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' The best capons are fowls hatched in June or July, so that by the time 'they are three months old--the proper, age for caponizing--the hottest days of the summer have passed and the 'fowls will not be stunted in their re- velopment. Every complete set of caponizing tools consists of a knife, spring spead-| ers, nippers, sharp steel hook, probe: and a cannula. A keen, razorlike blade makes the incision with little, if any, pain to the bird, which is not true of a dull knife. The cannula is a nickel-plated tube] about six inches long, through which] is inserted a fine steel wire or horse- hair, to form a loop. This loop is; pushed over the organ by aid of the probe; drawing the wire back through | the tube closes the loop so that the organ is easily drawn away. A kitchen tgble will be found con- venient for operating. The other re- quirements are a bowl or granite basin--to hold about a quart of water to which have been added a few drops of carbolic acid to make it strongly antiseptic--and a, few pieces of soft sponge or medicated cotton. Preparation of the cockerels for caponizing should begin thirty-six hours in advance of the operating by placing them in a building where they can be kept during that period with- out food or water. STARTING THE JOB. To hold the fowls motionless upon the table I use two pieces of soft cord with a slip noose at each end, one end of each cord supporting a rock of four or five pounds' weight and the other ends securing the wings and legs of the fowl. The loop holding the legs of the bird is tightened about the hock joints and the weight suspended over the edge of the table at the right of the operator. The other cord is loop- ed over the wings close up to the body and the weight suspended over the left side of the table. When the fowl, $s thus secured it should lie with its back to the operator, who should pro- ceed immediately by plucking a few feathers from .the side--just. a little in front of the thigh--to make a bare spot an inch in diameter. Moisten a piece of cotton with the antiseptic so- lution, holding it in the tweezers for the purpose, and sponge this spot, as well as the surrounding feathers, to prevent infection. The incision should be made just over and parallel to the first and sec- ond ribs; and should be a full inch in length. If the cut is made with a drawing motion there will be little danger of cutting too deep. The spreaders are now inserted to TREES, SHRUBS, ROSES, PERENNIALS Write us for advice and 1924 Catalogue. JOHN CONNON CO. Limited Nurserymen and Florists AMILTON ONTARIO i o ee nar-- - = GETTING READY TO MAKE CAPO AR NS. Ts eir; to know the Lord as a God of right CONTINUATION OF THE 8TORY--The Ab great grandson of Jehu, Jeroboam II. z who reigned in Israel from BC. 78{ : 'ben... and the steel was an able and successful bod hn wound pn, and 20 sel 5,0 8 kod Hi in' the thin membrane over the intes- ('SPATTER DOL FOL 10 BR IN TG tines. If the fowl has been sufficient- rejen, was. comparatively' prosperous ly starved the intestines will have -- peaceful. The long ims was fallen forward, revealing the organ, with Syria came to an end, for Syria which lies along the backbone; but was now fully oceu ied in guarding in case the intestines obstruct the her sustern bounds es tom te ene incursions 0: 8 Yidw the probe is used to push them syria, whose capital, Nineveh, on the INCISIONS. HEAL QUICKLY. river Tigris, had become the seat of biti . In shape and size the organ closely Sg he Tg "ducing Pi n resembles a yellowish bean and lies in period, increased in wealth and in ter- such a position that the loop of the ritory, until they held dominions al- cannula may be slipped over it with- most as great as those of David and out difficulty. By drawing back upon Solomon. the wire to close theloop-and apply- With wealth, however, came luxury y and vice. The rich increased their ing a slight twisting motion the organ ir. clon at the expense. of Lth i may be drawn away and any clinging : Pe poorer neighbors. The poor fell into ligaments cut away at the opening. debt, and, failing to pay, their lands With the exercise of care and call- were seized and themselves or their! tion the large artery which lies close children enslaved. Violence and Tob- beside the organ will be left unharm- bery were frequent, and gross un-! ed; but if it should be injured the cleanness. was practiced at the altars bird should be killed immediately and of Jehovah In lihitation of Hie itary dressed for market, id 'ed that there was "no. truth, mor As soon as the operation on one side marcy nor knowledge of God in the of the fowl is completed it should be and" The very priests were robbers turned and the operation repeated on god fed a 8 She jis of he people, and the other side. was * ple, Pp! The incisions will close of them- the or oF Samaria Amos said, selves after the spreader is removed "They know not to do