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oe i would d this treatment if the weeds are i & hoed crop like corn or potatoes. the patch is rather large # may be ble to spray with a mixture of BR Par oun if "copper sulpl "to 8 %0-gafton barrel of water. Te tne d is sprayed at about a barrel to 8 acre, good results should be ob- A. Gii--1. Is it wise to prune toma- toes? 26, When dnd how': 2. How you roy cabbage worm? Answer:--1. I have recently talked = a tomato grower claims he toma- He tells me that he begins to the tomatoes! soon after bloom 'has started, cutting off a considerable amount of the outer leafage, but be- 'ing careful of course not to cut out: {any fruiting branches. 'From the Fesults that . are apparent, on the 4 ng crop, his methods would ap- to be good. ad a] are enquiring 3%: 13g? killing power of the mixture. Spray the plant thoroughly with this mix- ture, 'careful. to drive "it up under the age as well ag on top. The finer the spray the more thor- ough will the application be. 2.'Most any soil will grow beans. A medium loam .is per the best type of soil the green larva which is the from the wh butterfly, you an insecticide such as lead or Paris green. If itis the @abbage root. wormi--the little white maggot that is doing so much injury this year, that you are making en- Pry about, you have a much more difficult insect to deal with." This fnsect lays its eggs on the ground after the plants are set out. The maggots make their 'way to the g plant just as soon as tched and they begin to eat and oy the plant stalk immediately. 'Well advanced cabbage plants are at- and frequently succumb. It are ean control it by er the cabbage { for this crop. If you use sod land, 'speaking generally, it should be fal plowed. - Such preparation gives op- "portunity for good storage of moiss! l Nese Mercantile Trust ; 222 St. James ng NeseiTT, THomson & COMPANY Investment Eankers ' I Ce vv 'rmOM US PLAN Limited Hamilton - Montreal Vi See RET Mothers and daughters of all are cordially invited to write to this department. 'initials pried nly wil be paSiahed wih san question and & means of iven In each latter Write on one side of paper only. A a 26 isd airect and addressed enve . v ¢ 5 all correspondence for this department to Mrs. Helen Law, bas Woodbine Ave, Toronto. ---- : Iris:--You should report a case of | per cent. of the Allies' requirements' this kind to the local police officials.|of butter? Thisi s not good enough day the papers are reporting{in a country where there is such a con ms for infraction of the Food| large population of cows. Keep up Board's rules. Any woman who your good work and encourage the knows that her neighbor or her deal-| women you know to go in for dairy- er is hoarding or allowing any food|ing. Your enthusiasm on the subject to go bad should make it her duty, to! is refreshing. immediately notify the officials of this Country Storekeeper:--Yes, you state of affairs. Waste of food is would be very well advised to keep a now a criminal offence and rightly s0,] supply of fish on hand and tg encour- considering conditions in Europe at age your buyers to get into the habit the present time. of purchasing it. People haven't ac- ---- = THE QUESTION OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL "The Installation and Use . The disposal of sewage is & con- tinual source of trouble about the farm home and in scattered ments. The use of privy p cesspools has proven ineffective and in. many cases a source of se, They hold the wastes in a state of putrefaction, which gives off foul gases, and the liquid leachingg be- come a source of contamination for 'wells and springs. During recent years, many in- vestigations of sanitary methods for the disposal of sewage of isolated houses have been made. The prin- ciple upon which the successful treatment of sewage depends is briefly as follows: When the air contained in the soil is brought in contact with dead organic matter in a finely divided state, a complete transformation takes place by the na- 'ture and destroys a lot of disease | germg and 'insects which may be har- i boring in the grass. 