The Elbert County tribune., 1907-10-03
1t is generally the bad manager that
complains of bad luck.

The community which is long on
dog is apt to be short ON sheep. 1t is
also apt to be short on cash as well.
In breeding your mare find sire
OF similar type, for the get from an
animal OF entirely different type is
more than apt to be unsatisfactory.
There's a value on your COW, is
there on your wife? Do you seek to
make her lot as easy as possible by
providing labor saving devices?
Put your heart into your work. and
ten chances to one your farm will
give you good returns. It's the half
hearted effort which brings failure.
No hoof, no horse. is an old adage.
For this reason it is well to look to
this part Of the animal, and see that
it is kept sound and in prime condi-
tion.
President Roosevelt hits the nail on
the head again when he says: I'm
the uplift of the tiller of the soil lies
the main hope of the uplift OF the
UGited States as a nation"
Milk through sterilized cheese
cloth and see how much dirt falls from
the udder during milking even after
the adder has been carefully washed
and dried with a clean cloth.
An excellent borax solution for mos.
quito bites is made by dissolving one
ounce of the borax in one pint OF
water that has been boiled and al.
lowed to cool. Battle the bites in the
solution.
Better look around and see how
many weeds you have been letting
draw nourishment from the soil which
rightfully belongs to the crops. And
remember the weed allowed to go to
seed means a multitude of weeds next
season.
Before buying commercial fertiliz.
ers in large quantities for your farm
be sure that you know exactly what
penditure of money to put on the land
plant food which is not needed. Try
by experimentation to find just what
the soil needs and in just what guam.
titles. Such intelligent fertilization
will pay, but haphazard methods will
not.
Plenty of money in farming Are
you getting your share of it? If not
why not? Ever give the matter
thought? Are your farmer methods at
fault? Are you worrying along with
poor to Indifferent live stock? Do you
fall down when it comes to marketing
your farm products? Study the mat
ter out and then plan TO make more
money out of the farm another season
than you have this.
Here are some facts which are
worth thinking about. The damage
done by insect and other pests causes
losses annually to the American farm
er as follows: Forest and forest prod
ucts, s100,O00,000; animal products,
SITS, 100000; farm forests, s11 900, 900; /;
fruits, s27,000,000; truck crops, s53,
900, 900; grains, 5000, 900. 900; tobacco
s5,300,000; cotton, s60,00O.000; hay
$55, 100000; miscellaneous crops, So,
100000
Do not pasture your alfalfa field
the first season and even the second
year 1t perhaps will be better to
NOW it rather than to let the cattle
tramp over it. But never let 1t be pas
tured closely as close pasturing in.
jures the crowns of the plants. Horses
and sheep are more likely to do dam.
age in this way than are cattle or
hogs Alfalfa makes excellent pas.
ture for all kinds of live stock and it
is especially desirable for hogs dur
ing hot weather. With cattle and
sheep care must be exercised to avoid
bloating. At first the animals should
be turned in for only n short time
each day, until they become accus.
toned to it. and when the alfalfa is
wet. as after rain, there is still
greater need of care. 1t is wise to be
little more careful than with clover.
1t is reported that the teaching OF
agriculture in the public schools OF
Kansas is a decided success. This
work is carried on mainly through the
medium of lectures delivered by the
faculty of the state agricultural col.
lege. So popular is this work that
]. III. Miller, superintendent of agri.
cultural college extension, proposes to
enlarge this work by sending monthly
pamphlets to teachers. These will
cover all branches of agriculture and
domestic economy, and will enable the
teachers to supplement effectively the
work of the college lecturer. Thus