The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-10-19

Is the well close enough to the
barn to catch the surface water when
1t rains hard? This is important. II
II Is stop using that we'll.
Make things snug for winter. Get
everything under cover. Store the root
crops properly. Do everything you
can to cut OF winter losses.
Again this winter you will probably
wish that you had built silo. Make
definite plans for building one next
year, and then don't forget the corn to
fill 1t.
Three things are needed to handle
horse in the breaking. A good whip.
but use 1t little. A rear rope, use IL
kindly. A surcingle and trip rope.
best OF all.
Be sure In distributing the mature
that the thin bare places are well COW
cred. Sometimes the fields that need
It least get 1t because they are handy
to the barn. This Is q mistake.
When unhusted corn Is fed to the
cows care must Do taken to supply
only the requisite amount Of grain.
which can be determined by selecting
an average shocs husking out the
ears and ascertainiog how much she'll
ed corn 1t carries.
The only preservatives which
should be used In milk are cleanliness
and cold. Milk through sterilized
cheese cloth cover on the pail, remove
the milk ut once from the barn and
cool to go degrees or below, and the
milk will not sour sooner than 1t
should.
The horse stepped on my foot the
other day. My. how 1t hurt and how
the hot blood rushed to the head and
made me want to use the whip on the
animal. But 1t was not his fault It
was my carlessness. I am glad
didn't lose my temper, for to punish a
horse for something for which he IL
not to blame is to do the animal real
and lasting injury.
A farmer who has had much expert.
ence with quack grass and the meth.
DDS Of eradicating 1t says he finds that
the only way Is to dig 1t up root and
branch, and he accomplishes 1t In this
way: He goes over the field with a
spring tooth harrow, followed by the
ordinary harrow several times. AS
fast as the roots accumulate under the
harrow they are gathered and carted
60 the road or put into q heap with
dry straw and set on fire.
Green tomatoes left on the vines
after the first heavy frosts can be
rirened by pulling up the whole plants
and placing them on a freshly spaded
corner which is sheltered. Spread
them on the ground and cover with
straw, leaves or burlap and thus the
fruits will ripen beautifully. Another
way is to turn dry goods box into
ripening-house. Put In sliding
shelves that can easily be showed in
and out 30 as to examine the toma-
toes and have close-fitting door.
Keep a warm, moist atmosphere In
the box and the fruits will ripen well
without the sun.
The quality Of the butter depends
much on the nicely with which the
various processes are carried out. Az
soon as granules are well-formed
water with handful of salt should be
added and the churn agitated slightly.
This thins out the buttermilk, makes
1t more fluid. The selt adds gravity
to the caseine and settles It. II this
butter Is left in the wash" for a few
minutes und sturbed, the butter will
all rise to the surface in distinct
mass, and then the buttermilk can be
drained out from beneath 1t. Do MOI
draw out all of the fluid. Stop when
you think 1t is nearly all out and re-
peat the process two or three times.
or at least until the water runs clear,
but the last time let the butter drain
all 1t will. Then let the butter stand
in salt brine 20 or 30 minutes and 1t IL
ready to mold for market.
Soil nitrogen Is lost In three ways
by crops, by gas given OF in free form
by the soil, and by teaching. A recent
experiment OF the Minnesota station
has demonstrated that 80 bushels oi
wheat will remove something like 40
pounds Of nitrogen. II the ground be
kept in wheat for IL years there win
be an annual loss OF about 95 pounds
Of this element through the drainage
waters and air. For every pound that
is taken from the soil to make the
crop. more than two and one-fourth
pounds arc lost in the other ways
named. II should be noted that this
Is true II the ground be kept In con.
tinuous cultivation to wheat. When
a rotation Of crops Is practiced tn
which clover is grown, live stock kept
and manure used. the supply Of nitro
gen q maintained. There will be Q
certain amount of nitrogen lost
the air and drainage waters