Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05
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Notice the conformation Of the
horses legs below the knees before
you buy. II they are light in pro-
portion to the rest of the leg there is
apt to be a weak point there which
will lessen the stability of the animal.
The good prices for produce OF all
Kinds which are prevailing ought to
I'LL the farmers days with sunshine
and his nights with pleasant dreams
of the profits he is to realize when
| crops are in.
Watch the potato vines. Don't let
the bugs get ahead of you BY lit
tie timely work you can strip off the
bugs, but all the kins' horses and all
the kings men together with all your
signing cannot put the destroyed foli-
age back on again.
1t is said that farmers In the United
States annually lose $500, 900
through the ravages of insects. There
is no doubt that much of this tre-
mendous loss might be prevented by
wise and faithful warfare on the pests.
what are you doing to help?
1t certainly does not improve ones
temper after a hard days work to
have the COW give you a slap in the
face every little while, but try and not
PiYa m
sary, fasten her tail, but never strike
her because she has sought to rid
herself Of the Fostering flies.
II you have any care for the future,
practice rotation of crops. Prof. Hop
hns says that no profitable and per-
manent system of agriculture can be
adopted which does not include rota-
ton Of crops with a liberal use of
lie gumes and as much manure as pos
sible.
The real test of the horse is not In
HIS appearance but In the amount of
work you can get out of him on the
smallest AMOUNT OF feed. Some
hOL olO pOOE "Olh GIS DuI uedhy
feeders, while others who are mod
crate eaters give a good return for
every pound of food consumed.
A sprout starting from the stump of
an old tree can be grated and will
produce fruit much sooner than a
planted tree. 1t cannot be expected
to live so long and may fail in its
later years, but will render good serv-
fee while a newly planted tree is get
ting the growth needed to bring it into
bearing.
Perhaps the poor stand" of corn
you are complaining of Is the result
of unfavorable weather conditions,
but ten chances to one IL Is only the
inevitable folly OF lack OF thorough
cultivation OF care In the matter of
seed selection. HaPhazard methods
never yet improved the quality or
quantity of the corn crop.
The agricultural department or the
University of Wisconsin has imported
| from Germany a new variety OF potato
for the purpose of testing its availa-
bility in the production Of denatured
alcohol. These potatoes. which are too
cOarse-gratned for domestic purposes,
are said to yield from 800 to 500 bush
els per acre. The Germans make al
cohOl from these tubers.
That boy OF yours would enjoy a
| patch of ground all his own. Let him
raise all he can oE 1t and sell either
to you or the neiShbOrs, after you
have exacted a fair compensation for
the land and the use of the tools.
Thus you will not only be holding his
interest upon the farm but you will be
instilling business principles In him
which will prove valuable In the years
| to come.
The Kansas experiment station rec.
Omnaends the following preparation as
good to spray on cows to lessen the
ny evil: Two cakes Of laundry soap
dissolved An warm water. To mix one
and q half pounds of resin, one!half
pint Of FISH oil and enough water to
make three gallons. Add one!hali
pint of kerosene when ready to use