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MAXIMS FOR THE IRRIGATED FARM 



Push your work; never let it push you. 



It is the early spraying that will prevent 

 the worm. 



There is never lack of demand for the 

 best butter. 



Theory and practice must go together 

 in good farming. 



Potatoes must have loose earth in which 

 tubers may expand. 



There is greater explosive power in an 

 idea than in a bomb. 



Read critically. There is much written 

 that is not Scripture. 



You cannot compete in butter making 

 these days with poor cows. 



It is easier to keep out than to drive out 

 insect pests from the orchard. 



Good horses command the best prices 

 even though less than formerly. 



Stick to the crop that pays you well, to 

 what you are successful in doing. 



If a cow's attention is attracted she 

 immediately lets down her milk. 



It is better to coax than to beat a nerv- 

 ous cow. You will get more milk. 4 



A boy should be educated to make a 

 farmer as much as to make a doctor. 



Business principles are just as impor- 

 tant to the farmer as to the merchant. 



Whatever you do if done well stays 

 done and saves time, trouble and worry. 



Turning under green crops is one of the 

 cheapest and best methods of fertilizing. 



Even bacteria have their uses. You can- 

 not make cheese without their assistance. 



Co-operative enterprises need good 

 management, or they will fail as others do. 



Be careful in the selection of seeds. It 

 will improve the crop and increase the 

 profits. 



It is necessary to mature your lambs 

 for the market, as well -as to give them 

 growth. 



A chief advantage in dairying for the 

 farmer is, that it causes no depletion of 

 the soil. 



The reading farmer may profit by the 

 experience of others, and it contributes to 

 his success. 



Never rush the cows from pasture to 

 stable, and never set a dog on them. It 

 means money loss. 



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Free discussion of methods among 

 neighbors will improve the general neigh- 

 borhood conditions. 



Feed your strawberry beds early and 

 well, and they will give you bounteous re- 

 turn of luscious fruit. 



Ensilage is not only nutritious but appe- 

 tizing. The silo is an excellent provision 

 in the farm equipment. 



It is the duty of the farmer to live bet- 

 ter than anybody. He has only to im- 

 prove his opportunities. 



A man need not work himself to death 

 because he is a farmer. Mind may do a 

 share as well as muscle. 



A horse is more liable to scare with than 

 without blinders. He is seldom afraid of 

 what he can fairly see. 



Not all knowledge is gained from books. 

 With an open eye and mind the man at 

 work will get a good education. 



Do not use too much water. Your 

 thirst may be satisfied without drowning 

 you. It is the same with a plant. 



The meannesses of human nature are a 

 bar to co-operative effort. There is too 

 much pig nature in the combinations. 



Nothing pays better on the farm than 

 to keep accurate accounts to know what 

 is raised at a loss and what yields profit. 



Be sure to get the bulletins from the 

 agricultural experiment stations. They 

 are doing important work. Keep in touch 

 with it. 



Governments are too apt to be great 

 machines for robbing and oppressing the 

 people. If ours is so used it is the peo- 

 ple's own fault. 



Be careful in selection when buying 

 trees. One variety will bring profit, an- 

 other will cause you loss. Foresight is 

 better than hindsight. 



Don't waste the straw. It may not be 

 as nutritious as good hay, but it contains 

 enough food and fertilizing properties to 

 be well worth husbanding. 



Never forget the duty of the good citi- 

 zen to vote. You cannot have success 

 without good government; you cannot 

 have good government unless each man 

 contributes his share toward putting the 

 best men at the helm. 



