Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15

| Farm Notes
Hens need bulky feed. -
The grape is a sure fruit,
Keep the dairy things clean.
The best paint is the cheapest.
MILK cows need to be sailed at least
twice a week.
If COW folls off in milk. it Is
hard to bring back the flow.
Untidy, filthy houses soon show the
results in scaly-legged fowls.
Good development before beginning
to lay, is best for the pullet.
The old-fashioned tin strainer has
been relegated to the scrap heap.
A dark comb is an Indication that
something is the matter with the bird.
Cultivate vegetables and flowers
when the weather is hot and the soil
dry.
For fattening wet mash Is good,
but at other times let the mash be
dry.
The old hens, especially those older
than two years, should be fattened and
sold.
lust little buttermilk in the butter
soon makes it turn rancid in sum.
mer
1t has been well said that farm
can never rise above the level OF its
| owner.
! Shade must be provided for the
fowls and the little chicks during hot
| weather.
I, Breeding for size will be OF little
advantage unless you feed for size at
(; the same time.
A heavy draft horse should never be
driven faster than a walk with or
without load.
Bad ventilation and damp quarters
cause more disease amongtfowls than
any one other cause
Sickly thrift is induced by lack
| of care. A careless shepherd invaria'
bly, makes poor sheep. @
It's either a darkened stable or milk.
ing early and late these days. Flies
give the COWS no peace.
When buying a stallion know
! whether or not he sure yfcal get.
/ ter. otherwise leave him alone.
Saving the heifer calves from the
! best cows is the right method of keep
ing UP the efficiency of the herd,
Frequent changes of drinking water
is one of the best safeguards for the
| health of the flock during hot weather.
The pedigree sire that has been the
| power in building up size and draft
form in our american stock OF
horses.
| Frequent stirring of ripening cream
will make better favored butter, as
It causes the cream to ripen more
evenly.
1t is almost waste of time on your
part as well as that of hen to set
her in a nest and in. a house infested
with vermin.
In the early stages the balky horse
is made by the balky driver. A high
strung, nervous horse is easily ruined
by bad driving. s7
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Breeding and feeding is not all,
watch the market and plan to finish
the hogs at time when you will not
find a glutted market.
Do not set strawberries too deep.
The roots should be well spread out
! and the plants set no deeper than 1t
| or; tho Sold sElsaaH t'-8
Sheep that are being fattened ought
to have ration of oil meal every
other day. 1t prevents indigestion and
is beneficial in other ways.
A good many farm folks look upon
dairying as drudgery but where this
is the case it is SO because people
have made it So not because Of ne
cessity
The hens should be laying or car
Ing for broods, except when Noting,
and it is only by feeding the most
suitable materials that true economy
can be practiced
In formulating a ration due re-
gard should be had to It's palatability.
! A COW will give better returns If
she relishes her food. It stimulates the
| appetite and aids digestion.
All garden makers should now plant
at least some beets for winter use.
The soil should be fine and well pre-
| pared and handled in such way as
to have sufficient moisture for the ger
| mtnation of the seeds. vl
Excessive fat in young pig in
vites decentralization of its physical
condition, destroys the natural ten
dency toward constitutional vigor,
| checks growth and induces condition
that no after treatment can correct.
| A disregard of the details which as