Warren sheaf., 1903-07-16

probability; then we will have a post
which will last
You may be dead sure that the birds
will get every last Juneberry you grow
unless you cover the bushes with net
ting.
The people of America are now plant
ing one tree for each two acres Of tim
Der cut. This means only one thing
before long.
We do not believe that a four inch
collar, red necktie and a cane ever
helps a fellow along in trying to win
the love of sensible girl
The conflict between the cattle men
and the sheep men Is of very ancient
origin, dating back to Abrahamic times,
for cattle cannot feed after sheep
A new variety Of potato has been dis
covered or developed in France which
kills the potato bug when it attempts
to feed upon it. Now. this is something
like.
If that small boy asks good many
questions don't get impatient and stand
him off. If you had asked more ques
tions when a boy like him you would
know a whole lot more than you do
now.
The foods Of the west country have
very sharply Invited attention to the
question of forest devastation. Still,
like Pharaoh and the plaques Of Mo-
sale times. nothing will be done until
the last acre of timber is destroyed.
very large share CT the weed pests
and destructive insects which limit the
farmers crops and his profits have been
imported. America was a pretty good
country when the Creator finished his
work and before the devil got in his.
The crop production of the Nile val
ley. in Egypt, has been or will soon be
doubled as a result Of the lately COM
pleted irrigation improvements. Rich
soil. perpetual sunshine. tropical heat,
unlimited water supply. three crops a
year.
A new tool Of much merit is gradual
ly making its way to the front-the
disk stirring ploW. The fact that it
takes 80 per cent less power to operate
than the moldboard pow and does just
as good work and under some soil con-
ditiors better work is the cause of its
popularity.
In western county deficient in nat
ural drainage where such an excess of
water as has fallen this summer has
sWamped the crops and almost pre-
vented crop cultivation ditching outfits
are at work, huge machines operated
by team Of forty big bulls, cutting
bitches three feet deep and six feet
wide. >.a -
Any community which is fortunate
enough to become tributary to a con-
depsed milk factory has the sum of not
less than $40 added to the value Of ev-
cry COW kept and MIXED and $40 an
acre added to the value Of the land
upon which such COWS are kept For.
tunate the community where such a
factory locates.
We are asked why tame ducks al
ways walk in single file while going to
or returning from the water. In the
haunts Of the wild duck the shores Of
the marshes or lakes are usually COW
y cred with a thick growth of grass, and
the wild bird naturally selected this as
the easiest method, the tame duck in
heriting the trait. -
Looking out Of the car windows dur
ing recent trip from Chicago to
Washington and return. we saw all
told only four strawberry beds Of more
than three square rods in area. OF
course there were many more than
this out Of sight, but it proved the fact
that not one person in hundred who
might do so raises these delicious ber-
ries. .a.S Fl aFs5t 5
Wherever a stiff clay hardpan is
found within three feet Of the surface
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fruit tree. or, for that matter. any
kind Of a tree. there is no way so good
as to drill hole down four or five feet
and explode small stick of dynamite.
This opens up the hardpan and gives
the tree every opportunity to grow and
do well. $9
If one wishes to have success with
roses and has only a light and sandy
s garden soil to work with, it will be al
most Indispensable to take special pains
to prepare the rose bed Roses will not
II do well in a loose or sandy soil, and the
bed should be made Of good stiff clay
well enriched with COW manure. This
!. mixture should be not less than eight
4 cen inches III depth and the doing Of it
will solve the problem Of rose culture
for many who now try year after year
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