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•f-r^tj- ^iBk.vS"^/: â- h?3%M I 4 J ^%r Addrett cocnmutiications to Agrononiiti. It Adaiaid* St. We»t. TjronU â- WllV IJU WK FKKU SPROUTED OATS? liookiii;; at the luble of unalyais, we that oats contain inore ee'.iuloso Kftalile fibre than any of the find Of \ » other sible exception of buckwheat, which is not at all suitable for the purpose), â- nd can therefore furnish a lur^er "uprout" than any of them. They are richer in mineral matlers than the other ({rains, and lower in price. I The captain had thrown off his sweater and wa8 attempting to r«- ' move his shoes, when h:: bent too quickly toward the port side, and the old boat Kove up the tstrugK'f- H' seeined as if she had been suddenly pulled from under her crew, so rapid-! I ly did .she sink, and Billy and N«d, ' each with his shoes on, were flounder- I ing in the bay. I Under trdinary circumstances they u t I would not have thought it much of a ireine.y useful in storing up the fooU ^^^^ ^^ ^^j^ ^^^^ distance; but. en- needed by the sprouting seed, it must ,.un,bered as they were with a portion be converted into .so.ub.e, absorbable ^^^ ^j^^.^ c'.othing, it was all they could sugars to be of any use to the grow- j^ ^ ^^^^ ^j^^ \^A^. ing plant. This conversion is brought ^j^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ had sunk in nin« <k,me«tic Krain.s (with the uos- "'"'"» by diastase, which is ?'•''*«'*«« f,,et of water, but "the flag was still practically all .seeds (it has been there," as could be seen when the boys found in active form in .seeds known ^^^ ^^ ^j,^, j.^^.^^, ^j^^ tattered ensign to Ije over fifty years old). showing sufficiently above the surface An extremely small amount of dias- ^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ where the old craft tase will be catalysis â€" its mere pres- j^^^j ^^^^ down. i enceâ€" act upon and render available ^he fact that they were shipwreck-' for absorption, many, many times its ^j mariners on a rock so far in mid- well tural sut^ and t^s :a:e the ub^'""" "^''«''^ °* ^^'•'^'!.- ^' ""'^^ "' """ »<=-'»" '^at they were a mile from land o^rni^^tW V^.m- t^.^ln u/^^^b^^^ "•" '"""y «*»"''• '"*'^^' ~"^'"" '"*"'^ did not trouble them at first, but soon dry Tal Ly aTe' not e^^iriy e '^"*''^"^« ^^"" '"^^ T** '°'' '''''' °"" «» *»>«» ^^ disagreeable in the situa- lKhe<l bv noT.l.rv -ni n^ trLnilv "«^that is, more than is necessary tion began to be felt. As the hours Ished b> poultry and not gre<.d.ly ^ ^^.^^.^^^ ^j, „j ^^^ gj^^ch contained ^<.„t by they grew hungry, but their 'n^U.'n'^'T "**"â- ' ^'T""n'i" them-the excess is available for provisions werraT the boUom of the r«Utabe and are a very desirable ^j,^ ^^^^^^ ^^ converting any other g The sun shone uncomfortably '"â- â€¢ special feed for the following rea.sons: ^^^^^^ brought in contact with it. So ^ot. but they had no shelter. They ^'^a' «"<:'«'>•. ^^^ndon, comes forwara purpose lor tne nation (Matt. Zi), j^-^'^ face, wiUbe astonished beyond 1. They are succulent. That is, if that, when the sprouted oats meet the had expected that a vessel or a boat *'"' '•»« startling idea that there Is ^^^J'^"} tj»s passes on to proclaim j,.^^^^^ ^t thU greeting, and will ask properly prepared, sprouted oats eon-' „ther starchy grains in the alimentary ^quIj go^n c<,m€ along to take them "^^ °° '^e planets adjoining the sun In °f»« again the doom which awaits the -vonderingly "Lord, when did we JANUARY 11 The Last Judgment, Matt. 25: 31-46. Golden Text â€" Inas- much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my breathren, ye have done it unto me. â€" Matt 25: 40. ANALYSIS. I finning has lieen intended to secur* I. THE MESSIAH'S THBONE, 31-33. I *»' '•>«• '«itWul ones the bliss and I.I. TH£ FINAL SEPABATioN OF THE ^^JJ^"?"