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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22
CARE OF THE FOALS.
Unless the Mare Is Fed Well and j u-
diciously Her Offspring VIII
Fail to Develop.

II the foal is worth raising at all,
1t is worth raising well, and II not
fed and cared for properly, will be a
disgrace to its sire and source Of
loss to the owner says the Live Stock
Journal. The mare should be fed well
enough to allow her to supply the
foal with abundant, rich, nutritious
milk. Her food should be rich in nj
trogenous ingredients, for these are
most required for frame building. She
should be allowed to suckle her foal
often, If she Is worked, and never
when she is tired and sweaty. 1t does
not pay to allow the foal to run with
the mare at pillow or on way to town.
Milk Is taken often in this way, but
not in suitable condition for the foal,
and besides this. the foal Is getting
too much fatiguing work In following
It's dam. Work the mare lightly, IL
at all. Before 1t Is too late put In a
strip OF fodder corn alongside OF the
pasture Let It be, say, ten rods wide
and plant the corn thickly with seeder,
having 5oBiC VI lIS bpI oulS bHut oh
Plant several times, with a few days
between the seedlings. Use this green
corn fodder for the mares to help out
the pastures and feed the mares in ad
dition generously upon oats, bran and
cut hay. Wet this food with molasses
water, II you want lots Of milk, aud
can keep flies out Of the stable. Just
as early as possible let foals learn to
eat a mixture Of crushed oats. bran and
dried blood meal foods for frame build
ing. and II there is any tendency to
weak bones add bone meal, which may
now be had in the market, and do
much to prevent such troubles as "os-
teoporosis" (big head. No foal flesh
must be lost, II best results are to be
obtained in horse breeding Foal flesh
Is to be put on by feeding the mares,
and as soon as possible supplying the
foals with generous ration Of nitro
genous food such as we have sug-
gested.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22
HOW TO FIGHT GAPES.
Preventive Measure and Remedies
Usually Produce the Result
Most Desired.

1t may be well to call attention again
to some OF the less known causes OF
and remedies for gapes in chickens.
AS is well known, gapes are caused by
a small white worm in the windpipe.
These worms breed in dirty or stag
nant water and in damp or filthy yards,
especially old chicken yards that have
been used long time. 1t has also
been noticed that strong, well-fed
chickens are able to cough up the
worms. 1t is only the puny chicken
that Keeps trying without success. I'm
der all these circumstances 1t will be
seen that this is only another case
where an ounce of prevention is worth
pound of cure. Generally the first
step, II there are many cases of gapes,
yard, and plow up the old one and use
1t for some other purpose for awhile.
The chickens should have free range
In the daytime, If possible, and be con-
fined in coops or houses with clean
board floors at night. Sprinkling the
yards and floors we'll with lime will
help destroy the worms, eggs and 9TH
er disease germs. To certain ex-
tent. the trouble Is contagious when
once started. 1t Is thought that eggs
are coughed up into the food or drink
ing water by the ailing chicks and
then absorbed by the others. To rem
edy this, add few drops of carbolic
acid to their drinking water. One sue
cessful poultryman keeps gapes away
by giving drinking water tinctured
with tar two or three times a week
Green garlic or onion tops cut fine and
mixed with their food Is help to both
sick and well chicks. Another remedy
and good preventive is powdered asa
fetida, teaspoonful to a dozen chicks
mixed with their food. Sometimes the
fumes OF burning sulphur will kill the
germs so the chickens can cough them
up. Putting a grain OF wheat which
has been soaked in turpentine down
the birds throat is said to be 4 sure
cure. Another remedy Is to place the
birds affected in a box and blow
amongst them. so they must inhale It,
powder composed of equal parts of
pyrethrum and powdered camphor
gum. Prairie Farmer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22
CONTROLLING TURKEYS.
Simple Little Arrangement That Pre-
vents Them from Flying over
Common Fence.

