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v^ «'i^ â- <:9 .Farm (rop Queries lit.V,f mm Henry G. BelL ^ Conducted by Professor Henry G. BelL Th« object of thl« department Is to place •* *^* tervlce of our farm readers the advice of an acknovii- edged authority on all subjects pertaining ta soils and crops. Address all questions to Professor Henry Q. Bell. In care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, To ronto. and answers will appear^Jn this column in the order In which they are received. As space Is limited It is advisable where Immediate reply Is necessary that a stamped and addressed envelope be enclosed with tht question, when t^s answer will be mailed direct FOOD SHORTAGE SUGGESTIONS The Food Value of Buckwheat is High, As It Is Both a Flesh Pro- ducer and a Heat and Energy Producer. By Henry G. Bell, AgTonomiat. Euckv.h-at pancakes Kiay forn cereal and bread toast, while wheat i-ange.s around the ?2..50 a bushel mark. Buckwheat characteristics strongly recomraeiul this crop for cereal pro- duction . Buckwheat is a dry grain which can be stored. After wheat, corn and rye, buckwheat contains a maximum of food in a minimum of volume. Buckwheat is strong in both flesh producer and in energy and heat pro- ducer. It compares with wheat as follows: Percent. Percpnt. Percent. I'rotein Carbo- Crop WiLler IFlesli Pro Uucer). HydratcH. fHaiit and Enerfiy Pro- ducer). Fats Flbra .\M\ Buckwheat 14 9.0 58.7 1.5 15.0 1.8 Wheat 14.4 13.0 66.4 1.5 3.0 1.7 Question â€" M. A. C: â€" My seeding i taken to see that tlfe fertilizer does with grain last year was a failure. It i not come in close contact with the did not catch. Would you recommend j beans in the soil. manuring and plowing the stubble for j Questionâ€" R. M.:â€" I have about six- potatoes this year? Would It do for | teen acres of wheat that is badly kill- 1 beans where potatoes grew last year? i ^^j .^^ ^^^^ ,^^^ places, and I don't wish It was a big growth of clover, also , ^^ p,^^ ^j,^ ^^^^^ ^p ^„ account of manured, plowed under and Potatoes ^^^^^^^^^5^^^ ^j ^ ^j^^ p^i^^ „pjt â-  planted. 1 want to reserve an old Buckwheat yields from 10 to 40 bushels per acre. Buckwheat requires from 3 to bushel.s of seed to the acre. Buckwheat suits poor, light, dry land. It produces larger yields where additional fertility is supplied, 200 pounds per acre of fertilizer supply- ing one per cent, ammonia. 8 to 10 per cent phosphoric acid, gives good re- sults. This should be drilled in when the buckwheat is sown, or braod- casted and worked into the seedbed by disking and harrowing. You can in- crease the effectiveness of high-priced farm labor by fertilizing the buck- wheat. A yield of 20 to 30 bushels per acre uses the labor much more fi -â- .Trcj.- PronJem f CoTiducI^/ 6y- A'hjx TC./^^ Jhur Mothers and daughters of all ages are eoi dially Invited to writs to thl« department initials only will be published with each question and Ita answer as a means of identification, but full name and address must be O'ven in each letter Write on one side of paper oniy. Answers vmIII l>» mailed direct if stamped aid addressed envelope la enclosed Addret., .ill coi .- e^pondence for this department to Mrs. Helen Law. 231 Woodbine Ave., Toronto. meadow to plow under for corn this ^,j^^^,^ ^^ j^^^ ^p j^^^^ ,^^ pj^^^, j,„j year and will also have to plow last^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ wheat? Could it all year's potato and corn ground for oata j ^ harvested together? If so please this year. | j^U ^^ where seed could be procured Answert-'The land where yo"' ,„d how and when it should be sown, seedmg failed, if plowed up and then ,, . ^^^^^ .^ ^^^ advisable how carefully manured, should make good ^ ^.^^,^ ^.^^^^ buckwheat or beans be? potato ground this year. I would ad- Answer :-If it is not already too vise in addition to the manure about ,^^ ^^^^ .^ ^^^^ ^^.^^ ^^^^^^ ^„j 400 pounds .f fertilizer carrying 2 to ^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ I ^„,j,j ^.j. 8% ammonia, 8 to 12% aval able . >.