The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16
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Little chicks like clean house.
Some kind of shelter for the brood
er is essential
Usually the alfalfa is a little rich
er in protein than clover.
The commonest kind OF cloyer hay
is worth $40 per ton and wheat straw
$13
Do not put in a package potato
that you would not serve to guest
at your own table.
When land is cropped humus Is con-
sumed. 1t must be replaced II the
soil Is not to deteriorate.
A commercial orchard must have
Its varieties selected to cover the sea-
son from the earliest to the latest.
Many improvements have been
made in sprayers and appliances dur
Ing the past year. The best is the
cheapest.
Rhubarb roots, when once planted,
will continue to yield beautifully for
ten years or even longer from the
first planting.
After seed potatoes have been
treated by any Of the standard meth
DDS, they should be guarded against
being reinfected, before planting.
For grapevines, the most dangerous
period Of the year Is In April, when
the young shoots are showing some
vigor and the juices running freely.
Turnips are sometimes hung in the
yard so the poultry have to jump for
them, but they are not relished quite
SO much in this way as mangels or
cabbage.
The old.fleld lands that were al
lowed to grow up in pine and other
tive when they are again cleared and
well cultivated.
The question of securing competent
labor to carry on the operations Of
the farm is becoming a very serious
one in the southwest as well as other
sections Of the country.
The fact that hogs always make
more rapid gains during the summer
and fall months than in the winter
ought to prove the wisdom of pro-
viding warm, dry quarters in cold
weather.
There are many lands in the east
which have been exhausted not only
of humus, but also of large share
of the plant food which they originally
contained and for this reason many
of them are abandoned.
Don't you know the cockerels that
you are selling now at market prices,
we're worth twice as much a pound
when they were half as old. and that
you have been feeding them two or
three months solely for the pleasure
Of their company?
The apple picker soon recognizes
the varieties which fill the barrel
quickly, which are easily separated
from the holding spur; which must be
handled with care to avoid bruising,
or which will bear rough treatment
without showing It Immediately.
Planting potatoes IL by 36 inches
apart will give 1880 hills to the
acre; allowing for loss Of ten per
cent. on account of imperfect stand
there would still be 1908 hills. Al
eight pounds to the hill, this would
make total Of 104.544 pounds to the
acre.
Cows that freshen In the fall should
have plenty of forage II the pastures
are short and sufficient grain food to
get them up to their maximum yield
A COW that Is allowed to fall away In
7 her milk yield can seldom be brought
back to her most profitable yield and
especially at this time Of year.
II the farm practice can be ar
ranged that the manure can be taken
directly from the stable to the field
its greatest effectiveness will be Sc
cured, and one OF the special advan-
tages Of the manure spreader is that
It cannot be used for anything else,
thus always being ready for its par
ticular service.
Tho commercial fruit grower re-
stricts his selection to the really prof
table sorts which Is a lesser number
than the average home fruit garden
requires in order to supply the needs
for family use-he selects sorts that
combine vigor Of the tree. and attrac-
tive color. large size. etc., but above
AL. long carrying capacity.