Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1904-01-14

It IL entirely possible for the dairy
man to have the pasture for his cows
only occupy a very small part Of, his
farm when he has 1t in the shape of
silo.
The agricultural products of the Unit
ed States for 1908 are of the value of
$4,000, 100000. Such country can af!
ford to have billion dollar congress
and build a $2o0OOO,OOO ship canal.
way into the New York market and
this year during it's season was quoted
higher than any other apple OH SALE
1t is hard to find an apple anywhere Of
finer quality or of more attractive APP
pearance.
A farmers mutual insurance com
pany with sixteen cases of injury to
barns by lightning to settle last year
only had one fire loss to pay. This dis
proves the popular notion that when
lightning strikes barn it is almost
sure to burn it up.
A move is on foot in some states to
secure special legislation to exempt the
horses and rigs Of rural mail carriers
from taxation. This would be but
petty relief, not over s. per year. The
government should raise their wages
to $50 per month. which in most cases
would be fairly satisfactory compen-
sation. -
It is almost as cruel, to keep horse
tied In the barn day after day during
the cold weather in winter, without ex-
ercise. as it would be to neglect TO feed
and water him properly. Turn the
horses out in the yard, no matter il the
weather is cold.$ While their coats will
not look quite 80 sleek, they will be in
every way harder and healthier for
such treatment.
There are a good many holes visible
all over the country Just now-catte
company holes, oil holes, real estate
holes-holes down which the nice bank
accounts of western grangefs have
mysteriously disappeared. Next time
when you get a bank balance buy some
new furniture, send the boy off to
school, build silo, buy some blooded
stock or let your bank pay you per
cent on it. Don't drop it into a hole.
The work undertaken by the govern
ment Of Transforming the worthless
sand hills of western Nebraska into pine
forests is progressing very satisfacto-
rily. 1t is expected that not less than
100000 trees-bull pines, jack pines.
red cedar and western yellow pine
will be planted and making fine
growth by ten years. This is one of the
most interesting forestry experiments
undertaken by the government.
An attempt will be made the present
winter to enact in some Of the western
states '.good roads" law similar to
that Of Pennsylvania, a law which di-s
vides the cost Of building good road
as follows: Fifty per cent to be paid by
the state, 25 per cent by the county, Is
per cent by the township and 10 per
cent by the owners Of abutting farms.
This plan is meeting with much favor
in all the eastern states where it Is in
operation. ,. .r.-- s..s.- { g..
There Is this to be said in favor of
devoting portion of the average farm
to timber culture-tha while from the
money standpoint alone it may not pay
as well to grow trees as field crops it is
also incontestably true that nine out Of
ten farmers have more land than they
can probably work, and the assign
ment of, say, ten acres on the 100 acre
farm for timber culture is thus made
entirely possible. Far better farm less
acres better and grow trees. y -: q
We have inquiries as to why the ap-
pies were so scabby this year. This
matter was brought up before the
meeting Of the Iowa State Horicul-
tural society lately. 1t was shown
that spraying. in no way, prevented 1t,
and it was ascrtbed to the peculiar
weather conditions Of 1908 In our
own orchard Fameuse, N. w. Green
Ing Wealthy, Antonovka and Duchess
all scabbed. while Patterns G1eening
was almost entirely free.
Z Smart people are very apt to have.
some cranky notions. A few years
ago Mrs. Rorer, the noted cook. made
a raid on the strawberry and assured
US that It was not fit for food, at which
the whole world laughed, and now she
takes q new tack and says that we eat
too many eggs, especially the women;
that this egg eating habit makes them
lazy, cross and shfftless, and 50 we all
laugh again. II we had to give up
Strawberries ana eggs life would be
hardly worth living.
The state Of Iowa has turned out a
young man who under proper sur
Vigilance and his work fully anthem