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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15
SHEEP AND FERTILITY.
Farms Can be Restored to High
State of PrOductiveness.

A good flock of sheep will do any land
good and is the best of property for a
run down farm. A Michigan authority
on sheep says: Land that could not
be cropped profitably, owing to wheat
raising; is now yielding larger crops
than when it was virgin soil. Great
opportunities have been presented in
building up these rundown farms,
which could be purchased for half what
they proved to be worth when restored.
Michigan soil recuperates rapidly when
given an opportunity. My land is worth
double what | paid for it seven years
ago. | ripped up some clover sod and
planted it in corn June q last The
crop yielded 100 bushels Of grain. An
other field yielded 125 bushels OF ear
corn. Yet all this land was SO badly
run down few years ago that it would
h6t raise enough to justify planting 1t.
These rundown wheat lands, when built
up, grow as good corn as | ever saw in
Iowa or Illinois; in fact it is the best
corn land. owing to its warmth in early
spring. The Michigan feeder has two
sources Of profit, one from the gain of
his stock and another by the addition
of the fertility to his farm, which, in the
course of a few years, doubles its value.
All these opportunities are not gone,
by any means. Plenty Of rundown
farms are yet to be had, and the task
OF building them up is by no means
formidable, with ovine assistance. In
doubled and feeding operations are
bound to pay during that period, ad-
hitting the possibility Of one or two
bad years"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15

Linseed meal Is an excellent addition
to the general variety Of foods for poul-
try as 1t ID highly heterogeneous and it Is
much superior TO CottOn-seed meal, as
the seeds from which It is made are fully
matured, which Is not the case with the
ground cotton seed. Linseed meal may
be fed at all seasons Even when grain
is allowed 1t will pay to feed linsecd
meal. and when given linsoed meal the
hens Will lay more eggs. II Is richer in
the essential elements OF growth and
production than many other concentrate
cd foods and greatly enriches the
manure About one gill of llnseod meal
may be added to every quart Of ground
grain used. The linseed meal Is rich In
mineral and heterogeneous materials, and
serves TO balance the grain, the mixture
with half a pound Of ground meat maxi
ing one OF the best egg producing foods.
It should not be used'pftener than once
a day.-Farm and Fireside
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15
ROADS AT ST. LOUIS.
President of Exposition Outlines
Plans for Exhibits and a Great
International ConveRtiOn.

President D. R. Francis, of the St.
Louis Exposition committee, is an en-
thusiastic advocate of improving the
common roads Of the country. He is
planning to give good roads a prom
inent feature Of the exposition. In a
recent interview he said:
ut is the desire of the management
to discover the best material from
which roads can be made. We shall
permit those interested in different
kinds of road-making material and the
different designers Of plans for country
roads to display their materials and
plans In order that the people of all sec
tons may determine which are the best
materials and methods for making high
ways.
1--WE hope, Also by having great in
ternational good roads convention in
connection with the exposition to in
crease the interest which is felt in this
country and throughout the world In
the making Of good roads. Anyone who
has been in countries where there are
good roads knows how much easier life
is there. can remember when | was
living on a farm myself The farm was
not on a turnpike, but three miles away
from 1t, and if we had been able to de-
vote to tilling the soil and looking after
the stock the energy and the time
wasted in traversing those three miles
Of dirt road we would have been able
to pay so times over the interest on the
money required to build three miles Of
good road.
'In travelling through Europe about
two months ago, in pursuance of official
duties, was impressed with the very
superior roadways Of that continent.
Ours cannot be classed with them. 1t
is very ordinary circumstance In
France or Belgium to hear of Ameri-
cans who are starting out on tour
of so or 100 miles in parties of three or
four vehicles and 20 to so people
They spend large amounts Of money in
the country through which these tours
are taken. What Is left there by the
tourists who take advantage Of these
good roads Is itself sufficient to pay the
interest upon the cost Of those roads.
1T is not only desirable from the
selfish standpoint Of material interest,
to nave good roads regardless Of their
cost, but from the standpoint OF our
own pleasure, the culture of a com
munity, and the enlightenment Of the
individuals who traverse these roads
1t is not only wise, but 1t is a duty to
remove an obstacle to advancement
which can be SO easily removed as bad
roads"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15

