The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-03-16

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the state of San Luis Potos{ ~
has proved to be immune from MI
Of wheat rust. NJ
The styles OF harrows are legion
and there Is no doubt that some makes
are better adapted to certain soils
than others. The farmer would do
well to study the different makes and
get the one which will work best on
his soil.
A new system of corn culture seeks
to retard the over-production OF stalk
in the early history OF the plants
growth and later when the plant Is
ready to ear stimulating the develop
ment of the ear by the use Of fertiliz-
ers and cultivation.
II Is estimated that one chickadee
bird will destroy $500 cankerworm
eggs In one day, or 138,750 eggs dur
Ing the 25 days It takes the moths to
crawl up the trees In March. 1t will
pay you to entice the little birds to
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bones to the limbs Of the trees. I
Dairy stables should have plenty OF
windows, well distributed. Then from
each window frame remove some of
the small lights Of glass and place
over the opepiog a muslin curtain.
stretched tightly. This will allow
free passage of fresh air without
draft, and will make the stable sweet
| and wholesome.
| Examine all the farm tools now. II
new parts are found to be needed you
will have plenty of time to order
them and get them in place, and II
repairs you can make are needed you
will have plenty of time to make
them. And how glad you will be
when the machine or tool ia wanted
that 1t Is In working order.
Cow clubs" are popular among
farmers in England. 1t Is sort of an
insurance association of COW owners.
Each pays a stipulated yearly fee for
each COW owned, and the fund thus
raised Is used in paying veterinary
| to look after the cattle and in paying
| a fair price In case of death of a COW.
Here Is an idea quite adaptable to
dairying communities In this country.
II there is no special work for the
horses to do during the winter days
there Is temptation to let them stand
in their stalls and get out of condition.
Then when the spring work opens up
1t is long tedious task getting them
In working condition again. 1t Is bet.
ter to make work for the horses, II
necessary, In order to exercise them.
They will stand by you better in the
spring II you do.
The cream separator can be rum too
fast and too slow. The first condition
Is too severe a strain on the machine,
and the second results In imperfect
separation of the cream from the milk
and consequent loss of butter fat.
The number of revolutions minute
required by machine is usually indi-
struction book accompanying It and
should be strictly observed.
1t is generally one of two causes
why the pump fails to work. either
failure of valve to operate or short
age OF water. The difficulty with the
valves may be detected by priming
and noticing the action of the handle.
II the check valve is not working the
handle will fly up. II the plunger
merely churns the water poured in
without raising any 1t indicates that
the plunger valve Is at fault. And
both valves may be faulty as shown
by the priming water flowing down
into the well.
Here Is plan followed by the dairy
men of Denmark which suggests
practical method of which dairymen in
American communities may weed out
Improbable cows and thus insure
larger net profit: Thirty or more own
ers of dairies employ an official test
er whose duty 1t is to keep record
OF each COW. His reports are made
regularly and the owner OF each herd
knows exactly what each one OF his
cows Is doing and Is able intelligently
to weed out the robber cows. As re-
suit of the system in Denmark the pro-
ducing value OF dairy cows was in
creased in one year from $13 to $50
each.
Generally It is the farmhouse which
which is the last to be modernized
and improved There is always some
comfort and convenience which can
well be added, and many times not
much expense is involved In the I'm.
provement. The United States de-
partment of agriculture has issued q
bulletin on Modern Conveniences for
the Farmhouse" which readers Of
Meadowbrook Farm Notes would f1nd
extremely valuable to them. Tho oh.
ject OF the publication IL to Snow how
farmers can equip their homes with
many Of the conveniences now large
lly confined to city homes Among
| the subjects treated are water sup
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