The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-28

AS a rule, the man is in greater need
Of inoculating with the clover grow
ing idea than his soil is of treatment
with nitrogen fixing bacteria.
The opening Of the little door leading
to the space just beneath the oven in
the kitchen stove when it is desired to
keep the fire at low ebb will result in
a big saving of fuel in the course of
the year.
Gilt edged butter and cheese prod
ucts, the kind that carry off the prizes
at the big state and national dairy ex-
hibitions, are made under conditions
where contamination from filth and
dirt is reduced to a minimum.
When farm of originally fertile soil
does not produce more than half or
tWo-thirds the crops it ought to the
blame should rightly be placed where
| it belongs-on the oWner-and not
charged to neglect of duty on the part
of the SOIL
A thorough disking of the soil before
the corn is planted not only tends to
promote the health and rapid growth
of the plants, but tends greatly to de-
crease the damage from the corn root
louise, which in many sections Of the
corn belt is causing great damage.
The largest buckwheat milling plant
in the world is located at Cohocton. n
Y, and has a capacity of turning OUT
LOCO barrels Of -four in twenty-four
hours. The buckwheat bulls furnish
more fuel than is needed for general
ing the power necessary to run the
plant.
A becoming sense Of the eternal fit
ness Of things should cause the deacon
who knowingly sells his widow neigh
Dor short cord of wood or the sister
who retails skim milk for new to main
tain discreet silence when it comes
to giving a testimony of the depth Of
tAC11 1OllSlO OApOI10uCO.
1T would seem to be we'll within the
bounds of truth to state that % per
cent Of all money earned is squandered
in enterprises which fetch no financial
return, while much larger per cent is
spent along lines that not only do not
fetch a financial return, but result In
positive injury and detriment to the
possessor.
Those interested In the preservation
Of the forest areas of the country will
be pleased to note the withdrawal Of
100000 acres Of Indian land in the
southwest from homestead entry and
the devotion of it to forestry purposes.
The withdrawal Of such tracts fur
nishes all kinds of grief for the land
grabber and Speculation.
AS showing that China is a hermit
and, we might almost say, fossil nation
it is of interest to note that the meth
DDS of handling water, elevating and
transporting it, that were in vogue
1000 years ago are used at the present
day. Primitiyely carved stone cut pic
lures dating back to the time referred
to well illustrate the methods In vogue
today.
AS showing that poultrymen Of the
country have kept well abreast with
the raisers of other types of thorough
bred stock in the matter of producing
fine types and getting fancy prices
therefor we note that $125 was recent
" refused for one of the prize hens at
the Boston poultry show She had
won prize of 500, and her owner
considered she was worth more than
that to him.
The occupation Of the wheat farmer
has much that appeals to the man OF
leisurely and sedentary disposition.
In case he grows the winter varieties
he has nothing to do from the time
he puts it in in the fall until the next
June, when he harvests 1t, but simply
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rest and read at home, go gadding
among his relatives or toast his shins
before the fire in the country store.
At any rate, it is hard to persuade him
of the amenities of milking from ten
to twenty cows, cleaning out the sta
bles and sWilling the pigs that are
often kept on the diversified farm.
When it comes to trusts, there is
nothing that is more ironclad In its
working than the monopoly that the
ordinary cooperative creamery has on
it's product in the rural community or
small town in which 1t happens to be
located. So good produet is made
that the local consumer is compelled
to pay the price received for the but
ter on the Chicago, New York or New
orleans market, and if he does not buy
direct from the creamery he has to
pay 2 or 3 cents per pound above the
prices referred to. But even this con
dition is preferable to ihe old days,
when the quality of the butter product
was lower than the price, which ran