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mmm isJi^JSKL-^^SI PREPARING POULTRY FOR MARKET It Pays in Dollars and Cents To Add The Finishing Touches To Produce Intended For Table I'se. niv 1''. Henry G. BrlL Conducted by Professor Henry G. Bell. The object of this department la to place at the •ervlce of our farm reader* the advice of an acknowl- edged authority on all •ubjjcts pertaining to soils and cropa. Address aT4 questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, In care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, To- ronto, and answers will appear in this column in the order in which they are received. As space is limited it Is advis.ible where immediate reply Is necessary that â-  stamped and addressed envelope be enclosed with the question, when the answer will be mailed direct. (JiH'stionâ€" AV. E. A.: â€" Have a piece be jfrown in a rich, friable seedbed of land I do not wish to worli this sea- well supplied with humus in order that Bon except to summer fallow. Can I there may be a reasonably good supply plow it about June to kill weeds, and of moisture held in the soil. Straw- sow it to oats or anythinK else Kood berries are not very hard on the soil.' for pasture? Hy not pasturinK it too ' A ton of strawberries is worth say' HOW TO KILL From th* orlrlnal draw- ing by Dr. A. B. Wtok- ware. Tllf! lllU!-- triUii'ii r<- pres*'iit» lh«; roof of the liird'M inciutti aii'l thi- veins. llie IliWlT JHW lic'liiR remov- ed. TliK iiiarli nt-roHM tlif vi'lii on tin- Ii-ft Klili^ nf tliH Ijli'd'H n.Mk (.\) l.s tti« place to rut to bleed. The mark In llie rout of ttie mouth iH) liufi- cates the place tn en- ter the blade to strike tiie bruin. ^ronlem CcntfUicted 6y Mr^a JKeCz/n Jaw Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially Invited to write to thU department. Initials only will be published with each question and it» answer as â-  means of Identification, but full name and add.'-ess must bo given in each letter. Write on one side of paper only. Answers will be mailed direct if stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed. Address all correspondence for this department to Mrs. Helen Law, 235 Woodbine Ave., Toronto. I^Ifiir-d. Dominion ripultry Ilu.sbandiiian ) j If all the dressed poultry that goes ; into the market wa.s of an appetizinj; appearance and of good tjuality, the \ producer would jjet a better price, and the consumer would be wiUinff to pay for something he could enjoy eating. It is a good object lesson for the pro- ducer to see what hi.s produce looks like just before it goes into the con- M. M.:â€" 1. For a home wedding the ' joins his wife, who is standing near, sumer's hands. If he saw it, he bridal party should enter the room In After the clergyman ha.s given the would sometimes wonder how it the following manner: The clergy- ^ ^l«.'=ing he steps to one side and the brines as hie a nrice ai it does ' ' bride and bridegroom turn an<i face ; Warm weather and' long hauls, I """" '^'"^*' ^°"°*^'"'y ^""^ '"â- '*''''^'''°"' , t>ie guests, the best man and brides- I coupled with rough handling in Iran- ' ^"'^ ^^^^ '"^"- W^<^" ^'^ reaches the j maid taking their places, one on each i sit all have a share in depreciating the 'place before which the bride and »ide of the newly mni-ried pair. The quality, but it mu.st be borne in mind bridegroom are to stand for the cere- family and friends then advance to I that produce never arrives on the mony he turns and faces the people j oflTer their congratulations and after I market in better shape than :. leaves and the bridegroom and the best man all have spoken to the bride and bride- ' the shipper ! stands at his left hand, also facing groom the wedding breakfast is .â- ^arv- per. the guests. When they have taken ed, after which the happy pair, if in their places the bridesmaid enters the i wed<iing clothes, change for travelling Putting the fini-shing touches on a| Why intelligent farmers will close and turning it under in the fall. \ $200 and only takes from the soil product before offering it for sale â-  ^J-f j" "/"'"^ J^J^'j cd'uion'il hard room.followed by the bride, who rests costumes and depart amid a .hower of will land be in good shape for next , about 85 cents worth of plantfood, yet yields the greatest proportionate re- { hmg but the best of condition is h^^^ her arm on the left arm of her father, friendly confetti and old shoes. 