the horses mouth for bride and
around the nose at in Fig 2, for hal
ter. AS a bride it Is one of the incest
things to teach colt to lead. The
operation is always to pull the colt
sidewise so as to be sure to move him.
In pulling on the rope it pulls to some
extent through the colts mouth and
cuts and hurts, and the instant the
rope is loosened it quits hurting, and
we do not have to make very many
side pulls until the colt will follow you
at your command. AS a halter 1t can
be used for horse, COW, calf sheep.
etc. 1t is very handy to carry; can be
put in the pocket. 1t comes In good
use to get the horses out of the pasture
in the morning. We can make halter
with each ring and lead two horses.
The halter will fit any kind and sized
animal.
1t is just the thing to ring an old
SOW with. Loop it around the upper
jaw and tie her to post or fence, as
in Fig. 3, and she will just stand and
pull back her best, and squeal, and
hold perfectly still for one to put the
ring in, or fill her nose full for that
matter. 1t Is easy to get it off Of the
nose, for as soon as the rope is united
and let loose the sow can throw it off,
for 1t will not stick on account of the
ring. 1t is also the same way with the
horse. AS soon as the loop is taken out
81 ha
by holding to the rope 1t will unfasten
itself, the loop running through the
ring. 1t is the handiest cheap thing
we have on the farm.-A. S. Forsman.
in Ohio Farmer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15
POULTRY YARD POINTERS.

Market the roosters as fast as they
are large enough.
Wherever you are or whatever yol
are at, keep few hens.
Ducking brOOdy hens merely shows
that you need ducking, too.
Spend very little time in doctoring
or trying to doctor, sick hens anC
chickens.
A feed Of whole oats In the eveninl
will answer for grain for the hens dur
Ing the hot weather.
There is no wild breed of fowls &c
which the Cochin or Brahma can b,
traced. The game cock seems TO b,
descended from the Cingales Jungl,
fowl
Greyhound is the result Of oyerfeec
and undereXcrcise Mild cases vii
yield TO teagpoonful doses Of castor.
oil. Severe cases call for cutting open
the crop and removing the uudigestec
contents.
Diarrhea In fowls Is often caused b,
the dropping being left under the roos
until they are damp and sometimes wet
worse than damp, and the poor hens
breathe 1t all might long. II poison,
their blood and dysentery follows
Midland Farmer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15

has been little complaint from the ex-
IRENE eastern or western parts Of the
state These poison zones are charac-
terized by the abundance of the lark
spurs lupines, death camas and wild
parsnip, which are far less frequent or
entirely absent further east or west.
The loco zone Is q well defined section
near the central part Of the state, while
the water hemlock is frequent along
streams from the foothills westward,
being rare or entirely absent in the
eastern plains.
THE white loco weed is a small pea
like plant, six inches to a foot high,
with conspicuous white or Cream-col-
Ored flowers from a thick woody per-
sistent root 1t Is distributed over
the whole plains region Of the United
States from Alberta and Assiniboia
south into Mexico, and from Minnesota
and Kansas westward to the Rockies.
Extensive losses Of stock, attributed to
this species, are reported in New Mex
leo, Colorado and Montana, and to a
less extent in most Of tho other states
in the region mentioned.
"In Montana the white loco Is found
throughout all the eastern plains, and
is not infrequent in the mountain
meadows up to 5000 feet altitude. 1t
is very unevenly distributed, and ap-
pears not to be found in sufficient
abundance to be dangerous except in
the district from Livingston to Billings
and from the mountains on the south
northward to the Musselshell, and
around the Little Belt and Highwood
mountains.
In some parts of the loco zone the
losses sometimes average as high as 80
per cent. Of the lambs produced and in
several localities the sheepmen have
been compelled to dispose Of their
sheep and stock up with cattle. The
loco is found mainly along dry rocky
ridges or gravel plains, but exhibits
great capacity for growing in nearly
every kind of soil, 1t Is n relatively
recent Introduction into the state and
is spreading from the infected centers,
There Is considerable evidence to
show that the buffalo were the original
agents Of its Introduction, either
through having eaten the mature seeds
and then scattered them, or from their
habit Of wallowing,"
As to discriminating the loco plant,
the bulletin states that experiments in
digging it at certain seasons of the
year have been most effective, and this
seems to be the only remedy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15
HOW TO MAKE HOGS PAY.