right, saith the and will heal in a few days. It is safe ford, {Fla store Sp. Vielences and Tob to' turn the birds loose to feed on'a Dery in their palaces. utwardly : strong, the nation was rotten at heart, soft mash, which should be their only g54 its rottenness and weakness was eed for 8 few days. for # "ein evident, in thy action, Joie and giv] ave had a few suffer from "wind war which followe: e removal o puff" a-day or so after operating, but the strong hand of Jeroboam. Amos this was readily cured by puncturing and Hosea, with their stern denuncia- the puff with a sharp needle, and no tions and messages of doom and plead- bad after effects resulted. ing for repentance and righteousness, were the men needed for such a time, and with splendid courage and faith for the 2s of penitence. Knowing this of character in | . sent | ith worn oat an axe or the t! he might arouse con lead to real change of heart. In teaching of the prophets God's la (his judgments) have forth to the people as a light, making clear the) way of righteousness. For it was the prophets who, from the days amuel, declared that God's yoduire, ment was not the formal worship of the altar, but the inward service the heart, manifesting itself in deeds. of mercy and in knowing and see! to do the will of God. APPLICATION. 'Amos was a stern Frophes Yes, he was very stern. But why? He had come eousness; one who.was compelled by his own good character to punish all wrongdoing. 'The sins of Israel that aroused his indignation were, especial ly, the social i ree that prevailed. he wealthy oppressed the poor. The wealthy and highly placed drank and caroused. The poor man no chance, 2:6-8, What, then, was Amos' What did he plead for? H denounced the r religious ritua {Jemetnbé ) "as mockery, 5:20, e called for fair play between man and man, simple justice, common brotherhood, merey, 5:24. "If your attitude toward your fellow men is not changed," thundered Amos, "the lightning from above will fall on your kingdom and shatter it to pieces. "You cannot trifle with God. He himself is good, and He demands goodness from you." It is well to of Amos' way of He imaged Him to himself as'the al- mighty judge who could not permit the idle grandees and revelling drunk- message? @ bitter, get a very clear idea PLANT BREEDING ACTIVITIES, they performed their task. AT THE 0. A. C. ' Amos 6:1-6. At sass 2 Zion. | The ; : uxury-loving people of Jerusalem an The plant'breeding work carried on of Samaria are meant, who sought the! by the Dept. of Horticulture is sum-| gratification of their own selfish ap- marized as follows: | 4 tites and desires, and cared nothing | A strain of greenhouse forcing leaf for the suffering of the poor. Amos! lettuce of the variety Grand Rapids dwells upon the pride and power of has been developed at the College dur-| their country. y ards of Israel to break the hearts of their poor fellow citizens. No, they would be punished, and the nation would go into captivity, 6:1-7. . What of Hosea? Was his message simply a repetition of that of Amos? Far from it. It supplemented the preaching of Amos, giving it that thinking about God. |- e countries to the ing the past. Seed of this sort has which had fo been propagated in some quantity. north of Palestine, r h i their chief cities Mamath, on the pooch ender potion. that "was Orontes River, and Calneh (exact site Amos." The passage selected for our The ~ strain is light green, long-|;ninown) were not greater than they. standing and produces a very vigor-'But their pride and power would not) Ss growth. For Sulorésees Fehon, | gvai] herd in the veil day" whith owever, we not be able s- Amos foresees to be swiftly approach- tribute this seed in quantity until the ing. He sees the rising power of As- OO eos. lO i hs Iceberg Lettuce--A strain of Ice-| empires which 80 selves masters of the world, and looks berg lesiues developed a He College for the time when Assyrian armies as been propagated and distributed wij) jnyade Israel and carry the peo- in some quantity during the past sea- ple of Israel captive. 'The first to £0 90m. Sep, from growers Indicate captive, he says, i be Higes gree y a een satisfactory and aland selfish revelers (vw. 7), whose greater quantity of seed will be dis-| pride Jehovah abhors, and whose pal- tributed during the coming season. ess, built by the price of blood, he Asparagus--As a result of cutting By + Vy 18 Hosea 6:1-8. Come and let us re- Rests - Lae Rais for two. years, wrn. The invitation to repentance is of the heaviest yielding plants were q,nnosed,. by some gecent writers on selected during the past season. The Hosea, to be ironical, and descriptive ely, of ha. 45" heavy, Yielding of I6vaeh Tu a. mere surning to Jo y eavy yielding of Israe a mere turnin J plants 42° were male and, thierefore, hovah will bring a speedy restoration very little seed was .obtained. of is «xavor. u is much more Onions--Inbreeding and crossing of probable that