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^ t Conducted by Professor Henry G. Bell The object of this department is to place at the ser- *lce of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged authority on all subjectii pertaining to'Voil.s and crop*. Addreaa all qucb'tions to FrofosKor Henry G. Bell, in care of The Wilson Publishin); Company. Limited, Toronto, and answers will appear in thid column in the order in which they are recei\ed. When .writing kindly mention this paper. As space is limited it is advisable whi-re im- mediate reply is necessary that a ;;tamped and addressed envelope be enclosed with the queUJon, wher. the answer will be .nailed direct. JC^€^:xi.''t0 Xaoasie 2S±s^3fci.i^ Of uur rcniarkabli! Sl.bOO.OO anmmn'joiS. Tliia ia op*a Kiipla S;mp ami SaTur prlz" i-f>mp»iii to •tU ssara of o'lr iaitla;>3a3>l>l9 ' .-r t.rrviMUPiv CAajHPiOJsr" The tiusiness of Farming:. â€" I. Farmang is a composite business. It â- wrai once looked upon as the aimp'est cf callings, and thi-s it ap- peared to be when all that wiis nee-' essary was to file a eovemment claim j for land, to sow the sead irnVfTerentry' an<l to reap a bountiful hnr.-eat. How-! ever, the days of cheap land and vir-j grin ferl;ility are gone f(^rev£T and the tiir.e is here when Canadian farmin? must become mere and more inter^sivej if farming as a budness is to rank! with other lines of manufacture. | There are v^irious fnotors T.'hich operate from the oatslds and dcterrl m.iTic the .success of the f armer'.s ef- forts. The man who most c-leai'ly Misualizics thiesK- cartr jliing dactcirs and bejances thsm in the order ofl Uh«i?iv relative rmrortance, h the manj who nia^ps %ei»t returns on his money. 1 Some of the factors are business' mianag-t-nient, weather coTyJltions, breed itigr. disease an-d ir.se(;t cont;X'l. â-  Canad'ran farmers arc 'business men. Accord'ing: to the 1911 censxis, the farm i-nve.-'.ment in land, build- ings and farm equipment in Camda totallod ov^ir 3^4 billion <loir.'ars, whH'a if we add to this the va'uo of crops and live stock en the fann, it adds another billion of valaatron. Tliese farm vsi'Iuations have increased enormously. In Onta.rio farming equipniertt totals over on« hundred million dol'iars, v.'hi-'a sco.-k and crops approach a valu'O of over four hun- dred miiilion. Such an ."invstment is large. If the Canati'ian farmer is to prove his success as a business man, he must look to th? raogit effoctive use of capital. It is for thij very reason that an incryasin^g amount cf study must be giiven to things fundamental to ku-gest pi'odu^-bit^n. Land is tho basis of things agricul- tural. Ontario his become one of the most productive areas of the Domin- ion. Its soi's are rsceiving more, and more study, so 'that thr? produc- Hiivity may bo continued and increas- e<.\. Now, «oit is the rr^jduct cf disin- tegr.iting rock an<! decayin.'jc plint matter. Thie various itcHs lire attn> but^'ble to tiie inteiTnittent action of the forces whnch have led to the brealdnig down of rock. For instacce, the great northern part of Ontario is largely imderlaid by rock of vol- canic oirgin, in fact, rock of the very oIdb*t formativn, while that of the south ami western tuif of tho pro- N^inco is largely fonned C'f rock v.'hich has been ground down by the action of wind and waves and deposited by the waters of ths great lake tlmt must have covered this area. Vari- ous rocks vrave ri^c to sr.''l3 cf various typc^s. which differ in chemical