The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
ALONG THE RURAL ROUTES.

Lard is the most economical animal
fat.
A harness broken zebra is worth $lO.-
000
Worn out milk pans make nice nests
for hens.
Printing paper is now made out of
cornstalks.
Wherever you are or whatever you
are at, keep few hens.
There are 1900 varieties of the rice
grain known, of which fifty or more are
cultivated
Some use baked corn meal for the
young chicks. Mixed with milk it makes
a good ration.
Do not refuse to make an allowance
for your wife, if you expect her to
make allowances for you
Feed your land well and it will feed
you well in return. Nature is always
ready to meet us half way.
Boys, don't be afraid of making a
friend of your father. He was once
boy. He will understand.
Little troubles may be anticipated
from mites if plenty of ashes are furn-
ished for them to dust themselves
A cement floor for the cow stable is
sanitary floor. 1t should be more OF
less rough to prevent the COWS from
slipping.
1t is said that one pound of oyster
shells will furnish lime for the shells of
about seven dozen eggs. 1t costs one
cent per pound.
A good thing to ask yourself now and
then: "What kind of home would our
home be, if every one in it were just like
me?"
Wisconsins most valuable crop of hay
Last years production was worth $780,
100000. The oat crop was next in value
at $26,OOO,OOO.
Remember that fifty fowls good breed
well kept, will produce more eggs than
one hundred neglected, no matter what
the breed may be.
1t is not known how long a sowing
of alfalfa will last. A patch planted in
Texas in 1868 is still producing and is
thus thirty fve years old.
1t is regarded by some as an expensive
experiment to grow thorough bred chick
ems from eggs. They advise buying man.
ufactured stock.
The dandelion produces $4,000 seeds
per plant; shepherds pule $4,000; this
tie $4,000; chamomile 10000; burdock
$4,000 and the common plantain $4,000.
1t is said that lO,5OO,0O0 people are en-
ployed on the farms of America. No
body appears to be able to explain why
they have not gone to the charms of
fiat life in the cities.
Here is the latest idea of real estate
advertising A man will take pictures
CT farms. have steroptician views made
and then 90 from town to town showing
his country. 1t is certainly novel plan.
Quick returns is one of the advantages
in handling poultry. For the beginner
it is better than berries or fruit. Not
season passes without some return. A
first-class hen will furnish 100 eggs per
year for use or for sale.
Ritzville, Washington, with a popula-
ton of only 2,2OO is the largest local
wheat market in the United States. 1t
ships on an average of 100000
bushels of wheat This town has no ele-
1ators. The grain is threshed into bags
md piled alongside the railroad until it
De loaded into cars.
In Germany the public roads are lined
with fruit and nut trees, the fruit may
De freely plucked by the wayfarer.
When a tree dies another is planted in |
is place. We should like to see the |
same rule established in this country.
At the state penitentiary of Mime
ota onehalf of the prisoners find en-
,loyment making Irvine and this is sold |
% the farmers of the state at 2 cents a |
'ound cheaper than trust prices. 7,OO0, |
700 pounds were produced this year.
German papers say that it is possible
o keep eggs fresh for any length of time
~ simply immersing them in 40 per
ent solution of silicate of soad, COM !
monty called liquid glass. Eggs pre-
erved in this way will hatch year
fterwards.
Set the dogs on the persistent agent
Who wants you to buy kitchen cabinets
+ anything else, and insist on your Civ
ng note for the goods in advance of
heir receipt. He will simply 90 and get |