The pigs should have dry, clean bed
free from dust and filth.
The hog should find place In the
economical management OF every farm
A SOW should never be confined to a
dry lot barren of all grasses and other
forage.
No difference how plentiful the sup
ply Of Stops, the hogs should have fresh
water daily.
While dust in the bed is injurious, more
may be said against dampness, which is
fatal to thrift.
Sow during CESSATION should have
plenty of opportunity for exercise to Sc
cure healthy pigs.
Before narrowing sows are the better
for an abundance OF exercise; let them
have all they will take.
The hog to thrive best must be given
food that will build up the system even
ly. The bone, muscle and fat must main.
tain Just proportions.
1t Is hardly good economy to condemn
a SOW fov bringing a small litter Of pigs
at first narrowing. as she may thereafter
always bring goodly number.
There is no advantage In especially
large litters OF pigs. Eight or ten good
thrifty pigs from any SOW will be OF better
size and quality than larger number
and she can suckle them better. Farm
House
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15

Good roads are absolutely essential
to the development Of good schools In
the rural districts, and both together
are necessary to the progress of civili-
cation in this country. Good roads are
scarce, partly because the need of them
is not sufficiently recognized and partly
because so few know how to make them
even when they try. Good schools are
scarce for precisely the same reasons.
When a country schoolhouse looks like
an abandoned outbuilding and has the
worst piece Of road in the neighborhood
leading up tc it. that district may al
ways be considered an excellent district
In which not to buy farm. -Praif1e
Farmer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15

larly in case Of late swarms, buck
wheat swarms, etc, such as would not
be able to fix up for winter in good
shape, 1t Is always best to return them.
| have come home occasionally from
the work in an outyard and found a
swarm hanging on a bush, although
practice clipping, In such case |
would at once proceed to shake the
cluster OF bees into my sitter, and
shake and shake until all the beers are
in the air except the imprisoned droncs
and queen or queens or course, the
bees would soon go back to their old
home. and could be located.
The bee-keeper says Gleanings in
Bee Culture, will find this SITTER con
venient to use at other times The
occasions will present themselves
sooner or later, and need not say any
more about 1t.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15

pute, for she burst her shell on the
the browne family. Priscilla was
Matched when geese were good proper
ty. She was one Of a brood OF three,
the others being a goose and gander,
brought into the world beneath the
warm feathers OF hen. The three be-
came known as Aunt Sarah's cade
geese" the adjective indicating that
they were raised by hand
Priscilla grew up into handsome
gray bird of the old-fashioned New
England type, shorter OF neck and leg
than the geese OF to-day, when goose
culture has produced many varieties,
but sturdy and amiable When she
reached maturity she was plucked fol-
her down, and this operation was re-
peated for As years.
She learned by experience just what
to do when picking time came and
would settle down In the picker's lap
without a movement or struggle while
the feathers were being removed A
lew ytdlb dEO MI, IJIO"Ht Cthbtu u
pluck Priscilla's feathers, preferrina
that she retain all her strength and
live as long as possible She now pos
sesses as elegant a covering as any
goose in the country, her featherinp
being a pure white and very smooth
and even.
She has witnessed the decline OF the
goose industry unmoved, attending all
the time her own duties bringing up
a flock now and then and laying eggs
until within about five years ago Her
brother and sister passed into the
goose hereafter a few years ago, and
Mr.. browne got another goose and
gander 10 keep Priscilla from feeling
lonesome, The three may be seen any
day on the Foster farm.
Unlike some geese, Priscilla Is anna
BILE and Of equable temper How long
she will live It is impossible to say,
but to all appearances she Is as strong
active and healthy now as in her salad
days, two score years ago.-N. Y. Her.
aid
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15
DOCTOR TURBIN, 1903 Randolph St., Chicago, Ill
FEUDS ARE DYING OUT.
Education the Only Solution of Tn
toward Conditions Among
COntending Factions

