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"it is 'one aspec 'bacon production which is y considered to have been a! tion for the last five years was xperimen 'arm, Ottawa, many years ago did extensive experimental work on this subject but ia its practical application i "One of the greatest defects in qual- + ity with which Canadian have to contend is a tendency of some of the sides to turn soft during the process of curing," to quote Professor. Geo. ¢ i0{ E. Day; who wrote about:1906. "Soft. ness has nothing to do with fatness; in fact, a thin side is more apt to de-| velop softness than a'fat one. In a soft side the fat is soft and spongy and sometimes even the lean is affect- ed . . . The percentage of soft sides is sometimes very high, even as high as 15 per cent. It will be readily - understood that such a condition re- presents an enormous shrinkage in value; and this loss is bound to be re- flected in: the prices paid the farmer for his hogs. This is not a matter, therefore, which affects merely the packer. It affects the bacon industry i whole and the farmer, sooner or later, must shoulder the loss." ¥ ~~" Professor Day enumerates as chief causes of putin 1: Exclusive meal feeding, corn, beans; lack of ex- ercise, unthriftiness, lack of finish, holding back and lack of maturity. j hogs have Tecuntry. Last year the United States ; ich- e of fu ta ed Los we »" . g o Bushs 8 Ode ig and 6 Beautification of ble and pris feeding go together and the principle vate grounds. These are usually of 1 ial branches of the Ontario Horticultural of feeding should now. receive sper Sosiaty but in Jany ages the: local Pork and lard are two of the larg-{ branch of the Womer's Institute has est oo» the food supply of the taken up this work. In the larger American le, according to a re-. cities, or many of them, the Parks cent Airs from Washington. The Commissions are doing much to beau- : | tify civic property. = However, with average annual per cADiiA CONSID} LF CD Gorchoiont wer a itvat ponds the tal communities are most back- ed nc me of ward in taking it up. It is true that : 83 sompated with oe ands of) many community parks have been and 'sumption of pork alone has exceeded 8re being established but these are at of oll other . meats' combined. | comparatively few. The movement hose" who fail to understand why cannot be said to be effective in the Canadian farmers' should a bacen) country until it brings about such an when: United States farmers interest that every farm owner is go- : ona ng to do something to his own home had such good success with the) ds and surroundings that will make him proud of them rather than ashamed of their ugliness. For it is a regrettable fact that our farm homes throughout too many commun- ities are the most unattractive and uninteresting parts of the landscape. For this condition of affairs there is no real excuse as the hundreds of attractive and splendid farm home of pork and 12.5 pounds of, lard type 'will find a partial answer to their problem in the above quoia- {ion from the Washington report, says the "Family Herald," Montreal, The American farmer has a home market at his door for his lard and pork. The Canadian farmer has not and his hogs, if produced in any large num- ber, must be exported, as the home 'market will only consume & limited with very li expense in money or has labor. The fur of attempt to. do landscape work should Vik ; * ad | Laker ta the. story of th architect. neer; he may even, Luke is of the hie some wr} supply most man who came Into the rial the Pharisee. Jesus pa or all.of his, _ n mate in. the her and sent her away in peace, while Since the farm home is set in' the jo ,ohuieq Simon. We are not to midst. of natural surroundings' any identify this woman with the Mary o (our lesson. Went throughout every city and village; covering completely rmer can be his own be along the lines tending to bring about a naturalistic effect, one that a certain region. Shewing the glad will blend in with the surroundings | tidings. The word "gospel" means and be an added attraction to them.! good news. Jesus spoke words of hope To accomplish. this end and in order| and love io those Thensts where, hope to. gain a natural effect, the Jollowing twelve were with him; sharing, the general rules should be applied: burden of Christ's work and partak- 1. Allow for 'open spaces of lawns ing in its joy. and for vistas showing attractive] V. 2. Certain women. There was a views beyond. To accomplish this pand of women helpers as well as the the planting of trees and shrubs in disciple band. The religious teachers groups at the boundaries, at the junc-'of the day treated women with con- tion of paths and roads and the plant- tempt in their teaching. "No woman ing of shade trees along the walks was allowed to come closer to a man and drives is practised than foun ,Subles' Jistapce. eh os ' had been healed of evil spirits an 2. Avoid straight lines; "make use infirmities, Jesus had blessed them of natural curved lines. it in soul and body. Mary . . Magda 8. Do not use anything of a stiff or jo.0. from the town of Magdala. Out formal nature such as formal flower of whom went seven devils. Whether beds, vases, ete, and if board or iron the state of Mary had been that of fences are