Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-01-04

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The poorest lands in the states o.
Missouri and Arkansas grow the bes
peaches, the rough and stony land!
which are impossible Of cultivation IL
any crop.
The good horse will always brins
more money If he is fat than If he X
| just in good working condition. A
sleek hide and we'll rounded out form
! always count with the buyer.
The question will never be settled
which Is the best breed Of cattle, OF
hogs, horses or hens. Any improved
breed is better than stock Of no breed
If man has any likes or dislikes this
way he will do the best to take thu
breed which he likes the best.
It is getting to be snow time, an(
one Of the first duties of good either
is to see that his walks are kept fret
from snow. II too busy to do it him
of, there are plenty Of bright boys
who will be glad to earn a dime or two
in this way. 1t IS good idea to lool
after the widows sidewalk ~also.-c~ y
It is almost impossible to secure q
fine quality Of celery, white, tender and
uutty In favor, when It is bleached In
any other way than with earth. The
use Of boards, tile or paper for bleach.
ing is; q mere makeshift. The best
celery literally grows underground, is
not grown above ground and afterward
bleaehed.
We regard all catch crops sowu in the
cornf1edd, such as rape, cowpeas or even
clover; as injurious; to the crop Of corn
to- a. greater or less; extent. It may
be- urged that such catch crops cannot
hurt the corn more than do weeds,
which is; probably true, but then weeds
In the eOrnfield are ever and always
hurtfuls to, the corn
There are. many old and abandoned
farms in: Maine upon which are rem
nants Of once. fine, orchards. With the
abandonment Of the farms has come
about quite u reforesting Of much OF
the country and with this an increase
Of wild game. 1t is; said that a large
number Of bears: have been killed this
fall in that section, and they are near
~ always found in these old apple
orchards, bruim being very fond OF
apples.
The settlers out in what mGy be prop
erly called the semiarid region Of the
west are making merry this year fol
the reason; that an. abundant rainfall
has secured them very fine crop. The
bad thing: about this is. that the dry or
the normal seasons are sure to return
and when they come" there is nothing
but disappointment and loss for the
men: who try to- cultivate the soil. II
has: been. that way I'm the past and will
be again..
We noticed new thing the othel
day: A man had transplanted white
oak tree about three inches in diameter
setting, 1t out this fall. We have never
known an oak tree to be transplanted
and live. and have often regretted that
It could not be. SO moved. The only
way to- certainly secure the oak tree
seems to- be to plant the acorn where
the tree is to grow, and this Is such 6
tedious: process of securing tree, the
oaks making but q slow and feeble
growth during the first fifteen years
that few care to try the experiment.
The common custom all through thu
hog raising sections Of the country is tt
push the pigs for the market in tn,
shortest time possible, the aim being
to make the pig weigh from 200 to 90
pounds by the time it is eight months
old, and then sell it. We have FRIEND
who pursues another plan with profit
He does not attempt to force his pigs
but runs them on grass and clover tn
first summer and feeds enough during
the winter to only just keep them IL
fair flesh and growing. When they are
year old he fattens them and has pig
to sell which weigh from $50 to 45'
pounds. He claims. and we think right
~. that pigs 50 raised have better con
situations, are healthier and are IA
less liable to disease. 49,.
It would be good thing every wa.
II farmer would each year make tn
effort to raise one acre of some e1tr,
crop-that is, so, care for one acre o
land that he could produce an extraor
binary yield of whatever crop he sc
lected. This would give him an objec
lesson of the relative values Of averag
and superexcellent crops. For instance
it Is entirely practicable to produce -
bushels of corn on one acre of groun,