The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-10-26


Keep them picked up.
To have the cows freshen In the
fall or early winter means a larger
profit for the farmer, that is II he sells
his milk.
II more OF the milk of human kind
ness was taken by the milkman his
customers would get more Of the un-
adulterated milk Of the cow.
II you could just go back over the
present season how many things you
would do differently. Better make
note of them now lest you forget ere
another season rolls round.
AS one drives along the highways
at this season Of the year 1t is easy
to Judge by the weeds as to the lack
of public spirit and pride Of the farm.
ers living In the community.
Many young chickens catch cold
these nights by crowding In brood
coops and getting overheated and then
going out In the chill morning air.
The chicks should be gotten ON to the
roost as soon as possible.
Raised any sunflowers for seed for
the chicks this year? II so. lookout
that the birds do not harvest the
crop for you. They love the seeds
and will get the start Of you unless
you bag the large heads while they
ripen.
It is true Of trees and plants as well
as Of animals that the better nourish-
ed they are the better will they resist
disease. Properly nourished orchard
trees can endure fungus diseases bet
ter than those trees which are In an
impoverished condition.
A safe general rule to follow in
the breeding OF heifers is to delay
such condition until the animal has
reached the size of q normal 18
months old heifer, or until It shows
vigor and health which will make 1t
equal to the duties of maternity.
Not bad idea to have a stack yard
in which to place the straw when the
grain Is threshed This will make q
good place for The cattle on winter
days. The stacks will shelter from
the cold winds and the cattle will
be tempted to many a bite.
Moving the weeds along the road.
side pays in more ways than one It
improves the appearances of the com.
munity through which the road runs
and 1t prevents a harvest of weed
seeds being caught by the winds and
scattered broadcast over the fields on
either side.
See that your poultry house Is At
ted with some kind Of ventilating flue
which will give the fowls fresh air
without draft. II the poultry house is
close and unventilated. in the winter
the air and walls will become damp
on account Of the moisture thrown OF
from the lungs and bodies Of the birds.
It was Edward Everett Hale who
said: Never bear more than one
kind Of trouble at time. Some peo-
pie bear three-all they have had, all
they have now. and all they expect to
have. Certain It Is that the farmer
Is prone to bear two troubles at a
time. Those Of the present and the
worry about the future OF the crops.
II the young hogs do not appear to
grow fast, perhaps they are troubled
with worms. There are several kinds
to be found infesting the alimentary
canal. but perhaps the one most COM
monty found is large white worm,
varying in length from five to ten
inches. This parasite is usually found
in the small intestine. Other com.
mon parasites Of the intestine include
the thorn-headed worm. Of the small
intestine. the pin worm of the rectum
and the thread worm Of the large In
testine.
Pasture the cattle In the stubble
fields. You may not realize II but the
scattered grain which the reaper
misses amounts to good deal and
will be picked up by the cattle or hogs
and turned into money for you. The
Montana experiment station, By re-
cent experiment proved this to be
true. Forty-one pigs from six TO nine
months old were allowed the run OF |
barley. wheat and pea stubble fields |
Of IS. 1914 and 1913 acres, respective. |
ly. For some time before the test
they had been pastured on alfalfa and |
fed on one pound Of cracked barley |
daily. For ten weeks Immediately pre-
ceding ths test they made daily av.
erage gain of 0.s2 pound each While
pastured on the stubble fields they
we're given no grain in addition to
what they could find except on stormy
days. The grain thus fed amounted to |
24.1 pounds in the five weeks of the |