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Addr. communication, to Agronomist. 73 Adlld St. West. Toront* The Removal of the Honey Crop and Here is a description of the worst case of feather eating I have ever seen. There were about thirty hens and two cockerels penned in a small bare yard. They were fed largely on table scraps emptied on the ground, In both extracted truck. In loading a truck or wagon, : plus a small amount of corn at night. Kequeening. supers should be placed that all combs , The house contained no scratching Ht- aro parallel with the axles; but on a ter and there was no place to scratch and comb honey wlwe ,, barrow th 9 hould be parallel in the yard. The hens were in fair production, sufficient storage room on. Robber cloths, also, tfie hive for the whole crop should be 1 wlth **$**; V rirotect the . . , _, . . . , *i ' may bo used bo cover and protect uiw . . , _, . . . , provided. Th* should have been given consideration when planning and ordormg for the seasons work | the honey of prc . enlrance of the condition as regards bodily weight. The two cockerels were nearly de- nuded of feathers and many of the hens showed large bare patches. Those cockerels would stand patiently while In the production of extracted noney house should be large enough certain of the hens tugged away at - "-- * ' --- *" ^ ------- L honey, allow three full depth Lang- ^ perm i t 8-troth supers or six shallow supers j. nrou g n jt ' vehicle being driven for each colony spring count; and fo^ Hj| 'considered the removal of comb honey, nx supers of twenty- ^^ ^ Pi we turn our atten- Wght ct,ons each. I ^ ^ ^ flrgt 9tep , tho production As it ia desirable in extract honey, Q f tne cpop production that most of the honey j should ripen on the hive, supers should Though t not bo removed till, at least, two- q u<?en i n g next requeen- timo and mc thod of re- vary with the system of thirds of the honey is capped over, j management employed, it is necessary In comb honey production, however, that a vigorous queen shall head each upers should be removed as fast as polony in time to fill the hive with they are capped, to prevent travel plenty of young bees for wintering. tain. I Therefore, ail weak or failing queens To gt the bees out of the supers, should be replaced. the best method employed is by means A good method of requeening also of the bee-escape, which prevents both of swarm control is that practiced at disturbance and robbing. The escapes the Central Experimental Farm. Ot- should be placed late in the afternoon, tawa, for the past two seasons. when the supers should be clear of consists- in removing the old queen, 01 bees in from twelve to twenty-four the appearance of advanced queen hours' time depending on weather cells early in the clover flow, and de- condition. One escape board, equip- stroying all cells; and nine days later ped with two 2-way bee-escapes again destroying cells and mtroduc- ghould be allowed per colony thus, ing a young laying queen. with a full equipment, but one trip is - necessary to remove the crop of an Silage Cuts Milk Costa. out-apiary. The springs of the Dai n have found that the > w 's escapes must be set properly; that is, ^^ ^ ^ the larRest ftem connected so that a bee can just pass through; cost <)f mi , k The man wno buys otherwise much brushing shaking and &r ^ lM ^ herd is i nc iined to smoking may be required to clear the ^.^ ^ fch<j ori?)nal cost of the upers of bees. | <jowg js the expensive j^rt. After he irtg and charging. the feathers until they came out. Then the hens promptly swallowed the feathers. A few of the hens were un- doubtedly about ready to become sick because of the crop-bound condition caused by mats of feathers in the di- gestive system. The cause of the feather eating was apparent. The cure is also made by removing the causes. I have not seen many cases of feather eating in farm flock with abundant range and aj fo T mea t is said to When Battery is Fully Charged Turn on the Lights. When you start on a long drive, and you are sure before you start that your battery is fully charged, ay, at 1,276 or 1,300, turn on your lights! while driving, even though it may be daytime. Cramming current into an already full or charged battery ia like trying to force a filled bucket to hold more water. Burning the lights shunts much of the extra current from the battery and siaves it from heating. Leaving the THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON AUGUST 6 The Temple Rebuilt and Dedicated, Ezra 3: 10-13; 6: 14- 16. Golden Text My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord. Ps. 