Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-03-14

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much, IN which respect she closely re-
sembios the human species. Make her
scratch lively for what sho gets, and,
as rule, she becomes q useful men,
Der In tho poultry realm.
That farmer is certainly prosecuting
agriculture under precarfous circum-
stances who n compelled to rely upon
The cob pipe or cigarette smoker to do
his barn chores. At any rate, he
should have bis property insured to the
full in the bsst company he can find.
Every man, woman and child In the
United States would have to plant a
tree every year to just keep even with
the consumption of lumber, and this
on the basis that each tree planted
would attain maturity In thirty-fve
years and would at the end Of that pc
Rod produce 800 feet Of lumber,
Nome one has naively suggested that
there Is nothing so efncacious in rid
ding piece Of land of cockleburs as
a good old fashioned hoe and a gen
erous supply of elbow grease. And the
same recipe may be recommended as a
safe method of treatment for a good
many weed pests other than the cookie
bur.
Where land will not produce over an
average Of fifteen bushels Of wheat to
the acre and is located In a section
where the rainfall Is sufficient for the
growth Of trees the land would be bet
ter devoted to forestry purposes and
the raising Of future fuel and lumber
supplies. There would be less work
and just as much money at the end Of
period Of twenty years.
The difference In yield Of corn due
to an additional cultivation was illus
trated very nicely In case we noted
last fall, where under exactly the same
conditions Of care a piece Of corn that
was cultivated four times yielded just
thirteen bushels per acre more than a
patch Of the same kind Of corn along
side which was given but three plow-
ings. There is an object lesson here
for every corn raiser In the land.
For a number Of years past a west
ern farmer has made a business Of
raising wild geese, which he has sold
for consumption on the tables of east
ern m1llionaires and to sportsmen for
use as decoys. The flock was started
years ago and has been added to grad
ually. At first the wings were cut to
prevent their Joining their wild cousins
during their migratory flights, but he
finds that even this precaution is no
longer necessary.
That class Of people is entitled to a
scant measure Of sympathy who go
into an enterprise, whatever it's charac-
ter, with the idea Of getting something
for nothing, but who in the end get
plucked in game Of their own choos-
ing. It is for that reason that we don't
lose any sleep over the fellow who
loses his weeks wages In a wheel Of
fortune or gets a chunk Of soap in
stead Of a ten dollar bill In game Of
similar character,
Repeated experiments carefully con-
Quoted prove beyond question that the
best Of commercial fertilizers is not
so effective in restoring the fertility of
the soil as system Of stock raising in
which there is abundance Of barnyard
manure, coupled with clover rotation.
The soil Of any naturally fertile Sec
ton Of the country will not become Sc
riously impaired in fertility if it Is
given the care it ought to have and is
not starved and robbed under q short
sighted system of culture.
Some fellows Of scientific turn Of
mind out In Colorado decided to tn
vestigate into the reasons for a cows
kicking. A variety Of experiments
were tried with a number Of individ-
uals Of the species, and after an all
round rocky time the Investigators
came to conclusion which almost ev-
cry owner Of COW arrives at early in
bis experience, and this was, "A COW
kicks because she wants to-" The YER
dict 10 Z comprehensive II Indefinite
and unsat1sfactocy contribution to tho
SCIENCE e animal husba1dEy.
4 rocest government bulletin Of mocs
than ordinary interest deals quito e.
haust1v4y WITH tho advance In value
of medium farm lands during tho past
avo years and with the local and gen
sral causes that have been responsible
therefor. A careful estimate Of tho
lands mentioned places their value In
300 at d614,647, 491. Five years lat
q. in 1905. tho Same lands were val
ued at $22,745, 40, 567. which 10 q gain
In value Of $3.50, 77sO7e. OF 50 per
cent during the period The average
value per acre Of this land In 1900
was $3.50: in 1905 It was $2028.
In view Of the fact that the congress
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