Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-22

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Sheep when crowded Into dark, poor
" ventilated stables will not thrive.
Grade up your herd by getting
pure bred sire and using the tester
and scales.
Keep the horse under as even 3condl-
tons as possible. He is a sensitive
creature and feels weather changes
Keep the horse stable as clean and
dry as possible. and don't forget that
sunlight is tonic which the horse needs.
Every farmer must be an expert
menter to limited extent II he would
make the success of farming which 1t
Is his privilege to do.
Get rid of the idea that one COW is
as good as another. Only k,e test can
prove what each COW is doing. Keep
a record and weed out the Improbable
COWS.
Can any one explain the law, by
which an utter stranger will pay you
half more for pure bred animal
than will your nearest neighbor and
be perfectly satisfied with his bargain?
The time to begin development Of
the dairy COW is several generations be.
fore she is born. But II you cannot
do that, yon can at least treat the
heifer calf right and make her all that
ID possible.
T. How does your neighbor do the thing
which bothers and perplexes you? Ever
take time to study other peoples meth
DDS and find that you could Improve on
yonr own? II not, you have something
to learn.
Always speak to farm animals when
working around them. Children should
be taught to do this, especially, as it
Is one Of the greatest precautions
against accidental injuries OF course
too much talking can be done, in which
case 1t loses Its force with the beast.
The irrigation Of land dates back to
the time of Egypt, yet to hear some
people talk about Irrigation in the
West enc would think 1t an entirely
new thing. Nevertheless it's no gold
brick scheme, but business PROPOSE
ton that calls for a little careful
thought. 5.
1t is a mistaken idea to think that
cold air is necessarily pure air. Many
persons have the idea that because
their houses IRE cold In the morning
that the air is fresh, while the very OPP
posite may be true If the windows have
been closed during the night. This
same doctrine applies to stables where
stock is kept. Cold air is not necessa.i
rily purer than warm, vltiated mir.
The following points should be kept
in mind when sorting apples for stor-
age: ~ Only the better grades
should be stored. (2) They should be
stored as soon as possible after, pick
Ing. (3) Only hard ripe" fruit will
keep well IN cold storage. az A uni
form temperature of 81 to SO degrees
F. is best. (5) They should be put on
the market as soon as they reach their
highest maturity or before. A mid.
winter variety Is best marketed In mid
winter. (8) Apples with color do not, !;
as rule, scald as readily as other
kinds The Mammoth Black Twig is
an Important exception. a. The quail
ity of the fruit is maintained better In
storage when the fruit is wrapped.
soy Beans and Cow Peas.
The complaint Is sometimes made
that the soy bean does not enrich the
soil to the same extent rs does the
culture of the cowpea. Judging from
the chemical composition of the; two
crops, says bulletin by the Indiana
Station, 1t seems possible that when
both crops are removed from the soil
the soy bean carries away greater
quantity OF fertility because the grain
is 80 much richer in nitrogen than the;
grain Of the cowpea. If, however, both
crops are used for green manuring,
their chemical composition cannot pro-
duce wide difference in soil improve
ment. The higher nitrogen content Of
the soy bean seed is Offset by heavier
yields Of green material In case Of the
cowpea.
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