The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-10-01


Prof. w. N. Munson recommends
for treatment Of old orchards to plow
q early as possible In the spring. har-
row at once and apply about 500
pounds of fertilizer to the acre. then
harrow about once In two weeks UNI
TIL the middle Of August. when COW
or crop Of rye or spring vetch should
be sown. In working among the trees
he finds the traceless harness Of great
value. The exact time and method Of
tillage IL not 30 important as to be
sure that q fair amount Of tillage Ia
given.
In the production Of milk and cream
ON the farm the farmer seldom stops
to consider that there should be
placed value on the forage which
the cows consume when on pasture
or that the labor necessary to feed.
milk and properly care for the cows
and the milk should be considered as
an expense. On this account. too
often, the farmer fails to fully under
stand the actual cost Of his butter
when ready for market.
The number Of sheep in the world
II estimated at 5S0.000.000. a number
much greater than any other meat
producing animal. OF this number
there are In Australia $4,000, 900: Ar
gentina. 67.000.000; Turkey. 100000;
Russia. 45.000.000; Great Britain. 27.-
100000. There are an even 100, 000.-
900 goats. with not enough Of them In
the United States for enumeration.
Wedding out the poorest cows Is the
best way to improve the record Of any
dairy In the amount Of milk and but
ter produced. in proportion to the
number Of cows kept This process Of
wedding out will also aid materially
to increase the profits.
Large bands of sheep do not thrive
90 wen under farming conditions as
smaller ones. and are moreover espe-
cially apt to in1ure the land. for they
not only crop the growing plants too
closely. but by punching. tend to pud-
die the grounds.
While bran can be used with a de-
cided advantage in making up the ra-
tions Of the dairy cows 1t should rot be
used to excess as it will make cream
hard to churn while the butter will
be pale rather than golden yellow.
When the time for culling the
young stock comes, the experienced
breeder has decided advantage over
the beginner. The former can tell at
q much earlier date those birds that
It viii be profitable to keep.
The time to place on surplus boxes
II when the hive or lower story Is full
or nearly SO. As long as bees have
abundant room In the brood chamber
to work they will not 80 into any sur
plus boxes.
II there were fewer dogs there
would be more sheep; ana as soon al
farmers make up their minds to have
more sheep and fewer dogs they will
bring that healthy condition to pass.
Perhaps the reason more root crops
are not raised IL that they require
moro work both In their cultivation
and harvesting and in their storing
and feeding. @ i
Use up all the old straw stack fol
bedding the animals before warn
weather comes. Manure Is by-prod
uct that figures part of the profits II
live stock growing. Make the bes'
Of II.
II always seemed to us q great mis-
take to fatten sows and sell then
after they have raised litter. A SOW
that develops good breeding qualities
should be kept as long as possible.
The COWS Of Holland live In thei
owners house. But don't imagine thu
DSaAb uI0 uItuy llko ouIb. AhCy -
a. neat a. your sitting room.
Good blood II essitial to the pro
ductng Of good horses. but not an.
moro 90 than the material that form
the food for producing the ANNA
when once started In life.
Ventilation. both night and day, \
essential to the health Of poultry
Many diseases among fowls are trace
able to The want Of pure air.
BY some seedsmen sweet clover u
catalogued - Bokhars or bee clover
II 10 = me thing for bees. ~ the now
err secrets = me quality Of nectar an
large amounts a. Il
Remember 70 supply plenty Of gri
70 The young poultry. They need !
- much - mature birds. Grit form
part - No. digestive system.
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