Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-16
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Give the calves the sunniest, warm
est corner In the barn.
Sturdy to do the greatest amount of
work with the least outlay Of labor.
Be wary of starting goat farm. 1t
Is bucking proposition with some
men.
A strange dog In bunch of cattle
Will run Off many pounds of flesh in
few minutes.
Raising broilers for market is profit
able If one has the time and facilities
for producing them.
It Is not the things we can get along
without, but the things we have and
can enjoy that make live worth living
to us.
While liberal fertilization will In
crease the yield, thorough cultivation
Is also necessary to keep up and i'm
prove the quality.
1t Is said that the la'--7e---sr ries his
mistakes to tha t. while
the doctor burie,-.ns, and the editor
lays them onto the printer.
Cattle have four stomachs, while the
pig has but one, and when you stop to
think about 1t you will readily OH erve
that both cannot be fed alike.
In just about nine cases out of ten
1t is the man who grumbles over the
hard work that makes the most fuss
when rainy day brings a chance to
rest and recuperate.
The pens should be cleaned each day
to avoid filthy condition and to keep
the hogs comfortable. Bright oat straw
should be used for the beds; and the
straw needs to be kept fresh by being
changed every day.
A good ideal for some Of the young
farmers just starting out Is this one
recently heard: A small farm thor
oughly cultivated and prosperous; a
clean kitchen and honey" parlor
with a neat wife in charge.
If you want to teach horse to walk
fast, put him by the side of q horse
that has good gait. II the slow walk
err has any spunk, he will spring in to
keep up, and gradually strike faster
pace. Some horses are like some men,
they cannot be educated.
One of the advantages of having the
cows come fresh in the fall is because
that is time that you can take the best
care Of them; in addition, that is the
time you can keep the flow of milk
better than at any other time Of the
year, and that Is the time Of the YEAR
that milk brings the highest price. Z. \
When hens have been laying for quite
a while, the eggs at the close of the
prolific period will not produce as
strong chickens as those that were laid
at the beginning of this period. 1t is
claimed the layer begins to diminish by
this continued effort and the eggs are
not sufficiently endowed with vitality
near the last of the litter.
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his post of duty. Any neglect Of the
cows or of the milk and butter must
neceSSarily lead to 1OSSeS-loss In tho
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in the amount and quality Of the flow
Of milk, which each COW may be ex-
pected to give If treated properly.
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Sometimes 1t takes quite whack
over the head to get our attention. 1t
Is SO with the man who scrimps his
cows on feed, thinking that by doing so
he is saving money. First he knows,
down goes the quantity of milk, and
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Almost any number of fowls may be
kept upon the farm if 1t is large enough