The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
PRACTICAL FARM NOTES
A dead cur kills no sheep.

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A dead cur kills no sheep.
Currants, raspberries and blackberries
may well be planted in the fall. The
reason for this is that small fruits usually
start to grow very early in the spring,
before it is possible to set them out. The
planting should be reasonably early in
the fall that the earth may be we'll set
tied about the roots before it freezes
Gardening.
The private does the work and gets $13
month, while the officer gets from 500
up. Put all on the same salary, and the
game of war will soon be played out.
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There is yet time this fall to clear up
that brush lot. There may be some
poles large enough for wood. If so, save
them. Cut the sapplings off close to the
ground; pile the brush snugly upon any
old stump or cluster of briers there may
be near, and burn them when dry. The
tax on an acre of brush is just as much
as on the most productive on your farm.
The following has been awarded
prize as the best method of ripening to-
matOes detached from the vines: Get a
middling air-tight box, put in sheet of
paper to fit the bottom, and then put
layer of tomatoes, one thick, then
sheet of paper, then another layer
of tomatoes, another sheet of paper and
SO on for five or six layers. Cover we'll
with paper. Put in a dry place for
fourteen days.
The practice of bringing COWS fresh in
to milk in the summer and fall is in
creasing and is profitable. 1t should be
remembered that heavy mixers will
calve more safely in September and Oc-
tober than in hotter months.
Between fly-time and freezing is good
painting time. Use bright and cheerful
cOlOrs inside and out
DO not stuff the horse with hay until
he is pOt-bellied dyspeptic.
The horses digestion can be seriously
impaired by feeding too much hay, es-
pecially if overripe and woody.
Look out for the man that jerks on the
reins every time he wants the horse to
turn, and kicks him every time he wants
him to stand over. Kick that man out.
A favorite mare kicked the siding con-
stantly on being put into a new barn.
Something did not suit her. l noticed
that the floor had a preceptible pitch
from the manger back. Asking for the
privilege l changed the floor to an exact
level. The minute she went onto it she
was satisfied. She has never kicked once
since To some horses backward slope
is painful, while pitch forward is
agreeable. This is especially true of
foundered horses. Note how they paw
a hole to rest their forequarters.
Shoes lying about make an otherwise
neat room look untidy. If you have not
much closet room, turn a box on it's side,
put f1Ounce across the front, pad the
top, and cover with cretonne 1t will
make handy seat while you are putting
them on. and is better than a close box
or closet.
For rats and mice mix with uncooked
oatmeal (faked is best) Just as much
plaster of Paris as will adhere; be sure
each is perfectly dry. Put this mixture
in old saucers all over the house, barns,
buildings and farms, merely being care
full to have them out of reach of domestic
animals and poultry. Within a few
hours every rat, ETC., will have a stom-
ach full of cement and Inflammation, and
will leave the premises for water and
die No mischevious rodents can live en-
the place forty-eight hours, so long as
the saucers are kept filled, and generally
once in the fall and again in the spring
is often enough.-Country Gentleman.
To Keep Apples.
The old rules of keeping apples were: