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Conducted by Professor Henry G. Hell The object of this department i» to piano at the ser- "Ce of our farm leaders the aSvice of an acknowltiliieil •Uthority on all subjects pertain.nK to soils and croi.'». Address all questions fo Professor Ileury G. HiU. in e«re of The Wilsou Publishinu Company, Limited, Tormito, «nd answers wll appear in this column in the order in Which thej arc received. When .writiajj kiiidly .utention this paper. As space i-< linii(ed it is advisable where im- mediate reply is necessary that a stamped and adtlresped envelope i>e euci(.'t>ed with the que.;.tiuc, whe-- the au3wer will be .r.uiled direct. :... ^^'s-'k^^i' CREAM WANTED Garden Preparation. deeds which are prepared beforeliami by God as our sphere of action." Titus 2: 11-14. The (Irac-e That Brings Salvation. Here Paul is speak- ing of the conduct and oharnx-ter of true servants of God, true followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is coun- selling temperance, seriousness, slead- . . , ^, , , „ i fastness, lovo of home, chastity, self- water tube.s there may be actually ; ,„„trol, souml speech, fidelity even in a loss of the stored up mc-sture of ,^^.^^ „f ^^^^^^^ ^^.^j,,^. ^ ^ ,,^. the so. , unless the foliage of the , (j^.i-, 4,,^^ ^^. ^^j^^. , plant shades Iho ground from direct ii„„ .-hath appeai-ed to all men. teaeh- Wa are In tliB market for Cre»Jn all thruuKli tho yaar. Wn psy- tin- hlivh«st inurkpt i)rlco. In liuulneaa since 1906. Drni) us 11 llnii lor particulars. Mutuul Dairy & Creamery Co. 743-745 King St. West Toronto sunlight. It is good practice after thoroughly soaking the garden to give tlie surface of the soil time to dry slightly, then stir it with a light cul- tivation so as to prevent the loss of moisture. It is by all means best ing ur. th:it, denying unRodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, When Saving Becomes a Loss Many farmers throughout the coun- try aro not erecting necessary buUd- lugs hecuuse prieo of lumber and shingles bus advanced. In ovory section of tho country In l:ito fall and early winter implements are left la tho liuhl where they woro last used. This refers to plows, har- rows, seeders, binders, mowers mid other agricultural iiaplements. They It ig not the gross income but the net profits that measure the success of the dairy business. A person who wears good clothers has more confidence in himself or her- self. For the same reason a little girl, who begins lese-ons en a cheap, sec- ond-hand piano because her parents think anything is good enough to practice on, is likely to make nothing but a cheap second-hand progress. righteously and godly in this present' lie In the Held oxposed to wind, rain v.'orld." And so grace saves and and hhow and remain oxposed to those grace teaches. We aro happy indee.i ,if wo learn its lessons. .-Vnd while we ontnv'f ^" ?'"â-  ^^' *'"'''!t" ?/"â- â-  learn we therish the "blessed liopr" garden Lime c-n be annlied anv Sl^ '«.7'''['*^. «""' "^^"' ''"^h'"- ^h"" of the manifestation of God and -f. •a • " , J B'JruLn. i^ime c-n oe applied any sprinkle it during tho sunny part of ri,^i„(- <.« n,„ ,..i, i„ 11 ti . â-  Have you piepured your garden timo .m the preparation of the garden the day ; (-nrist to the whole world. That is soil? If not, immediate action is' soil. Early spring application at the, p,,m„^li„,. f»,„t. =„„,.»^. i„ *i.. t,1„ J ''^°. ^°P« 0^ ^^^ ^'"spel, a hope th.Ht 10 day. .^„ .â-  -c X <.-..•.-., - I Remember that success in the home imperative if yo,, are to -ot iniym^r, time Uie soil is being first worked is garden is attained by making plants results for this ye:ir's efTorts. M.