The state herald., 1908-09-18
Pick pears before fully ripe and let
them mGiGT iR storage.

Farm rgschlaery makes poor orna-
ments along the roadside.
It is very important TO separate the
cockerc'S from the pullets now.
Let the garden area be only as large
as you can enrich thoroughly and
work well
1t is the deeply enriched soil which
Is the best drought resistant. And it
is the welldrained soil which can be
enriched TO the greatest depth.
There is an advantage in putting
angora goats in the same pasture with
sheep, as they are said to protect the
sheep from dogs aud eat brush mostly.
Raising crops is only half Of the
farm problem. There must be profit
able utilization Of the crops, either as
food for livestock or as grain for the
market
The demand Of nut products seems
to be constantly on the Increase and
the imports are growing larger each
year In this there is a strong hint to
the farmer.
Have you a COW testing association
in your section? Such an organization
will help you to find out what your
cows are doing for you at small cX
pense comparatively.
See that the farm machinery is
treated right when in use and again
do not neglect It when it is lying idle.
See that it is properly housed. Clean
and oil 1t before putting it up.
Don't let the garden 20 to weeds
after the first crops are taken of
Keep It covered with something worth
growing in the late summer, If moth
ing more than pea vines, which will
have to be plowed under later. They
will prove an excellent fertilizer.
Give the calves you are raising on
skim milk a little grain feed regular
ly and watch them grow. A few hand
fuIs Of oats do not cost much and the
calves pay for II well. II keeps the
bowels in condition and puts on sound
meat and bone.
Select the seed corn in the fall
rather than in the spring, as not only
can better corn be selected then and
with reference TO the stalk on which
10 was grown. hut also Il will be pos
sIble TO give it better care and so pre-
serve its terminating qualities.
A good temporary rOOsting coop for
the chickens can be made six feet
long and three feet wide, with
double pitched roof extending well
over the sides and ends. The sides
may be- Slated Burlap may be
stretched around them To keep out
storms In bad weather and II rats are
troublesome the stats may be covered
with fine mesh wire netting
Too much cropping and too little
manure is the curse Of many farm
li Is % short sighted method which
finally leaves the farmer stranded
upon an Impoverished soil that hr can.
not make @ living upon and which he
cannot sell The only salvation for
such % farmer is 90 start keeping live
stock and keeping as many rs the land
will support The regular application
of manure and crop rotation will re-.
deem in time the most rundown farm
The farm is a factory where goods
are produced Tor the market Business
principles which govern the factory
iu the city must control In the factory
iu the country There must be- knowl.
edge uf what the market wants and
when o. wants IL. selling produce
where there ls the most demand and
the least supply; the art Of dccroas-
INK the cost Of production. Of finding
out just what the cost Of production
is and tho study Of market conditions
90 decide what we can and cannot
pruhrahly raise
Here ~ the way one farmer lu
creased the productivity Of his orchard
from 10 90 over 200 bushels lie zee
durod the tops OF the trees one funrth. .
then In the Rll he UIDwrd between
the trees After mnnurlnr well he
planted corn. beans aud pumpkins,
aud harvested nice rrup NJ each
The next spring he repeated tho same
form uf cultivation. and that year In
addition 90 the good crops uf corn,
beans and pumpkins harvested T0|
bushels Of good apples The next
spring he mnnurod for tho third limo
and planted potatoes which did not do
we'll bul be- harvested $50 bushels ni
fine apples from tho orchard
Al fHR last meeting nf tho NTy Ins-