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et gs Sigh ever 80 by doing a | ters somewhere about the p: iy ~. which the young pigs may | ises in' provent an Jew Fours 'without losses, then again he 3 lose all. The man tha | e breeding hygiene and sanitation pig breding operations gener- ally saves a large percentage of the oe 'pigs twice every year.--L. ? work. Duting Ewes require additional care at . lambing time. I think it wise to watch every ewe closely to make sure she is coming along all right. digestion -and in- 0 wels, which, if taken in due time, can be restored! _ . without causing a setback to the ewes and lamb, Ailments that get two or three days the start, are more difficult to overcome than if treated immedi- ately when first symptoms appear. "It has been my experience that it pays to keep the ewes near by where they can be gone over every morning and carefully examin Ewes that lamb along about the first of May usually are turned to pasture, This is a splendid place for them, but I like to get the flock up at night and keep. them near at hand. Then I can look them over and, in case of sudden change «in the weather, they can be protected. It is very common for ewes that have been well fed during the winter to have udder trouble at lambing time. Every flock-owner has his particular remedy for this trouble, but I have had ol ' with rubbing udders twice daily with vaseline to which is added one-fourth part spir- its camphor and the same amount of rg 5 Re asters r-------- "Bacon Type Described. . "The bacon hog should be long and' - smooth, with » strdight, t and neat underline. Iength without smoothness and finish © does not make a desirable hog, neither ' does smoothness and finish without' the culture, approximately 865,000 cattle, | Stock Bran | valued approximately at $35, nicely arched back and $00,000 'Supervision of Stock Yards. Stock raisers who have not been in the habit of marketing stock for them- selves or in co-operation with others, need have no hesitation in submitting their animals for sale on the public stock yards. Through the Dominion Live Stock and Live Stock Products 'Act, 'stock yards are under govern- ment control, which sees to. it that full justice is done to the sellers, The system, which has been in operation 'This antique silver chalice, for Ls fifteen years the property of two New ' freedom-loving peoplsfof Hate! by " un men, who had 'with Re min the lux- iin Eg and in- of still heavier burdens. counsel led. rtinlly; V. 14. S : scorpion is a exempt (see chs. 4: 7-19, 27, 28; 6: spider-like animal, sometimes as much 18-18; 9:15-28). | as six inches in length, with a sting in Not only did Solomon alienate the its tail which inflicts a very painful his wound. It is probably used here fig- hea the uratively, but 'there may have been id Judah seems to great b 0 Pp nbd fl also by his folly in filling his a whip called by that name, the las ty with-foreign wives who "turn- of which was armed with sharp frag- ed away his heart after other gods," ments of stone or metal, and in building altars and -sanctuar- V. 15. Brought about of the Lord ies for these false gods. The wisdom (Rev. Ver.). This was what the pro- of his earlier and better years was phet had predicted as the punishment submer; in this later extravagance of Solomon's sins (ch. 11:9-13, 81) and folly. And so, the historian says, and the historian sees in it both the "The Lord was angry with Solomon folly of man, and the overruling pro- because his heart was turned away vidence of God. | Pacific Coast province possesses handicap to the development into : potato-producing rivalling the Canadian Maritimes this regard. Experts state that, granted the tubers receive adequate attention, potatoes will grow as well in British Columbia as in any other country. Whilst, in general, cule h| ture has not had the amount of atten- tion it deserves devoted to it, there are many indications that it is ine creasing in popularity, and in some districts in particular a certain dis- tinction in this regard is being achieved, There has been a consistent in- crease in the acreage devoted to po- 2 as the p 1h "Holy York Orientalists, has now come up for di Grail" of the Last Supper. It was dug up at Antioch, from the Lord." This was the reason V, 16. To your tents, O Israel. This tatoes in British Columbia, whilst in why the prophet Ahijah went to Jero- was the war cry of Israel also in the |ittle more than a decade the annual boam, a young man of Ephraim and a time of David and the tribe of Judah' 1. 