8. By plowing [under buckwheat you will increase the humus of your soil. If your soil is'a very heavy clay or a light sandy or gravelly soil, plowing under buck- wheat will materially improve its condition. If you have been cropping your soil for a considerable length of time and have nof been putting on strawy manure or turning under green crop, you will do well to plow under the buckwheat. However, as a gen- they | eral rule it should not be necessary to y from the tiny growing 4 prevents the adult from laying i eggs near enough to the plant to it. .:--1. What is the cause of dry tomatoes when ripening? Is a cure? 2. Which is the best for beans, sod plowed in the g or fall plowed land? 8. ould you advise me to plow under py buckwheat field for fall wheat ? Will that improye the soil? bbage Plants Of alll leading earl 480: Dek. hitndrad, aha Jide paid ¥ia8 per Bousand, express ying | buraus. give up a whole season to growing a crop simply to keep up the If you plow under the buck- wheat in preparation for wheat seed- ing be sure to work it well down by disking and harrowing, | otherwise if the season is dry the wheat will suffer from lack of mbois- ture and will not get as good a stand as you otherwise would. B. M.:--Please tell me how to ex- terminate mustard which is growing in our wheat. Answer:--If the patch of mustard in your wheat is not too"large, I would advise all means to have it pulled up and the weeds carried to the road- side or edge of the field and burnt when dry. However, if your crop is badly infested, and the grain has not made too advanced a growth, you will get good results by spraying the field with copperas or iron sulphate solu- tion. To make up this solution empty 100 pound. sack of sulphate of iron ipto a 50 gallon barrel of water. Stir this mixture unti] the salt ig dissolved. ' it is dissolved apply 50 gallons of the solution %o. the acre. This will be best applied through a power- ful spraying machine. Best results are ent fa can maintain a pressure of 80 to 100 pou the nozzle, This mixture s hould be driven right into the plants. It will darken the grain crop for a short | The Show announce the following ch previous shows: : will be no classes for female 4 ALT stock entered must dbitor at ng date Fe - had Th 'hi will kill the mustard plants. in will quiek Horm] growth. Sm tr Mo Facts About Fall Wheat ; eI localities claim that 8 make That is why fertilized wheat will yield much heavier this summer than unfertilized wheat. It pays to fertilize Fall wheat. OF: fren bl ek The and Crop Abpovement Buresy 1 Bue, ih i y recover and] y may be required als: kn has may bo lve one hundred per cent. the of- tural processes of oxidation and nitri- fication. As air is necessary for this purpose, it is essential that the waste be deposited on or near the | surface. If the ground is saturated | for a long time, purification of the 'liquid ceases; consequently the princi- | ple of intermittent operation of the disposal plant is necessary. The pro- 'cess of applying this principle in- Zmmission of Lonservation ~~ ron ------------------ Victory: --Why don't you associate! quired the habit of asking for fish in | yourself with some women's organiza-| the country store so advertise your | tion? Even if you have always steer-| new wares for all you are worth. Put ed clear of them in the past it is a'some pep into boosting it, for you good thing at a time like this to cul- must remember that the use of fish tivate the community spirit. Organiz-! means the saving of meat and this is of Septic Tanks For Sewage Treatment Isolated Homes. Cast-iron manhole Frame and cover {_LONGITUDINAL section ed women can do more than un- organized women. This has been proven over and over again, It is es-| timated that only 12 per cent. of, i where the solid matter to a greater or, Owing to Canada's women belong to organized less extent is deposited. composition of the solids is so active' union is strength. This is what makes as to prevent any serious accumula-'the community canning centre so much tion in the bottom of the settling more effective than eanning in indivi- chamber. It is necessary to inspect dual homes. It does not matter the chamber from time to time, and, whether it is Red Cross work or can- if undissolved solids saccumulate, to ning, or knitting, or gardening or re- "have them removed, probably about'forming--the thing is to do it en |once a year. This accumulation' masse. Belonging to an organization should then be carried to the field and is an incéntive to work. What do you "spaded into the soil at once. think about it, Victory? The cost of a tank built of con-| Dairymaid:--Very glad to hear crete, such as the one shown, will de-! from a dairymaid. We want a few pend on cost of cement, wood for more of your kind in Ganada for we're forms, etc., but the cost of al] the ma-| not doing nearly well enough where terial including siphon and cast-iron | butter is concerned. Do you know manhole covers will be, approximate- | that Canada supplies less than 1% i what we are all striving for just