^^ ^^^ ^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ phosphoric acid and I to 2r» Potash. : ^j^^ ^^^^^ ^^,^^^^ ^^^ j^j,,^^ ^^^ H| Scatter this d<>wn the drill rows when j^ ^j^^^^ impossible to tell whether you are planting the potatoes. A ^^^ ^,.^^^^ ^^j ^^i^^^^ ^^^^^ ^ood method of application is to drop ^^.^j^ j.^ harvested together or not. the seed pieces of potatoes and cover ,j.^.^ ^^^^^ ^ ^^^j^.^,y ^^ ^^^ them lightly with soil, and then dust ^^^^j^^^ ^^j whether the two wheats the fertilizer along over the hill and ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^.^^ I^ ^^^^^ j drU^s and finish the covering. This h';^^ expect them not to ripen to- addinon of available plantfood w^ ^.^^ ^j^^^,^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ year. Do you think it would be ad- profitably than a yield of 10 bushel.^ per acre. Finally, buckwheat should be sown later than corn and the smaTl grains. It is therefore an excellent crop for "filling in" where other crops fail. Buckwheat is quoted in Chicago at $3.20 per bushel. V Buckwheat Strong Points. Strong food is corhpact volume. Food suited to storage, therefore, valuable for export. Thrives on comparatively poor soil. Makes quick and reasonably large returns. May be planted later than other crops; hence can be used to fill in "where other crops fail." Buckwheat matures in less than 100 days. give the crop a strong, vigorous start. ; This land would do well for beans,. .\n that is necessary to do INTERNATIONAL JUNE 3. L -:SSON also. Question â€" R. E.:â€" I have a piece land that ha.^ been run for years with- out clover or manure. This land is quite sandy and contains practically no humus. Now, if I apply 12 good loads of manure to the acre, which would be the most profitable crop for me to raise, com or potatoes? 1 raised °"'V. K*^!' 'u" '" '"=^""'* ^" "" Lesson X.-Je8U« Betrayed and Denied absencS from Calvary would be to harrow or disk up the^ _^^^^ ^^_ ^^^^^' ^,^^^^^ ^.^^ ^^^ ^^^^ „f Motives, ran into record that they all forsook him and fled, which 5Iark places aftar his words. "But let the scriptures be ful- ' filled." 9. The Evangelist sees the Master purposed to keep his disciples out of temptation, that he might deliver them from evil and keep them for his work. We must assume that he made- them understand it was his will that they should hide from a very real danger: nothing less, surely, will explain their The one who. - ground and drill in the wheat. Per- Te.\t â€" Isa. 53. 3. ., , , , ,„., ,„_ ,,-, â- . temptation unbidden, guined nothing haps you will be able to secure spring 1 ie.^iâ€" isa. oj. j. ^^j. ^.^^^^. experience from doing so. wheat seed in your community or from I Verse 1. Brook â€" The term implies First he endangered himself and his some of the elevator men. â€" iJnless a ravine that was dry except to the comrades by hewing at Malchus's you are able to get it close at hand it rains. Its Old Testament name Kid- head. Then, to preserve his conceal- will be too late to sow it. In such '^°" ^^'* 5*"^" turned into a Greek ment, he three times disowned his "Cedars Brook." Master. Better have "forsaken him ace" and fled"â€" as Mark put it, who had tie himpelf probably done the same (Mark ill be too late to sow it. In such '^"" "a" ?«.<=" lurnea into a u: Lse, either buckwheat or beans will ™°^<1. ^s '' ':â-  '"««"* "f':'^"!'.^ ^i-o , ' 1 jj T_ * «* T •'* ffardciiâ€" An orchard in a pli ake a splendid crop. In fact. I^,^j^^^ ^^ 3^., ^.^j,^^ Gethsemane, case mak corn on similar land laat year that ",""'" »-""* «â€" .tâ„¢ •» â€" -â€"-•---, scene 01 tne agony, wnicn Jonn does 14. ^^I. Vt thoseâ€" See John 17. 12. LJT. fiO^ntJ- to tL acre with *^*>' "" ^^ P"* '" ""^ *""* "^ *" '''^ ""^ 'â- Â«Â«Â°'"'' *The N'^sw Century Bible). The verb is changed to the active; went bO "^ ,.\. '"'U ulj^ last of June, just so they have time: 2. Probably Judas went first to the there it is "not one of them was lost." manure. Wotild this ground hold ^^^^^ ^^ ^ipen off before frost. In house of thu supper, and then went 10 ease his master by a Peter fortun- , . «â-  I » .„ _,«_ . „,»ywi <:.iv,uR.. vv. ..^^.. V... ..«.„.v ..â€" ".- â€" ,-râ€" . â€" " "v-.v ..,.. Ha\-ing a sword â€" See Luke 22. moisture sufficient to grow a gooa ^j^.