Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-25

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properly managed
Fowls seldom tire of milk. They
may eat too much grain or meat for
their health. but milk In any form is
palatable and wholesome.
Corn in the criD has the appearance
of being money In the bank. 1t means
about the same thing and many are
not rushing the produce to market.
In sheep and swine early maturity
are pertinent requisites. Slow grow
ers are poor money makers. Some men
who cannot do well with hogs will
succeed with sheep.
Four wide boards arranged in the
form Of square with tight cover
over one corner makes convenient
place for ducks and may be moved to
fresh ground easily.
Letting the mud freeze on the
wheels and other parts of buggy is
good way to make job for paint
er. Water is cheaper than paint. FL
bow grease also has Its virtue.
Call time on the old hens and see
that they contribute TO the poultry
| market before they cause loss. This
is lesson that many have to learn
at a loss. 1t seldom pays to keep hens
after their second summer.
A nOiDf fh0f II ft,,if Uroworo ahon1d
bear in mind Is that the city resi-
dent has little room for storage, and
hence will pay much higher prices in
proportion for good fruit in small pack
ages than ordinary fruit In large pack
ages.
The man behind the plow has laid up
| for winter. The man behind the gun
has become entrenched on Manchuria' s
hills, but the man behind the meal bag
Is still doing business at the old stand
on dairy farm where the cows are
still responding to the generous feeds
| given by him. Il
The very extravagant claim Is made
that the seedless apple Is also a bloom
less apple, and that worms cannot live
in them because of the absence Of
seeds, and that 1t is, therefore. worm-
less. Let the codling moth have a
squint at the new variety. Why can't
1t be made frost-proof?
When the new corn husking ma
chine gets to working to perfection
and will husk from seven to ten acres |
the man with the ''husking peg" The
| champion corn husker will Join the
ranks Of the champion sheep shearer
who has laid down his laurels to the
sheep shearing machine.
large ear of corn will contain
more grains of corn |. small ear.
All will recognize that fact, and yet
there is feeling among corn grow
ers that is not favorable to mammoth
ears. The smaller ear is quicker to
dry out and is much easier husked.
| A medium ear Is desired and one
should be on every stalk and the stalks
well distributed over an acre.
Don't get an Idea that hog can
| not be overfed, for 1t is easy to over
feed hog. An excess of feed leads to
disease of blood, liver and bowels
| Only certain amount of feed can be
assimilated by an animal, and all
over the actual requirement will lie
in the intestinal canal to putrefy and
evolve deleterious gases which, being |
absorbed, produce serious effect on
| the blood.
The manufacture of potato flour is
very important industry in Austria.
Corn starch is practically unknown in
that country. potato flour being sub
stituted. 1t is said to be cheaper than
wheat flour and makes n beautiful
light cake. The potatoes are machined
so as to separate the starch from the
cells after which 1t is refined, cleansed
and dried. The residue is fed to stock
stock.
| Upon the advent Of steam engines
there was letting up Of improve
ment of power to be obtained on swift |
| flowing streams. Now there Is re-
| vival of the old time water power |
which has come largely because of |
its cheapness. Gasoline engines are
also coming into prominence. The
great lesson of economy is coming and
some of us may as well get ready |
for 1t.
Butter Is such a common article
that we seldom think of 1t as an ar-
ticle of medicine. Nothing can take
the place of bread and butter. AS a
delicate fat it is an oil that fur sur
passes cod liver oil. 1t Is full of
energy and power and 1t is considered
poor economy to eat sparlngly Of but
ter. Butter is said to be curative
of consumption where 1t can be digest |
ed properly by the patient.
sought the women folks to go
about the stable?" Sure they ought
There is nothing like having women
folks who can look after some of the
stable chores when tho men are away,
or be able to hitch up horse, or two
of them, If needed. Let the horses
become acquainted with the women
and they will be all the more gentle.
Vicious horses should not be kept
where they can do damage.
According to Iowa Homestead, no
other grain in the history Of the world
has made the strides that durum wheat
has In two years it has increased 90