The Democratic advocate., 1908-08-28


which weeds hold high revel and do
their worst work.
While it is questionable If the feed
ing of concentrated feeds, such as
cornmeal, bran, shorts and oilmeal,
pays when pastures are flush, it is well
to feed moderately of them to tide the
cows over the period of slack short
feed in midsummer until the Septem-
Der rains renew the grass. If the milk
flow is kept up in this way during this
period it is likely to continue well into
the winter.
| There is conclusive evidence forth
coming from observation Of child life
that ten months is none too early a
period in which to begin to make them
mind When they have been allowed
to have their own way for two or three
years, a common practice with many,
! they have acquired a mind and will
of their own that the parent finds it
very difficult and often embarrassing
to counteract
Great Britain imports annually but
ter to the value of 100000, 1000. OF
this amount Denmark furnishes nearly
one-half. Siberia is credited with $15,-
| 100000 worth, while other nations con-
tribute amounts decreasing in the or
der named: France, New Zealand,
Sweden, Netherlands, Canada and the
| United States. The reason for the eX-
| portation of SO small an amount of
butter from this country is due to the
fact that in no country in the world is
the standard Of living so high and so
enormous an amount of first class
butter consumed. The only way for
butter exports to be increased Is for
more men to go into the dairy business.
The wisdom of scant feeding of
new corn to pigs until the grain Is
thoroughly mature and their systems
have become adjusted to the diet can
hardly be urged too strongly. While
new corn may not be the direct cause
Of hog cholera and probably is not,
there is at the same time no question
that If the digestive apparatus of the
pig becomes disarranged as a result
Of eating too much of this ration its
system is rendered much less able to
Withstand the attacks Of disease germs
which may be present all the time, but
are kept in check by a vigorous condi-
ton OF health. There is at least this
connection between feeding green corn
in excess and the several ailments
which are often styled hog cholera. 1t
Is well to keep the connection in mind.
An apple buyer of Bentonville, Ark
which Is located in the northwest cor
ner Of the state and in Benton county,
which is said to produce more apples
than any single county in the world.
told us recently that the apple crop in
that section was almost totally de-
stroyed this season as a result Of very
heavy rains, which fell at frequent in
tervals during blossoming time, wash
ing the pollen from the blossoms and
rendering proper fertilization of them
impossible. While damage from this
cause is less frequent and usually less
extensive than that from frost, it Is
likely to be quite complete when 1t
does occur As a result of this situa-
tion in the Benton county locality buy
ers in that section will this year go to
New York to pack their winter apples.
A ride along country roads makes
one pleased with the enterprise Of
those farm owners who take pride
enough in their places to have the
name of the farm, together with that
Of the proprietor, painted on sign
board over the driveway leading to the
house or, if the barn is near the high
way, painted in an attractive manner
on this. This is not only a convenience
to passersby who are interested in
learning where folks live, but serves
a sort Of incentive to the farm owner
to make his place neat and attractive,
worthy Of the name he has given it
and credit to himself as the owner.
It is much the same with the farm
that is named as with the brand Of
goods which have an established repu-
tation with the public because of the
trademark they bear. We believe that
if more farms were labeled, as it were.
proprietors would feel an increased
pride in them and would take special
pains to make them worthy Of the
name.
The county in which the writer lives
is not far from the center of what may
be termed the oat belt which cereal.
with corn, timothy and clover, consti-
tutes the chief crop. Some results from
this years thrashing contain data
which may be Of value in other locali
ties Among these Is the fact that
this year the early oats, chiefly the
Early Champion variety, were wei!
filled and sound, weighing thirty-twc
pounds or better to the bushel and
yielding from forty-fve to ffty-fve
bushels to the acre, while the late or
yellow oats are weighing from eight
cen to twentyseven pounds and yield
ing from twenty-five to forty bushels
per acre. The difference in quality and
yield seems to be due to the fact that
| the early oats matured and had filed
! before period of unfavorable weather
came on which developed rust anl
later shriveled the berry. While pc
yiod Of unfavorable weather does rot
always catch the late oats, there is con
siderable likelihood of this If damag
ing conditions develop at all. As 70