The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-16

Test your COWS.
mo waste land on the farm" ID .
good motto
The rundown farm is where the
sheep are needed most. M, y
The way to enjoy the fair ID to have
some kind Of exhibit there.
Corn can be too ripe for putting In
the silo. Guard against 1t.
set out in the fall should be well
mulched.
Easier to keep the hogs healthy
than it is to get them well after they
are once sick.
The drudgery Of the farm can be
largely eliminated by planning and
systematizing the work.
What was done with the cultivator
after the last time through the corn?
Hope 1t was not left out to weather.
When digging potatoes be sure they
do not lie in the sun. They will turn
green II they do and will have bitter
taste.
Don't let the sheep get wet. Takes
long time to dry out their heavy
coats of fleece. Provide shelter. 1t
will pay you.
Last call for the state, county or
township fair. OF course you ought
to attend. 1t will do you good and
wife viii enjoy it.
II the field is not tile drained and Is
inclined to be little wet, pillow an
occasional deep furrow. This will
carry of much of the surplus water
and make your crops better.
Not the farm work first, but the ed
ucation Of the children. Days taken
from the school for work on the farm
should be placed on the debit rather
than the credit side of the account.
Don't let the long ladder stand
against the building after getting
through with 1t for the night. A strong
wind might throw II over to the
wrecking of the ladder and damage of
other things.
Pears are best ripened in doors.
The time to pick is determined, first,
by their known season of ripening,
and, second, by the ease with which
the stem parts from the branch when
the fruit is slightly lifted. Most pears
are marketed in green, but mature.
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Contrasting associations as organ
lied and managed in many Of the
states now include between 20 and 80
dairy farmers who own 800 or more
cows. The purpose is to make an In
dividual study Of each COW in the
AOA0s hO Riah 40 w oCSdAO . SOlPO-
tent man to visit the farms once each
month and remain there for "a hours.
While there he weighs the feed which
the COW eats, also weighs and tests
the milk. This is done not merely to
see how much milk and butter fat the
cows will give In q year, but also to
determine the cost Of producing that
milk and butter fat, and to ascertain
the profits. He also makes study of
each herd and suggests improvements.
For this work the man whom the
association employs usually receives
81 per COW per year for each COW
tested, together with his board and
lodging Besides this expense there is
an assessment Of from rs cents to 81
Der member. for covering necessary
expenses Si " y
Why not plant nut trees? Their
product 10 valuable. The accompany
ing table shows the imports OF nuts
for consumption in the United States
during the last nine years, and It IL
evident from thu increase, each year
that nuts are entering more generally
into the food consumption OF the ma
tion- This may fairly be considered
an encouragement for the planting OF
nut trees. The values In the tables
are only those Of the imports and does
not include the value Of nuts raised
IN this country: :
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I'D S,7b6,16
190 ..............,........... 4.214.676
100 Observation-Disclosures. b,0aB. rs
1904 6.473306
1873 6,164615
~ .--......s..... 1,z167
1SU ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1881
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In this connection, Robert +. Nor
ris u New York szys: Il believe that
nut trees are largely to take the place
Of the useless trees which are at pres
ent planted for decorative purposes IN |