00 410 crop has doubled. In servant of Solomon, who was in from which it sprang, must look out ;q00" 0 province's potato ficreage 1088, feeding . the "officials believe to be maximum ©2308 will seturns. The pens in the Egg Laying Poultry on the Village Lot. ental Fa ve at a systerh of housing and laying hens to secure what Contest correspond closely sin number of fowls to the flocks of town and village poultry keepers, who keep 'birds to supply their own tables. Ten good layers will produce a large num- ber of eggs in the course of a year. If properly taken care of, a flock of this size should produce from 100 to 160 dozen eggs in the year, and few ordinary families use more than this quantity. Two hundred eggs per bird, or 2,000 eggs in the year is rather too much to expect, although this is not impossible. "~ The Egg Laying Contest hens are housed in pens six feet wide by ten feet long. The windows face the south. Straw is used for litter in the houses, and the scratch grains are fed in this litter. * Seratch grains consist of cracked corn," whole wheat and since 1917, has done much to inspire nfid in production as well as in! marketing. It has not only promoted' a feeling of confidence but has result-| ed in many stock raisers obtaining a knowledge of the. business of mar- keting. Marketing at the public stock {yards is so regulated as to prevent any form of extortion. Equal oppor-| tunities are provided for all, both in| oats, about equal parts. The birds are given all the scratch grains they will consume, care being taken not to have much grain in the litter at any time, Dry mash (a mixture of bran, shorts, cornmeal and ground oats, with te! before the birds at all times, and fed from a self-feeding hopper, At noon each day the birds are given a very purchase and sale, and disint and timely. information.as to the live istock market situation 4s constant! j being issued from the yards. The! yfacilities provided tend to sofeguard against abnormal market conditions, | (by promoting intelligent distribution! land the encouragement of more types-of live stock. Dur- | ung. the course of the year covered by W. R. Motherwell, Minister of Agri i the latest annual report of the Hon. 266,000 'calves, '800,000 hogs, $05,000 sheep, were sold at: the various stock yards in Canada under conditions supervised by officers of .the Live ~All of this i for 'cattle, $2,260,000. for calves, $14,- for 'hogs, and $3,600,000 for sheep and lambs, besides passing under the supervision : of the stock yards agent, was checked and record- ed as to the point of origin, sale aud length: The jowl and shoulder should be light and smooth, showing no flab- biness in the former and no coarge~ "ness or openness in the latter, Heavy Jowls generally go with thick, fat or coarse hogs. Heavy shoulders throw the side out of balance. The side should 'be fairly flat, carrying even' with: the shoulder and ham, of medium' depth dropping straight from the back. No round-ril hogs can get in the select class. The rump should round off even with the arch of the back and should show no surplus fat the tail head. The ham should be iy full yet tapered nicely down" to The bone should be -elean and the body should show wrinkle. The belly and neat, and the . the ~~ and strong, body show that muscular tend- 'which denotes lean meat rather fat."--Onf ! bred sort produced. at the mental Farm at Ottawa. Sad! disp . ------ oe 0 Superiority of Canadian © Varieties. 'The varieties of grain which have been carrying off most of the prizes at the International Seed Grain and Hay Show at Chicago since the incep- tion of that organization four years ago have been largely originated in In the case of wheat, the Canadian- bred Marquis variety has been a con- sistent winner of the Grand Swoep- Canada by Canadian plant breeders.| small t of wet mash. This wet mash is made by moistening some of the 'dry mash with water," Grit, oyster-shell, and water are kept be- fore the birds at all times. Green food is also provided in the form of mangels, cabbage, cut clover, or alfalfa. Whatever green food is used the birds are given all they will eat. The quarters are kept clean at all times. The Dept. of Agriculture at Ottawa issues a useful bulletin on "Poultry Keeping in Town and Coun- try," which is available on request. For a number of years the growing of peas went out of favor on account ofthe prevalence of insect and dis- ease. Fortunately this erop is com- ing back into favor, and where it can be grown successfully produces a very valuable class of feed grain. The variety Arthur, also known as Ottawa No. 18, is claimed by the Dept. of Agricdlture at Ottawa to be highly productive and early ripening. The grain is yellowish in color and of medium size. Mackay, = otherwise known as Ottawa