at present. Picnicker:---There are a good many bewildered picknickers these days, aren't there? No, you don't need to ttle- | the character of the sewage, the de-| bodies of any kind. Remember that have a license and you cannot have a or, permit. A number of people are ask- ing for special permits to serve foods contrary to the regulations at picnics but all such are being denied. It has been found necessary to take meas- ures to curtail the waste that is the too-frequent accompaniment of the pienie. It is bad enough to waste when you work but it is worse when you are at play. You have simply to keep to the public eating house re- gulations which are well known by now and possibly by learning more of them in this way you will come to observe them more strictly in your home. Iyg $60.00. One of these septic tanks | i SS SOE ------ was constructed at Aylmer, Que., at a total cost of $568.00. To secure subsurface disposal, 3- inch agricultural drain-tile are laid with open joints, the bottom of the tile coming within 12 inches of the surface of the: ground. These drains should be laid with a slight fall, say two inches per 100 feet. The ground should be naturally or artificially so well drained that water will descend through it readily. INTERNATIONAL LESSON JULY 21. Lesson III. Praying To God--Luke 11. 1-13; Psa. 145. 18, 19. Golden Text, Heb. 4. 16. Luke 11. 1-18. Verse 1. As he was praying in a certain place--His dis-, ciples knew him as a man of prayer, calling upon the Father in daily per-, sonal communipn. They were thus conscious that he had through prayer an unseen source of strength and an evident power they did not possess. | This led to their request: Lord, teach! us to pray. As John also taught his| disciples--It was common for the | Jewish rabbis to give their disciples forms of prayer. - pedhe i Concrete Af '2. When ye pray, say--There now SETTLING TANK wy ) by s NZ - Fo Co - i ox 3 de pope, "FLUSH TANK \ yz (C8 INN g's' z follows what we know as the Lord's Prayer, of which two versions are! given in the Gospels, the longer one, to which we are accustomed; in Mat- thew, chapter 6, and the shorter one in Luke 11. The two versions are mutually explanatory. The addition Me ipe from house Moin pip Subsurface irrigation for level 'ground' volves the collectibn of the material away from the house, the settling out of as much of the solids as possible aided by anaerobic action, and the in- | tezmittent applieation of the effluent to the natural soil by surface or sub- "surface irrigation, or to a specially | prepared soil, as a filter bed. A waters supply is necessary for the collection of the material, and this can be obtained and piped into the house means of a hydraulic lt by a small stream of well fitted, with windmill | or by means of a deep or force necessary to dis- t from the settling lank by. means of x 8 The guards on the mower and er would do better work if the "dub- bed over" points were filed off ficient, ie for 3 field. # and mites' will cause 321 2 dk PLAN] | al clauses in Matthew are not so much new petitions as expansions and ex-! planations of the petitions found both in Luke and Matthew: thus, "Thy kingdom come" involves "Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth," Father (Matthew, "who art" in heaven"), Hallowed be thy name-- That God is our "tieavonly Father" had already been taught in the Ser- mon on the Mount and elsewhere, but now it is more formally given in the model prayer. Thy kingdom come-- This was the central teaching of Jesus.' It involves the dominance of the will of God over all the earth; for the will of God means justice, mercy, love, as the commanding ideal for the indivi- dual and for the race. 3. Give us day by day our daily | bread (Matthew, "Give us this day") --Luke asks for continuous supply, Matthew for immediate need. The ition is a prayer for needful earth- In a country with as severe a [climate as parts of Canada, where frost will affect the ground to 'a re : i ly sustenance. : depth of four or five feet, it would be| ~ ; Forgive us our sins (Matthew, necessary to cover the surface of the, "Forgive us our debts")--"Tres- ground above the tile with straw, | sses," which occurs in the church leaves or other kinds of muleh in| form, comes to us from the Tyndale * | series leading from, | gion of Conservati . | district, is order to prevent the frost affecting it. | The superficial area of the disposal plant outlined above would not be. greater than 40 feet by 100.feet. Illustration Neo. 2 shows a subsur- face system adapted to level ground, The tile lines are divided into