The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-11-17

tural college. and now proprietor Of :
900acre farm IN New Hampshirs. Do
clares that agriculture shoula6 gov
erned by the great economic laws Of
the age unhampered by tradition.
sentiment, or law. SO long a. It IL con-
Quoted on sound ethical and legal
grounds. Let the measure Of the
man be as large as the farm" he
says, "and vice versa. Large farms
invite genius, men of great organizing
and administrative powers and make
possible a high order of culture and
living. Machinery, the genius Of the
times, compels or demands breadth Of
action for economy of operation"
When a clover crop or sod II
plowed under in the fall. the amount
of available plant food IL increased.
Fall blowing alfo helps to get rid Of
cut worms, grubworms and cornroot
worms, as they are thrown up near
the surface whore the freezing kills
them. 4
| It Is interesting to note how popn
II lar farming topics are becoming In
the periodicals and newspapers. You
can scarcely pick up paper or mag.
azfne but you will find s,me editorial.
or discussion. or descriptive article
on agricultural subjects. 1t g but one
OF the signs of the times.
| A good seed corn rack can be made
out Of a two by two-inch pole into
which have been driven on the four
sides ten-penny wire nails about four
inches apart. Cut the heads OF the
nails off with cold chisel and after
husking stick thu ears upon these
nails. After all the nails are filled
| hang the rack up to the rafters. II
you want to test the corn number the
pegs and the racks and keep a record
Of each ear.
| A practical demonstration of milk.
ing machine was made at the Illinois
state fair, and attracted large crowds
of dairymen, especially at milking
time, when the two cows were MIXED
by the compressed air machines. II
was stated that dairy OF 100 COWS
was using the machines successfully.
or course time alone will demonstrate
whether the operation Of the machine
will prove detrimental to the cow.
It was hopeful sign to see the
large proportion Of young men at the
Illinois state agricultural fair at
Springfield this year, and to note the
Interest which they took In the ex.
hibits. Farming machinery seemed to
hold the greatest fascination for them,
and next the livestock exhibits. Good
machinery and fine stock on a farm
with a progressive young man be-
hind them will make the old farm pay.
and that right handsomely.
| The hired help question has been
solved on many OF the small truck
farms about Chicago. During the past
season the electric lines have carried
hundreds OF Italian and Polish women
out to these gardens where they work
by the day receiving In most cases
one dollar per day for their services.
On one OF the larger farms where ESQ
acres are devoted to onion raising L.
500 women are employed during the
harvesting season. Special trains are
run to bring them out In the morning
and return them to the city at night.
We read not long ago Of a similar
method of obtaining farm labor in the
east, only in this case one man employ
ed large gang of farm laborers and
filled orders for day labor from the
surrounding farmers. The extension
OF electric lines through the farming
districts from the towns and cities
may offer future solution OF the Ia
Dor question on the farm, at least to.
a limited degree.
II tho report that scientist con-
nected with the agricultural depart
ment has discovered "one-germ"
beet seed, great step mas been taken
towards solving the problem Of eco
nomical beet culture in this country.
A beet seed is, in fact, not seed, but
cluster of seeds in small husk.
When sown each germ In the husk
starts little plant. In order that ono
plant may develop a beet fit for sugar
making the other plants must be
pulled away. Abroad, where labor is
cheap, this is not such costly work.
but over here, since the task must be
performed by hand, the task Is very
heavy. This handicap has prevented
the beet sugar industry from growing
very rapidly in this country. A "one-
germ" seed can be planted by ma
chinery at proper intervals, no pulling
of superfuous plants will be necessary
and the cultivation OF beets may be
engaged in economically and profita-
bly,.
The services which the agricultural
department at Washington Is render
ing the country is inestimable, and far
too little realized by even the farm
er himself. The world is being lit
orally ransacked for new plant life
which will be better adapted to spe-
cial and peculiar conditions in va
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