The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-22

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Don't waste the manure, 1t is the
most valuable asset on the farm.
The compact horse is better for
farm work than the long-legged one.
| Good poultrymen never keep but
one male bird in the flock at time
Salt Is good but II It is not where
the sheep can get ut II. what shall 1t
profit them?
The COW shed should be open to the
south 80 that 1t can catch all the sun.
shine that is going.
The man who 10 content with the
crooked furrow is more than likely
| to be careless about his morals.
The progeny Of grade bred to
Grade Is certain to be Of inferior quail.
ity than either of the parents.
Whether the farm flock is pure bred
or Just common fowls, new blood
should be introduced each year.
Sheep and cows should not be yard.
ed together, as the former are timid
and defenseless and easily injured.
The profits from the orchard are
determined in large measure by the
care bestowed upon the trees and the
fruit.
Keep q record of each brood SOW.
Don't trust to memory to tell you a
year from now which animals did yop
the best service.
One good farm paper well.read is
| better than the skimmings from a doz-
en- others. Be careful reader, and
patient practicer.
What! rag drawn through that
hole In the milk pail, when few min.
It? Shame on you.
One ounce OF glycerine, one.
half ounce of lemon juice and two
ounces of rose water make a good 10
ton for the hands and face.
A poor appetite in any farm animal
indicates improper housing, or feed.
ing. Keep the animals thrifty II you
would have them return a profit.
The supply of good COWS is never
equal to the demand. Don't think
therefore that you can buy to good
advantage. Better raise your own
cows.
Neglect in the poultry house seems
easy at the time. but it is expensive.
The poultry business is made up OF
little details and they must be at
tended to.
Get graduated glass on which the
drops, drains and ounces are marked.
1t will prove handy in putting up the
simple remedies. formulas for which
you often see In print.
Not one farm in hundred is
stocked up to its full capacity. Is
your farm the one in hundred or is
1t one of the ninety.nine, which are
falling short Of their privilege and op-
portunity?
Saving the chilled lamb is one of
the tasks of the early spring. Take
1t in where 1t Is warm, rubbing thor
oughly to restore circulation and then
feed little hot milk from a bottls to
which is attached rubber nipple.
Have your perches all at the sama
height. The old step ladder idea, by
which the birds are induced to crowd
up to the topmost perch has given
place to the more sensible plan of
providing perches that will avoid
crowding
The merciful man is merciful to his
beast. Remember this when coming in
late with the horses from long drive
over the muddy roads. Takes lot of
gumption, but see that they are
rubbed off and made comfortable for
the night before leaving them.
Calves must have clean, dry pens II
they would be thrifty. A filthy wet
pen, especially for very young calves,
is apt to derange their stomachs.
While cement floor is ideal, It takes
lots Of bedding to keep 1t dry. A light
pen is also very desirable. Every calf
pen should have window where the
sunlight can get In. Sunlight is one
of the best disenfectants that God ever
gave to man. II Is the cheapest also;
therefore use plenty of 1t in the barns.
Here is recipe for tanning skins
with the hair on which is said to be
good, although we have not tried 1t.
When the skin is fresh, powder the