The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-14

The gooseberry may be a plebian, but
1t is a hardy and desirable fruit Ihere
should be a few bushes. OF It IN every cry,
garden. 1t is easily cultivated and the
fruit keeps well. The acid it contains
is good for spring appetites.
It pays to reclean the seed grain you
SOW With a good tanning mill and
man who knows how to operate it, one
may take out almost all the foul STUN
that is left by the threShing machine.
And every such seed removed means
cleaner harvest next fail.
There is a good deal written about the
importance of growing flowers and~VlneS
and making homes attractive that the
young folks viii be tempted to stay IN
them; but not so much is said about rails
ing vegetables and fruits that VIII help
10 give them sound bodies-thus making
non-essentials Of more Importance than
the essential.
It is not easy to understand all the ac-
tions Of a setting men, but generally she
knows her business and will attend to 1t
if given half chance. See that thefe
are no lice on her to start with. Dust
with insect powder thoroughly the DAY
before setting.
No one ever knew a foul seed to fail Of
growth Be careful now such q seed
hear its full crop Of trOuble-trouble for
him who sows and for him who reaps-
so be careful about getting wet seeds IN
with useful plant seeds.
No farm is complete without a garden
of good, rich SOIL full of good things TO
eat Without a good garden our diet
is expensive and far from nealthful. The
farmer may have all the desirable Vege-
tables fresh and crisp, good enough Ior
prince or president.
Trust is a good thing in farming; trust
the weather; trust old mother earth; trust
time and season, but above all trust
yourself. The weakest man IN ali the
world is he who has no faith in him
SELF
Statistics of the potato crop Of the
United States for the last ten years snow
that consumption keeps up with the pro-
ductiOn and even slightly exceeds 1t; that
in the best crop years there is not
great surplus. For the period OF ten
wears previous to June 80, 1901, our eX-
ports were 7,211, $50 bushels, while our I'M
ports were 12,500.019 bushels. Ihat is,
our population consumed the entire pro
539 bushels grown by farmers IN other
lands.
Hens will dig. They are born that
wav They know no difference between
the flowers and the vegetables ana the
weeds growing wild. Ihen pIONlu6
fences around the gardens anq presG!Ne
Your soul in patience. The men when
does not scratch somewhere brings In no
eggs.
The man who wins on the farm is the
man who sets out to win. Don Gepenu
100 much on luck Luck is the Pickering
on the hreAy's wing. success comes
from the steady blaze Of the star OIL non
est endCaNOr.
Sheepmen throughout the West are in
the midst OF the ShearlnS season, ana
rfD0rts gathered from the various points
tl,o CHI
elm is fully up to the average, anu III
some places better than usual. IN recent
years sheepmen have been energetic IN
breeding not only for better mutton
quality, but also for better fleece, AID
The result is q better all-arOund Sneep
The deece is gradually being increased
in weight, and the type of mutton s9eeb
is being raised to a hl&nef StdIdd1d
through careful and methodlcaI crossing.
The last winter was an exceptionally
mild one in the Northwest, and ranch
men who had put up hay for an emer-
eeucv found little occasion to use IT.
However, this winter was an exception
and while it may be followed by anolher
mild one it may not, and 1t IS pest al
vravs to be on the safe side. The taShlon
Of putting up hay on the range Tor pro
tccti0n is not very old, but is a good one,
and may save the owner some heavy
losses Cattle and sheep. too, are get
ting 100 valuable to be left unprotected
in bad weather.
A calf. like a spring lamb, has to be
good or he is no good. Dairy men who
StarVe their calves to save milk and Sena
them to market in poor condition DO not
profit by this plan, for the poorer sell
ing value more than makes up Tor the
saving in milk The high price OF milk
and butter has encouraged many farmers
and dairym 10 economlZe IN IllS way
this spring, and the result IS that ther9
has been a much larger crop than usual
nr the poor conditioned calves sent %
market.
Farmers should go slow in increasing
their corn acreage, especially of ploWlnS
uD meadow, pasture or grazing lands.
The present outlook indicates That there
is a fixed determination on the part OF
corn growers to plant more than the
usual acreage this year, owing TO the
short crop of last year. Better strive
to obtain a larger yield on the usual
acreage by means OF mgner 1erullZalloD
and better culture.
The most expensive system of farm
home water supply is where the wife is
made to lug in all the water from the
we'll We know of a case where this sys-
tenn Of waterworks cost $500 in doctors
bills to make repairs.
The present system of readmaking and
Caretaking in the state needs an entire
change. The people who are to get the
benefit should take hold of the matter IN
earnest. At present the average man
goes on the road, not to work, but wear
out his tax.
R. E. Roberts of Corliss, Wis. read g
paper on Handling Early Lambs" at the
farmers closing institute at OconOmOWoc,
in which he said: There is nothing
mysterious nor particularly difficult in
the process of raising good lambs and
sheep, and I know of no pleasanter or
mere remunerative branch of live stock
industry for the capital and labor inVOlv
ed If to raise good lambs or sheep in
VClVe6 great difficulties and expensive
methods, then the business would not
pay, and l would not be in it,
April is a busy month in the poultry
yard on most farms. This is the season
when the hen gets broody and wants to
set With clucks to look after, young
chicks to feed and shelter and lice to
fight, the farmer and his wife have much
to keep them busy.
The cows which will not respond to gen
erous treatment are few and far between
of whatever name or nature. Give the
cow a little extra feed or care and very
shortly she will let you know as plainly
as COW can talk that she appreciates
the kindness. The COW which will not do
this may as well go, first as last
More good stock has been brought into
Minnesota during the last two years than
IN the previous five years. This means
much to the state.There is money in
good stock. 1t costs no more to raise
500 stock than a $50 one.
Farmers in the corn belt are making
ready to put in a big crop this year, and
unless bad. Wea Their prevents the acreage
will be about the largest on record. Last
year cold, wet weather in the early part
of June retarded planting and forced
many farmers to replant, which made
the crop unusually late In getting start