The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-06-29
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Horned cattle cannot be exported.

Horned cattle cannot be exported.
A good grindstone will save a heap
of time on the farm.
TIL spruce tree needs no cultivation
after planting.
Sow rape with spring grain 80 as
to make pasture after the grain 10 on.
Land which Is soaked with stagnant
water will not raise good crops. Drain
1t II you would use 1t.
Remember the best kind Of a pull Is
the one which comes from hard mus
Giles and busy brain.
Save the pea straw for the sheep
as they prefer 1t to all other folders
save perhaps that Of clover hay.
Don't forget that poultry like skim
milk as well as the hogs, and they
give good return in increased egg
production.
Avoid dust in the barn at milking
time. Never handle bedding or hay
at such time. Wait until milking is
out OF the way.
The poorer the sows the greater Is
tho necessity Of using a high-grade
boar In breeding. That is II the herd
is to be built up.
The shrinkage of corn In the corn
crib is considerable during season,
and hence the holding for a higher
price Is often a questionable policy.
Give good care to the young chicks.
Disease and vermine are more easily
prevented than fighting them after
neglect has caused the flock to fall q
prey to them.
Cultivation has more to do with
good crop production than any other
one thing. Keep at 1t. Put in lick
whenever you can and the harvest
will reward you.
According to decision by the agri-
cultural department all cheese made
from skim milk must be labeled as
skim milk cheese before offered for
sale in the markets.
Crown gall may be easily conveyed
from tree to tree by the saw or knife
which has been used to cut 1t out Of
the diseased tree. The knife should
be disinfected after each use.
SteriliZed skim milk Is better for
the calf than unsterilized according
to investigations by Prof. Otis, of WIS
consin. He found that there was less
tendency to scours and fewer ION
feed days.
Integrity Ia q great factor in the
work on the farm. The farmer cannot
deal deceitfully with his soil or his
stock without having 1t react upon
him. Good, honest, faithful work Is
the only kind that will bring results.
Kindness is the first requisite In
the breaking of colt, Why should
you go at the nervous animal ham,
an Indifferent quality of animal. but the
breaking is necessary? Be sure
the colt understands what you want
and then gently but firmly enforce
your commands.
Chlna's representative at Washing
ton has asked our government for
seeds and samples of every variety Of
plant of recognized Importance raised
in this country. A compliment to
American agriculture and sure
enough indication that China is wax
Ing up.
How did you come out In laying
your plans for rotation of crops this
year? Didn't think far enough ahead
and so the old routine was followed?
Start now and plan for better rota-
ton next year. Study to find which
parts Of the farm need fertility the
most and put those parts into pasture
or meadow as soon as possible.
A Maryland farmer IL reported to
have white Wyandotte hen that lays
empty egg shells. 1t is said the shells
are large, well-shaped and resemble
an ordinary egg, but they contain
neither yolk nor white matter. The
hen lays one such egg each day.
Empiy.headed farming Is feature in
some localities, and perhaps this hen
is eIuulating the example Of Ito
owner.
English municipalities are con-
cerned about the milk supply. ~ well
a. are the large American cities.
The excessive infant mortality 10
charged to bad milk. and bin has
been introduced in parliament provid-
ing for the establishment IN cities Of
10000 or over Of municipal milk
dspots. A clause Of the bill directs
that milk specially prepared for con-
sumption by Infants under Two years
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