No, 25, is also a remarkably productive variety, ripen- ing later than Arthur, Selo, Golden Vine, and Prussian Blue are varieties also recommended by the Ottawa authorities. n percent, beef scrap) is kept: SE pir charge of the labor of Ephraim and for themselves. " Manasseh, and stirred him up 'to re-! Vs. 17, 18. Adoram; or "Adoniram volt against the king, ch. 11: 26-40. (ch, 4:6 and 5:14), had been chief There was no doubt also the addition minister of Solomon in charge of the Most oi the bacteria which gets into milk comes from utensils, such as spails, 'strainers, ecolers and sep-! arators, which have not been properly cle A dairy authority recom-| mends the following method for clean-! ling the utensils: First, rinse in luke-' warm water as soon after use as pos- sible; second, wash in hot water cor taining washing powder, which will j femove grease; third, rinse in clean, | hot water and place in live steam fif- teen seconds, drain and place right | gide up until steam evaporates. Where steam is not. available sunning will give efféctive results. Drying should not be done with a cloth, but by heat-! ing the utensils in steam or an oven | sufficiently to evaporate the moisture. | Fourth, invert a clean protected place when dry. | ---- ee Oat Varieties Recommended. The most popular variety of oats, and certainly ono of the best, is the Banner, says the Dept. of Agriculture at Ottawa. The straw 1s of good length and 'it stands up well under average conditions. The grains are long, it ripens in midseason, and is very productive. The Banner succeeds best on rather heavy soil. The Swedish variety called Victory. closely re- sembles Banner. Indeed it is possibly| equal to in in many ways as a ! ping sort. Another high producing variety of oats 1s the Siberian. A se-| 'lected strain of this variety now goes +by the name of Ontario Agricultural College No. 72. This sort ripens i rather later than the others famed. "On account of its vigorous growth it Is perhaps to be preferred to Banner on lighter soils. "Gold Rain, Ligowo, and Daubeney all stand high in the range of varieties of oats grown throughout the country. Between any of these varieties and some of the older sorts that are still grown, there is frequently a difference of several bushels to the acre. NL -------- When the roads are bad, make the horse's 19ad lighter. Do not allow the boy to drive furiously and stop sud- denly. Take off the checkrein and blinders. J { BR -- "In the bottom of my hens' nests I place a folded newspaper, allowing the edges to extend up the sides and ends a few inches. To clean the nest, F'grasp the edges of the paper in both hands and lift the entire contents. I replace the paper and new nesting naterial and have a clean nest.--W, F. B. -- stakes price. At the last exhibition,| = | 'held in Chicago in December, 1928, the first thirteen prizes, including the Grand Bweepstakes, were won by Marquis. Out of. the twenty-five priges awarded in the hard red wheat class, twenty-one Marquis varie two. to Ruby which y ~lass, most of the win- the oat samples were of the Victo ning cross. Experi. - "}and erop-| the king. | United States; while they were all! | Pacific Coasts. al reason that the prophets, who were levy of forced labor, and so was bit-| always champions of the rights and terly hated. The king was almost un-| liberties of the people, were against believably foolish in the choic® of so oppression by the Yeh and great, | unpopular a messenger. Instead of Ch. 12:12. All the Peopls, 'en tribes listening to him, they stoned him to followed Jc 0am, and Judah only re- death. The king fled to Jerusalem. | mained faithful to the son of Solomon.| Vs. 19, 20. Unto the congregation. It seems, however. that some part of A representative assembly was called, have stayed with Judah (see ch. 12: boam was chosen king over the revolt- 21). The old feud between Judah and ing tribes. the other tribes was revived. It had| commenced with the adherence of! ; Judah t6 David, as against the son of who would be a leader of his AGT Sadl who was chosen by the rest of Supreme regard for theiravelfarer If Israel to succeed his father on the a king regards his soldiers as "fodder throne, and was strengthened in the for eannon"; if a public man regards bitter conflict which arose between the electors as merely pawns in the Judah and the other tribes after the game of politics; if the motive of any | suppression of 'the rebellion of Ab- man In seeking an office is petty am- salom, 2 Sam. chs. 20 and 21, It would bition, the love of the limelight, or now have broken into open war but personal vanity--all such have de- for the intervention of a peacemaker stroyed the sibility of genuine ser- in the person of the prophet Shema- vice, by their selfish outlook. | inh, vs. 21-24. The third day. See v.