I Addr Mimmiinlcatlon* U AgionOnlst. 71 Aoclald* at. Wtil, Terent* Our Friend the Gooae. | l>ran, ground oats and corn mea^ by Since the cost of production be-' wefcht to a good feed for gees came more generally considered by ng the winter and better than producers of poultry many farmers *n The crop of a goo*e is , .. ~ Cm been surprised to find that geese -uited to handle green feed and mash KH a sideline have been one of their, than hard gram Mwjaia, *W id all succulent vegetables help Repopulating Farma With Electricity Sometimes fteeap are fed too much too K . Here in the Province of Ontario a mighty campaign lias been launched to solve the serious question of rural repopulation. The campaign is a co- operative movement and its objective is the introduction of electricity on every farm in the province. At Niagara Falls at the present time a gigantic development scheme is ncaring completion that will supple- cost of the <nergy has been much higher than it has been to consumers in the towns and cities, it has still been found to 1m cheaper than the cheapest man power. When the distributing system has been extended to all the rural parts of Ontario, the cost will be greatly lowered and electricity will make fanning an attractive vocation, not a repulsive job. Simple Ice Storage. Much waste in food products, more especially in connection with dairying. ment Ontario's Hydro-Electric power could be saved during the summer load by approximately 600,000 horse- months if the simple instructions for power. A huge canal has been dug | storing ice which are described in that will carry the waters of the upper | Pamphlet No. 2, New Series, of the Niagara river ten miles across the ' Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, host aaeeta. The ....* - eat*r. Grass often grows on land of m fed the little vahie for other purposes. SucV 1'ke a cow m their feed land U H great pasture for the geese. I 'Sometimes Reeae are Even on good land farmers have; corn dunngthe winter and u,. -^-j higrhlan<]9 to the lower Niagara river,: were generally adopted. Besides this, found that the geese will profitably, J - emng purposes. ^J whero ton huge genera ti n g plants, ; foods and drinks would be more j>alat- harvest most of their living until time "" m many inieTtiie egg . J eacn capa bi e of producing 50,000 horse-: able if every country home had its to prepare them for market. They cais'onal examination i ' ' |_ m i i * i. ...... . I - ........ - :- A> u.. ..,, ,i.-f know that the grass which produces ' 1 J& the goose meat is cheaper than the ! xaminaion o . , wir | power w ;u be operate. A large por- own supply of ice. As the pamphlet winter Will aeiermue - iu;^ - ; ~ K A i. , .--: .,t,, i .,..; .ir.,>j.. ^t^^.-r^ i, s .l tion of this power is THE SUNDAY SCHOOL FEBRUARY 19 Elisha and Naaman the Syrian, 2 Kings 5: 1-4, 9-14. Golden Text Ps. 103: 2, 3. Time Between B.C. 853 and 800. , brews was a semi-religious act. Set Place Damascus, Samaria and the Lev., ch. 14. Seven times. The priest Jordan. ! was required to sprinkle the leper who Connecting Links The Book of was cured, seven times, Lev. 14: 7. Kings does not give a full biography! V. 11 Naaman was wroth; (1) be- of Elisha. Its purpose was to show; cause he thought that Elisha was not his influence as a prophet on the his- . showing him the courtesy due to his tory of Israel. high office in acting through an inter- I. A King's Distress, 1. mediary; (2) because, according to hds V. 1. Naaman; the name means own preconceptions, Elisha s method a captain in our sense but m the older sense of "head of the army;" in raod- tm oose meat is cheaper than thc ; Physical condition a y ' 'among the rural districts necessary to make other poultry; *** *ang >n the ration can be ^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ military termirwlcgy "general." Syria. This was the kingdom of the Arameans whoie. capital city was meat. Our friend, the goose, is not in , as much demand as broilers and fat ; o be distributed j points out, a very simple storage is Arameans wnoi<| icts of Ontario.lneeessary/any unoecuptad corner of 2?^' JS5T^S2S I constructed a shed will serve the purpo-s-e. A rough this year to a'.l parts ->f the province board enclosure 10 feet square and 8 f rom the^e power arteries will go feet high will hold enough ice to pro- ' _ ...