three e chamber, so that the groun ad by two lines is given a complete rest while the other is in use. The length of tile required. will depend upon the porosity of the soil. For a porous soil, one foot of tile for each gallon of sewage should of the. liquid; for.clay- thefe should be at least three feet of tile: per 'gallon--~W.J.D.. (Commis vation), § ¥ -- Et = It is expected that p 'sale at Calgary will ton Ke NAY A creamery at Verner, in Sudbury turning out 800 Ibs. of but- oe wo} 20 ib | | { | version. For we ourselves also for- give every one that is indebted to us --Matthew emphasizes the fact that an unforgiving spirit may not ask for forgiveness. Bring us not into temptation--"Temptation" may, mean a testing or a trial, or it may mean a solicitation to evil. The petition here is difficult to explain and can best be understood as a prayer that we may not come into circumstances too severe for our endurance. | The wonderful beauty and import-| ance of the Lord's Prayer arises from | (1) 'the tone of holy confidence in which it teaches us to approach God -as our Father, in Tove as Well' as in fits are heavier than those absolute unselfish- in the plural, not t for .all the) rotherhood (8). its entire i it; f its seven petitions one 'onily is for any 'earthly boon, and that only. for. the Simplest; (4) its bri absenceof all vain repetitions; (5) and its sin , which ires of Be sinoutins for oy 3 Which of you--This parable, holy fear; ness--it is for_ourselv: Th Larrea Shall go = | Bangs from the rai -- i ---- Orient is common at midnight, in order to avoid the heat. Friend, lend me three loaves--It is not unusual for the modern traveller in the Orient, if he stops at a private house, to hear some one banging at the gate, shout. ing, "Ya Khalil!" (O friend, open the gate). 6. I have nothing to set before him --An emergency appeal. Even pova erty would not violate the law of hos« pitality, even though there were no- thing to set before the guest. 7. Trouble me not--A rough ans- wer implying irritation on being dis- turbed. The door is now shut--Lit- erally, hag been shut, closed up for the night, implying "and I do not mean to open it. I cannot rise and give thee--Only a modified form for "I will not rise." 8. Because of his importunity he will arise--Literally, because of his '"shamelessness{" unblushing persis- tence. He had only asked for three loaves! If even a reluctant man yields to importunity, how much more will , who is not reluctant, respond to prayer!" 9, Isayuntoyouask . . . . . seek . . . ,. knock--Each word stronger than the other, indicating earnestness. 10. Every one that asketh receiveth --prayer is more than quiet com- munion.. It is also at times a mighty, urgent desire of the soul, supplicating with all intensity. 13. God does not mock the sincere requests of an importunate soul, but grants us the response adequate for our need. How much more shall your heavenly Father--Earthly par- ents do make great blunders, but even they know what is good for a child. The Holy Spirit--W{l grant all need- ed spiritual grace to his children, even more fully than an earthly parent can satisfy the requests of his children. Psalm 145. 18, 19. Verse 18. Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him in truth---It is this sentiment that permeates the Psalms, recognizing that God is ever present to listen to the cries of "his people. "This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles." 19. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him--That is, he will give them their full desire. oa 0s BRIS 1 ' Sheep Instead of Cows? One of the most profitable farm management systems for back-coun- try farms has been followed for many years by a farmer well known to the writer. Too far from the railroad to practise intensive farming, this man went in for sheep. He found that 200 mature breeders made a flock he could manage nicely. In winter his labor with" 200 to 2756 sheep is no greater than with nine milch cows. This man has kept sheep in this manner for many years, and his pro- of any other farmer in his section, = Taxes are low. The investment in stock, while high at current market prices, i* actually low, as he developed his own flock from small beginnings. - The cash value of his flock has jumped over night, as real estate sometimes does in the vicinity of expanding cities. This man's experience points the way to a new use for many farms at present unworked in back country. ince 1 ilroad has one advatitage, for dogs are not likely to be- 56 - fumerous in' such sections as they often are near towns and citiass