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7. gain the cure ig plain. By|in additions of plantfood in the les can bo over-| able, aying returns assured. [ uote a few uthentic. and definite resilts to illus- trate the point: 0 ~The Dominion Experimental Farms, Ottawa, after a test of fertilizers for ose syears, quote increases in po- . | tato yields of over 100 bushels per acre, directly attributable to the addi- tion of high-grade fertilizers, ' In tests carried on in 1920 by the 'Ontario Agricultural College, corn grown on clay soils showed an in- se.over check plots varying from "i 42 to 56 bushels where proper fettil-| ; _ were. applied. © On 'sandy loam ~~ the increase from complete fertilizers ~ was 44 bushels per acre. Sugar beets "in a similar test showed an increase "of 28-10 tons per acre where complete -" fertilizers. were applied. oily At Ohio Experiment Station, Wor- cester, in a twenty-five year experi- ment where corn, oats, wheat and hay were grown in rotation, there was an average increase from fertilizers of all sorts on corn of 14.9 bushels. On wheat the average increase over \fertilizer was 11.8 bushels, On of crops. . At Indiana Station, where fertilizer was applied in 1920 to corn, an in- crease of 42 bushels per acre was ob- © ~ tained, while on wheat under similar conditions the increase was 12.9 bushels per acre. =~ i : 'farmers' experiences have paralleled and in many cases exceeded he results obtained at Experiment ations. / ~ In 1920 Stanley Merrill of Lambeth, Ont, applied high grade fertilizers on a one-fifth acre block of potatoes, ob-| taining as follows: 'No fertilizer .......... «+ 187.5 bus. : 500 Ibs. per acre ........ "750 lbs. per acre ........ 216.6 bus. 1,000 lbs. per acre ..... +. 800.0 bus. J. V. Potvin of Carp, Ont., in the same year obtained 210 bushels of . potato ] rtili gainst 293 bushels where 500 bs. of good grade fertilizer was used. Fred W. Warnica, Mr. Walter Holmes of Eberts, Ont., re a. fair application of suitable to his corn in 1921. He says: [ applied. tesyilizer (2-12-2) at the 8 of 260 Ibs. per acre and found the] | matured fully ten days earlier : SN a : .| Gain from fertilizers per acre =~ § 5.50" farm experiences. From| 187.6 bus. |. where no fertilizer was ap<| 5 '| having yields above the average re- for th 1 o| turned 'a labor income or net Profit hon hing sho 188 farmers raised per ae To JuBIaS Jo a : tained from and less subject to attacks from paru- OF sites. Stagnant ponds on the range D | seem to increase parasites. A well- i drained range disinfc'ted by sunshine "$1000.43 5 hep in preventing worms in 450 poultry. Ts J An Excellent Whitewash." Slake one-half bushel fresh lime of gates there rh Tittle more, grain to ] but the increase in ond Fhe Wy in quality of With boiling water, covering it to keep grain will more than counterbalance' In the steam. Strain the liquid this. The $5.50 per acre gain from through a fine sieve and add seven fertilizing is largely clear gain or pounds of fine salt, previously dis- velvet. 3 ' {ved bo var ata: ree pounds k i is ground rice, to a thin paste and sonar sen, ills sxpreice on, Sina In Suing hts on bul oun folloas: : 8 : bolted gilder's whiting; one pound With 500. [hs 5.83. dis . white glue, which first soak in cold oe. 4. 01 tons per acre, water until swollen up, then melt over Without fertiltwer ,..27 tonsperacre' fire, avoiding burning it. Add five 5 ; AD. gallons hot water to the mixture, stir Gain. from fetter. .4 tons per ate, well, and let stand a few days covered nha up. When ready to use the wash 4 tons sugar beets at $6 per ton $24 this 500 The SEB ee: make it boiling hot. A pint of this | mixture will cover nearly a square Gain from fertilizing ......... ms ------ § percentage can be A good teacher is worth more to a srsssesnavaeen | not attempt heavy grain fe at _| maintain my herd under Seong: ut cond & { nothing. The neighbors always knew itions. ¥ 3 ; : Why We Miss Uncle John. When Uncle John Newing moved out of our neighborhood everybody was serry. He was a handy man to have around. He could splice a hay rope, or mend anything made of wood or iron, or build a fence out of almost where to go when they needed a job of this kind: done. the old man went away, was not so much his skill in fixing things up, as it was his right royal way of respond- ing to the calls. which came. No mat- ter how busy he was about his own affairs, he never failed to drop what he was doing and go over to ses What was wrong at the neighbor's. In short, we missed Uncle John's good heart and: thoughtfulness for others, . And do you think anything better can be said of a man than that when he is gone there is a big hole in the life of the neighborhood? It is great to grow the finest crops of anybody in ten counties; there is something worth while in being right- ly called the thriftiest farmer in the neighborhood; but the world can get