used allow vines to climb spiritual malady or moral degrada- a tion, it was extreme in its nature, as di obi hedges, trees and shrubs is indicated by the word "seven," should not be used nor should mason-| Which is the word of completeness, ry of any sort. Whether good or evil. ie 3 : t 5. If privacy is desired use clumps Joanna. She was w ary at the sepulchre. Chuza; Herod's of close-growing shrubbery. steward or chamberlain, Some sup- 6. Avoid the use of all plant curl-|pose him to be the nobleman whose osities and try to obtain in the color son Jesus healed at Cana. Susanna. scheme a gradation rather than a con-| Nothing more is known of her. Min- trast of colors. istered unto him. In their deep grati- 7. Rustic. work well arranged is | tude they sought to make some re- quantity: grounds found scattered all over the A turn. They helped Jesus in the way helpful in producing a natural effect. they wor y per a "We cannot export hogs to the Un- ited States market as it is Already » 4 n a "- 1 supplied with hogs grown 33 [78] 777 "The milk in this can is from con- tented cows"---so runs the legend to be seen on a certain brand of evapor- ated milk. Finding ourselves in close proximity to one of the large farms, where such cows are kept, we went out of our way a bit to make the per- 'sonal acquaintance of these much ad- vertised contented cows, : The first thing to greet us upon entering the big dairy stable were two conspicuous signs which gave us to understand that the advertising slo- gan was backed up by practical meth- ods of dairy work. One-of them read: exported many millions of pounds of pork and pork products. Our only alternative outlet is the British mar. ket, and that calls for bacon. Not just 'any old bacon' but bacon of fine qual- ity, put up as 'Wiltshire sides." hacon up to the standard the British con- sumer. has been acenstomed to from Denmark and Ireland. Unless our bacon 1s up to that standard it will not command the top price. Whe'her our American cousins will continue to prefer pork and lard to bacon cannot be foretold nor does it matter to the Canadian hog raiser, since the pro- 'For the comfort of our ucers ... and packers alike. it may. be. added that is a problem in other coun- tries also, In the current issue of "The Journal of the Minister of Agri- culture" in Great Britain there are «the results of a special investigation into soft bacon. The writer states: "The lack of uniformity in bacon pigs is one of the chief handicaps of the curer. Soft fat is detrimental to bacon and hams not only on account of wastage when cooking but also be- "cause such fat develops rancidity more rapidly than firm fat. Moreover the appearance of the bacon leaves much to be desired. Unfortunately there is no certain test by which the curer can forecast the nature of the bacon-fat from an inspection of the freshly kill- ed carcass. Consequently it is not pos- sible to pick out the defective sides and hams until has been com- " his' product Poe | to! ming and a clogging of parts, and the ducer there can be trusted to shape to the demands of his ] market. "What-we need to do, is to shape our product for the market, to which we have to cater--in ihis.in- stance the British bacon market." "No Swearing Allowed. These Are| Contented -Cows.".. The other advised us that "Kindly Treated Cows Give More and Better Milk." We hunted up the barn boss and asked him to tell more about the phase of the work suggested by the placards. "Well, you see, it's something like this," he replied. "Those signs mean just what they say. You can under- stand that in a big place like this we get all sorts of help, The average helper around dairy stables is more or less of a drifter unless he happens to be some young agricultural student who. comes here for a bit of experi: ence. Leelee Learn the amount 6f lubrication needed. Too little means friction and worn parts. | Too much means a gum- fouling of 'spark plugs. Enough is enough. Know how much that is. \ tee meer Take out insurance coverage as a matter of business policy. The wise man does not run any risks from = Te 8 to Digchse necessaries of life ; or Jesus and his company. Wh ens rood nd i ee Br y II. WATCHING THE CROSS OF JESUS, a ow To Break Them JOHN 19: 26. A rest period follows after a hen| John 19: 26. There stood the has laid a series of eggs and is usual-| cross . « Mary Magdalene. Mark tells ly accompanied by broodiness. This th that there were eat : + e cross~--those who ha ollowe peans hat She succeeding 8F Serjes Jesus in his ministry in Galilee and ¥ (had ministered unto him. It was, three months until the hen has hatch therefore, no passing enthusiasm that ed a brood, reared it and gained the made them Follow Jesus through Gal- vigor for further development. This ilee in his days of popularity. When will probably bring her into the molt-|the dark days came they still clung ing season, in which case there will{to him and watched him. in deep, be little chance of egg production for though hopeless, love, as he hung on 100 days. If the hen is interrupted in the beginning of broodiness, how- III, WITNESSING THE RESURRECTION OF ever, the whole dormant period 1s! JESUS, JOHN 20: 11-18, changed to one. of. activity. V. 11. But Mary stood without. The broody hen, if allowed to