Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-08
FARM and GARDEN.
Boiled rice mixed with charcoal 10
Recommended as an effective cure for
bowel trouble In little chicks.

The utility OF any person In a com
munity is open 10 question who is gov
erned TO a greater extent by his dis
likes than he Is by his admirations.
Poultry will do best under the same
conditions which are best for the hui
man species-when they have COM
Portable quarters and have to scratch
for living.
While a good many more folks are
operated on now for appendicitis than
IN days gone by. IL is worthy of note
0lat one almost never hears of a case
81 inflammation of the bowels.
! From the standpoint of the public
veal a farmers trust Is just as OBJ
/ jectionabe as the beef trust coal trust
or harvester trust The underlying
principle Is the same IN ala holdup
agreement.
Indiana has succeeded in arouslng
an interest In good roads through the
/ imposition OF fine OF from 81 TO 81
for every day a piece OF road Is left
in bad condition after notice has been
given for il TO he put in shape.
/ From the sanitary point of view Jap
anese mating IL far prefera BILE to or
binary carpetlng for covering the
floors OF bedrooms in that II not only
catches less dust. but is not so con
venient 10 harbor disease germs.
An unprecedented drought or finan-
cial panic, followed 10y business pros
tration, are about the only conditions
that prevent a recurrence Of the con
gested traffic conditions which prevail
ed SO generally last fall and winter.
While the planting Of small potatoes
two or three successive seasons will
not result I'm greatly diminishing their
average size. yet II will do this II per-
sisted IN during a term OF years. For
seed the potato OF medium size, uni
form shape and free from scab is con-
sidered best.
From the standpoint OF scientific
agriculture It is just az serious an of
Tense 10 handle land I'm such way
that II Will produce but half crop as
II is 10 try 10 get II to produce more
than a fall crop. The careful tiller
OF the sell will do his best 10 avoid
both extremes.
Ptomaine poisOns are the result OF a
process OF putrefactlon In vegetable
and animal matter. The development
OF the poisonous principle seems TO be
greatly accelerated by leaving meat or
vegetable I'm the tin can I'm which II is
bought. Immediately upon opening
the can such products should be put
in glass or earthen dishes.
A case noted the other day IN which
farmer Of bibulous propensities
while on his way home from town
drunk fell ont Of his wagon over the
railing Of bridge into creek and
drowned Is n somewhat extreme but
very good Illustration OF the kind Of Il
finish a man can have II he only takes
the right methods To bring II about.
The garden patch devoted To the
growing Of early potatoes may just as
well be made to grow second crop as
allowed TO grow up TO weeds Go
through the patch the first week In
June and plant hills Of navy beans he
tween each hill of potatoes This will
not only serve TO keep the late weeds
in check, but will givN YOU three or
four times as many beans as the fam
lily will need next winter
While the farmer who takes half n
day of and cleans ont his fence rows
every spring. and especially those
along the highway. may not make
many dollars out OF the job. he is Ger
tainly entitled 10 and receives the ST.
lent thanks and appreciation OF all
passersby In so far as the burning OF
the trash and weeds prevents fouling
Of his fields adjoining. he himself is
also beneficiary of his work
For any orchardist or gardener who
Is planning 10 do considerable spray
Ing the coming season II is well 10
have at hand Il copy of the spraying
calendar which Is put out 10y many OF
the state experiment stations. These
not only give directions as To the kind
OF spraying solution 10 use on the diff
fcrcnt crops. but give I'm detail best
ways to make them. postal set To
the director Of the station will he all
that is necessary to secure copy Of
the calendar.
Where the orchard trees have grown
SO large that corn does not do well
planted among them and il is still de-
sired to till the soil. there is nothing
better than field or navy beans In
order 10 escape the wecyil. which is
ono OF their worst enemies they should
bc planted about June /. Where spe-
eial equipment cannot he had corn
Planter viii answer Inc purpose nicely.
After drilling as Tor corn. strlddlo tie