The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15

The man who is ever ready TO do
others is often fighting trust and
at the same time is looking for trust
he can join so he can carry ON his busi-
ness of doing others.
If the stallion peddler were as care
fully analysed TO find his vices as most
men are analysed by their neighbors to
discover their faults the first would
not be tolerated very long.
Every worms nest in the orchard
should be cut from the trees aud
burned before the Worries mature, scat
Ter and spin their cocoons. 1t is case
of a stitch in time saves nine
Sheep men are still in high feather.
Wool is high and so are lambs. West
ern sheep are bringing as high as Sc
per hundred weight on the Chicago
market, and spring lambs as high as
1926.
The chicken business now seems to
be the leading business for profit if the
manager understands it. Prices were
never better for all kinds of poultry
than now. In some places they are al
most prohibitive.
Working in the rain does not pay. 1t
is barely possible that saving can be
often made by prolonging the labor In
the rain, but there comes day when
one may have to balance his books
against his health.
Some persons seem TO have the idea
that any kind of skate" hog Is good
bacon hog. 1t takes as much skill TO
produce and feed II good bacon hog as
it does one of the lard typ as good
blood and as careful breedin;
The red raspberry plant Is sturdier
and more mature than the black rasp-
berry tip, but the germ that makes the
new canes begins growth so early In
the spring. and is so tender and easily
broken, that 1t Is advisable to plant in
the fall, if possible.
Although the tobacco plant is very
sensitive in its nature, yet 1T readily
adapts itself to different soils and
varying climatic conditions. 1t is also
more highly specialized than any other
farm crop and Is grown successfully
under the intensive system.
Clover hay cut little on the early
side, or the leaves which fall off while
unloading, will make capital feed for
young pigs and breeding stock. The
| tea made by sleeping such hay in boil
| ing water has shown itself to be near
| ly as valuable as skimmilk for young
pigs.
| A prominent citizen of Wilmington,
Del, was recently saved from death
from the attack of an enraged bull by
his twelve-year-old son, who flashed
| the reflection from new milk pail in
the animals eyes, thus putting him to
flight. when pitchforks, clubs and shot
guns had been of no avail.
The best way to keep up the credit
| Of a farm is to never send anything
to market that is not In the very best
condition. An unsound COW, horse, pig
or a bushel of anything that is not in
a strictly first-class condition should
never be marketed. Get the highest
/ prices by selling the best. That is the
| rule.
Milk absorbs bad odors very readily
consequently as soon as it is drawn
remove at once from the stable and
take to the milkhouse Always milk
| in a place free from Objectionable
odors. This is especially important
when silage is being fed. Do not milk
| while the fresh silage is In the man.
gers. Milk before feeding.
The keeping of n careful book &C
count of the farm receipts and expen
ditures for the period of year, includ
ing the classifying of the various
items of expense, would bring many q
farmer TO the point of inauguratine
reforms along several lines, the adop
ton Of more up TO date methods. the
keeping of better stock and an elimina
ton of good many sources Of previ
cusly unappreciated leak and waste.
There is probably no common weed in
the central western states that gives
the gardener more trouble than crat
grass Coupled with remarkable vi
tality, it Is deep rooted. practically
drought proof, and. due to its habit OF
roofing wherever the Joints of stems
come in contact with the earth, il
quickly occupies the ground and stran
giles the life out of anything in the
| garden which comes within its grasp
The only way TO get rid of it is unre
lenting warfare with sharp hoe and
seeing TO ii that none of ii goes to seed
The Golden Self Blanching is the bes
| variety for general use when winter
celery is not wanted. Giant Pascal II
probably the best winter celery. Gel
cry will stand a good deal OF frost, but
before hard freezing 1t should be taker
up and stored in boxes in the cellars
with soil on the roots. If it is mo-
blanched, it will finish blanching In the