The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-04-14

FARMERS COLUMN.
Notes and Suggestions for April


every kiuI require particular auen'
ton 10 April - afdrr that they
NAV be hrousnt through the winter
ing process IA good enGi,ioa anu ia q ii
ttatc To have then Gfo.. a. increased 90 the
ra,tur.. y l,g .Ifa stock ar pHut.y IL
tered. al p.it .sls - tas.nrs 30 .sw s9HII
tioa. great pasE 81 t'se --uInler All have
r3.scd ueibre tres recover from the evil
,aeG,s d! the c5.I AID hunger th-j have
endured, ia II gInr b vii tr s'uniei and
the bes, months ri na>'HTFns ras,ci lp RIM
edying The ia h-ss winch haN ucea done
tat;ie aud shrrr -t.l . be A'oi.y aHl gen
ero u'iy treated IT, ) iHA ~ 'iay AFy
should not he 'ti'ti 9tt ~ sniI' iar mem
seise7 Ga the it-tH1e an.it Tie weather L
wAtni AMI lie gta-s tii-h enough 10 AFFORD
them ampis sH-iehance- iney should be
graIashy accu-t"inr4 to ti1 change lfoA
Cry proven ter y i grass.
hEEP iAFh"hi1G YOUR LIVE STOCK =
II is great MISTAKE 10 Aetp ~. from year
to year,. wasting rrlyeuIeT and iO>Iag
money ty keeping iuttlIHr Ike stock A
thrifty farmer generally manages 10 get rid
of horses before they become almost worth
less Fl ON age Or ap. Other cause. The breed
ing Of heavier e.s>- OF draft horses viii
sought Tor al present. The numerous
cheese factories winch are being establish
ed all over the country vii cause an IN
creased demand for good mich cows, aud
make IT worth wuIle 10 pay close attention
to breeding from superior stock. Some
i'm lies Of Dufiams are noted for their
milking properties. and 40 possess the
the usual characteristic, ct The Short horns
large size, aud r-adines. to take on tat
when no longer useful "a nj Acrs. food
dairy stock may lie ootuncd rs crossing The
Shorl horned wlrh the Ayrshire. Efforts
are bsiug made tpluToiuce the Herciords,
but as he COWS are not good mixers II l.
not probable that the attempts will be sue
csssiui paryu.en should nay the great
cst attention to breeding choice mich
COWS by procuring buii- de.ceudsd froai
not ed mixers aud select the best mixers
t. breed from.
Typ, pt,,rxrs ,,rqu ,rf1r ronr, ar sroCE-
In order ~ ascertain he most nrnftahle
kind OF provcHdeT IT live stock Of various
Kinds farmers ~hauld Try experiments ami
satis'y themselves on IN : important SUB,
Ject. ooihe hlhh~ II forage OF lecd are Wei
calculated Tor producing butter others are
batter Tor cheese. Some kinds are best
adapted Tor Joining the bone muscle aud
hesh OF groWin2 animals, ami others Tor
putting on lat, after The animal. have ar
rivrn al that stage ~ grow II wh-n iat IS
most readily acquired, boueingault found
the milk Of cor richer IN caseln when
the animal hah been led on potatoes than
when any other Kind OF food was used. 10
keep correct account OF the various KIND
oil iood furnished 70 mich COWS aud tatten-
the experience acquired nnGht be prodgc-
i've OF much bensht lie comparative
s1he OF 'con TOT stocS'of ruta-oagls'yeI 0"
hoe' use" 'uihips' hdugH'' sugar uee', po'
tatoes, csl"Is, parshl ;, etc. snu Vi nay
and straw, OF varlons kinds, aswelI aScorn,
oats, barley, etc should be aScertalned by
repeated experiments, and the results pub
iis6sd Tor the benefit OF tue agricultural
community. Cooked food should be tined
III comparison with uhcooked, cut and
steamed hay, straw and corn stalks, against
those gwen IN an unprepsred stare.
M.s.c,yrvr or Swtxp Tbora
,,oct ON tho f,rm uI,cb no,s hs,,er ,ban
zinc whan rrora,lr n,,,arcI
80, III, .nl.i..n, mo-. e. ,.oi,t -. -.
,;,,a T,f.r,or np,br;t,,. ,,..J- ~ To-
should he cot rid of .ss.1n as nos,,bio. Int
= f, f,rpnr b,. a hraal ~ 80 -I;b
suits him, by maturing early aud prodnc>
ing heavy carcssses, lis should not give
them up without being fully Convinced he
ia about 10 set b.fter. Breeding sows and
their filters should he carefully aud kindly
treated Some person, neglect the pig, IN
Summer, allowing them to forage for
themselves; bat surce>-fui breeders and
feeders OF swine keep the amm4ls imrrov
Ing all the time, and are rewarded ~ ssriv
maturity and heavy weight Ia the pas
turing season, 1t Is better TO confne swine
to field Of clover than 10 allow them to
have the run 81 tie entire pasture. a. thew
are very destructive to some varieties of
grass, by eating the roots Hogs are verv
injurious to timothy, the root, Of which
arc bulhous and grow partly above the
surface. \ temporary shed should Ice made
in the pasture field, in which the hogs may
retreat from rain, on the rays of the sun.
Some grain or corn meal should be given
IN connection with pasture, 10 keep tie
pigs and store hogs IN good condition.
Hogs that are sold tat whsa nine or ten
u'onths Old are more profitable than those
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