-.ny posubly the moat satisfactory time eomfortable, giving them a siiH- gardens were dug >n the autumn and to apply it. Scatter the i^T-slaked ;U.le homo and suv,plying them the so'l thrcugh exposure to the burnt lime, or ^n-ound limestone or with an abundnnce of well frosts of winter were broken down ^ marl on top of the plowed garden and balanced plantfo'od. Neeo3=ar- into a mellow fine seedbed. This ^ work it mto the soil by harrowing Hy disease and insects effect garden packs most favorably, so that mois-^and raking. One hundred pounds of ,rops. but witli these and their cou- ture conJ.l ,n.s for the growing crops hme v.iU give a bensilcial application ,rol we will deal at « later date. IS as it should be. In many other m-, to a garden 20 :: 30 feet. a . stances, however, the g.irden has to ^^^ ^^^^^ ^j,^ question of how to^ be dug m the spring and planted j.^^^ „,, ^^^ plantfood of the soil within a short t me The mg point ^^.-^^^^^^^ mr.nure. This can be done to keep in mmd m this first step in ,.y ,^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^ fcrtili/.ers. Pur- preparat:on of^the garden soil, 13 that ^^^^^^ ^ g^^^j .j^,, fertili;;er. One air srace ,n the gart.en soil is h.-h!y, earryi.ng at leasl. 3 to 4 per cent, am desirable, Lut m ;y uo cimed to such an e.xtent that it becom detriment. ThcLC rasa'.t . monia, about C to 8 per cent, phos- a deciuea pjjQj.ig ^pij ^^^ 3 jo 5 ^^^ ^^^^ potash follow the .ji^ig ^.^j, ,,g purciiuscd from any of digging or plcvv,;nK cf t^ic garden, ^j^^ standard fertili::cr manufacturers. Sometimes a considerab.e amount of p^^ ^^^^ ^^^^j^, ^..,1 ^^^j ^,^^,_,j. leaves or strawy mnnure .'.s dug m at 75 ^^ ^^^ ^^^_ ^^^ .^ j^^ measuring! INTERNATIONAL LESSON MAY 13. the time the garrlsn syi! i.^ turn::d. If will siiroly be f-.r.ftlled through the exten.sion of the Go.-;pel to all lands. The giT.co of o.ir Lord Jesus Christ i3 well described in verse 14. He "gave Himself for us" to i-edeem our iniquity and "purify unto hims"lf a â- peculiar people" (or, as Moffatt ren- ders, "a dean people") "zealous of good works." 3 House for Cno Hundred and Fifty Ilcns. It is generally considered that a hen needs about four square feet of floor !5pace. A hours twenty feet deep and thirty feet long will give, the birds a ransre of si.x hundred square conditions until they are again re- quired for use. The hardwood used in the manufacture of wooden parts soon shows the result of this mis- treatment, as also the iron parts in a lesser degree, and In a few years these impleniciits are eligible candidates (or the jimk pile. Comes a time those implements must bo replacod, and tho price of one nev.- binder would cover the cost of 11 building largo enough to protect and prolong the life of all necessary work- iin; equipment for the farm. Daing without that shed looks like saving money, but it corUiinly does not savo iinplenients. Implements cost .-^ood money. Implements and tools des- troyed through lack of caro is equiva- lent to destroying money. Commenco to savo or save more. Build a shed Cor tho implements. Do not mal:e it necessary to have the junk man call on you too frequently. It does not pay. Feathers Want@[3 l.Iltfh«.it prices paid for bo»t (Trade now Koose. duck, chicken and turkey leuthtrs. Geo. H. Hees, Son & Co., Ltd. 276 Davenport Road, Toronto these are net thorciiThly mixed with ^^.^^;„g^l ^y p^aviding about double X '10 feet. Best results have been Lesion VII. The Grac3 of God â€" Geii. f^et and such a house has a cnpacity the six or eight inchcr of nil tiiat is being turned, tliera is dnn.fjcr.of them forming a loose cpc:i nrt between th? moist soil beluw and the upper soil wherein the .seeds cf garden crops are planted. If thi"; occurs, garden crops are actually starved by si'fficient water being sh-.it out. The cure is Riniptc. Carefully rake ^,JjJgj, and v/ork the soil, being sure to the anount necessary for this first application. Wlien the garden is dug or plowed scatter tho 75 pounds even- ly over the section of approximately 25 X 40 feet that you are v.