The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-16

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In 1890 the city of Philadelphia
maintained town bull
Natural capability is valuable only |
when furnished with the material with
which to work.
The permanent prosperity Of all coun-
tries depends mainly upon the system
of agriculture pursued.
Sand is valued for farming purposes
In proportion to the amount of plant
food contained in the soil.
A proper rotation and wise tillage
will do much to keep the soil supplied
With available fertility.
A good formula for making grating
wax is: Rosin parts by weight;
| beeswax parts; tallow l part.
A horse weighing 1000 pounds Is
about right for farm work. 1t is not
advisable to have him heavier.
Breeding stock in the full prime of
life and health always gives the best
and most satisfactory returns.
The citrus fruit crop of Florida for
the year 1903 is placed at 2.295,O72
boxes against 3,S26,01S for 1906.
1t seems the seedless apple is fail
ure Horticulturists claim it is only
novelty, and cannot be recommend
ed.
| The Census Bureau estimates that
there were 100000 animals slaugh-
tered at the various stock yards in the
United States last year
| The milk bringing better prices is
all the more reason why you should
weed out the poor cows and increase
the margin of your profits.
In very many instances poor results
on the farm are due more TO farming
methods. or rather to the lack of them,
than anything else.
Throw out the stalks of corn that
have fungus growths on the ear. Then
burn them. These fungus growth stalks
should never be found with corn stalk
shocks
Don't place any dependence on the
free government seeds sent out by the
congressman. The best seeds are none
too good. Procure the catalogues of
reliable seedsmen and order from
them.
The total clip of wool in the United
States for 1907 was POS. 294, T5O pounds,
including the washed and unwashed
product. OF the total output there
were 13O359.11S pounds of secured
wool, valued at S7S,263, 165.
The Importance of good feet on
horses Is an old story. However, from
the way people disregard the need of
giving proper care to this matter in the
colt. as well as the mature horse, il
calls for constant reiteration.
There is no better place to cart the
ashes than the cabbage plot They
should never be used on the potato
patch, for the reason that the lime in
the ashes is apt TO assist in the pro-
duction of scab on the tubers.
One set Of people seem to be too lazy
to breathe. while others are so busy
with their business affairs that they
tHdl luty HdNt a bOui anu
soul to care for. Between the two
there is room for a very happy me-
dunn.
A South Dakota farmer recently
traded for herd OF Shetland ponies
what is supposed to be one Of the
largest horses in the world The ami
NAL In question stands eighty-one
inches high and weighs nearly 1900
pounds.
tuberculosis germs die hard Ac-
cording TO scientists they may live for
six months in dry, dead material
Nothing short of ten or fifteen hours
of sunlight or an hour in boiling wa
ter will give them a case of pneumonia
while freezing seems TO be invigorat-
ing.
If the failure TO get start in clover
is due TO the same causes as with al
falfa, IL is quite likely that in a good
many cases insufficient seed is sown 10
give n proner stand Fsne,ia1lv &c tbiS