The Lamar register., 1908-06-24
1t is lazy farmer that uses a dun

Cut the tops of posts on the slant SO
that the rain will run off.
Don't set the apple trees too close.
Fifty feet is recommended by some.
Buckwheat is considered by some
as a great soil renovator and is an
| ideal catch CROP
In working out the buttermilk and
working in the salt. look out you do
not overwork the butter.
they are afraid to buy sheep for fear
there will be cotton In the fleece.
Pity that more farmers do not ap-
preciate the value of breeding pure
bred poultry. No more work. but
more money in it.
The farmer with pluck is bound to
succeed. while the farmer who de-
ponds upon luck in his farming opera
tions is more than apt to fail.
Grind your tools. There is nothing
which is SO trying to use as dull
tool. 1t makes the work harder, and
the task longer. Take time to put an
edge on.
| Watch out for the head lice on the
little chicks. Infested chicks are
stunted by the pest and never make
/ q hai fol
ity had not been sucked out by the
lice.
Instead of using the term breaking
in connection with the horse that is
being put to harness for the first time
or the heifer being MIXED for the
first time. why not the word training
Breaking is too suggestive of vic.
lence.
One reason for so many failures In
the poultry business is that there have
been so many men engaged in it who
were incompetent and their inability
to make success of other business
ventures prompted them in undertake
ing something which seemed simple.
| A proper number of cows, coupled
with wise method of crop rotation.
forms a natural and cheap method of
retaining and increasing the natural
fertility of the soil For this reason
there is no type OF farming which
SO conserves the natural resources OF
the land as dairying.
| Plant trees around the schoolhouse
Why should the places where our chill
dren are to receive the rudiments of ed
ucation stand exposed to the scorchins
rays of the sun in summer and the fu.
rious blasts of storm in winter? In
far too many country districts the
grounds around the schoolhouse are
as bare and dreary as desert.
Remember Ii Is easier to maintain
the fertility of the soil than it is to
build up the soil after 1t is once worn
out. II an attempt is made to main.
tain the fertility each year. the farmer
will find that he will have more money
at the end of a decade than is usually
the case when farming is done to get
all possible out of the soil without CIV
ing anything in return.
Some farmers recommend the use
of coal tar on corn to prevent crows
and blackbirds picking 1t from the
ground. The corn is treated as fol-
lows: Put in a pail and pour on
enough warm water to ccS er it, Add
teaspoonful of tar to peck. and
stir well. Throw the corn out on a
sieve or in a basket to drain, and then
stir in a few handfuls of land plas-
ter (gypsum). Do not pour the tar
on the dry seed.
What can be done in the improve
ment of dairy herd has been demon
strated by Michigan dairyman who
began in 1884 with eight COWS with an
average butter production OF 1856
pounds. In 1906. "a head OF cows av-
eraged 375 pounds OF butter. No regis
tered cows were kept. but good pure
bred bulls were purchased and used
as long as serviceable. The choice
heifer calves were saved and the i'm
provement has been sure and profit
able.
Fight the weeds, whether in the
corn field. the potato patch or the
garden. When doing so the question
often arises in impatience: Where
do all the pesky weeds come from?
Perhaps you might be able to answer
that question in part. One source is
the careless farmer-of course, you
are not such one-who neglects to
NOV the weeds before the seeds ripen,
and the wind carries them to other
farms where the owners are trying to
keep their farms free from these
pests.
The results OF the recent testing of
Dolly Dimple. the two-year-old Guern-
sey COW by the Massachusetts, Agri-
cultural college, make interesting
reading for the dairy farmer The
test began March 9. 1907, and ended
March %, 1908. During this period
the heifer gave 14.009.13 pounds of
milk with an average fat percentage
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