The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-29

Give the colts plenty Of room to run
about in.
Chilly nights makes one think Of
the winters supply of fuel.
Be regular in cleaning the hen house
and you will not be troubled with
vernin.
Working capital for the successful
farmer: Money, Is per cent; brains,
Is per cent
Sheep are exceedingly fond Of tur.
nips. Harvest the largest and leave
the remainder for the sheep.
A general observance of care in
gathering eggs, resulting in fewer rots
n spots, will raise the average price.
When getting machinery for the
dairy, get the best appliances you can.
but remember that it requires gump.
tlOn TO work 1t.
After you have worn out a horse
by hard work do not sell him for Q
mere song. His fa%ithfulness should
not go unrewarded.
Introduction of new blood into q
flock of noted layers strengthens the
blood, If the newcomers are close de.
s~cendants of a strain of prolific layers
The old Madonna lily or St. Jos,
eph's lily (lilium candidum), is still
one of the most noble and stately OF
u garden lilies, and this is it's plant.
ing season.
DaffOdils are perhaps the first
choice, with crocus, snowdrops and
grape hyacinths for variety, and in
shady places lilies of the valley and
some others.
Hay farming with chemicals as com.
monty practiced no doubt removes
more fertility than it restores, but the
process is very slow and no doubt
highly profitable under right condi.
tons.
Rhubarb needs plenty of rich fertil.
iEer. Equal parts of hen and horse
manure with autumn leaves to cover
the crowns during the severe winter
months will keep the plants for early
spring s%prouting.
If the hen has to battle with the
strain of growing new feathers with a
short supply of nourishing feeds, her
flesh will be used up for making
feathers and she will grow poor and
weak under the strain.
With most of the tuberous and bull.
bous plants it is imperative to reset in
the fall in order to secure a root
growth before the dormant eason of
midwinter, so that early growth and
poisoning will take place.
The Dutch bulbs, so-called tulips,
hyacinths and crocuses-have q dis
tinctive charm in their whole form,
color and of growth, which
gives them a very secure place of
their own in the floral census of the
year.
Rhubarb roots should be re-planted
occasionally. If the stools remain un'
disturbed for several years they ofen
commence to decay in the center and
after awhile the whole root becomes
diseased. Do not allow the seed stock
to ripen.
Straw makes an excellent
rller for the washy places in the
fields. 1t will fill the holes and
catch all the soil that washes into
them. The n contained in the
straw will help to make the ground
more productive when it is again cul-
tivated.
The results from more than 100 CO.
operative experiments in growing al
falfa, located in over one-half of the
counties of New York State, indicate
that where neither lime nor inocula.
ton is applied the chance of a success
full crop is not more than 20 pei
cent, or one chance in five.
With the high price of both WOO
and lambs, it is important that we
should give the sheep and lambs ex
ira attention during the most trying
seasons of the year. One of these
trying seasons is during the latter par
of the hot months when the weather
is excessively warm and pasture!
short.
Much improvement can be made BY
the weaving of the lambs in the sum
mertime; by doing this the ewes are
given a chance to recuperate before
the next breeding season. These lambs
if put on fresh green pasture will also
fatten and be in better market condi
ton than if let run with the ewes un
til late fall.
In several places owners o.
large herds of dairy cows report thai
their output this summer has faller
from 10 to Is per cent. below thai
of last summer. In most dairy sec
tons, too, there are more COWS this
veal than last, and the fact that less
milk is produced this summer thar
last summer clearly indicates that the
average flow per COY has decreased
very much.
When the horse refuses to pull. dc
not get excited and abuse him. Be
kind. caress him and allay his excite
ment by speaking kindly TO him