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u 3ns: -=n AddrcM csmmunicattent to AgrengMM^ 73 Adtlald* St. W«it, Toron<« , THE POTATO CROl'. Much fan be done boforo poUtoes are planted to ensure a goo<l crop. It is a mistake to cut the sets se%'cral diOr* before they are needed, but if this is done they should bu sprinkled with blaked lime. At tho RoKthern Experimental Station in Saskatchew- an, the crop from set* out two weeks before planting gave a yield of 209 bushels to the acre, which was 170 bushels to the acre less than those planted on the day cut. Even though seed may be Round and appearp erfect in evei-y way, there is no assurance that it will produce a boo<1 crop. The source of the seed has great influence on the yield. The Maritime Provinces and New Ontario both appear to have favorable climatic condition for pro- ducing vigorous seed. It has been proved again and again TIm ypung propLat (the tiina -was Ji^ .795, a filial panic ,- - - - (the tima -was Ji^ .795, and Isaiah n»i atni in his twanti«s) tndMvon^ to strengthen his coura^, and gave him enunently wise political couns«^l for the oiuergency. But A has trtis<ed in Assj^Ha rather than in, the Lord, and 80 put his nation under the yoke of the foreipi cdnoucror. This na- tional crisis occurred at the beginnitig of Isaiuh's long career. Our lesson deals with another crisis somewhere near the dose of. the prophet's life, little more' and this time he was triumphantly They are then given -. heat, and two or three strong sprouts successful. •11 Ti., -.,-«, .»o ohnulrt 8. Isaiah's faith in God was on one will soon appear The sprouts ^"1 side; pagan confidence in the suprem- be about two incheH in length at Pia'>«-i ucy of brute strength was on the op- ing time. If allowed to grow longer p^jij^ g,jg Which deserved to win? than this they are more difficult to Over agaii^st the Assyrians' shallow handle w nhout injury. confidence in military might, let us Kccommended varieties are. for I place the spiritual faith of the pro- early crop, Irish Cobbler and E«rly ph«t t^at tfie Lord still^ad^h s^pur- Ohio; and for main crop, Green, po!«.f?..«!7«.oy„»n5_.P'^ejvation or Mountain, Wee McGiigor, and Em- pire State. REGISTERED COCKERELS. the city of Jerusalem, and that the virgin daughter of Zion might laugh the proud battalions of A.ssyria to scorn, 87:22. 4. The lesson shows us what one man, with a large view and an all- Canada is setting the pace for the conquering faith, can accomplish, whole world to follow in the system Isaiah saved the nation in its day of adopted to obtain registered cockerels, pef '1 by bringing it â€" not fresh mili- The bred-to-lay cockerel that can Jary reinforcements, or new political transmit to his pullets the ability to *re«t»es--butinspirat on, courage, , 1 „i ,# ^„~, i. simple confidence in God. Always our produce a largo number of eggs wjg^atest helpers are. not our scien- what all keepers of utility poultry are tific inventors (although their work after. It is recognized thftt the quick- [is very important), or our clever est way to increase the average egg politicians, or financiers, or soldiers by the Experimental I'"urms that im- yield of any flock is through the male,] â€" but the deep thinkers and prophets and this fact is commercialized by who make us brave to dare, strong many breeders of so called bred-to-^.jP^'^*' a«>bitious to do God's holy lay stock, who advertise high pro- g' The darkest hour may be immo- ducing males that have not the breed- 1 diately before the dawn. It was so ing behind them, and a;:e therefore when the Assyrians threatened Jer- unable to transmit this quality to^usalem. It was so when the German their offspring. hordes were within a few miles of Because of this fact dishonest Paris. It was so when Jesus was breeders have foisted overrated stock; <=""uc'fied. What is needed at such a crisis 13 the faith that sees the sun shining beyond the darkness. which resembles a flower so much that the bee would fly toward it." "And does it iwally do thitt?" Benny uskej. ..'^m, |;4»imot think so," Grandad said, "i ti^ffy it is agile enough to get a bee on the wing when it wants ope, 8inc» it can dart around the hawlct'and other birds larger than itself so cleverly. However, the story of the bee has done it a lot of harm, giving it a imd reputation when it is really a very useful bird, as are all fly-catchers. However, his name signifies his real character â€" Kingll- ness, for surely a king should be very courageous, as were the really great kings of history, and no bird is so brave In attacking birds far greater in size than him&elf than our little TEA.