Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15

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II the white or gray horse should
get stained from damp bedding, rub
the spot when perfectly dry with, .
piece Of chalk kept for the purpose.
This will remove every bit Of stain.
Tho stain can then be washed out
With clean, clear water. When dry.
scour VITA chalk. Never use soap In
the water, q It sets the stain.
Preparation Of the soil IL the hrst
step towards the raising Of good
crop, but 1t 10 Of no avail unless you
plant good. plump, healthy seeds that
possess strong vitality and are freq
from all hereditary diseases. All
small grain; seed, such as oats, bar
ley, rye and wheat. should be run
through fanninA mill and all weak
and light seeds and al dirt and weed
SEED separated.
F. D. Corbin, secretary Of the KAN
sas State Board OF Agriculture, In . re-
cent address says: Wool 10 looked
upon ~ q most important commodity.
but tho United States census showed
it, value less than one-third that Of
the poultry and eggs produced on our
American farms. Oats Is crop APP
preciated by stockmen, and the pota.
toes are everywhere staple, but the
combined value of these two crops in
1907 was not greater than the income
from the fowls
Gooseberry Cuttings.
Both the gooseberry and the currant
are easily propasated from cuttings,
These are made in the fall from we'll
ripened wood Of the current seasons
growth. Select good strong shoots
and cut them Into pieces about SIX
inches long. These may be tied In
punches and buried with the top end
down until spring, when the ends VIII
be callous and ready to take root, or
they may be placed Immediately into
a trench five. or six inches apart. The
trench is then filed. care being taken
to arm the soil well around the base
OF the cuttings. They should then be
covered With mulch OF coarse litter
during the next summer and they VIII
be ready to transplant into the perma-
nent location. q.
rarming An Italy.
Prof G. G. Creelman, who recently
inspected agriculture as It Is carried
on in italy, says: SIN looking about
to and GU. how the fertility Of the
soil was maintained In districts where
live stock was not common. and hence
farm manure was far from plentiful,
noticed that everywhere leguminous
crops (or pulse) were the rule. l also
discovered that In some form It was
eaten every day by rich and poor
alike. All the time ! was in Italy l
never once sat down to- o dinner with
out being served with peas, or beans.
or lentils, or some other variety Of
leguminous annual. I found also that
the poorer classes consumed large
quantities OF pulse, 1t being used to a
large extent as a substitute for meat,
Where the Irish peasant finds his bal
'anced ration In potatoes and pork. the
Englishman In bread and cheese the
Scotchman in oatmeal and milk. so the
italian rests content with macaroni
and pulse, and the land gets the bene-
At in restored fertility"
Weight of Turkeys.
A correspondent Of the Farmers
Home Journal writes: Il want to ask
turkey breeders, through your col
umns. whether they consider 10 and
liz pound pullets and 10 pound toms
as fit for breeding purposes. And also
what ought to be done with a breeder
who writes that his turkeys are ,hne,
large ones and then for $25 ships
Ave turkeys that weigh So pounds in
the aggregate
To this the editor replies: .Our
correspondent does not state what
breed Of turkeys he refers to. but the
weights mentioned are below the
weight required for the standard for
any Of the breeds. For bronze tur
keys the standard requires the follow
ing weights: Adult cock, SO pounds;
yearling cock, 33 pounds; cockerel, %
pounds; hen, 20 pounds; pullet. II
pounds. The weight for the other
breeds vary from 80 pounds to q
pounds for cocks. 20 to 18 pounds fol
cockerels, 10 to 16 pounds for hens
and IL pounds for pullets"
This matter of giving satisfaction
| to the buyer Is a delicate one, but Il
the seller is perfectly honest In his
representations and furnishes what hi
has agreed to do there canbe no cause
COR dissatisfaction. In the case cited
sbove the purchaser had very good
reason to feel he had been done" Il
Is such transactions that hurt con
scientious sellers. at least till they
have established reputation fol
square and honest dealing.
Fo. Good Batter Making.
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