Warren sheaf., 1903-10-08


reports now of yield Of $50 bushels
Of potatoes, to the acre, selling there at
several dollars a bushel. :
We have two neighbors who have
grown crop of popcorn this year. 1t
has cost no more to raise than other
corn, but they will realize nearly $50
per acre from their crop.
We note that the most successful
manner in which to rid field of morn
ing glories or bindweed is to seed it
down and pasture it two years with
sheep. This process will fix most of the
other weeds as we'll.
Abnormally wet seasons always in
sure poorer crops and smaller profits
than abnormally dry ones. In dry
season asSman is able to save what he
raises, while in a wet one the loss is
enormouston every hand.
Soap Isl one of the worlds most po-
tent civilizers. The higher the civili-
zation the more soap there is used. In
dia uses 112 pounds of soap per year
for each $500 Of its people, while fam
ine superstition, plague and cholera
sweep the land from end to end. Dirt
and degradation go hand in hand.
There is nothing nicer to be found in
the farm home or for that matter in
any home than the plan Of having
some member of the family read the
paper or some book aloud. This plan
will interest all and tends to invite
comment and discussion. The habit Of
each member of the family reading to
himself might we'll give way to the
plan suggested. "
When the cow comes to be the cor
ner stone Of farm administration she
always works marvellous change and
always for the better. No store bills
are run up. she is soon followed by the
big red barn. the crops begin to in
tile, while before long bank account
takes the place Of that old blister of
farm mortgage 1t always works this
way.
Modern methods of transportation
have practically annihilated distance.
A bushel of oats or corn is worth as
much today 12O miles northwest of st.
Paul as it is within twenty miles Of
Chicago. The farmers Of the far west
are getting the benefit of the long haul
car load rate, and, so far as prices for
farm products are concerned, if a man
is located within easy distance Of his
market town it makes but little differ
ence whether he has a farm in central
Illinois or northwestern Minnesota.
Neatness and attractiveness in the
matter of putting up fruits for the mar
ket and, what is of more Importance.
honesty in packing count for so lnuch
in price obtained and profit that the
wonder is so many still think that ap-
pearance counts for nothing and that
an honest pack doesanot pay. The Sc
curing of consignment of apples with
no small ones in the center of the bar
rel is so rare that when a commission
man does get such consignment he Is
liable to have fit right then and there.
The preparation Of the soil for the
roses in the florists greenhouse is one
Of the most important things connected
with their success. It is done in this
way: Along in early June a blue grass
turf on stiff clay soil is plowed about
two inches deep. The turf is then piled
in fiat topped heaps three feet high.
where it rots under the heat and m0is-
ture of the summer. This turf soil is
then mixed with one-third its bulk Of
rotten COW manure and forms the ideal
rose soil. This may give hint to those
of our readers who like to grow roses,
for this preparation Of the soil is just
as applicable to the outdoor culture of
roses as it is for the greenhouse.
4 Il along in late August or early Sep
tember you hit on a horrible and pu-
trid stink in the orchard or garden and
go on a hunt to find the dead cat or
some other unburied thing and cannot
find it you just look close and see if
you can find something which looks
like a big toadstool If you find this
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