com- position, size of soil kernel, color, wei'ght, etc. The farmer classifies thcfe rocJcs as samdy, clay, liimcstuno' lo.nm, muck or peat. If saffld is in evid'cnco it is c:ill?d sandy Iwim, on! the other hand if clay predonvinates it, is cl'as"ified as c'ay loam. Tho ;'in- pcrfcant iwint i.s H'ho size cf the loil kcrncL Dr. Hall, Secretary of tho Board of Agricul'iui-e, said T-^fore ths' British A«soc:':xtion in 1910, that he be-! Eevcd t'hat, outside of tho lima con-j tent of the soil, the iszo of the soil : particles had mora to do vnih tho f«rl-rilty cf the soil than ,the actual composition of Uie particle*. We shal'i see rea.'ons for his statement as the work progi-csses. Sir'.c of space between particflcs. Samly .32.49'-^ ^ Loam 34 . 49 Vo j Heavy loam 44. 15% j Clay and torn 47.10<:i ; Clav .48.00':i' Fine clay 52.00% ; The size cf tho soil s-pace (whit.-h is the result of the siw of tha sci'l. kcvr.cl,) detoi-min«3 Iho movement of i water in the soil. Water is so im- ' portant in fai-ming becaULSC the plant cannot take up solid mitcrial, but! must obtain all rts nutivmont (out-j side of carbon dioxido, which it takes j in through the leaves.) in liquid form. ] For eenminat^on tlio seed requires , m-oi.sture, heat, and air. H ar.y one \ of threse factors is removed th« seedj will not germinate. Or in other , \\x>rd3, if your soil is t.>o diy, seeds . which yoM pliant will not g^n•minate. If the soil ia water-logged, and air . is shut out, S€e<1.3 wiiH lie (.!onii:int in j it. Until the sodl heats up bsyond 42 diegrees F. the sc«d» of most farm ' crops will not begin gi\>wth. In order ' for tho germinated seed to proceed ; witli grov.th a!id roprodaice, thci-e j must be eililed to the above, plant- j food and .•sunligh". Thcce ar« tlie fundamental requirements of crop growth, be it of flowers, fruit, gmn roots or other cixvps. As Vfe saidv water ia all -important. It sftrves Vn plant growth in five w«ys: Function of 8c<il wateafT 1. To supply the living plant with hydrogen and oxygen. 2. To convey pkuitfood from scivl to , plant. 3. To regulate tcmpwatoro condi- â- Sijjns of till! soil- liTAPOKATOB. OsflU prlzru to 'he vii.lu« >'f SaCO.OO will bt- iLVanled la the Syrup .:oiitt-»l aii'l •4U0.00 m tha .Sugar. Entxleu can b(< niuil,' In «UhAr or !> th clossKS. Pull varticnlara to be li:nl by «-:ltlr!<r f'T one of our Hpei-lal "»rti« ConiDctltloa Olrcalary." This conieat ahotiM prwenully uppeui ro non- t'.sen of our "Oliampiua" moctilno â€" Ihc one ICvaporator jri-.ln)f loo% r<-.iu!tH. Why delay' your imrchiuie any Icngei? Duy now. outer the contest anJ win a Cxth prize, and thus rfduce cost i-f th« m;t<'!i:tio. The Grimm Manufacturing Company, 58 WsMlngton St., Mcntpecl, Que. ^y ilOUR PROBLEMS Mcthors anil daushter* of alt age* ar« cr-diiiiy Inwitad la writ* to «*-<• «tpirtmont Inaiait only will ba putjllsliea wan eacn tjueution snd its «n»w»f S/or/£si^ te-r; he knew it was wirtter because it " â-  tneans of iaentiflcation, but full nam* and aaaress must us givon In o»crt â- waa so cofjd aJid '^nill. Ho longed to, '!"*''• '''^'''f* «" cko sids of papar only. Anawsra wiil o pcQl Blacl:b<.'r!7 Btar's r.a£H!, but he i *'*'"?!? '""^ add;«ssed envalop. la anclossa. i.-o.. o-frv,;.