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I =v BY PROF. HENRY Q. BELL The object of this department Is to place at the son Jin oF our Ya Siecw en of sind emp J on all su ning to eolls and ¢ Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, In 'care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toron- to, and answers will appear In this co umn In the order .In which they are received, When writing kindly men. tion this paper. As space Is limited it is advisable where Immediate reply Is necessary that a stamped and ad- d Jnvelobe be enclosed with the question, when 3 answer wil be mailed direct. * C.:--I have on my place a marl Dall of very igh teat My land is . gravelly loam and run down. Will this marl be of any use as fertilizer on this land? Answer :--Marl is of yalue on sour soil, because the marl eontains finely | of oats plus one bu divided lime which corrects the eour-| these green, that is, cut og oats Ci ; ness of the soil, The value of the, fore they have come full into head| mar] is entirely determined by the: and you will have a good quality hay. percentage of lime that it carries.| Actual test has shown that this mix- plowed black loam soil on which I would like to raise a hay substitute. Would you advise me to sow millet? Answer: --Under your conditions I would advise you to sow the following' mixture for a ha one bushel tu y er aa Re rerully. 1 complete costume. Aegether ha . roms the Bridal Couple have | for_sueh a all the world's musto---played - June of | y Te a question of on 1in- i method of, @ However, this point would not affect; tyre your using it on your own soil, since you can see from the results obtained whether or not your marl is high or If it is low grade, put Gravelly and sandy soil tends to become sour be- cause the lime naturally in the soil It will therefore be very good practice for you to apply marl at the rate of one thousand to two thousand pounds to the acre to; Do not think that you are fertilizing the soil when you are adding marl or any other form of lime; you are merely correcting the sourness of the soil which, of course, is an essential thing to do for the eoil to yield its best, In order to build up the fertility in your soil, I would advise you to ar- range your cropping system so that you can grow. clover in this field one ifl three years at least, plowing under This will build up the humus and-will help the nitrogen supply. Further, I would advise you to use ®very bit of barn-manure that low grade, on more to the acre, leaches out easily. correct the sourness of the soil. the second crop. you can get on such crops as corn potatoes and roots, if the manure dei pretty well rotted. In order to get the largest yields of best quality crops 1 would advise you to put on at least 800 to 500 1bs. of a fertilizer analyz- ing from 8'to 4 per cent. ammonia 6 to 8 per cent. phosphoric acid, and 8 to 4 per cent. potash. Do not put this on at the same time that you In other words, apply the marl from two weeks to a month ahead of the fertilizer, so that scatter the marl. the soil will be sweetened. C. E.:--What are pin-head oats? What are steel-cut oats? Answer:--Pin-head oats are the small oats that are found at the top of the regular oat in the outer glumes of the oat spikelet. If you pull a head of oats and examine the spikes of oats carefully, you will see the new head oats readily. The pin-head oats are relatively high in per cent, hull In fact they are to the oat plant what the Steel- cut oats are oats that have been hulled and cut up by machinery which does not roll or flatten them but simply and do not make good seed. runt is 'to the litter of pigs. chops them. R. F.:--I have some potatoes, grown last season, of which quite a number are green at the ends, due to not being Will these pota- toes be good for planting this year? f Answer:--The! potatoes that you describe are good for seed. It is com- mon practice among extensive potato growers to spread their potatoes out and allow them to sprout before plant- ing. The greenness of the ends would in no way deteriorate the material you covered with earth. have for seeding. P. H.:--1 have ten acres of all- ture produces highly nutritious hay, rich in protein and well balanced for milk cows. It is of higher feeding quality than millet, and yields equally if not higher, H. B.:--What is the best variety of goose for Ontario farms? Answer:--The Dominion Experi- mental Farms recommends the follow- ing three breeds of geese for produc- | tion in Canada: Toulouse, Embden and African. L. M.:--What is the best method for raising soy beans and what ground is the most suitable for the crop? Answer: --Soy beans grow best in loam soil which 'should be in a good state of preparation, well drained and sweet. The beans require about a bushel of seed $o:the acre. They should not be sown until danger of frost is passed. "Naturally the addi- tion of manure and fertilizer will im- prove the quality and quantity of the product. If applying fertilizer, use about 400 pounds per acre of 3-8-3. J.R.:--1 am a dairy farmer owning ,! eighty acres of heavy clay land, four acres permanent pasture, eighteen acres of land too wet to work in of spring, which I expect to seed to one | quart of timothy, three quarts of al- sike, cut two years, plow after haying, ,l and reseed the same way. Twenty acres of higher land which I expect to_keep into corn, covering with cow manure every year and sowing 400 pounds of 2-12-2 commercial fertilizer. What condition will this land be in at the end of ten years? Will the yield increase or decrease? This field with. duced fifty-eight tons of silage on four and one-half acres. If I should sow two tons of fine limestone per acre how long before I should have to sow again. I can buy all the straw necessary for bedding purposes. Answer:--Having considered your plans, I have some suggestions to offer. 