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-t i i&./Farm (rop Queries ^fe^,S» â- â€¢-.â- '* , •Vl.-;t*.|^_.^.: fc^ Neoe»Mty proved tb« •>v»3' vbIuo of tbe back-yard u"-' Jarden. Since the com- meooemcnt of tba war thoDiandi of Csaadlant bsve learned by ezpericnca that eveo a small jsrdaa will payâ€" and pay well Make your garden the bif provider this year. VCGETASLES Bean Parsnip Improved Golden Wax Hollow Crown Laltuc* KonparellCabbageHead Do«t Detroit Dark Red A«t«r Seleot Comet, Mixed Colors Sweat WiUiatn Finest Mixed Sweet Atyssum For Borders Radish French Breakfast Garden Peas Improved Stratagem FLOWERS Swoet Mignonette Graadiflora Morning Glory Climbing^ Nasturtium Climbing Mixed Make your sslaetioa from the Ronnie Catalogue and hare the nearest dealer 611 your order. If ha caaaot suppy all your requirements, write us direct. A copy of our tool catalogue will ^ve you full par- tlenlars on (jardrn tools. Write for one to-day. AVILLIAmRLIN nllLuMlTEDa 349 POUTAOK AVE. WINNIPEG. MAN. A1.80 AT TOKO.NTO MO.NTHCAl. VA-NCOUVEB but because of neglect or improper i pint of boiling water over half a tea- treatment often loses its birthright. ] spoonful of borax and a heaping tea- Many a womun w-ith a muddy com- 1 spoonful of powdered sulphur. I let plexion or a wisp of hair that she this cool and moisten the child's has to supplement with switches, if scalp with it two or three times a more care had been taken of her i week. childish beauty, wou'.d still have lu.x-| Whethei- or not to cut children's^ uniant hair until she was very old, ' hair depends greatly upon their physi- and if her skin had been given the ] cal condition. If the child is well and small amount of attention it needed ; strong and the hair can be given the when she was young, she could have j proper amount of attention to keep had a clear complexion all her life, lit in good ^condition it is foolish to The same thing is true of the teeth. | cut it. If the child is delicate or the A famous dentist said to me not long i hair is thin or of poor quality it is ago: j decidedly best to keep it short unti] 'VThe reason why most people have the age of seven or eight, such heavy dental bills is because in j The best and most effective method childhood their teeth were not started i of hair tonios is good blood circula- right." . Ition which bring>s its nourishing sup- "What on earth do you mean?" I ply of rich, pure blood to the hair asked him in snrpTise. "I supposed 1 roots. This is promoted by scalp all children's teeth were started in : niassaige which stimulates the nerves the same way." j of the scalp. When the hair falls out "Not at all," he reiplied. "Some i more than it should and does not ap- children are given a splendid chance ; pear to grow properly, certaiin pure , for a sound, pei-manent set of second â-  lotions rubbed on the scalp are often Conducted by Professor Henry G. Bell The object of this department is (u place at the mt* ♦Ice of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledgod â-  uthorily tn all subjects pcrtain.ng to suiU and crops. Address all Kjucrtions to I'rofi-Ksor Henry G. Hell, in earc of The Wilsun PublishiDc Company, Limited, Toronto, and anNwere will appear in tnis|^oIumn in the order in which they are received. When writing kindly mention this paper. As spare is limited it is advisable when im- mediiite reply is necessary that a stamped and eddrcHsed envelope i^e enclosed with the que<4ioii. whe'- the anawt^r will be ..^uilcd direct. •••i- The UuMiness of Farming. â€" VI. How to know what to use.- (Continued.) -We do not wish to prolong the discussion of the point beyond valuable informat^.on, but we have re- ceived so many enquiries bearing on the analysis of the soil within the last few months that it seems time that this point was clearly stated so that men who are anxious in improve their soils would not be working along unproductive lines. In fact, we have heiird of men going into fields and ela.ming that they caii make a, ready chemical analysis of the soil and tell the farmer from the chemical analysis just what he should use. Our state- ment of the facts of the case show how absurd this claim is. We wish only to supplemerit our statement with that of certain leading soil scientists regarding this feature. . What Analyses Can and Cannot Show. It must not be understood that these 3G6 analyses will give all the information needed about Iowa sails and how to deal with them. Chemical analyses cannot do that. For instance, they cannot .show just what fertil- izers are necessary and in exactly what amount they should be applied. 