Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-04


| Don't wait until the ice crop is rip,
before making arrangements for til,
next crop of ice.
A man is usually borrowing trouble
when he borrows tools and Implements
from his neighbor. Never borrow
trouble.
Whenever farmer admits that, he
10 too old to learn he Is entirely too
old to farm. To know what is right
and not do 1t is as bad as to know
what is wrong and to do 1t.
There is such a thing as having toe
many friends. In friendship quality
counts for more than quantity. There
are fool friends, borrowing friends and
uncongenial friends. What we need
Is fast friends.
Interurban lines extending out into
the country are making demand for
farm property for country homes. Re-
firing business men like to play ut
farming, but the fun is often expen-
siye where 30 much depends on hired
help and inexperience. The business
man gets something on the firm home
that he can get nowhere else, aud that
is why he is after the change.
A cistern that leaks Is even as ba l
as a pocketbook with a, leak init. 1t
may not be expensive, but 1t is equally
annoying not to have water when
needed, all because of lenk in the
cistern. The way to cure leak is to
make cement whitewash and white
wash 1t, giving 1t one or more coats.
The cement solution will fill the
cracks.
Whatever else may be neglected, tic
teaching Of boy to work should not
be overlooked. AS parents we arc
prone to be leaders and to do the chief
and less labori0us parts Of the work
and let the boys do minor things.
This is a mistake. Set the boys to
work at everything after having some
instructions, and never scold because
1t is not well done. The parent should
recall his own first attempts.
The German salad potatoes are at
tracing some attention in this coun-
try. having been grown in an expert
mental way at the Rhode Island stu
ton and elsewhere. They are i'm
ported to some extent, and may be
Found In the large cities in response
to an increasing demand. These pota-
toes are Of very small size md Of
pleasant, nutty favor, quite different
from most of the larger kinds. They
are in considerable demand for lin
tied class of trade, and may yet be-
come somewhat important crop. IL
their size could he increased, they
would. no doubt, become very popular
as a high grade of table potato.
Apples contain only seventeen per
cent Of solid matter. and of this one
half is sugar. There is very little renl
nutrlMent in APPLES. lnt what thera Ia
lection in any way. They have dis
tinct tendency to increase the milk,
and without lessening Its value in any
way; this Is probably on account of
their effect in aiding the digestion OF
other food. The crushed pulp of ap-
ples-the pomace Of cider mills-ls
very agreeable to cows, and as it may
be kept In good condition, packed in
barrels as soon as it Is taken from
the press, 1t is worth while to save 1t.
This kind of feed, too. helps other
feeding by making a pleasant variety.
As much Importance should be at
tached to the shape and quality Of tile
udder Of the dairy cow as to its size.
A COW may have large udder. yet
give small quantity of milk. A cow
with deep, narrow udder ending In
large teats is seldom good mixer.
A heavy mixer must have large I'D
der, but 1t is rather broad than long,
and to carry it well without bruislns
or chatting the hind feet should be well
apart. Such an udder should have
short hair, and when MIXED should
be shrunk in size and the skin should
hang loosely over its surface. The
shape and set of the teats is an I'M
portant consideration In buying COW.
An ideal-shaped teat is long and rather
slim. as
Succession of Vegetables.