The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-03-21

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po your best and be lucky.
A good farmer is one who under
stands his trade and works at It.
Put the brood sows by themselves
when they begin to get pretty large.
Next seasons work will go on
smoother II you think out the tasks
ahead.
Keep the barn clean, the COW clean.
feed clean food and then see that tho
milker. is clean. 'as x
Dairying is the one branch in which
no man should engage who has not a
real liking for cows.
The cows are entitled to as good
care as that given the horse, and are
just as appreciatiye of such tieat-
ment.
AS far as is possible seeds ana nur-
sery stock should be produced In the
localities where they are to be planted
and grown.
The best breed for you is the one
which will do best under the condi-
tions your place affords, and which
will find the readiest market.
Clean milk means more than the
handling of the milk after 1t comes
from the barn. All the care in the
world cannot atone for carelessness
by the mixer.
The successful poultryman is the
man who knows his flock so well as
to be constantly wedding out the culls
and drones, and marketing them to
pay their overdue board bill.
Pure water on the farm. Have you
got It? 1t may look clear and good.
but are you sure the well Is so locat-
ed that It IL not being contaminated
by surface water or some other
agency?
The soiled and dirty clothing worn
about the farm during the day should
not be worn when the milking Is
done. Have an extra suit of overalls
which are used only for milking, and
which are washed often.
Different crops require different
degrees of moisture. The potato needs
great deal Of water in its growth;
oats, 1t is said, come next. then wheat,
then corn, then sugar beets and old
alfalfa, red clover, timothy and Eng
lish rye grass follow in the order
named.
Getting even with the automobil-
lists: Seems to me man Of your
standing in the community ought to
drive better-looking horse" criti-
cally remarked the Cleveland Plain
Dealers funny man to the old farm
er.N Il won't trade him for the fast
est roadster in the hull country" said
Farmer Huckleberry. That hoss knows
just what to do when he meets an
auttymobile. He cavorts around an
topples over an breaks up a dollars
wuth o. buggy shaft an mebby SO
cents wuth of harness, an I'll bet I've
collected much an 1even hundred dol
lars from the auttymobile owners. The
old boss Is all right"
The National Corn Growers associa.
tion will work during the coming sea-
son for the encouraging Of the I'M
provement Of corn by breeding, dis
seminating information regarding the
best methods Of soil culture and farm
management for corn, encouraging the
holding OF national corn exposition
annually by stimulating interest in
corn culture in undeveloped territory.
unifying methods and standards Of
corn judging so far as possible, secur-
ing the adoption of uniform classifica-
ton for corn exhibits and rules gov
erning exhibits, encouraging the de-
velopment and uses of corn products
and opening up home and foreign mar
kets through education regarding the
use of Indian corn and corn products
az food for man and beast.
|. Experimental farms Of one acre each
In every section of four Of the western
agricultural states is the plan which
has been proposed by Congressman
Scott of Kansas, chairman OF the
house committee on agriculture. His
proposition involves the establishment
Of 100 experimental farms of one acre
each In every county in four western
| agricultural states to give the farmers
. practical demonstration OF the. best
methods Of growing different kinds Of
| crops. It'is proposed that the lands
| for this purpose be. furnished by the
farmers themselves and that they. do
the work of cultivation under the d.
| .rection Of the experts Of the depart
| ment Of agriculture. No additional ap-
| propriation from congress viii be re-
| quirsd to test Mr.. SCOTS plan, Il II
explained. - the agricultural depart
| msnt now has the r6quisite number of
'~dxnsrts 70 carry out ths plan.