-orking, Grace and rake it thurcughiy int6 the soil, mercy. G:8; Ex. Z4: 6, 7; 2 Cor. 12:9; Eph. 2:.{-10; Titus 2:11-1.1. Golden Text, Acts 15:11. Eph. 2: 4-18. The Riches of His "But Gel, who is rich in Paul reminds the Christians cf one hundred and fifty birds. The open-front house seems to .give satis- faction under varied climatic con.U- There is no question in the minds of our up-to-date feeders that the skimmilk fed warm frtm the sapar- ator, is of more v.alue as a feed for your.g animals than tho milk that is R. FARMER INVEST YOUR MONEY In an Hint Sfied Ask your LUMBER DEALER For Plans and Prices. tions. Many breeders report its use 1 vaturncd from the crcamerj' where it in cold climates without frosted ! is separated. Th.'s point alone v.or.ld combs or dimini.hcd egg production, command the use of a hand separator _ ,.__ The lower front ssction of the! on many farms where the groy.dng When you are planting the seed of Ephesus of the spiritual death l^ouEO is eipht feet deep and the high- j 01 young calves and pigs is eonsidei-- crcps such as peas, beans, beets, etc., ircm which they have been saved by '^^ '"^nr section is twelve feet deep, ed a valuable appendage to the dairy. you open the drills scatter a the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. The front section is four and a half ' â€" r .^ , y ^1 , li"ht dressing of fertilize^- into the They had been "dead in trespasses; f^et high in front and five and a half j „„„„„x~ot. stamp It down vhen tho seeds .ire ,,^311 and cover it lightly with soir and'sins," the higher nature .stricken feet at the rear. The lower front planted, and follow this stamping by j^,g(. i^,^,^,.^ ^j ^,^^ ^^^^ ami into insensibility, the instincts of Section is only covered with quarter- 1 ^ a " ^ '" -^' ^- • '"'''''*^ T£ FIM iJIAIiATKOH HSAiro Itrady Iti^olttiK. Asjiluilt Slate ShlnB- l-.s. Wall Buiird. liulldlnc I'apers. lloof riiints. etc. Write for prices .ind pam;iIos. .Sa\e money by buying direct. Fl^OWlvltS. .... ^j, Lcinplets Fertilizer. Write Oeurge proceed as usual. The' point is to truth and honor and kindness destroy-: "}â„¢ mesh wire cloth to keep in the: stevens. I'eierborouKh. Ont. . avoid dropr'ng the seed on top of ed, flesh and its lusts triumphant. â-  Wrds, kee;) out sparrows and help tol °^ fertin;:ers. I have obtained gooil re-; They had "walked according to tlie|^*'2"^ ^^~ wind. As the house is sult.s by making second and third ap-; course of this woi-ld," forgetting ^"'^'ity feet dcjp, tho wind does not plications cf fertilizer during the or not knowing their kinship to a°'^'*'° the rear where tha birds are] growing season. That is, when the higher order, their true citizensiiip,: 'â- '*"''*'"K- | beets, carrots, beans, etc., -ire grow- which was in heaven. The "spirit of \ -^ house of this kind can have a ce- j ing I scatter a light application of disobedience" had governed them, not "'""'^ ttooT, double board floor or sand! _.. , . 1 ff 1 If- fertilizer between the rows just be- the Spirit of God, and they had be-iAo"'"- Some houses aro built on a ce- j Without !t no piaintoou can ue t.i,.en^ ^^^.^ j cultivate the second, fourth and' come "children of wrath," subject to â„¢ent foundation to keep out rats, but, si.xth time. This provides additio'nal the displeasure of God. The picture ^^^^ ^oo"" '^ of sand. .A. floor of garden available food for the growing crops â-  drawn is, in its essential features, '-"<*ni is not ntisfactory as much of and greatly hastens their growth, i that of the sinner in every age, and *^^^ 'i'''' ^^'" soon turn to dust when When selling out cabbage, toma-' it is as true as it is unlovely. The!'