Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
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Give the swine ideal conditions and
they will increase the profits they are
returning.
When nature made the mule she for
got beauty points, but she made up on
the utility soints.
A stunted colt will never make so
good horse MS one kept vigorously
growing from the start.
If ducks are overfed, they some
times become so fat that their legs are
Incapable of supporting their bodies.
The farmer who has his surplus
capital invested in good horses has
draft which he can draw at any time.
The thumps in pigs is often caused
by an excess of fat about the Internal
organs and especially around the heart.
A we'll patronized farmers co-opera-
tive creamery is better than a gold
mine to the village and the surrounding
territory.
You will get more enjoyment in life
If You compare your present success
with your past instead of with your
neighbours.
A supply of machine oil will some
times save wear and tear on human
nerves as we'll as the gearing Of a
windmill
The tame pigeon Is one Of the most
-profitless propositions on the farm, its
use as pot pie timber seldom serving
to pay for Its keep.
How does 1t make you feel to see a
SIS old SOW nose around 500 fat
steer until she puts him out of his snug
nestand takes possession herself?
The sows that are confined in far
rowing pens should be provided with
yard for exercise. Many sows are lost
by constipation caused by lack of exer-
else before narrowing.
A quarantine pen is necessary on ev-
cry farm where hogs are kept and
should be made tight. Any new hogs
that come into the herd should be
placed in 1t and confined until all dan
ger Is past.
Have measures and scales, learn how
much difference there is in the yield
of the cows, and then figure out how
much the loss is in keeping poor COW.
Do not take some other mans word for
1t, but do it yourself, and you will be
convinced.
Cows. when given warm water, give
more milk. They also look better and
are less liable to sickness. 1t is safe
to let COW drink all the warm water
she wants at any time. but 1t is not
safe to let her drink all the cold water
she wants. This information cost us
enough SO that we remember it.
The farmer who confines himself to
two or three staple crops, and who has
not ventured beyond them, does not
know the full capacity Of his farm. He
should try some special crops on
small area, and endeavor to have
greater variety of articles to sell. The
causes of failures In some crops do not
influence other kinds.
There Is one thing that is badly
needed In all small towns and cities,
and that Is comfortable rest room for
farmers wives and daughters. have
seen women sitting around feed yard
offices for hours, waiting for the men
folks 1t. don't look right, gentlemen,
and you shouldn't ask your good ladies
to do it. The parlors of comfortable
hotel make much better waiting rooms
than feed yard oflces.-Iowa Home
stead.
The TillabIe Land.
The tillable land of the farm Is that
part Of the farm from which comes the
main revenue. For this reason the
American farmer does well to give this
his consideration at the very first.
Since the farmers Institutes were start
ed twenty years ago most Of the work
has been along the line Of field crops.
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