Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11

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Provide plenty of wood ashes and
salt for your pigs.
If by bad management you now get
behind with your work, 1t will crowd
you all summer.
Much and thorough cultivation will
often make up to some extent lack OF
fertility In the soil.
A system Of farming which gives
poor crops is exhaustive and one which
give good crops builds up the farm.
There is ready sale for all the
good, clean, sweet farm butter that can
be made-but not for the other kind.
Sow every acre you can spare to
clover. Better even cut down the other
crops all around to make room for 1t
To find the number Of cords there are
In a pile of wood, multiply the length
by the width and height a..d divide by
1913.
The character of the feed determines
the character OF the meat and the
wholesome meat Is only made by
wholesome food.
When you hear the farmer say, "Just
my luck" In nine cases out of ten II he
were truthful he would exclaim, "just
my lazlness," or lust my inattention.' y
Sheep can not be kept on damp loca-
lions without being liable to foot rot
Their quarters should be dry, and they
will thrive In an open shed that faces
the south.
A patch of millet or sorghum may be
sown to keep ont the light hay crop or
to make a green feed TO help out the
pastures during the latter part of sum-
mer or early fall.
Recently a trainload OF twenty three
cars of rice was shipped from Beau
mont, Tex. for Porto Rico. This Is the
largest single shipment made by any
rice mill In America.
Healthy animals require no medl-
cine; conditions in them may be estab-
llshed and maintained by intelligently
applied alterations in the quantity
and quality of their food and labor.
Training will develop many good
qualities In the horse which would
otherwise he dormant and subdues
many vicious habits and faults which
would render the horse worthless II
allowed to go unchecked.
The claim that salt should be applied
to asparagus beds is not supported by
experiments II destroys a number OF
weeds and performs mechanical serv.
Ice In the soil, but 1t Is not necessary
fertilizer.
The country store man knows better
than anybody else the lack of education
~ w W nj. INV Aeinue
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'na' pas unuei iie .uee e,eis uas ate
ness.
The first wear Of the colts life lie i'm.
portant. Keep him growing the first
year, keep him growing the second year
70 ha is - no nerlatod have HIN Eat
for fo+ w,,, often cover nm n multitude
~ dafoct.
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Every farmer should have a few
eraneyines. They serve as arbors OF
shade and can be grown where they
will NOT take I'M much space. All. poul
trv Yards will be Improved IL Crane.
vines are grown along the fences. AND
fowls will find shade under the over.
hanging branches in summer.
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How many windows has your barn
two stalls Mt least and one for eacl
stall is not too many, Sunlight Is th,
cheapest purifier we have and ii
many ways the most effective. N,
part of your stable should be SO darl
that one could not read newspaper
readily at any time during the day.
Nebraska farmers complain that {
great trust controls the creamerles II
that State. 1t Is asserted that the
trust. fixes the price of cream, dictate:
the territory for each creamery, anC