we should take ve, onions has been continued. A few 1-3 35 the prophet's own serious earnest pleading, and promise of the strains which had reached the state ¢,, oe grace of od He has just of perfection required were propagat-| said, at the end of the preceding chap- ed this season and seed will erin Lo A Jehovah will leave :them for a larger crop next year. alone until they acknowledge their of- Tomatoes--All "crosses of outdoor fence and seek his face, until, in; | | Bees on Farm Nothing pays better when properly managed. Send for our catalogue of beekeepers' supplies. Expert ad- vice freely given. Ruddy Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Brantford - . Ont. [nforma tion for Farmers The following bulletins and many others, of which these are examples, are available to farm- ers, and will be sent free on request by the Dominion De- Jajiment of Agriculture, The ormation they contain is both useful and practical, and may Joint the way to greater profits rom farming operations. If interested, clip out this advertisement, check bulletins desired, and mail, without post- age, in envelope address to: tomatoes have been dropped in favor, affliction, they seek Him earnestly. : | And now he pleads that they turn of the Jon Baer X Easlians, which} th him, and seek the Lord, who will apparently will be of great value in i this country. Seed was distributed yu jut delay to forgive them, and that the spring of 1928. Many reports: Him better, the Lord will reveal Him. have been received as to the value of gelf as the light of morning and be- this strain. The Jerome B. Rice peo- stow His blessings like the rain. In ple of Grass Lake, Michigan, report, that from their trial plots the first agall tomatoes picked were of this cross. | the, Same dssutance of the free par, They state that the quality and con- 4 a sinner. mos tinued yielding ability make it a very|s'g. 1s, 1:18; 12:1; b5:6, 7; Jer. superior sort. A somewhat similar 4:1'2; Ezek. 18:28; Psalm 82:5; 40: report was received from the Bureau 12 18. p of Plant Industry, Washington; spe-| 'The prophet lived through the per- cial comment was made upon the fod of civil war which preceded the quality. A report from the Vineland fall of the kind. of feral he 3c: Experimental Station shows it to have Rn Te e fo 89 But ¥he a long-bearing season, Our own re-|®® 8 punishunent for Sin. ill Los : hand that has torn will heal sults with it have been very satisfac- Sine gentine tory. However, there is some wa and with Fepentince wi 3 in God's favor and blessing. tion from plant to plant and during Si > 5 re the coming season this sort will be more carefully selected. Celery--All strains of celery have been dropped except the dark and medium green strains. Some of these strains seem to be quite superior and will be further tested. ¢ Beans--Owing to the large bulk of seed accumulated as a result of our white bean crosses it was found nec- essary to drop this work, The beans| were turned over to the Dominion| in and again in the Psalms we find ries { and «| rapidly and ruggedly, depends upon many other passages of prophecy, and, 5: | of the early pastures, we have found study shows this beautifully, 6:4-6. If Amos thought of God as the un- bending judge, Hosea thought of Him as the eternal love. If Amos said, "Reform your-ways," Hosea cried-out, "Do not turn your backs on the offer making to you." Amos: exclaimed, "Punishment: will follow your.drunk- enness, revelry, bribery, oppression of the poor." Hosea sobbed out, "Oh, my people, will you net listen to rahe. fore it is too. late? 'The Lord's heart is toward you. You are His son. 'He called you out of Egypt. . . He draws you with cords of love, with the bands of 3 mas, but your sins will break His ivine heart. you not hear? God Himself says, How shall I gi up?' ch, 11:8. : Cleats As soon'.as the lambs have arrived and straightened around for business, attention: should be given to feeding the ewes for milk flow. How well the ewes can keep the lambs growing the material the ewes are supplied 'with to keep up the flow of milk for the offspring. I find it good practice to look ahead in the management of the flock. Blenty of pastures essential. Also one ought to have it arranged, at least we have found it so, to change the sheep from one pasture to another at east once a week during-the grewing:season. On account of the succulent nature it advisable to continue giving the ewes grain ration after they are out to grass. The ration of oats, and bran, mixed as we do for feeding serves very -nicely fo purpose. © . vs Be sure your dealer understands' where the cloverseed he is trying to sell you comes from, vinter 'this I Youngsters from homes into intimate con > they come in from play. Your great ally laden pore. Rich, cr cranny of the skin. seconds after use, but e our children x o with Lifebuoy. each them ¢0 use it often, LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED TORONTO To guard against contagion, make sure that your children are completely. cleaned and purified whenever ; is Lifebuoy. Health Soap. The safe antiseptic ingredient of Lifebuoy penetrates each dirt- . nto-every ; play all children are equal less clean than "cor carries it: i Leg Weakness in Chicks. | By 8. W. Knipe. Leg weakness is an ailment preval- ent with closely confined chicks. Prob- ably it is more correctly termed a "symptom" rather than a disease since it apparently may occur under differ | ent methods of feeding and 'manage- ment and in different forms, such ps | rheumatism, neuritis, and rickets. Symptoms.