* »' 9*^> eternal presence. RIGHTEOUS AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS, ' Vs. 35-36. And why are those on 34.4g , the right hand recognized as the elect?. I iNTHoiM^CTiON^esus. entering ^^ ^^^T^' ^r:'^^^^:^^^ ^^X^ i Sf^nU ^L f ^T'^\' ^'«\"*r It gave me drink, naked and you clothed temple, and is faken to task by the ^ „ j^ ^ov ng deeds done to Jeeia hk oi,;^?i r'^ ""^.""â- fK > "P'h" wU iThe test before the judgment- dL rTn'"" °'' .»"^^°"*y• "^ throne. Did any one appease the 'e^LtS'Kt^ " "'Tf- °'iil^''"'"'?S- Messiah's hunger! slake his thin*. I wf«r.fc^* ":?f;!'*l'**"^'*''*T'*^^^ shelter him fi^ the elemenU. tafc« r. J. H. Jeans of the Koyal Astrono- have stood in the way of God's holy hardly one of whom ever saw Jesus' al Society, London, comes forward purpose for the nation (Matt. 23), " "^^ to tain fresh juices, which are very pal-' ^anal of the birds, the dia.stase of the ^ff, but no craft of any kind hove i atable and much relished. They con- outs immediately attacks the starch sight, and now the tide was risin Uir. these juices in a readily absorb- of the grains and helps to make it rapidly, able form, along with the other : quickly absorbable. ( At hi the same proximity as the earth. •whon^'/M ?PPâ„¢*«'''.ne judgment. jj,« hungir, etc?" 'it was never th«r ^l' " ' ^rV'^^ r^l?r.:\'t pHvllege^.^ earth to see Jeeus with it is safe^to say that her decaying' fH-^ ^'^l.^-her (^jj^),/!^; ^eyf:^esh. V. 40. Then Jesus will explain. Th« sub-stances which they hold in solution,! ' 3; they contain vitamines. This wouid''i^"cove7cdTo'the'depth'o7"^Tx retnind Billy and Ned never to give of that judgrnent, and bids' them' "bi ^*t""'j,H'**!nfffr?nJ''h!ft^niTi*'' Thi such as salt*, etc. term was first applied to the sub- inches or more, and the thought that themselves up wholly to fear until ready, because the Son of man comes u' "\rv the thirstv the ^iked tto With human l.eings at least, the' stance or substances that mu.st be they might be obliged to remain there after they have learned «actly the m^an^ hour ^'^^'Jj^jf ^^^ J^;"^i^";J^ sickf^e condemned 'on earth a ^ hto the Parable of the She^p and the representatives. On earth J^us loved Goats, which forms our lesson for them, and gave himself for them and to,(jay I f^o^^ they are to be understood aa It is probable that Jesus often spoke standing in Jesus' stead, as the proper of love to the poor and the needy as °y««^*^«>' Christian love and kindnew the characteristiTmark of the genuine The Messiah makes their cause hi? reli."!h of u palatable food greatly in- 1 present in the diet of animals in all night, with the possibility of being extent of the supposed 1 cren.ses its value, as that stimulates order that the animal organism may washed away and drowned was de-."*ay menace them. the iippetite and causes » greater flow grow and reproduce itself. Their ex- cijediy disagreeable. ^ of the gastric juices. act nature is a.s yet unknown, as they; On the right or island side of the, Dr\iu tuv 2. They contain diastase (or amyl-'have been recognized and more thor- l^dge the shore was hardly more than| POULTRY, ase. as it is now called) to a large ', ousfhly studied only for about the last a mile away, but the point of land jf ^^^,^ ^ carefully selected. d^ei'^eâ„¢\7eT askTH^-Whom ^rrthe own. His friendsVre the friends and decree and in an active condition, j twelve years. This much, however, is which projected toward the rocks was ^^ll-bred flock it is time for you to be Sah r^o^nl^ ^ his o^ as hil 1°^^'^ ^f mankind. This was a though* Dlast-ise is the most common and best-; known about them: They are mo.st covered with trees, and no signs .of pi^„i„g ^^e best way to market the loved onis and fri^nSs "rthe day which had never crossed the minds of known of the plant enzymes or fer- abundant in those plants or parts of hfe could be seen. ' £,^„ „hich that flnrW will l«v next when he «.!,« nn >,U Vin^r1«m'" And ™«" ""^^ i^Ji^ ^P^^^- a state of active,' soluble starch or similar present in all seeds into sugar-like products Its purpose rapid growth, such a.s germs, .spores,' for a sai juts and other succu- and So that sprouted oats .