The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-10-08


the manure. Much Of the manure used
near the large cities IL had for the
hauling. while 1t is the exception.
rather than the rule, that It costs
more than 30 cents ton. At this
price or less grower can well afford
to make rather long hauls and to use
the manure freely. especially for such
crops as lettuce. celery, onions and
other crops grown by intensive meth
DDS.
A man who Is content with q COW
giving 5000 pounds of milk is man
who does not understand the first
principles of the economies OF dairy
work.; and, until the dairymen of this
country wake up to the fact that 1t is
possible to get cows giving 5000.
5000. 10000 and 10000 pounds of milk
In year, they cannot hope to compete
with the dairymen Of Denmark and
other countries.
Dried milk powder has been fed to
mich cows with some success at the
Kansas experiment station. The milk
powder is a byproduct in the manufac-
ture of milk sugar and contains q very
high per cent. Of protein. One hun
dred pounds of skim milk makes nine
to ten pounds of the milk powder.
This preparation has also been used
with success as poultry feed.
A considerable amount Of the nutri-
ment in the corn fodder Is lost each
year because 1t is allowed to become
too ripe before 1t Is harvested. Good
fodder. cut at the right stage. and
well cured makes one Of the best feeds
for winter, but its value may be easily
greatly lessened by improper manage
ment.
As most people are not familiar
with sheep breeding and feeding, their
first question when their interest has
been awakened is. What is the best
breed? This cannot be answered on
hand as It will depend upon the farm
er's likes and dislikes, his locality, his
market and the available feed sup
ply.
Corn fodder and sorghum fodder
have about the same amount of car
bohydrates. but the corn fodder con-
tains 81 per cent. protein while sorg-
hum fodder contains only 1.5 per cent.
Sorghum, however, Is very good
feed. Is easily grown. resists drought
and is relished by all farm animals.
The queen is simply the mother bee.
The authority is in the>workers. Their
cooperation is perfect Their aim ia
the perpet1ity) of the race. To this
end. IL queen becomes inefficient
through age, they drag their mother
out and kill her, and raise a new
queen.
There is more profit in one hen
that lays eggs in November and De-
cember than In one dozen that lay
their best In April and May and none
in the fall. Push your early pullets for
laying this fall.
Granulation improves the appear
ance of any quality of honey and
never fails to give 1t lighter shade.
1t also has tendency to drive from
It any wild taste and make 1t a purer
sweet. In this condition 1t is In the
best possible shape for keeping any
length of time.
A great many people set peach trees
too deeply. The ground should be
plowed very deep, but the holes for
the trees should only be deep enough
to cover the roots well.
There is a growing tendency In Ia
vor of large hives for the production
Of both comb and extracted honey,
and there is no gainsaying the fact
that these large hives do hinder the
swarming impulse.
Pear-blight very often affects apple
trees; and whenever 1t Is discovered
every particle Of the diseased parts
should be cut out, or II very bad. the
entire tree should be burned.
Many farmers imagine that they
are saving money when they breed
TO seven or eight dollar horse. but
the truth is they are losing Ave or six
timea that amount
4 IL not Wise to be all the time
doping stock with medicines the M
ture of which we do not any Of US un-
derstand very well. Nature is the
best doctor.
It always pays to keep waxed ends
and other articles Of repairs about
the barn. for "a stitch In time saves
nine" with harness Just an well ~
In other places.
Sheepmen of the west figure that
the wool pays the entire cost Of han
ding a flock. or band, and gives good
interest on the investment.
Don't make It a rule that each horse