^^ birds are scratching and the house toes or when plani.'ng potatoes, or case would have been hopeless intleedi-'"^ n.'r become very unclean. The corn, drop a small handful of fertil-^ but for the mercy of God. cement floor covered with a couple of izer into the hole that is opened to i Because He is rich in mercy, and '"'^'^'^^ ^^ '^""^^ seems to be the most receive the potato piece or plant. Mix' "for his great love wherewith he lov-' satisfactory this fertilizer with the soil before the ed us," God, the apostle says, "hath seed piece or plant is sot. A. side-' quickened us together with" Christ." dressing of these growing crops will He has raised us from the death of help a great deal al.so. j sin to the new life of faith and of '"''"'•'^p'". .\ shed-roof house twenty t A similiar treatment of the fertil- ^ righteousness, and this not because' V thirty will house one hundred and a very shallow raking so as to leave a thin dust mulch on top. This dust mulch will prev.-.>i:t further czzp.y. soil moisture. All gurden sails should be dug or plowed now at the v^ry earliest moment. The lonr^er they stand the more wast? rf soil mofsture there will be. Remomber that soil moisture is a carrier of pl.mtfood. antfood ca; up by the crop. The next prclilem for the gardener, is the manure tiuestion. Manure is getting scarcer and scarcer and high > in price as well as relatively poor in quality. Good livo-.itock manure is an e-xeeedini-iily val'iable garden fer- 1 tilizer, but street sweepings w!iich| have been oxposed to the rain, contain but comparatively Httle plantfood. Their chief merit i.s that they return i some plant matter which quickly be- 1 comes humus and helps the soil on Svonie breeders find the s-hed-roof poultry houses easy to build as well as somev.hat cheaper than the semi-' account of it providing a home for! The humus also' '''^ question for the flower garden of our merit or of our deserv.ing, but Will bo found to give exceedingly of His own free grace. It is as good results. Some gardeners are in though, figuratively speaking, we had t filo or»^iVf"''„V"^'ari-i,.o*Vllo' the habit of using a considerable am- died v/ith Christ and been raised up I tni. scarcity 01 inaHJl.., met ,..,,â- ., , . , . • ..i tt- rr-l i-r â-  rdencr wants to knew how : "'f^ °i. "'^'-"te of soda, whicn -s one again with H,m The new- hfe is he shall keep up the humus of his ! "^^ the important can;.ers of nitrogen he Chr.st.,dve life It is following soil if he cannot obtain manure. I ^^ ammonia in fert.hzers. This is the example of Christ. It is taking .N U tn muinliin a ccm- ' **" exceeuuiuly soluble hence rapidly Him as our Leader and consecrating J- available plantfood. It supplies the ' ourselves in sworn allegiance to Him. causes the tho soil bacteria gives the soil power to retain mois ture and r;oli'ble plintfood. Then, i in view a home ga fifty birds. A height of eight feet in front and four and a half feet in the rear will be satisfactory. VARICOSE VEINS? Wear TMs Nou-Elaatle tacod 3toc2dn3 SAUITAIIY, u.s they may bf -.v.-isii'^l or boiled. ADJC'STAEiB, !:Lce<l like .1 l;':;i-ln;;; ::l\\*ays flts. C0I1X'0BTABI.E, in;ide to iii-.-iKurc. litrtit and dur- able. COOIi, contains No Rubtjor. 1,500,000 SOLD ISOOtTOMICAI^, nost S^50 eacl), or two for tho sunio limb, JG.DO. postpaid. Wrllo for Cat;Jo,<uo and Self-.Measurement HUuk. " Corliss Kimb Bpscialt? Co. 514 New BU-l-o SiCz. Montreal, P.Q. are genuine "Dominion' Tires, made in the famous Do- minion Rubber System Factoryâ€" by the same experts wlio neifected Domi- nion Automobile Tirea â€" the most popular tires in Canada. It is j tlieir superior quality 1 which shov.Ts in the easy ridin sturdy wear, erttra mileag Dominion Tires 5oiV h}} the Leading Dealers 3 Our an.swe'A is to maintain post hean at one end or corner 01 , . , , , ^, , ., .