The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-09-21

Feed the ewes and the sires so that
they will be in vigorous condition for
breeding.
II you sin against your stock, be
sure your sin will find you out In re-
duced profits.
BY their deeds ye shall know men,
and by the weeds on his farm 10 q
farmer known likewise.
Feed all your clover hay to the
stock as 1t Is worth nearly az much
for fertilizer as for feed.
Extremes are always hurtful In
agriculture. Too much water is just
about a. bad as too littls water.
The demand is ever on the increase
for fruits of all kinds, and for this
reason the fruit growing interests are
bound to grow.
The better the ground preparation
the faster will the plant growth be.
and this holds good OF the nswly-plant-
ed shade or fruit trees.
The early maturing character of
winter barley It is said works the ad-
vantage that the crop may be harvest
ed before the wheat harvest begins.
What man planting an orchard does
not first take thought as TO the mar.
ket for the fruit he would grow and
the help which he will need in har.
vesting the crop?
To kill quack grass run the spring
tooth harrow through the infested field
during dry time. For late fall treat.
ment plow so that the roots will be
exposed to the freezing Of winter.
Large seeds have been shown by ex.
periments to germinate more quickly
than small ones of the same variety,
and to make better plants. Remember
this in saving your seeds for next
years planting.
Time was when any old place was
good enough as shelter for the live
stock, but the farmer has come tn
realize that for the stock to do well
1t must be housed In light, dry and
well-ventilated buildings.
The three essentials to plant growth
are air, heat and available plant food.
It is up to the farmer to see how per.
fectly he can obtain and control these
conditions, and the farmer who does
1t the most successfully Is the most
successful farmer.
The state fair Is one of the educa.
tional factors In the development OF
progressive agriculture which cannot
be overlooked. And the management
Of such fairs must ever keep before
them the high ideals and purposes
which the fair is designed to serve.
II you have not screened the stable
do 1t now. Hang some bagging over
the doorway 80 that the stock In en-.
tering will brush their backs upon It.
| This will go a long ways towards
keeping the troublesome flies and mos
quitoes> out and will give greater com.
fort to your stock.
Cross breeding of domestic animals
Is very Objectionable. except In the
hands OF the expert. In the opinion
Of w. d. Hoard 1t Is impossible to
improve .on the best types of thor
oughbred animals existing at present
except by careful selection and mat
ing of the best individuals. Crossing
as 1t Is generally practiced, results
only in producing inferior animals
For some unaccountable reason the
habit Of crossing has taken posses
sion OF a good many farmers. Some
of them, believe. have the crossing
fever SO bad that they would cross
with q saw-buck II they could.
The International Livestock exposi
| siOh Aoc ~AO"eCu q Siabo " Dt kUOWn
as Short Fed Specials" with prize,
as follows: Carload Of Is head, on>
year and under two. first prize, 500;
second prize. $50; third prize, $25
Carload Of 15 head, two years ant
under three, first prize. 800; SECOND
prize, $50; third prize, $25. Champion
carload of these class, cup. The oh
ject OF this special class is for thu
purpose of determining the best ans
most economical method of feedin,
cattle. Full information concerninI
the contest can of course be obtaine,
by addressing the exposition authorI
ties at Chicago.
| Tho propagation Of gooseberries
currants and other small berr,
bushes IL one OF the simplest agri
cultural propositions. You just Gu
on sound limbs, cut them in piece
six or eight inches long and put tn
pieces in moist earth, but a bette
J way Is to layer some of the lowe
branches. This may be done any tim
during the summer. during the mont
/. NJ I,,Iv ia n U0od time fhA~ uow