1 his IS true mainly because chemical analyses merely show what elements the soil contains and cannot show how much of those elements is available for plant food and how much is unavailable as previously painted out. Chemca! analyses may bhow that two soils contain the same amount of phosphorus, but m one enough of the phosphorus may be available to insure goad crops an<l in the other so little as to insure crop failure, and chemical analysis will not show that difference."â€" W. H. Stevenson Prof of Soils, Iowa State College of Agriculture. ' Fertilizers and Crops. "It wa.s formerly thought that a chemical analvsis of any soil would readily furnish information regarding the amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassum, which would enable one to know whether any of the^e con- Etituent.s w-as lacking and to what extent, if any, one nee<led to add to the soil the deficient constituent or constituents in order to insure an abundant crop. It IS not difficult for a trained analytical chemist to determina the amount of each plantfood constitucrtt in a soil, showing the total amounts held as a store for the future, but such results furnish no information as I to how much of the.=e total amounts as immediately available for crops' 5^°''^ •, •, o- .-, '^^*^ "^''"^^ ^'^'"^ «>f soil analysis in determining posi- 1 lively and definitely the plantfood needs of the soil has been and is still' a matter of dispute. All agree that the results of soil analysis are nega-| tively helpful in enabling one to reach conclusions, when lit is shown that the total amount of any plantfood constituent is present in very small amount or wholly absent. However, there appears to be no general agree- \ menl as to what shall be regarded as the lowest amount of any particular plantfood constituent calling for special addition to meet crop growths" \an Slyke in his book, "Fertilizers and Crops," page 408. I Dr. A. D. Hall, late Director of Rotham.sted Kxperrment Station, Eng-' land, in a report before the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1310, page .'iS.'i, in speaking of the soil survey, which he was con- ducting, states as follows: "Mechanical analysis is considered the mo.st important of the various determinations made in the course of soil analysis,! and It is beVeved that for agricultural piirnoses the size of the soil particles' I IS more significant than their actual composition. This is emphasized by the' controlling mfiucnco of the size of particle upon available water supply and tillage." ^^ " New it i.s hot our purpo.so to make a lot of destructive statements and leave nothing constructive, hence we ask the question again, "How shall a man know what to use?" It is now general knowledge that certain types of soil contain characteristic supplies of plantfood as noted by the tables given previously. Thiis is true the world over. It is furthermore well i i r .u -i-. . /•. ,, r .i-. . r - i ' i .- , , . known that farm crops have their own characteristic individual nPA?Uf!vr "*^*''''' °* ^}^^ "PP*" The most profitable fertility management of your soils the permanent set will not be strong 1 starting the plowing. - â-  - - - ,""'^^' "ecus tor,, s not a thing for snap j^^^^^^ Do not be mi^slwl by anyone that clainw ^nj .