Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-02


Give only half rations on Sundays
when the team is idle. A little grass
then is good tonic.
Worms are most frequently seen in
young horses. and in those that are
weak and debilitated.
To protect the apples from bruising
run rim of old rubber nose around
the edge of the sorting table.
A piece of sheet lead put on each
side of a screw will fill up and hold
the threads in too large hole.
A horse which rears backward is
never safe for riding. One can never
tell when he will fall over backward,
An oil stove, or even an oil lamp
kept burning in the cellar or storage
room on bitter cold nights will keep
things from freezing.
Let the bride bits lie in a.pail Of
water for few moments to let out the
frost, or warm them before putting
them in the horses mouth.
Place the windows in front Of the
stall at least three feet above the
horses head The sun shonId not
shine directly into his eyes. 3
Rad,shes mead lots ~ notash ana
for this reason wood ashes anr,nklad
on the soil where thew are grown vii,
give them large and rapid growth.
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To keep tools from rusting take one
pound of lard and lump of rosin
80 ann,r q. - .s,. aaa.,aa &c..
a,han paoassa.r
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The business of the strawberry
grower is to supply favorable condi-
lions and to direct the energies of the
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There is vast difference between
commercial orchards and family orch
ards. For the latter the variety should
be greater to meet the tastes of the
various members of the family.
The herd of swine should be of uni
form color, and the lots of swine for
market should be as near uniform size
and shape and color as possible. The
packers pay more for this kind of hogs
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They should be put through root cut
ter to prevent choking. The grain and
roots should be mixed and fed to-
gether.
Some non,try Nlesner. fed that,
oh;orans throa t,mas asv mh;,o ath
era And that twice q sufi,cient For
the inexperienced breeder it probably
would be better to feed three times a
day.
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If the sheep drops the angle of Its
ear few degrees there is something
the matter demanding immediate at
tention- The owner should see the
sheep each day. The ram should be
allowed with the ewes only at the
breeding season.
Wheat has q greater FADING value
for hogs than harley bnt in order n
get the hest results shon,d no mixed
with barley or middlines The screen.
ings ordinarily given to the elevators
in the form of dockage may be profit
ably utilized in this manner.
What skim MIX Doe. for . Hor.
Where diaries or butter factories
are. or where the mill, cow is factor
for other purposes than the sale of
milk as such. the mig is a most useful
and profitable adjunct Upon the skim
milk. iudiciously used with other and
more substantial foods. he thriyes
grows and fattens, utilizing by.prod.
uct of tremendous volume which with.
out the pig would represent little of
available value. 1t is said that the
skim milk from the butter factories
of New York alone amounts to nearly
billion pounds in single wear. Ac.
cording to Coburn's Swine in Amer.
lea" the use of this skim milk does
much to give relief from monotony so
| common in the hogs feeding. besides
adding to the returns from the other
or main foods with which it is given
and every hog raiser is glad to have IL
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beef purposes is about 20 per cent
more effective in converting feed into
beef than is the scrub animal. In