The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-03-30
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Improve the favorable opportunities
now for work.
Every farmer can and should breed
draft horses In small way.
Dirt more than anything else is the
cause Of poor butter.
Clean up at least one more old field
this year.
Taxes on unused land don't pay
Make your land work for you.
Hatching mites and lice and laying
eggs do not 60 together.
OF all men, the farmer can least af-
ford to put on until tomorrow what
should be done to-day.
A new insectAthe apple leaf miner
lis reported to be getting in its evil
work in some parts of the country.
The growing of fence posts Is q
promising industry being developed In
Iowa.
The young, immature sire at the
head of the dairy herd will never
build up a profitable herd.
The farmers who don't believe in
book learning are growing less each
year. and will begin to feel kind of
lonesome after awhile.
Give the old horses ground feed. A
horse with worn out teeth cannot keep
grain.
Well-developed, healthy turkey hens
of two or three years of age make the
best breeders.
Handle the young horse with the
utmost care when breaking. All loud
talking and abuse should be avoided
Will the predigested food fad ex-
tend to the farmer at last so that he
will eventually be feeding predigested
hay and grain to his stock?
It doesn't pay to raise the scrub
horse which nobody wants, but coach
ers and draft animals Of good stock
are always in demand at good prices.
At the last meeting Of the Wiscon-
sin buttermakers' convention reso-
luton was adopted declaring that the
minimum of fat in butter should be
placed at S2h per cent.
It takes very little more feed to OBJ
tain the large yield from the good
cow than the small yield from the
poor COW.
The agricultural department Is
about to undertake the task Of ascer-
taining the cost of growing farm
products throughout the country.
The keynote to the situation OF the
wornout farm Is live stock, more live
stock, most live stock, which can be
maintained upon the place.
That cellar needs attention. Under
the accumulation Of dirt which has
fallen from the stored vegetables there
ds generally decaying matter that
should be at once cleared out.
The average size OF the American
farm is about lat acres. Too large,
some say. Others declare 1t Is too
small. It means a farm for about ev-
cry IA people in the United States.
You may SOW dodder and plantain
with your clover and alfalfa seed, II
you do not clean It carefully. The
bureau of plant industry at Washing
ton stands ready to examine samples
Of seed to prove its purity and ger
minating qualities.
Feeding corn In excess snouiu Do
avoided In fattening sheep for mar
ket, as too large a proportion OF fat
lessons the market value. The butcher
does not want tallow, but meat. A
much better fattening diet will con-
sist of oats, bran, oil-cake. etc.
Oats, wheat, rye, barley. or other
grain intended for seeding should be
run through the tanning mill. Secure
the cleanest, heaviest seeds possible
for planting, as the increased stand
and yield will more than repay you
for your trouble.
Here are the different principles
which tend to permanent soil improve
ment as outlined by Prof. Cyril G.
Hopkins, of the University OF Illinois
agricultural department: Thorough
underdrainage wherever needed. Ap-
plications of ground natural limestone
wherever necessary to correct and
prevent sQly acidity. Continued use
Of large &kntities Of fine rock phos-
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