The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-12-28


low methods which will help to main
tain the fertility Of the soil.
Add two quarts of molasses to your
barrel of cider and expose to warmth
and air II you want It to turn to
vinegar.
The best dairying 10 high class
work and can only be carried on by
study and thorough methods. No slip
shod methods can succeed.
Ventilation II q good thing, but
don't trust to the broken window and
the cracks in the wall and around the
doors and windows to supply the fresh
air.
Keep read up on poultry matters.
Get new ideas and use them judicious.
ly. It IL the man who has the genius
of adapting an idea in q practical way
to his own needs who succeeds.
A change in feed, is more than apt
to affect the milk giving Of the COW.
However wise the change II is apt to
reduce the fiow until the COW gets thor.
oughly accustomed to the new ration.
How does your neighbor do the
thing which bothers and perplexes
you? Ever take time to study other
peoples methods and fnd that you
could improve on your own! II not.
you have something to learn.
Does the hen beat you In family
discipline? Ever see brood OF chick.
ems sassing the old hen back and re-
fusing to obey? Even the creatures
Of the barnyard can put ss to shame.
Do not be above learning lessons
from the humble creations about you.
Fruit growers more than any other
classes Of farmers find organization
helpful both in the cultivation and
handling of their fruits and also in
shipment Of the same. Where a mum.
ber Of growers are working together
1t is easier to get cars, and large ship
ments can secure a better market.
The cream raised from milk given
by cows that have not been fresh
from a long time does not make
butter easily, but this difficulty can
sometimes be remedied by adding
half pail of warm water to the
cream, and then when the cream
raises to the top draw of the water
and go ahead.
DR.. Edward Everett Hale tells of an
old Scottish woman who wished to
sell hen to neighbor. "'But tell
me-, the neighbor said, Is she a.
thegither a guild bird? Has she got
nae faults, nae faults at ALP "'Aweel,
Margot,' the other old woman admit.
ted, she has got one faut. She will
lay on the Lords day"
The following points should be kept
in mind when sorting apples for stor-
age: ~ Only the better grades
should be stored. (2) They should be
stored as soon as possible after pick
ing. (3) Only hard ripe" fruit will
keep well in cold storage. (4) A uni
form temperature Of 81 to 80 degrees
F. is best. (5) They shopld be pu.
on the market as soon as they reach
their highest maturity or before. A
midwinter variety lis best marketed
in midwinter. (6) Apples with color
do not, as a rule, scald as readily as
other kinds. The Mammoth Black
Twig is an important exception. Cd
The quality of the fruit is maintained
better in storage when the fruit is
wrapped.
Sir Horace Plunkett, member of the
British house Of parliament, who has
been in this country recently, said In
an address to agricultural STUDENT
that there was mot a single county.
not a parish, In Ireland where the
farmers are not completely revolution.
izing the entire business of farming
by introducing cooperative methods" !"
And It might be added that there is
scarcely farming district in the
| United States where more benefits
cannot be realized by closer cooper
alton of the farmers. The farmers are
understanding each other better each
year and are coming closer together
in all matters which pertain to their
mutual interests, but there are still
greater possibilities ahead. Describ-
ing the 900 cooperative organizations
of peasants In Ireland which he was
instrumental in establishing for the
purpose of competition with CONNER.
cial Industries. forcing out middle
men, compelling railroads to provide
better facilities, and debating more
favorable legislation to parliament
done: "The first thing was to intro
duce a system of agricultural educa
tion which extended into every
branch Of the industry, teaching the
farmer, for instance, to purchase
everything he requires. implements
and machinery. Of the very best quail
ity. They combined TO -oonsisn In
bulk and distribute their goods In the
market. They combined to raist