1t Is the nature of a turkey to be OF
rowing, roaming disposition, and
though we breed them for a thousand
years, they probably will not lose this
instinct. 1t has always been this
characteristic that has handicapped
many a breeder, and caused family
feuds and sooner or later the down
fall Of turkey rearing upon many
farms. 1t Is well-known fact that
turkeys fail to do we'll when yarded or
hampered in any manner, hence they
must be allowed the run OF the fields
about the farm to meet with success
in rearing brood.
Turkeys are but little trouble in wan
dering away until half grown; then
their instinct leads them to stroll far
Their In quest OF food. The first requi-
site, and very proper one to practice,
Is to teach them to come home every
evening for feed. and to more readily
take up their night quarters there.
Since our farms are becoming more
extensively fenced with wire netting
or woven fences. 1t becomes much
easier to control . flock OF turkeys
within the bounds of certain fields
where they may CLEAN the waste grain
and many insects.
An ingenious device which we have
seen in use in several instances to con-
troll the flying propensities of this bird
was made by boring holes in a piece
OF thin. tough shingle about three by
eight inches in size and fastening this
'anti-fyer" upon the top of the birds
wings by soft, stout string This ar
ransement quite prevents their flying
over common fence.
OF course, turkeys equipped in this
manner must be provided with low
perches in an open shed, which is the
proper place for the farm flock OF tur-
keys to congregate. Turkeys which
persist IL. flying to the barn roof may
be equipped in this manner and easily
trained to go upon perches fixed in an
open shed. for they soon become docile
as a flock Of sheep and may be driven
about the farmyard, or back and forth
to the fields in like manner and when
fattened for market may be driven
along the highways as readily as q
drove Of hogs.-George w. Brown, in
Ohio Farmer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22
WHEAT MAKES MONEY.
Illinois Farmer Gives Facts and Fig
ures which Prove the Truth
of This Assertion.

Ia the wheat crop money maker?
That depends a great deal on the land
that Is used to produce it, and sin
more on the farmer himself An llli-
nois farmer writes as follows In re-
gard TO the possible paying qualities OF
this crop: On good ground raised 81
bushels OF wheat per acre, and on as
good soil produced AZ bushels OF oats.
Last year was perhaps an extra year
for both wheat and oats, and my
wheat made As bushels per acre, at rs
cents per bushel, and my oats went
81 bushels per acre. at 30 cents per
bushel. This was machine measure,
and explains very well why | continue
TO raise wheat My expenses on the
crop were about the same, excepting
that OF thoroughly covering the ground
with manure. as IL | had only secured
an average on small crop. | know a
man who sells $3.50 worth OF straw for
90 cents and charges the wheat with
bis two dollar mistake, and then adds
another $50 charge TO the grain for
lost fertilizer. thus making 81 50
loss He then counts d loss by max
Ing hay and harvesting, also the
thrnhing OF the grain and the cutting,
Is we'll He thus loads down wheat
heavier than It was loaded when It
brought $50 per bushel couple Of
years ago. also raise wheat TO feed,
that Is, II It Is not bringing enough to
sell on the market In the last three
years | have fed over a thousand bush
els OF wheat, and It has been proved
cheaper than shorts, and has also been.
to my notion, better and more profit
able feed than 50-cent corn fed alone.
Wheat that tests G2 pounds to the
bushel 10 the kind TO raise do not
End any other crop az profitable as
wheat with as little labor when land
II properly matured. Many failures
are due TO poor land and poor farm
ing.-Prairie Farmer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22