2. >â- â€¢â- "'• I '"^<^«"*^ ^heir growingNieason is so twrn of any labor done on the average °„ .f,^P'«'"-„ . ,^"f '"^^ As she advances and reaches the place ; Displaying the presents is entirely a Answcr:-If you intend to summer , short, the soil must be well supplied farm. This lack of ' tinish is "<>- '° 3°";; '°'''^, !'°\ where the bridegroom stands he steps I matter of personal ta.ste. Some per- fallow the land, I would advise you to with available plantfood. This is i where so clearly seen as in our poul- a carelessness inai nas leii me t^aae ^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ arm. t sons do not care to do so, but it has explain Possibly present-day ^^^ ^^m on the left arm of her father, friendly confetti and old shoes. a„ish" is n"o- 1 conditions could not help but create As she advances and reaches the place \ Displaying the presents is entirely " 'a carelessness that has left the trade ^^ere the bridegroom stands he steps : matter of personal ta.ste «--«â-  ^ , • ;. „..„-Bnt „t„tp ! forward and offers her his left arm. > sons do not care to do s plow it sooner than June, probably best done by getting the ground ready ; try products as shipped to market. . '" J" preseni stace. i ^^^^ father steps to one side and the come to be considered TJite the thing early in May, and keep it harrowed a year ahead of time. Pick out the; To prove that producers do not put 'Here is, however, no reason tor let- bridesmaid steps to the side of the and it is very pleasant for the g'jests and disked about opce in two or three place where you expect to plant the the care they should on their poultry t'fK 't 'â- *"^'"" ^'"*', . , carelul j^^.^^^ ^^^.j^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^_^ remains be- ; to see them, when they have been well weeks, so as to root up the young strawberries and cultivate it to a hoed products before offering them for sale, producer should get a higher price lor ^.^^ ^^^ bridegioom. All five now arranged. It is in perfectly good sprouting weed.< and to preser\-e a crop covering the ground before this one may visit any market and he will "[S good quality products than does ^^^^ ^^^ clergj-man, who performs the form, therefore, and is expected at dust mulch which will prevent the cs- ' crop is put in with anywhere from 20 find that a large proportion of the h'S neighbor who cares nothing about ceremony. After the father has giv- i most weddings. 3. The bride should cape of the water from the soil. If to 40 loads of manure to the acre, poultry exposed for sale exhibits a | now his are produced or where '"^y ^^ j^j^ ^^jj^^j.^^. j^ marriage, which he ' acknowledge each present herself. If you wish to establish a temporary pas- ' Ab.soluteIy clean cultivation is neces- 1 carelessness that no other business are marketed. | does by a simple nod of acquiescence the donors are kind enough to think of ture I cunnot advise you better than to sary in order to free the land of could stand. Good farmers who fol- j Inferior Produce â€" Who Loses There- when the clergyman asks who gives ' you, you should be gracious enough try the mixture advised by Prof, weeds. If manure is available that low a systematic crop rotation, who, by? ; her in marriage, he steps back and 1 to acknowledge them yourself. Zavitz of Onliirio .AgVicultural Col- ' is well decayed and free of weed seeds, conserve all the available moisture in | There is less reason every year why lege. lie ad\4ses sowing 88 lbs. per ten to twelve tons to the acre may be the soil, who never market a bullock | producers should put up with this state acre of a mixture ciinposed of 51 lbs. applied before planting the berries except in a finished condition, seem j yf affairs. By more care in production, of oats, 30 lbs. of F.arly Amber sugar and re-enforced with from 1,000 to 2,- to forget all their business principles through co-operation or direct com- cane :iiid 7 lb.>i. of common red clover. 