The Lamar register., 1908-12-16


eep posted on the market prices of
GALS and produce.
he pigs need exercise. An sx1O
i will not give it to them.
ee that your crops do not suffer
n cold. wet feet, by draining the
!.
he good farmer is not always the
business man. How is 1t with
he manure that is allowed to ac-
lulate in the pile will lose about
Der cent. of its value.
DOL the milk as soon after draw
as is possible. This applies to
ter as well as summer.
he curried horse is healthier. and
ICES more of the feed given to him
n the uncared-for animal.
he early Matched pullets ought to
laying now. Feed them up and
them into the earning class as
n as possible.
'rotect the young trees in the or
I'D from rats, mice and rabbits. A
cid Of tar paper will prove quite
ctive II well put on.
is the spice Of life." and
t is a good rule to apply to crops.
alton is the thing. Work out some
b to begin on next year.
hut-in poultry should be provided
b plenty of exercise. Feed the
in in deep litter and make them
itch for every bit they get. They
enjoy it better.
he completion of the 100000 agri-
tural building by the Missouri
te college next September will
Tx another advance step in a farm
cation in that state.
" course all the farm machinery
| bee2 properly cleaned and housed
ore ehis, and yet we cannot help
: fear that some neglectful farmer
forgotten. This is by way of re-
der.
Weigh the milk of each cow, keep
,ecord, test the milk and find out
ether your cows are turning you
at or not. Feed is too high to
tie on robber COWS. Weed them
.ome who have tested it declare
I the same amount of feed needed
produce a pound Of pork will pro-
e pound Of gain in a chicken.
] when one remembers that the
ing price of poultry is about twice
/ of pork we feel that big point is
de in favor of poultry raising.
low is the time OF year to take &C.
mt of things, and see where you
nd. Figure out what your crops
your stock are worth, try and es-
ate the expenses Of the year and
b strike balance. Such figuring
l make Of you a more careful farm
land will make you search out
ny a leakage in farm methods.
The easiest and cheapest way OF
plying nitrogen to the soil is by
, growing of leguminous crops.
thout this element you cannot pro
se good crops of any kind. Re-
suber this and lay out a system OF
b rotation which includes the grow
Of clover or other leguminous crop
N Il land once in every four or
, years.
I depends entirely upon the soil
i its condition as to what kind of
tilizer 1t needs. Some soils need
Ding. Others do not. Some need to
built up in humus, some need phos'
lite, others are sadly deficient In
fogen. By the application Of manure,
scial fertilizers and the growing OF
luminous crops there is no soil but
lch can be built up to a high state
productivity.
rs the farmer that's got the money
he is what a western banker says:
don't know what we will do with
sr accumulations when the corr
b Ii gathered. A few years ago
iarly all the money loaned by the
nks to farmers was to live on Oh
carry over their mortgage interest
4 that time, hardly any money wal
frowed by business men. To-day
] business interests are the borrow
X and it is the farmers surplus
elth which is loaned to them"
,aere is the conversation which tool
ce between a certain farmer anG
4 friend over a COW which was val
/ very highly and illustrates wha'
1e notions some men have as to the
u money value Of good COW
That is that COW WORTH" was asked
fthey were looking the animal over
I'VE hundred dollars" With lool
DISBURSEMENT in his face the Other
lied II wouldn't give that for the
1t COW on earth" Now last spring
Z happened to know that he pait
10 for a nice team of horses. That.
.ixht ~ Than xxx