^ ^^^^ ^j^^ ground should bo thor- straight for Gethsemane. Jesus oft- 38. The earlier Gospels do not name crop of potatoea? I oughly disked or harrowed up and times resorted thither- This is one of the aggressor, nor the officious slave Answer: -If you have Pojato seed, ^^^j^^^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^.^^ ^j^^ beans | th« instances of John's exact knowledge who thought to pi by a 1 means potatoes would be the u _i ^ 1 i „ 01 oq :„„i,„ ' of the incidents which attended th ^ - '"*yj'« P'''"''"^ '".i^^,^" li°' 28 '";hes Jerusalem fife o£ our Lord. All the ateiy CBcapeu doing more damage. As ; apart. A gram drill with part of the, Evangelists narrate the coming of it wa.% he came very near being de- , grain tubes stopped up offers the best Judas. John only remembers that tected (verse 26) and suffering for it. ; means of planting the bean.s. When . the spot was one belonging, it may be. The Jewish leaders were contemptu- planted thij way some fertilizer can to a friend or disciple, where Jesus ou.sly indifferent to the disciples: if also be applied. The best way prob- ' was in the habit of going with his dis- they could smite the shepherd, the ably is U> stop up the fertilizer tube ' "^'P'os, and that Judas therefore knew flock would be finally scattered! Dan- If you have to buy potato â- ; ^1 ^l eontaininir the ^^° place and knew that he would ger to them came rather from the mob .._* __!„.. :» K„ ™„^» u cw ij. b I â€" -bably find them there (The Handy that followed. most profitable crop for you to grow on the land in question. I would re- commend adding fertilizer to the man- ure, as per answer to M. A. O. Under normal conditions you should not have any trouble from lack of moisture. "Reader":â€"!. En-ffs .should be pre- served in water gla.ss diirino; March, -April, May and June, when they are cheapest. 2. Protect the young cucumber plants from the striped beetle by covering them with wire net- ting. Spray with Bordeaux-arsenate of lead as soon as the plants appear; again at the appearance of the third leaf and a third time before the plants begin to form runners. See that the spray strikes under the leave.s as well as on top. For the cabbage worm, dust with tobacco dust, pyrethrum, hellebore or spray with arsenate of lead or powder with dry arsenate. I "Enquirer":â€" Balfour is pronounced Bal â€" as in balance â€" foor. It is very hard to convey the exact pronouncia- tion of Joffre by phonetics, but the J ; is soft and the re is hardly sounded at all; it is almost as though it was j written Joff, with the ffs a mere ibwath. Viviani is pronounced • Viv-e-an-e. J. D. v.: â€" The following are the , dates at which the several nations en- : tered the European War: ! 1914, July 28, Austria and Serbia; Augrust 1, Germany and Russia; -Au- gust 3, France; August 4, Belgium and Great Britain; -August 8, Montene- gro; August 23, Japan; November 5, Turkey . 1 191."), May 23, Italy; June 3, San Marino; October 14, Bulgaria. 191t), March 8, Portugal; August 28, i Rumania. 1917, April 0. United States of America; April 7, Cuba. I A. J. L.: â€" 1. In the partly shaded location you describe, you should be able to grow lettuce, early or late cab- bage,'cauliflower, or spinach. Do not try beans, eggplants, corn, tomatoes. 2. Dahlia roots need warm soil and warm weather, so it is not safe to 1 plant them at this time. "School Girl":â€" The cause of the so- called "blackheads" is the clogging of the pores with dust and grease, which hardens and pits the face with tiny black specks. The first step is to thoroughly cleanse the skin. Every night wash thoroughly with warm water and a good soap. Dry skin care- fully, apply to the spots an ointment made of 1 ounce soap liniment and 1 ounce ether well mixed, and allow it to remain on during the night. Wash off in the morning with warm water and rinse with cold. Continue this treatment until the blackheads have disappeared. To contract the pores wipe the face with a little alcohol or eau de cologne. Frequently pimples appear with the blackheads, and when this is the case make an ointment of the following