Sharp County record., 1907-08-02

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Give the hogs clean straw ever,
few days.
e Liberal feed for the work horses
these days.
Push the lambs from the first if yol
t would have big, fat sheep.
The farmer who gets "up against it
; is generally responsible for his predlc
] ament.
The cultivation of the potatoes
should begin before the weeds have a
chance to start.
Raising broiers for market is profit
able if one has the time and facilities
for producing them.
Five good COWS will help buy a
separator quicker than six poor ones,
and one is needed more with the five
than the six.
There IS danger in some states and
sections to let the corn craze lead
to the neglect Of other farm crops
which will prove profitable
It is said that an average corn crop
takes from the soil an amount OF
moisture equal to sheet of water
seven to ten inches deep over the en-.
| tire field.
When pasturing the pigs in the
clover it is best to feed the grain at
night as that leaves the porker
hungry to eat the clover in the early
morning.
The time to begin narrowing the
corn field is as soon as the seed Is in
the ground. Did you start then? II
not, make up for lost time by faithful
cultivation from now on,
Land well.cultivated and enriched
year after year, by all the manure
made upon the farm, supplemented
with legume crops, will give maximum
yields, under skilled tillage.
Nothing Is gained by sowing corn
when the ground Is too wet and cold
he patient and wait until the condi
tions are right. Tho corn come or
better and stronger IL you do,
Piles in swine may be relieved by
giving one or two tablespoonfuls o
sulphur to each hog afflicted until i'm
proycmont Is noted and then every
other day until cure is effected
Don't quarrel over the line fence
IF you cannot agree with your neigh
Dor get surveyor to set the stakes
The outlay Of few dollars Is bottej
than tho unploasantness and the un
certainty as to the exact boundary
line.
Protect tho farm homo from unsani
tary conditions The danger Otter
Hes In tho fact that the farmer ls The
Judge of conditions and he Is apt tt
be blind TO unhealthy surrounding
because they are as they always have
been, Give tho matter thought,
If you have to keep your poultry
shut up, make them work for tho
grain they get On the farm where
the poultry have the range Of tho
barnyard and farm they get exercise
enough, but whore they are kept con
fined methods have to be adopted tC
give them exercise to keep them II
health
Boeswax mixed with enough talloN
to make II soft is nm excellent water
proof dressing for leather, II SHOULD
be rubbed into the latter while Il Ii
held near the stove and tho leather
ought to be very dry In order TO read
lily take up the preparation, For har
ness dressing lamp black " mixct
with IL,
Tomatoes to be grown in con
fined space should be trained TO poles
with cross strips, After tho plants
have grown to ilvo or six feet In
height they may be clipped to pre-
vent further upward growth Tic
every foot TO keep them supported
and clip the surplus foliage, TO throw
the strength OF the vine into the
fruit and to give tho sun q chance
at II,
The United States department Of
agriculture has established a division
in the bureau Of plant industry, called
the "Of1iee Of Farm MANAGEMENT In