^^^ite and the gums may not be | horses, especially heav MY CHILD'S GOOD LOOKS Little People Have a Right to Beautiful Bodies. By JE.ANNE MARIE DUPONT. Every child has the right to a healthy body, a good skin and thick glossy hair and the average little one is endowed with all these blessings the growth of the hair provided the child's health is good. For <landruff on a child's hea<l I vse a simple lotion made by pouring one Ganada's Best Poultry Fonoing The ibut-in xiid sbut'out Fcncins â€" a poultry fence fitruiig enoueb toiriili^lanil the combinsd wetgbt of iwo bt£ lionri. An>l that wilhntit a Top or bottom board cither. Our lock is tbe Brcret i ^ai its itrcnxt(i-^a real protection to lar^e fowls and little cbicki too. If you are iiitereated in iucbjj "^:' (encinr. write* u«. Alk fur our literature. Wc alM) manufacture fariD fence and otiiameaul fenc-J^ Ing :.nd Kate9. DiMin ntarlj iitrytuhin. Lhe aztnlt u.jnUd in ttnatiignitl tirritary, THE BANWELI^HOXIE WIRE FENCE CO.. LTD. Winnipeg, Man. ^ y .Hamilton, Ont. teeth, while others are foredoomed to spend their lives paying dentist's bills. It all depends on the he bits insisted on by their parents when they are tiny tots." "The most important one is that of keeping the teeth scrupulously clean and beginning this even Ijefore the first teeth appear. Bahy's gums should be washed daily with a solu- tion of weak borauic aciid, applied on a bit of absorbent cotton or a soft a great help. When the hair is very dry it indicates that some sort of lubricant is needed to supply the natural oil that is lacking. Any purr oil can be used for this. Hair that is too oily is caused by the over activity of the Oiil glands oi the torpid condition of the mu'scles and glands of the scalp. Massage ob- viates this condition with the addition of a little pure witch hazel used on the scalp until the hair is nonnally piece of clean linen wrapped around 'â-  dry. In children, however, most cases the mother's little finger. "This should ' of oily hair are caused by insuffid'int be thrown away and a fresh piece of • .sham;pooing. If the hair of young material used every time. When a children is v/ashed once a week and number of teeth have been cut, a cnce every two weeks v,"hen they are very small, soft brush should be pur- 1 of school age, there will be no troublei^ chased and some antiseptic tooth | with oilincss. powder or else a tooth paste with a pleasant taste, and the teeth should be most carefully scrubbed with that, taking care not to hurt the tender gums of childhood. "When the child is about three years old, he can be easi'^^ taught to care for his own teeth. If it is made an invariable rule that the teeth shall be brushed night and morning, this habit will continue through life to the great advantage of the appearance. It is better still to insist on their be Every child, boy as well as girl, haS a right to good looks, and Mother should do everything in her power to. secure them. r From an economical point of view, it is best not to crovv^ the horses when first boginning thL' ispring work. If they get tired out, nothing will re the various constituents of plantfood. following table These are concisely shown in the bit of stock manure obtainable in the best wav possible and lime hii soil , t £â-  i i sufficiently often in order to keep the reaction right and shotrid supplement ' ing brushed after the noonday meal store them except a tew days com- the jilantfood when I'.n his soils with fertilizers buited in analysis to make as well. plete rest. up for the charaetenistic weakness of his soils and to meet the specials "If the first teeth are not cared for, ] Especial care must be given ir. . It worries to trav- Farm Crop Reqiurenicnts. AVAILABLE PLANTFOOD. Nitrogen (ammonia) CROP. 1*otatoes, mangels, car- rots, sugar beets.... Good supply Turnips Small supply Wheat, oats, rye, barley Fair supply Corn (husking) Small supply Corn (silage) Fair supply Meadov.'s, paitures and foJder crops Good supply Phos|)horic Acid Medium Abundance Abundance Abundance Abundance Potash Abundance Small supply Small supply Small supply Small supply Medium Small supply he can tell you exactly what to do. Improve by the fund of experience which has been accumulating for the last 100 years. Tfie use of fertilizers is by no means a new practice; it has been largely instrumental in the production of food for intensely populated Europe. It has for the last 50 years been growing