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FARM PROBLEMS Conducted by Prof. Henry G. Bell, Dept. of Chemistry, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph The following are some questions and answers for our column;-- G.B.J.--Could you give me the aver: age weights at three month periods of a growing calf off the beef breeds until it was thirty months old? Say one born the first of May and also one born the first of October. I have the figures for yearly periods but they don't give the information I want. | Ans.--Calves vary a great deal in' thelr rate of growth, particularly as there are so many different ways of handling calves of the beef breeds. A! great deal depends on how the calf is used during the summer, as most, calves that are kept in the stable and fed well during the winter will lose considerable weight during the first few summer months, The first three months 'average dally gain would be around 93 pounds; the second thfee months' average gain would be around 1.4 pounds; the third three months'; average gain would be around 1.45, pounds; the fourth three months' aver- age daily gain 15 pounds; the fifth three months' average daily gain 1.7, pounds; the sixth thre months' aver-| age daily gain 1.75 pounds; the seventh three months' average daily gain 1.75 pounds; the eighth three months' average dally gain 1.6 pounds; tha ninth three months' average daily galn 1.6 pounds; and the tenth three month's average daily gain 1.5 pounds. (Answered by J. C. Steckley, Prof. of Animal Husbandry), J.W.D.--(1) Would you advise apply- ing fertilizer on a potato crop before planting? In using 1000 Ibs, per acre would it not be advisable to apply say 600 Ibs. broadcast thiee or four days before planting and the remaining 400 1bs, with the planter? Ans.--The Department of Chemistry is carrying on experiments. regarding amounts and placing of fertilizers when applied to potato crops. The in- dication so far seems to be that fer- tilizers placed on the level to under- neath the hill of potatoes gives best results: However, the experiment has not been conducted long enough to give definite answer under various condition=. If one could tell the type of weather that was likely to prevail the answer would be simpler. For placed from the level » above. the hill give better results than those below, while the reverse is the case in a dry period. Your contention does not seem to be borne out by experiments else- where as to the advisability of broad casting part of the fertilizer when an application of 1000 lbs. per acre or more is to be made. Maine Experi- ment Station and New Jersey Experi- ment Station both have long time ex- periments on this point and both have reached the same conclusion, that up to @500 1bs. to the acre equally good results are obtained by applying all of the fertilizer with a good potato planter having fertilizer attachment, rather than broadcasting part of the fertilizer as you have suggested. How- ever, when «ne looks at the question from the broader viewpoint as to the effect of the fertilizer on the following crops in the rotation, the answer is obvious. If all c the fertilizer is con- fined to rows the effect will certainly be a ridged grain crop following the potato crop. Investigations show that the lateral root growth of potatoes is very rapid and quite extensive. This too would point to the advisibility of handling the heavy application of fer- tilizer the way you have. suggested. (2) What advantage has an organic fertilizer over a chemical fertilizer? Ans.--Fertilizers carrying nitrogen or any other ingredient fn organic form are generally claimed to be superior in tieir physical effect upon the soil. That is to say they are sup- posed to act like humus from plant sources, adding to the water-holding capacity of the soil and improving its condition for bacterial growth. If the amount of organic matter in the fer- tilizer ic considerable, this contention will have scme weight. Much of the nitrogen supplied in organic carriers has to wait for bacterial action before it is liberated, hence the action of the organic carriers is prolonged beyond that of the purely mineral carriers, The nitrogen in each case Is the same element that is supplied by both min- eral and organic carriers, hence the rapldness with which it is available will determine the suitability of the carrier of nitrogen in the fertilizers for the crops on which they are to be used. instance, in a wet summer fertilizers Success in Life I believe success In life is within the reach of all who set before them an aim, and an ambition that is not beyond the talents and ability which God has bestowed upon them. We should all begin life with a deter- mination to do well whatever we take in hand, and if that determina- tion is adhered to with the pluck for which Englishmen are renotved, success, according tp the nature and quality of our brain power, is, I think, a certainty. The first step on the ladder that leads to success is the firm determination to succeed; the next is the possession of that moral and physical courage which will enable one to mount up, rung after rung, until the top is reached. --Lord Wollsey. RE Danger of Curiosity There is.boundless danger in all in- quiry which is merely curious. When a man brings a clear and practised fntellect to try questions, by the answer to which he does not mean to rule his conduct, let him not marvel if he feels, as life goes on, a sense of desolation, existence a burden, and all uncertain. It is the law of his human nature which binds him; for truth is for the heart rather than the intellect.