Sharp County record., 1907-08-23
Rape pasture is splendid for a
change both for sheep and pigs.


The time to gather vegetables is II
the morning when they are fresh anG
crisp.
Clean, dry quarters are necessary
: for the calf. Disease soon finds its
way where filth is,
A shotgun loaded with number two
shot is the only effective remedy for
the sheep-killing dog,
Hogs are specially subject to rheu-
matism and for this reason they
should be given dry quarters.
Goats will prove profitable to the
farmer whose pasture is bushy and is
surrounded by a high and strong
fence.
The farm practically without weeds
is possible where the weeds are not
permitted to grow and propagate
seeds.
Three conditions are needed for the
production of sweet cream, Cleanli-
ness, low temperature and richness in
the cream.
Barbwire should not be used for
fencing for the sheep pasture, as the
barbs catch on the wool and make the
sheep look ragged, besides running
much wool.
Many a farmer is running his farm
after the manner chat a woman drives
a nail He shuts his eyes and then
strikes out hit or miss and it is prin-
cipally miss,
Prof. Fraser declares that the bull
is more than One-half the herd. How
is it with you? Is the quality Of the
bull a secondary matter? Better look
into the matter.
Grapes strung on wire trellises are
said to be injured sometimes during
thunderstorms. A way to prevent
this, it is said, is to ground the wires,
making the current harmless.
A stunted period is bad for any ami
nal and is hard to recover from as
during that period tho digestive or
gans get into habit of doing only
a limited amount of work which is
all impediment to the later progress.
Prof. w. M. Hays, assistant secre.
| tary Of agriculture, Is urging the es-
tabishment Of agricultural high
schools in farming districts and there
is no doubt but that such schools will
become a powerful educational factor
In the near future.
The farmer with COWS should learn
how to test them. Not only will he
be able 10 find out which COWS are
bringing him profit, but he will be
able to keep closer tab on the cream
cry and know whether he Is getting
the full credit for his cream.
Some of the largest growers Of po
tatoes follow the hand picking OF
potato bugs. They begin at once as
soon as the bugs appear and thus get
ting the beetles before the eggs fol
future colonies Of bugs are laid they
keep ahead Of the beetles and find Il
an easy matter to keep them down,
Land owners interested IN estab
fishing commercial forest plantations
sholtcr.bolts, windbreaks and snow
breaks and in planting trees to re
claim shifting sands and other waste
lands, viii be given practical assist
ance by the forestry service Of The
department of agriculture on 0pplioa
ton to the Offices 0t Washington
Redtop and alsiko clover are bos
adapted to moist soils and will prov,
profitable crops ON the low places II
the farm whore timothy or clover vii
not do well, If the ground Is uneyel
or boRgy, run spadng harrow or disl
over It until It Is brought down to #
condition for seeding, Then SOW Clgh
pounds of rodtop and four pounds 0
Nlsike clover per acre,
To can corn cut the kernels on thu
cob with a sharp knife, scraping on
the pulp Fin into the can little Il
n timo, pressing It down firmly unit
tho milk overllows tho can, Ada
toaspoonlu of salt, When all ar,
filled place the cans IN boiler an,
cook half an hour with tho covers lalt
! loosely on, Remove from tho fire an,
! seal then cook two hours longer,
A new wrinkle put out by some o
the big seed houses this year ha
boon what iB called Seeded string
This Is nothing moro or less than
tissue paper string filled with seed