â- sunset, when the tide was fully up. , , , , ' ----- - planning me oesi way to raarKei ine joved ones and friends, in the < e could be seen. .eggs which that flock will lay next when he sets up his kingdom?" A They alternately .shouted, watched spring, it is more than likely that ; Jesus answers : "Those w-ho have se Vs. 41-46. Then comes the dark side of the picture. Who are the enemies monts, and i.s found in all sprouting plants that are ... » .-...v. ... , i.,cjr u.Lc.i.aw:., .-mh/uwu, „a..^..^u spring. It is more than likely that Jesus answers : "Those who have serv- and germinating si>cds. Its purpose rapid growth, such as germs, .spores, for a sail, bewailed their sad fate ^^„ ^^^^^ ^ contract ^hich will ed humanity, who have given them-i°J ^"^ Cssiah. those whom with sor. .... . . 1 LI i ' , , . ,. . .J Of more a dozen over market egg'iV.rM^„„T„uV contain them in considerable amounts and they were obliged to stand as _,i.„„ j„-:„„ +i,„ i,.,i„ui„„ „.,.,„„„ "^"itne Messiah! P'^l'^^s during the hatching season. knowledge such before the angels, and ,..-,,, „, . . c. u â-  • ,, , L u J ^ â-  .1. 1 J ,...••_ ^ . I I" "lany sections of the country make them to sit down in his kinedom *"° ,"'* associates? They are those Sta:-ch in itself canm.t be absorbed , noc-e.s.sary components in he usual dry^eight mches of water ^here are baby-chick hatcheries that S s!Sn In thepresent parable ^<> Vj%"V' loved men. who have not by the growing cell. Thu.s. while ex- grain rations fed to p oultry. ! ^b^e "St tU vitnlre^ from'rS '^^""' "P"" ^^â„¢ «°'^'^^ '°' '^^'^ '^^ '"^^ ?'"''' .thought . pro^-idcs a 'picture ^f ^\iV'l^\^l "^^^"^i'j^ .T*^ is to cause the conversion of the in- leaves and sprouts and other succu- and wished for something to eat until i„.,,ra v«m 1. nrominm '.^f Von PonVa ' selves to deeds of love and mercy.'' r , â-  t -. , . „ _i „,..u, u -_ ..:_„... _..u 1,__. _. .u„ c„ .u„. .^A „...„ ...___. ...v-_ ... .:._ ±.. ,..„.. ..„ '"8"re you a premium of ten cents, ^^^ ^^ humanity is the mark of ' «>^^ ^« ."-eJ*^ '">'» his presence and ----- ^ - --- from his kingdom, and appoints to substances ' lent growths, sugars or and thus make up for the lack of these best they could on the rocks In six ori I's friends. Jesus will ac- , ^^^^j^Ying" praishment' witV Satan ^^ ' 1 t.:, i„*_â„¢o T"! ,.1 ;?\ THE WRECK OF THE MARY JANE . , , ,, . J ., .. ..,. supply. These afford a splendid mar- of the universal judgment hand, and as.sumed what be believed to rock, fully con^^nced that they ^^^^ through a fairly long season to'*'""" "•'" '"" â€" ^â€" -^ ^ to be a truly nautical position. "I should star^â- e to death, and the rising f^,^^^^ ^^^ others who have well- .s'pose it would have been .safe enough of the sun brought them but "ttle [j^.^.^ ^^^i^^ AH na , will be set on the left hand of the ''' tLZ J' hi L\Z^T}Uf^\:l tC:' Judge, because they did not sho^^ love ,\*» throne "f the M^sKndW^^ni^ Christ. Expecting to find a place »-|or Zm^^^l ^"^Las'urld oiT^rd-l!" "'« kingdom, they are overwhelmed if we had taken a lot of the boy.s with us; but I wanted to find out just how she'd sail before we get a crowd on t)oard.' cheer, for, the tide having risen again. I to find themselves cast out," and to She was not a beautiful boat in any •ease of the word, as viewed from the itandpoint of a professional builder; but Billy Carter and Ned Dunham ^^^^^.^ as it rippled against the bow; the shipwrecked ones to shout for Joy. thought that she wa.s aa near perfec- „f tj,g p„iiunt craft and each felt! The farmer answered them, but it tion as it is possible to have a craft, ^j^j^^ ^ ^^^^^j^ mistake' had been made was impossible to hear what he said. of her size. ' 1 . . . .-„ K ^ . The supply of suitable hatching 'i'htmselvesV loving d^^^^^ they were partially submerged. j, i^ inadequate, eo that the „le Tf Lus ^'K' and they never gave him food. It was not until the middle of the| } , ^i .'