The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-12-26

You cannot AFFORD to put high-priced
feed into scrubs.
Keep posted on the market prices Of
cereals and produce.
The pigs need exercise. An sx1o
yard will not give 1T to them.
Bee that your crops do not suffer
from cold, wet feet. by draining the
land.
The good farmer is not always the
good business man. How is it with
your
The manure that is allowed to &C
cumulate In the pile will lose about
80 per cent Of its value.
Cool the milk as soon after draw
ing as is possible. This applies to
winter as well as summer.
The curried horse Is healthier, and
utilizes more OF the feed given to him
than the uncared-for animal.
The early Matched pullets ought to
be laying now. Feed them up and
get them into the earning class rs
soon as possible.
Protect the young trees In the or
chard from rats, mice and rabbits. A
: shield Of tar paper will prove quite
effective II well put on.
variety & the spice of life," and
that Is a good rule to apply to crops.
Rotation is the thing. Work out some
plan to begin on next year.
Shutin poultry should be provided
with plenty Of exercise. Feed tho
grain in deep litter and make them
scratch for every bit they get They
win enjoy It better.
The completion Of the 100000 agri-
cultural building by the Missouri
( state college next September will
mark another advance step in farm
education In that state.
OF course III the farm machinery
; has been properly cleaned and housed
before this, and yet we cannot help
but fear that some neglectful farmer
has forgotten. This is by way of re-
minder.
Now b the time of year to take &C
count Of things. and see where you
stand. Figure out what your crops
and your stock are worth, try and es-
innate the expenses of the year and
then strike q balance. Such figuring
win make Of you more careful farm
er, and win make you search out
many leakage In farm methods.
The easiest and cheapest way Of
supplying nitrogen to the soil is by
the growing of leguminous crops.
without this element you cannot pro-
duce good crops of any kind. Re-
member this and lay out system OF
crop rotation which includes the grow
ing of clover or other leguminous crop
upon the land once in every four or
ive years.
II depends entirely upon the soil
and it, condition as to what kind Of
fertiiiser T. needs. Some soils need
lining. Others do not. Some need to
be built mp in humus, some need phos-
phate, others are sadly deficient in
nitrogen. BY the application Of manure.
special fertilizers and the growing OF
leguminous crops there II no soil but
which can be built mp to high state
Of productivity.
re the farmer that's got the money.
Here b what . western banker says:
Il don't know what We will do with
their accumu1atfons when the corn
crop n gathered. A few years ago.
nearly N tie money loaned by the
banks to farmers was to live on or
Z 20 carry cyer their mortgage interest.
At that time. hardly any money was
borrowed BY business men. To-day
the buainess interests are the borrow
en-, ana II b the farmers surplus
wealth Which = lcaned to them"
Here b the conversation which took
4 place befween certain farmer and
4 hls friend over COW which was val
ned very highly md illustrates what
falee notions sone men have ~ to the
real monsy val,ls u . good COW