ingredients, 2 gri'ams beta napthol, 20 grams sulphur pre- cipitate, 20 grams potash soap. Mix thoroughly and apply to the pimples at night. This preparation may be used at the same time as the black- head ointment. Do not be discour-i aged if you see no improvement in your complexion as the weeks slip by. It sometimes requires months to gfet rid of pimples and blackheads. "Perplexed": â€" 1. A felon is an in- fection of the tissue around the finger nail . The constant application of a wet dre.ssing, equal parts of alcohol and water, may check it. If it pro- gresses a surgeon should be consulted, as the ififection may cause great trou- ble. 2. Worry can check the secre- tion of grastric juices and also impair the normal motion of the stomach. 3. Greens and green vegetables are the best source of iron for blood building. 4. The eyes should have a rest from reading and from all kinds of fine work. Out-of-door recreation, such as gardening and almost any form of out- door employment will be found bene- ficial. "Housewife"; â€" Onions and water will remove the smell of paint from a room. Slice several onions, put them in a pail of water and stand the pail in the closed room over night. W, A.; â€" Probably the reason baby cries when you lift him is that you hurt him by not lifting him properly. In lifting a baby, grasp the clothing just below the feet with your right hand, slip the left hand under the baby from below upward until the head is reached, supporting with the hand and lifting the child on the left arm. •ecd, at present prices it may be more ^^^ allowing the fertilizer to If,''" proftUble to rrow corn, but this you ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^es on each sido of the '-°" ommentary). 11. Only Luke knows that Jesus 3. The magnitude of the preparation healed Malchus. He got the detail made to overpower resistance was due to the fear that the Galileans would rally to him. Cohort (margin)â€"' Presumably the Jewish leaders had asked Pilate to put a company of his soldiers at their disposal, to arrest a will have t« decide from your own . ^^^ ^ â-  ^^^ ^eans. local condition*. If you seed it to /• , o u r .* •. u corn, I would advise adding about 200 , Que*tion-J B. H.:â€" Isnt it consid- pounds of fertilizer to the acre. ' '''^ P**"- Po'l'-y ♦» P'*"* ^orn in spreading it broadcast and working it around that grew sugar beets last Into the ground before you plant the y"r.»fonI> a light crop. rherea^ ^ _^_^^^ ^^ _^_^ ^^ ^^__ corn. It should carry from 2 to 3", ( <*» B'^W" *hich are desired for corn jgnggri^is character whom they would, ammonia and 8 to lO'^, phosphoric •"»<» beans- One is sod and the oth- g, course, bring to him for trial. They ncjj I « grew b«f ts last year, soil about the would be under their own chiliarch Question W A. C; I would like to ••">*'• Both corn and beans require (verse 12), but Judas wai guide. Note iret your ouinioa in recards to plant- ! ''**'' ground, which one will be best to how eager the Jewish coalition was, ' the high priest: the word is that of tZ K .„.;., hiiia ni.n»»/i 2B in.-h»a follow beets? each section sending its own servants. Luke 23. 49, and implies more than lag beans m hills, Pl«nt«<l Z* ">«•«••! .„_^^,.. r,^^^,,:^^ u.an. an.l r„rn' 5. We have not sufficient informa- mere casual acquaintance. Tliat he •ach way. Do you think the yield j Answei . Regarding beans and corn ^j^^ ^^ ^^„ ^j^^^ ^j^^ traitor's kiss was an eye-witness is much more im- would be u. good as if they were drill- following sugar beets, the US. De- ' comes in: this narrative is manifestly j portant than that he should be an partment of Agriculture studied U", independent, and the eye-witness who! apostle. Court â€" The quadrangle round farms and found that, following sugar writes here does not seem to have seen; which the house was built so the present writer believes â€" from Paul, who was there and in the thick of it. He heard and quoted those last terrible words about "the authority of darkness" (Luke 22. 53; Col. 1. 13). The cupâ€" John has not reported the Master's earlier use of this phrase (Mark 14. 36). 15. The other disciple was the auth- or (John 21. 