Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
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Salt, sulphur and charcoal is the
three-fold requirement Of healthy hogs.
Unless the heller calf has well-shap-
ed bag and teats 1t 10 better to sell
her for veal.
That horse well bedded, and 1t
might be added, groomed daily, Is half
fed is SO nearly exact that 1t approx
mates a full truth.
At the price that year-old mules have
been and are now selling for, mule rails
ing seems like a pretty attractive mo-
ney-raising proposition.
The best Of anything always costs
the most, though 1t isn't always safe to
argue that the highest priced article or
commodity is the best.
Boys who forget to comb their back
hair and brush their boot heels often
turn out to be the kind of farmers
that have big cocklebur patch on the
back forty. So beware, boys.
A man ought to have the sign, "Be-
ware" tackled up at the gate Of his
brood SOW quarters 50 that when he
started in each day to shovel their corn
to them he would use little more
judgment than is commonly used.
The parts of an old harness that are
to be oiled should be carefully cleaned,
placed In convenient vessel or covered
with good grade of harness oil; after
soaking couple of days, the straps
should be taken out and hung up to
dry.
An uncultivated field will lose its
moisture very quickly, while soil
which is stirred to the depth Of two
or three inches so that surface mulch
Is formed keeps its moisture because
the upward movement of the moisture
Is checked.
Exclusive corn diet is bad for the
brood SOW. She cannot farrow strong
pigs on such fattening diet. Little
corn should be fed, but rather q ra-
tion made up of foods rich in protein,
such as wheat bran, ground oats and
clover.
A milking stool out of the core
around which fence wire comes wound
is the discovery of one resourceful
farmer. He nails a bit Of board on
one end, to make the seat more COM
Portable, while he uses the auger hole
in the other end to hang the stool on
nail when not in use.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson esti-
mates that more than $600,OOO,OO0
must be regarded as value of the poul-
try and eggs produced on United States
farms In 1907. The farm price of eggs
December this year was given at
1872 cents, which is the highest for
long time, with the exception Of 1905.
( Pride in ones own farm, stock. etc.,
is all right, but don't let 1t become
q stumbling block to you SO that fur
ther progress towards better things is
stopped. Always be on the lookout
for the new idea and the new method
which will increase the efficiency and
profits of your farm.
4 goodway to find out whether the
front of your farm presents neat and
tidy appearance Is to take photograph
Of 1t with the thought in mind of pre-
senting one to your friends. After the
photograph is taken you may change
your mind on the subject, in which case
1t ought to result in general clean.
rp.
To Lend Farmers e4,OOO,OOO.
The Dominion Government has iecid-
ed to loan sufficient FUNDS to the farm
ers of the new provinces Of Alberta and
Saskatchewan, whose crops were fail.
ure to purchase seed grain. The
scheme, in all, will involve about $4,-
100000. The advances will be paya-
BILE in three years, at tie usual govern
ment rate of interest.
Hints from the Hired Man.
1t is as good practice to grease the
ax ma the saw Ever try it2 !.