Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-25

R, WISCONSIN,. AL GUST
Inbreeding is just as disastrous IN
the case Of poultry as in the human
species and is the violation of a natural
law that brings its own punishment.
Fellows who are addicted to the use
OF profane language are as a rule
llghtweights in that they try to make
good with their mouths that which they
lack in intellect and personality.
Instead of turning the food gates
loose on wash day just save the suds
for the garden, as it is a valuable
fertilizer and is much more presentable
IN bright geranium blossoms than as
a morass in the back yard
4 friend reports that contrary to the
generally accepted view in regard to
the matter he is this year going to get
a better crop Of corn following sor-
ghum than he has had on any of his
land for number of years past.
One tree of Whitney No. 20 will
usually furnish all the apples of this
variety that any family can use. They
are good to eat out Of hand for a few
days and furnish good pickle stock, and
this is about all that can be said in
their favor.
One Of the serious drawbacks con-
nected with planting a variety Of apple
trees is found in the disadvantage en-
countered when one comes to market
the. fruit, as few varieties have the
same season, or, if they do, sell well
when mixed.
The total wheat crop for the year
1905 was 788,000000 bushels, Of which
amount 100000 bushels were winter
wheat, the remainder spring, while Of
the total mentioned 525, 100000 bushels
We're consumed at home in the shape
of bread and seed.
One year with another a fellow will
do better to stack his grain unless he
is as good as No or on the thrash
ing list Where the grain is properly
stacked it goes through the sweat and
is in much better shape to put into the
bin than when it is thrashed from the
shock and not properly cured and dried
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It is an established fact that cleo
tricity is coming to be recognized as
an aid to the growth of plant life.
Successful experiments have been
tried in Massachusetts, where the cleo
trio currents We're passed through the
soil by means of wires attached to bat
teries buried in the soil. The potatoes
raised in this field were found to be
larger as well as of superior quality.
The farming in the southern states
is left mostly in the hands of the ne
gro. The tendency of the times seems
to be for the white man, woman and
child to prefer employment in the fac
tory rather than work in the broiling
sun in the field, while with the negro
it is just the opposite, the indoor con-
fnement and rigid discipline being de-
cidedly distasteful after the careless,
easy going life on the farm.
If you borrow money of your father.
mother, sister or brother pay back ex-
actly what you borrow, no matter how
small. Business methods are just as
obligatory in the home as elsewhere,
though often more lax. III feeling and
inconvenience are often caused because
small matters are neglected Discharg-
ing an obligation requiring a return
in money value by giving a present is
poor business.
A good fly trap is made by filing
a glass jar about half full of good
strong soap and water solution, then
covering it with a soft crust of bread
which has been moistened with a little
milk. Make a small hole in the center
Of the bread and press tightly over the
top Of the jar after the addition of a
little sugar to attract the flies. Place
this outside of the door where the flies
gather and the results are surprising.
1t is estimated that the best part of
the rice kernel is lost through the re-
filming process to which the rice is sub
jected. Most Of the nutriment and
much Of the best favor come from
the rough portion lying next to the
husk, and this is lost when the grain
is rubbed and polished for American
use. Foreigners, who are accustomed
to eating rice great DEAL are very
contemptuous Of the American article
and refuse to touch it.