--Dr. Newman, alll + A GREAT THOUGHT . A solitary thought of a great trink- er will dwell in the minds of men for centuries, until at length it works itself into their daily life and prac- tice. It lives on through the ages, speaking as a voice from the dead, and influencing minds living thous- ands and honorably won. --Smiles, RESPECT Respect is better procured by ex- acting than soliciting for it.--Greville, MUTT AND JEFF-- YOUR HONOR, MY TO THQ GASOLINE IN THE HoSEé~ HE ALLONS AND IS ENTITLED To THe DRIPPINGS AND THe JOLLY oLD LEAKS] . BOUGHT Ten "And you really believe that Helen's marriage was an affair of the heart?" "Of course I do. She was led to be- lieve that the rich old duffer she mar- ried had a weak heart." ey NS K-- A GOOD LEGACY. Two or three things I commend to vou: --Keep yourself in the full air of the world and play your part in the world's affairs. . Always study rather than" be. pas- sive, Do not be so unreasonable as to expect more from life in the world than life in the world is capable of giving.--John Stuart Mill's Legacy to Mr. John Morley, handed on to Edin. burgh University. A PRIZE, The high prize of life, the crowning fortune of a man, is to be born to some pursuit which finds him in em- ployment and happiness--whetherg it be to make bagkets or broadswords, or canals, or statues, or songs. LIENT 1S enTITLeD CoM IN Hose By BUD FISHER TT] Jour Hono, E CLAIM THAT AND THE GASOLING 1S This glant Bible was made by Louis Waynai, Los Angeles, carpenter, In his spare time. contains 8,048 pages. Open book has width of eight feet, two inches and Sunday School Lesson February B. Lesson Vi--Jesus the World's Teacher -- Luke 6: 27.42. Golden Text--As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.--Luke 6: 31. ANALYSIS 1, THE ROYAL LAW, Luke 6: 27-34. I1. @op's EXAMPLE, Luke 6: 85, 36. III, CHRISTIAN STANDARDS, Luke 6: 27- 42. ; I. THE ROYAL LAW, Luke 6: 27-34. INTRODUCTION-- Paul often contrasts Judaism and Christianity in this way: Judaism, he says, is a religion of law, Christianity of freedom. He regarded Jesus Christ as the great Liberator, in contrast with Moses, the law-giver, Yet here, and in other passages, we we have what is called "the royal law" of Christ. There is no real contradiz- tion. Te scribes and Pharisees sought to lay down a rule for every occasion of human life; their code was elabor- ate, fussy, impossible for many people to obey. Jesus on the other hand, laid down great principles, sometimes in the form of general rules (such as "love you enemies"), sometimes in the form of particular illustrations (such as, "if your enemy smite you on the une cheek. tura to him the other also"). Whereas, then, the scribes and Pharisees sought to give men a map, indicating every detail of the way, Jesus gave men a compass, and bade them guide their~steps by this compass and the stars. We are not to apply these com- mands of Jesus, therefore, clumsily, and by rule of thumb; it is the spirit, not the letter, which is binding. For instance, under modern social condi- tions is may not be Christian to give to every beggar who coms. to our door, without asking any questions. On the other hand, we must be careful not to water down the commands of Jesus till they become easy and insipid. In studying his teaching, our task is threefold; first, we must try to under- stand what his words meant to his hearers, then what principle underlies «| them, and third, what is their applica tion to our own conditions and duties. II. cop's EXAMPLE, Luke 6: 35, 36. The fundamental principle underly- iny the teaching seems to be expressed in verse 35. If comes to this: we are to treat others as God has treated us. Jesus' thoughts of God and of duty are intimately associated. God is the Father who sends Lis sun and rain to bless the just and the unjust; he is as good to the thankless as to the thank. ful; he treats his children, then, not according to their need. We, there- fore, are to treat our neighbors, not according to their deserts, but their needs, as God has treated us. This is the great principle of Christian jus- tice. What our enemies need of us, what beggars need, what sinners need is our love, and we must be willing to do for them whaiever love demands. Love implies that whatever may be the Teeds, or troubles, or sins of our neighbors, we treat them as brothers, and seek their highest good. III, CHEISTIAR STANDARDS, Luke 6: 27- V. 27. "Your enemies," to a Jew, would naturally mean "the Romans," though private enemies might be in- cluded. One reason why Jesus was rejected and repudiated by his people was that he would have nothing.to do with their hatred of the Romans, and their longing to be at their enemies' throats. Loving our enemies must in- clude loving our national enemies. Is é Pie ie Sie - Be NES TO THE ANY= A STATS of STATUS QUO! loving our enemies ccnsistent with a soldier's duties? - V. 28, Christians are to pray for their : persecutors, for those who swindle them and tell false tales about them. They must .reat people in the same spirit in which they pray for them. V. 29. Amongst the Jews a con- temptuous pat on the cheek was re- garded as a deadly insult. : V. 30. Giving alms .0 beggars was, in