Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
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The horse of quality will outseY a
coarse-grained one any time.
See that no one disturbs the birds on
your farm. They are your best friends.
The farm team will rest better II
cleaned at night as well as in the morn
ing.
Regardless OF the extra cost Of extra
feed, keep the foals growing. II the
pasture is short give them extra feed.
It is not the quantity Of the land one
has, but the way 1t is used and han
died that counts now for success on
the farm.
| The eve should be kept in moderate
" good flesh and at lambing time
should be strong and able to take care
| OF her lamb.
| Hogs penned where they can get no
shade will not thrive and are more sus.
ceptible to disease than II given plenty
Of both shade and sunshine.
| For permanent pasture there
should be a variety Of grasses, in order
to get free supply of growth and to
insure the entire covering Of the
| ground.
One reason why many farmers fail
to make profit is because they have
no settled policy. Success in any busi-
ness comes from persistence In we'll
chosen plan.
Selling everything we produce and
buying everything we consume In
creases the trading and manufacturing
classes and diminishes the percentage
Of farming classes.
Cows do not usually consume more
food than can be properly digested.
The ration, therefore, should be made
as palatable as possible, in order to in
duce the COW to eat large quantities.
| By pasturing grass too close the
growth Ia checked on account Of the
protection which good covering Of
grass gives to the ground being taken
away and the heated atmosphere has a
chance to absorb all of the moisture.
In Iowa few years ago fifty regis
tered sows were sold at auction, bring
ing nearly $1,000. At the last moment
the owner noticed that one was Ill, and
declined to accept the money for any
Of them. They were placed In quaran-
tine. and within week all were Ill.
1t is reproach to any man to. let
his horses shoulders become sore.
The trouble has either been caused by
the failure of the collar to fit properly
or 1t is due to the accumulation of
sweat and dirt upon the collar which
has been allowed to chafe the shout
der until 1t has caused an abrasion Of
the skin. *,
Don't pull on the halter and beat
the colt over the head in the effort to
teach 1t to lead. Try this plan Put
a quarter-inch rope around the body
at the. flank and run the free end
through slipping moose made at the
other end of the rope and forward be-
tween the front legs up through the
halter ring. When ready to begin OPP
erati9ns say come to the colt and pull
on the halter rope. II 1t will not come,
give short quick Jerk to the rope
around the body. When this is repeat
ed a few times the colt will lead and 1t
will rapidly learn that obedience is all
that is wanted.
Getting profit out Of feed stuffs
depends upon the kind of cattle you
put 1t into. Figured to fine point,
says the farmer. isn't the proposition
Of full-feeding cattle something like
this: If you have good steers, good
profit will be made; If you have scrubs,
better save the corn and let some one.
else try fattening the steers The cat
tie market is in bad way when I'll
doesn't pay to feed good steers. One
cannot have good steers without keep
ing good class of COWS and an extra
good male. The finger OF experience
points to pure breeds, or ns nearly
pure bred as you can afford.