in its importance on the American continent as a means of operat- ing North American farms nA)st profitably. (To be CDntinued'.) (5Poi/i If the litter in the poultry house is damp and dirty it should be cleaned -«C "@ © Last fall several farmers were dis- cussing the prolilem of how to feed healthy. Dental floss should be slip- ped between a child's teeth lif they are close together to remove any par- ticles of food that may have lodged there, for this will quickly cause de- cay. And any indication of tartar should be at once destroyed by dip- ping an orangewood stick in powder- j horse sweats, particles of dust col- vy ones, el over newly plowed or uneven ground. Frequent short rests j;elieve the worry and prevent the horses from becoming overheated. The harness must be given careful attention to prevent the forming -of galls and sores. Wherever it rubs, the ed pumice-stone and gently scrubbing the teeth with this, taking care to rin.5e the mouth well after the op- eration." "Doesn't that hurt the enamel?" "Not at all lif it is carefully done. lect, and by pressure of the harness cut into the skin, forming sores. 11 not taken care of they boconic so seri- ous as to necessitate laying off work. A good plan is to have clean watei and a sponge handy, and to wash iind dry the places ibefore putting on the out and fresh straw replaced. This : their cows profitably with the present ' No nia**<.i- ulvif cni.r/.,. 11,1= „1 „tf 1 r I , . * ' ' will help to keep the hens busy until high prices of all m'll feeds. Onel iNo niaaei v.nat .source inis plantfood comes from whether frnm fhn .. â-  , , .i _ i i • â-  , • , - toil, frt in manure, cr from fertilizers, the crops must have ,it and that in spring days when they can range man suggested, in a joKing way, that. But if the child is very small I should •< harness again. A waoh of equal parts abundant supply, if thoy are to make largest growth and produce fruit â-  ''^^'*'*''^' ^^"® "^ *'^® '"'''â- '® '''^'"'^ m since we were having so man> wheat- i advise using powdered chalk instead ' of tincture of myrrh and soft water, of Ijest (luality. With these two facts in mind then, the practical business VO\i\Uy work is giving the hens, less and meatless days, we could 'of pumice. | used two or three times a day when man on the farm knows from the results v.-hich he is obtaining from his P'enty of clean scratching material' solve the feed problem by starting] "Whenever much candv has been ' the sores first start, w,ill assist a great !;!lf''!â„¢,„ti„ L?.!'_."i'>'' u. ''.'''',"':''??'' "f '^'J ^oils lis properly balance<i. If and it is one of the factors , in keep-l grainless days for the dairy cows.|eaten it is a -good plan to rinse the ' deal. I Antither thing that worries the : horses is to have thEia Jiitched • un- I comfortably to farm machinery.'TIiV ^ ...^„. .,..^ foreeoine' "t-ns on tree range seinom eai j â€" ..-.^ «......„..,... n,v.,i<ris, n. uany- inings are auenaea lo in eariy youi-ii traces should always be fastened at ' statement docs not mean that while every farm is "a'ii Individual problem ! ^'^''^'-hers. When they form this habit , ""^n "^ Wisconsin. Every day is a and the habit of brushing the teeth ! equal distances, thus bringing the the principles and practice^* of maintaining plantfo6<l mu.st be worked out '" the poultry yard it means that' ffrainless day for his cows. | two or three times a day is faithfully: single-trees and double-trees at a anew for every farm. If such were the case we would not got anywhere' something needed in the ration is| "Too many dairymen," said Mr.i kept up, a mouthful of pearls will be right angle to the way in which th^ the i^mlK^ lunl hUtnt^v nf".},^^,,,â„¢! "f f ' ''^''^ mean, however, that lacking. A balanced ration will often, Mic-hels, "are still of the opinion that! the result and the owner of the teeth ' team ds going. plir n eterminini fer iMitv nraXTwhlh Su"?