The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18


1t doesn't pay to buy bargain counter
meat. They have that ia tie small
shop in the big city, where people have
to take what is given them unless they
know what they want and insist upon
getting II.
One of the many results Of the late
Russo-Japanese war has been the
arousing of a keen interest on the part
Of the latter people in the matter Of
horse raising, which is to be carried On
under the direct supervision Of the
government.
While returns from stock raising and
dairy farming are spread over a longer
period Of time than those obtained
where the grain itself is sold, they to
tai much larger at the end of the yeai
and 90 not represent a depleted soil
fertility, which is true in the second
case.
That hired man who is always
breaking, misplacing or carelessly
| loaning farm tools and machinery had
better give room for some one else. If
he can't be relied upon to take. care Of
the minor details in connection with
his work he can hardly be trusted to
properly care for the stock or harvest
the crops.
We are old fashioned enough SO that
there is no sight which affords us
more inspiration and pleasure than
that observed when the well to do
townsman or farmer files into kirk
followed by his wife and family of
| five or six children. 1t Is a good omen
to all who believe that well ordered
| homes constitute the foundation of a
patriotic, happy and abiding father
land
"A level headed landlord of whom we
know has made an arrangement with
lis tenant Whereby each has invested
one-half in the purchase Of a first class
manure spreader. 1t goes without say
ing that this plan could hardly be made
to pan out with the one year skin
renter. AS it is, each party to the
| agreement feels that the investment IS
| d safe one and that he will get sub
stantial returns from the money laid
out.
We beard a lady say the other day
that she always scrubbed her spring
chickens thoroughly she used soap,
water and a brush and rinsed them
well before she considered them fit
for the kettle or the frying pan. This
certainly is reasonable, inasmuch as
the barnyard fowls are only protected
| by a natural covering of feathers
| which is by no means impregnable
| when it comes to the dust, vermin and
weather exposure to which they are
subjected
If there is an apple tree in your or
chard whose fruit you would keep as
long as possible. pick each apple care
fully, wrap we'll in pieces of paper
| and place in a box or barrel in your
| cellar. Placed in bran, they will give
| equally good results In either case
| the fruit will be so packed that il will
| be kept from the air, while if any of it
decays it will not contaminate that
| which lies adjacent 1t is of prime
Importance that the fruit SO treated
| should not be marred or bruised in any
way.
The raising of European pheasants
| bids fair to become as much of a fad
as the raising of Belgian hares,. a craze
that swept over the country some years
| ago However, the former would seem
to be the more commendable occupa-
ton of the two, with distinct benefit
rather than injury likely in case the
business of raising the pheasants
| should be carried on extensively. Last
| year $4,000 pairs Of these birds were
imported into this country AT present
there seems to be good money in the
business. single pairs selling as high
as S24.
The carrying Of water, both in get
ting and eInptying, is one Of the hard
est thinTS to contend with iii the farm
home where there are no wlterworks
or drainage systems. Much of the time
it is left for the women and children
to do, which in many cases is unavoid-
able. A good well and good cistern
close at hand are boon to the home.
Appoint yourself as an investigating
committee and see what can be done
with yours We know Of home I'D
among the hills of Vermont where the
water power and water supply come
from hillside stream. The water is
soft and ever a delight to the user.
If alcohol proves to be the valuable
fuel which it now promises it will
greatly help to tighten the burdens of
the farm as well as along other lines of
business. When the time comes that
the farm produces the raw materials
beets potatoes. vans. etc-of which the
alcohol is made, in sufficient quantities
and then by means Of neighbOrhool 90