The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-01-11

The covered milk pail proves no in
convenience to the mixer. and Ger
tainly does keep out the dirt and
germs from the milk. Why not try
the plan?
Milk twice DAY. Il 10 better for the
COW and the milk is better. Some
farmers are tempted during the short
production OF winter to cut out the
morning milking. It is a mistake.
The barn is not complete without
stairs to get up in the loft. Use your
spare time this winter In putting
them in and doing away with the
ladder.
Cover the manure pile. It's value
will be more in the spring than It will
II you do not. But the best plan IL to
get the manure out on the land az
soon a. It 10 made.
The bull Is at best an uncertain
quantity. Never trust him. Keep
your eye on him. Never turn yoar
back to him unless he 10 securely
fastened and always have him under
stand that you are master.
In swine feeding. tests have shown
that the largest gain from feeding
corn meal alone is less than one-half
pound per head per day on wellbred
swine. Something is needed besides
corn, although this Is very essential.
Kansas had an alfalfa day recently,
$50 meetings being held throughout
the state at which the subject was
discussed in all its phases. Not bad
idea for some other states to fol-
low.
The Christmas season is not the
only time you should seek to make
people happy. II you forgot all about
that family in your community which
you might have helped at Christmas
time, do It now. It Is never too la.e
to do good deed.
Runty stock Is always hard to dis
pose of, as perhaps you have dis
covered to your annoyance. Why raise
that kind? Care and good feed will
turn out good livestock which will sell
well and return larger margin Of
profit than the poor kind.
The scrawny horse on the farm eth
er tells a story of neglect and abuse
on the part Of the farmer, or one Of
worthlessness on the part of the
horse. II the former, the farmer
needs reforming. II the latter, the
horse should be disposed Of.
mo milk producer should sign con-
tract to sell milk for six months or
year ahead at fixed prices. No grow
er Of potatoes or cabbages would think
of pledging himself to- accept fixed
prices six months ahead of his pro-
duce." That sounds about right to US.
What do you think about It?
1t is a safe guess that dairytng does
not pay on the farm where you see
the lee Of the barn-yard, their backs
bumped up like jack rabbits, and each
fighting for place in the patch of
sunlight while chewing the butt ends
of cornstalks.
The farmers part and responsibility
In forestry matters Is thus empha-
.to hx,t In Arr rv,It It,tr rfok.
Forestry has come to stay, and
farmers should take a deep interest
in It, for It means. more and better
crops and a larger income. Every
farm should have its wood lot, well
protected and cared for"
Should the dairy COW be fat or lean?
It is the commonly accepted theory
that the best dairy cows are always
thin. But Kimball's Dairy Farmer has
this to say on the matter: "A great
mary people are telling us that the
dairy COW should never be fat, but
the competent dairyman realizes that
the COW that makes the best record
Is the COW that comes In in fine condi-
tion."
Potatoes require an abundance Of
available plant food to make large
yields. Sometimes thorough prepara-
tion and tillage Of the soil will render
available all the crop can use. Usually
however. the crop responds well to
dressings of manure or fertilizer, and
this is especially true In case only
ordinary tillage is given. Therefore.
unless the soil Is known to be in
fertile condition, 1t Is good policy to
provide literally for the requirements
of the crop. The potato usually brings
larger cash return per acre than
most farm crops and therefore war
rants q relatively large expenditure
for manure or fertilizers.
Instead OF an elevated storage tanh
many farmers are now using an under
ground air-pressure tank which can
not freeze In winter nor become un-
duly warm in summer; which obviates
the danger o leakage or wind dam
age; and In which the water cannot
become foul or ill-tasting. because 1t
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