Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

ing iiSH MIXTURE dS wei us lnCreaS-
Ing the bulk.
Foot-rot is one Of the worst enemies
Of the sheep breeder, especially where
they are run on low. marshy land.
When horse has frequent fits of
collie 1t indicates chronic indigestion
and should have careful treatment.
With the majority of fruits the aim
should be for a few fine, large, smooth
and plump specimens rather than for
many small ones.
One advantage in feeding wheat
middlings made into slop with skim
milk to hogs is that it will give bet
ter proportion of lean meat.
Much Of the poultry we see in the
market Is poor and scrawny. The
breed, of course, has much to do with
this point. but the quality of any
breed can be improved by a judiclous
mode of fattening.
Keep winter beets growing rapidly.
as they must come out of the ground
before being touched by the frost. II
the roots are not large enough,
growth may be prolonged by protec-
ton with newspapers on cold nights.
With one-half days labor a hot
bed can be constructed in which not
only tomatoes and other early yegeta-
bles can be started for early planting,
but In which can also be grown lettuce,
radishes, ETC., sufficient for the needs
of the ordinary family.
Ever think of the work one hen
will do? A hen will raise at least
one lot of chickens every year, but
suppose she raises ten, If half of
these ten are pullets they will repro.
duce at least one lot of chicken the
next year. In addition, the young
ROSTERS may be sold.
The surest way to make a profit is
to keep down the cost. There should
be no hesitation In procuring that
which Is needed, but waste should not
be allowed. The cost may be lessen
ed by doing all the work at the prop
err time and by the use of the best
implements.
1t Is claimed that if grain is ground
there is saving of one-third, and that
10 pounds of hay, when cut up fine,
Will be more serviceable than Is
pounds uncut. Cutting the hay per-
mits of mixing with it not only ground
grain. but also linseed or cotton.seed
meals, or other concentrated foods.
1t Is claimed that for the perfect
maturing of corn in this latitude the
growing season must have an average
mean temperature of 20 degrees for
80 days, or there must be an excess
of IS degrees multiplied by 90, equal
ing $3.50 degrees of accumulated heat.
Should the heat be lower the crop may
be longer in maturing.a rc5t'
1t is reported that discovery has
recently been made whereby vegetn-
bles may be preserved indefinitely by
sterilizing them with hot air. Corn.
peas, string beans. Lima beans, etc..
thus treated take on withered form
much like cured hay, but when put
In cold water will resume their shape
and regain their former brittleness
and garden flavor
The making of butter on farms leads
to great variation in the quality, ow-
Ing to the difference In methods used
on the farms. While choice article
Of dairy manufacture will bring high
er price than creamery butter, vet the
creamery butter is more uniform, as
the milk from large number of farms
is handled at the same factory. There
are a few diaries which sell butter
at two or three times the regular price,
but they are exceptions.
Do not make the earth in the boxes
and flower pots too rich. All plants
protected during the winter, by setting
them on stand In warm room, such
as geraniums, should not make heavy
growth, but be kept in good condition
for slipping, as the spring and summer
are the proper seasons for having them
to perfection. The mealy bug must
be guarded against when the plants
are kept in a warm atmosphere.
The profits are sometimes absorbed
In manner that may not easily be
noticed. and frequently the loss is in
the manner of shipping an article to
market. 1t costs no more to market
$40 worth Of butter than 1t does to
send two or three bushels of wheat to
market, while wheat is more profit
able to the farmer considering the re-
ceipts from each. The best produce
should be marketed MS such. Inferior
grades should never be shipped with
that which Is good as the inferior ar
ticle will regulate the price.
A great scheme OF irrigation for the
wheat lands of India has In view the
vast possibilities it will open up for
the growing of wheat The works
will take ten years to complete, and
will cost something like $3OOOo,OOO
During the last forty years much has
been done in this matter, but what is
vet easy of accomplishment may be
judged by the fact that five years ago
Just about six million acres received
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