The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-12-05

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Always take you wife into your
confidence and let her help you work
out the hard problems.
Care must always be taken In feed
Ing new oats after old dry oats. The
change should be gradual.
The last call to clean out all the
stock which will not pay their way
through the winter season.
Feed all stock 30 that there will be
. gain. 1t II losing business to feed
20 AZ to just keep them even.
Ask the wife's advice and follow 1t
after It is given. You cannot go far
wrong when you trust her judgment.
Keep the skim milk on the farm.
You cannot AFFORD to let II go. Get
separator, sell the cream and feed the
milk to the pigs and calves.
A windbreak for the orchard would
prove good thing and evergreens are
about the best for this purpose. Plan
to set some out In the spring.
Plan to improve the long winter
evenings by some course Of study or
reading and in planning out the work
for next season. Try each year to
have new ideas worked out.
One method Of feeding molasses to
horses or other stock is to mix 1t with
water and dampen the hay which has
been cut into short lengths. Then to
this the ground feed may be added.
II you have not already done It take
some bright warm day and give the
hen house good coat of whitewash.
Il will cleanse and sweeten things up
and put the hens in better mood for
laying.
You are burning up good money
when you burn up the leaves. Save
them for bedding or rake In a pile
and cover over with branches to pre-
vent blowing away. 1t will make fine
compost for the garden and for pot
ting plants.
Grain which II not perfectly dry
when ground will heat unless careful
- ~v~<~hoA IT, v~~voux haoxeror p,,<
In barrels and with broom handle
press az many holes straight down
through the grain 20 will keep their
form. These will act as ventilating
dues and the grain will keep all right.
II you have kept a record of your
Geld operations and made note Of soil
and crop conditions during the grow
Ing season you will have valuable
memoranda for comparison with the
actual results obtained and will thus
be able intelligently to determine what
are the best methods for you to follow
In your farm operations.
The department Of agriculture has
estimated that the crop values will
mount up to eight billions Of dollars
I'VE hundred millions more than last
year. Who dares to say that this
has been poor year? 1T has been
trying one in some respects and some
sections have suffered, but taken rs q
whole the farmers have. done better
than ever before. Praise God from
whom all blessings flow.
The scions from the fruit trees In.
tended for grating purposes next
spring should be selected at once.
Those cut now will have more vigor
in the spring than II cut after ex-
posture to severe cold. Cut only the
best ripened wood Of the past seasons
growth, and select from trees known
to bear well. Mark scions carefully
and pack in small boxes OF damp mot
wet) sawdust or sand. Cuttings of
grapes, currants. ounces, gooseber-
ries. etc.. may now be made and pre-
served in the Same way. Beware Of
San Jose on scions or cuttings.
All the uncultivated. pnproductive
lands are not to be found IN the great
arid west, nor in the swamp lands Of
some Of our. southeastern slater. They
are to be found in small patches on In
Vulnerable farms throughout the coun-
try. And why sof Because our
farmers are thoughtlsss and careless
and do not By the best methods Get
the best out Of their soil. BY special
treatment there Il scarcely Z square
foot Of ground on any farm which can
not be made to pay Z profit. How
much Of your farm q practically
worthlessf Study it up. Don't lot
II lie idle any longer. II e needs
draining, die II H It needs boi1dinG
Up, put stock On Il and fertilise e.
Find out what = ~ matter With Il
and then apply ~ remedy. Your stato.
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