^ the garden. Into this heap throw all '''"'' "^ plantfood that vegetable leaves, straw, and plant f^!!!:"^,°{,}!]^'^' :?'I,.^>1^.J"\'! .f^ rubbish that may accumulate, cove ing it lightly with soil so as to pre- vent the miiterinl drying and being blown away. If possible, in the fall get a lo".d or tv.'o of sods and turn these grass downw.-^rd in layers over the ccmpost heap. Sometimes it is good practice to snrinkls the heap so that sufficient water may trickle down through it *^o prevent burning of the rubbish a!?L"t tha same time provide moisturi'Totigh to encourage bacterial grov.-th. In this spring this compost heaj) will cut down into rich loamy soil which should be spread lays the ripening of the crop, henco the amateur gardener, if he uses ni- trate of soda, should be careful not And it is more than following, and more than serving: it is also fvtting toirether with Him "in Heavenly places." For the man who ts thus transform- to overdo the dose which he applies ed and renewed in heart and mind is to the crop, else he will send the no longer occupied solely with getting crop all to stalk as in the case of along in the world asd enjoying its tomatoes too heavily fertilized with pleasures. He is seeking fir.st "the nitrogen carriers, .".nd will suffer kingdom cf God and his righteous- through the small yield of fruit which ness." Ho is setting his mind en the results. The prolonging of the grow- higher tilings of truth ar.d cleanness ^ ing season also will delay the ripen- ing. For garden cane-fruit, such as rasp- berries, gooseberries, and currants, a handful of ferti!i.''.cr scattered around over the surface of tho garden after the roots of tho growing bushes wnll the garden soil has been dug. This greatly help, up to the timo of tho loamy soil can be worked in at the setting of the fruit. It will re- ult time the garden is being harrowed in a larger setting of fruit and pro- and raked. Keeping it as near the duct of better ((uality. For tho gar- surface as possible will insure it rend- den apple tree, cherry trees, plums, ering a macimum help during tho etc., scatter about 5 to 10 lbs of soul and the will of God and ser vice to his follow men, and in all this he finds the joy and strength and clearness of vision of the heavenly place:.. "In the agos to come." God has done groat things for us, but there are still better things to come. For He has raised us into this new life vath Christ for this very purpose, "to display throughout ages to come his of surpassiing wealth of grace and good growing ser.<=on fertilizer per tre9 in a circle reach- , ness toward us in Christ Jesus." We Another groat help in maintaining ing out from the tree about as far as are saved by grace, and we are saved the humus of the soil is to follow the branches extend. ; in hope, and it is indeed a very splen- the early crops with some cover crops The mcisture question is one of <''</ "'i'' ^'';Orious hope we have ni our such as rve, winter wheat, or a mix- the all-important problems of the '•f^tionship to God t'roi.gh Jesus tare of either of these grains with garden. Numerous charming .stories ^h^^^t- We si,;,il be like Chnst. The vetches. Scatter this seed over the of dry-land farmers occasionally lead , «'<"">• °^ "'» ''''"'^"'' '"''" '"' °"''^- surface of the patch where the early home gardeners to wonder why in a potatoes have been dug, caidy cab- dry sea.'ion their gardens will not pro- bage cut or cLher early crops taKen duco sati.