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tt by agronomist thfa department is for tho use of our farm readers who want the j n expert on any question regarding soil seed crops etc if your que sufficient general interest it will be answered through this column- rnped and addressed envelope is enclosed with your letter a eompw 1wer will bo mailed to you address agronomist earo of wilson publunma ltd 73 adelaide st w toronto alsike and white clover as honey i however other means of combatting 1ants the trouble j not produce a value greater than the j breeding farmers know the value of the two v t the sei r cost of feed and care ti tilize the market egas during the warm months when nearly half the i seasons supply is produced a few hours under a broody hen in a warm every poultryman interested in room or in a store window and in- maximum production at minimum cubation starts then the tempera- cost should market all mature malejture changes the germ dies and the birds early in june the time has eggs spoil this loss is much great- arrived when the male bird is no long- er even in our nearby markets than is er useful except in a very few j commonly supposed it is worth instances where special matings are j while to produce infertile eggs made this seasons breeding work is the male is in no way necessary done it costs as much or more to for egg production in fact his pre- feed and care for a male bird for a sence in a flock of hens may slightly year as it does a laying hen when j decrease production egg produc- the slacker hen is culled cull the male tion frequently drops slightly when keep no individual that does males are placed with the hens for purposes there are ver j to our heroes n lw ir i-ii- sre mu vorfi butl afothinks the scarlet nonnies on the but it is not always remembered that ura a while they are the exception it the breed- j fieuu a large bonus may be obtained from i add hal s of inr work has bee fuhy p i of france in this dark hour- of coal tar or pine tar per gallon ot j lhre shouj fc y ma i up that will be equal or superior to perennial clovers alsike and white lutch clover for hay and pasture il ca corn for 2 or 3 minutes in water as r j minutes i some males worthy of being kept ove be borne by the ca another years breeding work bu may them in the form of honey they produce more honey in canada than untl1 all other plants put together and this coat th tar as a drier add a honey is of the highest ouaity ma vuamy of lme pta iter or production of cluvehonev is fven dry road dusu ifte is well done seed so prepared ma of cldver the farming honey lands of auction eastern canada amott thewhoo i b s by egion south of the ottawa river is be carefully for fear xccllent the st lawrence river cloggmff may occur valley is almost as good the val- 2 ieop 1lantin pant the r leys of the st john and other rivers j not less than 3 inches deep this in new brunswick marsh hay lands i wi prevent it from being washed to in nova scotia and the rich farming j the surface by heavy rains and after germination re but the blood of our dead heroes blossomed into flower the old ones wa and wait and not in vain the male bird does a still greater for though they blow and toss im- we have issued a comprehensive summary of canadas four internal or domestic war loans in concise form giving com plete information regarding these issues we will be pleased to send you one on request ve recommend canadas 5 victory bonds due 1922 1927 1937 price 9s and interest for any maturity qo papacy limited nesbitt thomson investment bankers mercantile trust bldg 222 st james street hamilton montreal but the feed harm than eating his head off during the summer fall and winter if al lowed to run with the hen he will fer- patiently at last shall bow their glorious heads and whisper victory s lands of prince edward island and around lake st john que arc very good too in the clay belt of northern ontario notably around uailoybury and dryden these clovers grow in immense quantity and luxuriance and some years produce heavy honey crops ftiilc alsike as a commercial the young shoot will break off when the crow attempts to pull up the plant 3 poisoned com when crows are noticed on the field take some corn say two gallons more or less accord- care of spring docks by w e gage good health question box by andrew f currier md more and more farmers are taking the ducks should be ready for market up with ducks and many tell us that feed the following mash three times this is the easiest money in poultry- a day two measures of corn meal r dom of course this is an individjtwo measures of middlings one mea- tonsihtis i to the size of the fieldt and bottual matter but the fact remains that sure of bran one measure of green by this term is meant inflamma- for about thirty minutes in just suf- ducks are becoming more and more stuff ten per cent beef scraps five tion of the almond shaped bodies and dr currier will answer all signed letters pertaining to health it yoal oestlon is ot general interest it will be answered through these columns if not it will bo answered personally it stamped addressed envelope is en closed dr currier will not prescribe for individual caso3 or make diagnosis address dr andrew f currier care ot wilson publishing co 73 adolaido bt west toronto 4 r- th e- at a i s honey plan has reached its highest ficient water to cover corn to the popular on the markets and the per cent sand development in the eastern prov- depth of one inch to the water andp paid for duck meat is con- ducklings show a corn at any time if the the tissues around them which are on any signs of loose- 1 either side of the throat or pharynx inces white clover does well in a i corn before boiling add about one- 1 tinually on the increase but the ness of the bowels add