The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-03

tho colt Of better poQGroo which ~
bsen allowed to drift along for itsaif
II there II no natural shade In the
pasture. provide some sort Of rough
board or matched shelter under which
the stock may take shelter from the
fierce rays Of the hot summer sun.
A bed out in the field In IN all-night
pouring rain will not benefit the gem
eral health Of the cows or aid In
filling the milk pail. Better stable
them during severe Indictment weather.
Don't work too hard these hot days,
and remember to be sparing OF the
drinking water. You can water-log
your stomach very easily II you drink
all you think you want.
Take a little rest after the midday
meal. To rush out into the hot sun
and resume the hard work too soon
after eating is to invite discomfort.
II not illness.
A good deal of fun has been poked
| at the straw bonnet of tho horse, but
| II has proved most humane and use
full article OF the horses equipment on
hos day.
It Is announced that the Farmers
Union OF Texas, in addition to Its
running of cotton gins, oil mills and
warehouses, is going into the country
store business The experiment Will
be watched Nth interest.
| By the action of the Illinois rail-
road and warehouse commission, do
natured alcohol has been placed on
the classified list as an article Of COM
merce. Illinois Is the first state to
take such action.
In making up youi Fruit packages
be sure and give full measure. II vii!
help your standing with your market
man and will help him sell the goods,
which will create a stronger demand
another year for your fruit and bring
better prices.
In most breeds cockerels will crow
at or before five months of age. But
we had a cockerel this year which
was scarcely three months old when
he begaa to stretch up and crow. Who
has precocious youngster that can
beat that7
The haymg is not all done unless
you have moved the corners Of the
fields. Think the extra hay you get
doesn't pay for the trouble? Remem-
Der that you not only get the hay, but
you remove breeding PLACE for in
sect pests.
How are the trees doing you set last
srring? Keep your eye on them and
give them all the encouragement you
can, such as an extra drink in dry
time and the stirring Of the soil above
the roots to keep dust mulch there
to prevent evaporation of moisture.
Fodder in the silo that has depth
will keep better than in one which is
larger in circumference and not so
high, as in the former the fodder Is
under greater pressure, packs more
closely and thus excludes the air. Re-
member this when building a silo.
The future of the tree depends much
on the proper treatment being given
/ . Of thA ~ ira - fvAa
at the time of planting. A large part
of the root system Of the tree has
been cut off in digging. Cut OF the
bruised and broken ends and thin out
the crowding and interlacing roots.
The claim that there was a higher
nutrftive value in the brown-shelled
egg over the white-shelled egg Is not
borne out by the experiments conduc.
ted by the California experiment sta
ton to determine this point There
) was practically no difference between
' the two groups as to food value.
In an experiment at the Iowa exper
r iment station sweet miIH and shorts
8 as feed for pigs gave the greatest
amount OF gain. Other stations have
found that ground oats and swee,
4 milk gave nearly az large returns
!. Corn showed the smallest gains az
to the time the pigs we're four month";
OF age.
a A COW ought 10 grow better even
v year until her prime IL passed, which
varies with different COWS knoy
one COW that is seven years old whicl
i. with her last calf has shown
= marked increase In her milk yiel
!, and promises TO grow still bette,
But she has had the right kind Q
treatment, and II 10 only SUCH cow
that are apt to prove profitable.
:. r. w. Rives. the American who %
ciated at the international horse sho,
In London to Judge the heavy harnes
horses and trotters, says America
8 horses do not compare with Engiis
y horses In any respect II this is tru