The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-19
fo.. the Consideration Of Farmers.

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1. Plan before you execute; havs q
good reason for everything you do.
Keep your eyes open, y notebook and
pencil in your pocket, jot down new
| ideas, and what needs attention. at
| meals slowly and merrily: sleep gnt
hours; you will a ;compl sh more and
, last longer.
2. In the compost heap there is
wealth. kee p 1t ut of sun and rain.
Don't let it destroy itse (. DR., bed
ding atsorbs and saves the valua lie
urine. Let none escape. Don't poison
the air your ANNA breathe by COM
posting manure in q cellar beneath
them.
). Good food makes rich manure,
rich manure rici soil. and rich soil
well titled yields lHrge and profitable
crops.
i. Cnderdrain vet land to drv it.
/ 90 en- the subsoil OF heavy land to
warm 1t Stir the surface of ight land
constantly to keep it moist.
D. Don't let weeds rob your land of
its wealth. Increase your help or de-
crease your acres rather than let one
90 to seed.
g. sele seeds early and carefully.
Dry thoroughly and keep in a dry
place. liant only the very best; the
plants will be stronger and the yield
greater every year. and you won't
complain that wheat turns to chess or
cats to gass.
z. Be careful with Your horses.
Never abuse nor overwOrk them. Pro-
vide c,ean food, pure water and dry
bedding, changed often. Feed liberal
ly when at work, lightly when at rest.
keep their feet shapely, their bodies
clean, and have blankets for cold
weather.
9. Breed from large and strong
mares. See that The sire i 5 absolutely
sound in wind and limb, and comes of
frst-class stock Raise colts worth
500 when four years old while you are
about it. Eon't raise so scrubs.
Work brood mares lightly.
=. Watch the markets. Fnow the
value Of everything you have to sell.
When good offer is made, close the
bargain with a snap. Oa't haggle.
10. Keep harness soft and pliable
with oil, and make it fit the horse. The
collar is most important. 1t should be
light. smooth. firm, yielding slightly to
heavy pressure. Make it fit the hors,
like a glove. Keep it clean. discard
blinders. A horse needs his head when
drawing load as man needs his arm
in walking, therefore don't use tight
eheck-rein.
Ii. rovidc good grass and clover
pas, lure for milch cows in summer,
with prenty of pure water. dark stable
for midday in fly time, and warm,
well bed ed stable in W inter- Chopped
beets and carrots, mixed
W tn bran, with good bright hay. are best
to keep up a steady flow of rich milk.
Next best are sheaf oats, corn and good
hay.
II. Keep cattle fat from the calf to
the day they are sod. Warm sheds in
winter, cool shade in summer. pure
water, generous supply of good and
varied food are the essentials. The |
result, a good profit and lots of rich !
Il. A few well-bred sheep and some !
light hurdle fence will enable YOU to |
turn to good account many a bit of !
good pasturage thai wou otherwise be |
wasted.
l.. Keep no more hogs than you can
manage. She and soak hard |
,orn IN water twenty-four hours before |
ZEE ling; some hogs have defective
esth. Warm quarters IN W inter-. with |
abundant dry bed.iing, are equal to
,nc-third of the food. A good pa sture
If clover, plenty of pure, cool water,
md dark shed with dry plank floor
insure health, comfort and rapid growth
II summer
IL. Aim to feed so that your hogs at
, ne months VIII weigh rs many pounds
Is tLey are days old. Use well bred.
rigorous boars, and strong. quiet,
Healthy. full-grown sows, and your
,igs will invariably be strong. vigorous
md easily fattened. Have them far
owed in March and sell in December.
There is profit in such hog raising.
IL. Poultry warmly housed (not
rowded) and well-fed with corn,
hopped cabbage, boile potatoes, oats
nd scraps of meat in winter, will
brice repay the extra care in high
'riced eggs. Don't forget plenty of
'ure water. gravel and Old plaster or
ime. Twenty-Five hens well-cal ed for
viii yield double the profit of 100 ne
ected. Keep none over two years.
kept extra good chicken-raisers.
l.. Keep axles of wheeled nipple
nents well oiled. A dollar expended
4 painting the woodwork with crude
etIoleum or red lead and oil will save
en-. When tires shrink loose suspend
he wheel in shallow trough of boil
ng hot lin Seed oil, turn slowly and soak
thoroughly, and they viii emain tight
, years. W hen not in use keep all
Implements under cover and oil
will clarified oil to pre-
ent rust.
l.. Grow the best Fruits and vege- i
lb' es, and lots of them for your own '
Sc. Once get your hand in and you ;
ill like the task. They are highly {
Onducive to health, and cool health is |
ettcr than great wealth.
l.. Don forget the towers. Help {
our wife to make home = ..sweet $
ome''--one your children will love as '
ing as they live and see that she has I
clip in the house when needed. Take |
er to church sundays, and don't fe;gn c
eep when tire contribution-box IS
asscd. I
20. Win and keep the confidence of .
Iur children. ducate them literally q
nd practically. 4 sound, well-traineu !
ind, skilful hands and well developed I
ody arr worth more to them than lands I
money!. j. T. aminr.
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