The Taney County republican., 1907-06-06
Rape pasture Is splendid for .
change both for sheep and pigs.

shot is the only effective remedy for
the sheep-killing dog.
Hogs are specially subject to rheu-
matism and for this reason they
should be given dry quarters.
Goats will prove profitable to the
farmer whose pasture is bushy and Is
surrounded by a high and strong
fence.
The farm practically without weeds
is possible where the weeds are not
permitted to grow and propagate
seeds.
Three conditions are needed for the
production of sweet cream. Cleanli-
ness, low temperature and richness In
the cream.
Barbwire should not be used for
fencing for the sheep pasture, as the
barbs catch on the wool and make the
sheep look ragged, besides running
much wool.
Many farmer is running his farm
after the manner that woman drives
nail. He shuts his eyes and then
strikes out hit or miss and 1t Is prin'
cipally miss.
Prof. Fraser declares that the bull
is more than one-half the herd. How
is it with you? Is the quality OF the
bull secondary matter? Better look
into the matter.
Grapes strung on wire trellises are
said to be injured sometimes during
thunderstorms. A way to prevent
this, it is said, is to ground the wires.
making the current harmless.
A stunted period is bad for any ami
NAL and is hard to recover from as
during that period the digestive or
gans get into habit of doing only
a limited amount of work, which Is
an impeachment to the later progress.
Prof. w. NJ. Hays. assistant secre-
tary of agriculture, is urging the es.
tablishment of agricultural high
| schools In farming districts, and there
Is no doubt but that such schools will
become powerful educational factor
In the near future.
The farmer with cows should learn
how to test them. Not only will he
be able to- find out which COWS are
bringing him profit, but he will be
able to keep closer tab on the cream.
cry and know whether he is getting
the full credit for his cream.
Some OF the largest growers Of po-
tatoes follow the hand picking OF
potato bugs. They begin at once as
soon as the bugs appear and thus get.
ting the beetles before the eggs for
future colonies Of bugs are laid they
keep ahead of the beetles and find 1t
an easy matter to keep them down.
Land owners interested In estab.
fishing commercial forest plantations.
shelter-belts, windbreaks and snow.
breaks and In planting trees to re.
claim shifting sands and other waste
lands, will be given practical assist.
ance by the forestry service Of the
department of agriculture on applica-
ton to the offices at Washington.
Redtop and alsike clover are best
ADAPTED to moist soils and will prove
profitable crops on the low places in
the farm where timothy or clover will
not do well. II the ground is uneven
or boggy, run spading harrow or disk
over It until 1t is brought down to fl
condition for seeding. Then sow eight
pounds of redtop and four pounds ol
alsike clover per acre.
To can corn cut the kernels of the
cob with a sharp knife, scraping Out
: the pulp. Fill into the can little al
a time, pressing 1t down firmly unit
the milk overfows the can. Add
teaspoonful of salt. When all art
filled place the cans In boiler ant
: cook half an hour with the covers lait
. loosely on. Remove from the fire ant
! seal, then cook two hours longer.
A new wrinkle put out by some o
: the big seed houses this year ha'
8 been what is called Seeded string.
3 This is nothing more or less than {
a tissue paper string filled with seed
: Of different garden plants, In plac'
Q now Of planting seeds by guess ou
!, OF the hand one can just lay a strinl
' Of lettuce or radish In the furrow ant
g cover In less time than II takes Il
9 tell. The rows can be kept straigh
in this manner and cultivation mad
easier, It is said.
n strawberry leaf blight is indicate
d by whitening Of the leaves. little brow
j. spots forming on the leaves. becomin
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