='factcry results. The rea- off. Rake it in and veTy quickly a son is that tho g.irden crops are not green coveritij-^ cf the soil will re.sult. dry-land crops; garden crops are of This green coverinnj may make a con- such a natt|re that they require an siderablo growth during tho summer, enormous amount of water in order Let it stand over winter and turn it to meet their daily needs. Some idea In knowledge, in character, in pruise of all gominess, and in achievement, wo shall advance v/ith Him through the ages. "By grace . . . through faith." By tho loving favor and goodness of God who receives us in spite of our ?'ns when we come to Him, and ^ •1 under \\hen tho garden plowed in the spring. It may pos.siMy be that the soil is slightly sour. This would result from a heavy cropning of garden truck or from bad drainage. It is most likely is dug or of the ktrgj quantity of water that through Christ our Redeemer in is neces.sarv . will be gathered from 1 whom we trust, we arc saved Faith the riport^'of investigators who say '" fi'-'"* "!<'«"'"' t'-u-'ting and follow- ing Hiin. It 13 therefore coming by that for every nound of dry matter in , â- â-  ... . , 1 garden truck that is havve.sted, at the aid of His Spirit into a r.ight at- , Iea=t 500 lbs. of water is required, [ titude and relationship to God. Paith to occur on very heavy clay soils, or during the growing .<^oason of the 's enlistment. It is hearing and res- on light sandv soils. If it occurs on cron. A large amount of this water! PP"*'""? to the call. It is anove all^ light sandy soils it is fairly likely to can be stored up by earlv proper trusting and obeying God, and here he the re. lilt of the lime leaching working of the soil. In hundreds ofi'^csuc Christ Himself is our great ex- out of the soil. Of course the cure hnme.i t'leve i.n equ.'nmcnt for sprink- a">P''' ^^ ^'"th. True faith becomes is to add lime. Thi.-, can be jiurchasod Hug tho gnr.'on. Vv'hen the garden is thus tho starting-point of the Christ- in several forms, such as ground ihnrouglily sprinkled you must re- M'an 'if e, nnd all good works follow as lime.-,tono, marl or air-slaked burnt member that beside adding water forjits fruit», or rather aa tho fruits of lime. If purcharod in the form of the plant you have connected up the: the Snirit which God gives in res- ground limestone it is highly beneli-^ water tubes from tho surfnce of tho cial to the so.'! and doc.i not tend to ?n\\ down to the area whei^jin tho burn out the huninr. of the soil. The crops are feeding. This means that same is true of marl. If applied in as soon as the sun shines, evaporation the form, of air slaked burnt lime, it' starts, and not only will some of the ten.'l'.i to git her together flno clay^ water you have added ba evaporated, soil, improving tha kxtUro of the clay but aa a result of connecting up tho td^^ e MessaM'e of teservatmn an Every surface within and without your home needs the protscdoa which Paint and Varnish alone can give. Wear, decay, lust, stait ironi the surface. Protect the surface and you protect all. "lQG%Pme Paint The Paint for wear and weather. SeQoai''8 Floor Ptint Tho old pelinble â€" it wears, uiid wou's, and v.-enrs. "Nen-Tone" Th« sanitnty w.-:»habIo Flat Oil Paint for hitcnor Decorations. "\Voo<l.Lac"Stebs Improves iho new â€" renews iho o'.J. "Marb!c-ite" TTio cr.o perfect flcor finish â€" will not r.itr or r.cratch white, under hnrdest wesr. "Vnraoleum" Beautifies and pro- serves Oil Cloth and Linoleum. are the most effective material pro tectois you can use for every surfaceâ€" wood, iron, steel, slucco, cement. VvTien you choose a Martin-Senour product, you are sure of getting the paint or varnish best suited to your purpose. Because of its high quality and r>uper!or durability, it will prove the most economical for you to use. 'JBW»f porufi to our faith. 1 MofTsitt tr.anslatCR vs. 9, 10, "Tt is not your doing birt God's gift, not the! outcome of what von have done â€" lest anyone thould pride himself on that;' God h-\T- ri.ode .n ivhat we ore, cre- ating us in Chi-lst Jcsua for the good