QRU1AFD POULTRY QLCANINQ5 Improved Uniform International SimdayMiool BUILD UP FLOCK COW’S VALUE TOLD PRUNE FOUR-YEAR- OF STRONG HENS BY PRODUCTION OLD GRAPEVINES ’ Lesson» (B y R E V . F. p F !T Z W A T K n , D P . D *an. M o o d y B ib le I n s t i tu t e o f C h lc t« o .) f H 17, W w le rn paper » In the selection of dairy cows, there L esson for A p ril 3 Only by continuous selection for It should not be very difficult to are two methods which may be used. prune four-year grapevines, th a t they health ninl vigor is it possible to build Hy fa r the best indication of a dairy P E T E R B EC O M ES A D IS C IP L E O F may conform to th e single-stem Knif- up a flock th at will produce fertile cow's ubliity for production, is her rec­ JESUS feu tyi>e of training. The fru it of the eggs, strong chicks capable of m ak­ ord of production ns secured by welgh- past seasou w as borne directly on ing quick grow th, and pullets with LESSON T E X T — M a r k 1 :1 4 -1 1 ; JS-St. shoots th a t m ade all of th eir growth sufficient sbuulua to w ithstand the l,1K t,le nillk and testing system atically O O IJ J K N T E X T — C etin» y e a f t e r Me for lts b u t,erf«t content by the Bub- during the p ast sum m er. These strain of heuvy egg production. • n d I w ill m a k e y o u to b e c o m e fis h e r» The appearance of a bird Is not nl- C0C,J ,e st' have been con- of men. shoots ure now classed as canes. The P R IM A R Y T O P IC — P e t e r F o llo w « J e ­ form er canes from which th e shoots " a y s a sure indication of Its vigor, | slstently tested eith er by the official sus. test or by cow testing association te s t­ grew are now w orthless for fruiting l,ut appearance and action takeu to- J l ’N IO R T O P IC — T h e G r e a t D e c is io n . ers. T he time is coming when the ma* purposes, but In some types of train , t'other are a fulrly reliable guide for T E R M E D I A T E A N D S E N IO R T O P ­ Jorlty of the more dcsirubie class of IC IN ing serve for some y ears to support ! lacking out vigorous birds, — M a k in g th e G r e a t D e c is io n . T O l'N O P E O P L E AND A D U L T T O P ­ the fru it canes th a t arise from tim e j ‘ comb, face, and w attles should cattle will be so tested. As the cow to time. W ith th e Knlffen types bright color; the eyes testing associations become more pop­ IC —A n s w e rin g C h r is t's CsIL types of ,luve 11 training, th e grow th older th an one should be fairly bright and fairly ular and their work fully appreciated I. Jesu s Preaching In Galilee (vv. prom inent, and the head should be more cow's will be under such super* 14, 15). year is alm ost uompletely cut aw ay vision. In pruning according to the Knlffen com paratively broad and short, having The renson for C hrist changing from At the present tim e there are n training, spurs which a re but th e cu r­ a fairly short, well-curved beak and Judea to Galilee w as the grow ing op­ large num ber of cattle which have not showing no tendency to be long, re n t y ear’s grow th, shortened to a position to Him. He accepted the been tested or records kept upon their Stone T u rtle at the M ing Tomb», Nanking. length of two o r th ree buds, a re much , “snaky,” or crow-headed." fute of John, the B aptist, ns foreshad­ production. Such cattle must then be usejj. The Ideal vine pruned and | * be bird i should be alert and have a owing His own death. The rejection (P r ep a red bv th e N a tio n a l Qenfrr&phlo cities to be throw n open to w estern 8 o ciety , W a sh in g to n . D. C .) trulned to th e single-stem four-cane strong, vigorous ca rria g e ; the legs selected upon th eir form and con­ of the forerunner m eant the rejection trade, one of th e five “treaty ports" Knlffen m ethod should include two should be set well a p a rt und strongly form ation. Experience has taught the of Him whose advent he heralded. H ILE the eyes of the w est­ established In 1842. B ritish m erchants canes of th e cu rren t season's growth, support the body, giving no Indication breeders of dairy cattle th a t there is ern world have been turned 1. W hat He preached (v. 14). who moved In during th e next few arising from Just below th e level of of w eakness or a knock-kneed condi­ a certain form which Is associated during recent weeks tow ard The g o s p e l of the kingdom of God y ears obtained a concession to man­ the top wire, or n ear the head of the tion. T he booe, as seen in th e shank, with economic milk production. Shanghai, h ead q u arters for w hich m eant the good news of tho age th eir m unicipal affnirs In th eir vine. One cane will lie tied In the j should be strong ami not too fine for E ckies gives the three following w hite soldiers nnd sailors and m arines settlem ent. The French and American spring to the right along the top wire, ' tlie breed, w hile the toes should be points as those which should be p a r­ n ear approach of tlie kingdom of God in Chinn, the footsteps