Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

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If possible buy stock that is at least
l year old when mated
1t is never wise or profitable to keep
any animal in poor flesh
No great increase in fertility will
| follow field set TO clover that is pas
tured closely from spring until fall.
The man who deals with you most
justly is the one who gives you the
greatest value for your money.
More damage is done the uncovered
strawberry bed during the months of
February and March than in the ear
| lier portion of the winter.
Geese do not mate as readily as other
fowls, and it is therefore advisable TO
| procure them several months before
the laying season arrives.
Be careful in handling fowls, espe-
cially ducks and geese. Ducks have
very weak joints and it always Injuries
| them more or less to catch them by the
legs.
Hickory timber is fast disappearing
| and it is said to he more difficult to
replace than any other wood. There
| is no substitute that is as tough, elias
| tic, or as durable.
The amateur vineyardist must do vio-
| lence to his feelings when pruning. for
| he dislikes to cut back, but severe
pruning is essential TO the future use
fulness of the vine.
| About the easiest money made on
| American farms. entailing no drain
upon the fertility Of the soil. is that
return secured from from the flocks of
sheep which consume the largely waste
vegetable growths to be found thereon.
| Fresh eggs and freshly laid eggs are
ordinarily considered synonymous. The
| grocer, however, knows better and, as
rule, is very particular to get the
right term painted on his show win
dow
square deal between father and
son would soon put an end to this
paper talk about how to keep the boys
on the farm. The principle of the
square deal is synonymous with that
set forth in the Golden Rule
There are four things that a farmer
| of good health is justified in going into
debt for-namely, filling the wet acres
on his farm, Il manure spreader, fences
that will enable him to keep sheep, and
soft water cister for the good house
wife.
| Oil of lemon in alcohol and plain
kerosene are both highly recommended
| for use in treating seed corn just prior
to planting for the purpose of prevent
| ing damage by the wireworm. About a
tablespoonful of oil is used to a plant
er box full Of seed
| Take cuttings of hardy roses and
shrubs, as we'll as the currant and
gooseberry. Cut slips six or eight
| inches long and plant them in a shell
tered and we'll drained spot. leaving
one bud above the ground. Mulch with
strawy manure when the ground
| freezes.
! There is one thing that is in worse
| taste than sending n statement Of ac-
count or dun" to debtor. and that
| Is for the debtor to allow the account
In question to run until his creditor
| finds it necessary to resort to this
means of collecting. There are many
who seem to take Offense at dun
| who are not able to see the other side
| Of the proposition.
II the 5000. 600, more or less, that is
spent annually in the farcicai distribu-
ton of seeds of very Indifferent merit
| by the Congressman who hope thereby
| to better their chances Of reelection
| were divided equally among the sew
| eral States and territories for use in
practical and helpful experiment sta
ton work. it would be a far more SER
viceable disposal Of the money.
OF an estimated total forest area in
the confines of the United States Of
I00,000,000 acres the amount in State
or national reserves Is placed at % per
cent. while the rest is in unreserved
public lands or private tracts The to-
tai area. however held. Is deeem9 suffi-
Client with right management by those
who have made a study Of tho subject
TO eventually supply the lumber needs
of the country. and This in spite Of
continually increasing demand.
The common red squirrel is relent
less enemy of bird life and the farm
er and gardener will be ahead at the
end of the season if he eXterminates
all these animals that frequent the
wood lots in the vicinity II is proba
bly, because of these graceful and cute
yet cruel little rascaIs so many va
rieties OF birds shun wood lots as
nesting places. preferring rather to
make their homes nearer the dwellings
of man. whittier these enemies come
rcls are all right In a pie; elsewhere
we prefer the birds.
Work I'm the Poultry Yard.
Ntglecting TO cleanse the drinking
vessels invites disease.
Fall is the best time Of year to pur
chase geese for next years breeding.
Send all surplus poultry - market
as soon as the fowls are in proper con-
Gition.
Forgetting to provide grit causes i'll
digestion and after while Z turns to
cholera.
Some people make the mistake of
selling all good birds and retaining the
poor ones.
Unless one understands the process
Of forcing. it is seldom wise to wait for
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