According to President Frost, of
Berea college, Kentucky, the southern
mountaineer, who sometimes rises into
newspaper prominence through some
feuds, must be distinguished from the
poor whites" on the one hand and the
eX-slave-holder on the other.
''As the Basque language survives in
the Pyrenees," said President Frost, at
Chautauqua, n. Y, the other day, land
1000 quaint conceptions of medieval
ages in the Highlands, SO the spirit Of
feudalism, each man his own avenger,
survives in our southern mountains
The mOuntaineer possesses a revOlu-
tionary ancestry, and maintains the
civilization of colonial times. He must
not be confused with the poor whites,
for he has a large independence of
spirit and fortune. SociOlogically he
is the southerner who owned his land
and did not own slaves. This circum-
stance was of large account in the civil
war, putting nigh 10000 fighting men
into the ranks that followed the old
flag, cleavin4 the southern cOnfederacy
with great wedge of stubborn loyal
ty.
Each section the country is sub
ject to special forms of disorder and
violation of law, and each section
thoroughly reprobates those forms Of
violence which exist in the other sec
tons.
"Of the three forms of law viola
tion-mobs, lynching and feuds-the
feud naturally comes first, as the old
est-a survival from medieval man.
The first feud was between Cain and
Abel.
mo cause needs to be given for a
feud save the absence of restraint. And
those restraints which have been grad
ually gathered about the citizens of the
empire state, for example, are still
weak in the southern mountains. The
vast extent of the mountain region of
the south was not realized until Berea
college mapped it out, connecting the
mountainous backyards of eight states,
and named it Appalachian America. 1"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15

If the poultry house is in such condi-
ton as TO allow rats TO run under the
floor the farmer may as well give up the
poultry business. They are worse than
any disease the fowls may have When
the house is built 1t IL very easy to put
wire netting. such as IL used for the
small chicks, under the floors. If you
have not done this, another easy way to
keep out rats Is TO put In cement floor
II may cost little more than fixing up
the wooden floor, but it is safe against
rats, and wooden floor is not If wire
mesh is put in with the cement when the
floor Is laid 1t Will be all the better.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15
Husband and Wife Disagree

Husband and wife often disagree
about some matter that concerns each
other and frequently the husband finds
that his wife's Judgment is the best
the case of Mr.. John w. Young Of
Lincoln, H., is however an exception,
he says: MY wife and | both had II
severe cold and WE decided to get some
kind of medicine. | bought myself a
bottle of Harris Honey and II rebound
and taking it rs directed was well in a
short time She wanted another kind
and with the result that she still has a
bad cough. advised her to take Hart g
Honey and Horehound and think she
will have to do so if she gets well this
winter Sold by Henry Hinrichs
Druggist.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15
HINTS FOR BEEKEEPERS.
How to Construct n Really Useful m d
Valuable bee, Drone and
Queen SITTER.

The bee, drOne and queen sitter |
wish to describe has been used by the
inventor, Mr.. Hannemann, of Brazil,
in some form or other for great many
years. The way have constructed 1t
Is this: A light open box, the size of
the hive body, was covered at the bot
tom with sheet Of queen-excluding
and also covered by the same material.
This device comes handy many times
when UNEXPECTEDLY a swarm is found
hanging in tree. Many who do not
wish to increase their colonies any
more, may sometimes be puzzled to
know what to do with such "A swarm
They might wish to return it. Particu-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15
Permanent sheen Pasture.

