Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-20

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face and does not hold the dampnese
as leather or cloth does, 1t prevents the
shoulders from becoming sore In al.
most every instance.
Starting a Pasture.
1t is advisable, In order to start q
pasture, to first pillow the land deeply
and harrow we'll, thereby rendering this
earth fine and in good condition for the
seed. In selecting seeds 1t is best to
choose from varieties that are known
to be adapted to the soil and climate,
but be careful to use enough. Ecanomy
in seed Is extravaganza, loss being
the result in the end. Before sowing
apply about 100 pounds Of kainlt per
acre and two bushels of land plaster.
II the land is plowed In the, fall, SOW
lime on the surface and leave 1t there.
"A good start Is everything, and the
greater the vartety Of grasses the bet
ter the pasture.
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Sowing Crimson Glover.
Many who are having their first ex.
perience with crimson clover make tho
mistake of sowing 1t In the spring, usu.
ally sowing 1t In with the rye. The
idea is that II this is done there will !,
be a fairly good crop to turn under Id
the fall. Possibly this may work In
some cases and some sections, although
1t is not safe proposition to follow.
generally. BY far the better plan
would be to sow the crimson clover
seed In July or August in some culti-
waited crop, corn being the usual crop
In which 1t Is sown. The result of this
plan would be good crop OF clover
the following spring in nine cases out
of ten where the soil was suited to tho
crimson clover. This plan will not In
any way interfere with the proper culs
Stivation of the corn or other crop which
will have ceased before the time for
sowing the clover. 4
Green Food for swine.
Z II the swine are not on the range
and hence without access to green food
during the summer. they should be sup-
piled with 1t In the pens Il one would
have them thrive. Make 1t business
to pull up weeds for halfhour daily
and cart them to the pig pen. s Any.
weed that Is not poisonous will do thol
swine good and they will eat greedily.t
Change the diet little occasionally bxl
giving them some grass or any vege-'
table tops from the garden. Do not
give them a great lot OF green stun
one day. SO much that they waste q
portion Of It, and none for week.
but let them have all they will eat up
clean and give 1t to them several times
a week. Give them also all the fresh
water they want, with a shady corner,
and you will find that these inexpen-
sive things will make the food given
them count for much more than it
would otherwise. g. s. !:
Summer water for Cows. 7
When one has a pasture through
which a stream runs he considers :him.s
self fortunate so far as the water ques-
tion Is concerned, but there ID much
danger In such a situation unless ors
is sure of the stream for consldera-
BILE distance before the water reaches
his pasture. What is. the stream used
for by those who have access to It NJ;
fore 1t reaches yon? II you do not
know, 1t Is good plan to and out be-
fore the cows are permitted to drink
from it. After all, there Is nothing
like water from good well 80 located
that 1t cannot become contaminated In
any way. True, 1t takes time to get
the water out and to the cows or the
cows to the water, but 1t is usually
time well spent. Do not work on the
plan that the cows can drink all the
water they need atmornlng and night,
hence can go without It between these
periods. Probably they can, but did
you ever notice the effect on the milk
pail?
Treating Oats for Smut.
Although the following Information
has been given in this department be.
fore 1t is repeated In response to a NUM-
Der Of requests. Formalln is used for
the purpose and as 1t is obtalnabls at
any drug store 1t is within the reach
OF all, and, further, as 1t lis cheap and
only small quantity Is needed, there
is no excuse for not treating the seed
oats. The method is to use a half
pound Of the formalin to each thirty
gallons Of water and this Is usually
enough to treat hundred bushels OF
onts. The seed oats should be spread
out thinly on the barn floor and sum.
cient OF the solution be sprinkled over
them to thoroughly dampen them.
When the work is done shovel the oats
together In a pile and cover them with
old carpet or something similar for q
day. They may be sown at once after
this drying or they may be spread out
and well dried and sown at any time
one pleases. As the method is so cbeap
and simple, every one sowing oata
should adopt 1t.
Fertilisers.
Decidedly the best fertilizer that can
be used is well rotted stable manurs
In most cases where commercial ferti-
lizers are used some manure should be
used with 1t. 1t is important In ferti.
LIKING soil to improve Its physical con-
dition us well as its chemical .compo.
3sition. 1t should be made loose, 80 that
the roots Of plants may readily absorb
the food 1t contains. For this purpose
manures are unexcelled.
The physical properties Of soil have !;
large Influence on Its fertility, The
most common means Of loss Of fertility
is through teaching, or the mechanical
washing away of nourishing properties.
Soil which has large proportion az
clay are finely grained and COMPACT.
thus making 1t easy for the plant food
they contain to he washed away. A.
the same time the compactneas FRA.