of thousands residents joined in the arrangem ent, while the other will be tied to th e left. strong, straight, and not too long. The ticularly em phasized in picking a dairy when the rule of God as predicted by o f refugees, w hite nnd yellow, have the prophets would be realized. cow : but la te r the French set up a munici­ T he umount and ch aracter of the cane I plum age should be clean nnd smooth, been directed tow ard th a t sam e city, 2. How He preached It (v. 15). pality o f th e ir own which Is main grow th made will largely determ ine as a lack of condition often accom­ 1. T he extrem e angular form, c a rry ­ th e ir hope of safety. K iangsu, the (1) "T he tim e Is fulfilled and tho tained separately today. R esidents of the num ber of buds to be left on each panies soiled, roughened plumage. Tlie ing no surplus flesh, but showing e v i­ province In which Shanghai lies, Is other natio n alities have throw n In cane. With especially vigorous vines condition of flesh should be good, as dence of liberal feeding hy a vigorous kingdom of God Is at hand.** one of the most densely populated po­ T his m eant th at the tim e had now th eir lot with th e B ritish and Ameri­ 12 to 14 may be allowed on each. In litical units in the world. It Is only a very thin bird is usually in poor physical condition. come for the appearance of the Mes­ cans. nnd today about 20 nations have nddltion to the two canes from the 2. Tlie extraordinary developm ent of health. Sick fowls, or fowls th at have slightly larger than Indiana, nnd even siah and the establishm ent of Ills arrangem ents with China In connec­ heiid two or more o thers a re cut hack under norm al conditions ten tim es as apparently recovered from sickness, the ndder and milk veins. kingdom. tion w ith trad e nnd e x traterrito rial to spflrs of two to three buds. These 3. The m arked developm ent of the should never be used for breeding. many people live there ns Inhabit the (2) "R epent." rights In Shanghai. barrel In proportion to the size of the will throw shoots th e coming season, H oosier state. Chinese from all p arts T his m eant th a t the people should anim al.—-B. W. F airbanks, Animal By fa r the larg er p a rt of th e popu­ which In tu rn become the fruiting of the republic, speaking h alf a dozen Scaly Leg Will Submit H usbandry D epartm ent, Colorado Agri­ tu rn around, change th eir minds and different dialects, nnd foreigners from lation of th e en tire urban group—Chi canes to be utilized one y ear from a ttitu d e tow ard C hrist and accept Him cultural College. nese. French and International—th at th e present time. A fter th e two to Efficient Treatment all corners of th e globe make up the as th eir King. The m essage of re­ b ears th e nam e ‘‘Shanghai,’’ Is Chi­ canes are chosen and the spurs pro­ conglom erate m ass of hum anity. Scaly leg Is recognized by the en­ pentance Is one which needs to be nese. but th e concentration is not vided ail o th er cane grow th is cut larged, roughened appearance of the Cow Must Produce Much Even the country d istricts are ro Bounded out today. congested th at the lnrgest farm s In the g reatest In th e narrow streeted, dirty, cleanly aw ay In th is location. Ju s t feet und legs. It is caused by a little (3) "Believe the gospel." Then, as sm elly n ativ e city. So well have the Milk to Pay Expenses below the level of the low er wire, province are little m ore than small mite w hich burrow s beneath the now, men needed to believe the gos­ foreigners governed th eir concessions Ju s t to pay expenses under ordinary two more canes are selected as above fam ily truck gardens to th e American scales nnd causes the form ation of n pel of C hrist. farm er. They seldom cover more than th a t Chinese have flocked to those directed and sp u rs provided for, but yellowish, powdery substance which conditions, a cow m ust produce 4.000 II. Jesu» Called P eter and Andrew sections. T he International city Is es­ pounds of 4 per cent milk, according the two canes to be tied along the th ree or four acres. Jesu s pecially a favorite residence for re ­ low er w ire ure pruned two to four keeps raising up the scales until they to I’rof. W. J. F raser, dairy farm ing to Become Fiehere of Men. Kiangsu Is the pioneer province of tired Chinese officials from o th er p arts buds sh o rter th an the cunes a t tile present an unsightly appearance. In specialist of the college of agricul­ called th is p air of brothers for service railroading In the C elestial empire. of th e country. It has become a mod­ upper wire. T hus the vines a fter severe cases, If the birds are not cared ture, U niversity of Illinois. With In Ills kingdom. It Is usually best to T he first road w as built la 1870 from el, too, In th e m atter of street pave­ pruning will have four fru it canes, two for, ti e jo in ts of the toes become in­ cows th at produce more than this perform the Lord's service In