Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1908 — Have Faith In the Farm. [ARTICLE]

Have Faith In the Farm.

Make farming a business. Put brains and money both Into- it, with the expectation that it will'return a profit To run a farm In a half hearted way, being afraid to make Improvements or apply fertilizing material for fear It will not pay, is a sure way of having one’s fears realized, while If the effort Is made to make the farm better from year to year It Is pretty certain to be • success.—Cor. American Cultivator. Bpraying and Bcraping. In some recent experiments at the New Hampshire experiment station It fu found that at the average price of winter apples a profit of $1 to $1.35 per tree may be secured by two sprayings for the codling moth. Atttentlon Is also called to the value of scraping loose bark from the trees In order to destroy the favorable locations for the hibernation of the codling moth. The Sheep Fleck. In this oountry. especially the south, where land is both bountiful and cheap, with abundant pasturage and range and forage going to waste, any farmer can maintain at least a small flock of sheep sufficient to supply the family with fresh meat In summer at practically no cost except the salt they eat. New Bowling Record. The world’s bowling record for two men team was broken recently in Cincinnati by J. Y. Chalmers and H. A. Klene of Chicago, who scored a total of 1,254. The beet previous record of the American bowling congress was 1,247. The Democrat and the Chicago Daily Examiner, each a full year for only $3.00.