along with a few bushels Tess of po- tatoes, if it has the good heart left. Some folks move away and nobody cares much, just because these folks never did anything to show they had a heart in them. They could mend ropes and fix fences and all that, but you would rather have an icicle drop- ped down your back than to have them When such a made 6h money invested in fertilizer, community than the price of the finest under ; col school building that can be put up. farm returns. . I More bushels and tons of produce In 1022 spell more dollars return. This is beyond - the biggest yield per acre makes : most total dollars and in the end Time and Place--B.C." 628; Jeri: , salem, : Lesson Foreword--Josiah, Ii returns, Hezekiah, was a reforming nae Under him the religion of Israel was heathen elements, It Pays to Grow Large Crops. reforms were 'The following tdble is based upon'by the diseov of the book of t figures secured from 80 farms in| law in To snle. 2 Kings 2 oy Washington township, Montgomery | 28: 26 should be carefully read in con- County, in 1916, The farms were di- nection with this lesson. vided into two groups, those farms I. The Book of The Law Discovered, having yields above the average going! 14-16. into one group, and those with yields| V. 14. Josiah had undertaken the below the average in another. repair of the temple, whith had fallen Crop Yields and Labor Tncome, , | to decay, and had sent Shaphan, his y Average SOTTO? help Hilkiah, fhe priest, , to cou repair mone ected in No.of Crop ~ Labor! the temple, 2 Kings 99: 8-7. . And Crop Farms Acres Income when they 'brought out the money. Above average 88 88 $760 | As was pointed out in the Lesson clow average 42 66 898 | Foreword; Jehoash had instituted a Tt will be noted that here also, als NeW system for keepi e temple in though the size of the farm | repair. A box with a bored in it two. groups is nearly the same, toss) the worshippers. Ixchrad Harr ois . Previous ly the pries shown a great lax- nearly twice as large ae those having ity in the handling of the temple yields below the average. funds. So it was arranged that the In Scioto County last year (1019), king's secretary should act with the . ee average of priest in counting the money and pay- $2,855 worth of crops from 65 acres; IE the workmen. Shaphan was act- the most profitable five of these farms averaging $3,446 worth on 62 acres.' The average amount spent for menure and fertilizer was only $130, while on' Hate we are not told. We may con- the most 'profitable five the average' jecture that the priest had been in- expenditure for manure and fertilizer SPecting the repairs or making ready was $226. Good yields are fu | for s~that had been taking an mental. in the arming: busin | inventory of the store chambers; that Though the faruin, or ong in ali. 1 had been cleansing the Holy Place hough the 7 be strong in all, plenty of occasions exist" (H. P, except crop yieMs, the results ). A hook of the law. 1 +| scholars are now agreed that as '| the Book of Deuteronomy and not the . | whole of the Law (the Pentateuch or i ors a a): A: leapt sires 8 are us given {of cule sidering this law book to be Di in capacity when Hilkiah told him of his great find. Hilkiah the priest found a hook, etc. "How the book came to be in this particular 'onomy: (1) It was read thro the day it v ie me mee sentir The Sunday. School Lesson ? MAY 21 of low D nestion, tarnring *, Hilkiah's Great Discovery, 2 Chron. 34: en Text--Thy word is a lamp unto unto my Ps. 119: 105. The prophets were now ized as er, | the mouthpiece of God, and. Huldah once again cleansed of many of its|H due to the impression made upon him | of smile at you--F, V. 14-16, 29-32. Gold. my feet, and light (Rev. Ver.). were genuine or mot. A deputation was sent to Huldah, the prophetess. could answer the perplexing question. uidah's was that the book of he Jaw genuinely expressed the will IL The Book of The Law Read, 29-80. V. 29. Josiah convened a national assembly. for the purpose of astapting the newly found law as the law c the nation. Elders of Judah and Jer- usalem. The elders were the heads of families or leading men of each town ow village. They administered justice and acted as representatives of their community. V. 80. The national assembly was held in the precincts of the temple. To it there came not only the elders but a_great concourse of people from all parts of the country. The Levites. Originally they were the priests at the various sanctuaries throughout the land. When later these sanctu- aries were destroyed and the only legitimate place of worship was the temple in Jerusalem, the Levites were taken into the Jerusalem temple. He read in their ears, etc. The fact that Josiah 'was able to read through the whole book at one gathering strength- ens the argument that the book was Deuteronomy and not the whole Pen- tateuch. III. The Covenant Renewed, 31, 32. V. 