The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-01

Make it . point never to drive TO
town without something In the way OF
produce to sell. such az butter. eggs.
poultry. etc.
When no rivetlis handy q good sub.
stitute can be found by cutting wire
nail in two and using the part with
the head on as q rivet
Fence posts are considerable item
Of expense. making 1t necessary to
make them last as long as possible.
Peeling on the bark helps some.
Salt is required by the animals az
well as by man. Even the chickens
require judicious amount. Fed in
large quantities. of course. would
prove fatal.
You can put the ewes which are in
rundown condition In fne shape by
feeding grain ration of wheat bran,
ground oats and peas, about one-half
pound to each sheep. ~
The grain binder or thrasher a.
lowed to weather the storms Of winter
under Q covering of wheat or oat
straw will not be found to be In very
good condition for next seasons work.
Have the wood box large enough to
hold several days supply Of wood.
Never let It get empty. You can
bring in wood at odd times. Wife or
daughters ought never to have to 60
out after fuel.
its way into the owners pocket at the
end Of the year tells the whole story
whether his cows are doing business
or not. You might as well have one
good COW as Al OF the poorer ones.
It Is easy to get money into the
poultry business and hard to get It
out. Go slow. Build up your bust.
ness slowly and surely and you will
not be among the number which de-,
clares that the poultry business does
not pay.
Clifford Pinchot, the government for.
ester, who has Just returned from .
10.00O-mile jaunt over the govern
ment and private forest preserves of
the country. declares that In 20 years
the timber supply will be exhausted
II the present rate Of cutting goes on.
Scripture saith that the very hairs
of our heads are numbered. This
fact has perhaps inspired some indus.
trious person to count the feathers on
hen, for he Is out with the informa-
tion that the average hen has 8,120
feathers concealed In various places
about her anatomy.
The large calendars with tho big
white spaces where the numbers are
make admirable record sheets for the
poultry. Put In the squares contain
ing the dates the number OF eggs laid
on that day. and SO on through the
month, then, as the leaves Of the cal.
endar are torn on, file them away for
future reference.
Joseph Wing says that the Ameri-
can farmer too often does not know
how to plow. Take the average
plowman," says he, ''in the average
field and examine his work and you
will find that he has cut series of
grooves, leaving a series Of ridges COW
cred with loose soil between them"
This he thinks may pass for plowing.
but 1t IL not good plowing.
Some rules laid down by success
ful sheep breeder are as follows: Do
not breed to a dry-heeced ram. The
sire is the proper improver, but in
order to be such he must be good
individual and descend from the best
lineage. Study sire, dam and blood
lines. Follow the show ring. but show
only good, wellsitted sheep. Have
right ideal and breed to produce It.
Honesty Is OF as much importance In
sheep breeding as It is anywhere else.
A government bulletin declares that
q majority Of the paints and washes
advertised 10 protect trees from at
tacks Of mice and rabbits are either
without merit or are positively injuri-
ous and liable to kill young trees.
Some OF the washes require renewal
after every hard rain. In experiments
with q wash Of whale-oil soap, crude
carbolic acid and water, for apple
trees, It was found that In about ~
hours the carbolic acid had 90 far
evaporated that mice renewed their
work upon the bark. Blood md grease,
said to give immunity from the rab
bit attacks. would invite the attacks
Of field mice. The bulletin continuep:
Reports recently received by the bio
logical survey seem 10 indicate that
the ordinary Hme1nd-sulphur wnsh.
recommended for. the winter sprayins
Of trees to destroy ne ssn lose scale.
b a efEectivs preventive Of the ct
tacks OF both mice and rabbits. Oh
servations during the winter Of 1sOS-01
Indicate that this claim u veil