000 pounds of commercial fertilizer to when poultry is being disposed of, and niunication with better markets, better think only of getting rid of them in the (luickest and easiest way possible. ' There are comparatively few cx- in Canada, as a rule, has not been encouraging to that system. But Profes.'sor Zavit/, .says to sow this early the acre. \ good fertilizer for .straw- in May. The oats and the Early Am- berries should analyze about 2 to 3 her sugar cane can be drilled in percent, ammonia, 8 to 12 percent. through the regular grain drill and the phosphoric acid and 4 to percent. clover sied through the grass and pota.sh, if it can be purchased. This clover seeder attachment of the grain analysis is suitable for a good sandy drill. At Guelph this mixture has loam soil. If the ground is extra farmers could make considerably more been found to be ready to carry cat- j thin and manure is not available a lit- \ revenue from poultry if they would tie liitc in Juno. This pasture has tie more ammonia shouhi be used in take even ordinary care in the prepara- ci.rrie<l more than pne steer to the the fertilizer and more pounds to the tion. acre anil in lUI 1 was successfully used acre applied. | Preparation â€" Its Value. to maintain milk cows. If this ma- 1 The ground should be plowed late in i The time it takes to prepare pro- prices may be receiviKi by the produc er and more satisfaction given to the consumer, but the first step is for the elusive poultry plants, and experience producer to produce a higher and more uniform quality, for all producers. L\TERN.\TIONAL LESSON .MAY 13. whether their product is good or bad. Lp^^„ VII.â€" Jesus The True Vine- lose on any bad produce that goes oni John 15. 1-16. Golden to the market. Textâ€" John 15. 5. God does not will, it shall be done un- to him still, in that something better will come. Compare Paul's experi- i ence, 2 Cor. 12. 9. 8. Is . . . glorified â€" The tense of the Greek is a Tittle difficult. Pro- bably it means '"has been this moment glorified," or received. The time of fruit-bearing is seen so vividly by the Master (compare John 4. 35) that it is spoken of as already present. Even in actual time, Pentecost was very near. The above interpretation of the tense is supported by the fact The proilucer loses on this becaiise j Verse 1. We have another instance that it is used in J- hn 13. 31, 32. where the dealer loses on thei poor quality here of John's habit of compressing also the Lord speak.i of his' object as and he cannot pay as much for the parables by fusing the parable and attained. And be mv disciples (mar- good, for on it he has to make good *"« interpretation. Matthew would jrin)_A disciple who does not bear terial \~ not pastured down too do.se the fall if possible and allowed to lie ,iuce before it is shipped from the : his loss on the poor; the bad produce ^^J^ omitted the_ references in these fmit is not entitled to the name.' to the Father and the ,, --r-r-- - ... , , It.. _. .• 'WO verses to tne ratner ana tne n Hath 1 ell spent. No matter has already cost for transportation gon, and added the exposition at the r„,:,. f ^'j.' sold, it should never be , which comes out of the producer; ^^A. True vineâ€" The adjective "true," the lord is s farm until it is in the these poor ((uality birds are retailed or "real," becomes here practically „, u'ine in tl Hath loved . . have loved- - as throughout John 17. peaking of his earthly life as Iving in the pa.st. .\bide ye â€" This it will form a valuable addition of , over the winter and prefi-rably plowed farm is time w humus to the .-^oil if turned down late 1 again caily in the spring and thor- ^hat is being si in the fiiU. Land under su'-h manage- ' oughly worked down to prepare a fine, sp„t from the ment a; outlined should be in good firm seed bed and to eradicate all the i,ejt possible condition. Especially 'S and the producer again loses by the "ideal" â€" that which alone answers to Trn plies" ''everr so" must ye love me": shape for next spring, if plowed j weeds possible. ! this true when produce is intended for decreased consumption. Not a pack- all the thoughts the eye of Jesus sees j^j, jg^.g f„r them miist act and react. fairly iii-'*[i!y in the fall. In the choice of varieties, the soil, table use. ! aife of dressed poultry is offered for '"'"'' Parable. jyjy [^^g â€" "Primarily, the love which <JucHli«)n â€" M. ('.:â€" Kindly fell me climate and market must be consider- 1 Well-finished broilers oi roasters | sale but either helps or hurts the sell-! „:u,".. J" .?