84: 2. Lesson Foreword There is no sec- I V. 12. Ancient men, that had se* lights turned on overnight Is also aitio-n of the history of Israel so d if ft -the first house. The original tempi* to unravel in its historical se-jwaa destroyed in B.C. 586 and the good way for slowly discharging battery that has been for too lo*e a ' ( ' ue:K;e ' as that which followed the foundations of the new temple were time UD to hiizh " i f slowly at thebattery charged without overdoing Di;harire ! return from exile - " Che fM rtng laid in B.C. 536. Thus there was a h, .1 v v n 9eem8 to have been the actual anrao ' lapse of fifty years between the two , but always keep . ^ mmi ^ Jn BC 6g6 the Babylon . , h< ^ g and * older men utterly destroyed the temple, so member very well the tempi* which , it one way or the other. Endeavor that for many years it was a heap of | stood there in their youth. Wept with to keep the balance at all times be- ruins. The people who were not car- i a loud voice. Possibly they wept be- tween the two processes of discharg-' ried into exile, meanwhile performed ; cause the new temple was, in its plans, their ceremonies on a rude altar in the j disappointingly insignificant as corn- old temple area. Soon after the frst pared with Solomon's temple; it is also return, the foundations of the temp!e : likely that they wept because the were laid. Then the work of re- ' floodgates of memory were unloosed was suspended for a number ; and they lived over again in their chance to exercise and scratch some place. It usually occurs in the small flock owned by a town or city breeder Vitamines in Meat. Scientists now tell us that vitamines . - t - * --- - in rti B mn-lo fibre of beef . yeara ' Partly because of the oppo- hearts the disasters and sorrows of lu Li!; ::*? offered by the Samaritans, part- 1 the exile. were poor andj y 13 -phe older men wept _ on with it and ; j or sadness and the younge those whojwtj 1 - ; shouted for joy, and thus the and joy were so inter- partic ularly supplied with these vitamines. partly also s Various cuts of the different kinds ;ea had to build home* for themselves. ~t - * * - - - - of meats were fed who is compelled to keep his poultry, j n every instance within a very narrow range. This lackj be relatively rich in vitamine content of exercise seems to be the prime ( it was fed in the form of pork tender- cause. It is the idle hen that has time \ i om> fre 9 h ham, smoked ham and IT T} /- ron i* il r 01 urruw auu juy wtric ov nn,*.*- to rats and pigeons.! ln . -V. o^U, after the urgent appeals mingi^ that those at a distance could pork was found to} 01 m f>S al and Zcchariah, it was com- ^ distinguish the one from the menced again and finished in B.C. lG.j other Th commot i on was audible L _ Foundations Laid, 3: 10-13. ! 1<m _ .. off V. 10. The builders; the workmen llong way off. . iu. me nu liners; tne worxmen I _. _ . _ ,..jt 1410 mentioned in v. 7. These included the * Temple Completed 6: 14-16. To place an escape all that is neces- na3 a f ew years of experience he ary ia to tip the stack of supers to his mind. It is the feed bill, be removed and to slide the escape- j n Sea80 n and out, year after year, board underneath. If, however, clust- t hat totals up the big expense, ering space for the bees and room to Q ur experiment stations have con- take care of the fall honey which may ducted many tests to determine the be gathered are required, place a super va ] ue o f s ji a g e ; n the ration. The of empty combs on the brood chamber figures vary to quite an extent, but after which the escape and the supers t hey all show the 'economic value of of honey may be placed above. j 8 ji a(? e. Several years ago it was de- Having placed the escapes, make a monatrated that corn silage saved the careful survey of the hives to see that dairy farmer ten cents a pound on the there are no openings through which cost of producing a pound of butter, robber bees can enter the soon to be and forty cents on the cost of produc- nnguarded supers, | ing 100 pounds of milk. Many of the If the supers, after removal, are not early cow-testing associations demon- immediatcly taken from the apiary, stratod that the silo was one of the thy should be stacked at different must Important factors in lowering points in the ynrl- with escapes below the cost of milk. All of these ex- and above to exclude robbers; till they pertinents and teats, however, are only ean be removed by truck or wheel- a small part of the proof of the econ- barrow. This cistribution of supers, 1 omy of the silo. The most important by distributing the attention