Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-11
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depend on coming true to name, which
should be sown with care, There is
general rule given to guide those who
are beginners. Cover seed twice the
depth of Its own thickness, except very
fine ones, such as portulacca, petunia,
etc. Just sift very little tine soil on,
then take a thin board and press the
soil, SO as to keep the air from drying
1t out
How to Prune to Make Good Fruit.
As rule heavy wood growth Is not
conducive to fruitfulness, while slow
wood growth encourages fruit produc-
ton. Light summer pruning Is en-
ployed to check the wood growth and
induce the formation Of fruit buds. In
order that summer pruning may be eff
fective, 1t should be done from Juno
is to July 10 In our climate. The
young shoots will have grown to the
length Of 8 to - inches and should BE-
plnched back to inches. Now pinch-
ing back, the operation should be to
grow. The buds below the pinched por.
ton will, as a rule, begin to swell and
develop into fruit buds. Should the
secondary leaf buds start after pinch-
ing back, the operation should be re-
peated. No heavy pruning of apples.
pears, cherries and plum trees should
be done during the summer. The result
will generally prove serious, since BY
the removal Of the leaves the tree u
unable to elaborate food to supply the
root system.
Proper Care of the Horse.
Few persons who own horses ever
seem to think there should be any ma
terial change in their food; even the
dalryman who fully realizes the Inn
portance Of variety for his cows, will
keep the horses going indefinitely on
hay and oats. Try the variety and see
how well 1t works not to such an ex-
tent, perhaps, as with the COWS, but In
a moderate way. Let the horses have
an occasional feed Of root crops-car-
rots, mangels, small potatoes and the
like; then, another day, let them have
a bran mash; third time a little mix
ture of corn, oats and bran. Just
enough Of the corn and bran 30 they
/ will feel they have something new.
Then, in the way of roughage, though
you may feed the best timothy as
rule, vary 1t by some cornstalks instead
OF SO much hay, or some clover hay.
for change.
Weeds for swine.
One good way to get rid Of weeds
Oh the farm is to cut or pull them up
| and feed them to the hogs. Kept in con-
finement, these animals will seldom fail
to relish them, 1t being a part Of their
nature to live on green stun and roots.
Any kind Of weeds, not poisonous, may
be given them, and also garden sauce.
such as waste cabbages, lettuce plants
that have gone to seed, radishes too old
for sale, culls of beets, carrots. turnips
and the like, including unstable apples
and potatoes. Even tomato culIB Wilt
as a rule, be seagerly deyoured. Ard.
what lot Of good 1t will seem to u
the porkers! THEY certainly will b
benefited thereby, and, IL any part OF
ones farm is infested with weeds dim
cult to eradicate, the proper way to
do 1t is to fence the spot off and turn
pigs into the lot. Kept there long
enough, they. will clean out the unde-
sirable vegetation, and at the same
time thoroughly pulverze and greatly
enrich the ground O. sibley, 10.
Agricultural Epltomist.
| How - n.1-. c..,.n
After the goslinrs leaye the nest let
them remain with the mother goose two
or three DAYS. Int feed them. When
they appear to be strong enough TO-
take care of themselves separate them
from the mother goose. letting them
RIM in n non where thera ia oras.
They should be prevented from wan.
derlng away. AT night thew should Re
put IN "a Dox ana covered UP. SO tney
VIII Keep warm, but they must have
some ar or they VIII smother. They
should never De allowed to get wet
with dew or rain therefore they
should be turned out late IN the morn
ing, ana a1ter they are strong enough
tney may be allowed TO run at large.
give them plenty OF water and feed
tnem morning ana night with Corn
pread cooked as you would for your
own eating, Dut IL VIII be better u
mace very greasy with some cayenne
pepper 10 produce neat. II properly at
tended TO as above stated they VIII b
easily raised, ana VIII get very rat.
me grease IN the bread VIII XIII the
poison III tue vesetaIion they eat, and
onions ana lettuce are also fne Feed
.or 'hein. ! had thlriy-six, ana tney
pesan 70 aie. one OF TWO DAY, until
iost teh allu oesan 70 care Tor them
us : nase here sta.eu anu none OF them
nase u,eu sliiee tnel' ! SEND THIS Tor.
pupiication lor tne dement, OF those who