The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04
It is a lazy farmer tina. uses a dull

Some men are 80 suspicious that
they are afraid to buy sheep for fear
there will be cotton in the fleece.
Pity that more farmers do not APP
preciate the value of breeding pure
bred poultry. No more work, but
more money In IL
The farmer with pluck is bound to
succeed. while the farmer who de-
Ponds upon luck in his farming opera
lions is more than apt to fail.
Grind your tools. There is nothing
which is so trying to use as a 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
the chickens they would II their vital
ity had not been sucked out by the
lice.
Draft horse breeding leads the
horsebreeding industry of this coun-
try, both because of the wide demand
and sale at good prices. The large
cities must have these big draft horses
to handle the heavy hauling.
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 vio-
lence.
One reason for so many failures in
the poultry business is that there have
been 80 many men engaged in It who
were incompetent and their inability
to make a success of other business
ventures prompted them in undertake
ing something which seemed simple.
A proper number Of cows, coupled
with a wise method of crop rotation,
forms 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 scorching
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 a desert.
Remember 1t 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 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 pail and pour on
enough warm water to cover 1t. Add
a teaspoonful Of tar to peck, and
stir well. Throw the corn out on a
sieve or in basket to drain, and then
stir in 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 iS6
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
heller 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 30 the question
often arises in impatience: Where
do all the pesky weeds come fromi
Perhaps you might be able to answer
that question in part. One source is
the careless farmer-of course, you
are not such a one-who neglects to
NOW 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 SGuern-
sey COW by the Massachusetts, Agri-
cultural college, make interesting
reading for the dairy farmer. The
test began March 8. 1907, and ended
March %, 1908. During this period