Garland Globe | 1906-08-04 | Page 5 | About the Farm

ABOUT THE FARM. Mako war on thu poison Ivy. Cut tho ryo heads out of tho wheat. Timothy sod Is right for rutabagas. Study thu matter of raising n llttlo alfalfa. Thoro Is to" much wasto land along our fences. Clean nut tho swill bnrrol. Rotten swill Is unlit for hogs. If penned out-of-doors bo euro to lmvo a shelter from rain, and an awning awn-ing or trees to shndo from tho sun. Hogs easily blister nnd suffor, Give thorn good wntor. A hog can ho reared In tho pasture with tho cnttlu, almost without cost. It will learn to lovo and to follow tho cows as easily ns will a pet sheep. Freo-rango hogB nro healthy. Don't lot a crust form on cultivated land. Start tho cultivator going soon after oach rain. A crust moans that thu soil molsturo can rapidly ovap-ornto. ovap-ornto. A dust mulch prevents such evaporation. Stir tho soil ovory week or ton days, until time to lay-by tho crop.