*^".!*_P'*^.,T^^ , P'',*' I have shown, and. in a secondary how I cj'.n get rid of thistles and quack ed. Varieties, that under certain t.Qst less per pound to the producer ing. grass. conditions of soil, climate and market, than those that are poorly fleshed, and â-  It is quite probable that many a An.<v.er:- The killing of thistles and may prove profitable, may 2. In me â€" This parable may ! sibly be the starting point of the high- gg^.g, the love which I inspire. So !y concentrated phrase "in Christ, ...j,}, ^is love in verse 10" (The New repeated in varying forms I. . ...«tc u.io ...... :v<rt. man tnose tnni are pooriy iiesneu, »nu j n is qunc piuoouic nni. luany a repeated in varying forms some Centurv Bible) fitable, may under they are much more palatable to the chicken dinner has been changed to seventy times in Paul's letters, ami v t h IS prove worthless. (.„„sunier. Though he mi-.y have to beef because of the way the.se products constituting the very kernel of his ^"- Note now (|iiuck gras.-i rei|uire» heroic methods, changeii conditions prove worthless. (.„„jiy|,n>r. Though he mi-.y Plenty of muscle, horse flesh or gaso- , In selecting varieties the beginner pay from 25 to 50 per cent, more per are exposed for sale and the producer theology. Cleanseth â€" Not by prun- line used through a tractor will kil' should be guided more by the advice of pound for such, as a rule the edible is first responsible for this and is the â- "»>'• ^i}^''^'' .'? in the first clause: it is them. The top of the plant serve.; progressive growers in his community portion really costs less. [heaviest loser. i° 3" Clean as 'fn "the Greek recalls mu<h the sarnc purpose as the lungs of than by what catalogs say. If his .^^^ j„j ^^.^^,.^ „f Marketing Drew- •"'fri"'' J''"'^"''*"-^ ''» .'* '* ^'"T' cleanseth in verse 2. The teaching an mals, so thitt if the plant is depriv- , land Is early he may find profitable ^j Poultryâ€" Its Uefi-cts. Though it h,-is been pointed out that whi,,}, j^gu^ has given them through- od of thiit vital part it must soon die. plants from the early varieties such /.,,.. . the producer might improve his pro- out their discipleship has achieved its Possibly nine-ten hs of all the dress- j^^.^ ^,^,, ,^j^ n^ethods of selling, it pOrpose for those eleven men: see ed poultry produced has found Its way ^^^^^^ ,^^j,,^j^^^j^_^j ^^^^j,^^,^_^^j^ jf^.j,,, ,;!. 11. It has purged the guilty. Each person who handles the bnuuhes from blight and parasites If this principle is kept in mind both I as ("re.sctTit, Barton's Eclipse, Senator thistles and quack grass can be killed.' Diinlap, Wai field, and lieder Wood. No oiii- method will work in all soils, ! If his land is late he will find it anti in all loiiili' !!•*. If the thistles more profitable to plant some of the are cut down :iMil I, ot a single spear al- Inter varieties such as Sample, Wil- lowed to come iiKove the surface, they liam licit. Commonwealth and liranily- must soon die from lack of power to wine. Just as soon as the planting breath in air iind ability to digest is finished cultivation, should begin, food. U<uall> some form of clean The first two or three cultivations cultivation is the best method either i should be rather deep so as to remel- with a crop or by bare fallowing. The low the soil Irod.len down in planting, thing to do is to outline a systematic All later cultivations should be shal- plan of altiicU ainl to keep in mind at low. The land should be cultivated all times the fact that you must keep ' at least every ten days and after each *"The'';ame"p.M>i.stet,t methods apply j ""l"f you will write and get the Annual basis, and too j.ften the quality was to the kil'ing of quiick grass. How- Report of the Secretary for Agricul- ture, Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the year I'JIO, you will finil therein two splendid ait Ides on strawbeny culture th:it go quite a good deal into detail icgarding liesl methods of handling this crop. " to