Palestine, almost the only available means o. "social service." V. 32. The word translated "thank" implies that there should always be something "extra," something beyond what the world expects in the friend- liness of Christians. V. 84. "To receive again as much" means to get their capital back. Jews might not charge one another interest on loans, V. 85. We must show kindness for love's sake, not to gut a reward; but goodness is rewarded all the same. Vs. 87, 88. Either thers will treat you as you treat them, or God will treat you as you treat others. Vs. 89, 40. You must learn before you can teach; even when you are teachers, you, like your Master, must not judge and condemn. Vs. 41, 42. Jesus must Lave smiled when he said, "You must cast the great timber out of your eve before you can see to take the splinter out of your brother's" Vs. 43, 44. The Christian life is not vbeying rules, but having love in your heart, and letting love naturally ex- press itself. TI AE The Lure of the North When once you have lived in the North Land, The farther away you may roam, The lure of the place becomes stronger, Caressingly calling you home, In the midst of a host of allurements, You wistfully yearn for the land Where the people are lovers of free- dom 4 And the heart is as free as the land. There the vastness so grandly unfold- ed, In a blending of valley and hill, , Expandeth the mind that beholds it And imparteth its strength to the will, But when duty decrees the location You have nothing to do but obey The peremptory voice of vocation Until wishing may hasten the day. When you may once again see the North Land, And once again breathe its clear air; Companion again with its grandeur And the folks who live happily there. --Rev. C. G. MacKenzie, Principal, Columbian College, New Westminster, B.C, sl mbm, * LOVALTY An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.--Elbert Hubbard BR EE ---§. h " In Southern Rhodesia a golf course is being utilized as a bird sanctuary. Why not in a thousand other places? ~--"Our Dumb Animals" et A meses Waiter--"Mr., Brown's left his um- brella again. I believe he'd leave his head if it were loose." Manager--*"I dare say you're right. I heard him say only yesterday he was going to Switzerland for his lungs."--Path- finder. Hair and face are assuming a new character in the present-day style; theirs is the leading role in the drama of fashion, since hats that re- treat to the back of the head leave them ruthlessly exposed to the spot light. The mode forbids brims to cast a gracious shadow across the brow, or to dimly veil the eyes. The task of softening the face is left to the hair, To meet the style in toques, berets and cloches, the hair should be part- ed in the middle or on the side and brought down to the ears in close waves that curtain the forehead. The manner is suggestive of that used by our gryadmothers, only it has twen- tieth-century verve and seductive ness rather than mid-Victorian digni- ty and sedateness. Gone are the vivid make-ups of yesterday. They have given way to a subtler form of maquillage. That gentle art lays a lighter touch on the face--because it is without pro- tection from the uncompromising daylight--and works with, rather than against, the gifts of nature. The well-groomed woman buys powders that blend with her skin, and uses rouge and lipstick to accentuate, not exaggerate, the red of her cheeks and lips. And--so "cosmeticians" tell us--in- creasing atention is being paid io en- hancement of the eyes. There are a dozen or more shades of eye pen- cils that place tenuous shadows over the lids. They must be used with taste and discretion to bar detection, and must be suited to the color of the eyes as carefully as powder is to the complexion. It is even said that the eye shadow can be made to harmonize with the shade of the hat, as if the latar cast the most delicate of reflections over the lid. a No Wonder! It was the strong man's turn. He took a lemon and 'with a pencil pushed holes in it. He then squeezed out the juice. ° "This lemon is now dry," he said, "and I will give twenty-five pounds to anyone who is able to get another drop out of it." A small, meek man came forward, and taking a grip of the lemon squeezed a few drops out of it. "You win," said the strong man; "but what do you work at?" "I'm a clerk at the Income Tax De- partment." ree -------- Dog Burrows for Bone, Uncovers Whale Fossils San Diego, Calif.--The attempts of a small dog to dig up a bone on the ocean sands have led natural scienists of the O'Rourke Zoological Institute here to uncover the fossilized remains of a whale they say they believe swam in the Pacific 500,000 years ago. The scientists established a camp on the ocean front at Pacific Beach and completed excavation work begun when the dog exposed part of the skeleton. --e een Paraffin Guards Hens' Feet in Wet Weather Edmonds, Wash.--Applying water- proofing to the feet of his chickens, a poultry and ogg dealer hers has ex- perimented in making them immune to wet weather, Each fowl's feet were dipped into paraffin, mixed with glycerine. Enough of the oil remained on the feet to en: sure dry toes for two weeks. A care ful check on the hens after feeding on wet and muddy fields showed there was no {ll effect from the waxed pre-| paration. They appeared not to be aware of the coating. BSE, N-- That observation which is called knowledge of the world will be found much more frequently to make men cunning tlan good.