a little ground these organs are no doubt of im- large part of manitoba and british i eighth ounce of strvchnine or better fact that caring for ducks is so un- j charcoal to the mash oyster shells portancc in guarding the entrance columbia still of strychnine sulphate for each ke the care of chickens it would granulated bone and fine grit are aljto the throat but they are also ex- the corner the cultivation of clover on suit- i gallon of water allow the corn to seem timely to give a few of the im- ways kept before the birds ceedingly troublesome for they are which bee able lands as a combined farm and j lie in the strychnine and water over portant items one of the large duck farms where ver often the seat of disease and honey crop is recommended as fol- night in the morning drain off ducks are great layers producing i the fee1 is all b except the become so greatly enlarged as lows 1 growing alsike with timothy for corn thinly over the corn field hay alsike is better for this pur- l making use of the above plan pose than red clover because the lat- great care should be taken to pour ter is of practically no value for the water off the corn into some hole honey production and is beginning to or j a spo not likely to be frequent- spoil by the time the aisike and e bv children or domestic animals timothy are ready to cut alsike will care should also bo taken to keep grow on certain types of soil for in- j poultry off the corn field for two or stance illdrained land better than three weeks after ihe poisoned corn red clover lias been scattered thereon 2 growing alsike for seed an j 4 a device much used in some abundance of honey bees increases localities is stringing the field the yield of seed per acre and leav- stakes 3 or 4 feet high are placed ing the plant to produce seed here and there and connected by lengthens the honey flow twine to which may be attached 3 sowing white clover in grass pieces of paper or bits of bright tin mixtures intended for pasture on dead crows obtained by method 3 favorable lands the white clover will m also be attached to the twine or keep spreading improving the pas- j stakes the timehonored scare- ture both for cattle and bees graz- cro mav also be tried but it must ing if not too close will not serious- 1 be admitted that the crow of today ly curtail honey production and it does not seem very deeply impressed any water remaining and scatter the a astounding number of eggs 1 1 green stuff the claim is made that it j practically to block up this entrance had a pen of te nducks of indian j cos five cents for food alone and onc interfere greatly with the func- runner strain that produced not less six to ten eents per p f of breathing than ten eggs per day during the j abor and foo to raise a duckling to when they are enlarged and the hatching season and on several oc- tetl wes a marketable age after crypts or glands they contain full of casions laid eleven eggs the eggs wn are they fall away in flesh and offensive infectious material in ad- will hatch successfully in incubators pro is less each duck should payj fttion to the other infectious material more so than will hens eggs the a pro 0 fifty cents when properly with which the mucous membrane off eggs should be turned regularly twice ra the mouth is always supplied they lengthens the honeyflow the honeyflow from clover lasts three to five weeks beginning ac cording to latitude between midjune and midjuly good management of the bees to build them up strong in time for the honeyflow and keep them from swarming is necessary there is no better food for bees in winter than clover honey crow vs corn in canada the most serious enemy to the corn crop is the crow a dose of shot is an infallible cure for the latters fondness for corn but un fortunately it is more easily prescrib ed than administered there are by this old device 5 if crows are noticed in or near tse corn field have a boy watch the field for 2 or 3 days firing a gun now and then when the crows are in sight and showing himself quite openly then put up a sort of tent in the field a stack cover or binder cover will do tho crows are never sure but that the boy with the gun is in the tent and will give the spot a wide berth a combination of some or all of the above plans which are simple and inexpensive and have been tested out with good results will soon per suade the crow that the locality is an undesirabla one each day and must not be more than ten days of age when placed in the ducklings but they must never be fed machine the eggs demand more 1 5 musty spoiled grains after they are moisture than hens eggs and the 1 i r five wppks old ihfv pnn hn lnft nnf in ducklings are slower in coming out of the shell than chicks no expensive grains are needed for are sub to sequent attacks of in very few people understand the care ducks should receive the be ginner is very enthusiastic at first but when he finds that poultry me thods fail that the ducks just die he becomes discouraged and quits the main trouble is that the little fellows contract diarrhea which kills them off by the bushel every night and if kept in the sun without shade five weeks old they can be left out in the open air unless the weather is bitter cold and stonny j ducklings need fresh air and flammation become a constant menace to the hearing and to the health in general and should be re moved but this is not an argument for their indiscriminate removal like the troublesome though much abused should have a dry bedding of some di th have a mission t0 fu kind the houses mustbe so that no m and if u mse n0 troub as is draughts will enter during the early true in countcss cases 1 do not be- age nor during the night when the one ha3 any business to re ducks are resting do not forget the move them water in feeding ducks