| Jesus sald in mocking irony, that 6. The people had assembled at She- those great ones who exacted tribute chem. The choice of Shechem, near from others were called "henefactors." the border between the territories of But among his disciples he was to be Ephraim and Manasseh, one of the counted "greatest" who rendered the most important of the older cities of most extensive human service. Israel, instead of Jerusalem, the city Jesus is our leader always, because of David, as the place of meeting was he studied the welfare of others, and the first symptom of revolt. Jeroboam, gave himself to the bitterness of the who had been a fugitive in Egypt, cross that he might bring men into came thither at their invitation. He fellowship with God. Our most jllus-| was immediately recognized as leader trious leaders and helpers of mankind, of the forces of discontent and pre- like Paul, Luther, Livingstone, and a sented their complaint and petition thousand others, were impelled to for the lightening of their burdens, to their tasks by the thought of the need He asked for three days to of the people, and in the overwhelm. consider, and in the meantime sought ing desire to minister to these needs advice of his counsellors. - The older in the spirit of Jesus. bo APPLICATION. The essential quality in every one| | - SO ---- For Home and Country | winter game too, printing a special 4 | full page supplement in thelr Satur- "Whatever were you expected to day issue, giving photos and the his- wear?" tory of the Institutes of Elgin County. This was the first anxious query in| Jt was a delightful page and widely the minds of the guests invited to read by old and new members and join with the Eigin County Women's their friends as well as students of Institutes in their Winter Picnic held Canadian historic developments of in the stormy month of February inl pnote, to say nothing of the Provincial Alma College, St. Thomas. It turned. Superintendent and its governmental out, that like all real live picnics, you' head, the Minister of Agriculture. wore whatever you chose besides a| One charming story was that of the pleasant smile and the basket or box! discovery by one Branch of a family! of country delectables you bore in!of new Canadians in dire distres: your hand. ; bravely and silently struggling! For Elgin County Institutes met, | through their first winter in the coun-| with their mankind and the College! try. "They are eating off the window | principal .and staff, to have a good ledges," came the report from a time--and to study history. Their friendly neighbor who had called, own history, too, that which they "and I don't know how they sleep, for themselves as rural homemakers had the have scarcely any bedding. : made in Elgin County, Ontario, and father was working until winter helped to make in the world at large, | closed in but now he can't get any, for the idea of a State Dept. of Home-| and there are two children." making, set going in Wentworth] To hear was to act with this group County twenty-siven years ago, they of homemakers and in a short time found had now become an interna-' food, clothing, dishes, bedding, and tional thing. They were inspired by, fuel were unloaded with a prompt the work and progress of the nineteen hospitality that even pioneer days Institutes working fof home and com- | could not beat at this farm house door. munity betterment in the own county| Sewing was secured for the mother, with the very practical maxims, "Be-| and later, work for the man too. But gin with the fellow under your own| the very best thing about it was the hat if you want to improve the world," human touch, the neighborliness of it and "If you know a good thing, pass) all. The mother was made an honor it on." ary member of the Branch, and when A further thrill was added to this, sorge time later the collector was inspiration by the report that nearly, going the rounds for the annual dona- three thousand Institutes, following tions to the County Hospital (another the Ontario methods, were now work- of the community interests of the In- ing for similar ends in England and stitutes) she called on the new mem- Wales, with hundreds more in Scot- ber. "Not for a donation, but just land, Belgium, France, and even in because I did not like to pass any remote New Zealand, with some in the member by," she explained cordially. "Oh, but we want to help," the mother cried, going. to the cupboard and emptying the contents of a cup. "This is all the cash I have, but the Institute