Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-06-20

Worms cut down the thrift and re-
duce the profits in swine growing.
Harsh treatment of the COW is
more than apt to decrease the milk
flow.
Cold hands on the udder of SEN
sitive COW are more than apt to make
her kick.
It hurts the sheep and it does the
fleece no good to catch the animal
by the WOOL
The only phase of the dairying in
dustry which is overdone is the keep
ing of poor COWS which return no
profit
Don't use the cows udder for a
hand warmer. Begin your milking
after you have warmed your hands
up with other work.
The space in the hives should be
suited to the size of the colony, espe-
cially at this season of the year when
the colony is apt to be weak.
During the short days of winter it
may be necessary to do some of the
chores after dark, but now that the
days are longer, plan to have the days
work end with the coming of night.
Put yourself in the other animals
place. Do unto thy horse and thy
cow as thou dost think thou wouldst
like to be done for if in their place,
is a golden rule for the stock raiser.
Homegrown seed carefully cleaned
and graded is more valuable than
seed brought in from abroad. For this
reason the tanning mill, even though
it be only hand-power one, should be
found on every farm.
The 81 guess method is the one too
often followed by the farmer in the
running of his dairy, in the growing
of his livestock, in the raising of his
crops.
Progress in agriculture, declares
Prof. Cyril G. Hopkins, demands that
to the greatest possible extent prac-
tice shall be controlled by science, not
by chemistry alone, but by every
science that deals with principles fun
damental to agriculture.
If tuberculosis has gained foot
hold in your dairy herd separate all
affected animals from the healthy
ones, thoroughly disinfect the barns
and then establish better sanitary
conditions.
Compare the appropriation of $500
made by this government for expert
ments looking to the improvement Of
draft horses with that of $35O,OO(
| made by France for the same pur
pose, and then judge which is the
! most interested in the subject.
Prof. H. H. Bailey of Cornell uni
| versity says: 81 believe in the organ
ization of separate agriculture
schools, but also believe that the com
mon school must take up agricultural
| instruction in it's parliamentary princi
PIES" He predicts that the common
school system in the next ten year!
will be redistricted and reorganized
In Denmark the children pass from
the elementary schools to the agri
cultural and dairy high schools, o
which in that little country there ar
no fewer than 81, IS of these recei1
ing state assistance. More than 10
teachers, chiefly male and female ST.
dents of the University of Copper
hagen, without payment, give lecture
and demonstrations in different part
of the country to working men an
women during the winter.
Preparation of seed bed and tn
time of planting have much to d
, with the success of the bean cro]
, The ground should be plowed earl
and then narrowed or dragged ever
| week until time for planting. In judi
, ing the conditions under which tn
seed should be planted it should b
kept in mind to have the beans sta
f promptly after planting and to kee
them growing to maturity.
, Now is the time to prepare yol
I Bordeaux mixture and get the spra
= ing apparatus in shape. The forme
! is made in the proportions of tW
l pounds of copper sulphate and tN
pounds of fresh lime, to SO gallon
of water. The first spraying shou
be done in the spring as soon as tt
y buds begin to swell. This will d
stroy the fungus that produces le
= curl of the peach, scab Of the pea<
and brown rot. The second sprayi1
should be given after the petals ia
= The treatment as applied to cher