it adds volume to the food and makes feed ing cost less because it makes the how to select a horse the following specifications issued wealth from the sea there are fortunes lying under tho sea in the holds of torpedoed ships and many minds are busy on the prob lem of recovering this wealth salvage companies are laying for the guidance of those who buy plans for raising both ships and car army horses are quoted in an article i goes on a big scale said the manag- appearing in the breeders gazette and as the general description given applies to all horses for each and every purpose in the army it may well be applied in the selection of horses for any good purpose head small and well set on neck with cars small thin neat and erect forehead broad and full eyes large prominent and mild with well devel oped brow and fine eyelid vision per- i feet in every respect muzzle small i and fine mouth deep lips thin and i firmly compressed nostrils large and ifino and branches of undorjaw ad- ijoining neck wide apart neck light moderately long and tapering toward the head with crest ing director of a firm of submarine engineers cargoes to the value of millions of pounds are awaiting re covery in many cases where ships cannot be raised cargoes can be salved we recovered 70000 in spanish gold coins some years ago from the al- phonso xii 105 feet under the sea off point gando grand canary chest full very deep moderately broad and plump in front forelegs vertical as viewed from front and side and properly placed with elbow large long prominent and clear of breast forearm large at el bow long and heavily muscled knees neatly outlined large pro they will be sunstruck and die the same amount of feed more filling pens should be pfaced so that shade j bu suc breeds as indian runners and sun are combined and little trou- should not be allowed any more wa- ble will follow rations being proper i ter than poultry as they are dry j land ducks and too much water will feed when young the ducklings should not be fed un- the acute form of inflammation of the tonsils also known as quinsy or quinsy sore throat is- a very trouble some and painful affection which is very common in children and young adults particularly during the win ter and early spring it may be due to the infectious ma- til thirtysix hours old then feed may be arrangc by nsng an oid and a creek is a dangerous thing as it begins with dryness stiffness and soreness of the mouth with thirst and with difficulty in swallowing it resembles grippe in the general kill them the pekin ducks will do tcriai already in the mouth and ton better m swimming holes but this siis or to tuberculosis in the mouth the following mash birw with ari by using an old vat or the gands 0 t neck and it is the following mash bailey vet withi farms wh th creek often followed zv an attack of rheu- skimmilk or water one measure of i t011otvea 2 jn rm cracker or stale bread crumbs one measure of middlings onehalf mea sure bran five per cent sand feed four times daily the first fortyeight hours keep a supply of food and wa ter before the ducklings day and night but have the water in vessels which will allow the beaks to enter and not get the ducks wet after they have been in the brooders for fortyeight hours give the regular ra tions from one week to five weeks old feed the following growing mixture four times a day four measures of bran three measures of middlings one measure of corn meal three mea sures of fresh green stuff or two of dry clover steamed five per cent sand five per cent fine ground beef scrap mix all together dry and wet up with cold water or skimmilk to make crumbly mash feeding for market from the fifth to tenth week when there are minks and other animals that will prey upon the flock at night and kill off the best of the stock sorting them out drakes may be sorted from ducks by the curled tail feather which curls upward a duck quacks a drake does not these become noticeable when the ducklings become four weeks of age the ducks should never be handled as hens always carry them by the necks making money with ducks is not easy it demands hard work per sistence and careful watching but the fact still remains that ducks can be turned into ready money in ten weeks which is not possible with chickens and the fact that ducks are more prolific layers that the eggs discomfort which comes with it th chill pain and soreness in the leg and back and all over headache and raging fever swallowing becomes more and more painful and difficult and th throat more dry saliva dribbles from the corners of the mouth opening oi ecomes impossible the speech becomes inarticulate the tongue ii coated the breath very offensive hearing is impaired and at length an abscess may form in the neck the throat or the ear when the abscess discharges or i3 opened there is a feeling of relief and improvement generally takes place one form of tonsilitis called folli cular or croupous tonsilitis may be mistaken for diphtheria the tonsils being covered with a deposit which suggests the false membrane of diphtheria but it is quite different from the latter for it may be easily scraped away which is not the case with the membrane of diptheria in tonsilitis the patient should have nourishing fluid food and as much as he can digest for the disease is an exhausting one it is better for him to be in bed and isolated from other members of the family if an abscess forms it is desir able to open it let it drain freely and keep the surrounding tissues clean rather than to leave it to nature the bowels must be kept open prexz ferably with an antiseptic like cal omel the entire cavity of the mouth must be frequently rinsed and clean ed with peroxide or some other good mouth wash and the tonsils swabbed several times daily with a strong solution