The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-08-13

When the colt is dropped 1t should
receive nourishment from the dam
within the first half hour.
Sow some turnips In succession
every two weeks. A row 20 feet long
will produce large quantity.
Agriculture is an art which adorns
the land 30 that II adds to mans
physical health and mental pleasure.
We can kill weeds by spraying, but
they will not stay dead without rota-
ton. moving and pasturage Of the
land.
After the sweet corn has been used
cut the plants and feed them to the
cows. The land may then be used
for late beans.
At no time is the skimmilk In .
better condition to make the most Of
1t than when It is fresh and sweet
just from the separator. ~.
With good supply of straw for
bedding much good manure can be
made every year, and manure is the
very life and success of farm.
II your fruit needs thinning and
you have not already thinned 1t. do
1t at once. It Is better to thin late
than to run the risk of in1uring the
trees.
Prune blackberries and raspberries.
Cut back the canes and remove all
dead plants. This will greatly re-
juvenate the plants and cause fruitful.
ness next year.
Keep the weeds down. A garden full
Of weeds is no Endorsement for you as
| a husbandman. Late cultivation Is
necessary. for weeds are not retarded
| by the summer sun.
If the flower garden crops are not
making due progress stimulate them
with nitrate of soda. A teaspoonful
worked into the soil about dahlia
is about the correct proportion.
II the grass on the entire lawn
seems sickly and does not make q
good growth, It may be that the soil
Is sour. In such case give the entire
lawn a dressing Of lime to sweeten
the soil.
AS there is no proportion between
equal things, your farm, to be pro.
portionally beautiful, should be made
up of unequals. Unequal fields, un'
equal garden beds. unequal buildings
unequal rooms, and so on.
Don't build large house, lay ex-
tensive yards, and then fill them with
expensive fowls until you have given
the business fair trial on a less
elaborate scale. Practical experience
is valuable asset in profitable poul-
try raising.
Kill the weeds in the corn and pota-
toes. Weeds take up moisture the
crops need and prevent the circulation
of air, thus encouraging the spread Of
plant diseases. They shade the ground
and keep the soil from absorbing heat
-an important factor in corn growth.
theoretically one would think that
the work horse ought to rest at night
instead Of being obliged to Craze for
several hours during the natural rest
ing period. but practically the effect
Of the grazing and the night exercise
is conducive to the very best kind of
health and thrift.
Every farmer knows that sheep will
make better gains in flesh on dr..
clover hay ration. with the same
amount of grain, than any other kind
of farm live stock. The reason for this
is that sheep consume q larger portion
of the leaves Of the clover hay and moi
80 much of the coarse. woody stalk.
The best investment any farmer car
make with HIS surplus money ID in i'm,
proving his farm. When some farm.
ers get ahead and have spare money
they either buy more land or begin
to lend money for the interest It will
draw. These are not unwise things ia
do, but they are not the best thing
i to do with money.
Dairying has the advantage in that
II enables the farmer to utilize the
labor Of his family. the forage and
grain grown ON the farm, and to make
the most possible out OF small farm
It may be said further that It brings
steady income every week with
which to pay running expenses. this
to the young farmer, Is In many cases
no uncomfortable item.
Il 10 useless to hunt for some prep
aration that will kill Canada thistled
and quack grass. There IL NO such
4 remedy that IL worth anything. Cnl
i tivation 30 thorough that Il will pre-
vent growth above ground for on
u Krowing season, b the only enectua
| method of procedure. When groVt1
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