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

protractcd.
Hens often suffer in midsummer for
want of gravel when confined in yard.
Throw in sods, cracked bone, shell or
stone, and give water freely.
II an orchard is on decline, 1t Is
IN indication that the food supply In
the soil is being exhausted. Fertilizers
should be applied, and thorough culti-
walton should be given to 1t.
Keep the pigs growing. Pumpkins are
fine for them in September. Separate
from the others, those you intend to
fatten for early markets. Feed the soft
corn to these, with ground rye.
When the weather becomes cold, al
falfa is not sufficient food. 1t should
have some grain fed With 1t. 1t makes
the pigs grow long and lean, but less
corn needs to be fed than when other
pasture is used.
Sow four acres of ground in clover
or alfalfa. Have the four acres In two
lots, 50 that when the hogs are In one
lot the clover can grow up In the 9th
or. Then change them alternately from
one lot to the other.
Judging by the prices good cattle ana
hogs are bringing at the present time
the packing house Investigations are
not killing of the business very fast.
Just old Gamers, that's all, and who
cares for them anyway?
Because Of the relish with which
hogs eat new corn, and the ease with
which it is hauled and fed, there Is
danger of overfeeding. The corn, be-
Ing soft and Immature, will soon
throw them out of condition.
The observing se. Log city girl was heard to
say to her uncle while receis,y -.
visit: what is the use of all the pure
food agitation when the farmers scat
ter all that manure on the land they
are preparing for green corn?" oh. my,
the dirty dirt!
Keep clean, fresh water where the
chicks can have access to 1t at all
times. Filthy or impure water is often
the cause Of bowel trouble and other
ailments iii little chicks. and ian ounce
'of prevention is worth more than a
pound Of cure"
No decided improvement has been
made in the past twenty years in cook
Ing for harvest hands or threshers.
The cookstove is just as hot now as 1t
was then. The kitchen duties are just
as laborIous and withal the housewives
duties are very much the same.
In hauling up hay with horse, If
the horse is turned in circle all the
time, 1t will untwist or king the hay
rope. The driver of the horse should
turn gee at one end and haw at the
other turn, making figure eight move
ment, and there will be no kinks put
in the rope
An eastern orchardist reports very
good sale of Ben Davis apples. He has
ninety trees that have been set out
nine years, and last year he sold from
them apples to the amount of $42175 !;
his net receipts being s3Ss.33 These
despised Ben Davis apples sold at from
IS to $5.75 per barrel.
Every year farmers lose heavily from
late spring planting. Many of these are
good farmers. but are unexpectedly de-
layed with spring work by combina-
tlon of bad weather, sick horses and a
scarcity Of help. The matter of readi-
ness is an important factor in the busi-
ness Of corn production.
Many would-be poultry raisers prob
ably do not realize the demand for
feathers. The body feathers of chick
ems and turkeys sell at from to 40
cents per pound, and duck and geese
feathers at from 35 to 80 cents per
pound. When thinking of raising poul-
try do not forget the feathers.
The man who puts of making his
clover hay until 1t is ripe is reaping
the harvest Of his mistake. He not
only has lot Of hay that is lacking
in value, but he is taking some of the
vitality that should be there for per-
fecting the coming seed crop. Some
farmers make ripe clover hay and then
wonder why they can't get crop Of
seed.
The man who is denying himself the
use of low-wheeled wagon Is shoot
Ing wide Of the mark. He brings upon
himself some very heavy lifting that
should be avoided. A man ought not
to lift anything heavy that he can raise
in some other manner. Back oil ap-
pears to be cheap when man is ten
der In years, but when old age comes it
may be needed.
Every farmer should have straw
berry patch. 1t will pay, II not in cash,
1t will be In the enjoyment Anyone
can raise Strawberries on land sulta-
BILE for corn. Fertilize 1t well, pillow
deeply and drag thoroughly. YOU can
not get land in too good shape. Set
plants on cool, rainy day. Use water
and shade your plants Almost any Of
the leading kinds sold by nurseries,
preferably near your home. are good.
In behalf of the good housewife we
wish to say that II the farm proprietor
has all the latest machinery and con-
veniences for doing the outdoor work
he should see that she is provided in
as large measure with labor-saving
contcniences in doing the work Of the
household, handy supply Of dry wood
and kindling, ample cupboard room, a
frst-class cook stove with good draft
and other aids that contribute SO much
In Tightening the burden of household