Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30
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sure OF these; comparison Of the grninA
corn.and-cob meal. Kaffir corn, wheat,
and mixture, and comparison of DIFF.
ferent proportions Of protein. In gem
eral, the results showed the very great
advantage of the use Of alfalfa hay and
of the balanced ration. The bulletin
may be obtained free by addressing the
station rs above.
squash bugs.
Regarding the squash bug, 1t never
lays Its eggs on the stem, unless by &C.
cident, but on the under side Of the
leaves. The eggs are Of dark chest
nut color, globular In shape, and exist
in clusters. They may be found By
turning up the leaves, when the eggs
may then be crushed, Another insect
deposits Its eggs on the stem this 10
the borer. The larvae, rs Soon a.
hatched eat Into the stem, and are
then difficult to dlslodge. In connec-
tlon with the above 1t Is not out OF
place to state that one Of the most
effectual remedies against enemies Of
the squash vines Is a solution OF salt
peter, which ls prepared by dissolvint
a teaspoonful OF snltpeter In q quart OF
water and then sprinklihg over plant
though sawdust, saturated with turs
pentlne, Is also used on the ground
around each plant with success.
Balky Horses. +
We have never hid great deal to
do with balky horses. There are q
great many ways that balky horse
may be started. and some of them seem
very impractical, but are successful.
For instance, we have known people
who have started n balky horse by put.
ting gravel In the ear, but we think
that little too cruel, writes J, Crotch
of Lafayette In the Rural New Yorker.
One OF the best remedies that the wilt.
er has ever seen used, which was sue
cessful was to take strong piece cf
Hath or piece of board and get slightly
to the front and still close enough to
the horse that he could hit the horse
smartly but not too hard on the knee
cap. This would cause the horse to
commence to rear slightly, and at the
same time to 70 forward, and II kept
up For short time usually breaks y
horse Of the habit. In young horse.
it may be whipped out Of him, but II
the horse is seven or eight years old
or over, 1t Is hard matter to break It
and sometimes impossible,
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Chemicals ON old Pastures:
A series OF very interesting experi-
ments In pasture renovation have been
carried on In England for the past
eight years, and the general results are
worth repeating because they agree In
a general way with experiments In
this country. The experiments were
in the line Of bringing up the quantity
and quality Of pasture by topdressing
with chemicals On light soil potash,
produced but little effect. On heavy
sells phosphate fertilizers were most
profitable. The toHdresslng was not
profitable for the first three years, but
after that period lime proved profit.
able, and potash was also profitable ti1s
Inst two years. Nitrogen fertilizers
proved OF little use. The great advd1.
tage Of the phosphate fertilizers and
lime was to promote the growth OF
various kinds of clover, which resulted
In Improvement of the soil and the
stand Of various grasses. Fertilizers
containing both phosphates and lime
proved very effective, especially on
heavy soils. which generally contain
enough potash to last number Of
years, but were deficient in lime and
phosphorlc acid.-American Cultivatof.
Cement Floors for Poultry Houses.
In the building of new poultry
houses the question of suitable floors ID
| always an Interesting one, and 1t must
be admitted that the floor depends
much on the nature Of the soil and the
climate. Tint is, In moderate eli.
mate with the natural soil of decld.
eddy sandy nature, we would not hest.
tate to depend upon the earthen floor
covered with more or less gravel pro-
vided 1t was enough higher than the
surface Of the surrounding soil to pre-.
vent any surface water running in the
house, and also that 1t be kept well Gov.
cred with straw or chafr, particularly
In cold weather The floor OF boards
is not Objectionable provided this, too.
is arranged SO that it will not get damp
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