of the proof is the fact that one-half million robbers, reduces the disturbance and silos are now being used by our most facilitates thu work of loading tho progressive farmers. Wealth in Stones By Louis Hurtubise Th Federal and Provincial Depart- ment* of Agriculture are continually urging Canadian farmers to follow methoda calculated to produce larger yields from the areas they already have in crop rather than in increasing the acreage and being unable to till it properly. Crop yielde in general re very much bolww what is possible, in many cases below that which is 'future seasons. particles gradually taking effect, and the coarsest (one-quarter inch) being a reserve supply available after all the finer have been utilized. Such application will need, therefore, only to be made at longer intervals than if all the limestone applied were so fine as to be immediately utilized by the soil, leaving no reserve supply for profitable. Compare, for instance, the achievements of Seager Wheeler ami J. G. Hill with the harvests secured by the average farmer. Dr. Shutt, the chief chemist of the Dominion Experi- mental Farm says: "We have now arrived at that stage where we must change from extensive to intensive farming. It is going to be easier and more profitable to farmers to get six- ty bushel* from one acre than to get thirty bu*he! from two acres." Fertility Depend* on Many Factors. Dr. Shutt's Recommendation. Dr. Shutt, the Dominion Govern- ment Agricultural Chemist, recom- mends that this crushed rock bo ap- plied from two to ton tons to the acre but generally about four tons to the acre will i>e required for practical pur- poses. The application offers no dif- ficulties as a spreader may be used or the ground rock be distributed by a shovel from truck or wagon. The spreading may be done at any time of the year, the rock being suited to to stand around and pull feathers from j pressed boiled ham. The results were masons who quarried and dressed the A* ter ^ foundations had been laid, her flock mates. When one hen starts | mucn the same in each instance. In 'stone, and the carpenters. Carpenters ** work w *s 'eft off for a number of the habit it may spread through the,i arab| the amounts varied greatly, I from Tyre and Sidon were hired be- 7*ars. The Samaritans, when they - ~ ' cause of their skill in woodcraft. Sslo- 1 were ,. n t , allowed to join in the re- flock through imitation. Turn such , w hil e beef and veal showed a relative- birds on the ranfre if the weather is at ]y lower content. j n considering this evidence the should not be led to the con- all favorable. Give them plenty of, deep scratching litter in the laying-' a man had engaged them in the building building, had strenuously opposed it. of the first temple. Laid the founda- J* who returned from the exile tions; on the site of the old temple, had to build homes for themselves. , - i The fact fchat the Babylonians did not Most of the people were too poor to house and furnish a balanced dry. d^ion that certain meats are low inweave even the f oun dations standing contribute much to the building. Thus mash. Possibly kill the worst offend- 1 nu tritive value because they may be 'when they destroyed the temple in for one reason and another, it was ers or isolate them until they can be deficient in vitamines. Even though | B.C. 586, shows how complete was the g* sixteen years before the build- turned on the range where they may forget the habit. Dipping the Lambs. The presence of ticks on lambs and sheep often cause much annoyance and occasionally result in stunted I It has been learned that the potato none was found in meats they would, demolition. Laying the foundations in & w *s commenced again still have the distinction of ranking ot an y building, and especially of a V. 14. The prophesying of Haggau temple, was considered a very sacred In B.C. 520, Haggai appeared before rite. In older times a human sacrifice the people and made a strong appeal was sometimes offeYed on the occasion, for the continuation of the work on (See 1 Kings 16: 34.) The priests in the temple. their apparel; in their_priestly vest-' y. 15. The temple was finished in among our most important foods. Potato Scab in the Soil. growth, and even a loss in bodily weight. These ticks can be easily dis- covered by parting the wool. The insect is killed by dipping. One ments of fine linen. The priests, of March, B.C. 516. scab disease persists in the soil for a icourse) were tj,^ because they were, y. 16. Kept the dedication. The de- long time after potatoes have been the guardians of Israel's sanctity, and dicaticn of