The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-10-27

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Not infrequently the man who com
plains that those who live near him
are not neighborly will be found, If his
case is looked into closely, to be him
self lacking In some of the essential
qualities which characterize good
neighbOr.
The sheep. hog and dairy COW fit
finely into system of agriculture
which ought more and more to be fol-
lowed In all sections where the rain
fall and winter supply are sufficient to
make the raising of stock and keeping
of cows possible.
The protracted drought through the
upper Mississippi valley country is
well shown In the unusually low stage
OF water In the Father of Waters, the
stage being the lowest of which there
is any record, half inch lower than
the lowest previous record Of 1864.
The Shropshire sheep is moderate In !
size, hardy and is probably more raised |
for general purposes than any other |
single variety. Like Poland-China or
Duroc-Jersey hogs. they are first class
debt payers and mortgage lifters, and
every farm should have a few of them.
The King road drag holds about the
same place with reference to the high
ways that the primary election system
does to political affairs-makes the
crooked places smooth and fills up the
ruts and pot holes. Both instruments
have vital connection with good cit
izenship.
1t Is interesting to note that. while
many tabby cat may keep pretty
well away from the house in her
state of single blessedness. she seems
to understand human nature enough
TO know that when her little ones are
presentable she will be accorded a
friendly reception.
A lot of farmers will fill silos this
fall for the first time. A good many
more will have to have year or two
more of slovenly and wasteful han
ding of the corn crop to persuade
them of the value of this best of all
aids to successful stock raising and
dairy management.
Soil is very much like human nature
in that when 1t has become depleted
and degraded it seems TO lose its ca
pacity for producing good and whole
some crops. but can still furnish n har
Dor for sand burs. ragweed and fen
mel, troublesome and worthless weeds
that do nobody any good.
The chief advantage OF fall blowing,
aside from the fact that the work is
done In good season. Is due to the ex-
posure of the soil to air and moisture
and the disintegrating effect of frost.
The beneficence of the service render
ed Is immense, yet often disregarded
and too seldom taken advantage of.
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AS has been the case for some time
past. a good mule Is still worth from
$40 to $15 per head more than a horse
of equal grade and quality. In view
of this fact and the further fact that
there is less risk in bringing them to "A
marketable age. the mule business
would seem to be on pretty sound
basis.
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For a heavy winter coat or a hand
some robe to lay before the fireplace
not even the bison hide of bygone days
sarpasses in either texture or beauty
The nicely tanned skin of 100 pound
Galloway steer. And 1t resembles
the skin of the wild animal in this
thar II takes a good wad of money to
buy one of them.
trhe idea of renting trees Is rather
outlandish. but there is a dealer In
New York who is said to make a bust
ness of renting out bay laurels. which
are about ten feet high. rooted in large
portable boxes and exhale pleasan
fragrance in the rooms where they ar
displayed. The fee paid for the LOAF
of these trees is $50 for each occa
sion.
Adam was the first filler of the sol
but it remained for an Englishman O
the name of Jethro Tull to demon
strate the simple fact that deep an
thorough tillage of the soil increase
the available plant food which 1t COZ
tains. His aphorism. "Tillage is mi
ture." has since been proved faulty
theory. though its practical aspect
now universally accepted.
Any readers who may have set oil
young orchards the past spring Will I
well to keep an eye on jack rabbi
which may have breeding places In Il
neighborhood. for we have found tn
they will not only eat the bark al
twigs of young pear and apple tire
during the dormant season. but W