Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-08

Neglected agriculture marks the de
cline Of a nation.
W It's the chickens you raise not the
chickens you hatch which count
Serve prompt notice on the potato
bug to move on-lntn the kerosene
can.
1t spoils the grind stone to let it
sta. il TIC t-,,,sn partly flied with
water.
Use rea ground for late potatoes,
peppers, tomatoes, or any other suit
able crop.
Clean out the nest boxes occasion.
ally and burn the straw. It helps keep
down the lice.
Extra rush in farm work should not
be allowed to int erfere with the regu-
lar milking hour.
Cultivate the corn through June and
July but don't run too deep. Severed
roots limits the capacity Of the plant
to mature its ears.
The fine delicate aroma of freshly
made butter is quickly lost and for
this reason it should be gotten to the
consumer as quickly as possible.
The price Of eggs keeps up which
makes the outlook for the poultry
business good. 1t seems at the pres
eLt time as if thAre was little danger
of OVERRIDING the poultry business.
How much did your carelessness
contribute to the following figures:
Two million two hundred and twenty
thousand nine hundred and ninety
five cattle, 3,342,769 sheep and $751;
166 swine were lost by disease and
exposure in the United States in the
year ending March 81, 1907.
Every effort towards more Clearly
dairying is commendable and for this
reason we take pleasure in telling Of
the plan of the patrons of the Arcata
creamery in California, and which is
worthy OF emulation in other dairying
An agreement has
been entered into among the patrons
that each will deposit a dollar in the
bank every time he cashes his check
from the creamery, this money to con-
stitute a fund which will be awarded
by committee at the end of the
year to the three men who have
made the best showing in sanitary
conditions during that period
Experiments have shown that go
per cent. of all the feed dairy COW
can eat is appropriated to sustain her
body. If COW is fed to 70 per cent
Of her capacity only ten per cent. Of
the ration can be used for milk pro-
duction. Liberal feeding is necessary
but it's profitable extent depends on
the Individual animal Successful
dairying depends fully as" much on
the feeder as on the cow A proper
ton Of two-fftEs concentrates to
rougEage is widely and
successfully used, Of course feed
stuffs must be chosen to balance we'll
and with an eye to their market value
Take a corn ear census on your
farm this summer. 1t takes but lit.
lie time to walk through the rows
and count the stalks that have no
as, and find what percentage they
bear to the fruitful stalks One farm
er, who took a census last year, found
that the barren stalks averaged about
20 in 10O It is a good thing to
know. 1t means loss of one-ffth in
the yield OF corn. Now it is claimed
that these barren stalks will iertilize
the ears Of the other stalks and so
breed more and more barrenness in
the years to come. If this is true, it
would pay us well to go through our
corn just before it silks and cut off
the tassels of all the barren stalks.
During the trying heat of the sum
mer remember tl:at hog cholera is a
germ disease, and spread by bacteria
ContagiCn can spread from one ami.
nal to another and from herd to herd
only r. these minute organisms. They
are carried in every way-by swine,
by the clothes Of persons, by
vehicles, feed, dogs, birds and by
streams Poor care may weaken the
logs constitution and make him more
susceptible to disease than he would
BE otherwise Diseases may be pre-
rented largely through disinfection.
Bacteria are preserved in filth; hence.
entire cleanliness will go far to pre-
;ent disease. Hogs should have dry,
:vell-ventilated quarters, with the
sleeping room raised a little above
he others. Feeding and drinking
y,o,,of hn oIoop or1 tho wotoc