market through what is sometimes called "the system," the outstanding feature of which has been the lack of system. The |)eddler or country store was the first handier; there was no encouragement to be careful, for the same price was paid for all, good , and bad. In some cases the pro- 1 ducer broke away from the system and shipped direct to the dealer but did not prepare his birds as he should. In many cases the birds were bought I by a middleman on a commission pr.Kluct even to the consumer is some- »"'' prepared them for more abund- '. . , ,. rru 1. â- . â-  11 ant productiveness, which is their times at fault Though it is possible ^„,y ^^^^^^ f^^ existence, to improve the quality delivered by _ - mprove the quality delivered by 4, And I in youâ€" Just so Paul is al- the producer, it too often happens that ways setting by his great formula stuff that is good when it leaves the "in Christ" the complementary "Christ farm is spoiled before it is eaten. It might therefore be noted that all ow the idea of love as a mere emotion is put away: it is al- ways and everywhere a productive power. 'To keei^his commandments not only proves our love for him. but secures his love for us" (The Cam- bridge Bible). See especially Paul's description of its energies in 1 Cor. 13. 11. My joy â€" Which was his already- even before he "endured the cross ' (Heb. 12. 2). They are invited to "en- ter into the joy of their Lord." The word.s presume that they have enough of it already to long for more: to see a redeemed world has become a sup- reme ambition with them. 12. This taken up John 13. 34; its It"waa"no"figure"of speech, repetition recalls the story of John - - in his extreme age, earned into the ever, if Ibi- quack giii'-s is in sod ;l is best to plow (be >;round shallow dur- ing the surnniiT, say about three inches deep. I'nr this it is advisable to use a speci;il type of plow with a Scotch bottom having a real long grail':iiMy sloping mold board. This permiu (be easily turning of the sod. The next thing to do is, witl In a week nr ten days, go on the land with n disc and thoroughly cut u|) the land. You should disc this every ten days or Iwi) weeks until f.-tll v. hen the quack grass will be I'onipletely killed out. Don't count the numlier of times you go -iver the lanil. Keep .m going, go- ing, going uiitll eviiy ^jujir of the gras.s is killeil out <|iies(lonâ€" .1. G.: -\Vhii( is the coni- paratite f<H;<l \Hliie of oats rut while green and nircd and fed in the winter BR hay, cspcriall.v us a milk producer? Answer: The fo!lo\\liig is the analysis of outs cut in the milk stage: Oats cut ill milk stage and fed as h-- in winter. '3T Cn'^ ITI M:l„ 1 l.i> ,-, T S 9 Hi Hi 2.8 oatM. tlo- • Iralii 1" 4 :i Z 1 1.4 1" N t>'.i 4 4 S It is .seen from tlic above Bnaly:<is that oal.-i 111! in the (.'reeii sti'ge make a very good feed fm nil classes of livcstod.. They Khould not bi' fed May Flowers. The people talk of wimly March | .And of the .April showers. | Anil bow these two are sure to bring The welcome Maylime flowers. Hilt I am -lire that both these months Are failures as to weather, For every year they seem to get Most sadly mixed together. There's vuiii in March and .April wind; The snowstorms gel all twisted. Which makes it clear that Mnytime flowers Conie forth quite unassisted. •♦ t;se Ferlili/.ers Freely. It costs time, labor or money to I plough or spade up a garden and to 'get the best return fur the labor or expense it is absolutelj necessary to ' purchase seeds of the veiy best (j, mi- ll v. These cmi lie had from seed.smen not good and there was absolutely no grading. This system, or rather lack of system, in selling meant, iwid still means, a lov.-er net return to the ; hipper, because of lack of uniformity, poorer quality and numerous commis- sions. Fortunately such producers are be- coming fewer every year, but they from the producer to the consumer, are more or less to blame for the con- dition of the poultry market and every link of the chain should be strength- ened, though the wholesaler and the producer are the two most important. However, as It is the producer that we are writing this information for, it is his responsibility that we are em- phasizing. The Improved System â€" Its Methods and Advantages. Thanks to demonstrational work and to co-operation among the pro- have been responsible to a large ex- ] ducers, better business methods are in me. or pious phrase: for him the Master '" *"? e^trpnu- age, was literally living his human life J.