-^.. v.. .-.-* ~> .~~.~._ | i i i ' - hen*. She does not lay winter eggs, i Points on Hog and Bacon Mark , branch iines honeycombing the whole ' : vide fifty pounds per day for 130 days Here are 20 points which outline; eoun try. Electricity will be available after allowing for a reasonable am- the present position and the main re- quirements of the markets for Can- adian hogs: 1. Select bacon hogs nur?t weigh between 100 and 210 Ibs., ut tho pack-| ewrR y loved his own country almost to his undoing. Rivers of Damascus. The region of Damascus is watered by two rivers, the Abana with seven branches, one of which flows through the city, IT-. . i and the Pharpar, running nearly par- as traders and earners and Damascus some miles to the was an emporium for the caravan a trade, buffer Like Israel, they formed _ a state south. Th waters of these rivers, for every purpose on the Ontario farm, ount of wastage. Poles, even, may be 1 had not acknowledged that his vic-| y lg Na3lnan showed his fine na- Milking nmchinea, chopping and fan- driven into the ground and lined up|*f "es came fromJ ej>va h, the * <* ' ture in aHow.in.jj subordinates to re- ~:iu i;*i,._ ,j V,TT ' ii :_.:.]- ,:tu , ,_u i,._i. .,' the Israej'.tes. Oui ine writer 01 f f .:!, him Their nnrwal WJIS nmg forks litter carriers a But the dollars that she does bring to the breeder are made at a compar- atively low cost of production. There are two principal outlets for ttie grown gec*e. There is a Rood market for high -class pure-bred stock among breeders who are buying trios as a foundation for their flocks. Many thU give* a market for the surplus! the weight-limit to yield exportable! \f uc h o f the old' drudgery will "be About a' foot 'of sawdust should"!*! 1 the sfrongest men were placed at ganders at a premium over meat "Wiltshire sides". I eliminated and a new era of rural life! placed on the floor. A space of onei nea< * * army, price*. 3. There U only a strictly limited an ^ nra \ development will be intro- foot should be left between the ice! " * al "'- M !H> waters of Jordan. hay-! on the inside with rough lumber or ''"^fd'ed hhn as an instrument monstrate with him. Their appeal was will be operated by this magic ; slabs, leaving a space of about three- rf&ftS thl fulfivLl of " h pur- ' to com " l 5 l ense ' J' y the Slmpla f. The farm houses and build- 1 eighths of an insh between the boards Doses . A mighty man in valor; a man i proposal of the >phet. ing plant (170-220 lhs. on the farm).; j ng9 w ju b e lighted by electricity and; of the wall and the enclosure covered 2. Littl more than one-half of the the farmers' wives' duties will be with a roof to keep out the rain. It is poses _________ ____ . hogs are now boing markoted within lightened in many different ways, necessary to provide free drainage.! strength of the individual. -- V 14 Then went he. The Jewish ^nT^rfir depe^ed ^- *e bb used to say that although God's n - A Slave Maid's Advice, 2-4, 9. The goose is the great holiday bird market for the fat, lard-type of hog duced. That is the bright future that and the wall to be filled with sawdust! nd finds ready sale on the large city in Canada; that limit markets at that time. Orders can be ; reached, obtained from local dealers in advance 4. But there is an almost were " not always" intelli- -w a to n^, they were tests of <*d^ ence and faith. Naaman stood the test of obedience and faith. The flesh ,, f a i; lt i c child. The flesh of a leper V. 2. Although_ofrieially at peace is filled with festering screws which of the holiday trade so that buyers market for bacon in will b assured when the geese have, provided it is that which the British | mont declare. And there are several thickness of sawdust as is needed for! v. 3. Captives taken in war fre- ' been fattened and prepared for de- 1 consumer desires. 'outstanding working examples in the | the sides. The dryer the sawdust the;quently introduced their religijn| . livery. One trio of breeding birds j 5. Great Britain imports normally province to bear out their prediction.! better the ice will keep. The pamphlet among their captors. The Christian; j" gives t)he farmer a chance to develop , about (iOO 000,000 Ibs. of bacon every, Hydro-Electricity has been in use' also describes an ice well and shows Romans in this way introduced Chris-:. ,. rw .. ^ __ *, * . __ t. . mi .