., , little t . ^^^^^ ^- ^^^y ^id not see that Jesus forenoon that they saw anything that: ^^,f,7,,°Ji^'*°':,.3 THE Messiah's thbone OF JUDG- was one with suffering humanity, and difficulty in ananging a satisfactory, ment, 31-33. ! so they threw away the chance " Then the skipper an.Miis crew gave -" P^o-Jj^ ^^f "^eron''^^ ^^i^o.r;;;;;:'^;^'^!;",;;; ha;;| ^n! ^''"Son of man" is th< ^e^i^in^l^. "^y ^^i^^p^^ thomselves up entirely to the P'«»s"'^«i *^^^f "" ,.^'^'^,' °J tLnn^t.ed hoth '° ***'P '''" ^^gs quite a distance to heavenly one, who. according to Dan- to help the needy, but they forgot. Or of listening to the murmur of the , shore with an ox team caused both ^ ^^^ i^^^^j^^^y lei 7: 13f. is to come before God. and they thought that the slifferings of Get in touch with the hatcheries to receive an everlasting kingdom others were no concern of theirs. Or near you and learn exactly how to which shall not pass away. Jesus will they were simply taken up all the mci t their reauirenients You will ^'^ 'ome in his "glory." that Is. no [ time with themselves. In any case. in not preparing for a lon^ voyage. requirenien ,.,,,. ., «nd t^^'-y '"«'!^°^*^'^y '''I'T''',^ ^,l^'':'»l find Ihem ready to meet you more than 1^^^^ She had been used for many years For an hour they were (juiU' satis- could mean distress, until, to their ,.(..- ^^ ',, as on earth, but in the radian^t light ,love^^ . u- â-  . » by the crew of the not very staunch f,ed that they could have gone to sea' great surprise, the man drove bis ., ; J * " proouce tmng of his eternal majesty and wi^ every i How solemn is this picture! ••Tnas- nor fast-sailing fishing schooner, the in the boat with perfect safety; but team into the w.nter, coming dir- .^ y . '"'X^*'";- ^^ , , , . ^ . . „_^ .. . ' niark of the dlvino favor He will , much as ye *d it not to one of the „ „ T 1 *u * ~ : » i , "o"'^ wiin ptriici. s.uii,y, "">â-  . ,. „ When several flocks of hens are kept have the angels of God as his assess- least of these brethren of mine, you Mary Jane, and that name was paint., at the end of that time they were con- 1 toward them. -. ^ I j,, ^^^ ,„„g ^„„^. ^^ .^ considered a : ors round his throne. J did It upt to Me." Lut.te- Tvander-^^ 'Ho must intend to some as far as' ed on the stern of the yawl. [ vinced that even four miles was too When Captain Sproul hauled his great a distance for so old a craft, long-used schooner on to the beach at In the excitement of being afloat Belfast, convinced that It would not and gliding slowly away from friends to remove his clothing, be safe to attempt to make onother and homo, they had failed to notice j But such was hardly the farmer's voyage in her. Mary Jane the Second. ' that the water was making its way | intention. The tide had been cbbinglj as he called the small boat, was made through the imperfectly calked seams.] for thre>e hours, and to the uiuspcak fast alongside, and after having been and it wus not until their feet were able astonishment of Billy and Ned exposed to the rays of the sun for wet that they realized what was sure- the wise practice to use wire-covered par-1 V. 32. Then "all the nations" will this parable ha^â-  inspired more char- he can, and then have us swim out to ^j^j^^^ between pens in order to pro- be gathered before him. This means, ity, more practical Christianity, than him,' said Captain Billy, as he began ^ ^jj^ ^^^ ^ maximum circulation of air ""* '^'^ disciples only, and not the . anything else in the literature of hu. during the summer months. This frequently means too th« greater portion of one summer, ly uncomfortable, even Billy had purchased her at the low mitrht not be dangerous. Jews only, but the Gentiles from every manity. ,>,„.!, '""d. All must at last i«ceive their j unconscious virtue. much judgment from the Messiah. On earth' The reward of a good deed is t» Kind hearts perform â„¢u . ...A <•-,. a: • â-  Ml X I ui.o<r....... deeds as a matter of course, man drove directly toward i^ern^--';;^;^â€"-,^-^-;;,;^^ t^J^ VH'f^^^^ naturally and unconsciously as th« ''draft in cold weather unless the front they have all been divided in VHrious u^t^^A^.T^'n , curtains are kept clo.scd more of the ways, but befoi* the Messiah's throne unse'fish deeds 'time than is desirable. An excellent a higher and truer division will take\„ ^at.'