Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-12

lalf price.
Sheep will make good use of whole
,orn when fattening. They will grind
md digest 1t so thoroughly that there
will be no waste.
The virtue of dry sand MS deodori-
yer is not properly appreciated. 1t
ought to be used more freely in coops
and houses. Store it now if you have
leisure.
The venerable danes of the poultry
yard might as well be given away or
sold for spring chickens. All the profit
next season will come from pullets
ana yearling hens.
One of the worst things the neat
poultry keeper can do with the eggs
is to wash them. The warm water
opens the pores of the protecting shell.
and the egg decays in very short
time. Better dirty eggs than spoiled
ones.
1t is an awful fact that immigration
into the United States is again run
ming larger than ever. and the real
uwfulness lies III the large proportion
of these immigrants who are of I'M
desirable quality. says american Agri-
culture.
About fifty years ago Hollanders
realized that dairying was more profit
able than grain raising. Holland now
imports as much grain as she grows
md still the Dutch farmers find 1t
profitable to engage in dairying. AS
any country gets older grain raising
becomes less profitable and more risky.
In preparing piece of soil for the
setting of orchard trees Of any kind
we would advise to plow the whole
area to the depth the trees are to be
set. This makes the whole surface
uniform and the soil uniform to the
depth the tree roots are to be placed
Such a preparation will not enconr.
age the forming of pools of water
about the roots of the trees.
Now and then we see farmer who
speaks of the slavery of farm life
| - often means hard work and some
times long days. but the right kind of
man is master of the soil. How
about the slavery Of city lite?" How
about the 'unremitting toll of the
merchant?" The farmers life is jus,
exactly what he makes 1t, 1t will bt
either slavery" or "a labor of love-
Sprouts on pear trees are general!
/ cut off. One grower says that the.
should not be cut off. but should b.
allowed to grow. He declares tina
some of his trees treated In this wa.
bore better crops than those that hat
the sprouts cut off severely. We ar
doubtful of the wisdom of letting tn
sprouts grow. Nearly all experience
Il seems to show that pear trees MS we
2 as others should be kept pruned t
!, prevent running to wood. Is sprou
], any more sacred than any other kin
j of a woody growth? We would Xix
to have the opinion Of some of OH
: readers on this point.
The people of Holland. whose farm
have been reclaimed from the Mort
al Sea by wonderful system of DYKE
@ and drainage are devoted mostly
u dairying. the land being valued
{ from $500 to 5000 per acre. AS mt
+ be inferred, the dairy business is the
S necessarily conducted OH the mo
: scientific and correct plan, otherwi
e 1t would be impossible to use su,
5 high priced land in that way. A la
government report gives the averal
= milk production per cow at l,3'
= pounds and the average butter pr
e duct per COW at 321 pounds. Jul
e what this means is better understo
b when we compare it with the butt
e product of Iowa and Minnesota dai
herds. which average somewhe
10 about 100 pounds.
4 Many interesting experiments ha
), been carried on III Alaska by t
70 United States Department of Agric
~ ture. Distribution was made. mo-
:, over. of vegetable and flower see
:, to some LOO persons. many OF who
:, report success. and confirm the u,
~ sibility of raising hardy vegetables
i, nearly all parts of the territory sou
=, of the Arctic Circle. In general, I
no experimental work in Alaska i
% shown that live stock could be 8,
n, cessfully maintained at many poin
no Sheep raising has not proved succe
~. full. and the secretary expresses I
n. opinion that Alaskan grass lands
whole can be most protitably used
n. present through dairying. The sec
N. tary says it is doubtful if equally &c
nd opportunities for dairymen can
,st found in the United States to-day.
he Big Potato Results.
ISL The tremendous booming VIII
es some of the new potato varieties III
is been receiving of late years in =
sc land seems to have produced solid
1t suits If the stories of last years
Ill Yields are to be considered The Ii
lp price of seed induced planters of
lin new kinds to sublivide tubers to