The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-04-19

The daily newspapers still contain
from time to time mouynful proof that
the practice Is not yet entirely obsolete
Of parents going from home and leav-
ing their children locked up without
any one to look after them. The tend
ency Of kids left alone this way to get
hold of rat poison or start a fire is
noticeable In the extreme.
In very few localities today is to be
found the old hickory grove which
twenty-five and more years ago used
to be frequented with delight by the
small boy in the autumn season after
the frost had opened the leather-like
covering and shipped the stems of the
hickory nuts. Arboreal old age. cou-
pied with human greed for gold, Is
largely responsible for the change.
4 reader CT these notes residing in
Lansing. Mich. cites the case OF
farmer who cured case Of milk fe-
yer in a rather unique manner. AIT
or trying several kinds OF dope to no
purpose he. took an ordinary bicycle
pump, inflated the cows uGder with
air pumped through the nipples tied
them with strings and left them twelve
hours. He then cut the strings and
let the air out The presence OF the
air seems to have worked cure.
The government has lately secured
an agreement with the Rosebud Sioux
Indians for the throwing open to SGT.
Element of 100000 acres OF land locat-
Cd in Trip county, S. D, just as sool
as the details can be arranged. The
Indians are TO receive Sc per acre for
land sold to settlers during the first
three months. $3.50 for that taken Dur
ing the next four months and $3.50 for
all disposed OF after that, Including
school lands. Indian children born
within the past eight years are to re-
ceive allotments. It IL estimated that
after the Indian allotments are extract
ed there will be 100000 acres left for
other settlers.
During the recent session of congress
a bill was passed increasing the ap
preparation for the bureau of entomol-
ogy from $4,000 to $11S.000 in order
that scientific investigation may be
made of the white fly pest Of Florida.
the gypsy moth of the New England
states, thrips that attack the cherry
trees OF California and the tobacco in
sect which is devastating the dark TO-
bacco regions of Tennessee and Ken
lucky. The white fly which is one OF
the newer pests, has destroyed in the
neighborhood of 100000 worth OF or
anges and nursery stock during the
past three years, and the need of gov
eminent relief is urgent.
Every farm Of 100 acres ought both
in theory and practice to support
flock of thirty sheep. or some geo va
rieties Of common weeds sheep will eat
all but about fifty. and the service
these animals would render along the
line of weed destroying would more
than pay for their keep. while the gain
they would make on the ration thus
consumed would be almost clean profit.
True, the keeping of sheep necessitates
better fences, but these are bound to
come as land advances IN value and as
a type Of agriculture is followed that
is at all worthy Of the name. Where
one has not had experience he should
begin In small way with few
grade ewes and a thoroughbred buck
and remember that the flock should he
changed from field to field during diff
ferent years to avoid trouble from
stomach worms. should be provided
with dry quarters and not be exposed
to heavy winds and storms Aside from
their value as consumers Of waste
on the farm. many feeders have found
that allowing lambs to run in corr
fields has brought IN Il larger return
than fsas any other disposal Ct the
crop.