Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1907 — President Names L. Y. Sherman. [ARTICLE]

President Names L. Y. Sherman.

Washington, May 13.—The president has announced the appointment of Lawrence Y. Sherman, lieutenant governor of Illinois, to succeed G. J. Diekema of Michigan as a member of the Spanish treaty claims commission. The Pall Pigs. How late can we have the fall pigs come to insure their doing well? We perfer that the time be not after the first half of September, and before that If possible. We should want them weaned so the sows can farrow again In March. October pigs have not been so very profitable with us, and they must be weaned too soma if we want more pigs early In the spring. The October and November pigs often have a trying time before summer comes. I would much rather have them come In December than a month or two earlier. Our December pigs came through in excellent condition.—Robert L. Dean In National Stockman. Dynamite as a Tree Planter. In planting trees upon a farm on Long Island where the land was rough and full of roots it was found that the work could be done most cheaply by using one-fourth pound. dynamite exploded about two feet below the surface. The explosion tore up a hole two and one-ha If to three feet In diameter. with the soil well loosened, and two men could blow 250 holes a day, at a cost of about f 12.— American Cultivator. ' ...