^^f,''*^ •â- >"'.' "''^'-'r J-a.Vi"li; anything but. over again within his soul. And no- ''"'^, children, love one another, thing less will ever give real life to , XIl*. ^!"''V 'r* "^ '"« disciples of any of us. Except ye abideâ€" "There Fj*"''. .'T ^""' *â-  "«« .'^ay of teaching is this mysterious "property in the 'fL^ hitherto unattainable command, branches of the spiritual vine, that T^.'!" ''"a'' '°^'^ thy neighbor as thy- they can cut themselves off, as Judas ; "^'^ " ''frapare 2 Pet. 1. .. had done. Nature does something, 13. This great verse sweetens and grace does more; but grace may bereavement for multitudes of us in be rejected" (The Cambridge Bible), the horror of this war. "In thus 5. The vine--The whole vine, in- citing his own love ;is a model for eluding the branches. Paul has the their imitation, he intimates .... thought with another figure when he that he is about to give the higheirt calls the church the body of Christ, possible proof of his love bv laying each Christian being a limb or organ down his life for them" Cfhe New of it. Do nothing The verb is that Century Bible) No man ... a of Matt. 3. 8, ami quite possibly we man- -It is safer to vender no one should render "produce nothing," keeping up the figure. 6. "This is the parable of John the Baptist (Matt. 3. 10). "A metaphori- cal description of the fate which I awaits an unfaithful disciple. He Is like a useless branch which is broken off and thrown away, and after it . . one -the word man is not there. 14. Friends So docs James (2. 23) connect .Alitiiham's great name "th? friend of Cod" with his doing (iod's command. 1,">. Here again the case of Abra- ham comes in . "Shall I hide from -Abraham that which I am doi!ig?" A CABE OF CRATS TUB. W BI.I. PACKED OHICKBNa. H'dUrtcpn ill tills li,i-\ 1,111 ili.-N iiif well II .'.shed, uiiifoiiii 111 si/.c uiel ;.ai;i»eil tlnht. 1 mu.^t bii cx|>(Mii|eil in grinv lalmr cull ival Ing and tent fo^ the comlition in which pro- 1 being adopted. Conditions iji some (luce arriveil on the market and for the sections are greatly improved but the mil this Im- sale, even In some of our larger cities, provement must become more general i'i",at was "trviiig her best to eat a loaf and Uied to fly over the fence f these markets visited by if producers lire to get the returns with established reputations. To sow cheap seeds or seeds of doubtful (|ual- state in which it bus been exposed for work has only started ity is to invito failure. After the seeds begin I alone to milk cow.-i but siipplemente'l keepim: the weeds down. Willi alfalfa hay and con- entiat-s in; It is very gratifying after a sea- the foini of bran, cotlonsi-ed or oil' son's hard work to harvest a large meal. Thi- chaiics are that better crop of flowers or vegetables of sip- results will be secured and peihaps a erlor (|uality and conli'inplale how larger qiuuitity of food ca:i be hnv- well the work has paid. \ested If the oats instead of being' The starting |)oint^'<lf success is (ii st sown alone are scede fielil peas. ({uestinin â€" .A. .S. I,.:- I um thinking seeds of planting a few acres in strawbcr- â-  ally with scaly as if they with CaimdH ! to get the soil well pulverized and in might die before the axe cmne. There I deeply as possible; second, to sow good was not oiU' live bird in the bt tluii third, to use fertilizers liber- I'sing fertilizer is simlbir to till- liible after Nor weie th" ries for Hie uiarket. What is beHt soil, fertilizer, and xaricty pinni and llii' b<-sl lime tn bfgln? detailed answer will obligf^ the of A one could relish on seeing it as it was. deposiling money in n savings bank. ' dressed birds much bcttir. Tiny .All the original deposit or investment lacked that neatlle^s and tiulsh thit is returned and the liberal use of miikis one wi-h he were carving one On one of these markets visited l>y It producers are the writer there was hardly a bird they ought. The demand for good young oi-'old that could not, by a very'stiifl' is steadily increasing and wilh it little nttention, hiive been improved, the price. Fifteen years iigo farm at least in appeurimce. Chickeii.s ers occasionally sold poultry fori! to were there in dirty crates, chickens of 8 cents a pound. Now dres.:ed poul- all colors and si/.es. There were old try ; ells for 12 to 20 cents n pound and in some cases much higher. There .seem to be few industries that promi.se brighter prospects to (he farmer than poultry maniiged on a business basis. Ill some sections fanners are 10- opcr.