^ T,^? ^T'' ^""T ^"^^^V ^^^^ ^^°"'''«- " «"« l^^" ^^^^^^ "^'"^ *«""°' ^'^ Produced without the will spend very little on dentist's, â-  •> to obtl"n best resCfts ^ P'actices which shall be employed m order fg^.ther-eating she should immediate- use of expensive feed. To raise all bills in after life." It is not permissible to To make this plain, supposing your farm has grown a large amount of '^ ^^ isolated or killed before teach- legumcs and you have returned a considerable amount of livestock manure '"'^ '•^'' habit to other members of to the fields that you are preparing to grow a maximum crops of wheat *ho flock. wl^T"''' "«« « , ''^"i"'-*'- ^ith a medium small amount of nitrogen, a^ If there is little storage room for it tLTrXm fromThrcnm''«.ri'i i r^''!,"'" '^™°""t "/ Potash, looking feed it sometimes pays the farmer at tlie piolilem Irom the crop standpoint and in view of the fact that th(» a i e \ i iaâ€" manure and legumes have made their contribution to the plantfoo< in the *° l"^ t u'" ?*"' "^ ,f ""l^ Po^ltn, soil. Now, if the soil is a sandy soil, to begin with, neces.sarily you will '"^^^ ^'^"^ contains all of the ele- have to increase the amount of nitrogen and potash. If on the other it is ""ents needed for egg production. a goo<i clay loam, both thorfiitrogen and potash, especially the latter can '''"* ^ mash will help to keep the the feed needed for diiirying is en- 1 The other day a middle-aged friend i tirely practical where alfalfa can be| of mine who has the complexion of, grown. It has a feeding value equal ' a pretty girl of eighteen was talking : to wheat bran. So, in feedjing, I , to me about the children of some supply the protein in the form of fniends of ours. j alfalfa hay. j "They have three of the dearest "After alfalfa hay, corn silage island prettiest little girls I ever saw.' the next most important feed. It; But I do not think they will grow upj shouhl be rememibered that the var- j good looking because they have a photogra'p) women in China. h ij SEED CORNAao..... Windior, vBV Smsz County XBA £. OBA.XA1C be greatly diiniinished in the fertilizer that is addedl No 'one can tell you hens healthy and maintain plenty ofliety of corn that gives the largest family wash rag. I don't quite mean, exactly what quantity or of what analysis will be most profitable under viigor. Many poultrymen feed the yield of shelled corn will give the I that everybody in the house uses it J'il';'l''„7 . • "â- * i'* u a ^rt"a °Ln ..^"'""J'ly "^ ^^^ PfobleTO. The ; commercial mashes throughout the best returns when fed as silage. Corn ' but I myself saw the mother wash all ' cSs nJresrt^: ^AA^ouVl' ^Ul ^^^^^^ ^^f t"^ T' ""'^ ^^'" ^^^^'^ '''^' '^"^ "^'^ ''' ^'"^ '"^'' ' dal application of your soil, leaving sections of the field unferUlfzed At i ^"^ '^^"^ ** ""' ^"'^ ^"'' ^^^^ * few .not make the silage wanted when iuirveit time compare the relative yields and from the comparisons you ''""*^''^ pounds during the hardest | feeding without concentrates. Be can ecsily adjust both the quantity and analysis of the plantfood so that P^*^ °* winter will help out wonder-; sure that the corn iis fairly well ma- it will return largeijt rutfi of interest on money you have invested in it ' ^"I'V with the poultry feeding prob- turetl before it goes into the silo." Farm tests should be muah more frequent than they are. The man lems. Where there is plenty of stor- The item of expense is not the only that Koea at the fertilizer prob em blimlly is not work,ing in his own inter- ' age room for various materials the objection th*t Mr Michels haa to r^'^- .^'^]!i:'!'J'!ir.!:l]Z'l°:!'"'SY'^^^^^^^ mash mixtures can be made by the ! fei<ling of ^centrales He p^i,£ that he does not understand it or does not care anvthincr about it Thooa x • »• ,» a , . - i are days when most productive farming is goin^trC out The^^ a satisfactory manner, out that many good cows are made] bed when industry and farming must work to each other's hands The plant "^*'*" ^ , '^ "° ^"^^ °^ mixing [poor or irregular breeders by the food industry or the fertilizer industry aim.i to render a tremendous service ' mater.tals, the commercial mashes j feeding of an excess of grain. Others, in fact this is the only basis under which the (industry can persist. Its *^"" * ^°°^ substitute and they have being overfe<l, contract various dis doctrine in the interest,s of fariiiors is that he should " follow a desiraWo * Kood influence on egg production | eases. when fed to rotation of crops, keeping up the humus of the soils, he should use every vigorous Successfu! Since A splei\^4|Gto^ .