Show FIVE COWS ON A FARM much has been said and written concerning the advisability of keeping a few good cows on every farm general statements advising such a course are more or less effective but a more definite illustration re bently set forth by a country banker is even more convincing he declared that if each farmer in his county had five good cows and sold the milk or cream which they produced the cash returns would do these things in a year 1 pay the farmers state and bounty taxes pay his automobile license and I 1 buy two new tires 3 provide a 40 kitchen cabinet a 50 sewing machine and 40 suite of furniture for ane farm home and school books for the children clothe a farm family of five persons buy 50 worth of paint for the farm buildings besides this the fertilizer produced would increase the soil fertility of the farm and the farmer would in addition have all his calves for sale or for keeping to augment his herd in most communities any farmer who has a good reputation for honesty and industry can borrow the money if necessary with which to buy his five bows because bankers are generally glad to encourage the introduction tro of more dairy cows into their territory some get a kick out of life by fooling around the rear end of a mule education has doubtless ruined many a potential writer of popular songs latin american politics is cleaner than ours they sling lead instead of mud many a fellow pays a lawyer money that would come in handy in paying the fine A preacher declares that silence is sometimes sin few senators transgress that way however americans may have little respect for law but a good many breathe easier after the grand jury adjourns that wisconsin boy who won a logrolling log rolling contest recently will not doubt wind up in conf gross some day the weather bureau has been in existence more than 40 years but it improved the weather very much if the physicists cant the atom they might let some of our theological hair splitters have a try at it A judge decides that motorists must not run over dogs maybe in time the ruling will be extended to pedestrians fire prevention slogan A match may be down but not out |