-iting, thus putting on the market a more unifo:ni product In better con- dition and at Ums expense; more care is being taken i:i the production and hens tlmt were lousy, hens legs mid some that looked gets withered and dry is consumed as 1 says Jehovah (Gen. 18. 17). Kvon firewood." | so here the Pivine Krieiidshin is 7. Observe how this illuminates marked by Christ's taking Iheni intc prayer, which is not mere netltion. but confidence. That he would no long- n vital harmony with God. Such er call them 'bondsmen" did not pre- uiiioii with (iixl in Christ will make it vent them from claiming thut title as impossible to ask what is out of ac- a glory; thus James 1. 1, Phil. 1. 1, cord with the Will, except in the spirit' etc. Compare the phrase in a tine old of Jesus in Cethsemane. If a man I prayer, cui servire regnare e.^t, (bus blessed does ask somethii'g that "whose slaves are kings." hen only ruffled up her feathers, as usual, and started at the big dog; hut he did not mind that. ''If you will not give me a piece, I will take it all." he said, as he started toward the big l.iaf. 'Ihe old hen seized the loaf of bread in her mouth and st:uted on a run, but the dog could outrun her. She saw that she would have to do some- thing quick, so she spread her wings But of bread that was almo.st as big as just as she got to the top of the ("ence she was. It was far more than she a little bird pecked at the loaf; and needed for herself. away it w( nt tuinldiiig biick to the The old hen only ri'fflod U|) her fea- ground; and in her fright, instead of (hers ami ducked something tb;it landing on the fence, she fell eight into poor, a barrel of water close by. The old hen called the ci.t to help your her, she called the dog to help her, But and she even pleaded, "() little bird, I am about to drown." crs, took her big loaf and turned off *'fhey all worked a." hard ns they to one side where she thought she , could to get her out, but thev cciild The Foolish Hen. "I'lease give me a piece of your bread," said the cat to theXold h-ii could not be understood, so the hungry cat had to go without. "I'lease give me a piece of bread," grunted the little vig. the old hen only ruffled up her feath- please help me! Ifirlillzeis pays in.-iny times belter in-, for his dinner. Manv were thin and fini.hiiig, and consumers iut dis- would not be bothered. *'Plea:ic give me a piecr- of your bread," said the pigeon, as it flew down from the fence right by her side. The old hen was getting very an^try Answer: Strawberrie: not t.'lâ- e.^t than any savings bank. It is those that were fairly w ell fleshid criniinal'ng more in the quality they dy this time. She flew at the pigc on, not. Just as the poor old hen was about to sink to the boltom of th? barrel of wate.r. Farmer Perkins hap- pened along and took her out, almost dead. the The cat, the pig. the pigec iveily particular as regards the soil folly to try to make good gardens were poorly phickc The skin was puul vhich th«y grow; however, they without the liberal use of fertilizers torn ( )i blotched from scalding, somo commi siotis arc beiii;; eliminated and yard. .Sonic of the iniddlemen's and scared the Utile thing out of the dog and the littie bird all had a good will usually do best on soil that is and the he suitable f/r votacoes. They should nwnl. nnd th ntl some had thir necks dislocated, .coming closer loucthor, feast o(T the old hen's loaf, .»nd it was some similnr iniple- were bled, some had lost their h.-ads, the i,:oduccr consumer are , 'Please give me piece of >our a long time before she brctid," st»td a big, old dog. Thv o"d c.it another crumb of bread. Mf to ^.