have the water filtered as 1t falls, he
will have to build a filter somewhat
after the plan as shown In the dia-
gram. The filter is fiat bottomed,
sloping slightly towards the cistern.
There Is a layer OF bricks on the bot
tom; on this, in order named. layers
OF charcoal sand and gravel. the to-
tai altering material occupying about
one-half OF the filter. The water. as
soon as II falls, begins to filter and
The size OF The alter will depend upon
the size OF the cistern, roof, etc. Usu-
ally one holding from % to 30 barrels
is found large enough. An overflow
pipe Is fitted TO II near the top as. dur
ing a heavy shower, II Is liable to
overflow. An opening Is left large
enough, 30 that 1t can be cleaned out
when necessary. and refilled with new
material. A roof becomes the lodging
place OF impure matter which Is liable
to faint the water-dust, droppings OF
birds, insects, etc. Whether one has
a filter or not, It is a good plan to
have the leader pipe so attached as to
be readily swung from the cistern to
a waste pipe. When 1t is not raining
have the leader go into the waste pipe,
and after 1t has rained sufficiently to
clean the roof, swing leader back to
the cistern connections Davis, In
Rural New Yorker.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22

not think of using anything but the very
best granuated sugar. If the feeding
can be attended to while the weather is
thick-say about two pounds OF sugar to
one pint Of water, which will make three
pounds OF sirup II feeding is deferred
until cool weather has set in the strip
will, OF necessity, have to be Of a some
what thicker consistency, for the bees
will not be able to evaporate the super.
fluous water out OF It, In making sugar
strip be careful not to burn It while
boiling In fact, It need not be boiled
at all; just pour the boiling water over
solved. When cool 1t is ready to give to
the bees. 1t is claimed by some bee keep
ers that II few tablespoonfuls Of ex-
tracted honey are added to the sugar
strip it will prevent its graduating in
the combs, but there is little danger Of
this anyway. In regard to feeding the
bees, any safe way can be followed which
does not expose the feed to other bees
and incite robbing. AS everyone has a
jar and plate, will describe the accom-
panying simple device. The drawing
above represents an inexpensive feeder.
After the strip has been made, pour IT
into an ordinary fruit jar, cover with a
single thickness Of cheese cloth, and tie
with string around the neck Of the
jar. Now invert on top Of it plate,
turn the whole upside down on top OF the
broodframes In the position shown in
the illustration, the strip will ooze out
as fast as the bees sip it up, but not any
faster.-F. G. Herman, Epitomist.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22
DOCTOR TURBIN, 1903 Randolph St., Chicago, III
FISH That CARRIES WEAPONS.
Species That Has skin Like Sand-Pa-
per and Armed with Three
COrnered Files.

TWO of the fish at the aquarium wear
armor and carry concealed weapons.
AS the police seldom visit the aquari-
UNI and no complaints have been filed,
the fish have not been disturbed in the
possession of their ornaments, says the
New York Tribune. They are the or
ange fetish, which are coated with a
skin that resembles sandpaper in the
latter's most striking characteristic, and
in hollow on the top of the back they
carry sharp three-cornered files. When
not in use these lie along the back.
When a grudge is to be settled the file
fish literally gets his back up and vi
ciously tickles the object of his hatred
in the ribs.
The two specimens at the aquarium
were secured short time ago In
Gravesend bay. The fishermen in the
neighborhood of the bay have other
names for them. "Old SOW" "old maid"
and foolish" are some of the designa-
they sit over the fire and spin yarns.
The shape of the head and mouth is
responsible for these names. The
mouth opens upward, the lower jaw pro-
truding beyond the upper. Crustaceans
are the diet of this fish, and the shape
Of the mouth and the sharp teeth with
in are for catching and destroying this
kind Of food. One would say, Judging
from their appearance, that their diet
was not well suited to their needs, for
they have a starved look. The other
day party of slghtseers observed this
look.
Here's fish trying the starvation
cure" remarked one, turning to his
companions. There's something the
matter with him. Don't you see how
thin he is?"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22