.rollv « though it until he arrived at the ledge, the water i in no one iilacc from the jwinl to the price of a dollar and twenty-five cents. The mnU> set aliout bailing out, and As the owner, Billy was, of course, 'â-  '<"• bnlf an hour ho worked in a leis- captain, and ho shipped Ne<l Dunham ""'•>' 'ashion, thinking that the mat- as mate in order that he might havo^ter was not very .serious, until Billy Bomo aRslstance in making repairs, for , "'"''"""''" '" tones o it was necessary to do very much 'Us coming in 11 patching before tho hull would be suf- \ PO«t as fast as you ficiently watertight to admit of her floating. larm : •ound the stem can bail it out, and it seems to me a.s if the leak keCps growing larger all the time." Ned ceased his work for n few mo- ments, and then it was that both tlvc j at a rate that threatened siXH^dlly to Neither the captain nor the mate were expert canienlers; but they con- trived to do the work in n manner that was partially sati.nfactory to them- â- elves, and on a certain .Saturday i , ,, , morning Mary Jane the .S«.cond floatcl 1 ^^^/.""P '^'' ^}l"'f "^.""'' , ^ , in rather a clumsy fashion at tho head' 'l"^'',"},.^^'' ""'' ""*' *""''' '"''' **' of the pier. shell smk! It wa.i well-known among the! Captain Hilly looked around him In friends of the captain jind crew that ' "''"â- "'• they were to take a voyage of four' Tbo Mary Jane was midway In- - - -, ^" ^'" ^^ •''^â- ^'''' '"t« "'•^birdssing. Jesus said of another clas. 18 to cover the wire partitions with,<^'a.5^^|,- t,. ,. . . , , „ , ..'who did their alms in sight of men, muslin or burlap when cold weather 1 X\?^- 7^^ division betw.->en sheep' > ^^j ,^th unworthv and felf-riirhteou» threatens. ^"i^f fJ^SfV Tn^lK^''''*^^''V7,'^ r*" "motives, that the Publicans Should . , Muslin is of course to be preferred ^tTil.?. i .,' '.'T..; ' wl *! }^ ^a-; enter the kingdom before them. The they realized that they had remained ,^„„^^. .^ ^^,„ "^^.^ the ;« r ighter : ^e'ie" i %1:r'pritlp "or,^^^^^^ The V"' â- '''f Hnyone belongs to the kin^ all night on .Sampso > s l.edge, when ^ ^^.5,, j^ P^ » | ^^re^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ whuh tin dom. ,3 found in the doing, under the they could easily have waded ashore! „- „,.„ ., , .,, ,, , ^' ' ,y intuitive urge of great-hearted coin- and walked along the beach until they^f 7"'''*^ ^^ 7' ^7 ' "'^"f'y ^^ T'"*^- "â-  T'»= ''''^'^ separation of the „assion, the same sort of deeds that arrived home ' what greater than the cost of burlap. , RlGHTtXH .'s AND THE I NRIGHTEOUS, .]esus went about doing when on earth. • Some flock owners have found' it' 34-lG. He was ever helping, healing, comfort- Whats tho matter, the inrmerj ^,,,.,1, ^^i^iij. j^ build removable frames' V. ;!4. At the solemn hour of judg^ ing and uplifting both souls and bodiea askwl In surprise. "Why didn't you 1 ^,l^i^.l, jj,.g covered with muslin and n»ent, the friends of the Messiah, his of men, and for ever seeing with ii» come ashore? Aren't hurt, are you?"