The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-05-25

the following results. Every possible
source wa Oyerhauied, till at last il
was traced to the milk Of one partICU.
lar COW which had been observed,
when the COWS We're out at their daily
watering, to make persistent.y for
the dirtiest puddles in the yard, and
drink these in preference to the run.
ming water to which she had free &C
cess with the rest. When her milk
was kept separate it was found that
! the mix OF the other htty-two was all
. right"
1t is only when pinched by hunger
that the modern cow will fill herseltup
with the tender twigs OF last years
growth in the forest. Doubtless the
taste for this kind OF food is acquired
by practice. 1t used to be a cOnsid-
cradle reliance when there was little
cleared land on which to grOw grass
or corn. AS soon as other forage be-
came plentiful, there was little use for
browse, though woods were full OF it.
In tact, the browsing period extended
little beyond the time when treec were
cut dow to get them out OF the way,
their trunks logged and burned.
The best way to get more corn is to
get increased yield from the same
acreage. A poor corn crop necessarily
costs so much labor that it rarely
pays a profit, But if the land is ma
nured highI! and cultivated thorough
ly, the crop rarely or never fails TO
pay. 1t is possible to double the corn
yield on the present acreage, and that,
too, without coming near the large
yields when :'0T4 been obtained IN
special cases.
Though it Is not new enough to be
patentable, here is a little problem
which some farmers may find it use
full to solve: If, with an old hoe, a man
can do but tOur.ftths as much work
in a day rs with a new one, labor
costing $1.5O per day, and a new hoe
is IS cents, how much will he have
gained at the end OF two and a half
days by using the old one? The
moral OF the answer is plain. If you
would have good work and quick
work, have good tools and keep them
in order.
My experience is, says T. B. Terry
in Country Gentleman, that the set, or
little plant, from a large, thrifty.eye,
such as is found on a large sound pc.
tato,l Is as much better than the little,
weak SGT from the eye OF a small pota.
TO as a large, strong cabbage plant or
strawberry plant is better than a lit
tie, puny one Either may be made
to grow and do well under favorable
enough conditions, but the latter will
be the most exacting in regard to con-
ditions, just as one-eye sets from large
potatoes require better conditions all
around than whole potatoes or halves.
Every farmer should cut his seed &C.
cording to his ability and willingness
to give proper conditions.
The season for tree planting is again
at hand, and we repeat the hope that
all our readers will discharge their du.
ty in that direction. Professor Brown
Of the Ontario Agricultural College anu
merates taefollowing eight reasons for
planting trees, aside from their value
as timber: L. Roadside shade; q.
Shelter for dwellings; 3. Shelter for
cultivated farm crops; 4. Shelter for
open natural cravings; 5 Shelter for
inclosed cravings; 8. Headwater con-
servation; 7 Wind breaks; s. Climat-
ic amelioration. Cogeut reasons
might also be added for planting fruit
and ornamental trees, but We viii not
enter upon that branch OF the sub
iect.