The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-04-04
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VI FARM
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Clean out the nest boxes often.
Hogs like variety as well az other
animals.
Teach the calves to drink from the
pail from the start.
Careless, shiftless methods never
yet produced profitable pork
OIL meal Is worth about two-fifths
more than bran as feed for cows.
Loosen up the mulch on the straw
perry vines, IL 1t has become packed
down.
Variety OF feed is essential to vigor.
Gus growth In sheep or other farm
animal, for that matter.
Know exactly what Il Is that you
want OF the hired man and then be
sure that he gets your idea.
AS rule. make It to the boys inter.
est to stay on the farm and he will
stick. or course there are executions
fourth OF an acre OF good land
planted with a variety Of small fruits
VIII Keep a large family supplied
throughout the season.
The dirty stable, the dirty COW and
the dirty mixer is triple combina. |
ton OF Nth which Is sure to tell on |
the quality Of the milk.
Does your soil need any special fer.
ulizer? Be sure the commercial fer
tilizer you contemplate buying con.
tains elements which your soil lacks.
The most profitable gains with pics
10 made when allowed a good run of
glover or peas. The habit of shovel
ing corn out to pigs is too prevalent
In the corn belt.
Don't let the low prices of hogs dis
courage you. There will come the
swing In the circuit and again they
VIII bring better prices. You cannot
"SSp BOou tnlnB DOWN. |
or course you have not forgotten
that you promised yourself a garden 3
Tor this year. Have good generous D
variety or the vegetables you like.
MY, how good they will taste when o
the time comes.
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possible to get time to drag that road is
when the other work Is pressing so q
hard at this season of the year, but q
IL you Will only take the time, before -
the summer is over you will feel that p'
II paid.
You are paying good round price OF
now for having let the cows run down II
during the winter. It's a question in az
your mind after all whether the econo. al
my In feed Is not more than Offset by ra
The rundown condition Of the stock. az
now isn't It? &C
Moldy corn is dangerous feed II
used very freely, especially with m
horses. There is lots of corn of this su
character this year, and the tempta- OF
Ion Is great to feed 1t up, but do not IN
attempt to save 1t at the expense of 81
'ome valuable horse or other animal. w
be b
AS rule farm tenantry works III to Ut
he country school. The renter cares
title or nothing about local improve.
nents and the land owner takes ad. pe
'antage OF the town school and to les. te
len taxes Is disposed to have the 70
school run as cheaply as pos OF
ible. &C
Be careful and not lay out more 81
'ork for the spring than you can sue -
essfully do This does not mean that -
ou should cut out the garden which -
our wife has been asking you for no
nese many years. Stick to your prom -
'e and give her good one. You will
njoy It as, much as she will when the
me Of harvest comes. na
When a boy labors on the farm all ~.
trough his minority and comes to -
lanhoods estate and feels that he has -, -.
othing that he can really call his own -. a.
Is no wonder that he has yearning -
, get out into the world and shift for An
lmself where he has the chance to
ork for himself and has the chance WI
know how money of his very own An,
els. .
Soil that because of its nature and W.
cation can be used for but little
De than pasturage land can be i'm
owed by the sowing Of blue grass Ho,
ID red clover seed. Even II the land nv
scattered among rocks and stumps
can be improved by dragging har. u,,
W over the thin spots and scattering
chemical fertilizers and seeds Of TIL
xed grasses The permanent pas
re 10 the most neglected part OF our AM
ms. 1t is worthy Of attention anc
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