24). He was known unto ing the plants when they are la<ien with fruit. Another -lethod is to make a trellis the shape . a funnel, setting this over each plant. .\ barrel hoop on supports is another form of the same plan . WTien grown on a large scale field culture is the system practised . The plants are sot out in long, straight rows, cultivated by horse, and the vines are given no support. This I system may be used also in small gar dens. ed? They could be worked both ways and kept much cleaner and less seed would do. The seed is so high in price i beets, the yield of corn was increased that incident, which was reported by 17. The maid â€" Compare Rhoda in this year it would be quite a saving in ' by 12 bushels to the acre and beans 6 Peter through his pupil Mark. Acts 12. 13. Thou also â€"She there- the cost of the crop | bushels. This would indicate that| '»• This is told to bring out the ] fore knew that John was one. "In Answer- I am very much in favor either corn or beans could be planted "^solute voluntariness of his surrend- j the original the question is put in a .", , . /, .,,, • 1 ' ;„ fu. „.. 1 tu„t ,„„.. ;„ .,.â„¢or K^«ta er- Once before, the majesty of his' form that suggests a negative answer, of planting beans m the hill, especial- | in the ground that was m sugar beets. ^^^^^ ^^^, overwhelmed those who 'Surely thou art nof " (The New Cen^ ly on land that is likely to be weedy | From these figures we ought not to ^^^ ^ or where disease has been prevalent. 'judge that sugar beets make the soil - L'ome to arrest him (John 7. 10); tury Bible). I am not â€" Peter prob and it would have been so now, had not ably thought he would not be allowed As a rule, the yield will be almost as i rich in fertility but rather because^ he willed to be Ukon" (The Cam- to stay to "see the end" (Matt, 26. high as if they were drilled and fre- they are cultivated during the summer j bridge Bible). : 58) : it was a typical example of doinjf quently better as disease is not so like- the soil is put in better tilth for the] 8. This gives us the other side of the ! evil that good might come. ly to spread from one plant to another. I growing of the following crops. I I would suggest the seed be tested to ! would recommend that the sod ground learn what percentage will germinate, j be put to corn and that beans be put* and since seed is so high-priced, that . In the sugar beet land as beans do not the drill be also tesUd to see if it \ do well on freshly turned sod or where] Qive each calf a chance to drink wa â- ^91>ain^ plants the quantity of seod desired. I , too much fresh manure or organic ^^^ ^^ ,^^^j ^^j^^ ^^^^ j would also put on about 200 to 800 , matter is added to the soil. If about ' 800 pounds of fertilizer to the acre. The : fertilizer may be put on broadcast and worked into the ground before the beans are planted, or it may be put on as the lieana are planted if care Is secured this year , . , ^.,. ,1 What the cream separator has done pounds of fertilizer analyzing I f^^ farmers in the way of improved Tomato Culture. Tomato seed sown in boxes in the house in March will produce plants that v.'ill fruit the same season. Plants ready to be set out can be purchasetl from seedsmen. In buying plants select strong, sturdy plants, avoiding high in phosphoric ac-id are used on the ; ^^j labor-saving methods of creaming i ^'i« *«" "^^wn specimens that are fre c«rn land and probably 200 to 260 on : ^.^^^ ^^^ ^,,,^ machine will do in milk- 1"«»t'y "ff^red . Where tall, spindly the bean field, good crops should be Market In June. All roosters, old hens, early broil- ers, green ducks. During the first week In June, kill off, dispose of or reniovo from the Eock, the male birds after the breed- ig gea»^ou. Their presence In the flock after this date caussa a loss of a million dollars a year to Canadian farmers through the sale of partially Incubated and bad eggs In the produce 'ifhlch Is marketed. All old hens should also b« marketed at this date. body by their wings . Should the fowl struggle when thus handled, it is a very easy matter to snap the cords of the wings and thu.s