-! «.i,,i D- • \ _ _- Vi' Acaroaa all ccresponaencs tor thia tlt^ii Has afraid tJi^^t B.ac.;'.)erry mig-ht, Wctaoin. Avs, TcronU, /-tment to Mra Hsian l.aw, niaiiad airsct il 2U 4. To carry oflf excretions from plan life. j 5. To give turgidity to ptont cells. I The amount of water required by crops is fairly constant. Various sin- vestigators differ slightly in figurss they obtain. The average of jcveral investigations are as fellows: â€" Amount of water required hy crops. One acre 40 trees gi'.ves off appro- ximatcly CCO tons wattr in one season. One acre grtiss probably gives off 500 to 700 ton3 water. ; Water given off per jwund of dry matter. -•Vverage. â- V^Tieat 292 lt.3. ' Barley 435 lbs. Oats 541 lbs. Com 252 lbs. 'â-  C-Iovcr 344 lbs. ' Beans 238 lbs. Peas 384 11>3. ! Potatoes . .,. 423 lbs. ' The water in the soil rises from the rormanertlv damp eoI by clinging from particle to piirlii-le of soil, ris- ing through the spaces that we noted when we f.^oke of the size of the soil kernel!'. This water which rises from the water tabic or tJis permanently dump :irea of the soil, is ths water which c-arried the rtisscived plar.tfood. It docs not entirely fill the space, but allovrs of ccnsridorabld circulation of Water is stored up in the soil by' deep fali plowing and the addlti'ou of pla.it matter, such as second crop clover, gTa.i.'!, grain stui>ble, etc. When the soil is deeply stirred in the au- , tumn if is in shape to cateli and: hold a masimuni of autumn, wrnter and spring rain and snow. In view of, the great amount of water which is; required' by growing crops it i.i very :mport.^nt that thy prs-'t'cal farmef 5houId p'ive careful atlentiou to con- serv-ation of soil watsrs.' The breaking of the soil surface by p'^jwing. disking or harrowing, pi-e- vents the n'-se of moisture to the sur- face of the soil and tlie wa^te cf valu- able soil moisture. Somstimcs soils are too open, hence some treatment that will compact tlie soil and pres.^ toget<h-?r its particles is dejirsWo. Thii.s is accomplished' by rcriing. A.=! a nvlc', rolling of the soil should not bo done, cipeeially on clay when th© soil is wot. Wlien a fiield is rolled in nio.-it cases the rolling should be fol- lowed by a light harrowing, so as to st"r the immedl'ate surface and pre- vent tlie escape of moisture. (To be continuedi.) Vt'hat Little Bear Saw on Candlemas Day, make a naiee tha-i wouM waken Motii- er Bear; and she woiiid say, "Little! Bear, go to sleep!" .„â€"..-, .V... .,._. K^^ ^ ^....^ „.. â€" L,ui. uiciB wuiu no cifjK^ren m ajr^ic. my nuo.cand s. How c;'r snowy world, the Grounai Hog we.".t Tlie ancient fcre.^t looked T^-hito and children like farm-ng'"' for a walk in th-s ar.a ent fore;t. He strajiga. Hugo pine boughs were Vi'e can never make t I .'Vn.xioua Mother wxites: "I am ter- will drive away your fears. Besides. j rornatrieken b€cauje my two girls, if ths little daug'htt-rs should not staj I Out of bed crept Lrttle Bear softily, aieven and thrrteen, abeady talk ^vith faj-ming, th-ey can stall !>e useful, , 1 wrapped himself in a, blanket and about 'when we leave tie farm'. All splendid women, can they not? Ear.y on C-ait^^emaa Day, as the went out to play wJtii the children; my people have been faracrs and all DoroLhea:-If you will send a bried round, red su.n rose to shme on the but thure were no Aiklren in a^fht. my hu^^band's. How can I m-nke my descnpx.on of yottr iviin, mt:n::^;;in8 iome of ths oulstaniiing features. 1 „ , , --,.