The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1905-03-04
PRACTICAL FARM NOTES.

snare ms happiness with other
people,
At night is the time to give the
work horse his main feed of hay.
Hay isbulky, dry and slow to digest.
Give him the whole night for the per-
formanee of this necessary part of
alimentation.
The man who never makes repairs
on his buildings and fences, is likely
to have the same experience the
deacon had with his "one.hoss
shay the outfit will go "all at
once, and nothing first
Farmers ought to be the most
grateful class of people in all the
world. Every drop of dew, every
shower, every ray of sunshine brings
a blessing. What we need most OF
all are hearts to appreciate our mer-
cies.
Every horse has its notions same
as man. You cannot break a horse
of his peculiarities. Give it up and
turn them to advantage. Learn
what all these notions are, and treat
the horse as you would like to be
treated under similar circumstances.
The Chinese believe that ginseng
contains properties which prevents
disease and lengthen life. Sad to re-
late, however, the ginseng plant
does not seem to be able to take its
own medicine. Cultivated plants
wilt, rot and blight just the same as
ordinary vegetation.
A horse IN getting up, puts his fore
feet up in front of him, raises on them
and plunges forward; a COW raises
on her hind feet, doubles the front
feet under her, raises on her knees
and plunges backward. In helping
a horse up, pull his front feet out and
help him to plunge forward.
In the address of Master Morris,
of the New York State Grange, oe-
ours this excerpt: "The eultivators
of the soil are the most valuable
citizens. They are the most vigor-
GUS, the most independent, the most
virtuous, and are tied to their coun-
try and its liberty by the most last
ing bonds"
The soil of Cuba is extremely fruit
full. Cabbages there are so large
that heads weighing twenty pounds
each are common. All vegetables do
well. Radishes may be eaten from
fourteen to eighteen days after sow
ing, lettuce in five weeks after SOW
ing, while corn produces three crops
per year. Sweet potatoes grow all
the year,
A farmer near here killed quail be-
cause he thought they ate the sown
grain. Recently in cleaning one he
noted the distended appearance of
the crop. He opened it and found it
filled not with grain, but with chintz
bugs. In two birds he found $50
bugs Il cleaned my gum" says the
farmer, land put it away and no one
on my farm shall point gun at a
quail if can prevent it."
Few persons have an adequate
idea of the magnitude of the COVER
ment's forest reserve policy. Some
figures therefore, which have just
been given out at Washington will
be of interest. Excluding the two
reserves in Alaska, which cover
nearly 100000 acres, there are
now, scattered over thirteen states
and territories in the west, fifty-one
forest reserves with a combined area
of 81 1893, 974 acres.
Many plausible recent advertise
ments tell people chow to make mon
ey easily growing mushrooms. "
Nothing necessary except to buy
spawn from the advertiser, who then
agrees to purchase all mushrooms
grown by the buyer ut requires
but small space in shed or cellar to
make $12 per week" reads a circu-
lar; anybody can do the work
Only an hour or so a day needed.
Why be poor when we show you
how to make money!" And so on
All very pretty, butts easier to
figure thangrow the crop.
City life appears attractive to the
country boy. He doesn't stop to
think that in n town job so many
hours a day and often several hours
of the night belong to his employer
and that business comes ahead of
any pleasure or entertainment. He
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