__' fioTlitv* fiJTlOIl? ttl(? *"" cn+-U.\ Wo *Vi wi n 9* o *" ' in the third and f Would God, etc. Appl : cation. Naaman a mighty general but ler. No responsibility attaches for this affliction. But the de- r ",. . V iU t * * VI) II i 11 1 1U ! i I ! 1 > allllVLllHli JJ lik. fc*i^; i-**. u kirge flock of frcpse each year. Them year, roundly 12,000,000 Ibs. a week, in some eight prosperous farming p i ans f or the construction of j ce ; tianity among the northern barbarians f( , ctg of neart an<1 character which need be retained 6. In 1913, the year before the war,' communities for the last four years houses i n , i.^'Ij a i V.V centrums A.L). .j an otherwise well equipped man ' -' ' W....M r.rf ** The suggestion of Jl tnese we mU3t i an , ent and repudiate. only a few of the best after th holiday season and they i imports from Canada were under 24,- and the results show that there has form the basis for the growing of an-; 000,000 Ibs. Just two weeks' share or been little tendency on the part of the' other fairly large flock during the ncxt| the normal import. j young men and young women in those! year. 7. A "Wiltshire side" is a trade communities to leave the kind during Chimney Efficiency. MI. 1. rt r ntsn c lumiuuiiiiio tu omwm tne iiiii during , power Wfls Weil KJiOwTl aJilOlrg ine , i t L n * Geese will prohably do the best tenn for the shape of the cut. It is, that time, but there has been an ap-l ^ build as a square one, has decided I9rae i ites an d that he was popular J.".* !?X2!?* because it is \ noar a body of water' as the location i practically one-half of the carcass ' preciable movement of urban dwellers' advantages over the latter. It greatly among the people. He would recover, ^* m > * will bring much feed that the pees* : without head and feet. : back to those parts. Thc farmers in I lessens the friction between the walla etx! . Leprosy was regarded as an in- was twenty-four inches acroBB.-Scientlflc . Syriall bccause it is of tha a general in the like Koch and arm- Christians, helpless Divine. the reward The Welfare of the Home I -!!- Play Places in the House By Katherine Bee be \ ose ;f tbere wag any I chance of his recovery. The king evi- j^jjgg he did not want the Syrian dently heard a garbled report of the to think t h a t the favor of Israel's Ood 9U KP es .V cn - '" his ' etter could be bought and sold like or of Israel would that Israel 4 The Chri8tiaa att itude toward handicap in i to prefer lean, streaky keeping the geeso near home. These j similar to the prevailing taste in Great siderably, electricity taking the places birds will not harm a pasture for other Britain. ThU is due probably to an of many hired mon. And, although the' American stock, providing there is plenty of ; increase in our city dwellers, range to help in avoiding crowded 10. One type of hog will therefore It ia assumed that the breeder will j trades. This must be tho bacon-type consider n-jthinif but pure-bred gpw*. acclaimed as best at the Ottawa con- Grade* will produce meat but thc pure-! ference. bred* look bettor and the carcasses! 11. The standard then set requires Lneln : it io ^ imu illnL fciw atlivuur , will be more uniform in quality ami , jowl and shoulder light ami smooth, p ur jni* the many days and hours i But the ideal play place is the attic.' rank, was escorted by an impressive that preva iie<j toward the natives of typo when tho birds are marketed. And back and neck to tail evnly fleshed, 1 wnen children can not be told to "run 1 and there often is one of some sort, cavalfiuie. i India who came to our shores twenty the t-hHikce of soiling hatching cpgs j side long, medium depth dropping out an( j p i av -' they must play in the ; Such a space kept reasonably clean, HI. The King's Cure. 10-14. | years ago had consequences in I-vlia und breeding stork cannot be neglected ! straight from back, ham full, good , as a 'nritter of necessity ! am ' havin? its windows protected/ V. 10. A messenger; Gehazi, his ser- that were alarming. On the other without bomo loss even if no advertis-l general finish, no excess fat. ' . ,, , mv \ nt would solve many a household prob- vant. See vs. 20-27. Wash in the Jor- hand if we evangelize the Chiness who Time and iiRam it has been my K t ^ ^^ ^^ ' ^ ^.