Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-09
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the roadside?
A little forethought will proven
many q vain regret
Lining the soil destroys insects an
fungi. and 1t also corrects any acidit
which may exist in the soil.
A combination ration general,
gives better results than the single "a
ton In growing beef animals.
Scrub animals may gain In weigh
az rapidly as pure-bred animals, bu
they will not bring as good a price.
Remember as you house your poul
try for the winter that they can stanC
lots or cold. but very little OF drafts
or dampness.
Present indications are that while
the hay crop this year has been COCO
the demand will be quite equal to the
supply and the present prices main
tanned.
Don't make practice OF overwork
Ing the horses. They may stand II for
q while but will soon break down
under the strain, and then-you are
the loser.
Don't turn your roast OF meat with
fork, as the punctures made. allow
the juices to escape. Rather take a
spoon. Show this to the wife or tell
her about 1t.
Look over the flock night and morn
Ing and any little Irregularities In
the sheep or lambs will be detected
and easily overcome; whereas neglect
may result in loss OF animals.
Three moves are as bad as a fire"
was Franklin's opinion. Be slow to
make the move which will lose you
the present farm and take you to an
unknown and untried section of the
country.
Prof. Stewart, Of the Geneva station.
New York, is authority for the state
ment that more progress in the actual
control OF fungus diseases had been
achieved during the past 25 years
than during all previous time.
While the hen and the garden do
not make a good combination, they
both ought to have a place on every
farm. Fence the garden plot and
let the chickens run, and both will
repay you for care you give them.
The blackened wood and leaves on
the pear tree caused by blight should
be cut out without delay and the cut
dngs and leaves burned. Dip the
knife used frequently In a bottle of
alcohol to disinfect and prevent
spreading the disease.
The half holiday Saturday Is almost
universal In the Industrial and bust
ness life Of our big cities. Why not
introduce the idea in a modified form
on the farms? 1t would make one
feel more like getting out to church
Sunday morning.
The day when the spectators run ]
the agricultural fairs has passed. Now
In almost every case these shows are
Of the farmers. and by the farmers
and for the farmers, and as a result
hey are serving a valuable mission
n the agricultural industry.
Interest your boy In the farm by
making him a partner. Ask his ad-
nee about things. Don't dictate to
linn too much. Let him use his own
Judgment sometimes. What IL he
Ices make mistakes? II will be one
way OF making him more thoughtful
md careful.
Sun scald is the effect of the sun
N small trees In the winter time.
ollowed by freezing at night. When
ne sun shines warm against the
runk or the young tree the sap will ,
tart and in some instances will de-
elop sufficient moisture TO do con. |.
lderable damage. A few trees NAV ,
Q protected by shields. but trees ,
large plantations should be leaned .
, the south.
Sweet potatoes must be handled 4
lost carefully to be kept successfully. .
8 soon as the tops are nipped by :
ost they should be removed from the q
ANTS, even IL not ready to dig. for r
e have found that the decaying tops a
iii Affect the roots. While the Irish :,
'tato Is tuber or underground stem. ,,
e sweet potato is a true root An
hich the plant has stored up food for
lother seasons starting of the eyes n
ound the upper part. n
The Pacific Dairy Review in sneak n,
OF the move for sanitary milk de- w
ares that IL may do as a philan- n,
ropy or hobby, but as a business X,
will first have to educate the con. h,
mer to pay the price the production of
such milk involves" II by SAM w
" milk is meant certified milk he Is ia
mt, for such milk cannot be produc- or
except at greatly increased cost. DC
II the term sanitary is used in its ma
htful sense we believe the paper is Is
ong, for sanitary merely means IN
AMY and no man has any business a
the dairy business who is not clean WI
nature and disposition and method an
fear that good percentage of the ge
ry farms OF the country would not co