Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-14
Too heavy feeding sometimes causes
paralysis in young pigs.

your land.
Large quantities of alfalfa seed are
shipped every year to Belgium and
other countries of Europe to be made
into dye. This is beautiful shade.
which can be obtained from no better
source.
Pigs are more apt to be "rooters" in
spring, when the ground is soft, than
they are at any other time OF the
year. Much of this can be prevented
by feeding regularly with coal, char
coal, ashes or other mineral matter.
Ringing the hogs should be resorted
to in extreme cases.
A farmer troubled with thistles, tried
digging up and sailing their roots to
no avail. He then plowed the field
eight inches deep in June. Again, in
August he plowed six inches deep,
again in October, then in March the
following year. and finally again in
May, and then he planted to corn, and
reports that he got rid Of the thistles
Horns are going out Of style. decid-
eddy. Horned cattle and horned sheep
are rapidly disappearing. Many
of the cattle bred and fed in the corn
belt are hornless. Breeds of this kind
are growing in popularity. In the
mountainous countries and on the
plains wild cattle needed long horns
for the protection of themselves aud
their young. Now. however, with
the plains country thickly settled and
with few wild animals ehe cattle do
not need horns. Among the hornless
breeds are the Galloway, Angus, Red
Poll and Polled Shorthorn. Polled Jer.
sey and Polled Hereford are also conf
ing into favor. By the application OF
caustic potash the growth Of the horn
is prevented in the young calf.
Insects and insecticides.
The following are cheap insecticides
and come highly recommended:
Dissolve two chunks of common
whitewash lime for each pail of water
used, and add a small teaspoonful of
copperas In powdered form. Sprinkle
this mixture freely on growing plants
and on the ground around them, and
it will kill all kinds of plant lice and
insects except cabbage worms, striped
beetles, white grubs and potato bugs.
A handful of fine dust from the middle
of the street sprinkled on the cabbage
settles the worms. 3
Boiling water Into which is placed
scraped soap and a little kerosene,
when applied around squash or cucum.
Der vines never fail to kill the yellow
striped bug.
London purple is cheaper than paris
green. and does the same work in kill.
ing potato bugs.
Lime and ashes, mixed with water
and poured on the ground, causes the
white grub to curl up for the last
time. Poured on manure piles, 1t kills
ny eggs and many embryo insects.
Fly Repellant.
Here is recipe for fly repellant
which is said to be quite effective:
Resin, one and one-half pounds: laun-
dry soap. two cakes; fish oil, one-half
pint; enough water to make three gal.
Ions. Dissolve the resin in a solution
OF soap and water by heating, add
the fish oil and the rest Of the water.
Apply with brush. II to be used as
spray, add one-half pint of kero.
sene. This mixture will cost you from
I to 8 cents per gallon, and may be
used on cows and calves. One-half
pint of this mixture is considered
enough for one application for a COW:
calf, of course, would require con.
siderably less. 1t will be more econ.
omtcal to apply this only to the parts
OF the animal not reached by the tail.
At first 1t will be necessary to give
two or three applications per week,
until the outer ends of the hair be.
come coated with resin. After that.
retouch those parts where the rosin
is rubbed of. This formula has been
used by the Kansas Agricultural Col
lege successfully.-Kansas Farmer.
Making Potatoes Pay,
A well-drained clam loan is consid.
cred best for potato growing. Allu.
vial soil Is also good. The production
per acre will be In proportion to the
amount of available plant food and
moisture in the SOIL Select a three
year rotation. for the scab germ lasts
but two years. l use fertilizer with
10 per cent actual potash. This we
have applied as high as 1900 pounds
per acre. but usually use 500 to 500
pounds. and never drill more than
500 pounds directly into the row. The
Green Mountain variety seems to be
best with us.
Select your seed potatoes in the fall
and keep over winter at q tempera-
ture of 3S degrees, as this will retard
sprouting in the spring. Plow Z to 10
inches deep and cultivate once a week.
Do not roll. Plant as son as, possible
after April Is. In rows 8 feet apart.
Spray one to five times with a mix.
ture of ~ pounds of Paris green
and fifty gallons of water. For five
years the cost per acre Of growing the
potato has been $45 to $50 with us.
Summary of points necessary for
success:
az Good seed. (2) Clay loan,
we'll drained and of good fertility.
(3) Break land early and deep, but
do not pack. az Store crop in cool,
dark place. (5) Do everything on
time. (6) Square dealing.-Agricul
tural Epitomist.
Gapeworms.
Gapeworms are small worms that
lodge in the windpipes Of chicks and
in time choke them to death. 1t has
never been definitely settled where
they come from. When they first en-
ter the windpipe they are SO small
that they can hardly be seen with the