The value Of permanent pasture
for sheep has frequently been overes-
timated. While It is undoubtedly true
that pasture Of this kind will support
more sheep than temporary field OF
grass, II Is also true that sheep should
be utilized largely in cleaning up stub
bic fields, eating rape sown in oats in
the spring, and running in cornfelds
after the hushing BY this means fer
tility is much more evenly and proflta-
bly, distributed than II the sheep were
kept In one field all the time.
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STOCK
COSTS MONTANA DEAR.
Loss of stock from Loco Weed Is Es
timated COnseryntiyely Mt
100000 Per Year.

How great loss is caused to stock
raisers by the loco weed and other
tin issued by the Montana agricultural
experiment station. The writer, J. w.
Blankinship, estimates the annual loss
from stock eating these plants at
100000, and points out that with the
loss is bound to increase unless action
Is taken to exterminate the plants. In
part he says:
THE chief poison zones Of the state
are nearly all confined to the foothills
OF the mountain ranges of the CONT
mental divide and to the high bench
lands of the plains eastward. There
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15

Sometimes these are caused by an in
herited disability to make use OF the
food given them, but probably more often
by conditions after birth. II they are
watched 1t will be found that the other
pigs are driving them from the teats and
later from the trough. Having once be-
come weakened they are less able than
the other pigs to fight for their food and
have to be satisfied with short rations. 1t
is evidently a part OF the plan Of Nature
10 eliminate the weaking as breeder
However, these same pigs, II given a
chance at the teats and the trough. often
develop into good sized hogs and prove
profitable. We would not, however, ad-
wise using such an animal as a breeder
The hint that Nature has given us should
be taken We agree with her In wanting
for breeders only the most vigorous
Farmers Review.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15
HANDY ROPE HALTER.
u Consists Of Hnlf-Inch Cotton Rope.
10 or IL Feet Long, with
Ring in both Ends.

We use 1t for a bride, halter, and
to ring hogs with. In using it for
bride or halter, we approach the horse
on the left hand and take the ring in
our right hand; throw it up over the
horses neck by putting it under and
over the neck from the right side, as
at a, in Fig. 2, draw the ring down
under the jaw at C, double the rope
and put it through the ring as shown
at In Fig. l, turn the loop one-half
over so the rope crosses where it goes
through the ring and put the loop in
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15

from knots, solid and heavy. Inch iron
pins are driven in at each end. These
should have good head, so that the
2x6 inch scantling, which Is 212 feet
long, may be held securely in place
chain about one foot long to hitch
horses to. Spread checks on team and
go ahead. Cut the scantling longer
at lower edge, and in going down hill
1t will scrape on the ground and not
run on the team-J. W. Stevens. in
Farm and Home.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15
VARIETY OF MORALS.
Contained in This Story OF n POULTRY
man Who Thought He Was
wiser Than Providence.

Once upon time a farmer had a
hen that laid a golden egg every day.
The farmer chuckled as he witnessed
The daily increase in the visible supply
Of gold. But he was not satisfied.
THAT durn hen works only ten min
utes a day. If she cackled less, spent
less time scratching for worms and
kept to q continual performance of
laying down gold / would soon be the
whole thing in the millionaire line and
would make the United States Steel
company's income look like deficit.
III fix her"
So he bought barrels Of the kind OF
patent food which is guaranteed to
make hens lay" anchored the hen to
the nest, and put the food within easy
reach. Nov, get busy" he said, as he
went away to dream of automobiles
and Injuries.
But the hen grew fat and lazy and
with much groaning and travail man
aged to accomplish just one egg a
week Her embonpoint increased, she
suffered from govt and double chin;
finally she gave up the ghost The
farmers dream was ended
Moral: When you have a good thing.
don't try to gooder 1t. An egg in the
nest is worth two in the hen. A live
worm is better for a hen Cor human
than a peck OF prepared food, if the
,rorrn bos IN no scratched for And
don't dream keystone.
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