The Elbert County tribune., 1907-08-22

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as not to give the weeds ghost of
. show.
A new Missouri law provides for
the protection of the names of farms,
a registration fee OF one dollar entit-
ling the farmer registering the name
to the exclusive right to use of such
name in that county.
During the moulting season keep
the flock well fed so as to provide for
the extra demand made upon them In
the growing of new coat of feathers.
In this way you will bring your poul-
try through strong for fail and win
ter laying.
One has but to look over the reports
of horse sales to appreciate the fact
that the demand for the best horses.
draft or carriage. is strong with
prices high. 1t will pay you to raise
a few If you can get the right kind of
a sire for your mares.
John Ruskin, as he wandered
through the fruitful fields discovered
the secret of true happiness. He says:
Two watch the corn grow or the
blossoms set; to draw hard breath
over the plowshare or spade. to read
to think, to love. to pray-these are
things which make men happy"
f~-dered myrrh one pound and
powdered Ssam two pounds mixed and
given in teaspoonful doses three times
day is recommended for mild cases
of canker sore mouth in pigs. In
more severe cases tincture of iron in
double the amount of water may be
used to swab the mouth twice daily.
Through the efforts of COW testing
associations In Denmark. the average
producing value OF cows in some OF
the associations has gone up from
S13 to $50 each. This is a remark
able gain. 1t was brought about by
first knowing what the cows were do
ing and then wedding out the unproft-
able ones.
With threshing machines having
more to do in the grain sections each
year. and help scarcer. the grain
threshing season lengthens. so that 1t
Is late fall before some of the grain
can be attended to. For this reason
the grain should be carefully stacked
so that 1t will stand as long as neces-
sary without wetting and spelling a
portion of the grain.
After all the dlscouragements of the
early spring, 1t has been a splendid
growing season, and fine crops in
most sections are going to be the
portion of the farmer. Let us give
thanks. And also let us resolve that
next time the combination of wealth
er seems unfayorable we will be less
pessimistic and more hopeful as to
the ultimate outcome of the season.
The Maryland experiment station
suggests the feasibility of planting
cowpeas between the rows of sweet
corn at the last working. If one OF
the large late varieties OF cow
peas. like Wonderful, be planted be.
tween the rows of early sweet corn,
at the last working, the pea vines are
just in condition to make their best
growth after the corn natures, and
/ generally make very fine growth
before frost
Good times would seem to increase
the number of rented farms. The
Wisconsin State University has Just
been Investigating and finds that in
the last decade the rented farms in
the state have increased from 12,159
to 1896. However, In considering
these 900 additional rented farms,
1t must be remembered that there was
an increase of 35.473 in the number of
farms of the state, so the increase in
percentage of rental is not SO great
as the decades statistics of rental
would suggest
Eight points to remember concern
ing the advantage of thinning fruit
which you can lay by In store against
next seasons need: Preserves the
vitality of the tree. Encourages more
regular crop bearing. Lessons loss
occasioned by rot and other fungus
diseases Produces larger fruit.
Fruit ripens more uniformly. The
better quality of fruit makes 1t more
salable at better prices. Preserves
the shape of the tree and prevents
breaking of branches by overlooking.
In thinking Of hogs one does not
commonly think that they have
nerves, and that they are often as
sensitive to treatment as other ami
mails OF the farm, but such is the case.
Sows especially are of nervous tenn
permanent oftentimes, and should not
be used for breeding purposes. 1t is
t.ott1~ 60 oaIanf enuo tbat have IL,