Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-16
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and for long weeks, in many parts Of
Canada. windfall apples form ths
horses food.
Medicinal Properties Of vesstsAIss.
Vegetables have medicinal propsrtisA
Tomatoes act on the liver, spinach q
the kidneys, 80 does asparagus: an
kinds Of green's purify the blood. L..
tuce and cucumbers cool the system,
and celery is excellent for both rhsu-
matism and the nerves. A soup made
with onions is regarded by the French
as restorative in cases Of debility and
weakness Of the digestive organs. Lesks
and garlic promote digestion. and It IL
said that beet root gives energy and
cheerfulness.
Farming ono snay."
often see wild yarns telling how
mechanic with $500 to $400 can make
good living on q few acres Of land or q
stenographer or school teacher can earn
enough to support a family with
chickens on town lot.
People who are ignorant Of the farm
Ing business are often induced by these
silly stories to throw up their Jobs and
try 1t. Any kind Of farming is serious
business and requires a lot Of technical
knowledge. and it cannot be learned In
q day or a year. .
II a mechanic Is 30 situated that he
can get piece Of land near his Job on
which he can experiment, keeping close
to the payroll at the factory meantime,
he will be able to tell in year or two
whether 1t is good thing or not.
Go very slow and when you venture
on farming or chicken raising, stick
close to some other kind Of job that
will keep the meal tub supplied till you
are sure you can succeed. Then 70 at
1t for all you are observation-disclosures.
Practical Pigeon HINTS.
Pigeons must have grit Don't for.
get that.
There should be one bath pan for
every twelve pair Of birds.
Hemp seed is one OF the best stimu
lants known for pigeons.
Thomas Wright says pigeons prime
Of life is from to 8 years Of age.
Green food is luxury, but not q
necessity. 1t is advised not to feed lst.
tuce to pigeons.
Never catch bird In the daytime un.
less absolutely necessary. This alone
Will make tame birds wild.
Never feed one kind OF grain exclu.
stvely. It is not good for the health OF
pigeons and greatly lessons the number
OF young birds raised.
1t is said by experienced squad grow
ers that In ninety-nine times out Of 100
II TWO birds are Matched. the first
matched vii be male.
Inc homer Is somewhat larger than
the Antwerp, longer faced, and In q
greater variety Of colors, and In many
ways superior as squad breeder.
NAL. =, .,--
The change fron, r,,o,. ~
In feeding tha col, .hs.,,s 's n.A
by withholding a smo,I rao.,u. IM
the frst dav mora ~ aass " .iH
on. The amount w,thhs,d :. ts,,s anu -
ua,lv tno-.. 50 :. eAas sAau-
amount Of skim MIL nnn.. ~ "a. =.
at least equal in ouant,tv =, ,.,r ..,,,..
withheld, until the CHANCE no. 49,, 49,.
completed. - = 49,
Some substances .honld \. .aa.a
soon as the change heo,n. that ~,
supply an equivalent to-tha ,.t 80 ~.
tanned In the new MIR w,thhs,S ~
substance has been fonnd .,rar,o, -.
such use to linseed meal th.tS :.
ground fiaxseed. OIL meal w,li .n.v..
the same purpose. and q ,.- no..
frequently fed Than ,,o,na a.. -.
/ pAOpapy saat u ~ relauve-
cheaper. When the latter u used
10 necessary TO reed larger guam
ivy enan tne FORMER.
IN SOME instances the meal thus
auueo ID stirred IN the milk. but In
otner instances, as when the calves
nave learned to take meal before the
cnange from new to skim milk has
begun, II is SIMPLY added to tho meal.
sometimes the haxseed is made into
Jelly, and this fed along with the
milk.
This practice was common years
ago, but 1t is not so much practiced
now, since separator milk has come to
be so extremely available. The
Jelly was usually warmed before It
was put into the milk, and this helped
to warm the latter when cold. The
amount to be fed may be regulated for
a time, at least, by the influence that
the meal or the Jelly exercises on the
digestion. II too much is fed, the d.
gestion will be unduly lax.-Prof.
Thomas Shaw.
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