Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-11

years opportunities pass. in this case,
with April.
When one goes along the roadside
and sees locks Of wool attached to the
lower wire OF a two wire fence he is
led to believe that man ought to eth.
err have a better fence or quit the
sheep business.
1t has been observed several times
that the man who drives skinny, poor
horse usually carries t.g whip. II
such men would be as free with feed
as they are with their whips they prob
ably would have better horses.
II 1t were 80 In the days Of 'Poor
Richard" 1t is so now that three
moves are equal to one fire." There
should be change in tenures and there
would be less moving. Renters ought
to be given a chance to lave long terms
on the same place.
1t Is not enough to test the seed corn
as whole. 1t should be thoroughly
tested according to the most approved
methods. The planter should also be
tested. Doing these things properly ac-
tually tests the farmer himself. and If
he stands the test the crop usually does.
It is most dangerous practice for
a boy or any other person to stand i'm
mediately behind horse that is haul
Ing up the hay fork loaded with big
load of hay. Should anything give way,
as breaking Of singletree, before
the load has reached the carrier, there
Is liable to be an accident.
The owner of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
land Is to be compllmented when he
changes his management from a grain
producer to stock grower. 1t Is all
right to grow grain when 1t can be pro-
dueed at profit. But one cannot at
ford to haul away by the load the fer
tility of Observation-Disclosures land.
Z II you have board floor in your
poultry house Gas you should have) II
is a good idea to cover it with sand.
1T Is then much easier to clean it off.
Frequently layers of dry leaves are
preferred by some, which should be
often applied and they answer the same
purpose. In any event, keen the poul-
try house well cleaned nil the time.
A fruit grower says: The borer Ii
the worst enemy to the apple tree. II
does Its work in the aarly summer.
have found that free washing with
soap suds furnishes complete protec
ton, provided the moths have not al
ready laid their eggs in the tree. The
trunks of the trees should be washed
about the middle of the months Of
April, May and June each year"
A paint made of pulyerized charcoal
and Mnseed oil is an excellent preserya
tive for posts. A friend of mine set &
few willow posts few years ago in {
temporary fence, one of which hat
been treated. When all the others haG
rotted the one that had been treated
was In a good state Of preservation
The thing to determine is whether Il
will pay.
Goats are said to be great leaders and
even protectors of sheep Some tim,
ago shepherd of New Mexico, Will,
away from the home camps, lost hi
dog and broke his leg en- the same day
Five days later the sheep, led by thu
goats, appeared at the home ranch at
ter crossing two mountain ranges by ,
path of their own finding with but sew
en- sheep missing out of the flock o
1000.
Ducks frequently lay for two o
three months before they take notiol
to set, 50 If one wishes to hatch larg
number OF ducklings some Of the first
layed eggs should be set under CHECKER
hens Ducks eggs usually hatch well
They require greater amount Of mois
ture than hens eggs do. II the nest Il
on the ground, sufficient moisture ma.
be had from the earth; II set in a DO.
the eggs should be spr.nklea occasion
ally with tepid water during the late
part Of Incubation.
Any farmer who would leave seyera
bushels of oats on the ground at har
| vest time would be considered fool
ish man, and yet he does practical.
1 H.. ,o,,c tb;pu xyhapH he, awe jrforto
seed that is infested with foul seed
straws and spoiled grain. He cuts hi
yield several bushels which Is equiva
lent to leaving that much on the groun,
at harvest time. One is foolish prac
tice and SO is the other. In recen
years more farmers are cleaning see,
oats and treating them for smut.
Gophers may be destroyed by poisol
better than by traps. The latter is
slow way to get them. In clover mead
ow OF elsewhere poison seems to appea
to me as the better way. Bisulphid
of carbon is effectual, but is more ex
pensiye than poison. A well-knowl
remedy consists in dissolying one ounc
of strychnia sulphate In one pint o
boiling water add one pint of tho
sugar syrup and stir. Preserve in
close vessel. This quantity is sufficien
to poison a half bushel of shelled corr
The best soil for most plants and es
peclally young flower plants, is a rict
mellow loan and II not sandy, pu
sand in 1t, mixing 1t Wsll, for 1t is I'm
possible to- grow good plants In a stlf
hard soil. A very Important thing /
y g'!sSFs good seed which you ca