-, , u 1 - - - - * "'•"- anyone love ahall try to find a suitabla wame. Per- vralked along E.;>w.y mtiJ he reached weigned down with snow, icidas hang-, anj-Jiing, dear friend! If you und hap-i one of ths following w^l prov« the cave wnera um Three Bears and crystal dear, out^Lle die cave, and it, your hu:;banJ show a genuine a^d to be just right: Valley Farm. Coui=in B.ackiberry Bear ware sleep- , wiA bitterly col-J. Lititla Bear walk-! enthu;cast:c love cf farm;T.g, yau Wheatland, Fertrle Acres, Homestead '''â- ^V u- T,T. • ., -11 14 i*^ on, iroofc.n,g r.t the trees and shak- have given your "little girls the lirst' Pride, Mount Hope, Golden Harveiil ' I think 111 pec? ;n, ia:-J the old .".Ti,. the «k»v frt-m his feet as he stsp- best s-tart towr.rd following in your' Dairy Far-n. Green Meiidows, Running Ground Hog to his shatlo-.v. He knew ped. He felt as if he were in a wortd foctsteps. Perhaps it wU be hcst to Brjok. Heart's Delglit, Plum Grove, hss snaaaw was traiuig aljng with that he had never seen befcrc; and^say nothing before them iadicat.-jig Ma-oierow, Sunny Slope, Cedar Lawn, him because by that tuna tha vnn was -suddenly he was kmely, so lonely that your fear. This may be but a pass- i Hillandalo, Fairvie^v, Elmhurst. shin,r'g bngbt. He probably knew,, h^ decided to return to the cave. ling childish idea. On the other hand,! R. G. asks for a racipe for trvtng tao, that It 15 ..!ov.-n m the books that-,: ^ ^^ burned he looked down for' ^'-'-^y carefully to have the c'llidren out beef tallow to use for sliortening. if the sun sh:ne3 on Cand.emas Day, ^j^ gj.^^ ^^^^^ ^j ^,j.^ ^^ some-^ee the pleasure side as well aa ihaj Beef suet should lie cut in Ema'l tliere t^tiH be si.x wee«;3 more of win- ^-^^.^ ^,^^ j^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ y^,^ ni^v-' work side of farm life. And teach, pieces and tried out Uka leaf lard. It ^; « -, „ • V ij ^ when he moved. Litrtili; Bear was thero ^'-20 to find the pleasure side inl is better if cooke-i in a double boiler 'I must step sofky, said the o^d, j^ fnjghtened that he began to ru3». all work! Do you knew this secret with ahout a pint of water added Ground Rog, "lest I waken my fnends, jj^ ,j^i^gj ^^.^j. j,,^ sii,vui,ier and saw yo>i"«i^'es ? If the farm has been in' wbL^a cooking. 'ATien all the fat ia too soon! ' I that the black tiling was runnjig, too, your family long, tell the little girb'cooketl out, pour off into a crock, al- So the old Ground Hog stopped; ^^ ^^ j,g ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^.^^. ,j^^v , stories of the old days so that rheyjlrjw it to cool, then pierce the fat s<;ft!y, peeped into tlie save .<u:id h:t- ,>._. ji^ard the ftiiaidjy voice of tlie oM'â„¢ay feel a vital tie betivcen their! which has hardened on top and pour ened. Huge Fa^h^'r Bear^w;is souiid q^^^^^j g^^ ^r,^^^^ i young days and tho days that are off the water. Si:et should be soften- gone. Tie them fast, too, by making ed if it is to be used for shortening by the.Ti feel Lt is their heme and tlieir adding' eitlier some lard or a small farm. Give them each a little bank j quan^rity of any of the corn oils or asleep and snoring loud Father-Bear ', snci-e5 that sounded like Kcr-r, ko! k-kearr, kol Mother Bcai- '.\'a3 asleep and snoring loud MdJdle-Sized-Bear snoo-es that sou'ivded liiko Vmtt, purr! Fux-r, purr' Little Beair was asleep, too, but he was net snoring; he was iradow! â-  3 yo.