*^ good ie£ and extra good is the ** and extra good ia the ORANGE PEICOE QUALITY Appro.\imat«ly 4 per cent, of thei Make a dress form for daughter hogs on farms in the United States | before she goes away to school. Keep died of iiog cholera last year, says ' it at hon^, and she can liave the horn* friend there, and therefore he is well tho United States Dept of Agricul-j dressmaker make her frocks whila she named." is miles away. mature seeds is better than that which is thoroughly ripened. Seed grown under condition.s that arc fav- orable for keeping the tops green well into the autumn appears to give best results. Tho value of immaturity in the seed is further proved by experi- ments in the use of seed from crops planted on different dates. May planting gave poor planting stock for| upon the public, and one of the rea- 1 he next year, compared with that put sons why registered cockerels are i.n toward the end of June. | wanted is to overcome this practice Potato yic-lds may also be increased , of selling inferior birds as good by using sprouted seed, a practice' breeding stock. sometimes followed by market gard-l At the present time it is possible eners. It does not do to depend on for honest breeders to enter their pul- the long white sprouts that potatoes I lets in the Laying Contests (of which produce in the cellar. The sprouting' there are 12 throughout the Domin- fP should be done in the light so that the sprouts will be green, stocky, and not easily rubbed off. The cold frame is sometimes used for the purpose, but sprouting may be done in the attic of a dwelling house or in a well light- ed room where frost can be kept out. The potatoe.s should be spread in a thin layer or placed in shallow boxes or trays with the seed end up. The toxes are then put in a bright airy place, whej-e the temperature is too cool for the sprouting to begin. After a few days the potatoes will turn green and the skin become tough. ion), and by having their birds qual- ify to produce cockerels that may bo registered by the Canadian National Uncords. The fact that a cockerel is regis- tered is a guarantee to the public that he has a certified pedigree behind him, of at least two generations of 200 (or more) egg blood, and that he is himself a bird typical of the breed and without standard disqualifica- tions. Such a bird grown in our Can- adian climate means the very best procurable in breeding for high egg production. •^ THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON ^s MAY 18. Isaiah and the Assyrian Crisis, 2 Kings, chs. 18 to 20; Isaiah chs. 36 to 38. Golden Text â€" God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. â€" Psalm 46: 1. ch. 10:5-14. A prcviou.s expedition In the ninth and eighth centuries before Christ, Assyrian emperors led their armies westward as far as tho Mediterranean Sea and made con- quests of the smaller nations which Uiey held under tribute. About B.C. 854, king Jehu paid them tribute. In B.C. 745 there came to the throne of Assyria a soldier of great energy and ability whose name was Pul (2 Kings 15:19, 20), who assumed the royal title of Tighith-pileses. Under thi? king and his succes.sors the empire ex- tended its power rapidly over all the western countries of Asia as far as I''gypt, and reduced Palestine and Sy- ria to subjection. After a vain but stubborn resistance, the kingdom of Israel came to an end with tho fall of .Samaria in B.C. 722, and in B.C. 701, Judah was invaded, many cities taken, and great numbers of people carried away captive. Jerusalem was reduced almost to the la.st extremity of des- pair, but was not taken, and so, though subject to Assyria, the king- dom of Judah continued for another hundred and fifteen years. During thflsc terrible years of war and suffering and overwhelming Valastrophe, ttie prophets of Israel and Judah rendered a great service. They spoke for the God of their fath against Jerusalem, commanded by one of the king's chief officoivs, had re- turned unsuccessful. Hezekiah, hav- ing no confidence that he could hold the city against a determined attack bjr his enemies, in the extremity of his need, went up into the temple and laid the insulting letter "before the Lord," with a simple and earnest prayer for deliverance, vs. 15-20. Vs. 21-2.'