--As 'the name implies, the legs become weak. ' It starts with an unsteadiness and the chicks soon lose use of the legs. The appetite usually continues to befgoad at first, The largest and most vigorous chicks are often the worst afflicted. It oc- curs in chicks from otie to six months of age. Rheumatism,eand gout usual ly show enlarged joints. Causes. --Little is definitely known as to the cause of leg weakness in chicks. Lack of green food, minenal 'matter, 'fresh air, exercise and sun- shine, 'deficiency in the yvitamine con- tent in the ration, overfeeding of high- ly nutritious feeds, too much heat, damp quarters, and overcrowding are causes most often assigned for leg weakness. Prevention and Cure.--It is a gener- ally recognized. fact that chicks which have access to the ground outside af- ter they are a weok old, rarely ever become affected with leg weakness. Whether this provides exercise, sun- shine, fresh air, green feed or miner als from the soll. is an unanswered question. = Nevertheless, the res are certain. When the weather is cqol even a fow minutes qutside daily will be effective -in preventing or curing leg weakness. .. When weather conditions are bad and the chicks must be kept indoors the following will be beneficial: Keep sand ar-fine. litter on the flopr. Provide fresh pieces of sod 'esich day. By a Member of a Horticultural Soci ety. - My experience with perennials have been many and varied; sometimes a splendid success, then a dismal fail- 'ure. In spite of failures, however, have found them well worth culti- vating from the first pansy and Ice- land poppy in the spring until the last pansy and poppy in the late fall, for, indeed, these two plants will bloom all the.season if dead blossoms are all picked off before seed forms. 1 should advise beginners to avold planting strong growing shrubs and trees near their perennial borders or beds. We have fairly large tennis and croquet lawns, and in past years. the borders surrounding them were gay with flowers all summer long, but un- trees formed a background, and now have the whole thing to themselves; they have starved..out 'my beautiful plants, : ; I had quite a measure of success with roses, and the dephiniums were 'immense. The latter we of blue and purple, louble. 1 have rescued a of the small- .er growing kinds, and have them in _some beds near the -house, where 1 can step out amongst them, and pull up a weed or tie up a plant at any.odd moment. My peonies have been rele- gated to the kitchen garden, whers they ought to flourish. Would-be gardeners: purse, can consult order all they fancy; the a thin purse must go more to such a way is open, Ilon an improvised throne, fortunately a variety of shrubs and were all shades fi boxes fringes of crepe and tissue paper.' "There were three money-making at- The one which appealed to the chil- dren was a "Jack-o-the-green" who sold grabs. - He was simply a hoy who walked*in a framework of leaves. A square frame of laths to which wav- ing green branches were nailed was made, and the boy slipped the frame- work over his shoulders, It reached to his waist and gave the éffect of green leaves propelled by a boy's legs hid in green. ; The grabs were all small articles," | hung to the sides of the framework side. ini . A pretty little milkmaid walked be- side Jack-o-the-green and took tha ldren's five and ten-cent pieces, giv- ing in return one of Jack's grabs. Robin Hood and his "merrie men" conducted a shooting gallery in a side room. Dressed in green suits, with scarlet quills in their jaunty caps, they handed out bows and arrows for target practice at a small fee for a trial with three ~ Anyone who allowed another Maid Marion as Qu as hostess at a long tea table where not enly Pea but hot coffee and chocolate and ice cream were served by handy 'little pages in Lincoln green, super- intended by ladies- In-waiting to the z Friar Tuck was In evidence as a kind of host throughout: the evening, welcoming everyone, «and adding greatly to the spirit of the occasion. ed the middle of the evening 3 little program was given, made up o glish ballads sung ¢ dances by some of nd, last of all, a pageant with tableaux made up of all the costumed attendants, and other characters as were needed for the effect. ------r fp Kesp Yori Frcs of Water- if 1 = E 4 : xd else than the for water .