pairs. Shanghai to Woosung, a distance of m ents, sanitation nnd police methods, n ear each w ire level, and sp u rs at flamed, som etimes so laming the birds am ount the profit Increases rapidly as T ins lias n threefold value. It m akes 12 miles. But Kiangsu owes much of nnd since th e revolution has been each level to provide fru it cunes for th at they are unable to walk. their production rises above this point. testim ony effective; It provides fel­ Its developm ent to Its w ater routes be­ Ws«h the bird's legs well with sonp copied extensively by Chinese cities 1828. The reason for tills Is th a t going up lowship on the p art of w orkers nnd fore the railroad came, p articu larly to nnd w arm w ater and remove all loose In oth er p a rts of the country. x the scale of production from low to protection of the w lm esses. It Is to be th e Y angtze river nnd the G rand canal scales. Rub well with u half-and-half high producing cows, the value of the noted th a t these men hail previously A fter riding tw o hours north of th a t flows nearly the en tire length of Prevent Pear Blight by m ixture of kerosene nnd linreed oil product Increuse* three tim es a t fast been called to bo disciples of C hrist Shanghai by railroad, through fertile, th e province. (m elted lard may lie used In place of as th e cost of keep, uccordlng to (John 1 :8d-42). They are now culled Careful W inter Pruning linseed oil) ; or fill a can with the mix­ F or hundreds of years the canal was flat country to th e G rand canal, one to service. O bserve; The dorm ant season, w ith an ab­ ture, and a t night, a fter Abe birds have Professor F raser. filled w lih shipping and was the only finds him self among five million more 1. From wliut they w ere called (v. “T his Is because the overhead or people of K iangsu w ithin a radius of sence of succulent growing p lan t tis ­ menns of com m unication betw een the gone to roost, dip each bird's legs Into 10). m aintenance ration and cost of hous­ 40 miles of Soochow. Many of the sue, affords su itab le conditions for north and the south ; hut today much It, allow ing them to soak for a minute, Thev w ere called from positions of of the canal Is In ruins, due largely to people In th e outlying d istricts are checking the d estru ctiv e ;>ear blight then retu rn the bird to the roost. Re­ ing Is so g reat for all cows, and It dues definite service. They w ere fishers. not Increase anything like ns rapidly engaged In poultry raising nnd even disease. The disease, which Is com­ pent th e treatm en t every three or four th e construction of a railroad along God alw ays chooses Ills servnnts from th e route nnd the developm ent of the city people tak e pride In th eir monly known ns "fire blight,” Is ch ar­ days until the scales are removed. Oil as does the production of milk per the ran k s of the employed. K iangsu riv er for navigation. H un­ flocks, p articu larly ducks. Millions of acterized by a death of blossoms, of caraw ay used In the sam e m anner cow. T his lies at the very foundation 2. To w hat they were called (v. 17). dreds of small canals branch off Into Kiangsu eggs th a t are not locally con­ young twigs, and la te r larg er limbs, Is also very effective. To prevent the Jf successful furmlng. To be "fishers of men." They no “In the eurly days of self-sufficing sumed or shipped fresh are dried or thereby giving tw igs of affected trees the back country. T hey are used to disease, spray the roosts, dropping doubt bin, been successful fishers. T he Irrlgnte farm s nnd ns highways, for frozen, and shipped all over the world the ap p earance of having been boards, und all nearby erneks nnd fnrmlng, the low producing cow was qualities which made them good fisher­ really of great service In furnishing On the w est of the city a re a hnn- scorched by fire. The blight Is pro­ crevices thoroughly nnd often so as to m ost of the roads outside the large food for the family. U nder the pres­ men, namely, patience, bravery to face dred beautiful lakes and th e Great duced by a b acterial germ nnd Is the keep them free from mites. cities are w heelbarrow tracks. ent conditions of business farm ing, the the storm and darkness of the night, lake—sixty miles wide In some places cause o f much concern am ong fruit Shanghai la Big and Busy. cow th a t does not produce enough and perseverance, which led them to —Is Just over the beautiful low ridge grow ers, especially during the growing milk to pay expenses Is un absolute toll nil night though no fish w ere N early 2..000 of Klnngsu’s people of hills on th e east, one of the few season. It Is during the w inter Dirt and Board Floors and detrim ent to the dairy caught, would make them good fishers live In Shanghai. T housands of the hilly spots In fertile, flat Kiangsu. m onths, only, th a t effective control Each Have Advantages hindrance of men. farmer. population are employed In the city ’s m easures can lie |