The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-11-26


lAGF.
The problem is not how much land
you have, but how well you cultivate
It. Make the hay land produce nine
tons per acre, and four or Ave acres
of hay will be enough. Make the corn
land produce 200 bushels per acre, and
cut down the area to one-fourth. Do
the same with the other crops, and
you will soon find that you have much
more land than you can possibly cul-
tivate. -
The farmer raises cattle and hogs
with view of rapid development of
fat, but the horse is used for nechan-
zeal power and should develop great
bone and muscle. Muscular develop
ment cannot be attained In close con-
| finement and the young animal should
not be tied in stall and fed corn and
timothy hay to fatten him for the
shambles.
Unless there Is an experienced and
successful corn breeder in the vicinity
who makes speciality of growing first,
class seed corn, every farmer had bet.
ted make his own selection from his
own field or from the best fields OF
neighboring farms.
No kind of live stock can thrive and
do well in ill-lighted. poorly-aired
buildings. One of the first require.
ments in a stable is that 1t should be
| well provided with windows, and have
means for letting fresh air in and foul
air out.
The introduction of the English
sparrow by its driving away the little
native birds has been responsible for
more damage by insects and weed
pests than all other causes combined
including cats, and boys with guns.
IL the hens are protected against the
cold winds while they are enjoying the
sunshine Of the yards, they will surel,
lay more eggs than II not thus shield
ed, while the reduced feed bill will
compensate for the expense incurred.
Paint the slaves on all sides before
erecting the silo, rather than to pain
the exterior later on, since paint pu
on the outside afterward holds waite
In the cracks and causes the slaves t
decay more rapidly. s I
4 II the cows are stabbed at night
much fertilizer il saved that woul
otherwise. be dropped In the pastur
and disintegrated by wind, rain an
sun lose its strength and be lost
Nine tons Is a large yield of ha
from single acre, and few would e,
, pect this yield from Bermuda grasl
yet such is the case, or at least sfror
an acre Of vetch and Bermuda. 4
The largest beet sugar factory 4
the United States is at Spreckles.s Cal
y fornia, which has a. capacity of shcin
5000 tons of beets per day, equal
! 100 carloads of so tons each. 4
The women folks on the farm shout
: assert their rights and have thesmo'
ern and necessary equipments Id u
] dairy, and thus. produce, with less \
Dor, good article Of butter. &
If there Is any doubt whethers Ian
!, needs lime or not, test 1t. One met
!. cd is to grow common garden beet
|, This plant makes a very poor gfowt
! on soil which needs lime. ii
53sFr3.ss&a9e& Att3t.4%ss n
a Fashionable folks are taking y
horses again, the automobile havir
{ become too common for them. All
:, farmers are buying automobiles to sa,
q their horses h
The dairy COW. II able to expre'
q herself III a way which the huma
q family would comprehend. might we
Q lay claim to being mans best friend
u For home use. the garden, the arbc
the boundary fence and even u
% veranda arer the locations general
\ available for the growth Of the grape
~ The susculent grasses are rich
= muscle and. bone-forming materis
=. hnd are loosening and cooling 10 y
- System.
nv \Probably no one thing entefs mo