The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-11
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Oats and vetch sown together make
. good quality OF hay.
Butter made from cream that Is too
old does not keep well.
Commercial fertilizers must be ap-
piled most intelligently and carefully.
The kind man Is kind to his beast,
and kindness pays handsome divi-
dcnds.
To make the cleaning of woodwork
easier put teaspoonful Of kerosene
In the water.
1t is the fertilizer that is well mixed
with the soil that feeds the plants
and brings results.
Again let us remind you that the
time to drag the roads into good con-
dition is In the spring
The finer the tilth the greater num-
ber Of the soil grains, and hence the
more surface and water holding ca
,pacity.
First find out what your nearest
market demands and then set your
self to producing that In the cheapest
and best way possible.
Poultry success Is won by starting
the young birds right and keeping
them moving right along the road
that leads to maturity.
Carrots are good for all farm anil
mails and should be grown more ex.
tensively by the farmers as a relish
or tonic for the stock In the winter
time.
Don't stop using the harrow too
soon. With corn and potatoes 1t
should be used in cultivation until
the plants get SO large as to be In
tured by 1t.
You may be tempted to crowd 1S
hours work into IL hours Of time
these busy. rushing days, but don't do
it. The end of the season will prove
you loser If you do. Sufficient unto
the day is the labor thereof.
It's the farmer who has the birds
for an alarm clock, the fragrant
breeze from OF the meadows for an
appetizer, and the fresh laid eggs and
pitchers of foaming milk for break.
fast. The city chap isn't in It with
the farmer.
Emmer or speltz as 1t Is sometimes
called, is a species of wheat which
has been introduced in this country
from Russia and proves an excellent
grain for the semi-arid regions be-
cause of its drought and rust resist
ing qualities.
The weight of a gallon of milk Is
about 8.6 pounds. Cream differs
much in weight, according to the per
cent. Of the fat present, but 20 per
cent cream weighs about SAG pounds
per gallon, and so per cent. cream
weighs about $40 pounds per gallon
Skim milk may be conveyed from
the dairy to the hog pens through iron
or galvanized iron piping II after the
milk is run through the pipe is flush
ed with cold water, and once a week
cleansed with warm water in which
has been dissolved washing soda, two
ounces to the gallon.
Do you rotate? You do II you farm
successfully, whether you are con-
scious of the fact or not. But give the
matter thought. Study this great
question with reference to the individ.
ual need Of your own farm. Build up
system by which you will build up
the farm. It can be done, It Is being
done. Don't be back number.
Here are three important rules for
the housewife to remember In making
her flower garden this season. First
select the good and well known kinds
JnaC grow mOst easily, anu ieaVe Ine
novelties" alone. Second purchase
the best seeds from reliable seed
firms only. Third plant them in well
prepared soil, at the proper depth. and
at the right season.
The estimate Of the department of
agriculture is that there were $4,000
+, 900 hogs In the United States. The
high prices of last year have had a
tendency to stimulate the production,
and nearly all the breeding sows be-
ing kept in stock, this springs crop
OF pigs promises to be unusually
heavy. The demand for pork Ii con.
stantly growing, but the hog-raising
business Is practically limited to q
dozen states. In fact, six states
Iowa, Illinois. Missouri. Nebraska, In.
diana and Texas--hold about half the
hogs in the whole country. There II
room for more expansion In the east
and south. but the west can never