The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-03-29
Gumption on the Farm.

If there Is a harvest ahead-even
though it be distant one-it is poor
thrift to be stingy with your seed-Car-
lyle.
Sow alfalfa by itself; it doesn't need
any nurse crop.
Have two or three plow-points on hand
! ready for the time of need
Leave no long nails sti ',;ing UP out of
fallen rails o. posts in the pasture.
What is finer than an old-fis iicaed
spring after an old-fashione1 winter?
Despite not the day of the one-horse
farmer, for it lea7.: to a two-horse team.
We should not complain when we thirk
the other fellow has a better job than
we; rather let us r,.o!ce.
This is the month oe the lanf-rollcr, If
the earth is dry enough. Push the roots
in good and cut more grass TO pay for it.
Grandfathers traits often ruin his I'M
seen grandson years after he himself
is dead. What kind of grandsons do
you want?
| A good many men who would not toler
ate a hole in their trousers pocket are
all too complacent when regarding the
hole in the barn roof.
The ten-cent cotton or canvas gloves
that are so largely worn by farmers
may be water-proofed by dipping them
in melted parafin.
If you don't want things, don't bid or
them at an auction. First thing you
know they will be yours, and YOU will
have to pay for them whether you want
them or not.
Dynamite can be used for very many
purposes on the farm, but you should
know how to use it. If it explodes
don't blame the dynamite. That's what
it's for.
Do you use a spike-tooth harrow? How
are the teeth? Worn down blunt? Take
them out and have the blacksmith
sharpen them. The harrow will do q
great deal better work then.
It is not a woman's place to care FOL
the pigs and poultry, to chop wood OIL
milk cows, when there Is a strong
healthy man around. Keeping a home II
good order is enough for any woman.
It is quite a chore to get stovepipe ur
every time just right. Tell you how we
do it: When we take the pipe down we
mark every length with piece of white
chalk. Do 1t before you take 1t down
and there will be no trouble next time.
DO you not remember me. Mr.
Roosevelt" said the effusive stranger
to the Colonel. "N-no. but delighted. L N
sure When did l have the pleasure"
why, when you returned from Africa
and there was that big crowd on tho
wharf, / was the man in the brown der
by hat"
Make your garden paintings smalie
and plant more frequently-every weel
or ten days; this will produce youn'
vegetables that are more tender. juic'
and sweet than where large planting
are made and part of the vegetables ar
allowed to become big, tough AM
strong favored.
A good. balanced feed for horse
one quart of oats and one of bran twic
each day, when idle. and three times
day when at Notwithstanding corn TO
oats occasionally; and half a bundle o
fodder, or one good forkful of hay,thre
times a day at regular hours. My hors
keeps fat on this. He Is given plenty
water.
Some farmers wall because the robin
and catbirds eat cherries. Now i hav
noticed that with all their eating tn
birds only eat a small share. hav
several cherry trees, and let the robin
eat all they want II share OF m
] cherries will coax them to build an
rear their young in my orchard. actin
as bug police meanwhile, am the win
ner.-Farm journal.
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