^ .^ ^ Jan u Js not Hke , y that thc men gpe jn Canada, there is a fine chance ions in houses;. . ._ , Al iL ' ^, . i washing in the Jordan was regarded that our Christian efforts will bear w-as i at the time in a state of vassalage forei g nera . In c^da we have many to ,f v " a - . , ... , , . , . .; '-foreign born." How-shall we regard V. 9. Naaman as befitted h.s high them? B It ia known that the attitude ing ia done and the breeding stock is only sold occasionally to buyers in the sect km. A fine flock of pure-bred geeso on 12. In thc United States hog feed-. ing conditions and market demand for meats differ radically from those in Canada and comparison cannot pro- tn spend to all intents and purposes favor rather than otherwise. as the cure. The cure would be effect- rich fruits in China itself. Take the a farm is a constant advertisement. ] perly be made. They stand out in the field like a finely | 13. As Canadian packers can find painted signboard. The motorists that i only a limited market for lard-types pass the farm are prospective buyers ' they cannot and on a good road this traffic is a j the hands constantly increasing chance to cash continue to produce such hog*. I T j j u-i i_ i_-i i i i*=* tin. 1 turv. me vurt? wouiu ue vuvvt* itcii iiuita iu wuu* n,ou. aBB mo jy places were under the visi- \ IndptMi w hile the chrtdren are pla>mg ^ whgn Naaman went to the j ordan pe 0p i e from southern Europe who are tnr' fp'et on tho arms and rockers of I therp the "PP* 1 " s sh of . thc *** in faith. Jewi&h law required a man living on our prairies. There i only K ",,,,' i nntirolv in the vicinity of should be open. Thcre is no reason ; hea i e(i O f leprosy to wash and cleans one thing to do. We have Invited llll>11 ' . ' tvhlr with iwil* nwoatorn .--i M - -m,l I,:......].- .... I il... ,li.. I- *V... r. .... I ...., I....,, I.. ,.,,.,,,. tr> C.,i.,,.i.| -in, I ... nmat people who were why with coats, sweaters, caps, and himself and the dip In the Jordan ' them to come to Canada, and we must in on ideline crops. Gese do not need us much housing M other poultry. Even during the evere winter storms they often seem tiled market for lard-types j tne ^rown peop e f^ confer ' cven m 't tens on - tn e ohiklren should recommended by Elisha would be tho give them the best we have a pure >t indefinitely take them off, through the vacuc oi ' I not be told to "run up nd play" at rite of purification after the cure or ; Christianity. We must serve them, of farmers who misguicledlvl enc ? or t ' onv ' rs tlon - .^JSMt slK ' h times as rain or coW make out - dur ' ng U " Washing ""ong. the He- not exploit them. nun HIT cs were always lortnconiiivK ^^ o pro<luce such hogs. 5fi?KiaSb -o bad!" "The house ' (l " or s P r ' ""po^ble. There being no ,,. "tnaduui u ho (? product.on on .; lne ^ rhe children are so full ^ ^ as ' on f " r JH'ttmg on the despised scale to hold the British export trade, .'.!.," ..,. . j to j, c w j tn and clunwy mbbei-s is also an advan- rannot bo successfully done by drib-! ' , , , tage. Wise parents would see to it* lt u/itli o crlnl ut mm uoueoii n^,i. l-'mothei'. 8n<l S;) Oil. thut iK-h nil wltir i-nnt nin/l Hn nM Bordeaux Controls Potato Leaf Hoppers. leU, with a glut at one easun, nor in 1 that i uch an attic contained an old l ^' i( burn or hopper burn on pota- to enjoy rewtiiiR on their range headed! the free-and-easy supply of many! Now n A B C applicaticn of ordi- mattress f or -jiunping on," a ladder, to plants can be checked ani control- into the wind. However, it pays to varying types of carcasses. j nary sense would make it pluin to that a c i ct h cs line, sonic od:is and ends of It>d ll X spraying with bordeaux mix- have an opon shed or colony house THE CHILDREN'S HOUR The Time 1 Had the Measles. . , 15. There must be uniformity talWlfcai that consideration for i" r , discarded furniture, wooden boxes, a ture. where they can stay nights. This Kast aiwl West, and both must furnish! ***, for her own coinfort ' for { r trestle or two, boards, hammers andi Experiments show conclusively that; The