the temple would be mark- grown there. This is particularly true because they alone could perform cer- ed by special sacrifices, psalms of of clay and loam soils. Less trouble tain of the rites. With trumpets. The praise and other appropriate ceremon- will kill all the living ticks,' is _ experienced on sandy land. Seed silver ' trumpet. > of - about a "* but the eggs then on the sheep will; tubers should be disinfected in thC| hatch when a second dipping is neces-' usual way with corrosive sublimate or sary. This should be given about ten ' formalin. This treatment will pre- days after the first one is made. [ vent scab in soil that is free from the ureBB , vc . -ME, There are a number of standara, disease, but if the soil is already bad- , the psalm of the day and to increase C3 fcJjZis 1 J_* J 1 Al ^l__ 1 . . _,.* * :_ i _. iV_ ....I.. T w ' 1 l^LUlCi>. festival (see Num JJftfS each of the three sections of priests, instru- j e3 _ Application. It is said that when MJchaelangelo famous statue of noticed .,, ,1;,.,. ** dips on the market, any of which are: ly infected, then the seed treatment is good. Directions are always given on likely to be of little benefit. In such the package and these should be fol- instances the best course is to grow lowed closely. Where many sheep are ; other crops on the land for a few being dipped a tank should be provid- i years and probably plow under a ed. This will save much time. In case! green manure crop, such as clover or only a few are treated, tub can be employed. The water should bo heated slightly and the mix- ture thoroughly stirred into the water before using. The bottom of the tank or barrel should be kept well agitated. Hold the sheep in the mixture for one or two minutes before removing. The work should be done on a warm day, preferably right after the sheep have been shorn. and joyous uproar of the people, Ps. , oft th inkinK . For long 98: 6 The Levites, the sons of Asaplu mon ' ths M ^ e]ange]o K ^ Hie Levites v.'re a suwdmate order understend the inner life of th<J of ministers who did the more menial Hebrew patriarch, and then he tried Apparently the man who put "mine" into vitamine knew what he was doing. Most indelible ink stains contain nitrate of silver, the stain of which may be removed by soaking in a solu- tion of common salt and water and afterward washing with ammonia. develops an acidity which will prevent growth of potato scab. < * isel I" "" b " Keep Colts from Mares. If mares are being used for farm work, do not let colts run with them in the field. Keep the colts penned in a roomy, clean, cool, ventilated box stall in the barn. If the stall is screened to keep out flies, so much the better. Let the coHs nurse morning, noon and night, and run with their mothers in the horse paddock at night. the ** the sons of Asaph and the sons of i'.V^'iiv^ Korah. With cymbals; bronze diacsj " which were held in the hands of the performers and struck together. They wre used to furnish an orchestration the marking of time for the chant- 1 ing. The ordnance of David. It was * u- v i J-. A. Banks m one of his book* <* * he red ? lou , "**?& *,*" on a farm ia backw<*><k- There were no lamp. the rule was that each faimry at- . . traditionally held that David had in . , tending service should bring at Jeast " , k tr ?,* something to the il. Intensive cultivation is the key to the production of garden products of high quality. Parents as Educators Nature Study for Little Children By Augusta M. Swan When Froebel was looking for aj good thing for children to collect name suitable for his system of edu- specimens; how they revel in the cation, he did not call it "Child woods no matter what season it may School," or "Child House," but "Child i be! What can be more joyous than to Garden," and he intended that the| gather acorns, nuts and berries in the "gardener" of the kindergarten should autumn woods? Will not the children be the teacher herself. be interested to know that acorns Nearly half of Froebel's Mother grow only on oak trees, and that they Plays deal with the things of nature, are the seeds of the oak as well as At one timo he said, "A little child | food for squirrels? stituted the musical service of the S"!. Th ^,, first temple I l^T^ 1 *^ " ls candle and pot it m on V 11. The music of the temple wB * c ^^ i rendered by two choirs who sang an-!"!* 1 dld ?" tiphonally. That is, one choir would * congregation sing, "0 give thanks unto the Lord;!