-ur "Little Bear, that'3 j-cur You silly creatun.', tliat shacc-w!" Buit Little Bear did not stop run- ning until he reached the enia-nnce to his cave; then he tuiTted round and breajthing s«ft Little-Bear breaths ! '-^'-'ked. Suxe enough, the black thaig tliat soundeni like Wee, hum! Wee,' ^i-is ncthing "out h's sho^-iow! | hum! Wei", hum! I Little Boar laughed at hLmjelf for| Ths old Ground Ilog smiled and a. iJlly frilow, but he w-as so ccid' and! lacked his sha-low away from the shrvery tliat lie was glad to cudxll-a cave, and because he was walking , down in his bed agai:i and to think I backward he st-spped o-ii a twig. The , about his adventure. And as he •was twig broke witli a loud crack, and 1 tliinliing and smiling and sm'-li;:g anid sfcTEi S'ntway Little Bear woke, sat up . thinking he fell asleep, and had an- in bed and rubhed his eyes. He was , other nap that was si.\ weeks along â€" book and start thtm out with their i vegetable oils on the m-arket. About oivn deposits. Get tliem into the one- fourth iwi^ud of leaf lard to every Boys' and Giris' Agricultural Clubs, tliree -fourths pound of iuet is a good Give them a calf to raise or chickens proportion, and cnt? cup of oil to every or even a colt. And do not worry! three of melted sutt should give ve.ry Cult;vate a happy confidence whiJh good results. I She was so cxdt- : ed and nervous tliat somehow uncon cow. One day she got out of th« yard and wandered into a lield 0} I grain. S..me boys set a dog onto hei Few farmers realize thv im;)crtance ""^ - ^as two ^ days before she cam« of regularity Ln feedjing and mil'King, '>'''-'-'^' -° ber milk. ths dairy cow. They do not realize : , , ^ , . , , , - -, â- :â- ,,, . , -n- , , ,.. . , , how easilv disturbed the cow reallv b.'*^l'''"^-y '^*'" "»^i»«>s contracted ir glaid thvKt he had ^^•akened ,'.n the win- 1 Wee, aum! Wee, hum! Wee, hum! â- â-  j^ ^^_,^ ^\,^^ ^ ^_^ attentkin several! such a way that the milk would not â€" ^ --â-  â€" - ' I years ago in this wav; wo were milk-' ^^'^ down. or sacred fie-ires, of those days, in '"S one afternoon when a strange dcg; This perhaps can be appreciated Egvpt, Canaan. Babvlon, and elbc-, '-hased one of our barn cats through n»ore reaiily when one understands whore, were representations of the ti'.e stable and under some of the t-'ia peculiar strucfjie of the udder. sun, moon end stars, statues of men cows. The cow th.it the v.riter \\-as Above the teat is a smad milk oisserr. and beasts and fishes, forbidden to lirae!. "A jealous God." The reason given' fcr the obsei-vanoe of tlvis law is that Jthorah will have no rival in the love of His peopl?. ^ He will not share that love with another gxid. | The law puts cmphacvls upon the INTERN. VTIONAL LESSON , FUBKL.VKY 16. ;U1 these art milking shut off her milk the moment ""'^^ins ^^o"' half 3 pint, and above ' the dog ran through tho stable. The* tl^t are lil-Ole canais or ducts, wiiieh hired m.nn remarked tknt the cow hf '^''-vido and 3;d>-d.vjde, and at every was milldng was holding up her mil'K. ui\-:s:on thtjre is what ,s called splunc- How did thoie cows do it? Thev cer- ter muscles. The cow iias a certain tainly held up tJieir milk, and did not contro'l over tht-^o mu.-:cles. Wnen give down sixain for some time after oni'^hlng occurs out of the ordmary Lca^son VIL-The Ten Commandn,ents i-t . judgrnent of C^d who has so the dog h.ui gone out. When the ['^^ ^^^iJ-^^^.r^^ft^Ulom'^S f I ordained the course of human life calf is taken awav from the cow she '-^r mjKâ€" not aii 01 11 oui some 01 k â€"Modus', 20: 1-17. Golden that children are involved in and suf- will frequently hold up her milk. In No^-v. ^\.hen. we abuse a cow, or fan! Te.xt, Luke 10: 27. fer the penalty of tlie guilt of their tiiese cases it is not an .vt of will but ^ feed, or fail to milk iier, or m anv 1. "A„H Go,. Sn.k." a., „^.J^±^ T}^^J'"',..