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ER ager Sunken fodder because both are very "in straw, especially the buck- Sweet clover must be cut if you are going to use it for of it would get very A. L.--What means can I take to id my farm of English sparrows? _ Answer--I do not know any 'prac- tical method of ridding a farm of English sparrows. Cutting - down rushwood which surrounds the fields 'will destroy their n 'Some Do's and Dont's in ~~ Setting Fruit Trees. Don't put manure in the holes when Ing trees. Orcha: have given a thorough trial and condemn 'If you do use manure, place it on top of the ground around the tree, but be sure to scrape it away before fall. It gn mouse nests if you leave nix the tree. So TS Dott crowd the roots or curve them around the hole. It is far better to cut them off if they are too long. ." n't leave | under. root for the the trees to lie in the sun digging holes. Dip the er or, still, in a pail lled with 'thick muddy water. possib them, put ou are mighty, Ottawa, 01 Spread | ver] Work it in. If : Auge get a bag of fertilizer analyzing Answer--You could sp : owever, Fos T s sourn t not add to the plantfood. Do not mix! th manure wheh you are lap-! it. "The lime from the carbide' system should' irly good. it evenly over the ground and you are short of ma- .- This is a fairly rich garden fertilizer and should give you good results. = ' i A. F.--Can you tell me which is the most profitable hay to sow on light | sandy loam? Could you tell me whe! | ther Hungarian hay will give a good: crop and how to prepare the voil 'for it? I heard some farmers say 'ths Hungarian hay is similar to alfalfa in harvesting. * How many times can it be cut in one season? Answer--For light sandy loam soil few crops can beat alfalfa. This pro- duces spléndid hay and if you can got it well started it will stand for a number of seasons. Hungaridn grass is an annual type of millet which makes fairly good hay but you can only cut one crop from it. It certain. ly is not to be compared with alfalfa. i ------ Preparation for Spraying, ornare shit of it out a little d and use it to good "plantfood of the 4 iio of the honemesl as a heavy good time. One application is enough for phe} ryman should learn to recognize | the anvroach of this trouble and be! continuously on 'the alert to avoid |8uch conditions that would likely| : | cause it. It is a great deal easier sn] e nitrogen. Fp way to use bonemeal is to lime and. from the fow on each side and stir it into the soil. Barely cover the soil of these two or three-inch strips with a "application" is not needed and more may be given later if it is thought best. . It is perfectly safe and becomes available slowly, so lasts for a long quick-growing plants, but crops grow- ing all summer will be benefited by a second. A light sprinkling of nitrate of soda when planting starts the plants off quickly as it is ready to use more profitable to avert loss-of appe- tite among members of the herd than to correct the trouble after it once ogeurs. ~ + The ration should have as much variety as possible. Change of feed stimulates appetite and encourages the cows to increase production. Clean sweet roughage and grain should be fed and nothing else, I find that wheat bran in the ration is a wondérful ap- petite stimulant and keeps the diges- tive system In active working condi- tion. I like to change my roughage feed as often as possible. Salt is 'es- sential and should be kept constantly | at once before much soil nitrogen be- comes available, i The Sund: 30: 22-24; 37: 2 to 20: 12. LEssoN FOREWORD--Among the pat. riarchs Joseph stands perhaps only second to Abraham as regards the level of high moral personality. In to-day's lesson we may observe two Thee wpe stolen accustomed to spray thoroughly: for the control of oa and ins and diseases each year will' need no reminder of 'the importance' of having everything in readiness to| begin at the right. time this year! Those. whe have sprayed irregularly; in the it, or who have not sprayed at all, should be warned that insects! and diseases take their toll every year. | Some years, and in some places, cer-| tain kinds are more troublesome than others, but the only way to be reaso 'ably sure of "having "clean and un- injured