Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-24
be the money makers of the herd did
not In fact yield any profit. while 9TH
crs which had been considered less
valuable provided good cash income.

NuiuaDie provided n good cash income.
Sheen on Small Farms.
1t is n mistaken idea to suppose that
lcrge areas are required on which to
raise sheep 1t is true that 1t will not
do to crowd too many on small area
with any idea that they will get their
living from the vegetation there, but
IL, say, one hundred sheep were to be
kept on fifteen or twenty acres, prop
erly handled. together with proper
feeding, would bring desirable results.
Taking twenty acres as the area to be
used. it would be good plan to divide
this into three fields; two fields of five
acres each and one ten-acss 6sld. The
fiye-acre plots should be so1a in rape
or some other special feeding crop. and
the ten.acre field used for general
grazing. In this plot there should be
shade and water. and the grain feed
Ing should be done here also. The
fields of rape should be used alternate
ly: that is, give the flock of sheep ac-
cess to one field four or five hours a
d"s iot oue week, tueh W tue othcA
field in the same manner. If these
fields We're proiitably pastured the re-
suit of the droppings would make
them sufficiently rich for almost any
crop when 1t was desired to use them
in that way, which could be done by
hay ing movable fences, SO that other
fields could be used for the sheep in
other years.
The FAR 10y.
The lot of the FARMER boy Is undoubt-
edly lighter now than 1t was a half
century ago. as many old Davies
County farmers can attest who have
dropped corn all day by hand in a
furrow "laid out" by a horse driven
by single line attached to single
shovel plow and keep 1t up for two or
three weeks. Most old people who
have lived on farm have had this
experience or have followed the hoy
who was dropping corn, day In and
day out. covering it with hoe. For
ty years ago boy who could drop for
two coverers could earn his 90 cents a
day, while the ordinary boy who was
not so swift could earn % to IS cents
n day. AS a matter of fact boy
could get over more ground and plant
much bigger acreage than man.
but then, as now. there was an I'M
written law that he should not re-
celve mems wages. Before the days
of labor saving machinery. farm work
for the boy especially. was constant
round of drudgery, and 1t was little
wonder they wanted to get away from
1t. Now 1t is otherwise, and life on a
farm Is preferable to most other pur-
suits In life.-Exchange.
Care of Lambs.
In the case of twins, 1t Is we'll to
place them with the mother in a small
separate pen, for a day or two, in order
that they may become acquainted, ant
to avoid the danger of one Of the lambf
straying away. which may cause trou-
BILE. When lambs are born weakly,
more care is required, and unless the
shepherd is with them to see that they
are sucked soon after birth. they ara
liable to become chilled and die. If the
lamb Is too weak to stand up and suck,
1t should be held up and some milk
MIXED into its mouth, when 1t Will
soon take the teat and help itself, or
the eve may be gently laid upon her
side and the lamb brought to the tea,
on its knees or side, and helped a,
above indlcated-New England Home
stead.
Saving Clover Hay.
Saving clover hay is not difficui,
matter IL the climatic conditions are
favorable, while 1t Is almost impossi
BILE to cure it in good condition la
catchy weather. Where large areas
have to be cured it Is impossible to
adopt the method of shocking 1t, II
being much better to cut after the dew
is off, starting the tedder shortly after
the mower and rake up and haul the
next day. In this way hand labor
which>is so expensive, Is dispensed
with. 1t Is better, says Iowa Home
stead, to allow the crop to stand until
the first heads are brown rather than
cut it during catchy weather, as II
will spoil less standing than when cut
Farm Notes.
There are two certain methods OF
capturing the plum curculio. First IL
by Earring the tree every morning fol
three weeks, after the plums are set
catching the weevils in sheets laid on
the ground. The second is by colon.
izing large tiocks of chickens in coops,
or in yards, under the trees.
If farmers We're as careful and sys-
tematic in the management of their
herds as the breeders of pure breeds
are with their cattle, much better re-
suits would be secured from ordinary
stock. Even the best breed will fall
if not rightly managed. and all classes
of stock can be made more productive
IL extra care is given.
Veterinary surgeons state that the
milk is the first thing affected when q
COW becomes i'll. and that the MILL
will show Indications of coming milk
fever and garget a week before any
outward sign can be discovered. A
sore, or anything that may be liable
to poison the blood also poisons the
milk at the same time.
1t is mistake to expect that egg.
will hatch precisely in twenty-ont
days. While this Is the rule, it is no
an invariable one. Some will hatch ii
nineteen days, others in twenty-ont
days, and others will require twenty
five days for incubation. The cause.
are various-such as getting too cold
too much heat, lack Of moisture, want
Of vitality of either or both Of the
parents. and the age Of the eggs
In giving salt to animals 1t should
be done in manner to allow eacf
animal to partake of as much as II
desires and prefers. Instead of giving
the salt in the food. thereby compell
.