Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-11-29

He Is d fortunate tiller Of the soil
whose acquaintance with quack grass
and Canada thistles never gets beyond
the theoretical or book stage.
The desrised little English sparrow,
along with all of his unfavorable
points, is capable of disseminating dis
ease germs in your hen yard and of
making lots Of trouble. They are not
averse to vermin.
Judged from real and defensible
standard of value the best product and
asset of our myriad town and country
homes consists in the wholesome, re-
spectful and happy boys and girls to
be found therein.
The thrift of the German is always
evident in the arrangement Of his
wood pile No matter what its size, it
has not lot of tag ends hanging out,
but bespeaks in every way of neatness
and economy. 1t is one of the ear
marks of the place.
A nearby herd Of 120 thoroughbred
Jersey cows has, by a process of care
full selection and elimination, been
brought up to milk and butter pro-
ducing standard so that the return per
COW averages $120 per year. No loaf
ers or just boarders in this herd, 1t is
safe to wager.
The widower with big pocketbook
who takes to wife young and spright-
ly. spouse is not as rule entitled to
any better treatment at her hands than
she sees fit to accord him, and gets
seant sympathy if he does not find the
newly contracted marital bonds all
that he hoped.
In Europe the economic value of the
toad to the gardener and farmer is ap
preciated to a far greater degree than
in this country. In the old country
they are caught and sold at so much
per head in the town markets because
of the service they render as insect
and worm destroyers.
While it is often advisable for the
young man to pull up stakes and seek
a new home in which to locate, it is
very questionable whether it is to be
recommended for one past fifty-five or
sixty, a time of life when it is far
more difficult to adjust oneself to new
conditions and environments.
Whether you have few or many
trees in your young orchard, it is a
good plan to take a sharp hoe some
time before the ground freezes solid
and remove all grass and weeds away
from the trunks of the trees. If rub
bish is left it is likely to become a
nesting place for field mice, which are
likely to girdle the tree before spring
comes.
While there seems to have been nu-
merous instances of it, as yet very lit
tie that is valuable has been ascertain
ed along the line Of preventing losses
from the cornstallz disease. It seems
to be sporadic capable of springing up
anywhere), as seems to be the case
with hog cholera, and, as is true with
that disease, the causes of it are as yet
but vaguely understood.
Some people salt cattle good deal
as they make good resolutions only
occasionally, and then they do it well.
Salt is necessary to the well being Of
the animal, and it should be given
often It helps an Indifferent appetite,
builds up wornout tissue and Increases
muscular yigor and activity. Salt your
cattle often Don't take 1t for granted
that the hired man has done it.
One of the largest single shipments
Of potatoes sent from Maine this sea-
son comprised 1900 carloads, which
were taken to the coast and shipped by
water to Galveston, Tex. The trans
portation charges were considerably
less than they would have been had the
shipment been made the whole dis
tance by rail. The potatoes were put
up for shipment on their long journey
in sacks holding eleven pecks each.
A number of roads have this fall had
exhibit cars making tours over their
lines. These cars contain neatly and
attractively arranged exhibits Of the
fruits, grains and grasses of the sec
tons of the country which it is desired
to advertise, with numerous portraits
showing the topography of the loeali-