fruit is to be prepared in good time for the fight. If one has a pump which was not thoroughly cleaned and left "in good working order last autumn, this should be overhauled be- fore growth begins this spring. If left until it is time to make the first spray, whichis often 'the most im-| If ortant one, the critical time might! | have col nd L d necessary parts of the sprayer are recefved and before the pump is in| rking condition. If the first spray, | ve exceedingly difficult, if not impos- sible to have clean fruit this year. The tent caterpillar promises to be bad in some parts of Can: calendars, giving the proper 'use and the times of ap-! same, can be obtained any of the Pro- ? of Agriculture, ie. Publics Branch, Do.' Department "of Agriculture,' - The time for the first spraying ar- just after the leaf buds have free of yi I stitch in time saves' rial Spray in time ne i sins ! ponsibility was the solid achievement ji net given at the right time, it will, that T.ition of Eien a woes es of his outstanding traits. First, there is his magnanimous forgiveness. All the more remarkable does his forgive- ness appear when viewed against the moral background of his own genera- tion. His was an age which, on the whole, believed in retaliation, rather than forgiveness. "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" was. its usual practice. Second, his Sonseption of providence, in which he unifies the actions and fortunes of men with God's directing and controlling hand. To recognize that God makes even the of men Serve his purposes with- out théréby lessening their mioral res- of Joseph's faith. I. A Noble Forgiveness, 3-8. V. 8. This touching scene took place in Joseph's house--perhaps in the audience chamber. (See ch. 44:14.) Judah 'hag' béen interceding passion- ately for Benjamin (44: 18-34) and Joseph could no longer restrain his nt-up feelings. * I am Joseph. There a sublime simplicity in this brief 'disclosure. In Hebrew there are but two words--"1" and "Joseph." They troubled; 'conscience-stricken brother whom they had kill should be the powerful were ihe sought to ruler. : V. b. Be not grieved. Joseph uttered ota word of anger or revenge. He sought to soothe his brothers' troubled congdiences. God' did send me. He X a providential purpose in his life. His. s, in selling him into t Had been the unconscious instruments of God. - "V6. The fanmiine. In Palestine fam- ines were ent because the fertil- ity of the so ay School Lesson 3 APRIL 15. Joseph, the Preserver of His Li People Lesson Passage: Gen. S0; \ thy father and thy mothe in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.--Exod. is almost entirely de-| th before the cows, either in the yard or Tobacco of Quali ty stable. Wax for Phonographs. The carnauba, or wax palm, has ing phonograph records. The best quality comes from the tenderest leaves. They are cut at three different periods during the wax season, which extends from September to March. It takes about two thousand leaves to make twenty-five to thirty pounds of wax. The leaves are dried in the sun may be paralleled with similar in.| 204 When thoroughly withered are stances, Jews who rose to high offices' beaten with flalls to remove the wax. In foreign courts were wont to show. The Taw product is melted In boiling favor to their Jewish countrymen. See Water and strained to remove forelgn Esther 8. 1. matter. V. 12. It is my mouth that speaketh. He sought to allay any suspicion among his brothers that the proposal to migrate to Egypt might prove but an occasion for a new quarrel. They, themselves must surely see how ear- nest he was. __V. 14. Up to this point Joseph had, nderely disclosed himself and his plans for the future. Now he formally greeted and embraced his brothers, be-| ginning with Benjamin. Greetings in' the East are usually very polite and long drawn out. The present writer) has witnessed greetings that extended about half an hour. V. 15. Only now had the brothers the courage to speak intimately with Joseph. Golden Text -- Honour that thy days may be long 2 .. 