Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-19

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That arrangement OF fellows du
ties IS ty al odds best whore he drives
his work and is not driven by it.
A pasture lot full OF bull thistles il
simply pinA 20 the owner of the farm
on which they are located for invest
ment in flock of sheep.
An almost ideal condition of land
tenure would be that under which
each family could have as much land
as it could care for properly without
outside help.
Dampness, filth and lice are the
three greatest enemies Of successful
poultry raising With these conditions
eliminated the person Of ordinary in
telligence has little cause for worry.
Free dcuatu$ed alcohol not only
gives promise Of putting an end to
unreasonable prices for Kerosene and
gasoline. but viii also do away with
twenty cc2t potatoes and corn. Not
only its actual but its potential effects
viii be beneficial.
AS showing that the American way
is catching in more fields than one we
noted late-y that an irrigation ditch
has recently been dug on the island -
Hawaii which is fourteen miles lors
and furnishes 7000O,0O0 gallons Of w
ter daily to fertile yet semiarid TOR
tons Of the island.
While from now on some articles Of.
food may cost more, the consumer win
have the satisfaction of knowing that
he is getting what he has paid for; that
his coffee isn't chicory. brown paper or
clay; that his strip isn't a glucose or
corncOb conc0ction; that his mustard
isn't more than half starch and his
pepper plain dirt.
1t is stated on good authority tina,
many fruit and berry producing plants
are nG only protected. but also that
the supply is maintained on account OF
the bright color Of fruit it being held
that the birds are attracted by the
bright colors. and they not only help
to destroy nOXiOus insects, but also dis
seminate the seed.
If any of the readers of these notes
are planning to put down cement
walks it will be we'll to keep the mix
ing box for the cement from under de
sirable shade trees. We have noticed
a number of such trees this season
whose lower limbs have been seri-
ously scorched by the fumes arising
from the box beneath
When only small quantities Of milk
are handled, or the separator is not
used, it is very essential to cool the
milk in cold water before putting
away for the cream to rise. The rea-
son for this is that the bacteria in the
milk multiply very rapidly unless the
temperature of the milk is lowered
quickly, and the milk is less apt to
keep sweet as long as it would other
wise.
What is more unsightly than a gar
den where the remains of the lettuce.
radishes. peas and beans and other
early vegetables which have been con
sumed are left to Srow up with weeds?
The land should be thoroughly cleared
Of everything and sOwed to turnips or
some other early maturing crop y
good manager can work his land to
his profit the same as his hired help
and yet reduce neither to the point Of
exhaustion.
What is more piiful than neglected
old age? People don't change in a min
ute or an hour, and unless they are
utterly helpless they are going to re
tain some of the ideas and ways of
their more active days. Habits chain
Is strong. 1t is easy in these busy,
tired days to be careless in ones per
sOnal appearance and dress, but it is
worth while to DO the best you can, for
loose, slouchy habits are wonderfully
easy to fall into and just as hard to
overcome.
An inspection of the different crop
totals and averages covering a period
Of years forces the conviction that
there must be woeful amount Of
shoddy, shabby slipshod farming 10 &C
count for the amazingly low averages
that are credited to the different crop
products 1t simply means that there
is a big niger in the agricultural
woodpile, and it is with view Of get
ting him out that large portion OF the
funds aud efforts of the agricultural
department il expended.
Among the worst kind Of people
that can cOme iI4o a community are
! the migratory claes or those that 10