The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02
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Turn your thinks into dollars.
The rundown horse is poor morse
% own.
The best time to set hens 10 In the
evening after dark.
Thumps in pigs Is caused by exces-
.sive Fat and lack Of exercise.
Soap suds is good for old trees, and
young ones, too, for that matter.
In corn Judging, why not include the
Stalk as factor in grading the corn?
For the stubs Of pruned trees there
d nothing better than pure white lead
and oil.
In selecting sheep take those that
combine growth Of wool with growth
az mutton.
Look to the horses feet, have the
shoes reset. and thus prevent corns
and other Ills.
Take a little better care Of the
calves this year than last. You will
be well rewarded.
THE farmer feeds the world and
boards himself" Yes, and he has
money in the bank to boot.
Have an eye out for the crows. They
like the young chicks and will get at
them unless you provide protection.
Everything looked over about the
wagons and harness? Many break
can be anticipated and prevented by
care.
Hot mashes dosed with red pepper
may stimulate laying, but the hens
thus forced will not continue long in
the laying business.
Hogs often suffer from lack Of
drink. If you have not enough milk,
put in some other kind of liquid; wa
,ter Is better than nothing.
When curb develops on the horse 1t
should be painted with tincture Of 10
dine every three or four days and the
horse given rest until 1t disappears.
Plan for supply of green food for
the cows when the pasturage runs
short this summer. You remember
how you wished you had done so last
year,
II you don't want to dehorn your
cattle suppose you put brass knobs on
r the ends of their horns. This will stop
sainjmies from sharp horns, and make
v unruly cattle tractable.
~Tnrpentine Is good for horses trou
bled with worms. Two ounces in Q
quart of raw linsecd oil given in the
morning before feeding for three OF
four days will clean the worms out.
The best thing on the farm'is com
mon sense, the next to that systematic
faithful work. With these two quail
fications and lots OF book knowledge
ito fall back on the farmer Is bound L
ssucceed
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J. Clip the horses now, especially
The coat OF hair Is heavy. 1t will pre-
vent overbeating and danger Of cold
through standing with sweat-soake
hair. Use blanket on cold, wind
days when horse is standing.
Keep the hogs free from lice. Kerc
ssene and lard warmed together an
dripped along the spines of the feed
ers at the trough will do quick rit
dance. Do not let the swine suffe
and stop growing because they nee
this little attention.
III you nave saved the WOOD aSne
during the winter you have the ,bes
kind OF fertilizer for the orchard. r,
member when spreading the ashe
that the roots Of the trees exten
some distance, so do not put them to
near the trunk, but scatter them OF
oearly as far as the limbs extend.
Don't try to regulate the weather, {
let yourself get out OF sorts II tn
weather you wanted for certai
:pdece Of work does not come. Hay
che faculty OF adjusting yourself [
tAe weather, and life will run smootl
q. and when the season is over 20
y1Il find that matters have worked OF
setter than they would had you hel
lhe weather strings in your hands
y Many farmer whose acreage
s9mall does not feel warranted In bu
/. 1ag manure spreader, or other labo
Eaying machinery. would do well to Il
o6rest several OF his neighbors in II
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