Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-27

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of gravel road in one year.
In the second place, seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars could have
been set aside for grading (building
good substantial grades and side
bitches, i'm accordance with road en-
gineer's plans, not patching a little
here and little there), and at the
prices at which such work was actually
let by contract in some counties in
Iowa, this would have moved seven
million five hundred thousand cubic
yards of earth.
In the third place three hundred
thousand dollars coull have been set
aside for dragging the roads with the
King road drags. This would have
been sufficient to drsg every mile of
earth or gravel road ii the state, there
by improving the earth roads at least
100 per cent.
There would still have been left two
million four hundred thousand dollars.
besides the poll taxes, for general re-
pairs, bridges and administration.
That all the above could actually have
been accomplished by such administers
ton as a great business corporation
demands and secures is beyond dispute,
and we must be content with nothing
less. The problem is to train the men
to do the work, to have scientific in
vestigation of Iowa's road conditions
made for the use of our road officers
and to educate the public to demand
and secure good roads, and to support
proper business administration Of our
funds by experienced road men.
Cutting Corn.
Corn should be cut as near to the
ground as possible, when the time for
the crop arrives. This is
not so much for the sake of the stock
that is saved as to avoid the trouble
some stubs, which may not be covered
in the next blowing, and thus remain
upon the surface All a disagreeable
nuisance in meadow and among the
hay In setting up the shocks 1t is
preferable to make large ones and to
take as least ten rows each way, BY
which the shocks will stand firmly and
will not break down Or tumble over.
large shock will dry quite as WELL, al
tho somewhat more slowly, as small
er one, and can be more easily pre-
served from danger by storms. The
shocks should be put up so the center
is open below and air can pass freely
thru it, and should be bound securely
above the center ard at the top with
straw bands. 1t is very important that
the top should be closely bound. 80
that rain may not enter. Corn fodder
SO put up may remain long time
without injury, but the husking should
Lot av,f
the corn is dry, because husking corn
in a snowstorm is neither convenient,
agreeable nor healtllful
A Remedy For Egg Eating.
The editor of the Farm and Dairy
(Australia) gives a remedy for hens
which break and eat their own eggs.
He has found the best method IN cut
ting the top mandible of the beak with
a sharp penknife. This is to be done
little at a time, and just enough to
render the beak tender. Do not cut to
make it bleed-just enough off so that
the blood can be seep thru the horn.
The birds can then pick their own food
all right. but when it comes to break
ing the eggs, after a few trials, they
give it up An inverterate egg eater
will begin her old practice again after
the horn of her beak has grown. but
to prevent this she should have her
beak trimmed back every eight or ten
DAYS. Where the fowl is common
one or a poor layer, the advice given
is TO commence by cutting off the head
Gleaslings.
A noon rest for work horses should
not be restricted to too short period
of time. 1t is better to get the teams
out early and give them two hours
rest during the middle of the day than
to drive the horses too hard when the
heat of the sun is oppressive.
1t is just as important to put the pig
on pasture a portion of the year as 1t
is to put the COW there, and good pas
ture for both is the only kind, that
pays.
The loss of pint of milk in one
day from each animal in herd
amounts to may quarts. and may rep
resent 81 or 50 or more. This will oc-
cur when the stalls are not clean and
insufficient bedding is provided. A
crack in the wall when the wind IS
damp and cold may cause distress to
all. of the animals, yet the cost of
repairing such may be but a small
sum.
1t was stated that the English spar
row eats the caterpillar of the brown
tail moth with avidity. 1t would seem
to have met this moth in England and
to have acquired an appetite for 1t.
If you do not wish to kill the birds
it is better to use paris green with
water, rather than to mix it with flour
or any other dry substance; not that
birds will eat it, but that they are
liable to pick it up with other sub
stances upon which it may fall, and
but small quantity is necessary to
destroy bird.
Beets are hardy and are not injured,
by cool weather. The tender varieties
for the table are luxuries, if grown
rapidly and used before they become
large and woody. The seed is some
times slow in termination, but all va
cant spaces in the rows may be filed
in by transplanting the plants that are
growing too thickly.
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