^I''":L ="}'^ =»n unconscious effect upon the nerv-jway dither ^rvou._^r.AiXioru_ii_ "And God Spake." God speaks benefits of goodness reach out with the voices of nature (Psalms 19 '^.housands. to «us system. !doc3 somc.liing to her whi'.'h causes for a family co""^- Seven years a,go I started •with four single comb W'hite Lesrhorn pullets and a cockerel. .\t ditierent t'mas since then I have sent to reliable hree<lers for stock ?nd eg-gs, getting moi'« interested all the time. Finally I decided to trapnest, which to my mind is the only way. I trapnested a pen of forty, and all but four of (hem v/ent over 150 eggs each, eighteen reached thi 200 mark, one biid 2(59, â-  anc'thcr 2l(>. I shall not keep any for breeding that do not lay at least 200 esss. , ! My stock is kept in a houje 10 x 12 feet, m-iide cf clvapbcard siding, paint- ed white. "N^e ia-ide cf th? house is covered wi-th paper and sheathed with matched fi'ne. In one end is a win-i dow 2x3 feet, and thei'e are two openings in front 3x4 feet, covered with wire mesh and cloth curtains, the latter to bo lot tl-own at night or on stoiniy (lays. It has double dooi^s, a floor whi-jh is also d-ouble, with paper I'^elwecn, and this makei.? a very , warm house. My binl'si never freeze their combs, :UthouKh the tcraper.^turo fal'.s as low as 25 degrees below at ti'mes. " j I use shavings .and straw f»r litter, j •which is cleaned out as soon as it gets | dirty. Tiie droppiiiga are cleaned 1 every morning. I have frjnd I'lvat j sleanlii-e?s pays. 1 I scatter cracked corn, wheat, oats, j or a good commercial scratch feed in j the litter at r.'ght, enough for -their supper and brealtfast, so that as soon • as the birds are off the rfenst in the' morning th.ey have something to keep , them busy. About 8.30 o'clock they ; are fed sprouted oats, all that they, will clean up in .about ten mir.utes; atj 11.30 a wet mash, con^-istln-g of meal, wheat bran, beef scrap and a Httle | â- charcoal and saJt. I keep dry mash, oyster-shell, beef scrap and grit be- fore them all the ti'rae. ThD drinking fountains arc washed every tlay and the w.itcr changed twiee a day. THE TRAPPER. and 2a), and through the iips of His of'tl^se- who K'^oi"^!!:! X''h^ 7i^l>- ^%^ Y^^'Tt: '::'^^7t'''"Z^^^o^ senTints (Jerem. 15: 19). What Moses Comirandments. > beautiful Jersey heifer wh.ch had re- or a part ot it. An I mat iS "'« re*' spcke and wrote, in making Israel's 7. The Third Comniantbnent en-' «-ntly calved a-id was doing finely, son for kindness antU.arc and regui- laws, IS described as spoken or -wTit- joins reverence and sincerity in using We were so plea^^ed with her that wo ai--ty m tiie care and managcnion. ot ten by God. See again 18: 15-lG and rhe name of Gotl. It is not sweariii'c took her to the vllage : 31: 18, and compare Heb. 1: 1 and II that is forbidden, but taking Go<rs Peter 1: 21. name "in vain," that is frivolou&ly, 2. "I Am The Lord Thy God," In falsely, or insincerely. Compare the original Hebrew the words are ^^salm 24: 4. Tlie commanilment .is "Jciiovah thy God." Cempare Deut. ""t broken when, in a matter oi" sei i- 5: (>, and, verse by verse, the Ten 9"^ importance, as before judge or Comnuimiments as they ai'e repcate.1 J^'^J'- one takes God to witness by an in that chapter. Tir^ v.-as thg funda- '^-^'h t'"^t ^^ speaks or will speak the mentol fact for Israel as it is for us. *'""<â- !'