Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22

The production of lambs for market,
especially on farms convenient to mar
ket, II conducted with intelligence,
cannot fail to be profitable.
A horse that is well broken becomes
useful and is sought by all who may
be acquainted with his abilities. The
auto that Is well broken is fit only for
the junk shop.
1t has been recently discovered that
people live longer in cities than in
the country. This probably explains
why so many farmers move to the city
when they retire.
A farmer i'm Wisconsin brought suit
against a seed dealer because he sold
him bird rape seed instead of the
dwarf Essex variety. and that the
crop developed lot of noxious weeds
that greatly damaged his farm.
The best swine breeders nowadays
use some Of the many kinds of germi-
cides freely about their houses and
yards. These disinfect and destroy
germs. By diluting them many kinds
can be taken Internally, which frees
the hogs from worms.
In the mixture of blood in breeding
live stock it will not mix like mixing
paints. We mix certain colors together
and get the same result every time
with no variation Sometimes when a
white Shorthorn bull is bred to Gal
lowav COW a blue gray is produced and
sometimes not.
When the temperature gets down to
thoroughly dried ont will be injured
This is as true as life. AMI no one
should attempt to excuse himself for
not making close examination and
test of the seed corn. Some of our
best corn growers keep their seed in
dry cellar.
We are approaching a system of in
tensive farming. Some extensive
farm operations work all right, but we
are fast approaching time when we
will need to be more intense in our
work. The extensive snout and legs
of the razorback have given way to
the abbreviated noses and legs of i'm
proved breeds.
Forty years ago much of the stock
for distance of Il hundred or more
miles was driven to the market in
stead of by freight. 1t was profitable
then, and We're it not for the shrink,
it might be so now. Some of the
shippers have to divide with the trans.
portation companies and the producer
pays the freight" after all.
Doctor Sven Hedin. famous traN-
eler, tells us that Thibet sheep are
used as transport animals. One day
he met II caravan of 300 sheep laden
with corn, of which he says: 1T was
n pleasure to see how Orderly was
their march and how easy they We're
to manage: no slope was too steep for
them, though they bore quite heavy
loads"
The use of peat for fuel Is making
progress in Sweden in competition
with imported coal. Deposits In that
country are of enormous extent. The
finished peat is heavy and firm. with
small percentage Of ash. Deliveries
to the State railways during the year
thousand tons. The price is ssh per
ton in large lots.
One of the unsolved mysteries of the
creamery test is that 4 per cent COW
does not always test / per cent
COW is said to never test above her
maximum percentage of butter fat,
hut she will frequently fall below 1t
and the patron thinks the creamery
man is stealing from him. There are
disturbances which come up that will
cause this trouble and there seems to
be no accounting for It,
Mr.. Hoard. the Wisconsin dairyman,
says COW will throw OFT S13 worth of
ammonia in single year and it pays
to keep and hold it for use on the soil
He saves it by sprlnklins his stables
daily, and as much oftener as neces,
sary, with land plaster, which absorbs
and holds 1t until it is placed on the
land. He says lie made poor farm to
yield an increase of 20 per cent in
seven years. This pays.
Has it ever occurred to you that YOU
cannot make your own burdens lighter
by burdening your friends with Your
own troubles? 1t cannot he done: ii
las been tried repeatedly. If your
pillow does not scour will your neigh.
Dor be any the wiser or will you be
benefited my by transmitting the
trouble to him? He will ask you why
YOU did not take proper care of the
plow and then your troubles will be
more.
The latest production of Luther
Burbank, the well-known Californi;
botanist, is the spineless cactus, Which
is claimed to contain about half ms
much nutriment MS alfalfa and tina
the yield of forage per acre Is greater
This peculiar cactus was obtained by
series of crosses and careful selec
ton. The advantage of plant Of TIL;
kind is like that of others of Its fam
lily. 1t can be grown in region to-
dry for ordinary crops. Its success
would mean prosperity for the descr
regions of the southwest.
Rotation of crops should includ
some mode of clearing the land O
weeds. Wheat and clover. followed b
corn. clean the land, provided the cor
crop receives thorough cultivation. bu
many weeds come up in the corntiel
after the corn is Laid by" and it
not unusual for crab grass to the
take possession of the field Cor
should be followed by another no
crop. such as potatoes. cabbages, tul
nips or carrots, and at no period dul
ing the growing season should the Ian