The state herald., 1908-12-18
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NlT FARM
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feed into scrubs.
3 Keep posted on the market prices of
cereals and produce.
The pigs need exercise. An Sxl0
yard will not give 1t to them.
See that your crops do not suffer
from cold. wet feet. by draining the
land.
The good farmer is not always the
good business man. How is 1t with
you?
The manure that is allowed to &C.
cumulate in the pile will lose about
so per cent. of its value.
Cool the milk as soon after draw.
ing as is possible. This applies TO
winter as well as summer.
The curried horse is healthier, and
utilizes more of the feed given to him
than the uncared-for animal.
The early Matched pullets ought to
be laying now. Feed them up and
get them into the earning class as
soon as possible.
Protect the young trees In the or.
chard from rats. mice and rabbits. A
shield of tar paper will prove quite
effective II well put on.
Variety is the spice of life" and
that is a good rule to apply to crops.
Rotation is the thing. Work out some
plan TO begin on next year.
Shu,.in poultry should be provided
with plenty OF exercise. Feed the
grain in deep litter and make them
scratch for every bit they get They
will enjoy II better.
The completion OF the 800. 900 agri.
cultural building by the Missouri
state college next September will
mark another advance step in farm
education In that state.
or course all the farm machinery
has been properly cleaned and housed
before this. and yet We cannot help
but fear that some neglectful farmer
has forgotten, This In by way of re
mlnder.
Now Is the tim. Of year to take nc,
count OF things. and see where you
stand, Figure out what your crops
aud your stock are worth. try and es,
innate the expenses Of the year and
then strike n balance. Such figuring
will make Of you a more careful farm.
er. and viii make you search out
many leakage In farm methods.
The easiest and cheapest way Of
supplying nitrogen To the soil Is by
the growing Of leguminous crops
Without this element you cannot pro.
duce good crops OF any kind lie.
member this aEd lay out system OF
crop rotation which includes the grow.
inE Of clover or other leguminous crop
upon the land once In every -four or
1--WE years,
II depends entirely upon the soil
aud It's condition as 10 what kind af
fertilizer Il needs. Some soils need
lining Others do not Some need 20
be- built mp Ia humuH. snmo need ph1f
phate, others are sadly deficient In
nitrogen ny tho application ~ manure,
special fertilizers and tho growing of
lcguminous crops there is no soil hut
which can be built ~ 10 high state
Of productivity,
lrs the farmer that's got the money
Here il what q western banker SAYS
u don't know shat W. viii do with
their Accommodations when tho corn
crop is gathered 4 few years ago
nearly all the money loaned by the
banks 90 farmers WAS 60 live on or
TO carry over lheir mortgage Interest
~ that time. hardly amy money waf
borrowed by business men. To-day
tho business Interests nrn the borrow,
ors, and II iu the farmers surplus
wealth which IL loaned to them"
Here is the conversation which took
place between certain farmer aud
hia friend afrf d cov which was val.
ued yrry highly and illustrates what
false notions some men have ~ to tho
real money value ~ good COW
What IL that Gov WORTH" was asked
ns they we're looking the animal over
"fiys hundred dollars" with a look
~ aslnnlahmunt IN HE face the other
replied 4 wouldn't siNr that for the
best eos on earth Nov last spring
va happened 10 know that he paid
$500 fof a nice team of hpfssa THAT.
he said. was al. HEht Then W.
told him tho history ~ that Gov. hos
she hal earned IN calves 5000 IN tht,
Hit years she had been miiked, bs.
sides about $500 more Ia milk Then