• Yet the idt-al of speech is God ,;s the fountivin head of ail law that enjoined by our Lord Jesus and all justice. Ajjart from our faith Chrwt, which requires that a man's in Him anJ obedience to Him, no law simple word shall be good tin every would have permanent or hinding '^"*^' "^ good as, and so making un- \nalue. The so-called "Mw of hu- ne-essary. his Oath (Matt. 5: 33-37).' manity" has its supreme sanction and i ^'^^- f'^"' ^^^ of the Sabbath gi\'e5| authority lin Him. - premjr.cnce to this feature of ancient 'Hebrew worship over everv other form or custc;n of that worship.; 3. The First Comman.lment re- quires that Israel shaU worship i?.â„¢ '''' custcm of that worship.; Jciiovah alone. "Thou shalt have J"^"^' "'"'^r o.her holy days, out thas „. none other goda." Other nations n^^ "'"* ^'^ '^'~}'"^ highlit miportanee.l '" about them had, some one. some , "* "[fason given for its observance snrp YOOB The iJghest rsioe RAW FURS to us. no matier whtt quantity. We pay tha hiflhaot pries, also express charges. Try once and you are assured ot satisfaction. ABBEY FUR COMPAKY 310 St. Paul W. Montreal, P.Q. KefereiKe: ITanlt of Uooholuca. St Heury. In busincBo for 30 years. some one. some many, goil'.!. Israel must have but one. This law is the forerunner, and ultimately beeomci the law. of Israel's pure nlonothci_^m. Of tho same sort. in Deuit. 6: 4, 5, is the G«>od Methods _ Muskrat. | here is drawn from tlie stor\- of Uie . , , , .. , creation of the world in Gen'. 1: 1-2- ^t the foot of sudss or runs is gen- 3, but in Deut. 5: 14-15 it is the .-implc <?'"»'^y tha 'oest Fh'c« to t:vke muskrat.! , human reason "tlv,\t thy manservant Traps should bo placed in slra^low | ... -.V,-. ^, , „ lo 11.^ command ^""^ thy maidjen-ant may rest as â- well water and the bait h:ing r.";>ou:t five! "Hear, 6 Isi-ael; the Lord cur God is ' T Vi"'"'" J' .u"?", *!,'^^«>? •>« found iiuhes above the trap. A A\-ecd or 1 one IjotA; and thou shalt love the ,?' -^""^^ ,,° ^""* ^^^^'^ *"' the f,-3ce of hrii-h on w^hich is placed a I Lord thy God w.ith all thine heart, i '^l","'^ =*•"â- ' humiui reasons are not out: f^^ ^rc-ps of tlie best mus'srat bait' •" '"^ harmcny. The reiorence here toi...:,, .,.^.<. .,..,.-.. ,u. fastened secure.; float away on ] Tc/i place is ;!ie j -. „ , „ , ^ . 1 12-17. Honor to parents, the sa-.!rotl-, best for netting th© t:ivp; if th=s c.'.n-; Ihe fcecond Comm^indment is j ness of human life and of marriage,: not be found, a bi-eak of wood or should be made in oi-der to pro- he tr.ap and bait. j .A.nc-thor method wliich many trap- succesiful lis to build a mound of mud and stonss ; I in shai'low water, set tlie trap at the I augmented by 2!;'-r, while tho value! boitom cf tho moun^J un;!'3r the w;i-! bf this export business sliowed an in-J tcr, and then spriidcle a few drops of i and with all thy soul, and with all thy ' 5.^^f,f â„¢''-?>'- f t"e reiorence h-jre toi .;,, ^ .^ ^ ;^ ,j^ ^. mi.„-ht." Compare Exod. 23: 13; 34: ] ^"^'Z '^'^^ 1 "'?''!:â- " ?°"''* *^m^''°' v so that tt wUl net 14- Deut (•)• U- 7- 4- .S- 1') "Xl nrvH '*"'^'^"'"' truth, that i-e.