The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-07-31
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I Train the FRUIT trees follow heads
by proper pruning. R
| Profits of the dairy are dependent
largely upon the comfort of the stock
A good rule in feeding all stock 10
to feed only what they will eat up
clean. ~ 80
Surprising what q difference hand
full. of grain will make in the ewes and
lambs II fed daily.
The National Orchard congress will
hold its second annual exposition at
Council Bluffs. D., November Is to 20.
Look on the bright side of the
weather and the crops. They both
generally turn out better than II II
feared they will.
The drinking water in the summer
is an important matter with the stock.
especially with the dairy herd. Re-
member that foul water is sure to
breed disease.
Sometimes q stick becomes lodged
In the nostrils of the COW. There
will be indications of labored breath
ing. Always investigate, and remove
| tho cauca of tho dify7cultv
| Good fencing is required with sheep
and its cost deters many farmers from
keeping a small flock. It should be
remembered, however, that the sheep
will pay for the extra fencing neces-
sary IL given an opportunity.
Are you particular to see that the
horses are watered in the field as
you are yourself You take water
with you, why not for the horse,
which is doing far harder work, and
needs the water much worse than do
you.
The poorly lighted, poorly ventilat-
ed barn is a poor place to keep any
farm animals, especially the cows.
Pure milk cannot be produced from
such surroundings. During the sum-
mer time while the cows are out most
of the time anyway and the barn lit
tie used, plan to make improvements
which will improve the conditions
and make your barn more sanitary.
Put in more windows and put in some
kind of ventilating system.
At the Wisconsin experiment sta
ton the five poorest cows in the herd
ate $40 worth of feed and returned
SAB. The five best cows ate 1904
worth of feed and returned 1896.
There is a chance to do some think
ing on that showing. Thousands upon
thousands of farmers have herds do
ing the same kind Of work as those
five poorest cows and they do not
yet know about 1t.
The following dip is good for sheep
suffering from scab. It Is said II
will not stain the wool: Tobacco, 16
pounds; oil of tar, three pints; soda
ASH. 20 pounds; soft soap. four
pounds. Boil the tobacco and dis
solve the other ingredients in a few
gallons of boiling water and add
enough water to make so gallons Dip
the sheep in 1t while lukewarm. This
mixture should dip 80 sheep, IL each
when taken out Is laid on a drain
board and his wool we'll squeezed. It
will be necessary to dip a second or
even a third time in persistent cases.
Cultivation may be stopped In the
orchard late in the season and a crop
can then be sown upon the land. This
crop may serve as cover or protec-
ton to the soil and as green ma
nure. A green manure improves the
soil by adding fiber to It and by in
creasing its fertility. It catches the
nitrates which, earlier In the season.
are used by the tree-roots. Vegetable
nber in the soil increases It's power of
holding both moisture and plant food.
The crops well adapted to this late
sowing are few. vetch is probably
the best which has been well tested
in the state. But everything points
to crimson clover as the ideal orchard
, cover and green manure.
! What does It cost you to produce
, your eggs? Do you know? Prof. Ora
ham of the Storrs (Conn) experiment
station says: II have been very much
( surprised at the data received from
: several Of the experiment stations re
. garding the cost Of egg production
In some cases find eggs have cos,
2 ~ high as IS cents dozen and some
0 a. low as cents q dozen, including
labor. find that, speaking generally
; the larger the range the less foot
was required; In fact, where birdi
had free range the cost was anywher,
|. from s to 10 cents, and In cases wher,
!, the birds were on limited range tn,
cost was under twelve cents. Thil
7 has forced me to the conclusion tina
{ Il - very hard work for IMAM :,
! run an intensive poultry plant am
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