Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-24

his work to catch a mess of bullheads
or black bass. Moreover, he Is to be
pitied.
Some folks are so afraid Of fresh air
that they keep most Of their windows
and their doors closed at nights, even
during the summer time. This Is sim
ply inviting trouble and q doctor.
That fellows brand Of religion needs
fixing who sold q bunch OF cholera
hogs to a neighbor who had just NOV
ed in and did not know that the dis
ease was epidemic in the community.
Wherever alfalfa will give an an
nual return of $50 per acre in hay and
seed the limit Of value which such
land can reasonably reach is not far
from $3.50 to $500 per acre. And the
return mentioned is not exceptional.
Two very common things have a
great deal to do with the working
mans efficiency. One is good bread
as the basis Of his meals, and the 9th
er is a comfortable bed on which to
sleep. Are these things up to snuff In
your house?
Folks who prize their reputation for
integrity and good sense will steer shy
of that type of philanthropy which the
writer ran across the other day where
in a well meaning fellow insisted on
giving his eggs away, yet habitually
borrowed feed for his hens from a
neighbor and did not pay it back.
This wolf bounty business Is made
a good deal of a graft by some citizens.
They purposely leave the old wolves
for seed, capture and get bounty on
the whelps they raise and get damage
from their county for sheep and calves
killed by the wolves that they failed
to kill. This is a Skin" game of pref
ty broad dimensions.
Folks who have electric fatlrons
would do well to pull the connecting
plug instead Of turning the switch in
liz A46hl oONhCL a Ad0J 1LICDo Nv
failed to observe this p%recaution had q
latiron burn through the cloths of her
ironing board the other night, the cur
rent being switched on unwittingly by
another member Of the family.
There is no reason at all why most
every farm family should not have
a good sized tent In which to sleep
during the warm months. The outfit
needn't cost a great deal, and the re-
freshing sleep which can be had in
such a tent Is a mighty good interest
return on the money invested No
folks work harder than farm folks,
and none deserve more restful sleep.
Hungary produces more corn than
any other European country. growing
usually between 100000 and 7.0OO,-
600 acres. At the Hungarian station
they have been making a test to as
certain what thickness Of planting
gives largest yields. The custom for
years past has been to plant In rows
ten inches apart. More recently they
have been planting in rows from TWEEN
ty to twenty-elght inches apart, a meth
cd that increased the expense and re-
duced the yield. except In dry years.
There are two or three things that 1t
is we'll to remember about mad dogs.
One of these is that statistics show
that more dogs go mad in February
than In the so called dog days of mid
summer. Another Is that a dog sus-
pected of having the rabies should
never be killed If he can be captured
and put where he cannot bite other
dogs or human beings. The reason for
this is that not all dogs thought to be
mad are mad and that unless the sus-
pect dies within a week after he Is
captured he does not have rabies.
Where the share rent proposition can
be arranged so that 1t Is mutually sat.
isfactory to both landlord and tenant
It is far better than any cash PROPOSE.
zion. A plan that proves satisfactory
with many is that of having each
party furnish half of the seed, the
stock. etc, and get half of the re-
turns. This puts a tenant on his met
Ne and makes 1t possible to undertake
stock and soil improvements that are
seldom a feature OF the cash rent
land skinning arrangement. One OF
the best kept farm places the writer
ever saw. as well as the finest lot OF
cattle, calves and hogs and n of the
best fields OF corn. was on a farm