^^t. as well as '-^ ^** tnat it wui nci. m;;My<Jl.her pas^^es • ' ""'' | l^W is a law of God's universe. the current A ^:c.te: „„:„â- ,» lo,^. vY.iiuuuumyio :» ness Of human life and of marriage, not be ri-.i.n.st Idolatry or the worship of 1 and the rights of prop-^rlv, are en- stone. r«W^J'!5 ^^"r" "T-"'*^*' v.'as joincl in the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Lit -a made ot car\ed wood, sometimes over- EiH'ih Comman.'mpnt*; T^o i^intiii . , laid with sheets of bra. s or gold, or of ^^,tids fX t^W and Ae u" h '"''f''^ ^'^1^ r'"'" " stone. Among the iimages of deity, covetousnei-.s. '• P"-""*"^ ^^^'^ tound to be veiy He fmi Board Says | ci-ease of 76^^ owing to higher pi-icesj selected miislnat bait en top of tlte ^ . „„ I received for the product. The United; mound. The mound should always ba aw3rm:m Ihomson of tlie Canada! States is a good customer for cur! a liliile above the water in order that Food Bo.Trd ia calling for the gi-eatestj maple product-s, wh'.le England and; the halt will rem^ain on it. The tr.ip pc>s.<..'i>lo produjtion of maple sug.or ^ France, when trade conditioivs are ad-Uhou'd be slaked firm-ly in deep water aitd maple syrup tlii3 coming spring. ] justed, will also prova good custom-|so that thomuskr.it will drown itself Farmer.* wvth maple groves mig-ht^ers, as Cana.Van soldiers Iwve intro-jin its Etrug<'ls to get away after be well prepare to tap an ujuisua! number 1 dMcevl maple sugar into those coun- ' ing onu^h; Send ycur RAW FUR St A28 Paul St West MONTREAL Beins mnnulocturew and not buying lo re. »cll KO alwiiys assure Ihc lairesl «i.-\ilii>a and theliiahcH iiii>rkct prices. Quick rclurnsl No piice list issueJ bul wo gunranlco to hold your >liin<i separate until you accept or veiact out ofJ«r. •* On(> man with three larire draft horses can i,o as much farm work a.^ two men with four -imall horses. All of our improved ni.i.'hinory reriuires an oven, Ptead'y draft to perform its beat ^vtâ- rk. and light liorws cannot perform the work with ease and promptness, no maltt-r how faithful they may be. of ti-ees. In the opinion of those in iries and a t^iste f the export business there will be a j aug'ji-atod, pi'Ytftta'o-Ie market for muple -styrup and maple sugar. Indication also points to a favorable season as the has boon in- Muskrat out and al 'I' should be cased pelt side si'oerfluous nie.it and fat When it is coiuidevca ih-.tt o;ir net' siT'vpcl oft' thoroughly boToTe •<h'f)- debt has inn-eased by da- a bi'.Kon ping. The tail shoold "i^e cut off as . , . . .,, . V • i''^'"^"** since the war, or SOO'-'f, every jit ij abjolutclv woi-th'ess, and need winter ha,s been meld and there « dollar of export trade Canada can d-- le-slv add-, to the ehipni.^g wqight.! plenty of m-oi-ture jn the ground to. velop h needed. The ro-adjustment Skin's should be dried in k c-ool, sh.ady! insure a gocd i-un of sap. | of cur finances and of our trad? b.il-| place, not exposed to the sun. When Last year, although weather condi- ^ aiiccs requ.'rc the utmost utilization' the skin is dry enji>s:h to hold its tiens were rest fnvcrabl;> owing to the of our agricultural reso.irce-i and tho! shape it is ready to ship. prolonged and stctdy cold and Uie maple sugar a:><l s.vTup crop, although; 9 \ lack of bright warm days until com- ' comparatively Email up to the nre.'junt. ,.. , . . ,. ,, .,, panitively late in the .^.^on to st.rt; t^me. n-.ay be grcatiy i„c,^.cd if ^^, X'^.^uroTorf if^'th^^ ^: spread or broken up with a spike- tooth harrow wi^.h the teeth set well, aS'lant. Th's prevents the grass from ; being killed out and wceiUs coming in' where tho drorft.ngs have lain. j inc;reascd if the p.ip running, the production o' i farmers realiw tha opportunity and maple sugar and map'e syrup showed: make ^he effort-. a con.<«idcrablo increase o\ or 1917. 1 - ' < » Castom-9 DeF^rlmcnt figures ? how j Only a mother can lick 'em ami- lo-.-e that th<> o\port of â- m«.plo sugar w«»i'<m «t the s,inio tiine. #: