Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-01-20

Winter protection Is an absolute ne
| " .,sas for GROWING. ,snlan fruits sue
G rs,.,.S IN northern climate. ~.
should =, practiced in every locality
MGere' the temperature reaches zero or
below.
Pasture at its best is not sufficient
for the greatest flow of milk. Provis-
ion should be promptly made for a
change of feed at least once each day,
not necessarily grain but something to
add variety.
1t is said that charcoal is very
valuable hygienic agent for pigs. 1t il
a corrective, and acts as n preventive
against various diseases arising from
disorilered digestive organs. If some
charcoal, or even ashes, are put in the
pigsty, the pigs will soon show they
like it.
The Minnesota Legislature has en-
acted Il law relating to timber grow.
ing in that State, which provides for
a bounty of $3.50 an acre each year
for period of six years, for each acre
planted and kept in good condition
with any kind of forest tree except
black locust.
| The best care for a horse is liberal
feed, but he should not be overfed.
The bill of fare should be changed
| from time to time. Provide ventila-
ton; Il horse cannot withstand bad air
any more than man. A horse that
coughs should be fed dry feed with
caution. The coat, name and tail of
horse will tell how he is kept.
Many are prone to allow their horses
to run out through all kinds of wealth.
er until late in the fall, and until their
coats become rough and shaggy This
is wrong. Frosty grass is not good for
horses that nave been used to dry feed
and must yet do hard work. They
should be stabbed as soon as the nights
become uncomfortably cool, and then
| they may be turned out to grass again
after the sun has dispelled the frost.
The hog that is grown "betwecn
two winters will cost less and be
more profitable than one kept from The
fall till the winter of the next yeal
The spring pig should be just the right
weight TO bring the highest price by
| November or Christmas, and it viii
require less attention than one KEPT
through the winter 1t is not now
necessary to have pigs excessively fat
though weight is an important factor
| Quality is now sought and fixes the
| price.
Cheap wheat leaves Il larger prof,
for the farmer than was received half q
century ago with wheat at double the
prices of the present day. The value
of an article is its price compared witt
| its cost. The wheat drill. the self-bind
er and the combined thresher have sc
lowered the cost of labor and reduced
the time in growing and harvesting
wheat as to enable the farmer to now
grow four acres of wheat instead OF
one, as formerly. The way to make
wheat more profitable is TO increase the
average yield per acre by the liberia
use Of fertilizers.
A farmer is reported having received
a free package of seed from the
United States Agricultural Department
He read the franked envelope notice OF
$500 penalty for private use" HI
wrote Secretary Wilson protesting til,
"eNorbitant prices charged by the gov
eminent for its free Seeds" and fur
Their complained: 81 cannot put the
seeds to public use and cannot AFFORD
to pay $500 for using them myself
OF course. it was explained to him tn,
penalty referred to the private use o.
the franked envelope only. This farm
er should contine his efforts strictly IL
raising green crops.