permanently in- jure the bird. Poultry roughly handled lose confi- dence in their attendant, and loss of confidence in the hennery often has a The proper way to carry a fowl I9 to place it under the »rm, the head ' most available. pointing to the rear, and the feet held 1 Pullets that are stunted 4rmly by the hand. In this way tho bird can be carried for miles without the least discomfort to it or the per- son carrying it. In former years, the copimon prac- tise was to carry poultry by the legs, head hanging downward. This was a by poor ' feeding during the first few weeks of their lives will prove a decided dis- appointment from the standpoint of ttieir egg production . The most effective method for body lice on hens is the application of a dilution of either mercurial ointment bad mode and one that never wag used I or blvje ointment. Mercurial ointment by regular poultrymen. Whei) the | contains fifty per cent, of metallic head is hanging downward there ft no- mercury. Blue ointment Is a mix- thing to prevent a rush of blood to it, j tore consisting of sixty-.seven per cent. and it is the belief that many cases of! of mercurial ointment and of thirty- vertigo can ba traced to such acts of j three per cent, of vaseline and, there- carelessness . fore, contains thirty-three and one- But still more cruei is lifting the third per cent, of mercury. ing cows, which is one of the most troublesome jobs on a dairy farm. W. H. Johnstone of Moose Jaw, Sask., who uses a three-unit milking machine, says that two men can run machine, weigh milk and strip twenty cows per hour. He used the machine on thirty cows the first morning. K test of tho whole herd does not give the needful information; this matter of cow-testing is a strict ques- bad effect upon the egg crop. Besides,' tion of individual capacity. any method that points the lea.'it bit| sixty patr ms of two creameries in '"e phints toward cruelty should not be permit- j Pi-ince Edward Island averaged 884 i ted. Gentleness is a virtue that even; pounds of fut per herd, after two j hens appreciate. years of cow-testing these sixty herds! The mash for the chicks inay con- averaged 955 jjounda of fat; this is a| sist of equal parts of bran, middlings! gain "^ sovcntyone pounds of fat per' and cornmeal, arid half part of beef herd, or eign; per cent. | When WB consider that a five-dollar' calf may gri»w into a hundred-dollar j cow. it seems preposterous to send it ; to the butcher. Too many farmers do not realize; the feeiliii;<; value of skim milk. They I think thatliecauso tho fat has been re-| moved a much larger ajjantity of milk should be fed. As a result, the calves 1 are often overfed. plants of tomatoes must be used pinch off the top. This will check the up- right growth temporarily and give the plants an opportunity of becoming stronger. It also causes them to i branch. ' There are several systems for grow- ing tomatoes. Some prefer the one stem system ; one or two stems only i are trained to a long stake. This ' keeps the fruit off the ground and lets ^ the sunlight and air reach all sides of ' Beans a Valuable Crop. Beans have a two-fold value. They ' rank among the valuable foods, con- taining a higher percentage of protein than wheat or oats, and even meat. Beans are also of value from a soil cultural aspect, as they belong to a '' most important class of agricultural plants term?d legumes, which are cap- able of tnlring up indirectly the frei< nitrogen of the air and storing it in , tubercles on the root system of the plants in a available form of plant food for future crops. ' The last week of May or the first week in June is usually the most j suitable time for planting, although the time of planting may vary slightly according to district and season, but should not be delayed after the soil has become warm and dry . j Some of the best yielding varieties of field beans are Pearce's Improved T;'ee. Schclield Pea. Medium or Navy, Common White Pea and white : Wonder. These varieties require, from 112 to 115 days in which to reach the proper stage of maturity ! for harvesting. ' .After plant. ng, but before the plants appear, which