The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-03-30

90 SioPo cACeptinS some OF the most
valuable grains on the farm and the
returning Of all manure to the land.
The gypsum in land plaster applied
to the soil releases the potash held In
insoluble form. Wood ashes should
not therefore be used with the plas-
ter.
1t Is not the COW which gives tho
most milk when fresh, but the COW
which maintains her flow through the
year which proves the most profit
| able.
A convenient way Of removing dead
bees from hives is to shove tray of
stout paper onto the bottom boards.
Remove at intervals and shake OF tho
dead bees and then return.
Salt the cattle on the thistle patch.
The salt which the cattle do not
pick up, together with the constant
trampling of the animals, will kill the
thistles, 1t is said.
why don't you have ysur pig pen
further from the house?" what
for?" 1T would be more healthful."
"Gwan with your notions. Those hogs
have never hadCa sick day in their
lives"
Why not hitch up the washing ma
chine to the gasoline engine. Wife
would appreciate it and It would 70
lieve you from the work OF turning
the machine, which you should do. II
you don't.
1t is said that feeding large quaint.
| ties Of beets in the barn has bad ef.
feet on, the atmosphere, which will
taint the milk, unless the place is
well cleaned up and aired after feed
| ing.
II you are planning to mix your
own fertilizer observe the following
rules: Place the bulkiest material
In q even layer on tight floor, and
the others on this in the order of
their bulk. Begin at one end and
shovel the pile back and repeat once
or twice, or until the materials are
well mixed.
wrought financial hardship and even
ruin to many farmers. Expensive
commercial fertilizers unless wisely
used will not pay for themselves.
Don't let some smooth agent persuade
you in buying for your land what you
do not need and what will not return
profit.
A special seed corn train was run
through the state of Indiana during
the first two weeks Of March. The ex.
hibition was under the direction OF
Prof. G. l. Christie, Of the agricultural
department of Purdue university, and
his lectures at the 165 places where
stops were made will do much to slim.
ulate better corn production in the
state.
About 60 per cent. Of what the COW
eats goes to keep up her body and
| the profit in milk and butter comes
| from the feed she consumes outside
of this amount needed for support
If you suspect that your COW is not
getting enough feed, increase 1t grad
ually, and If she responds in increased
yields of milk you may continue It
II she fails to respond then withdraw
| the extra feed.
One feature of beekeeping which
appeals to many Is the small outlay
required to make O start. Another
point is the rapidity by which the bees
| increase In numbers. From one hive
Of bees in four or FIVE years one may
have 100 full-fedged stocks of bees
usually termed colony. AS each
colony in the summer season has from
| 80 to 1000 bees, the increase Is Ger
tainly remarkable.
The volunteer apple orchard move
ment of New York state instituted
four years ago has now ten orchards
established and under observation fol
the purpose of determining the mer
its of the orchard set upon its owr
stock and brought to bearing In this
form and the orchard which has beer
top worked on a variety or varieties
which in the past proved unprofitablt
or top-worked to avoid natural weak
ness Of stock. Ultimate conclusion.
will be awaited with interest.
Prof. E. H. Webster, Of the Unitet
States department Of agriculture, hai
this to say to the users Of cream
separator machines: Separator com
panies issue books of instruction will
each machine. These are sufficient!
clear and comprehensive. They will
insure good care of the machine I
followed. It sometimes happens. how
ever, that the purchaser thinks h
knows more about the machine an,
how It should be used than the manu-
facturer. Such one generally come
to grief"