re- fret the Sabbath was over, Mary ) alene ca very early in the Saf' Oa. mesh oun esti thin oe bringing pices to complete littl d thus. d a a mn ithe work of love begun by Joseph and very ttle and thus draws heavily on Nicodemus, She fiids the tomb her internal storehouse for susten- empty, but an angel is there who ance. Egg production results from declared that Jesus is risen, Matt, 28: a secondary circulation--a circulation 5. In amazement and sorrow, she that can progress no faster than it; uns to Deter od John, and tel of 'can be supplied from the ordinary|the empty and follows the two daily wear and grind on the body tis-| disciples as they run to the tomb and sue. If the circulation is insutficlent #14 HR mpty, & he had Said, Yeo 4 to meet the daily, need, or just equal|;aisage of the angel. The one to it, there is.no surplus for ©88| thought that fills her mind is that she development. cannot find the body of Jesus to pay Hence, it is a matter of dollars and, the last rites of love. Looked into; one cents. that this self-imposed -starva- more look of: sorrowing love, tion; as a result of the broodiness;| = Vs. 12-14 Seeth two angels . . why should be intercepted at the earliest weepest thou? In John's account it is Which | which he can protect himself. A talk with a reliable insurance agent will prove illuminating, and the relatively small amount : spent for insurance pro- tection, is worth while in satisfaction, peace of mind, and possibly in The curer's aim is to trace settlement of some unexpected laim, there is a certain percentage always that is accustomed to cuffing cows a L and all that. If they do not learn the] anything else while they are here, there at least learn that a cow is one of the most sensitively strung of farm animals. every time from a kind one. | the cow is at the pail. If a cow stands lin fear of a cuff or a kick the pro- | duetion is curtailed. This is an im 'cows on "Among the men who come and go possible moment. It is much easier to discourage a hen: from broodiness the first or second day than it is to break her after she has been so for several days; her appetite is still active and the habit of sitting is not so confirmed. During the spring and early summer months the nests should be examined overy evening for hens that show a tendency toward broodi- ness; those that show signs by cluck- ing, ruffing of feathers and general defensive attitude should be removed. There are many ways of breaking up broodiness, but subjecting the hen to.some form of cruelty or privation,| round; speaking harshly to them, She can tell a cross word "And: we know that a large pors of the milk drawn at any milking ~ manuf: so to speak, while at factor with us for we have at times a number of Wish producing} on test and the 'holding back' ; quantity of milk at ' quite a difference. further loss in egg production, A sit- ting hen should be induced to eat and drink freely as well as to exercise. This will revive her appetite, and if | is accomplished: {n the first few. as was the old idea, may result in now for the first time that the angels fare seen. In the other Gospels the |angels are seen at the first visit to (the tomb. They have taken away my (Lord. Her grief makes her blind to the significance of the presence of the | angels. She turned herself back, and saw Jesus, Thus it was to a woman that Jesus actually revealed himself first of all in his rbsurrection life. Vs. 14-18. She supposing him to be the gardener. Mary's eyes were filled with tears that dimmed her vision. Her mind was distracted with grief. Jesus was doubtless altered in ap- pearance, Moreover, there was in her mind no hope of Jesus' resurrection. All these facts made her slow to real- ize the whole truth of it all. When she mistook. Jesus, for the gardener or keeper of the garden, it was because the gardener was the only person likely to be there at that time of the day, Jesus 'saith , . Mary. Jesus said it in the same loving way in which he had been accustomed to say Now and because i oh a days of broodiness, the egg organs ' resume activity. . One of the most efficient ways of, breaking up 'broodiness, where large! are kept in long laying houses, ig to-partition off the end 'which has plenty of sunshine ahd remove all ests and other fixtures that might, offer secluded spots: Put the hens in pen, remembering to keep plenty feed, and. before them and, Jit in the days of his flesh. It) was the love in the word that, mened the eyes and heart of Mary. Rabboni} said in wonder and love. Touch me not; rath- er, do not clipg to me. Mary seemed to think that all the old relationships of his earthly life were. restored. Jesus reminds her that he must as- 'cend. to the Father. The love remains, 'but new relationships exist. Go . . and say . . I ascend. Jesus is not a Master restored to earth, but a Mas- ter entered into heaven, that they | must think. of, 7 APPLICATION. we are misunderstood, dpsible, to encourage exercise, till show tendency to con- it n Sometimes ® rs us to resem : 'ment and anger. In some cases - Protection. iy rong dine is never correct. i 8s in most instances pt ars Neth sa, 1? "There {8 no reason to suppose that 1 , a sad, stinging feeling of | A her our Lord cast seven devils, been misunderstood, Dr. Adeney very