Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-21

some river does not always realize
that it was primarily the destruc~
ton OF the forest covering &C the
headwaters of that river which was
the direct cause of the flood.
SSS
We saw a Grant county farmer
the other day clearing away the re-
mains Of an old Totton straw stack.
He was spreading it out in slough
where the grass was already grow
ing rank on the rich soil which had
washed down from the hills. Right
close by in the same field were
several knolls of ground that were
inclined to be gravelly and were al-
most barren of vegetation. We
haven't been able to figure out as
yet why he did not put the Fotton
staw on the knobs. Tt would have
helped them some and even IL it
didn't it would eventually have
found it's way into the sloughs.
SSS
In the last few years everybody
lseems to have had some special
Legislation except the poultrymen.
Why should the government spend
so much money on the inspection Of
dressed beef and sheep and hogs
and not even have word to say as
,, to the poultry. They cannot say
that the quantity killed is not suff1->
cent to warrant inspection as we
know better than that. We believe
that there is as much danger to
, persons health in some Of the
diseased poultry that is killed as
: there IS in any of the larger meat
products. Besides what is there that
! is more unfit to be eaten than sorae
of the eggs that are for sale at most
Of the stores?
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The rapidity with which the
American forests are being felled is
q almost incredible. A few years ago
! the New England and Great Lake.
: states furnished most Of the lumber,
They reached their maximum and,
have been falling Off Then the
s southern states came in and the
s forests have disappeared as if by
magic. The southern states are
i now at the maximum and the Pacific
coast is coming to the IeaGB-the,
state of Washington furnishing
more lumber than any other single
state. The yellow pine Of the south
is being cut at tue rate of twelve
q billion feet a year ard the supply
? will be totally exhausted in ten
q years at that rate.
t ~
One of the best poultry feeds you
3 can get in the winter is the clover
you cut from your lawn in the
summer. Can you get yours? After
it is cut let it dry and cure just as
if intended for hay and then put it
d in sacks and put it away. You will
q have cause to thank your lucky
4 stars more than once later on.
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When we read of the floods in
various places we feel thankful that
:! they have missed us. With the
: Missouri river five miles wide in
places and people going in boats
through the cornfelds with floods
in all the rivers and we hear of
). wind storms and cyclones and cloud
e bursts and hail storms we think
q Grant county is very fortunate.
Q ~
Hearing Of the hail storm at Aber-
? deem in which thousands of acres of
. crops were destroyed reminds us of
. how fortunate we are in this part of
. . the country. No serious wind
u storms nor hail storms nor cyclones
nor cloud bursts nor other bad
!storms-nO crop failure tor years
IL and good crop prospects this year
g should make us thankful to the
e giver of all good that our lot has
o been cast In such a pleasant part of
! the country as Grant county.
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We all expect a hen to lay eggs
!. but a great many Of us do not stop
and think that she appreciates a
good nest as much as we do a nice
place to do our work. We do not
like those small wire nests that
d some people sell and neither does
! the hen. She prefers the old
d fashioned nests made Of old boxes
9 into which she can get and be out Of
s sight. IF you viii take time to notice
0 the smile of contentment on her
: face when she gets into one of these
S you will gladly fight the lice a little
a harder.