Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

required proportions to produce feed
which would Sanalyze one part of pro-
tein to six of carbohydrates. Our cows
are not allowed to stand alongside
straw stack for shelter when the Their
mometer shows something less than
zero, but are kept in the stable. and
even watered there"
How to Treat Garden Soil.
There is no other piece Of ground
that has to grow such variety OF
crops as the garden patch. 1t is hard
to find small plot that will be ideal
for all plants. There are plants like
the tomato, melon and bean that would
likewise be benefited by such soil.
There are others, such as late cabbage,
parsnips beets and other slow-growins
plants, that would be better on heavy
soil with north slope.
AS a light soil is more apt to dry
out in midsummer, 1t is advisable to
have water handy, to turn on II nee.
essary or to give constant cultivation
to form "a dust mulch In case the land
Is to be occupied in midsummer. By
planting to have the extra early truck
on the sandy south slope it will be gone
in time to put melons, early sweet corn
and similar crops on the same ground.
The garden soil should be rich.
Fine, well-rotted manure will give rich
ness and huinus. If the sand pit Is
handy the farmer can haul few loads
when not busy and scatter that over
portion Of the garden If it needs warm
Ing up. By all means keep the soil in
fine filth. SO the wheel hoe will work
easily. Poultry and sheep manure are
good for the garden. Coarse manure
or weed stalks half plowed under are
an abomination and cause much loss
OF time and crops.
Growing Apples on Rough Land.
The owner of hillside in Pennsyl-
vania who found his land too rough to-
cultivate at profit writes that he has
found way out by planting fruit trees
He thinks the loose stones are no injury
to the trees, but on the contrary rather
a benefit, as-they serve as a mulch to
help obtain moisture. He plants hil
apple trees thirty-six feet apart, thirty.
three trees to tbe acre the distance
being great enough because the ,treea,
do not grow quit so fast as in itillags
land. His near trees he plants forty.
eight to the acre, thirty feet apart, and
his peaches nineteen feet apart.. 1874 to
the acre. He reckons on 200 bushels
mn acre from bis anples or pears and
300, baskets Of peaches. The land A
not cultivated at nil mt the trees were
mnlcbed and fertilized when ,vounp and
protected from borers and mice. The
soil is fairly good Inf Is snnn,ied with
plant food enough tn keen the trees. in
vigorous growth In tb,s wav the hill,
sides are nrof,tahIv nsaa md the hest
mart Of tho farm piyan to general cron,
and dairy farming Tho trees are head.
ed low. since cultivation is not required.
and the fruit; sis,t S easv, TO nick while
snrayInp can Ia done with slioht ,ncon.
yenience s'' ,gai 4
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Denouncess s-Breeding. Va. 81
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s.ep p'chWafu u & ne salu
lake ,he pest eportnorh DUH IN
america ana t l1 pest COW OF any otnet
preeu anu cross them ana you nave IN
tle,r produce DESTROYED the quaity
anu vaile OF ,poth Dreeus' You have
,h'rouuceu tl'e system OF SCRUB preea'