The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-21
Law Is Proving beneficial
MULTUM IN PARVO,

High prices of feeds for milk and meat
nave forced the feeders to feed with the
pencil 1T Is a good habit to cultivate, for
only those VINO can figure on feeds ac-
curaleiy are sure of coming out cVen
In this country the plow is mightier
than the sword. Several millions of farm
implements are this month in use and the
sword, happily, is sheathed or, if it's
cleaning steel is ever drawn it is for dis
play only. The pillow and the cultiVator
are the implements that have contributed
most to make this nation the first IN
wealth and power.
With good seed, good soil, the right
TOOLS, plenty of horse power and conf
dence in Verything, there will be no fail
ure.
Have garden what is home without
one? A good garden even if it's products
only amount to their cost for it would
give interest in life, pleasure and health.
The. better the garden the greater the
satisfaction. Their are varieties of pride
That are Justihable. One is pride of a
merltorlous creation; a model garden, an
orchard. any remarkable farm crop en-
titles the grower to honor.
Weeds, and insects are the pests of the
farmer during the time of plant growth
and his crops depend as much on the SUD-
lection of one as on that Of the other.
Some plan of destroying insects must be
followed on every farm, to a greater or
less extent.
A Canadian was recently fined $4.25 for
having in his possession eighteen pack
ages Of apples with small ones in the
bottom and large ones on top. What is
the difference between dishonest packing
with intention to defraud and holding
up a man and taking his money?
"a stitch in time saves nine" is an old
saw and suggestive that attention to StIle
matters early saves a deal OF trouble in
the near future. This means that tools
should be IN good order.
Don't expect a high-class crop from
IoWciass seed, nor big. profits from small
outlay and slack work. Success Is only
synonymous for some adequate bid for it
IN hard, painstaking work.
Most well regulated farms have a work.
SHOP where mending, making and repair
ing can be done. These shops are used
mostly on rainy days when the farmers
cannot get in the fields. Often, with a
very httle trouble and expense. a stove
can be set up il the shop for winter work
Work can then be done without discom-
fort or endangering the health The shop
too. can be easily turned inlo Il tempOrarv
nursery for new pigs, lambs. or even
calves and colts, should occasion require.
Under the new order Of things, when
agriculture receives such generauS reSog-
huon, and meu-of the highest worth
keen, shreWd, With academic and univer-
Sity training, enter the agricultural field
wat viii become of the careless, scE-
satisfied, know-it-all king of farmer. In
Ills, as in other instances. the law of
the survival of the fittest win lind ample
Eindlcation. And as of yore, the weak
ling, crowded to the wall by his own m
difference, Will denounce fate. society
laws, the government, everything and ali
things save the real cause OF his own un-
dOing-himSelf.
Land is the c.eapest property in the
Northwest, or in any part of the United
States. The man who owns land Should
understand that he has a good invest
Ihent. II the land is under cultivation
use i to the best purpose, preserve IFS
fertility and add to ii. If the land is in
timber, project it from fires and from
timber hunters.
,j Dl!l TOOLS always make sharp words.
Many boy has formed the wrong inn
pression of farming just because he has
been set to work with a duh hoe.
Unless we axe much mistaken, lot Of
early potatoes Will be q profitable crop
this year. The supply Of old tubers is
very limited, and they bring a high price
which "ll cause great demand for the
eariy supply OF new ones. Plant early