?. haitth had opposed the break with Assyria and tfie alliance with Egypt which Imd led to the pres- ent war. Seo Isa. .SO: 1-7 and 31:l-a. Ho had urged, apparently, a policy of pence which would have meant con- tinuing to pay tribute to Assyria. Many years before, in the reign of Aha/., ho had opposed reliance upon Assyria as ho now opposed reliance upon Egypt, ch. 0. But his counsel had been disregarded and tho calam- ity of a war of invasion which ho had foreseen (ch. 5:25-30; 8:5-8) had come upon Judah. Now the king and his ministers turn to him in their dis- tress. When the .\ssyrian army ap- peared before tho walla ho had sent the king a message of comfort, "Bo not afraid." Now he sends an answer of splendid defiance to Sennacherib's letter. It is the prophet's faith and courage that strengthen the heart of THE CHILDREN'S HOUR BENNY SEES A BIRD FIGHT. BY LEREINE BALLANTYNE. A Walnut Tree Pest. The walnut tree is liable to severe injury by the walnut caterpillar, an insect that was more or less prevalent throughout Southeni Ontario last summer. In some localities the trees were badly stripped of leaves the latter part of the season. Partial de- foliation at any time interferes with the normal functioning of the tree, and complete stripping year after year will finally result in the death of the tree. Other trees subject to at- tack are the willow, beech, honey locust, thorn, oak, and apple. Circular No. 21 of the Dept. of Agriculture at Ottawa gives a picture of the moth, the parent of the eater- pillar. The wings have an expanse of about two inches, are buff color, much darki-r in the centre and are crossed with dark brown and whitish lines. The under or back wings are pale buff. The larva when first hatched is about one-fifth of an inch long. The body is of brick-red color. When full grown the caterpillar is blackish without markings other than an indistinct white lateral line and a con.'picuous white central line along the under portion of the body. It is coveied with fine greyish-white haiVs and measures from 1^ to 2 inches in length. „...,,. X u- J Spraying the trees as early as High in the air rose a great bird, caterpillars are observed is recom- and darting at it, picking and worry-! ^^j^j ^ ^^^ p^j^^^ mi.xture con- ing It, was a smaller bird. J sjgtg ^f t^ree pounds of lead arsenate 'Oh see!" exclaimed Benny. What^ ,„ g^^y ^j^u^^g ^j ^^^^j. Another IS the little bird doing that for? | system of control consists of destrjy- Grandad Fairway looked up to j^g ^^^^ jngggg, ^f caterpillars during where the larger bird was trying his best to first mount, and then dive away from his torment. "Go to it, little fellow," he said with a laugh. "Give him a good drubbing." "Why?" asked Benny. "The big fellow is a hawk, and has no doubt been trying to steal his little ones." "Will he. kill the hawk?" Benny questionetl eagerly, as the birds flew further and further away, the littlo one still attacking his enemy viciously without any sign cf letting up. "Bless you no. He can't hurt him very much; only makes him uncom- rhe moulting period when they are resting quietly on a trunk or branch A .stiff brush may be used to bring ther." down at this time. Burning Brush. Many of us have difficulty in burn ing brush, as it may be too green or too wet at the time we want to burn it. When draining the old oil from the automobile crank case save this and use it to pour over the brush. In this way brush that is almost green may be very easily destroyed. If very much oil is needed the local garage man will likely be glad to save his old r crs and declared him to be the God Uj,p king and .save ihe city. Through Jn whose hands were the destiniM of U),^, ,„outh of the prophet comes the itll the nationH. Thov interpreted the|g„a^er of God. ralamities which had fallen upon thei y jo / ,„iii /,,„, /i,,- i.„^i. u â€"in people BH the Just punUhn-vntof thelr!^/-,2'^./ ' '^'^'"^ ""« J-A- H^^ll ilns. Tfey "'^.^««'-;j ;'n„\"^;" | earlier s.ylngf of Isaiah fn which he and rtform, and uroniUed « K""^ de- j^^,^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ j , ,j, y Miruh ^"^t; " /il* """"'P'"' 1<: '^^'^Ti 17:12-14; 29 6-8; lurage of Judan «tul J'^'^- 1 30:31 • :11-H 9 > "•' > re, HH In 2 .Sam. LM:!:--!?, and Ps. I V8:4!i-51, the bearer of tl.o pestilence. roiiLeinporar^ faith and rour _ usalem In tho most trying time*. They .le.larcdAsi.yitn t.. I.« bu» <}"-• h.-re, as in 2 .Sam. â- â€¢:'4 :!:'.- 17, and Ps )0.| in Jihovah's band with which he .... -•*â- '. "• , . , , , I .o. ,..„,, .Ill- mum oi 11 H Desinence .hawk roundly. With a soft little rh.»tis«d re''«"'""%l'^""»''';''''7 3! By some fearful plagu.^â- suc^^^ "K-y-rie" note she answered him. fortable, and drives him away, wam-i ^^ foj. ug jf he is furnished with a ing every other living thing in the j^^ t^ py^ it in. district with his outcries, so that Mr. Hawk will have to search elsewhere for food. "Where is his nest?" was Benny's next question, for Grandad Fairway had a beautiful big home called "The Elms," and in the orchard and grove near-by were to be found nearly every type of bird. They all seemed to know they were safe on Grandad's farm, and came year after year to "The Elms." Grandad had all sorts of books telling about nature and birds and beetles, and each year when Benny came up to spend his holidays he learned about these things, and hunting them to watch their peculiar habits made the time pass so quickly that Benny just dreaded school time coming when he must go back to the school of books, for he preferred learning from the school of nature, especially when Grandad was the teacher. "Where ia his nest?" repeated Grandad. "I.et me see. I think we shall find it on one of the outer branches of the wild plum tree grow- ing at tho far corner of the orchard." That afternoon was warm and drowsy, and having nothing else to do, Benny insisted on going at once to find the nest. Grandad was right. In a forked branch of the old plum tree, carefully concealed, was the king-bird's nest. Mrs. King-bird was sitting on it watching sagerly for hsr mate to re- turn from his encounter with the' hawk. S«K)n ho cume hurrying back, and! lighting on a branch near her, toldl h«r all about it, scolding tho old Touring S710 r.OJ. tvfr) Ttmit, Ttm I In the BIG CAR Class at the Light Cat Price The Big New Overland has swept aside the old-fashioned Idea that you have to spend a lot of money for a quality automo- bile. In Overland you get big-car power and big-car comfortâ€" and ail the easy-handling and low upkeep advantages of S light car. 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Ilosen wa.s tne pronhet ha'id «f God, and our lesson shows how remarkably, this promUc was Isa. 37:14. Ilezekmh. This king of Judah, is well spoken of by the his-, , ,. r , , .. . • ..> . lorianp. He did that which was right of divine love and forgiveness. Micah In the eyes of tho Lord. P'or tli" .story v. as the prophet of the poor peasants of his K'ign i.*o 2 Kings, ch». 18-20. 'who groaned under tho oppieasive At fhl« time the Assyrian armies mtasures of the landlord.*.. Isaiah is were in Judah, ard the Assyrian king, the mo.st royal figure among the pro- who wi!» laying siege to the forlrcs^t pheU, dauntless, bold, aggressive, al- of l.ibnah in tho .couth, had he:' rd that ways lifting up tho heart.s of people • "â-  F'gyptian army waa lumlng agalniit him. Unwilling to !"«v« so strong a walled city ni Jerusnlem un- 4»ccupTc<i in his rear, he .sent a letter by mcssfiiger.; to liMekiuh, demand- ing it.i ir,.st«'-.t surrender, vs. !»-18. The boastful character of tho lelt«r ia .risi.s was when .Syria an I northern linilRled \ff leniah in his prophe.y.l Israel declan-d war on littl*. Judah. â€" â- â-  â€" - â€" ' ; Tho a. 'lUint is griven in i.<<a. ch. T. The )V3UK No. 1»â€" '23. I timid monarch, Ahas, was struck with and government alike, an. I directing their attention to the spiritual source.', of power. 2. Isaiuh':) .'hararter was revealed by the crises in the nation's hittory ,vlth which he had to deal. The first agreeing no doubt whh everything hei said. i Standing near the fence several 1 rods away, Benny and (irandad could, easily see him as he darted about. His \ vest was a soft creamy grey with aj coat of darker grey, and hiii dark tail wa.s tipped with a pretty edging of white acro.ss the en.l of it. His real mark of beauty is tho little cre.st of, crimson on the top of his head. Benny li.iticeil it and pointed it out to Gran- dad, j "Yes," said he, "there is a story about that. 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