The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-01-25
Items of Interest.

AseAS VI IHtcrCSt.
Why not put up enough ice to last all
or part Of next summer, if it can be
obtained?
Flowing for next seasons crops dur
ing winter, not only aids in the destruc-
ton of insects, but puts land in good
condition for culture.
One of the most important points in
agricultural operations is thorou9hness
Of culture. This applies not only TO
corn and other grain crops, but also to
small fruits, young orchards, etc.
No man was ever a poorer farmer be-
cause he possessed a liberal education.
LII you want to make your boy 4 really
good farmer, better if possible than his
father, do not stint his schooling
Land which is too rough for grain
crops can either be seeded with grass
| and thus furnish pasture for sheep, or
! can be planted to timber or fruit trees
! Very little land need lay absolutely
idle.
| Selecting and planting the best farm
seeds will increase the quality of grains
and grasses just as selecting good
| breeding stock improves the farm herd;
and we all know what splendid results
have been accomplished in that line.
If you have only a limited amount to
invest, and are about buying sheep it
| will be far better to buy few good
ones than many culls. 1t is the quality
Of your flock more than it's size upon
which your profit will depend.
A thoroughly docile ANIMAL no matter
what it is, is more easily managed
than one that is wild or fractions, and
it is also more profitable, for it will
prove a better grower on the same
amount Of food, and q better producer
than the fractions one.
Sheep often cannot be kept in large
fiocks and limited quarters without
breeding disease. BE sure that you1.
room is proportionate to your numbers.
Foul air and dampness are deadly enc
mics of sheep and these are certain
adjuncts to over-croWding.
Other business men are cutting off
ill needless expenses and it is advisable.
for farmers to do the same thing Make
all the tools you can yourself and save
bills in that direction. Do your own
repairing and get rid Of improbable
stock. go.
In careful corn growing experim ents
two facts seem to have been made
clear. One is that the largest total
, product will come from planting the
largest variety Of corn that will mature.
The other is that the thickest planting
which is consistent with well devel-
Oped ear to each stalk viii give the
: largest total yield.
Fay some attention to what your
neighbor IS doing, not being jealous OF
bis success, but endeavCrng to profit
by it.. It is quite likely he knows how
, to do some things better than you;
1nd maybe you can give him a pointer
: or two in exchange.
, In some of the great cattle producing
, sections, where once nothing was
thought of but stock, land owners are
now combining farming with their stock
> growing. This combination is true az
; rfculture. Either branch by itself lacks
something Of completeness.
: Do not think that the winter is a sea-
2 son for leisure only upon the farm.
When it is so regarded leisure becomes
only another name for loafng. Study.
read, plan, think, and fit yourself to
be better farmer next year than you
have ever been. There is room for i'm
!, proVement. ~
Go away from home a little during
e uAc W1uIei IL you eau, ana learn what
: farmers are doing elsewhere. When
! you are in new places visit the markets
. and see what products are in demand
and what prices are being obtained.
. Livery sort of information that at all
relates to your business is of value
i and you should neglect no opportunity
: to procure the same.
What sort Of a walk have you from
: the house to the barn? Some who read
? this doubtless have only such as nature
made, and nature does not make very
good ones for wet and muddy weather.
It would be wise to take the job in
Iyour own hands before the season has
progressed further. and have at least
4 solid board walk that will keep your
: feet dry and your boots clean.