The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-23
De gentle vita The COW.

tnat nave an agricultural value apar
from their blossoms.
The primary object OF the marke
grower Is the greatest return Of do
lars and cents per acre.
Many things enter into the produs
ton Of sound bird. The foremos
Is the character of the parent stock.
. A very young SOW frequently doe
not have the vitality and constitution
to furnish a large litter of pigs witt
nourishment.
A Western Australia expert claims
to have patented process by which
milk can be kept absolutely fresh fol
an indefinite period.
A good way to keep the orchard
clean and free of insects and disease
Is to pick up and feed to the hogs ali
fallen and wormy fruit.
Inc use OF green manures, in the
form OF the crops, Is not appreciated
as widely as 1t should be, or at least
Is not sufficiently practiced.
Gentleness and quick, easy milk.
Ing will increase a cows milk every
time. 1t Is that easy, deft hand in
milking that makes milking a trade.
L
AS the warm spring weather ap-
proaches 1t is well to plan a little in
anticipation Of the annual campaign
against the insect pests which infest
poultry kind.
The low growing sorts, principally
the flint or the sweet corn, especially
those varieties which do not REQUIRE a
long season to complete their growth.
are most desirable.
Outdoor work for the year begins
In real earnest with this month and
from now on, as the weather warns
up, important jobs begin to crowd
each other with increasing intensity.
A few radish seed may be sown in
the onion rows. The radishes will
come up quickly and will show the
rows plainly; give early and clean
culture; this must be done to keep the
weeds in check.
Fruits will deteriorate often in a
day and become over-ripe II kept in a
warm room. This is particularly true
OF pears. Fruit of all kinds should be
Kept as cool as possible providing II
does not freeze -.--- - --.
The ideal way to manage sheep on
pastures Is to have them Craze one
pasture down reasonably and then
put them on another pasture until the
hrst springs up again. In this wav
the pasture is kept fresh and sweet.
Soils may be and have been most
abominably abused by individuals;
and history, observations and expert.
ments teach that this can be over.
come by intelligent control of soil
adaptation, cultivation, fertilization
and rotation Of crops.
Much Of the Ill luck complained OF
" beginners is traceable. in one way
u another. to lice. They get at the
'oung chick almost as soon as Il
'omes from the shell; and unless
omething Is done to keep them down
he chick will have a poor show.
There Is always a good local de-
nand for really good-farm dairy but.
or. There Is a sentiment connected
nth home made butter which Is not
ttached to that made in butter fac
ories which impels people to buy IL
something above the going price.
Keep your eyes and ears open for {
ne first symptoms of disease, espe-
lally at this time Of the year, when I
ne weather Is changeable. When Won
ear fowl sneeze or sec an unusual
mount OF watery discharge at the :
ostrils and eyes remove her to warm. t
ry quarters at once.
1t Is always best to let the COW 10 t
~ month before calving, but con-
nue. to feed her well. Then a week c
ten days before she is due to calve 8
'mmence to feed a laxative ration. p
this will lessen materially the risla a
milk fever. A COW due to calye ID
'ould have the best Of treatment n
What we need Is class OF farmers a.
America who will have a better un. 81
rstanding Of the fundamental prin-
Pies OF fertility, who appreciate the 81
ssibilities Of crop production when 81
the conditions are right, and who y
We q sense Of their responsibility OF
the conservation OF soil resources e.
1t have been placed In their hands.
Prof. Bailey, Of the agricultural col. q,
'e Of Cornell university, says ~anL - -
Us born when the moon IL new, or 80 80
.reasing, will be much more Iikelv "