Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

fatten fowls rapidly.
The egg-layer should have a rather
nervous makeup, with slender body,
long legs, thin neck and small head.
We are too prone to attribute our
crop failure to some defect in nature
and that Of our nelghbor's to his laEi-
ness.
Animals, like people. appreciate and
should receive kind and confederate
treatment. It ID form Of investment
that fetches good returns.
Pruning is very important part Of
grape growing. Books and growers
should be consulted before IT IL I'm.
dertaken on a large scale.
Provide warm quarters for the sheep.
Turnips, with little rye bran, are
good to exc out the pasture. Keep the
ram with the dock for early lambs.
The Elberta peach is said to be
cross between an EARLY Crawford and
the Chinese cling, and is an accidental
hybrid produced by planting one near
the other.
In building cellar wall an air space
IL Just the thing needed and ut costs
less than material to fill 1t. Jack Frost
don't like an air space in walls, for 1t
keeps him out. 81
To the tired, overworked, famed or
otherwise out-of.condltion horses there
Is no sanitarium nor hospital that COM
pares with good pasture, with some
protection from sun and passing show
ers.
Dressed poultry should not be packed
for transportation until entirely cold.
1t should then be laid in clean straw.
breast down, keeping the wings and
legs close to the body. See that there.
ls no dlscoloratlon Of the skin. III
Some Of the organizations OF farm
ers who would regulate the prices, of
farm products have Just come up to
the problem that in some things. such.
as wheat, there exists worlds compe.
tition which they are powerless to reg
ulate
Book farming is all right, but not al
ways do we and the book farmer right.
1t ls well enough to know the rules Of
practical agriculture and 1t is ali right
to put them to practice, but we often
see people who are in practice and they
do better than others.
The man who lives near large city
Is not coming up to his possibilities IL
he does not cater to the best markets
near his home. There are many farm
products the city people would like to
have which he could furnish. This is
a trade that 1t pays to cater to.
Carefully conducted experiments In
the spraying Of potatoes show that
while the cost of thorough spraying
during the season ls but from 81 to SO
an acre, 1t has resulted in an average
gain Of about $23 per acre during
4 period Of three years over correspond
ing fields TINT were left tnanra val
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Nowhere does organization count Cor
any more than 1t does in thrashing
club. Such clubs are advantageous In
that their members know who Is going
to help, and when they are to have
their work done. There are no lag
CARDS and every man has an interest
1 ~ home a. at n ne,phhor,s
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Thorough cultivation Of orchards has
come to be one Of the most important
operations. 1t not only makes plant
food more available, but Is a valuable
protection against drought In soils
which are unusually hard, poor In.
humus, and In which the trees do not
form taproot, 1t is extremely impor-
tant that the ground be loosened by
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About the Only binding law some,
states have foor keeping weeds cut,
along the highways Is the law govern
ing mans self-respect. Most men do
not like to have weeds grow along the
highway contiguous to their farms. but
now and then you will find farmer
who is perfectly willing to let them
grow. There ought to be rigid law
for the latter. The former is not under
the law at all he does not need 1t.
The wheat producer is told In one M
| per that It would be best for him to
hold his crop for better prices. In an.
\ other paper equally as reliable he il
told that .eyery decline Of one cent
per bushei on wheat puts II near the 81.
mort price, and 1t is the price, abroad
that must determine crop values as
long as we have surplus" In the
multitude Of such councils II will stand
the wheat-grower in, hand to "know
4 where he is at"
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