--Dr. Johnson. Ly SCN E Let not things, because they are common, enjoy for that the less share of our consideration.--Pliny the Editor. BY ANNABELLE WORTHINGTON Ilust. ted Dr g Fur- nished With Every i. Pattern A sportive model that you'll take lots of pleasure with because it's a lightweight woolen. And just as snappy as can be in its smart sim- plicity. Double rows of stitching on the bodice, sleeves and the skirt gives it double chic and tailored finish, And by the way, this is all the trim it needs. The belt may be of self-fabric or of leather. 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Mrs. Spuggs (talking to laundry- man): "I'll be glad to give you as much business as I oan. You've been very courteous." Willie: "I'll help, too, mister, by getting my clothes as muddy as possible." -- Christian Sclence Monitor, Deep In The Heart Of A Hose. JUDGE, T DON'T KNOW. WHO OWNS THe GASOLIVE IN TH& HoS€- BUT = JUST LoolkaDd IN THE HOSE AND IT'S EMPTY! Cat INTHE HOSE~ wa =. Mi EE hr "Mott AS THE LITIGATION (8 OVER 'OWNERSHIP OF GASOLINE WiLL HAVE _qonurch," i es ma While the Farmer Enioys a er Leisure dg age city dweller has of belting down = a cup of coffee and calling it break fast. They say:-- : "Stanley Baldwin, who used to be ny Prime Minister of England. remarked" fi? the other day that breakfest is the « : finest meal of the whole day; and ! i since nothing is much pleasanter = than talking about meals, we might just as well go into that topic right _| now. "1 always enjoy my breakfast,' says Mr. Baldwin, 'I find it the most pleasant meal of the day. I am get- ting to be an old wan now, but I still come down to breakfast every morn- ing feeling full of great hope, faith and cheer. By lunch time I have lost a great deal of it, and by even- ] ing I am nearly giving up all hope } | for this world or the next. "All of this, of course, prove noth- : , x ing except that Mr. Baldwin does f very well by himself at th& break- fast table; but it does call to mind - the fast that most Canadians treat their breakfasts in a most unpardon- able manner. Breakfast ought to t be an event; it ought, as it is with Mr. Baldwin, to be an occasion of i hope, fa'th and cheer; but for most i of ¢s i a hardly so much as an inci J dent * "The chief trouble, that few of us come to the table . fully awake. The city man lies | ahed until the last minute; then he A stumbles to his feet, shaves and dresses in a fumbling- sort of way, and comes to the dining room' tying his tie and mumbling piteously. Fight- ing to get out of the grip of Mo- rpheus, he gulps down his coffee and bolts his food like an rutomaton, and his breakfast is in him- before he really knows that he is eating. "The farmer knows better. He gen- erally does an hour or so of hard work before he goes to breakfast, so he is not only wide awake, but has worked up a good appetite. And then, Well, he leisurely tackles a bowl 'of oatmeal, some eggs and sau- sage and fried potatoes, a few grid- dle cakes, a doughnut or two and a couple of cups of :offee; and by the time he is through he can face the agricultural depression with a clear conscience. Of course, such a breakfast would land the average city man in the hos- pital in short order. Nevertheless, the farmer has the right idea. Break- fast, to him, is something to be look- ed forward to--whereas for most of us it is just something to be- got through with," a Late Afternoon The rain comes down, gray curtains coldly drawn By Autumn fingers on the weeping probably, fs I hill; 'Mist, like a weasel, lurks about the lawn; The garden drips, discomsolate and chill And in the room, like rabbits in a hole, Men fortify their little hearts with fire, And rub their knees, and chatter to the coal Their monotone and burden of desire. =L. A. G. Strong, in the Spectator. ------------ PARIS SEEKS REMOVAL : OF ANCIENT RAILINGS The suggestion that the railings \ should be removed from around some of the parks and open spaces in London has its counterpart in Paris, where there is an agitation to remove the railings around the gardens of the Tuileries, and the mat- ter is now receiving the attention of the Municipal Council, 3 It is argued that there is now no- thing within the gates requiring pro- tection, the gates involve the ex- A-- A pense of providing keepers to open g ! and shut them As all the lights in < the gardens are extinguished when the gates are closed in the evening, the center of Paris is disfigured by a dark and dismal area. SELF ve The more you speak of yourself, the more you are likely to lie.~Zim- merman, NE SS Sa "What is a critic, dad?" the small boy asked of his actor father. "A eritic, son," replied the player - thoughtfully, "is a man who can take a clock apart, but doesn't know enough to put it together." Mother: Why did that young man kiss you last night? Modern d ter: It might have been because I sat on his lap and put my arms around his neck! : Tommy B., a youth of 15, was 0 six feet high and thin &s a walking stick, The other day he visited an uncle, who said: "And what might ; your father mean to make of you, : Tomm2%* "He jutends me ei replied Tommy, proudly. "Well, well," replied Uncle; 'you Rh will suit very well in one respect? - al "Thank you," said Tommy z : pleased, "May I ask in what respect gg : 'you mean?" "Yes," answered Une "I think you will make a ! steeple,