Show WIRE FENCE CORN CRIB it Is Inex pens ve but it will keep out the rats in the drawing is sl own a hand in expensive corn cab which possesses several advantages not possessed by the ordinary slat coin crib sas the orange judd farmer it Is n ade on 44 posts with pans at their to rats from climbing in the sills are 44 scantlings 24 and two feet apart the fencing is nailed to these on all sides and the door frame is coveted the roof is novel corn crib aade wie so as to shed all possible vater the eighth length and width may suit the farmer s convenience A convenient width Is about five feet at jie floor widening to seven feet at the aves owing to the very open nature af this crib corn dries more quickly ban in a slat crib and as there is less chance tor water to lodge in the tracks the crib will be more durable than if built entirely of wood GROWING ALFALFA the advantages wh ch th s crop haa over other hay crops there are certain advantages in growing alfalfa over other crops ol 01 1 ke nature one of these Is that it does not quickly run out the lenett of time that alfalfa will stand de on the conditions under it is being grown in south america it Is claimed that fields deais old exist in this country no suet results are obtainable some re port fields that have stood for tec to fifteen deais and it Is probable that 1 we could have reports tron california we would learn of field that have stood for a very bucl iunger time but as a common prop here the alfalfa plant may as permanent another advantage says farmers review is that it withstands drough much better thanked tha nied clover th S of course after it has made its firs growth and become established it abilia to withstand drought come bom its ability to send its roots dee so that it gets at moisture deep ii the soil far below the mo sture th clover could reach the third advantage Is hat it ha such a big root that it has stored in it a great deal of plant food one of moisture and is ready to send its leaves at the first opportunity tr the spring it makes an early growal and furnishes one cutting very earl in the season it must be remembered that whet alfalfa is to be sown on land in this part of the country the land shoula be prepared thoroughly in the fall so that the plants can get a good start in the spring while the spring nials ture Is abundant MENDING BROKEN HARNESS make a harness horse and learn to sew the leather quit patching your harness with with wire and twine and learn to sew ind arvet it make a horse tor hold holding the straps to be sewed take a piece of hard w a three inch cube and ta per it 2 inches 3 wide at the top then tace two pieces three inches ade and ten inches long to be used as aws nail one of these solid to the tapering piece and hinge the oter to the bottom board as shown put a bolt through the jaws with a thumb screw so you can tighten or bosen it with your fingers the crosspiece at the bottom explains the farm and home should be about six inches wide and 16 inches long you can place this on a box and sit on it while sewing A good awl and some waxed enda corn alele the outfit FARM experience A good crop deserves i good start and alfalfa is one of the best do a little forestry work on the farm this fall plant a patch of trees don t cut alfalfa too close many good stands have been killed out by allowing the machine to run too low at the last cutting there are many new aroi s becom mended for soiling but as a rule U is best to let the experiment stations test all ot those we are not tamil ar with to corn don t make a hog lot of the orchard the hogs wil rub ag dunst the trees while the sap is running leahm bruised spots where the baiers vau begin their work of destroying the trees don t be a don t care man it has been asked what alue a dalr mans religion is to him unless his cows ki ow he has it good rd to preserve the american quail gives the best shooting of any game bird farmers who stock their lands with them be fore it Is too late have a bird that will destroy more harmful insects than anything man can do with spray pump or other contrivances the cheerful song of bob white is always sweet music to a hard worker |