1 believe your treatment is al- right for the lowland which is too wet to work in the spring, that is for temporary treatment. However, you will do well to tile this land so as to remove drainage water early in. the spring and bring the land into full bearing. I presume that you want to keep from 18 to 20 cows, would there- fore suggest that you leave your forty acres permanent pasture, cut down the hay field one acre, making the cultivated area of the farm total 21 acres. These 21 acres I would run in three fields of 7 acres each; the first corn, the second 'mixed grain (barley and oats) and the third grass and clover. Rotate the crops year by year so that corn follows the grass and clover. Under good management this would give you approximately from eighty to ninety tons of ensilage out manure or fertilizer last year pro-| £7 the few Gi Can : which are built v zation. ) Brunswick dealer's. cond, all-needle Let your ears Be 'algphenr the Bruns- wick play any méke of record at your Lo a and Tr ES Mall us this Coupon for FREE Booklet P.O. { The Musical Herchandiss Sales Company Dept. W.L., 819 Yonge Street, Toronto ' " Please send me, free of charge and prepaid, your illustrated ' booklet showing the New Brunswick method of reproduction. . NBIIG ioiseeesosssasoartonsssssosceasescisnnvsssns Breet or RB. sc.otvseiserrsnsarencnnnss yosvna ves PROV. oo seeesenebeiacy which you could put in a silo 24 feet high and 16 feet 10 inches in diameter. You should be able to raise close to fifty tons of hay from the permanent hay field and the extra seven acres of grass and clover. The mixed grain field should net you nearly 300 bushels of a mixture of barley, and oats (in seeding, use one bushel of efiglt She acre). This grain, wh would supply a large amouni necessary grain feed for your" Bug stock. By rotating these crops your cultivated crops will keep the land clean; the grass and clover will great- ly help to maintain the humus of the soil. In order to, get the best sia Jonathan and His Armorbearer, 1 Sam. 14: 1-46. Golden Text, Joshua 1: 6. 1-3. He told not his father. When Saul came up from Gilgal to join his son at Gibeah he bad only six hundred men left out of Lis army of three thousand, The Philistine force was very large in comparison with the combined numbers of Saul and Jona- may have been increased by a scribe's error. Thirty thousand chariots would have been of little use in that rugged and 'mountainous country. Besides three bands of raiders had gone out from the Philistine camp in different directionts, thus materially reducing the numbers of the main body. In any case, however, Saul must have 'been in great arXiety and distress of mind, and it is not at all likely that he would have given consent to so rash an adventure as that proposed by his 'son. So Jonathan, and the young man who bofe his shield and weapons, stole away on their daring expedition without any of the people knowing. Saul tarried in Gibesh, his tent pitched in the shade of a pomegranate tree. With him was the priest Ahiah, or "Ahijah," a great-grandson of Eli, cloak or coat, covering the shoulders girdle, priestly garment. 4-5. Between 'the passages, or "passes." These -may have been ra- vines running down from one side or the other into the main valley, by means of which it was easy to go down, cross over, and ascend on the other side without being seen. Two| sharp Tacks, or rocky crags, are men- "The one crag rose up on the front Mie d- ds of feet ; ), "To § save by many or by tow ; 3 8 of courage and of faik p tly © justified but 'strength is from heaven." (1 Mace, than, but the numbers given in 13: § da I~ 16-46. The watchmen of Saul saw wearing an ephod, that is a sort of 3 and secured round the waist by a|9g.46 which was the distinctive]: of highest quality feed, you should fertilize your sand root crop. The amount and analysis that you are using on corn should" ive 'good results. T would advise you to put 200 lbs. per acre on your "mixed grain; also lime your soil once in six years with a ton of fine ground limestone per acre. In these recommendations, I have been d,| figuring entirely from dairy require- e| ments standpoint and have not recom- mended the growth of a money crop such as potatoes. It might be quite well for you to maintain from one to five acres of crops of that nature, which would bring in ready money outside of -the dairy ihcome. 8: 16-21; compare Heb. 11: 34.) "This shall be a sign." It was char- acteristic of the faith of that age to look for indications of God's will in signs and omens. Compare the story of Gideon and the sign or omen of the dream in Judges 7: 9-15. 11-13. "We will shew you a thing." The Philistines indulge in merriment and scoffing at the expense of the two who are coming toward them up the narrow pass in the rocks. In that narrow space they could go but one at a time, and Jonathan, who was a sturdy fighter, cut them down. His brave servant followed him closely. The two, with God, were a host that Ye Rory 14-18. A half acre of land. The } two adventurers -had- reached the top of the ascent and were engaging the Philistine garrison, which must have been totally unprepared for so amaz- ing an assault, Already twenty men 'had fallen, when suddenly the earth quaked. Panic seized the Philistine 'garrison, already alarmed; and they took to flight, running hither and thither. 