The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29
GUIMPTloN ON THE FARM.

GUMPTIoN ON THE FARM.
Do not try the patience of the good
wife by giving her green wood TO
burn.
Many q man weau himself out try.
ing to keep up With his good inten.
tons.
The funniest thing about Q bag man
u that he y apt DO hape littls wife.
Whitewssh your barn. but mover IN.
dertake to whitewasA Q crooked poh.
dcian.
You are better than you seem; bst-
ter than you believe yourself to 10.
o don't give way to encouragement
There are moro people dying for the
lack Of q kind word, pat on the back
and little encouragement, than there
are from disease.
Hot water on the grindstone will
spoil it after = little 20 that 1t will
have no grit. Use warm water, not
hot, for taking the frost out Of your
stone.
@. How is cream ripened? An
swered by G. L. Martin, Prof. Of Dairy
ing, NJ D. Agricultural College.
By allowing it to stand at about 10
degrees till it Is sour enough to churn.
Q. What IL the best kind Of corn
for the silo?
Any corn that will reach the glazing
stage by the first Of September - sat-
isfactory for enshase.
Q. What are the advantages Of q
Famers' club!
Answered by Prof G. w. Randlett,
director Of extension department, N.
d. Agricultural college.
This will depend on the spirit and
activity of the club. The live club
furnishes a means for the farmer to
exchange ideas. Books. bulletins and
paper articles may be reported.
Speakers from the outside may deliv-
err addresses. The social side Of farm
life may be cultivated. The club may
form the basis Of business negotia-
tons. 80
Answered by Prof J. H. Shepherd,
dean Of agriculture, N. D. Agr. Col.
lege.
What lot of strength there is vast
ed chopping with dull axes! Spend a
few minutes at the grindstone and see
how nicely the world will 60 after
that.
Some folks make themselves SC
lame kicking about things, that they
tire themselves all out and never
make anything out of life. 1t doesn':
pay.
The boys and girs get enough hara
knocks out in the world without youl
being stern and harsh with them. Let
your home be to them a shelter and a
refuge from the storms of the world.
Gets pretty slippery around the
house and barn sometimes. Get bar
rel of sand, coal ashes or sawdust,
and when such days come, scatter
some on the icy spots. Easier to
save bones than 1t is to mend them.
"Who pays the taxes?" asks Wal
laces' Farmer. So far as we have been
able to discover pretty nearly every
body pays. The tax collector is as
relentless as deaf, and few are able
to sidestep him.
Do not track mud into the house.
Provide a scraper and mat outside
the door, and do not forget to use
them before going into the house.
Scrubbing floors and sweeping car
pets are not easy tasks, and the thot-
full man will not add to his wife's
burdens.
The horse blankets get torn some
times. Some blustery day, take a
stout needle and thread and see what
job you can do mending the rents. II
IL q good thing for the men folks tc
do such little Jobs ~ this, and not
call on the women 10 much. They
have their own work to do every day
II you are thinking Of moving, bet.
ter look around first to see II the time
energy and money you would spend
seeking new location would not, II
wisely spent about the old place, 70
suit in an increase Of profit and com
fort that would Justify you In stay
ing with the old home. Better DO this
than be sorry.
To keep plows from rusting: II
three pounds of tallow mix one pound