The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-26


The man who says Il am afraid l
cent succeed had better let the farm
alone. The farmer of this age should
come very near knowing what he in
tends to accomplish. and then he should
90 at it with 'hammer and tongs.
A good, big draft gelding is the best
proposition on the farm. He is able
to do good work and his owner can put
his own price on him. The buyer wants
him at almost any price. The demand
for really good horses is greater than
the supply.
1t is necessary to be very careful IN
tuxping stock on clover or rape for the
first time. One is too busy now to take
time to bury the dead. Fill up the
stock. turn them on and leave them
there until fall. Herein lies the ieast
danger.
The English sparrow is insectivorous
for few days just as its young are
Matching, and only then. 1t is because
of this simple fact and the further fact
that the sparrow Is an enemy of other
birds that it is not included in the pro-
tective laws of the different States.
Sheep are high, and Ii would not be
a good plan to go into sheep raising
on a large scale at this time by buying
many. But sheep raising very certain
ly will continue good business, and
II will be wise to buy any that can be
had at bargain wherever they are Of
fered.
There is a good deal in knowing how
to adjust the cultivator and the tenders
SO that the work is properly done. The
Tenders should be just high enough so
the pulverized dirt will fall under them
ard about the corn. Leaving strip Of
uncultivated ground about six or eight
inches wide for fear of covering up
some of the corn Is a dangerous prac-
tice.
The way to get ahead of the scarcity
of help condition is to combine several
implements in any way possible and let
one man do two mems work. The man
who drives one team attached TO har-
row and leads another attached to an
other harrow is hardly up to date. He
should attach all the harrows side by
side and drive the horses abreast. That
is the modern method.
A certain county fair was once In
the hands of some racehorse men, and
1t failed. 1t was recently recognized
by farmers and made county agri-
cultural fair, and all the farmers of
that county brought their products and
stock there and gave at least one day
to it and 1t is now on the road to sue
cess. To make fair success it must
be made strictly a fair and not fraud.
The Agricultural Society of Indiana
will expend $1,000 for an airship this
year and will pay SI.625 in premiums.
Farmers and stocknen who have seen
enough balloon business" would like
to see the premium awards balloon
ish." They would like to see something
more given for stock and farm prod
ucts. Fair managers should not lose
sight of the necessity of attracting the
exhibitor as well as the visitor.
1t has been well established by feed
ing that alfalfa is excellent feed for
horses. Fed with corn, it makes a we'll
balanced ration for horses, though
change TO oats and bran mash occa-
sionally is well for variety. as horses
will change in rations as well as other
animals. But alfalfa hay can always
be relied on. 1t sometimes occurs that
horses will eat too much alfalfa hay.
and care should be taken TO regulate
this.
Cows will often get choked with
small potato or other hard substance
in food. To relieve them, take of fine
cut chewing tobacco enough to make
ball the size of hens egg; dampen
1t with molasses so it adheres closely.
lift up the cows head, pull the tongue
forward AID crowd the ball as far
down the throat as possible. In
short time it will cause sickness and
vomiting and the obstruction will be
thrown out.
A man had a strawstack in his field.
He did not have time TO haul ii away
and pillow the ground, so he forked the
remaining straw about until 1t was
quite equally distributed over the
ground and planted potatoes under the
straw. The potatoes came UP through
the straw, needed no cultivation and
were not bothered with weeds, and In
the fall he reaped quite crop of
tubers. This Is a good way to utilize
an old strawstack bottom
1t Is seldom that one who has al.
ways had garden and enjoyed its
abundance of fresh fruits and vege
tables rea lies how large a part of the
family bill of fare it furnishes or the
value of the products which are got
from 1t until he moves to large city
or Is otherwise so situated as to be
forced to rely entirely upon the grocer