Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-22
Interesting Farm Notes.
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II mix my prayers with little toll.
Along in every row;
Anil work this mixture into the scii
Quite yig'fo with = b G
An I've Uncovered, ;aoash still in sin,
As you are aaru,
This lind OF compost well work d in
Mates psetti decent corn
SO while Pm praying u my hoe,
An do n, ievel best
20 keep dosn he weeds sloaz each r;w,
| Az The Lord, he does the rest"
The overworked horse is often the
subject Of some of the most dangerous
attacks of collie We hSee 10 couteud with
| In facg, it is one OF the chief pTedispos-
ing causes.
70 the strong oVerpowelins hand of
| man all saimals rea0ily sub Ait, but 10
the yaviil>ting seldom. ssaGv unsafe
and Nicl Us animals are he r, suit VI hack
of 1rm bur kind management
II is a good time ~ TO study into the
| cost AID the vilue of the apparatus for
spraying fruit rFees S,,ra, ing has come
10 be t. puleH factor In fruit culture, and
he careful grower would better Join the
| procession than sneer at it.
| ] he preparation of food products has
AS much to do with their bringing d pro-
ut as aoes the marketing of them the
method IF putting up butter, eggs,
honey msple sugar, fruit, etc, has not
received as much attention as il should
have.
| Let nan choose a crop that is not
raised by every farmer. and. nine times
ouE of zen. he will realize money from
its sale. The man who looks about hila
in the market and tiuds what is lacking,
and supplies the deficiency is the man
VINO has the market all 10 himself and
makes money.
There Is no necessity for keeping the
stable dark, unless at times during the
summer. as protection against insects
Animals love the light and will seek it
if they have the opportunity. Cows en-
dure severe cold in the barnyard rather
than remain in gloomy Stable There
should be windows on all sioes and the
stable will be more comfortable.
| The StoeEman and Farmer saws: ave
have known persons to go into dsirying
because they fortunately got good CO =.
Tor family use. and her Weld WAS such
chat they were encouraged TO get more
coed cows and enter into dair ing as a
business; if they had begun vi h Il poor
COW, they would not have thought OF
making business of dairyiHg
There are three things that our com
mon schools should be compelled to do
First, get the young in love with lart
and home-rnake home So intensely in
teresting thai the children viii prefer i
TO all else second, teach them to max,
agriculture profitable, and third, maxi
farm life Intellectually and morally on
evel with the best pos sble life els,
where.
Don't expect the hens to give you an,
more attention than you give them. |
you feed once in while, allow them I,
r0ost where they choose, and roam
where fancy may dictate, don't com
plain If the egg basket is empty, and tn
housewife complains. No man ever go
something for nothing, neither woul,
any one deserve TO Pat business int
The hen yard and the hens will follow
your example They are grand goo
lmitat0rs.
The COW and the hen give daily re
turns in milk and egg. W hen the crop
are harvested and sofa there Is All intcI
Vol until the following season, but III
cow and he hen bring III cash every day
aud at The time When every thing else j
at II stAnd->till. 1t Is the immediate re
turns from dairyiGg that enable mnuy t
succeed ard to avoid going into debt
The profit comes in rapidly and provide
capital with which To continue.