Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

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food and better manure.
Break the colts to the halter while
very young and they will not become
halter pullers.
Why Is 1t that 30 many farmers To-
cate their feed lots in the lowest ground
on the farm?
Many families are broken up by the
parents regarding the children as mere
money-making capital.
Have at least one hive of bees II
fruit Is specially. Bees are valuable
assistants in fertilizlng the blossoms.
II you keep the COWS In the barn at
night see that they are we'll bedded
and cleaned In the morning before
milking.
Watch open wounds on the stock In
hot, showery weather for maggots. A
swab and some good dip properly d.
luted will make 'em crawl.
Tankage Is all right for hogs. pro-
i ded 1t is fed with corn or other
hfain. 1t will not do to feed alone, be-
cause it contains too much protein.
It's big mistake to pillow when the
ground shows up slick and oozys ms 1t
leaves the moldboard. Too wet, and
: that means clods and impairs the tex
ture of the soil.
Feeding cattle are simply fesh-pro-
! ducins machines. and they should be
disturbed as little as possible. Keep
them in good order and promote lazi-
ness as much us possible.
Rape makes splendid green food for
yarded fowls A row few rods long
will furnish green stuff all season, as
1t can be picked over many times If the
crown Is not broken out.
The more men tamper with nature
the more they comp,lcate matters often
instead Of cffectlng solution. 1t has
been found out that IN spraying fruit
trees, birds as well us insects are killed.
Currant bushes should be hoed
which not only cleans out the weeds
and grass. but renders the new growth
more vigorous A sliovelful OF we'll
rotted manure, worked into tho soil,
will prove beneficial.
When dairymen realize that their sep.
orators must be thoroughly washed ey-
cry time they are used and that their
cream must be perfectly sweet when
delivered ut tho -fuctory, the troubles
Of the butter maker will be practically
eliminated. sd, IN Al, .,s,,,,9.3
The custom of loading farm Wagons
20 that the heaviest weight is upon the
front wheels is all wrong, and adds
materially to the draft. The heaviest
Z weight should be carried by the hind
wheels This Inns been proved by of
1cial and careful tests.
In the mountain pastures Of Scotland
during heavy snowstorms focks OF
sheep are frequently buried out of
sight. They are discovered by the ga
gaeious collie dogs and the shepherd
proceeds to dig a hole through which
they can escape.
T. s.,ao.,na oon.aio,,,.u -. a.,
4 TO secure large size for family use.
The best favored and sweetest varie-
ties are the small kinds, and they are
alaO tha earliest Wntermelona how
~ .ne sa,'iee.. "n'e 1a now
ss'. e,oulu We Ne, as .ne larger
ue 1.e'on ule iess Mas'e' WINE WINE they
!. ale mso iu,y equai ~ qu"iity 70 tne
.il''''iei A'iu.
That the pure food law and the ao,.,
tation over Chicaeo,s had meats hos
not resulted disastronsly 70 the trole
IA shown NV the flenres for eYr,orts
I, da,rn. & nv ,,ros,o+s ans $50 ..l,... .a'
smonntaa - so,o onn o,o - ,nannaas s
- s1e ooo noo d.r,r. ~. - ~. ease
.aoss S'sse'soS rs 20 pass 'en
The last veor,s hoo. rrodrct,on 4,
Kansas a aggregated 70 oOo tone rh,s 10
an ,pcraasa NJ TX nor cont ovor .ha
ontnnt Of 1ao5 which woa nrev,ors,s
Aha Greatest Tbis 10 dne ~ tha aroo
ton at Garden city Of one Of the
laroast factor;as In +ho ,or,d ,,h,oi,
eon.lactec Tor ana manufactured vir-
tuaiiy tae mnoie OF tne STATE crop.
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An experiment oy professor In
dairying at the New York experiment