â- -tTt Ik ^'f Our I9t9 ciiteJodue is uows -for tfvf ojkit\g. Wrift todry.y-ihs Free M ,1o^a *^* .•jr-' „4,i^' lUft PjoMt MEAN 'SUCCESS ' ir^tK ir\ ijour see<lG mea^ns ^\fi irv. i^r stcdsmakA. Our 64 i/eurs off untx-okeix success spesJ^fGribe^T ».^ 7^ bre.l-to-lay flocks. It is not too late to order the incu- bator and brooder but the time is go- ing fast. The early hatches pay the best and delays in transit are very discouraging to the poultryman with quaUty eggs to incubate and no ma- chine in which to place them. A few days devoted to the building of brood coops will save time next spring and insure the mother hens safe homes for their chicks. Many chicks are lost each year because rats and weasels steal them from utuler the hens. Place floors in all the brood coops each night. This can be done with a narrow hinged board next to ground. If the small she<l-roof brood coops are used, either nail the roofs tight or use hooks on each side. This prevents the roofs from being blown off during severe spring wind storms. ^ It wRl be of interest to give his system of feeding: Alfalfa is fed the whole year. It is fed in the evening when the cows are on pasture. Then silage is feit in the morning as long as it lasts. When it is gone the al- falfa is fetl twice a day at the time of milking. During the winter months 26 pounds of silage is fed in two feeds a day with all the alfalfa hay they will eat, and more, because practical- ly all the horse hay comes from the cows' mangers. A limit is put on the amount of siliige, becau.se it was found that when more than that amount of silage was fed, the cows were not able to eat enough hay to batance the ration. "We have had very satisfactory re- turns," said Mr. Michels, in speaking of his method. "For the past six years we have carnie<l and raised a'.l our stock without ^ain Horrid â€" not to say unsanitary!" My children always have individual wash cloths. They are thoroughly | boiletl once a week lin borax water to sterilize them and get them soientifl- ' cally clean. I see to it that the chil- ' dren wash their faces before going to i It is even more important to ' wash a child's face at night than in I the morning, for if the little one | sleeps for nine or ten hours with un-| washed face the dirt on the skin ; works its way into the tiny pores and | this will coarsen the complexion even if it does not cause an eruption. I A careful diet, plenty of mild soap and warm water used once a day on the face, preferably at night, Chen i rinsed thoroughly and cold water , dashed on the cheeks will keep the skin in perfect condition. The care of a child's hair is very- important. Never under any circum- stances use a fine comb for removal of, dandruff or scales from a child's head as this tears the delicate skin of the scalp. Do not use a brush with very stiff bristles. Evei-y child should have its own brush ami comb for i dandruff is a contagious disease and 'â-  is acquired by most children by using other people's brushes and combs. [ Gentle massage of the scalp and a weekly shampoo wiith warm water and mild soa^ will always promote t.Zlff'X'Z]X> RABBITS &. BROILERS Better quaUty preferred. WRITE FOR PRIC^ STANFORD'S, Limited 128 Mansfield St. - Montreal U'-Jt^. ^ POTATOES 60 New Varieties can poaltlvelya b* grown from one I'aoket of Hybrl- dlzad Potato Seeds. Bvery hUl will be different. All colors, shapes and slaes. May be wortti a Bold mine. Don't miaa these rarest and moat wonderful of Seeds. Packet, with Directions, 16c.. 4 for BOc. 10 .for $1 00. with our booklet, "Making th»- Oarden Pay." HAWBY'B SBES STOBB Sept. H 360 Sorcaester 8t.^ W. MOHTBXAI.. QVJt. * SPRINC MUSKRAtS We pay the best price for Spring Muskrats Send any Furs you have. You are assured of oatistaction In prica au* treatment. -' ABBEY F 310 8t Paul In f- r