The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-03-21
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
SOME INTERESTING PREDIc-
TioNs FOR THE FUTURE.
A Correspondent Advises the Use or sIlos By
Western Farmers uorss Raising In
the Northwest-Iive Stock and
Farm Notes.



recently published by the Rural New
Yorker The predictions are made by
several correspondents. all OF whom
are very sanguine Prof. /. p. Rob-
erts, OF Cornell university. says: by
the end OF the next century. farming
viii be conducted by men who will
have an extended knowledge OF the
laws OF their well-being. Their rations
viii be prepared scientifically aud
with as much care as those OF pigs
and sheep At the present day. The
physical training OF children will re-
ceive nearly % much attention as Is
now lavished on the FLIES and colts
which are so fortunate as TO find
homes In trottlng stables. Mental
education will accompany and follow
the physical la order that mind may
dominate matter"
Another correspondent from Illinois
predicts that the size OF farms will be
limited by statute. One person will
not be allowed 10 gobble up every thing
adjoining him simply because he has
tho money to do 1t. Most OF the farms
will be owned by the men who till
them. There will still be few ten
ant farmers. but the rent they pay,
after deducting taxes and two per cent
on whatever amount Is still unpaid.
will be applied to the purchase OF the
land. The man who sells farm will
be permitted 10 secure the unpaid bal
ance with mortgage. but he will not
be allowed to foreclose that mortgage
within ten years from the date OF the
last payment on the principal. pro-
vided tie buyer annually pay all taxes
and per cent on the amount due and
unpaid. On foreclosure OF the mort
gage tho seller will be obliged TO re-
fund 70 the buyer all money paid him.
less than annual interest OF per cent
on the amount due and unpaid. and
reasonable indemnity for deteri GRAFTON
OF the land. buildings. etc. while I'M
der his control.
Another insists that In the next centu-
ny there wilfbe no fencese kept those
that can be readily moved Still
another: Most American farmers
have no idea OF the amount that may
be raised on single acre From the
Chinese we are TO Get many valuable
hints In horticulture and agriculture.
The products OF our soil are 10 be
Increased many fold. As the demand
for food increases we may expect TO
see electricity employed in our fields.
II will be largely applied to farm ma
chinery. especially 70 tools and ma
chimes used on highly productive and
valuable lands adjacent TO great mar
kets. May we not soon see implements
called electric hoes and electric weed
ers and electric harrows. which will
stir and pulverlze the soil. especially
for shallow tillage. as no other imple-
ment known To man has ever yet donepn
Prof w. J. Beal. OF the Michigan
Agricultural college. thinks that in
1915 the farmers OF the Northern
states will be making most OF their
own sugar-~not every small farmer on
his own hook. but large nelghborhoods
IN suitable localities will work togcth-
or on large scale. Rough hand
labor viii be less remuuerative. to the
laborer especially. unless accompanied
by great skill and faithfulness. There
will still be many poor who will see
hard times.
Horse Raising I'm The Northwest.
The vast area OF country lying
between the hundredth meridian and
a.. Gt.~.. N....l.