Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-12-31

The stubs Of clover hay left in the
COW managers will be eaten up clean by
the horses provided their main rough
age ration is timothy or wild hay.
Even the clover stalks are good for
them, and they know it.
A manure spreadei seasonably and
properly used Is one of the best
money makers-or money savers-on
the farm. The common method of han
ding with a fork, with its lumpy dis
tribution, is wasteful, extravagant and
slow
II the housewife will tear ordinary
newspapers into pieces a couple OF
inches across, wet them and scatter
them over the floor to be swept, they
will be found material aid in laying
the dust and in picking it up clean
from floor or carpet.
The Giant is the largest tree in the
Santa. Cruz grove of big trees. 1t is
sixty-dve feet In circumference at the
base and is 30 feet high. with seventy
FIVE feet of the top broken of. The age
of the tree is uncertain. but 1t is
placed by scientists at between 1900
and 5000 years.
Not honest failure. III health finan-
cial reverse or any other external
contingency has IN 1t the power TO
completely dull the brightness of the
sun, take pink from dawn or sunset.
extinguish the Zest and worth Of liv-
ing. but only sin and wrongdoing This
is simple truth the force of which is
all too often little appreciated. vet one
that is given everyday proof.
1t is the right time now before the
leaves in the orchard have all fallen
TO go through and mark the trees
which are dead or so far gone that
they cannot be pruned back and given
a new start The health of the tree
can easily be noted from the condi,
ton of the leaves and the presence
of scrawny. understood fruit. and IL
marked now the trees may he removed
any time before spring.
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An advantage of the cement floor in
the stable is that IT makes possible 9
saving of the liquid manures. which
contain valuable fertilizing elements
These may be absorbed by abundant
bedding Of straw. or, in the case Of
scattered in the gutter Mt the rear OF
the animals. The important thing is
the saving Of these liquids, the method
being of minor Importance.
A couple of Chicago men are said to
have discovered a method of manufac
turing alcohol from sawdust whereby
1t may be produced at a cost Of cents
per gallon as against IS cents or more
for the distillation OF grain alcohol.
Considering the prospective scarcity of
corn and also Of sawdust. the new
process would seem to have little to
commend 1t from the commercial stand
point ioi luz iu,"re' Whatever may "e
uone WIN IL III 'ne present
We saw tobacco catalogue the
other day in which pretty good look
ing saddle was offered as premium
for 5000 tobacco tags Since the tags
run dDout i've 10 the po"hu inns oue'
means tnal reno" "ohio nave 70
enc" up uo pohnus' TOUR Times MS
own weight 10 get 'ne saudie' ana
THIS woulo COST nim' at % cents
pouho. SSoo' considering tue tact tnat
the TOBACCO WORKS physlcal ana mental
Marin rather than good. IL makes the
cost OF the sauHie DIT hign.
ago Dy the WISCONSIN experiment sra
tlon. places inc annual loss 10 the
FARMERS OF me hadger stare through
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