of nitrate of silver j w m answer if the person referred to was in good physical con dition i can see no harm in what you suggest international lesson june if lesson xi jesus on the cross- mark 15 117 golden text mark 15 39 like the crowd openly shout their derision but mock him among them selves with the taunt ho saved oth ers himself he cannot save this taunt is his great glory he would not exercise his power for his own advantage had he done so he would have yielded to the temptation which met him at the very beginning 32 they that were crucified with him reproached him luke refers to only one of the malefactors as railing on jesus and gives the incident of tho penitent robber and jesus reply to his petition 33 when the sixth hour was come s irm and longer than under side 3 we situltcd nane and forelock fine and intact 17 fc nri ri 1 back short straight and well withers elevated not unduly fine muscled fcll developed and muscled j loins broad straight very short shoulders long oblique and well and muscular muscled wqgli farmers who ship their wool direct to us get better pricta than farmers who sell to tho general store ask any farmer who has sold his wool both wajs and note what ho says or better still write na for our i prices they will show you how much you lose by selling to the i general store i efwz b v preti of nny firm llnlhccountrynnclnretliclirgcslwool ii ll cnnnai pnymtnt 1 re limuca the same day wwl i received ishpiijournooltohy von trill b more ihao pleued if you da and are mmrcdofaiuar deal from uj 2 h v andrews 1 13 church st toronto barrel large increasing in size toward flanks with ribs well arched and definitely separated hindquarters wide thick very long full heavily muscled rounded i externally and well directed j stifle well defined prominent and well supported by muscles of j that region tail fine and intact well carried and firm hocks neatly outlined lean large wido from fiont to rear well situated and well directed limbs from knees and hooks downward vertical short flat wide laterally with tendons and ligaments standing well out from bone and dis tinctly defined pasterns strong medium length not too oblique and well directed feet medium size circular in shape sound with horn smooth and of fine texture sole moderately con cave and frog well developed sound firm large elastic and healthy darkness over tho whole y 22 the brin him unto l twelve until three oclock hatch easier and that the care which kolgotha the place of a t was no an eclipse for it was full ducks should receive is not greater ss he hebrew word means skull moon luke says it was due to tho should cause a larger number of r s general agreement as to slm light f w it a local farmers to enter this business 1 of golgotha the tradi- phenomenon or over the whole earth mtss t glte withjn thg prcsent city the language is best suited to its be- ihe gospels indicate that it was out- j a darkness side the city yet near it on a road 34 at the ninth hour jesus cried leading from the country to the city j witn a i voice the ninth hour i- 20 luko 23 2 i was the hour for the evening sacrifice 23 they oftered him wine mingled acts 3 1 the greek indicates that with myrrh drugged wine was offer- thg ciy was str and loud as of one cd to those about to undergo crucifix- crying out for help eloi eloi lama ion in order to lessen their suffering sabachthani mark gives the cry in jesus refused it the vernacular aramaic john and 24 part his garments cast- l rcc six other cries from tho ing lots the clothing of the con- cross 1 the prayer for forgiveness demned became the perquisite of the for his enemies luke 2334 2 the soldiers on duty john who was an prom to the penitent robber luke eye witness distinguishes between the 23 43 3 the charge to mary and garments and the coat or tunic and t0 john john 19 26 27 4 the ex- states that the latter was not divided clamation i thirst john 19 8 5 25 it was the third hour mark the declaration it is finished john alone gives definitely the hour of tho 19 30 6 the final commendation of day john says it was about the his spirit to god luke 23 4g tho sixth hour when pilate brought jesus cry h recorded by mnrk is from forth to the judgment sent some ono of the great messianic psalms supposo that jesus was brought forth p 22 1 by pilate at the sixth hour of tho ro- 35 behold he calleth elijah a man calculation which would be tho word of banter from the unfeeling third hour according to the jewish not misunderstanding of tho reckoning language 20 the superscription usually i 3c vinegar the sour wine drunk the criminal bore at tablet indicating by thc so now given to relieve his crime which was affixed to his h intense thirst one of the awful cross over the sufferer s head it was pangs 0 the crucifixion in three languages latin greek and 37 uttered a lou 11 mcll twil doif lavl 0 a re whl dbl am f con i hi 1su per i dr i iibl f ta ho koll ch i il coi is rh a on wi vo bu hebrew 27 with him they crucify two rob bers not l im i loud voice all notice the loud cry of jesus in dying it was perhaps the exclamation retjf ot thieves but malefacj cordcd by luke 23 46 father into fa tors men of violence desperadoes thy hands 1 conl my spirit if gave up the ghost yielded up his jw spirit matthew bowed his head j and gave up his spirit john in the house on rainy days heap big indian willie plays hes as fierce ik ho car be you just fold lia up uad ce perhaps fanatical zealots who were heroes in the eyes of thc jews 29 hn thou that destroyest the temple that ho spoke against the temple was the accusation of the two witnesses before caiaphas matt 20 01 mark 14 58 that he had done despite to the temple had therefore become current imong the masses of the jews and uglily inflamed themi against him 31 the chief priests thse do not