'the tumult and flight of the enemy and told him of it. The absence of Jona- than and his servant was discovered. Where were they? What had hap- pened? The priest was called to bring the sacred ephod (not the ark) and 'consult the-oracle. Then Saul and his men joined in the battle, completing 'the rout of the enemy. So the Lord saved Israel that day. But Saul"s rash and foolish oath]. "(v. 24) nearly cost him and his people the life of his gallant son. See vv, -46, iin) Sl Saving Planting Losses. "I have been giving close attention to the heavy death list of newly plant- ed trees. My observation is that it is not uncommon for half of the nursery stock planted to be dead at the end 'of the year. Of. are generally wrongfully blamed for| - these losses. ny of Bn people who buy, 0 Many alternate strips of black and white hooks and eyes and snap fasteners. Tape and a small pincushion filled | with black and' white pins simulated a buckle. A colored emery formed ta brooch for the collar and a tape measure the tie. A "head for this figure was cleverly fashioned out of a white . cheesecloth pressing-cloth stuffed with cotton and the features outlined with other sewing accessor. ies; white buttons with 'black shoe button centres for eyes; a row of black headed pins formed thes eye- brows, a piece of wax the nose, and the mouth consisted of several yards of red silk seam binding folded. flat and fastened on with a jolly upward curve. For hair; a string mop was/ called, into service and it was dressed high 'on the head with bodkins, darn- ing needles and crochet hook for hair- pins. A darning egg with a handle and a-pair 'of shears were jauntily inserted for ornament. "A hat was represented by a small, round work basket inverted, and from this flowed the wedding veil of cheesecloth weight- ed on the lower edge with papers of 'pins opened and applied flat. The dress was trimmed with rows and bands of finishing tape and braid. An old pair of sleeves and white silk gloves were stuffed for arms and on the third finger of the left hand re- posed a silver thimble. The same hand clasped a needle book and. from. the other dangled the shower bouguet of spools of thread of every color and kind tied on with tape. A.darning bag hung from one arm. The guest of honor had been sent the followifig invitation: "Miss Belle Fitter carries her trade to the altar; come and see her before you don the halter of matrimonial cares. She believes in preparedness no matter how funny, for it makes her efficient and helps to save money." A little blank book, with the cover and leaves fashioned like a needle book, was labeled "Needle Points" and had these printed lines: "Needles and Pins! Holes are big sins. When a girl marries her darn- ing begins." The book was passed around for each guest to contribute something practical and was then pre- sented to the bride-to-be. Another stunt was to see who could cut the best free hand pattern of a yoke to fit-the girl who was soon to go under the matrimonial yoke. Still 'another amusement was called Takipg Her Measure. Each guest was given pen- cil and paper dnd told to write some- thing interesting about the one par- ticular trait they most admired in the bride and she read these aloud. The of those combination spool and pin- cushion affairs on a standard and held spools of pink silk thread unwound enough to reach to each plate and to centrepiece of the lunch table was onej- portance: Shall the engaged : ged vue -| diséuss money matters? ; ¢ These cold, hard things we call de tistics" claim that almost one-half of the unhappy marriages are due® to ntonéy matters. Sometimes the is extravagant, sometimes it is tl girl; sometimes one is not sométinies the other is not. girl is not satisfied with what > can give her, though she knew Ww she married him what his income' was. So with that in mind one hopes 'that going to marry this summer will have a frank understanding "with her future | hueband: "Letty is going to marry the Ber from an old friend the other day. mother who told it is a farmer's wif who would have developed into 'a fine, dear 'woman had not the ways of a very. penurious husbant: helped to shrivel 'a nature that ~ would have flowered under happier conditions, She hag had to. see her two daughters denied an education and many of her hopes and ideals wither and fade away. a clear understanding about money matters," I said lafer, when we were discussing the future of the "happy air." "Oh, I 'wouldn't want Letty to talk about that!" she exclaimed. "What would HE think?" ~~ a I hope Letty'8:life will not be 8 repetition of her mother's unhappy experience, but if it is, whose faull will it be? What good are our trials if we cannot learn from them to help 'our: children avoid our mistakes? And by way of contrast to Le like way I wish all girls might adopt. The girl was feminine to her finger- tips but she knew that the question of a budget system must be .settled be- fore, not after marriage; she was sure she could save the money as well it not better than her husband, so she bility of paying the bills and seeing to it that the bank balance grew at the right end, every month. Does one lose one jot of womanliness and ador- ableness if one is clear-headed and seushle and business-like? 1 trow ot } delicacy and modesty have no place in this vital question, so settle it all be. fore marriage and you will find, T am sure, that your husband will respect you all the more. BE a Produce and conserve. The wheels of big business rum smoothly because the work is system. 'atized and planned. In like manner .the business farmer systematizes. and, tie to the place cards. The spools were plans "his work. every reader of this column who is _ son boy," was the interesting news "I hope Letty and Robert will have, 1 heard such a dear couple kine their future in that sensible, business. suggested that she take the responsi- . ¥ This -is- not a "subject about whieh you can afford to be squeamish; false