3 faannvm en An Undersea Threat, Mrs, Fish--"Get out, you horrid tramp or I'll set the dog-fish on you!" Circular Tooth Brush. ss Two handles at nearly right angles colar 4nd movemnt. Amid iyor vivid | feature a new circular tooth brush, tude of its' religious teachings let us! one to press it against the teeth while select these: the other is used to revolve the bris- te foe discipline and hard knocks! tles. of life may train us for useful service --- and Aipenesy of Christian character. 4 Quick Work. Joseph had his share of trouble--the! New machinery for hotels, cleans, pit, the slave whip over his back, sterilizes and dries 2,500 plates and prison, suspicion, ingratitude--but at' 200 glasses in an hour. ast the most JRvertul office in Egypt: (let us call it the premiership) p , Application, ----l ee ---- ee Ignorance is an enemy which the farmer 'should hunt with increasing persistence. assed into his Hands. 2. Two of ithe poisonous ingredients that @ cup of Joseph were (a) en {® J atitude. "His brothers] envied him and sold him into slavery. M: . Luther tells a story of a robin that fed | regularly on some bread crumbs that were placed on the}: Vindow SHA the 'teal, the robin 0 A Jac ilideIaes i /@ Concrete Mixer f BUILD YOUR . Let us learn to be owN SILO. one another for help and Xho "Brantiord. own to us, and above all} § ndent" upon the rainfall. In Egypt, FONSYer, ht. only is there re; i le Aertility but, as Warren says, it is 'not difect} Seren rainfall, | the annual flooding of the river, 'Nile Toundating: "nearly - the whole land 'and making the cultiva- the. soil, . as a general' rule, a yearly certainty. Sometimes, | thotigh failed to over- | : m cause of a fa- ng: plowing. See! f Hive nik hous ndations, & ml a a 'Use if Ih Spare tims to e money, mixing eoncrete for he § . Loads and Qlscharges Of "sides. ade for hand' or power. build ial mixers for heavier work. +__ Write for free booklet. Goold Shap! 1 & Muir Company, 200 Wellington St. let. usbe thankful to God for "his|: unspeakable gift." 8. The story of Joseph's treatment! of his brethren who had wronged him, illustrates also the noble spirit of for ina remarkable way. A dis-{- Brantford Onkarior A Mystery. I can't imagine why I feel many commercial uses, but its chief) As badly as I do value is its production of wax for mak- | 'Most every day at nine o'clock! From then till half past two, I'm hardly able to sit up! But phen I'm glad to say, Pm always better when the time Has come for us to play! ar ------ Desire health, learn how te get it, and then keep on doing the things which will keep you from getting sick. This is the way to begin building a, healthy community. ae ------ Nature will soon appear in her spring clothes. As Nature's dress- maker, the farmer should use every effort, for his own interest, to see that her clothes are not too scanty. irrigated Farms in Southern Alberta In the Famous Vsuxhall Distriot Bow River Irrigation Project ood loeation for mixed An especiall r { alrying. Splendid op- farming and rtunity for young men now living he districts where good land cannot be bought at reasonable dricas, THIS IS NOT PIONEERING, the first 10,000 acres are fully settled and another 10,000 acres now ready for settlement; maximum distance from railroad, seven miles. Good roads, telephones and schools. Easy pay- ments, extending over 18 years. This Is the Best Land Buy in Alberta Write for further information to | CANADA 1 ATION tes right to the sore cle and heals. Kendall's Spavin Treatment, for more than 40 years mical and clean--no mussineia, no "continued rubbing, ne bandaging. 10 Ask your druggist for a bottle to-day KENDALL'S SPAVIN Ciple asked : ciple" Jesus once about this mat- ter of forgiveness. How far should it How: often should ene for- give? The Master's reply was that there 'Was to be mo limit to the readi- ness to forgive, "not seven times, but seventy times seven." This is a hard virtue to practice. Foreing boys and girls to work does t necessarily make them industrious. Welcome the: day 'when great com- will be' érected from If-centred homes. no TREATMENT Why is Early Ripening so Profitable? In 50%) and c cit in podes the, not ~ Pa dr es 1 HUR.GAIN F reilisegs hasten ripening of all crops. Order SHUR-GAIN Fertilizers now for spring use. ensilage 50 4 to buy from. 50 coonsiderable boy and givl'is i : a "Se. Clair Street in their putt) Sr. Cvebted tn sa GUE Be AL 2 'we are not ted. | Ee =. eh . EE STE Le