The state herald., 1907-05-17

When butter is of flavor the liberal
use of lime water In washing will
work wonders.
Weed the old straw berry bed but be
careful not to disturb the roots with
hoe or cultivator until after fruiting.
The good farmer is he whose farm
shows an increase of fertility each
year and whose stock are always on
the up grade.
Don't leave too may eyes on pieces
when cutting the seed potatoes. Too
many stalks mean too small potatoes
to be profitable.
| Meager rations mar economize on
the feed but they find their inevitable
reckoning day when a. comes to bal
ancing the accounts.
The low.headed tree has long since
demonstrated its superiority over the
high.spreading tree. It is easier to
prune. to spray and TO pick the fruit
Two points must be considered in
marketing lambs: The condition of
flesh and the condition Of the market
Good flesh and good market give good
profit.
As soon as "redrust' fungus APP
pears in the black.cap or blackberry
rows dig it. using care in doing so
not to scatter the fungus on the
healthy plants.
Red top and asike will make good
| growth on that piece of ground which
is too wet for crops II the ground is
| plowed in dry time and then thor.
oughly narrowed.
The box stall in a stable proves an
almost Indispensable feature many
/ times during year when the special
occasion arises for caring for sick
horse. or other stock or for the calves
During the farrowinE season make
a memorandum Of the hogs which
/ prove the best mothers with the
| largest and healthiest litters and then
keep them as long as they will breed
Crows and blackbirds viii not touch
| the corn II before sowing the seed Il
| stirred In a kettle with little gas-tai
and then little plaster, so that each
grain is slightly coated. 1t will mol
| injure the corn.
Feed the farm through the COW. The
| farm IN turn will give you back feed
/ for the COW. There's the farmers
endless chain system that keeps the
farm ON the upgrade and puts money
in the bank for him.
A half.hour spent with the farm
tool in making sure that It is In per
] feet working condition before taking
TO the field may save you half days
work in repairing the damage which
often results from taking things for
granted.
when wool prices fell n few years
ago. the keeping of sheep ON thou.
sands OF New England farms was
abandoned. but change has taken
place and flocks are again finding
their way back TO the farms much TO
the Improvement OF conditions. Sheep
growing is paying business most
anywhere.
A good enough cutter for seed po
tatocs and one with which rapid work
can be done may be made from an
old case knife fastened In the end Of
plank which IL fastened to n box
on which the operator sits. The bas-
ket IL placed below the knife and tho
potatoes drop Into II as they are push.
ed on the knife.
Il ls a plain proposition that the
farmer who Is compelled TO sell his
grain crop nj particular tlmo cannot
make the profit he would II he were
able to hold II for n NOR. favorable
market This being true does not II
behoovc him TO study how he may con
troll the situation and dispose Of his
crops at the most favorable time.
One reason why the profits OF the
farm look no small In proportion to
the income OF the city chap. II that
the living Is taken before the profits
arc figured and with the city chap the
profits are figured before the living
In taken out. In other words the
profits OF the farmer la net. while
that Of the city man II made TO look
next TO the small end Of nothing after
all living expenses are paid,
In feeding experiments nj many Of
the state colleges II has been proven