wili usually be from three to six days, depending largely upon the weather, it is advisable to harrow tho soii lightly with a slant- tooth harrow or oven a light smnoth- ini; harrow. This operation will break the crust, destroy weeds, help warm the soil and stimulate rapid germination of the seed and growth of the plants. .A.s soon a.s possible after the beans are up, and can be seen in the row, the single and two-row cultivators should be used. It .should be the aim of every grower to keep the soil stirred on the surface. Thus as promptly as practicable after each rain and in time to prevent the form- ing of a crust the soil .should be stirred by means of the cultivator. The work of cultivation also should be kept well in hand early in the season so that little cultivation need be given after the blossoming stagp of growth has been reached . If you are looking for speed you aro most apt to find it in horses of the iMilor we call "bay." If on account of the scarcity of pota- toes it becomes necessary to utilize culls for planting, every potato grow- er should keep in mind the years to come â€" by growing a special breeding plot from select seed. No great harm i.< likely to result in pianl'ng culls in fields where the crop is to be harvest- ed strictly for market purpose. In sorting out the culls for general plant- ing, the best tubers may be selected for planting a seed breoiiing plot from which the 1918 seed pi>tatoes may be secured next fall. scrap, but the composition Is more or less dependent on the feeds that aro Another system Is to set the plants under trellises made by running iiur- \ row strips of wood along slakes about two and a half feet above the surf:ice Fish I'oiid I'or The Farm. j of the giound. Two strips are run Why shouldn't a farmer raise (ish about two feet apart, braced with as well as chickens? Given proper cross sections very two feet to form fresh water supply and reasonable a rigid frame or trellis. The tomato space for a pond, an astonishing plants aro set out under the middb3 quantity may be had in two or three of this framework and trained up years, 'through the centre, the frame support- A Question of "!'»'' "Pink is the proper color." the little rabbit politely informed .Araminta Jane. Thoy were having a most de- lightful afternoon tea. Dorothy .Anne, who had been feeding them dainties - bits of cake, goosetea and crackers â€" had quite suddenly decided to see whether any of hei- flowers were up and hud left the white rabbit and the china doll together under a large tree in the orchard. "1 am sure blue is the proper color," Arnminta contradicted, still very politely. That v.'a.s how it started! Hoih were sure thoy wore ri.itht and .ooon they made such a noise that a little squirrel came to see what the trouble was. "Brownl" he muintiiined stoutly when Ihey told him of the argument. A crow heppiiiK after a fat wornj, stop- ped long enough to caw, "Black." And he v.ns upheld by the raven, who hap- pened along soon after. "I'll go and ask the owl," offered the siliirrel after they had argued them- selves hoarse without coming to any agreement . "Surely 1 know, for she picked me out herself from brown and black-eyed dolls," .A.raminta sobbed. "Surely she must know that blue eyes are th« I best I" I Back scampered the little squirrel. I "He says it's a question of 'I's'," h« announced breathlessly. I "Silly, isn't that what we all know. \\ c mean the proper color for eyes." I Just then buck from the garden danced Dorothy Anne and Elizabeth and Ruthie, her little friends. "Oh, look at Dottie's new doll. Aren't her eyes the most beautiful blue!" ex- j claimed Kuth. picking up Araminta and dancing up and down with her. ! "But look at the cutie rabbit with , its cunning pink eyes," Elizabeth said, "Dorothy, w'nat color do you think 'eyes ought to be?" ! Dorothy locked carefully at the '.,ig brown eyes of both her little friends. "I 1" she started tu say. The little squirrel, who had been waili.ig to hear the answer, suddenly chuckled to himself. "iVow I Ijnow ! what the Owl meant," he whisp vred j to the rabbit as ho scampered j'ast I him. 1 Do you? .;''.•â- -•.