Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-27
ouMprioN ON. THE FARM.

Do you keep account Of every thing
on the farrnl. II not, how are you 90
ing to tell whether you are gaining or
losingf
Bought your clover seed yet?
Bad tools will spoil the best work
man
Get ready to pIow. ye of the center
belt.
The Lord loves you: don't be afraid
of anything.
Send for needed pillow irons now, so
as to be ready.
Attend n neighbor's vendue and help
him out little.
The worst bed fellow in the world
is worry; kick II out.
Tho average farmer will find plow-
shares more profitable than mining
shares.
1t takes money to make money. wo
are often advised. True. but some
times 1t takes mon ey to make fool
About the most uncomfortable and
unsatisfying work In which a man can
engage is thrashlng his wild oats
We need not wear ourselves out
worrying about what will happen
when the soil wears out. Such a ca.
lamity will not happen In our time
Throwing vocal stones at other peo.
pie may be fun. but ten to one the
other fellow will get mad and hit you
with the real article sometime.
Some men who are not fit to have
a dollar, rail at their wives about
ten.cent waist: ye will firmly hand
over SO to the saloon man for dis
TILED danlnatlon" as one minister puts
It,
| have seen men and women work.
ing around the farm house until elev.
Ell o'clock at night, or later; and yet
with years OF such lost rest and nerve
force they were very little ahead.
Better 20 to bed at nine, ge. good
lrest, and get up early with quiet
nerves. Then you can do double work.
Lime-suiphur wash is remedy for
the rabbit pest; during the last year
he lime sulphur wash. which for years
has been employed TO prevent damage
to trees by the San Jose scale, was
! tried with great success in several To-
caiities as protection for orchard
tree trunks against the attacks OF rab-
bits, says Secretary Wilson. The rem
| edy Is cheap. and as a rule a single
| treatment in the fall appears to pro
tect trees for the entire winter. A
more extensive use is recommended.
Don't forget when ordering seeds
or plants for starting new paintings OF
asparagus. that Palmetto and Argen-
| teuil are less susceptible to attacks
Of rust than other varieties. Some
growers say that while Argenteuil pro.
duces larger shoots II does not yield
SO well as the Palmetto. Others say
that 1t takes about five years for Ar.
genteuil to become established and
ready for business. After that the
Yield will equal that of the Palmetto.
Because OF the uniformly large shoots
! Argenteuil is the variety for the man
who is after the fancy trade.
The farmer has time these long win
ter evenings and bad days to work his
brains and broaden his vision by read.
Ting, planning and studying. He has
time to weigh problems and to write
letters that should have been written
long ago. know some farmers liv-
ing handy to the village store who
spend every evening and bad day loaf
ling This is too much of good thing
II believe in dividing the time up
little better. The fellow who has no de-
sire to improve his mental qualities
or to figure out why he has not made
much money in the past year might
at least spend a little time in doing
things for the comfort and pleasure OF
those he loves
From February Farm Journal.