The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-09-26
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Mites spread poultry diseases.
The best dairy cows are not for
sale. Remember that when buying.
In buying gas engine select one OF
larger capacity than you need. 1t II
economy.
Do not buy clover or alfalfa seed
until It has been tested for vitality
and purity.
Peas fed to sheep give the best re-
suits when split or crushed and fed
with other foods.
Think of the corn these hot days.
What is oppressive to you IL life and
growth for the corn.
There Is money In livestock raising.
but It takes the man who under
stands his business to get It out.
Experiments have proved that silage
Is not only good for the dairy COW but
for the stock that Is being fattened for
beef.
To stop horse from gnawing. wash
the manger and rope with coal tar.
This must be put on hot with an old
brush or broom.
1t is folly to invest in expensive
seed unless you are going to give the
care which. will bring results and give
you a return for your investment.
We have never tried 1t, but a man
who has says that ground hogs can be
easily gotten rid of by shooting or a
half stick of dynamite in the hole.
The agricultural department has
Just issued pamphlet on deer farm
ing which suggests the possibilities OF
. new and growing feature Of stock
raising.
The wood lot handled right can be
made a source of income and profit.
The government will be glad to give
you needed advice as to methods OF
treatment.
Many a scrub animal Is dignified by
the term grade. The progeny Of grade
animals belong to the scrub class.
The sire Of the animal entitled to the
term grade must be of pedigree stock.
Warts In horses can be treated sue
cessfully, It Is said, by rubbing the
warts until they bleed, and then rub.
bling them with saleratus. Repeat the
operation few times and the warts
will be gone.
The moulting hens should not be
expected to lay and because the egg
yield is cut down do not feel that food
should be lessened. Remember that
the growing of feathers is a greater
tax upon the fowl than egg production
Bring your hens through the melting
season strong and we'll and you will
not want for eggs later.
Prof. Eckles of Missouri Agricul
tural college reports that Pedro's Els
tella, a three-year-old pure bred Jer
sey COW, has just completed a years
Official record Of 1908 pounds Of mill
and 605.S pounds Of butter-fat. This
is 87.9 pounds Of fat above the mex
best Jersey record for a cow Of this
age. This three-year-old COW has pro
duced more than i've average Missouri
cows the past year. This recort
shows the remarkable development o.
the modern dairy COW.
The horse owner occasionally has Z
horse that develops colds, distempel
and lung trouble, and will be inter
ested in the prescription Of an ole
horseman who says he has used II fol
over 40 years upon his horses ant
that his father, horse doctor of thu
old-fashioned school. used It man,
years before his time. He says tina
the remedy 10 perfectly safe and there
Is no danger from giving little ovel
the regular dose. The prescription II
az follows: OIL pine tar, one pint
OIL oraganum, one ounce; powdered
blood root, one ounce; powdered
elecampane root, one ounce. Dose, on
tablespoonful from three to five times
q day, placed well back Of the tongue
A farmer who believes In the garden
adjunct to the farm put out this chal
lenge. II anyone wants to know thu
value of quarter of an acre Of grount
let him put up against the products o.
that much garden the price he pay
| for vegetables from the last Of June
| to the last OF September. In our gar
| den we raise enough for two large fam
lilies. Az return for our labor w
have sweet corn, potatoes, sweet pota
toes, tomatoes. cabbage, radishes. koh
| rabbi, beans, peas, onions. cucumbers
cantaloupes, lettuce, rhubarb, beet
and several kinds Of berries. Az fas
a. one thing. ID gone others come on Z.
take its place. Late planting Of Gu
| ~ssvnhora cabba4o potatoaa and tur