Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-24
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The best composted manure produces
the quickest results.
Best breeds do not insure most proft
without proper treatment.
Pasture makes the cheapest hog feed
on the farm, and clover makes the best
hog pasture.
When grass seed is sown see that
you have rich, well-pulyerized seed
bed, and SOW literally.
The Industrious hen is no longe,
overlooked when 1t comes to figurina
up the income from well-regulated
farm.
The pig hardly ever celebrates his
second birthday on the farm, 80 1t Is
quite in order to make his first as
pleasant as possible.
Making good and "a square deal
are slang expressions that carry {
whole sermon with them II given thu
right amount of thought.
While blowing on his California
ranch Spaniard ran his plowshart
into a box containing $4,000 In thu
eight-sldetl gold slugs used years ast
In California by the Spanish people.
In London they hold what is called
a cart-horse parade. 1t stimulates in
terest in the not-always-h happy lot o,
the work horse. The idea is becomin,
fashionable In some of our own east
ern cities.
II there is nythlng that will make
a mans mouth water. 1t is to see
neighbours hogs picking their living OF
fine alfalfa pasture, while you have
been pessimlstic enough to pooh-poot
the idea of growing this legume.
Spraying grain fields as means o
killing mustard is an Idea which Z Il
gaining great prominence In the grain
raising region Of the Northwest. I
seems to be a pretty we'll established
fact that the. scheme is practical.
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The last-minute plan Of buying |
farm machine Is lax one. 1t gives op
portunity for the loss Of time ant
money, for a bad temper to generate
the postponement of chore hours int
the night, and the inducing of bat
digestion.
To remove cockleburs quickly ant
easily from horses tails, the following
recipe is efficient: Dip the tail In ,
bucket of hot water or. II this is no
advisable, apply thin oil. In elthe!
case the burs can be picked out easil.
after waiting a few minutes.
The average farm garden might wei
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be larger. 1t ought to be ample enough
so that almost all Of 1t could be cult
waited with a horse and team. One cal
tend more garden with horse an
cultiyator in an hour than he can witt
a hoe In two days-and do 1t better
The hoe has Its place, but the place Il
in the flower bed or corners and tn
tool shed most OF the time.
Several weeks may be gained b.
starting many of the flower and vege
table seeds in boxes in the house, hot
bed or other protected quarters. Glas
is the best protection for plants, blu
when glass Is not procurable thin whit
cloth makes a fairly good substitute
Market gardeners grow nearly, all o
their lettuce and rome other vegetable
under thin cloth. 1t admits both ligh
| and air.
| Cost of Producing Farm Products
The Bureau Of Statistics is making
an investigation Of the cost Of produc
ing farm products in different parts o
the United States. Blank forms hav
been printed upon which to make re
ports, and this bureau desires to re
ceive the names Of such farmers a
have kept records Of cost Of producing
crops, or are well informed upon thu
subject Of cost of crop production IL
their locality, in order that blanl
schedules may be sent to them to fl
in. Individual reports will not be pub
lished- only the average Of many re
ports. Names should be sent to tn
Bureau Of Statistics, Department o
Agriculture, Washington, d. G.
A Bnrnyard Incident.