The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10

0oosASs 49,.
The farmers wifs.s social life d
immeasurably more attractive than II
used to be.
i Intensive farming of small areas
makes closer neighbors. concentrates
wealth and social convenience.
Neatness in all departments Of the
tafm life ought to be the farmers
motto. but especially In the dairy.
In any part of the country the more
| We use our crops to produce some
thing Of greater value. the more We
will have.
Get the best appliances you can foz
the dairy. but remember that the best
machinery ever made requires gump
ton behind It
The new agriculture is one Of the
important occupations open to youth
and early experience on farm 10 .
good foundation for later professional
training In it.
Feed is too expensive to use spar.
ingly. You get no real returns from a
mere subsistence ration. 1t is what
you feed above that that really makes
money for you.
The business of the strawberry
grower is to supply favorable condi
tons and to direct the energies OF the
plant in such directions as will best
serve his purpose.
A large number of farmers from
Finland. In the northern part Of the
Russian empire, are going into New
England and taking up the abandoned
farms in that section.
The Wisconsin dairyman who has
been experimenting with molasses as
food for his dairy cows declares that
It increases the milk flow and i'm.
proves the quality Of butter.
So In q woman's kitchen or sewing
room the utensils or materials should
be near at hand and always kept In
the same place. that no time or steps
will be lost in looking for them.
A tremendous experiment in sewage
farming will soon be undertaken on
the sandy wastes Of Long Island. The
sewage from Greater New York will
be applied by the irrigation process.
A newly stirred soil admits the al.
to the roots, cOnserves moisture and
prevents the growth of weeds. Every
shower tends to seal up the surface
and exclude the air. So We aim to stir
the soil after every rain.
The Rhode Island State Grange de.
mands law which will recompens0
farmers for losses sustained by the
enforcement of the state laws regard
ing tuberculosis and other animal dis
eases.
The largest alligator farm In the
country is near Hot Springs. Ark. 1t
contains about 500 gators. the largest
Of which is Is feet long. and whose
age Is estimated at 200 years. The
crop is sold to northern tourists.
Those who work out of doors, next
to the ground in pure air. suffer
none of the Ills experienced by those
who toll in factories and sweatshops.
and the country boy who follows the
pillow finds health and strength in the |
furr0w.
When animals get sick on the farm. ,
the first question usually Is, what |
medicine is wanted? Now, medicine |
has its own part, but no medicine will |
effect a cure without proper attend |
ance and nursing. while good nursing |
will often bring patient around with |
out any medicine.
A shelf back Of the kitchen table |
on which to place cups, spoons and |
small vessels that are used frequently. !
the wash basin within reach Of the |
roller towel. q drinking cup near tho |
water pail, all save needless exertion |
and time that may be utilized for
something else or rest.
Farmers have q better way Of doing |
their work than In former years. They
live up In style since they are making |
lots of money. There IL another view.
however. Better living. better cloth
ing and better lodging. and children
better educated. This seems to pre-
pare them for leaving the farm. rather
than staying on It.
Sometimes one is convinced during
the strawberry season that his soil L.
not rich enough. Some complete fer.
tilixer or q thin coating Of decomposed
manure may be scattered between the
plants to increase the growth. It is
we'll to see that the roots Of any rank.
growing crops are not encroaching
on the strawberry bed. Even the roots
Of q tree standing 100 feet away may
be getting the plant food intended for
he plants. So We may in many ways
aasist our plants In doing their best.
Upon al farms certain expenditures
OF cash and labor are made which con-
stitute q charge against ia farming
% q whole rather than