MAXIMS FOR THE IRRIGATED FARM. 



Do not irrigate oftener than you cultivate. 



Do not sow alfalfa in your apple orchard unless you 

 want to kill the trees. 



Prepare your bed for asparagus this winter, and re- 

 member that it will probably last your lifetime. 



Tomatoes should never be raised on the same land 

 two years running. 



It does not follow that a climate suitable for winter 

 apples is equally suited to winter pears. The latter 

 require a long, hot summer. 



The trees in the orchard require as much moisture 

 in winter as in summer. 



Have two alfalfa pastures to grow and fatten hogs. 

 One pasture to be fed while the other is being irri- 

 gated. 



The soil does not need irrigation whenever it is 

 moist enough six inches deep to roll up into a ball. 



Don't plant cottonwood trees near any other grow- 

 ing plant or tree. The cottonwood is a great robber. 



Only intensive farming pays under irrigation. 



Remember that the hens cannot digest their food 

 without gravel or grit. 



Keep the cows supplied with a piece of rock salt. 



Don't plow a bigger bit of land than you can culti- 

 vate. 



A good windmill will always supply food for one 

 family. 



Sub-irrigation by means of perforated pipes is a 

 beautiful theory, but it is too costly. 



If the water has given out, cultivate well before the 

 ground bakes and cracks. 



Keep a record of how the trees are planted in your 

 orchard. 



It does not take two men to plant a tree. Drive a 

 stake into the center of the hole, tie the tree to it, 

 and you can do the job alone. 



A strawberry bed is not profitable after it has raised 

 three crops of fruit. 



The contents of a farmer's library is a sure index to 

 the state of his orchard. 



Do not neglect your farm because you want to sell 

 out. 



An orchard of winter apples is on the average 

 worth more than an orange orchard. 



Always select a farm that is close to good markets. 



Shredded corn fodder, with an equal ration of 

 alfalfa, is the coming winter feed for stock. 



Trees are more often planted too close together than 

 too far apart. 



It is a disputed point as to whether whole-root 

 grafts are better than good piece-root grafts. 



Never keep a cow that will not make 300 pounds of 

 butter in the year. 



Captain Jack and Manchester are considered two of 

 the best strawberries to raise by irrigation, as they 

 carry their fruit high and so keep the berries out of 

 the water. 



Always set out your trees so that the rows are wider 

 one way than the other, and then give space for irriga- 

 tion and cultivation. 



The constant cutting off of the leaves with a hoe as 

 fast as they appear above ground will kill any weed 

 that ever grew. 



For the profitable cultivation of the olive the tem- 

 perature must never fall below fourteen degrees over 

 zero. 



The object of cultivation after irrigation is three- 

 fold : To get rid of weeds, to retain moisture and to 

 aerate the soil. 



r The thrifty farmer will never have to buy anything 

 that he can raise at home. 



He who forgets his own friends meanly to follow 

 those of a higher degree is a snob. Thackeray. 



The devil knew not what he did when he made man 

 politic; he crossed himself by it. Shakespeare. 



Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an 

 inconvenience; you will find it a calamity. Johnson. 



No true and permanent fame can be founded except 

 in labors for the happiness and good of mankind. 

 Charles Svtnner. 



If your eye is on the Eternal your intellect will 

 grow, and your opinions and actions have a beauty 

 which no learning or combined advantages of other 

 men can rival. Emerson. 



In troubled water you can scarce see your face, or 

 see it very little till the water be quiet and stand still; 

 so in troubled times you can see little truth; when 

 times are quiet and settled, then truth appears. 

 Selden. 



KEEP A-GOIN'. 



If you strike a thorn or rose, 



Keep a-goin'! 

 If it hails or if it snows, 



Keep a-goin'! 



' Tain't no use to sit an' whine 

 When the fish ain't on your line; 

 Bait your hook an' keep ontryin' 



Keep a-goin' ! 

 When the weather kills your crop, 



Keep a-goin'! 

 When you tumble from the top, 



Keep a-goin'! 



S'pose you're out o' every dime, 

 Gettin' broke ain't any crime; 

 Tell the world you're feelin' prime! 



Keep a-goin' ! 

 When it looks like all is up, 



Keep a-goin'! 

 Drain the sweetness from the cup, 



Keep a-goin'! 



See the wild birds on the wing! 

 Hear the bells that sweetly ring! 

 When you feel like singin' sing! 



Keep a-goin'! 



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