81. The King stood in his place. The king, had a special place when he worshipped in the temple and 2 Ki 23: 3 mentions that it was 'by a pil- lar," It has been suggested that for this occasion he may have had a raised platform. Made a covenant. A covep- ant was ratified by a ceremonial ob servance. sacrificial victim was hewn in pieces and the two parties to the covenant passed between. V. 82. First the king made a solemn vow to observe.the law contained in the new book.. Then the e were required to stand and t e oath after him, probably by responding, "Amen." a aA a = i ne of the results of the Reforma- was a new appreciation of the Fven before ia mans Tad seize 0 tio Ee a St. James "or i] po But the thing folks missed, 'when | *| delegates to both over ways and | means, It was decided to ask the ttle, | LoWD to help, and with the encourage-|. ogi: | ment of the Mayor and a few of the TheThaooo of Qualips %2LB.TINS and in packages Trees. Y think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom: snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like he, But only God can make a tree. --Joyee Kilmer, killed in the Great War. bia sidin Apple Blossoms. Dainty little blossoms, With your coloring faint, Sending forth a fragrance rare, That no brush can. paint; Springtime's fairy children, Nodding in the breeze, Are you sent to cheer the world? Tell me, blossoms, please. In the apple orchard What a picture sweet, All the trees in pink and white, The month of May to greet! We welcome thee, O Springtime, With your birds and leaves, Sun, and rain, and flowers, And your blossoming trees. --M.C.D. bed So much depends upon the feed and care of the mare, that the owner has himself to thank for succéss or dis- appointment with his colts. Smtr | Eighteen -per cent. of an adult crow's diet for the year consists of insects, while 58 per cent. of a nest- lng crow's food is made up of these pests. mmr Skim milk or buttermilk is con- sidered indispensable for chicks dur- ing the early development. If the chicks have all the milk they will drink, meat scrap may be eliminated "Play Ball" : If you've made a bad beginning, If the batsman all go wrong, You know you made a fumble? That's the time to play up strong! If the other team is winning-- Well, keep your head, and wait! Just watch the ball; don't mble! You have it! Send it straight! Don't fuss about the scoring, Don't weaken at the din; Let others do the roaring; You--play the game to win! And when life's conflicts meet you They come to one and all-- | Don't let your fears défeat you; Keep steady, 'and "play ball] ri ---- Exit the Thistle. At last farmers have a very satise factory recipe for the thistle patch. At least, this is true of those who, have soil suited to the production of alfalfa and this crop can be grown upon a wide variety of land. Where one has patches of thistles in a field, he can get rid of them by devoting that fleld to alfalfa for. a period of three or more years. If the land is sour it will be necessary to add lime in order to make certain of a good catch of alfalfa. The extensive roo$ system of this plant, together with the frequent cuttings will wipe out the thistles in a brief period of 'time. Smolin ising Protecting Leather Goods. It is important to keap leather from mildewing. The mold will not do serious damage, however, unless it re- mains too long. The simplest plan to follow is to store the leather in a well-ventilated, dry, well-lighted place, preferably one with an ex- posure to sunlight. Mold makes little growth where there is plenty of sun- shine. Where mildew has developed on leather, it should be wiped off with a damp cloth or washed off with soap and water, The leather can then be oiled lightly with castor ofl or neat's- from the mash ration. foot oil and well dried afterwards. For Home and Country. 3 How Brockville Got a Rest Room. In 1919 the members of Algonquin Ingtitite were discussing the possibil- ity of establishing a Rest Room in Brockville, the centre to which many of them went three times a week, to do their marketing and shopping, for women with children, as many of them were. The hotel war-time prices had béome prohibitive; and there-was not other place where they could rest, leave parcels, or take children. Therefore, a committee of two was ap- pointed to see about securing accom- ; tion suitable for a' public rest g Morton Algonquin responded by sending merchants a canvass of the way a lady. Our sitting-room is fur- nished with easy chairs, couch win- dow seat and writing desk, donated chiefly by the merchants. There is a kitchenette, a lavatory with wash- have everything we need in short, Hag cept a phone, which we hope to have very soon: The rooms aré penses for last year being about $500. We had a good year in every respect and closed with a little balance to our. credit in the bank." i What Father Ontario Will Do For the . Home-Makers, = i