| ^jjipj, p„„ ],,. taken down or put up true servants and associates, Mdll keen insight of loving eyes, capabtt- rocks being more than two feet deep. It was with no little shamo that "No," said Captain Billy hesitating- Luicyy when required. boys .saw many places through which ly, "we're all right; but we wanted toj the water was beginning to trickle: see if you couldn't help us get our l>oal out. It's sunk, just there whore tho flag is sticking up." "I can do it easy enough, if one of you will swim out and tie this rope to the painter. Then the cattle will soon yank it ashore." To do this, now the boys understood miles to .Sami.Kon'.s l.edge-^n this tween the point of destination and that' that they were not, and never had j particular day, and there were very mnny applicants for passage; but Billy, with a cnutiouHnesi well liecom- inir a .sea captain who fully realized al of his r<'Hpon:,iblllties. replietl to •aeh of his friends In the same words. "You see, tho Mary Jane isn't as â- trong as Home other boats, and I'd of departure; to gain the edge would I'h*". "> any dangt-r. was but a slight rcpilre at lei ..t an hour of time; toltask; and tho Mary Jane was not only return would ; ike twice as long, since! drpgged nshoro, but oairiod on the ox it would lie n( ossary to nuike several | cart back to Belfnat, where she may tacks to n-ach ihe town, while to make I yet bt^ i^n on the btmch by the side the nearest shore was impossible ow- of Capt. Sproul's schooner, a perfect stand on his right hand. They will be itles, and possibilities that others fait [ addressed as tne "blessed" of Jesus' ed to And. In the story before us. the j Father, becau.se they have God's own righteous are amazed that the multi- i approval: and the kingdom of God tude of trifling service.^ they had per- which they shall inherit has been pre- formed and straightway forgotten. pared for them "from the foundation should merit any glorious rewari of the world." This means that every- â-  Unconscious goodness is the highest thing that has happened from the be- form of goodness. rather not take any one with me but the wind I ing to the fact that it would be at- tempting to sail in the very teeth of the mato till I find out whether she'll hold fogrther or not." Ah a mattor »( course there was no •nuill amount of dimipiiointnienl am- ong those who Ix'lioved they were en- titled to n passaifo by the right of friendship; but they were all tit tho pier to i-e<' thu \oyiige begun, with not an angry thought toward tho Hkippor, for they reeog i/.oil the rieressity of friving the aged boat at lenRt a fair •how befoM* patting her to any se- vere teft- Billy and Nod wore provided with a 'Take In the canvas!" shouted the mate, excitedly. "Ut it be!" .shouU-d Billy. "I'll tie the tiller, and perhaps wo can keep her afloat till we K*t to tho lodg.\" lie was working even iis he spoko, and as himhi as the holm hiul Iteeii so cunnl he began to help I ho mate, both liailing as rapidly as possil)!e, for the water was pouring in r\i fast that tlioir iitnio.d exorlions wore necessary to keep it bolow tho iIiwiiHh. There was not a sail, nor oven a iowlH>at. anywheiH' within Ion miles. wreck She never made another cruiae. and Tried to Play on Her Feelinge. "Why tiki you leare the room? Wouldn't your musical friend play on the piano tor you 7" "Noâ€" tried to play on my feelings tnetead." Top-Dressing Wheat With Straw. freezing and thawing in the spring. It also furnishes a mulch for tM wheat during the growing season assists in securing good clover catcheik â€" L. R. gipnerourt lunch<'on. and, a rigging for except at the dock from which the tho Mary Jane, had an old leg-of inut- Mary Jan. ha<l sl,\rted. and .shipwreck ton sail, a faded onsigii. two lioards on a pleasant day wilbiu siglil of home and two tin <'itnM to lie used ns liailing st eiin d inevitable. diKhoK. The iiiHHt vrati step|H'd, the .Sixty very long iniiuitos paused, tattered flag proudly hoistiMl. and Ned during which time the boys had work eaut off the hiiwHoi in obedience to od n^ they had never done lH>foro. and the rnptain's loud conimnnd, while al Iho end of that time tho crazy old those on th«> pier nhoutrd thoinfielves ImibI wan no deep in the water that hoar.se as the old craft, swinging laz- Imlh expected each instant to have her ily uround Into tho wind, began to xink boneiith tlioir weight. Iflldn away with .sufficirni s|ieed to "Take off your jaokel and shcx's," leave a well defined wake Ix'hind. â-  said Billy, al Isngth. as he liei^an to "She's just a humiiiiiiR. isn't she?" »et tho example. "She's going to sink. I • aid Ned. in a tone of KatisfMctlon, an sure, and we've got to .swim for It." | the .Maiy Jane parsed the town at; The ledge whs not more than two tho rnle of about two niileo nn houc. ; hundred yardii away; there wa.s hard- 'Tho tide is helping hor along ly n ripple on the W8t<>r, end fortun- ««''".