The Democratic advocate., 1909-08-06

heecc brought $3.50 on the Chicago
market the highest price on record up
to that time. Native lambs IN good
condition brought IS 90 $50. These
prices make the sheep business look
like pretty snfe aud satisfactory
proposition
The yield Of wheat In Russia for
twenty yenrs past has been eight and
onc.fourth bushels per acre the land
lying fallow every third year and
famine appearing about once every
FIVE It is little wonder IN the face OF
this showing that anarchy and misery
run riot in the cars domain.
Last year Canada had 100000 acres
OF land devoted 10 the growing " 10.
tatoes, which produced o total of H..
5li.000 bushels, or an average Of
l42 bushels per acre. Tho average
market price was 80 cents n bushel.
The above yield is about twice I,cr acre
that reported for the same period in
the United States.
A good many Wisconsin farmers had
their eyes opened on this tuberculosis
question when attending the short
course cinsses nt Madison The past
winter Not only was the subject OF
tuberculosis discussed, hut animals
shown 10 be affected with the disease
by The tubcrculin test were slnugh.
tered before the clnss and the effects
of the disease demonstrated
Those farmers who rrtber incline 20
the dual purpose cow viii read with
satisfaction and interest NJ the record
recently completed by the registered
Shorlhorn o1w Lulu. owned by the
Missouri Agricultural college Her
showing for week was ~ pounds Of
butter for month TIs pounds and
for fun year G056 pounds. Her milk
yield for the year was l2.34l pounds.
testing Az per cen, butter fat
An excellent paint or wash for fruit
tree trunks Is made from the follow
Ing: one peek of stone lime slaked IN
a quantity OF water. one quart Of crude
carbolic acid. four pounds Of sulphur.
half gallon OF pine tar The last
named ingredient should be added
while the limewater liz hot. 40 that
the tar VIII dissolve more readily. The
whole should he stirred thoroughly
and enough water added 10 give the
mixture the right consistency for
spreading.
The wholesome effect OF an hours
work on lawn. garden or wood pile or
In brisk walk In the way Of helping
fellow 10 ''lei down" from o condi.
tiOn OF nervous tension and lrritnhHty
induced by combining Office work. 10.
bacco smoke and bud air can hardly
be measured. Failure 10 take advnn.
tage of this simple restorative has
shortened life. bred unhappIness and
furnished more grist for divorce mills
than almost any influence that can be
mentioned.
In sections where heavy windstorma
are likely 10 occur at harvest time
timber belt on the wlndward side OF
the orchard often saves heavy loss
from wlndfalls as the fruit approaches
maturity Where the orchard has not
been favorably located with reference
TO such timber protection shelter
belt can be grown In few years.
Quick growing varieties such as the
cottonwood and box elder viii answer
the purpose nicely. while the Scotch
or white pine may be set outside the
decIduous varieties to give effective
protection near the ground In the
writer's own orchard such windbreak
has meant n saving Of hundreds OF
dollars almost every year as a result Of
the protection afforded,
The prosecution OF agriculture with
serious purpose OF succeeding IL
fraught with obstacles and handicaps
enough in the very nature OF things
without a fellows taking on the booze
habit. While this may be indulged at
the start for the purpose OF drown
ing trouble. II always trebles a fel-
lows difficulties. taking away the keen
edge Of physical force and endurance
and the clearness Of mind that are
particularly Indispensable If the way
is rather uphill and rough and there
are real difficulties to overcome.
The revised government estimates of
last years cotton crop place the total
acreage at 33,370O00 ncres. the area
actually picked 32,440.0O0 and the
average yield per acre 19i.0 pounds.
not quite two-ffths Of bale per acre.
The states leading in cotton produc-
tion. with average acre yield. are as
follows: Texas. 9316.000 acres. 1876
pounds; Georgia. 4,SfSOO0 acres. 100
pounds; Alabama. 3,501.000 acres, no
pounds; Mississippi, 3,395.O00 acres,
23S pounds; South Carolina. 2.545. 900
acres, 210 pounds; Oklahoma. 2.311.O0O
lcres. lA3 pounds. Missouri had but
$1,000 acres to cotton. but her acre
yield was a4n bounds.