grain thresher ve a piece second thought, --how steadying it is! if a clover huller is not avail-| set up | the pillars of 2 Kings 23. 14, as degree of acquaintanceship does not call for a note. 8. To remove tan from the neck apply the following paste: One ounce honey, one tea- spoonful lemon juice, six drops oil of bitter almonds, the whites of two eggs and fine oatmeal sufficient to make a smooth paste. 4. A married woman when calling upon another married the hostess and two of her husband's cards for the hostess and the husband of the hostess. Bride-To-Be:--1. An engagement) ring need not necessarily contain a diamond; many other stones are uged, frequently birthstones. 2. The wife of the clergyman who officiates at a wedding should be invited to the wed- ding. 3. One wedding invitation will! suffice for a man, his wife and daugh- ters. It is not good form to address a wedding invitation "Mr. and Mrs. | John Smith and family." In send- ing wedding invitations to a family consisting of father, mother, one daughter and two sons, one invitation | may be sent to Mr. and Mrs. John! Smith, with the name of Miss Smith | written 'underneath that of her par- ents, while another invitation should be addressed to the Messrs. Smith, 4. Wedding announcements are never posted before the ceremony, but as soon as possible afterward. b. Con- fetti as a substitute for rice to be Toe? \SO77ES The Spice-Box. The spice-box is a nice box; I like to peep within. I like to sniff each fragrant whiff, Since sniffing is no sin! I like to play I'm far away In balmy islands sweet, "Mid spicy trees that woo the breeze, With spice roots at my feet. SN This cinnamon once grew upon A tree in Borneo. The inner bark, how nicely, mark! They stripped and rolled it--sol These fragrant cloves, in Java's groves As flower buds they grew; Now, plucked and dried, o'er oceans wide : They come, my dear, to you, Corn is a Nourishing Food. Corn is a wholesome substitute for wheat, in the making of bread, and at present costs T cents a pound, as against 12 cents for wheat. In fact, the food elements in corn, wheat, rice, oats, rye and barley are very much alike. Corn contains a little less body building material (pro- tein) than wheat, and the protein of corn is not quite so available for owth. It alto contains less miner- al substance But the an wheat, INTERNATIONAL LESSON AUGUST 12. Lesson VIL Joslah's Good Reign-3 Chron, 34. 1-13. Golden * Text--Eceles. 12. 1, Verses 1, 2. Introductory, Josiah --The son of Amon, grandson of Ma- nasseh; king of Judah about B. C. 639- 608 8-7. Uprooting of idolatry, Eighth gr a oles From the very be- ginning the heart of Josiah was turn- ed toward Jehovah, Purge--At the it can be ut with the ordinary accession of Josiah the land was full of jdolatrous symbels and High places--The local the attempt S, i the worship in Jerusalem, --Singular, A 3.8 wooden pole 1 beside he altar as a symbol of > for seed each year. the deity, a survival of tres Worship. of seed per acre. Harvest' Graven--Idol of wood (carved) or is stone. Molten-- Idol made of metal. . Baalim--The native Canaanite deities. Sun-images- bly identical with wes made to centralize Asgherim a.survival Bluebell: --1. You might try to remove ice cream stains taffeta. Or another method the spot upon a folded dam put another over it and press an hour. wipe off both sides with borax ' weak and cold, followed by clear wa- ter, dry with a moderate iron. boots when stained with mud and dirt can be cleaned by rubbing with a slice of raw potato, allowing them to dry, _ then polishing with beeswax and tur< pentine. 8. As a remedy for per. spiration prepare the following pow- der to be applied to the hands and feet or sprinkled inside the gloves or stock- ings: Twenty ounces prepared Vene- tian talcum, ten ounces powdered orris root, five ounces oxide of zine, five Sugees powdered tartaric acid, five ourices powdered boric acid, two and one-half ounces salicyclic acid, one- quarter ounce menthol, one-quarter ounce oil of eucalytus. 4. Placing a small piece of orris root in the last rinse water will give delicate blouses and handkerchiefs a suggestion of sachet. Mother: --1, A doctor gives this ad- vice: Teach the children to take na- tural sweets like raisins, prunes and other fruits, and especially teach them to chew thoroughly. Honey is a wholesome sweet and may be given to children occasionally with whole wheat bread. If the child has a well bal- anced diet he will not have an abnor- mal desire-for sweets. 2. Lettuce is rich in iron, It is a blood-making food. There is more iron in a pound of lettuce twice over than in a pound of beefsteak and the iron of the let- tuce is all available for use whereas the iron of the beefsteak is less avail- able for use; besides lettuce contains lime, which is lacking in beefsteak, and is rich in vitamines, a highly es- sential food element. 3. White, pro- celain lined or agate dishes should be used in preserving fruits. The acids in the fruits will affect iron and tin. O ginger hot, you're not forgot! I think you're from Jamaica; In dusty brown you come to town, As sober as a Quaker, Root of a reed you were, indeed, Though powder now we view; You love to bite, yet not in spite; Oh, no, in friendship true! Cassia and mace must find their place; Mace is the nutmeg's sheath, And nutmegs grow on trees, you know, The tropic skies beneath. Sweet allspice next I find, perplexed-- Its real name is pimento; Its powdered seeds fulfill our needs With aromatic scent, oh! Yes, the spice-box is a nice box! I like to sniff within. All earth, you see, sends gifts to me, And sniffing is no sin! Then let me learn, and wisely turn To use each pungent spice. 3 This very minute I'll begin it-- Make mother something nice! differences in these respects are very slight. On the other hand, corn con- tains more body heat and energy ma- terial than wheat. A pound of Indian corn contains 1,620 heat and ener calories, or food units, which is enoug for nearly half the day's ration needed by a big man at active exercise. Corn meal mush taken with whole milk, equal parts, js almost an ideal food; it satisfies nearly Syery pivsle. logical requirement. The milk sup- plies what thé corn lacks. of stone worship, and serving the same purpose as the Asherim, Graves--"A sort of retributive pollution of the resting place of the impious dead." Bones--The resting place of the dead was sacred; its disturbance was the greatest calamity imaginable, The bones of the idolatrous priests were burned to defile the altars upon which _ they had bu heathen fice. Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon,' even unto Naphtall--The reforms ex- tended beyond Judah: they eovered the whole of Israel, including Simeon in the far south, which was reckoned with the northern tribes (2 Chron. 18. 9), 8-13. Repair of the temple. Eigh- teenth--According to Xings the repair of the temple and the finding of the Law preceded the destruction of idolat- Ty, Wi is represented as inspired by the newly found book of the Law, The Chronicler may have introduced the