Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24

able one.
Butter is regarded as comparative
ly modern product. Scholars believe
that the word translated butter in the
early writings should have been trans
lated cream.
A Montana sheep firm has bought
410-acre ranch in the Yellowstone val
ley near Billings for $32,5OO, nearly $s5
an acre, the highest price yet paid in
that section.
While small bunch of sheep can be
kept on any farm to good advantage,
they serve n double purpose, as they
enrich the farm and bring cash in
come 1.-THE same time.
A breachy old eve Is about the worst
property one can own, as she leads the
good sheep into unforbidden pastures.
There are few fiocks but what has one
Of these "pesty old things"
Tomatoes do well when heavily ferti-
liked. When the plants are set they
may be placed upon shovel of we'll
rotted manure After they begin to
grow, more manure may be added and
plowed in.
The stingy feeder hurts himself us
well as his COWS; but, on the other
hand. the mich COW that will not re-
pay generous feeding should find the
block, and her place be filled by good
animal. Worst enocomy of all is to
breed to an Improbable scrub.
This year the man who prepared
every acre Of ground right before plant
ing is now ahead. We know of corn
planted on well-prepared ground two
weeks ago that is now up to some of
the corn that was hogged in six weeks
ago. and in two weeks more 1t will be
ahead.
One practice that has been so neglect
ed as to almost be given the name OF
"lost art" should again be revived. 1t
is that Of stacking grain. There are
too few farmers. who can build stack
of grain that will keep. The reason is
easy. Threshing from the shock does
the damage.
There are many foul weed seeds that
cannot be taken out of clover seed by
ordinary methods When an extra eff
fort Is not made to get the seed clean
1t will be sure to grow all kinds of
plants not wanted. 1t will not pay to
drift into neglect in this way and slip
one cog backward.
Fat hens may be most quickly re-
duced to reproducing condition by
/ giving them free range on grass, with
holding soft food and feeding them
sparingly with oats and other bulky
food. Scratching beds Of litter, chafr,
leaves, ETC., will take the place of range
where birds must be confined.
Not until man began planting corn
from individual ears In separate places
did he learn of the individuality of
ears. Now, since he has learned this
much, there is thirsting for greater
knowledge of seed corn. Some of the
older students in seed cornology have
long since ceased to learn any more
Others are satisfied they can still learn
something.
A farmer who has had experience
with cement tanks writes that it does
not pay to build them unless they are
well reinforced with wires and iron
rods. The freezing will sometimes
cause them to crack, and crack means
leak; leak means trouble. 1t does
not add much to the labor or expense
to imbed pieces of.wire all through the
concrete while making cement tanks.
Close attention to details is neces.
sary in order to produce two tons of
butter exactly alike in quality. A
change Of food will affect the milk and
butter and SO will any mistake in keep
Ing and rlpening the cream and in
churning. The. food also flavors the
butter, as wild onions have been obsta-
cles in that respect Lack Of cleanlI-
ness also affects the quality of the but
ter.
Weeds . Source of Disease.
A physician who has been inyestigat-
ing the matter says that from the
weeds growing In pool Of stagnant
water in a pasture he has been able to
develop and cultivate the genuine tu-
berculosis germ, and cited the fact as
strong argument in favor of furnish
ing the COW with supply of pure wa
| ter.
| New Seedless Apple.
Howard Garrett of Willistown.
township, near West Chester, Pa,
claims to have solved the question Of
how to grow seedless apples, and has
two trees in his orchard which are
bearing such fruit and have been for
several seasons. Just how 1t is done
he will not explain; but he has the
fruit. The apples have core like any
other variety, but there Is not seed
in them. The flavor of the fruit is ex-
cellent.
Why a Mule Is Valuable.
1t is said that well-managed and
properly fed mules can be worked at
two years of age with safety, If prop
sg judgment u exercised BY the driver,