Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-04
~%@ozE~

. So
overfat pullets are tardy in begin
ming to lay.
Dusty hay-if you must feed it.,
can be helped by wetting with salt wa
ter.
Raise a horse that's fitted for one
particular thing. You'll make money
on him.
Pumpkin and squash seeds overstim-
ulate the kidneys and should be fed
with the greatest care.
Have selected drones in your yard
to fertilize your young queens. They
will cost no more to keep than poor
ones.
1t is not wise to discard a SOW be-
cause She Is old, II she is doing well,
unless her place can be supplied by
one which is sure to do better
Good wool lis well as good mutton
depends largely upon the quality of
the feed. Succulent feed makes the
best wool, cleanest, brightest, softest
and strongest.
Remember this point in poultry rails
ing, there is very little in luck; 1t is
care. By that is meant regular feed
ing of varied food-neither too much
or too little given.
The clover gospel is Just; as essen
tial MS the good roads or the seed corn
gospel and yet we hear less of it. If
by, farming one would Improve the
soil he must either clover or increase
his toll.
1t has been suggested that agrlcul-
ture be taught In our. public schools.
This has been opposed largely because
of the scarcity of teachers. 1t Is Ger.
tainly within the range of the average
teacher to teach how plants grow.
A weed is n bad thing to hive and
yet there Is one thing that ought to be
said to Its credit. Weeds are not In
truders at all times, for they are only.
In evidence. when the farmer fails to
perform his duty. They come as re-
hinder Of remiss management.
Sheep seem to be about AS foolish
as any animal can be, but with moder-
ate protection they live and thrive and
are very liable to make their owners
thrive too; that Is, IL they have per-
sonal liking for sheep. Some men hate
sheep; they ought never to own any.
----
This is an excellent time to get that
memorandum book and record, things
needed to be. done later on when tha
busy season begins. Such things as are
most urgent can he done first md as
thew are performed thew can he checked
of, This is far better than depending
on the memory.
-
Some students in the Pennsylvania
State college undertook to have some
fun" with the students Of the agrl-
good licking and they had tn nav for
the damage done in the fight. Agri.
culture is given some respect In most
States now.
= -- 49,
Once upon a time we were told that
the Russian thistle would oyerrun this
country and would become great
pest. Later we were told that every.
body was to be made rich growing
t,eets. Both sc;lres have lapsed into
naar 81 ,,,,,o,, -,,,,;,,,t 4han, 5,f,,,n 80.
hara hoor axn,oaad l., tha',nst s
,' : 49, 4- -. :. =. = : '''''
Thriftrdoes not consist altogether in
penny pinching. 1t has been observed
that some men have been so busy max
ing money that they have not had time
to train their sons properly and some
Of them drift away. It Is not enough
to devote all the time to making money
A part of the time should be devoted
to training the sons and daughters 70,
the battle of life.
-- --------
Inc hotse w. snou.u ue given u
.ehtioh ito .'l i's olith. Arlih 'n.o sllapt
with pinchers' provided 1or TINS pur
pose using rasp OF kniie 10 nnlst
wltn. II tue nooi IS inclihed 70 De one
sided, correct THIS by trimming. VI