* 1 "* P^ for He is good," and th other would ; wwblpper respond, "For Hta mercy endureth lumroatjon of the wwW. for ever." This seems to have been; Writers and preachers of other dwys a frequent form cf Irturfry at the 'were fond of comparing the Church great festivals. (See Ps. 136.) All the to a lifeboat seeking to rescue a few people shouted. The priests blew on '. people from some great steip which their trumpets, the Levites struck was sinking. The great majority, their cymbals and the crowds of the they thought, must be lost; the best people shouted triumphantly. This that the Church could do was to savt doubtless refers to the moment when a few. The Church's program to-day the foundation stone was laid in its is a much more ambitaous one. It is place ' nothing less than saving the race. THE CHILDREN'S HOUR Why I Like the Farm. Where we live we expect to work and farm life means pretty much of outdoor work, while city life means animals. It is a pleasure to gather eggs and hunt nests, feed the stock, milk, and drive cattle to and from th pasture and water. I Hke to pick berries and work ia soil, drive a team and dresa as a boy and roam at will all over the farm. I find real fun in picnics in th* woods and a plunge in the lake on a hot, dry day. The birds make music to wake me that freely seeks flowers and cherishes , We may have only a vacant lot near,' mostly ins-kie work. Out of doors | ; n the morning and the hill back of th and cares for them in order to wind but if so, we possess a whole plant! there is always plenty of good fresh, house furnishes excellent coasting in them into a bouquet for parents or| colony for, teachers cannot be a bad child, or be- come a bad man. Such a child can easily be led to the love, and to a knowledge of his Father God who gives him such gifts." sangs." I air, often scented with sweet blooming flowers, while insid the air cannot alway^ "'sonTe'thing be perfectly fresh and is oft f n scented , with stale tobacco and coal smoke. On the farm the wonders we see are How many different weeds grow made by God. In the cities nearly Love of nature is the heritage of there, while others are unable to do 1 everything ia made by man. Although It is a postulate that what comes ; light loams, heavy clays and soil poor out of the soil must be put back if it j j n organic matter. The material should i* to be maintained with its productive ^ be harrowed in on cropped land but powers unimpaired. One of the prime merely spread on the surface of niea- MceasitiM for soil improvement is d OW8 or pastures. The coarser lime- Hm. Annual replenishing of the soilj 8 t O ne described above can be applied k MOMBary because the rainfall each once in four or five years, the finer y*ar continually leaches the soil to ground limestone requiring more fre- uoh an extent that it becomes acid quent applications, and the yields of nearly all common The Wnshington Department of crop* are reduced considerably. Ex- Agriculture states "that the applica-! All nature is akin to childhood; of n child, to see how many different! The fanner never knows his exact pert agriculturists on both sides of (.ion frequently pays a dividend of birds, animals, flowers, insects are all | kinds of clovers we could find, and no ; income. There is always little mys- the line are unanimous in the opinion 100 per cent, the first year ami the i beautiful to children, even the "lovely, one seemed bored. We need not be teries being worked cut. One year one that the cheapest, quickest and most profits in agriculture from its con- crawly caterpillar," and the "creepy . surprised if questions of real scientific crop will do extremely well and an- proHftc means of correcting this acid- tinual use are estimated to bo from snail." i value bp asked by the children "Why! other will nearly fail. The same way Ity is through the use of lime, and the, 300 t;> 500 per cent." The same de- We all know how a dog will allow do people call those \\hite flowers dog- with the stock increase. There is al- childhood. It is a tendency in every' so? winter. The lake over the hill furnish- es skating. The farm gives you a broader mind and good judgement. It makes you think clean thoughts and you are not always spending money on movies. I enjoy telling visitors about the I man has made wonderful and beautiful farm am} CX pi a , n j n g about the use of child of every land, be he black, white One of our most delightful kinder- 1 thing's they do not compare with thei eac b. thing. or yellow. ! parten excursions was the nncttion! works of nature. I find many things to like about a farm, but very few to dislike. Mar- garet McKibbcn, aged 16. Keep the Lambs Growing. It is an excellent practice to have growing some palatable forage near wonder ii that