Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-03

ing ewes, With an occasional handful
Of corn.
Large, thrifty sows are more sure
to bring good thrifty filters of pigs
than gifts.
1t is only when the sheep and wool
IRE turned into money the farmer can
count his profit or loss.
An ear of corn to every square yard
Of cornfield means 4,S4O ears. How
many bushels is that per acre?
1t is as Important to know the
standard sorts of corn as 1t Is to be
posted on the popular breeds of stock.
To make hogs most profitable a
steady daily gain must be secured from
the time the pig is narrowed until it is
marketed.
While sheep may pay better than any
other stock on poor, rough lands, IL well
managed, they will also pay on smooth,
rich land.
The man or boy who likes to "fool
around" with pigs or sheep or any 9th
or farm stock usually develops into q
good stockman.
Keep sheep in comfortable quarters,
especially when the weather is stormy.
Sheep can stand dry cold much better
th0n damnness.
The farmer who makes two nubbins
of corn grow where but one grew be-
fore may be benefactor to his race,
but he is an enemy to his own family.
Don't grow nubbins.
If we give anyone sos and get only
so In value in return, we speak out
Immediately and in unmistakable terms
Yet In a year we sometimes give n COW
S25 worth of feed and get 500 worth
Of produce without even knowing that
we are cheated.
Do not overlook the fact that to III
sert a cold bit into horses mouth is
torture. Iron and steel rapidly con
duct heat, hence the sensation of cold
when the metals are touched. Rubber
bits are better, but they should be
warmed before using.
In the winter it must be borne In
mind that animal heat is to be kept UP
as the first Importance to egg produc.
ton, and any deficiency of food will
quickly be made manifest in that re.
spect, but less food will be required
during the warm season.
There is much variation in the yield
and quality of milk from the COWS, and
no farmer can have herd uniform
unless he breeds for uniformity by ad
herring to one breed; 1t may even bt
necessary to rely on some particular
family of the selected breed.
A game law passed In Illinois few
years ago brought about some surpris
ing results. By the terms Of this law
every citizen who desired to hunt had
to pay 81 license. 1t was thought
that this license would bring to the
State treasury the sum of $4,000 OF
$4,000, but it ran over 100000 the
first year.
Ii sheds are too costly 1t pays to use
cornstalks for providing shelters, OF
wind breaks, by placing them against
poles. Corn fodder is too valuable tc
use In this manner, but there are hun
dreds of farmers who allow corn fod
der to be wasted when 1t might be USED
on the outside of the sheds or barn.
yards as wind breaks If it can not be
put to any better use.
When man pays taxes on the full
valuation of his land and at the same
time 1t Is mortgaged for half its value
and If the holder of the mortgage pays
taxes on his credits, is not that double
taxation? To one out on the farm il
looks as though the owner should only
pay taxes on the equity he has in the
land and let the man who holds the
mortgage pay on the value Of that mort.
gage.
Killing Weeds by Spraying.
A per cent solution of sulphate of
copper has been found destructive to
wild mustard and some other weeds,
without injuring grain crops 1t is
probable that 1t will not injure certain
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