, 1907-09-12

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by the weeds on his farm 10 4
farmer known likewise.
Feed all your clover hay to the
stock as 1t is worth nearly as much
for fertilizer as for feed.
Extremes are always hurtful in
Too much a ia iust
about as bad as too little water.
The demand is ever on the increase
for fruits of all kinds, and for this
the fruit growing interests are
bound to grow.
The better the ground preparation
the faster will the plant growth be,
n this holds good of the newly-plant-
ed shade or fruit trees.
The early maturing character of
winter barley 1t is said works the ad.
vantage that the crop may be harvest
before the wheat harvest begins.
What man planting an orchard does
not first take thought as to the mar
ket for the fruit he would grow and
the help which he will need in har.
vesting the crop?
To kill quack grass run the spring
tooth harrow through the infested field
a dry time. For late fall treat
ment pillow SO that the roots will be
exposed to the freezing of winter.
Large seeds have been shown by ex.
per1ments to terminate more quickly
small one of the same variety,
to make better plants. Remember
in saving your seeds for next
years planting.
Time was when any old place was
good enough as a shelter for the live
stock. but the farmer has come to
that for the stock to do we'll
it must be housed in light, dry and
well-ventilated buildings.
The three essentials to plant growth
are air, heat and available plant food.
1t is up to the farmer to see how per-
fectly he can obtain and control these
conditions, and the farmer who does
it the most successfully is the most
successful farmer.
The state fair is one of tie educa-
tional factors in the development of
progressive agriculture which cannot
overlooked. And the management
of such fairs must ever keep before
them the high ideals and purposes
which the fair is designed to serve.
If you have not screened the stable
do it now. Hang some bagging over
doorway SO that the stoc;, IL en-
will brush their backs upon it.
will go a long way towards
keeping the troublesome flies and mos.
q~uitoes out and will give greater com.
fort to your stock.
Cross breeding of domestic animals
is very Objectionable, except in the
lldluS " lHe thDtll III tlt OplllOU
of w. D.. Hoard it is impossible to
improve on the best types of thor.
animals existing at present,
except by careful selection and mat.
ing of the best individuals. Crossing,
it is generally practiced, results
only in producing inferior animals.
For some unaccountable reason the
habit of crossing has taken posses
sion of a good many farmers. Some
of them, l believe. have the crossing
fever so bad that they would cross
with a saw-buck If they could.
The International Livestock exposi-
ton has created a class to be known
as Short Fed Specials" with prizes
as follows: Carload of Is head, one
year and under two, first prize, 800;
second prize. $50; third prize, $25.
Carload of Is head, two years and
under three, first prize, 500; second
prize, $50; third prize. $25. Champion
carload of these class. cup. The OBJ
iect of this special class is for the
purpose of determining the best and
most economical method Of feeding
cattle. Full information concerning
the contest can of course be obtained
by addressing the exposition authori.
ties at Chicago.
The propagation of g~ooseberries,
currants and other small berry
bushes is one of the simplest agri-
cultural propositions. You just cut
off sound limbs. cut them in pieces
six or eight inches long and put the
pieces in moist earth. but a better
way is to layer some of the lower
branches. This may be done any time
during the summer, during the month
of July is a good time, then next
spring dig them up and Gu into pieces