supplies of this product jxirtment goes on to say that "if all a child to slumblo over him, recogniz- wood?" \va? bhe thoughtful inquirj ef ways wonder p.nd expectancy thatjt ne re gular sheep pasture for the :,elntr easily procured in almost all sources of artificial chemical fertiliz-i inir the action by only an expression' one of my kindergarten children. keeps one hoping. The city man c*ni! am bs to feed upon while they are farming areas, lime is not in more e rs failed, our total farm output could of lonpr-sufferinff indifference; he will general use by Canadian farmers, par- not only be maintained but even in- 1 stand all kinds of tensing which he tkuUrly In the 1'rovinces of Ontario creased for a time simply by the up- would not tolerate from an nclult. and Quebec. J plication of lime to acreage that are There seems to be a silent but mu- I,iiiio occurs under different forms, now low in yield or lying fallow be- tual understanding nmoiij? vounir^nni- burned lime ground limestone Important for a simple material and under most <;t Within certain limits it may bo No. T. 11. hugs. said that the more coarsely the lime-; Knsy milkers. tone is ground the slower will be its! A MM barnyard. Cows all profit-makers. A steady worth-while market. 'How do birds fight snakes?" figure everything in plain dollars and "What is the grease inside the but- cents, but loset much in anticipation. tercup used for?" The farm is the ideal pla?e for chi!- "Is it true that only female polar dren. Here they can run and play hibernate?" lover acres of green fields without be- action on the noil. recently and Agronomists have e>l'al>r.rate experi- A i,j r( , I ninn ' mentation reached the conclusion that Bll |j book O f the farm. 't nn I ...... perienoe of the rape in nature wonder nests, the return of bird's ami insects! lessons from nature and learn to fear and play. All natural phenomena are-! Their songs become part of his nature, j God instead of the cop. matters of personal interest to the and give strength and sweetness to! Give me the farm life for all around young child; and towards the moon,] his life. [natural stars, sum wind and rain he feels the To cultivate direct observation, to aged 16. natural existence. Wayne Church, inherent interest of the race. the most economical form in which limes-tone should bo applied to the soil; approved by the coat accountant. is in the size of one-quarter inch and ) ,., finer (aliM.mi the size of the average waste from commercial rock crush- enlarge the growth of character, to! Methwla of production that will be I( ' 8 wtv " to be able to te!1 the chl1 stimulate thc imaginative powers, In. 1 have always lived on a farm and dren the names of the plants other words, to see things, *,o 1 now will tell you why I like it. flowers they bring, and to awaken in things, <!oes it not s*a?n worth while? The air is pure and healthful and them a lunging to know more cf tha; Who knows the Inspiration given to void of disoasc genus. A great variety Kven the rich should be conserving wonderful lifo of the Wrd, bee ami en embryo n>tist, poet or scientist, of amusements can be found on a Ing plants). In thin form, the lime- of the natural resources aa extrava- other insects. when wa wander with the fairies farm. I like the woodland swing, tone will be so jrrndoil that the firmest ' Ranee on their part mnkea leas for Children love the stories cf animal: through the meadows and woods, en- horseback riding, and even riding cat- particlei will become almost immedi-' others to use, nml add's to them the and plant life; they lovt< ruvturo be- joy'ng with them the concert of insect tie which some folks find difficult, at]y available to the soil; the coarser burden of hightu prices. cause they are a part of it. It U a bird and breeze? | I like the farm because I like farm still suckling the ewes. If the forage crop is sown in an adjoining lot, a small opening can be made through the fence so that the lambs have ac- cess to the 'supplemental feed. They the trick of running to feed and in this way will and bone grovrth. Rape forage for this purpose, splendid. I Hke the rape because it can be sown at any time and cornea on very rapidly. A regular grain ration materially assists in balancing up the green for- age. A grain ration composed of equal parts by measure of coarsely cracked corn, oats and wheat bran make ;-,n excellent feed. The lambs may be supplied with a light ration twice daily before weaning. Place tt in a low trough, either in a small pen Adjoining the pasture or at the barn. Fore.-t fires destroy your Inherit- ance. Help to prevent them. * V