was oo good to us when we were starting. Whenever the Insti- tute is in on anything I want. to be in it too. Here," and she handed over twenty cents. "And we considered that the big- gest and most generous donation we gave to our Hospital," said the speak- er. "It was like the widow's mite. That is the thing we are proud of, not what we gave them in material A Winter Picnic. over Canada, from the Atlantic to the- After addresses from the Depart- mental representative and the Pro- vincial President, some stories of activities were told by the rBanches represen The , Principal of the College, Dr, Dobson, was so interested that in a short address of welcome he inyited the homemakers to make this an all- day and annual event, promising that the College physical director would plan a half day of games and recrea- tion for the visitors in the gymnasium swimming pool, while the Coll hall, domestic science rooms, and dish- es would also be at their service. very pleasing feature was the, | | Columbia brought itself into very dis. 8, was 10,872, the average yield 150.08 bushels to the acre, the total crop 1, 631,211 bushels and its value 1,148, 000. This does not represent the yield usually achieved in the province, as betweeh the years 1910 and 1918 the average was 204.36 bushels. In 1915 there were 16,000 acres devoted to the potato crop, the average was 247.28 bus, per acre, the total crop ithe people of Benjamin must also in the old democratic way, and Jero- 8,056,000 bushels and its value $1, 780,000. In 1923, according to the final crop estimate, British Columbia had 18,102 acres devoted to potatoes, achieved an average yield of 118 bushels to the acre, and harvested a total crop of 2,099,800 bushels, worth 2,683,000. CARRIED OFF ALL AVAILABLE PRIZES. A section of British Columbia which is making a particular name for itself in potato production is the Winder- mere Valley in the south-eastern part of the province midway between the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Crow's Nest Branch of the same railway, and lying be- tween the Rocky Mountains and the Selkirk Mountains. Though of recent and yet sparse development, the agris cultural achievement of this district is marked and its potatoes have brought the valley particular renown, The yields of potatoes in this dis trict from half-acre plots, as shown by the records of the Farmers' Insti tutes in their crop competitions, vary from five to ten tons per half-acre, Prize winners have recorded produce tions of ten, eight, and seven tons from their plots, being respectively twenty, sixteen and. fourteen tons to the acre. The quality is equal to any grown in the province, as has been many times proven. EXPORTS' STEADILY INCREASING, The Windermere district of British tinct prominence in the growing of first-class commercial potatoes recent ly by carrying off the chief prizes a$ the Provincial Potato Show at Vie toria. In this contest members of the district Potato Growers' Association carried off the provincial districh prize, the shield for the best commer cial potatoes, and every available prize with the exception of a cup pres sented by their own association. Their achievements in provincial potato circles in 1922 were equally outs standing. There should be a future for the growing of quantities of commercial | potatoes in British Columbia such ng he has been built up in the Maritime Provinces. Canada's exports of poe tatoes are voluminous and going to many countries. Potato exports in 1921 amounted to 1,971,687 bushels worth $1,665,340; in 1922 to 1,785,678 bushels worth $1,128,964; and in 1929 to 1,939,678 bushels worth $1,809,247, These went to the United Kingdom, United States, Bermuda, British Guiana, British West Indies, Cuba, Hawaii, Newfoundland, Philippiath St. Pierre and Miquelon. Cuba is the' principal purchaser of Canadian poe tatoes, followed by the United States. tptem-------- "i Gardeners Require Permit to Import Stock. With the arrival of the seed and bulbs catalogues the amateur garden 'er begins to make his plans for the garden and grounds and to prepare a list of plants that he intends to buy, In order to avoid disappointment in 'securing the prompt delivery of ships ments of plants from the United States or other countries, he is re. minded of the regulations now in force whereby all importers of plants from any country are required to see cure a permit to be presented to the Collector of Customs at the where the shipment is cleared. ; mits are required for the importation of trees, shrubs, vines, oul greenhouse plants, 'roots, pe: corms, bulbs, ete. Copies of the fatjoss and information permits may secured to the grea