time I had the measles, hotild bo dry ami on a well-drained] exactly what the. British consumer! children's good, demand* sonu- oiher n . ai | s> an o]<1 tarpaulin or other cloth lf burn is caused by the tiny leafj I thought up things to play ite. It server as headquarters for | wants if Canadian farmers are to got P lft y P lttce ' an(1 ? htll<> inKe ". ulty W . U , for tent-making enterprises, together hoppers. The same bordeaux mixture It seemed so awful lonesome feeding the gcene during the winter and can be locked at night if the geese re in danger from thieves. v. .1 H i ii v ii 1 1 i i > 1 1 1 laiinvTig . i i \,it j^ i l (""^ g---- . < r v fcviivin * B *D .tivv.j*in.ii, i > ^, i 1 1 11 . F r tho premium which packers agree toj m * ke (>ne P S81 . blp - ' lav ls so v ' 4 M with such toys as the children choose of four pounds of copper sulphate, pay after May 1st. 16. In the common interest the Geese may ! kept for breeders for breeding of fads must bo discouraged. as much aw ten years or longer. Most brediers do not like to keep ganders tnore than three or four yearn. The trios of breeding gees* nhould be mat- ed up several months before the breed- ing season to insure good results. When once mated the trio seem to think more of eacli otiher than in the wise of other farm fowls. mating* should not be broken up ex- cept when the birds become old or it is necessary to make sales. Goslings can he misod by feeding tender biu of grans for the first two days. Then feed a tnaali four or five time* a day, consisting of two-third* piiddliii'g and one-third corn meal. After the first week scalded cracked corn in good. But tho young geeee are great grus eaters and a grassy range will fnmi-h them with abun- dant food for growth. Some breeders have raised (roslings successfully by first feeding dry bread 'oiiked in milk mid pressed out. Their carcasses do not yield the right conformation 17. Conformation u part of a child's life that a place ' , take with them four pounds of unslaked lime and When Tommy kept awy! for it, both indoors and out. is a neces- j have gcen many pol ,(,| )es wh i cll fifty gallons of water. that is used to [ played I was a soldier sity, not a luxury. would make fine play places on wet prevent^ early and late blight wild also | And had to lie in bed, One mother whom it is my privi- for "Wilt.ihiro sides", lege to know, following the modern , W ar, in use. I suppose r itioti or shape i ns im- custom of opening windows at night, sider the weather "too c days and wondered why none of them repel the injurious leaf hopper and mothers con- kmp." But To help my aching head. portant as weight. Two sides from! has several little beds in a row in one| w hen I remember a neighbor':! healthy started, differing breeds may apparently have! room, the smaller one, a larger one brood of children, who, equipped with The the proper length over all but if the! being reserved for the necessary shoulder of one is too thiek, the belly bureaus, piny space and playthings too thin, or the back too fat it will rodu which leun- 18. Farmer-producers are most likoly to get the right bacon types ainong well felectcd Yorkshires, Tarn- worths or thc bacon sub-section of the Uerkuhirfl breed. lit. Other breeds are generally un- suitable and the average farmer can- not afford to breed them. 20. The two inter-linked and essen- tial halves of thc livestock ir. lustry check the extension of any leaf burn to the potato vine that may have And then I played the bottles first sproy put on potatoes That stood upon the shelf My wounds tied up with cool thing! rubber boots, coats and caps, played should be a standard lead arteivate so- ; Were soldiers in the hospital, out of doors every day in the year, ex- lution applied about the middle of iul(ler of one is too thiek, the belly bureaus, play space and piayiniiiir'. out ot doors every clay in tne year, ex- ""ior - And sick, just like myseh. i thin, or the back too ft it will In another home the dining room i.s >pt when the thermometer was J" 110 ' Thi* treatment will kHl potato luce the value of the parts from I the play placo, i;nd t'.ie very fact tliat! twenty below and a wind blowing I hettk-s. Karly in July the bordeaux j Mamma won't let me touch them, ich the high -priced, well-balanced, it must be put in order before meal am of tho opinion that a few hours in sprays should be MM to drive off the | Ard ?o I had to say n-and-fat cut* are taken. times ia giving one group of little damp fresh air would be much less leaf hoppers that will now probably be Kaoh had some "catching" sickness, folks invaluable lessons in neatness, fraught with dangerous possibilities found in considerable numbers. If An-.l I must keep away. n. Production an 1 farm animals; b. Manufacture uml A mash consisting of equal parts of meat. " " j Nitrogen accumulateil marketing of marketing of by the irrowth of legume crops ia taken lastly from the air, while tho smiiU quartity saved by rorn, onts or whcut roots is gath- ered from the soil. If you can figure out a rototion to -nit y.nir own The Fertilizing Value of Legume*. A ton of alfalfa, or clover, or vetch hay may contain HS inucli ai fifty pounds of nitrogen. The roots that |KO with the alfalfa plantn i/overirg an! need*, ami have ! iM-re may contain up to three hundred two years out of four, therc'will be founds of nitrogen. The roots of the j little need hi worry about the nitrogen tod clover or vetch plants, that cover, nupply. an acre, may contain a much as one} fr hundred and fifty pounds of nitrogen. | Watered sto-k is u poof investment The roots from corn, oat or wheat Jin business, but it pays profits on the ptanu covering one ucre may contain farm. twonty-ftve pounds of nitrogen. With "one million doltarn' xvorth of nitro- " over every acre of land would it mei be food policy (o make sufficient acid Uie trf legume crops and their |>anisiu, igoil bacteria to ut lens', provide the of farm in cruji prndiivtiotlt . order, consideration iind heipfuli.ess. , ,, A i Mue plaiiiiing mukcd >ss I'Ti-i.'peratiiiii ami prsplnatlon, u-laxatioii. . l'iiin.. : e nn.l (ici .-overaiia- K'gct 'than whale days in overheated rooms.' an y potato beetle* are still on the- r - - ~- .TT^-'J^.- I plants lead arsenate shculd be added \Vitoh ILazel had the jaundice ] to the bordeaux solution. Peroxide had the mumps; "At least three more sprays of bor-iThe Vaseline had measle.*, AnJ looked quite in the dumps! A3 YC SOW SO 9HAI DC; i nil Ncw doaiix mixture following; at about two week intervals are essential. When | the wer.ther is hot and dry the leaf T( le Paregoric's fever hcprers are most active and then they Had surely knocked him flat! do the most imury. This kind of Old Caster Oil had smallpox weathei' a!s> causes tho tip burn to i \ k e pt awav from thit! spread vapidly t!etroy in.gr the entire! i leaf. During hot, dry periods this : And so I foughl the meaales ! spray lias l.i be u?ed every week ti ] Like soM'er brave and true! jpreve-it tie destruction of I'M? potato ^t couldn't daunt my spirit, vin ' s - Nor even make roe blue! The periods of greatest numbers uf these hoows airf of three to four', . Jim said to me the other day, "I year duration. These occur about every wish l could <h> something big." Said eight to ten years. There have been \ to ji nl! "What cannplaint have >xm many k-f hoppW for thc p?.st three heard most frequently?" He instant- years. BeCAUM of the mild winter n-.i- ty vep ii e: i "Mother says that the wood morous hopper? arp expected to an- ^ is a i w ays empty. 1 ' I came right pear upon unsprnyed potato vine* this baek 8iul sa [ ll> -ji m ,'your big thing at summer. ; t he present time is to see tliHt that Eacb year the-e are three genra- WOO(t bo)i j, v.e.K fiMed." tions of leaf hoppers. The first is; Boys and girls, I have road th,- live* hatched m June, and the second in of IMlly mell an ..i W omn whom the AugiMt. and H ahort-lived ti.ird in wol . 1( j VK \i e ,\ K ,- : .,t ilm l I have usually Seotewber. The feumlea of- this se.-- ; f oum i'that thov '.vnys tackled the end generation live over the winter. litt!e things thst came along and did They live under dead leaves and gras^ tnem as a , !U t:;T of course. See th Hiul aloug fpiu'e liue.< throughout the p. i,;t? Sure you do. winter months. These hoppers are tho, i c ,' :; k ,,,, p t ' nc wcc>l j u>x n || e j ones which lay the eggs in the spring- <. ..... and from which the Hrat annual gen-. '!'':i- oi t-tandi'i^: iinality of success is hatched, I ful fnrmeir is I