The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02


year old when mated
1t is never wise or profitable to keep
any animal in poor flesh.
No great increase In fertility will
follow field set to clover that is pas
tured closely from spring until fall.
The man who deals with you most
/ justly is the one who gives you the
greatest value for your money.
More damage is done the uncovered
strawberry bed during the months of
/ February and March than in the ear
| lier portion of the winter.
! Geese do not mate as readily as ether
fowls. and it is therefore advisable 10
procure them several months before
the laying season arrives.
BE careful in handling fowls, pspe-
cially ducks and geese. Ducks have
very weak joints and it always Injuries
them more or less to catch them by the
| legs
Hickory timber is fast disappearing
and it is said to be more difficult to
replace than any other wood. There
is no substitute that is as tough, elias
| tic, or as durable.
The amateur vineyardist must do VIC
lence to his feelings when pruning, for
he dislikes to cut back. but severe
pruning is essential to the future use
fulness Of the vine.
About the easiest money made on
American farms, entailing no drain
upon the fertility of the soil, is that
+, return secured from from the fiocks of
sheep which consume the largely waste
vegetable growths to be found thereon.
Fresh eggs and freshly laid eggs are
ordinarily considered Synonymous. The
grocer. however. knows better and, as
rule, is very particular to get the
| right term painted on his show win
| dow.
L ~
son would soon put an end TO this
paper talk about how to keep the boys
on the farm. The principle of the
square deal is synonymous with that
| set forth in the Golden Rule.
There are four things that farmer
of good health is justified in going into
4 s1oh +l,<
on his farm, manure spreader, fences
that will enable him to keep sheep. and
soft water cisteS for the good house
wife.
! Oil OF lemon in alcohol and plain
kerosene are both highly recommended
| for use in treating seed corn just prior
to planting for the purpose of prevent
| ing damage by the wireworm. About
tablespoonful of oil is used to a plant
er box full of seed.
Take cuttings of hardy roses and
| shrubs. as well as the currant and
gooseberry. Cut slips Six or eight
inches long and plant them in shell
tered and well drained spot, leaving
| one bud above the ground. Mulch with
.strawy manure when the ground
| freezes.
There is one thing that is in worse
| taste than sending a statement of ac-
count or dun" TO q debtor, and that
| Is for the debtor TO allow the account
| In question TO run until his creditor
finds it necessary TO resort to this
means of collecting. There are many
who seem to take Offense at q dun
who are not able to see the other side
of the proposition.
| If the 100000. more or less, that is
spent annually in the farcical distribu-
| ton of seeds of very indifferent merit
| by the Congressman who hope thereby
to better their chances of reelection
were divided equally among the sew
eral States and territories for use in
practical and helpful experiment sta
ton work. 1t would be q far more SER
viceable disposal of the money.
OF an estimated total forest area in
the confines of the United States of
| 100000 acres the amount in State
or national reserves is placed at 90 per
cent. while the rest is in unreserved
public lands or private tracts. The to-
tai area, however held, is deeemd suffi-
cient with right management by those
| who have made n study of the subject
TO eventually supply the lumber needs
of the country, and this in spite of a
continually increasing demand.
The common red squirrel is a relent-
less enemy of bird life. ard the farm
er and gardener will be ahead at the
end of the season If he exterminates
all these animals that frequent the
wood lots in the vicinity 1t is proba-
bly, because of these graceful and cute
yet cruel little rascals so many va
rieties of birds shun wood lots as
nesting places, preferring rather to
make their homes nearer the dwellings
of man, whittier these enemies come
less frequently to disturb them. SPUR
rels are all right in a pie; elsewhere
we prefer the birds.
1 Work In the Poultry Yard.
| Neglecting to cleanse the drinking
| vessels invites disease
Fall is the best time of year to pur
chase geese for next years breeding.
| Send all surplus poultry to market
rs soon as the fowls are in proper con-
| clifton.
| Forgetting to provide grit causes in
| digestion and after while Z turns to
/ cholera.
/ Some people make the mistake of
selling all good birds AMI retaining the
| poor ores.