The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-04-22

= woman viii work her fingers or
and be cheerful ard light hearted
about It IL she Is row and then made
to feel that the service she renders
Is appreciated. Spoken appreciation
costs the one who gives it nothing. To
fact it enlarges his nature and, on the
other hand, is as rain 10 thirsty plants
to those on whom it is bestowed.
| The state of Minnesota has 10000
quarter sections Of land subject to
homestead entry. Much of this land
| Is good for farming purposes, but be-
fore being filed OH should be carefully
inspected when there j. no snow Oh
the ground Information regarding
homestead lands over the country may
be secured by writing the department
Of the interior, Washington.
While Il calf may have nothing but
skimmilk from birth and make Il x"
of it, it will never be the calf it might
have been had it been started on new
milk and gradually changed to skim
milk ration REINFORCED by q handful
Of Oilmeal at each feed and later by
oats and shellad corn. Scrimping the
feed Of the calf in order to sell little
more cream or butter is not a good
plan for any animal which is being
raised for profit.
| There seems to be an extraordinary
decentralization in the spud market,
due to last years unusually heavy
crop and holding of a large per
cent of it close to the time when new
potatoes will b. on the market Not
withstanding the slump in prices, no
good reason will exist for reducing the
acreage OF the tubers materially, as
enough will be led to do this to mate
rally raise the price for those who
stay In the business on the same scale.
Where possible a first hand inspec-
ton of the nursery stock which one
buys l. advisable. for i'm such case one
not only has opportunity to size up the
general appearance Of the stock. but
to examine the type Of roots which the
stuff has. which is of more Importance
than any other factor. And this holds
whether the order be Of small fruit.
bushes, vines, fruit trees or ever
green's. The root of plant or tree is
the capital with which it starts in the
business OF growing, and lie this CAPT
tai be lacking its operations are bound
to be limited and unsatisfactory.
While conditions vary greatly i'm diff
ferent sections Of the country affect
ing the care which ought to be given
dict Of the best experience that they
should be given most thorough cult
walton, with no crop grown close
enough to appropriate the moisture
which the trees need for their best
growth. Too often mistakes are made
along both these lines, with the result
that the young trees. instead of making
healthy growth, become stunted and
never develop as they might have
done. That cultivation should be given
which will insure loose and mellow
soil about the trees. and under no
circumstances should it be allowed to
become hard and baked.
The University OF Wisconsin has Of
late inaugurated custom which might
we'll be followed by other institutions
q part or the whole of the energies Of
which as institutions are devoted to
the teaching and eXemplif1catiOn Of n
better type Of agriculture. This con-
sists Of presenting degrees-testfmc-
malls appropriately engrossed-to men
who have achieved distinction by serv-
ice rendered to their fellows through
their contributions to the upbuilding Of
the country's agricultural interests.
Three men were honOred short time
ago by the university. one Of whom
was a leader in the organization Of
farmers clubs and an able institute
leader. the second for the good work
he had done as breeder of fine horses
and the encouragement he had given
the industry. while the third intro
duced the culture of Japanese rice in
the southwest and has been pioneer
i'm the work of establishing the very
valuable demonstration farms i'm dOZ-
en- southern states. being ut present In
the employ of the federal government.
With agriculture occupying the funda-
mentally important place that it does
in our life ;.s people the recognition
thus Of service rendered is becoming
indeed. and tends to give to agriculture
as a vocation the emphasis which it
rightly deserves. There ought to be
more Of these degrees for farmers.
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