<•," replied tho captain, modeatly, | ately the boyt war* fairly good Rwtm- rj he hi»!d the tiller with a et^ady'meni. For several years 1 have been pro- ducing more straw on my farm than I could work through my stables into manure; consequently, I have dra\vn| HOGS out a large amount of straw durin;jl , r, , the winter and top-dr.>ssed wheat as ^/fr*""**" ^ R'^''*«'t« *n Swme.â€" a means of encouraging clover catches ''*'"" " ^^ »U"8hino. cod liver oil. llnte. and to protect tho wheat from adverse *^°"*' ^"*' '"''*'• 'â- ''"'' phosphate or vireather conditions during the winter ""f^***"? P'"'' "<"''"'" phosphate? and spring. I find this precUce profit- Investigations have shown that able and shall this comii.g winter top drt«3 a considerable area of wheat land. I begin top-dre.ssing wheat with tho •^'riw as soon as thi' h.nd is ii-o.:en h:nd enough to hold iho wai;oii. 1 have trieil spreading the strav with ' the ordinary manuro .spreader, but I •ind that I can do it nivich faster with forks. Aa 1 always stack my straw it does not wet in band'.y. an J, if oire is exercised no! to uncovor too iiuu-h of the stack at once, very little troo(>*e will be encount»M'ed with freezin.;;. 1 find it a good practice to throw the straw off in small piles on each side of the wagon, just enough lo cover a space thirty feet wide. After .\ll«s Holly Uowlelt, Ihe I welve .year old niayorejs. ha.", just returned to Rchuol In I.elceflter after undorgolng her civic dalles In l.(>ndon. where her (ether la the mayor of Richmond. She te the youngest mayoress in Kngland. there is no difference in the effect of the type of calcium carrier when there was an abundant supply of antiri itic vitamine present in the feed.' a grain and skim milk ration is plied to the growing pigs it i.s all likely that the vi^nmine present in sufticiitu '.mount. Where no milk or groo;: f.-ou can bo ijiven, a siv.all aKowauc%' ;â- ;' cod liver oil (2 ounces per week pv.r pig) is sufficient to protect against rickets. Sunshine, well save<l alfalfa leaves, ski.n milk, pu'ped wots, and grain are a conv- binatien in rutriiion not easily di»- nipteri by rickot>'. The following mineral misturx-» is used in the swin' f.-oding at the On- .. . w. J J 1 1 J tario Agricultural ( oKege. It is giv- tho straw is unloaded 1 go along and , j . .- * .â-  . v. u â-  u ... , ... ,"., * .. ing good sstisfacti.Mi : 4 biishe'.s cbar^ spread it evenly and lightly upon the . u j . 1 i. o 1 i^ ', . ,, • V. ! 1 1 . coal or hardwood a.shes, 8 pounds salt, wheat. Here rare should be exer- ,, . • wi i i- 1 1 .1 . , ^ 1 .u .. !â-  «_... - uuarts air smkcd Iimr. 1 oound nal- cused to spread the straw as llghtlv. , ..> . 1 > u ' . .,,* ~ . ,." - phur, to i>ounds of bono mea . as possib.e. Too heavy spreading is '^ â„¢, . . • 1 . â-  u. ,., I . .u .1 V. . 1.' This preparatioi; is kept in a suit- likeLv to smother the wheat^ ^ roz^^ m, h,^s^ i/ e^ch pen wheVe it .nay ba bunches of straw should be broken , ^^^^,^ ,,^, ^^ ^^.^^ ^^ ^,5, up or thrown back upon the wagon and hauled to tlH> barnyard. | "* 1 consider top-dri>ssing with straW| it is prolitab'.e to keep Ih'iis con*. during the winter a rreat protection fortab'.o. Keep the i-oop fri>e from to the wheat crop. It helps to catch draft, xtilt well ventilated aiul dry. the snow and furnishes a covering for| The coldest coop is tbe tigh'ly c'oeei^ the whe«t. It helpe alto to prevent III- ventilated one.