clearly and emphatically, the brain and nerve symptoms asso- ciated with the idea of possession were accompanied with a corrupt moral character. The popular idea of the 'Magdalene' is a baseless libel on Mary of the Watch-tower." If there has been wiounderstiond.s ing, there have been magnificent com- pensations. Some of the most notable churches of Christendom have been named after her,--the Russian Church of St. Mary the Magdalene on the Mount of Olives, and the Magda- lene, one of the well known churches in Paris, while Oxford has its Magda- n, the Gospel record that; len Colle Moreover, in the name of St. Mary Magdalene the church! has done much autiful," merciful | work in the redemption of sinning sisters, Even though there may have han | a mistake as to identity, anl she ras! not necessarily a specially sinful w- nan, she was an afflicted woman, and whatever her deliverance, she was | grateful for it, and showed it in prac- tical ways, She was one of th2 peo- 1'e, men and women, who wers re- sponsive ta the "good-tidings of the kingdom of *God," and with a ¢lad,! rvateful heart, she found waya of elping the Lord in the founding of | the kingdom. It is no discredit to the | Church tha: there are so many wo-| men in its membership and service; their sensitive souls have responded intuitively to the high calls of Chris: He has done much for womanhood, and they know it. A -- Variegated Alfalfa Common alfalfa has a violet flower which differs in degree of density from a very pale to a comparatively deep color. The flowers of the Var- iegated Alfalfa, however, include shades of blue, green and yellow as well as violet and also blends of these colors with each other. The July blossoms, in a series of thirty-four plots of different varieties and strains of alfalfa being tested in the Field Husbandry Department at the On- tario Agricultural College, show a variegation of from one to eighty-five per cent. In past experiments at the College, the common alfalfa of On- tario has proven tender and the varie- gated hardy. This variegated alfal\ is being grown successfully in a num- ber of counties in Ontario, such as Welland, Lincoln, Peel and Haldi- mand. In Peel County an Alfalfa Club has been organized and this sea- son over one hundred fiield of varie- gated alfalfa have been entered and inspected for seed production. Sev- eral carloads of hardy alfalfa seed was shipped from Peel County in 1922 in addition to a considerable amount which was sown locally.--Ontario Agricultural College. Here Is The Pump You Need SMART'S M TANDEM DOUBLE ACTING PUMP and Pumps easily, more silen more efficiently tan the Wing ype model which it has definitely replaced Repairs easily made with household tools. Can be drained to prevent freezing, Easily primed. y SK ABOUT ITAT YOUR HARDWARE STORE BASARTILANT 'opportunity to accumulate and may have gathered in sufficient quantity. to prove dangerous. The gas is heavier than air and does not give much ng to one who is a few fect above if; thus a n jumping down- on to 8 8 asphyxiated without realizing the anger. To avoid danger always test the alr | at the level of the silage before enter- ing a silo in which gas has had a chance to accumulate. The test may be made by lowering an open lantern to the surface of the silage. If its flame is dimmed in any degree, it is an indication of carbon dioxide, and the gas must be fanned away before anyone ean work there with safety. Should a worker be affected by the gas the only thing to do is to'get him into the fresh air as quickly as pos- sible and give stimulants. If he has stopped breathing he may be restorad Ly artificial respiration, going through exactly the same procedure as you would to restore breathing in a drowned person. Well ripened silage does not form so much carbon dioxide gas, nor does it form so rapidly. The time for special watchfulness is when filling a silo with immature corn, cut into fine pieces. The silo doors above the level of the silage should be held open so long as the silo is in process of filling. rol ni Economy of a Silo. "A barn built to accommodate the same tonnage-of coarse fodder would cost more than four times ai | it would cost to store the nage in a silo. Surplus fodder held safely for a much longer peri of time with no appreciable extra cost until needed. About fifty tons of sil age can be stored in a silo thirteen feet by twenty feet; which can be built for less than $260 anywhere in the East. Allowing 10 per cent. deprecia- tion, the cost of storage would be only 50 cents per ton per annum. - Silage has been held in good condition for many years and used to advantage when needed." In this way the Sup- erintendent of the Dominion Experi- mental Station at Charlottetown, P. E. I., points out the economy of a silo in a pamphlet just published by the Do- minion mt of Agriculture, entitled "Silage and Silo Construction for the Maritime Provinces." Siagerctopss silage v versus roots, the labor required. for the production of succulent roughages, and the value of roughages are succinctly but statisti- cally dealt with in the pamphlet. Then comes silo construction and the types of silos, whole concluding with a description of a stave silo built last year at the Charlottetown Station at a cost 4 $260.82, i the si might be