Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21

parentheses, after the crop 1t is to fol-
low.
All grain damaged bS dampness may
be freely fed to poultry If thoroughly
dried out In hot oven. Scorch 1t
just little.
Don't say it's"Work" to plan. 1t isn't
If you approach 1t in the right spirit.
Resolve to have merry time Of 1t,
come what may.
are Of great value to laying hens.
They ale SO rich in albuminoids-egg-
producing material.
The fall work Is all done. Are the
buildings comfortable? The work all
systematized for the winter? That's
the way it ought to be.
Farm buildings should be planned
large enough to the start. Lean to's"
are an abomlnatlon In the sight Of the
man who loves neatness.
One of the most hopeful things in the
progress Of agriculture and hortlcul-
ture Is the utilization OF scientific
methods In practical work.
Most farmers depend on what they
can see In measuring wastes on farm.
One oc the greatest wastes Involves a
leak In the fertility and it may not be
visible
Among the Toggenburger goats some
are found that yield gallon of milk
per day. These and similar milking
goats are now being freely imported
Into America.
If you want the horses to do the
most work feed them on the proper
feed, SO that they may develop strength
and be able to do the required work.
Try some oats instead of SO much corn.
1t Is better to raise eight good pigs
than twelve inferior ones. There Will
be more money in the former than In
the latter, though they outnumber
them. Quality is more important than
quantity.
Be sure the pigs have trough for
themselves that cannot be reached by
the mother or the other hogs. 1t
teaches them to eat and prevents any
shrinkage during weaving. 1t is self
weaver.
Much wool is now imported into the
United States, the home product not
being sufficient to meet the demand !;
there is also good and increasing de-
mand for mutton. In England sheep
are fed with profit on land worth $500
per acre.
Don't go to law over every little
trouble that comes up In life. Settle
disputes quietly. Loud talk gives law
yers money In the end. If you cannot
agree, get committee to settle for
you, then shake hands over the decl-
sion.
Celery Is now bleached almost eX-
clusive'y with boards instead of the
old-fa>hioned hllllng up process. The
boards are held closely in touch with
the tops of the green crop while the
light Is excluded in the bleaching pro-
cess.
The man who Is not OH good terms
with his near neighbors puts in mind
of the juror who said: II put In all
of last night in jury room with eleven
of the stubbornest men ever saw in
my life. Why. not one of them would
agree with me-" Beware of the man
who is at outs with his neighbors.
Feed the colt some oats the first win
ter and give him n good start. See
how much better he will grow when
OH grass next summer. would not
like 1t much If oats were taken out Of
this world. 1t would be hard to find
another feed that would take the place
of oats for horses. am sure would
hate to be without IT.
AT the Pennsylvania station Profess
sor ]. T. Fillsbury reports that wide
matted row and hill systems of straw
berry culture. which have previously
been observed at the station. have been
changed to the narrow matted row
with better results. The berries III the
narrow-nntted row are of more uni
form size and the percentage of small
ones is decreased.
Snow is said to be the poor mans
manure" and 1t is poor enough. 1t
washes small amount of nitrogen
down into the soil. which is all right
as far as 1t goes. Bare ground, on the
other hand, is helped by alternate freez-
Ing and thawing on warm winter days.
When we have snow 1t Is wise to make
the best of 1t. When thera Is no snow
1t is not always wise to wish for it.
Many people believe that brown
eggs are richer in nntriment than
white eggs. A number of Government
experiments have determined conclu-
sively that the color of the shell is no
key to nutriment, flavor or other quail
ties Of the meat of the egg. There is
a decided difference in nutritive ratio
and flavor owing to the conditions UNI
der which fowls are kept.
1t is claimed by those who have
made the experiments that gratis set
OH the first cut on the root or collar
are more likely to live than those on
lower cuts. The first or lower cut oil
the scion is more likely to live than
those taken higher Up. The terminal
bud is not so sure to live as other
CRAFTS, but those that do generally
make longer growth. When cuts OF
the roots four or five inches long are
lsed they are more likely to live thar
2la-inch cuts, and more than twice us
many will grow as when the cuts OF
the roots are ~ inch long
About carrots, Mr.. Greiner, the well
known gardener, says: 1T is not hal
as much used and appreciated here n,
1t deserves, and as it is used and an