A good way to winter bees in single
side OF some building, place the hives
close together and cover with dry straw
on top and sides, and put few boards
over the straw 10 turn rain and snow.
The entrance should be left open. for
the bees need fresh air In winter as well
as summer. The little workers do not
mean to be shut up, so would certainly
cause a disturbance. All the bees that
die during winter leave the hive, SO, II
closed. this would be impossible. When
spring opens they should be removed to
the stand. where they are to remain the
rest OF the season.. A. L. Blackwa-
ter, IN Farm and Home.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22
%EEDWAY


runs from post to post 3 feet from
floor, to nail partition to. The by As
swing in pinch auger hole. AT the
bottom OF each swinging partition a
by strip is nailed. When you feed
slop you push the partition in, and the
pigs cannot bother you. In the middle
Of feedway we have slop tank. Water
for mixing slop is supplied from raised
tank. which is filled by windmill.
Overhead there Is a corn-crib 6 feet
wide and "a feet long, on the south side,
and on the north side a row OF grain
bins 6 feet wide and altogether 80 feet
long, with an alley or hallway between
crib and bins. The corn-crib Is shorter,
to give room to come upstairs. We
hoored only 16 feet upstairs, leaving 4
feet open for ventilation. There is a
door at each end, upstairs and down,
with a chute coming down from corn
crib into feedway. There are s windows
and small doors. When weather Is hot
we open every door and window, and II
makes the house cool. We have block
floor. but cement would be as good or
better. A sleeping place is provided in
the corner Of each pen. This house will
accommodate GO to 70 head for feeding
and sleeping. We pasture hogs when
weather Is At. but make the house head
quarters.-I. N. Ash, In Ohio Farmer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22

three parts by 12-inch board set
edgeways, Under the roost is kept
chaff. In the middle aisle is kept
ear corn and water vessels. The door
goes in from the north side, the nest
drawers are made on both sides Of the
door, which makes it handy to gather
the eggs.
The front or south side has a big
widow IN the middle above the floor
There are two small windows extend
ing out two feet from the house and Il
inches high from the outside. A small
opening in the middle Of the east side
Is for the fowls to pass in and out.
This is a nice house to build In the
orchard where the fowls have plenty
OF green pasture in the spring.-Or-
ange Judd Farmer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22
POULTRY YARD NOTES.

Do not think you can make money out
OF poultry without putting time. energy
and carr est thought into 1t.
We would prefer a small flock with
plenty Of room to flock OF the best lay
ers in the world which Is crowded.
There Is a renewal of the agitation
about the color Of egg-shells. Feed the
fowls properly and the color OF the shell
does not matter. 1t takes good feed to
make good eggs.
Feed the hens the best when they lay
they need heavy feeding to help them
to new suit and II they are not laying
1t Is because they are not properly fed
Commercial Poultry.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22
Husband and Wife Disagree

Husband and wife often disagree
about some matter that concerns each
other a..1 frequently the husband finds
that his wife's judgment is the best,
the case of Mr. John w. Young Of
Lincoln H., 10 however an exception,
he scvs: MY wife and both had a
severe cold and We decided to get some
kind of medicine. / bought myself a
bottle of Harris Honey and Horehound
and taking it as 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 8
Honey and Horehound and think she
will have to do 50 If she gets we'll this
winter" Sold by Henry Hinrichs
Druggist.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22

Turkeys II taken Alright, are easily
fattened, IN fact easier than any other
fowls. But one must 20 at It In the
right way. II the turkeys have had a
free range all summer. you cannot fat
ten them with any satisfaction in an IN
closure. The change viii cause them
to fret and refuse 10 eat, and thus you
lose instead OF gaining. Teach them to
come up at regular intervals, and then
stun them. You will soon find them
ranging at short distances and coming
up even between feeding times.-Mid-
land Farmer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22
FatteninH Growing Fowls.

1t Is often difficult to make growing
chicks take on q desirable amount OF
fat ready for market. The tendency Is
for their food to make bone and mus
Gle instead Of fat and more food simply
makes them grow faster. II they are
fattened at all, 1t must be done IN strict
confinement and very quickly. They
should be cooped up and fed ali they will
eat OF corn meal and ground grain
molstened with milk for about a week
or at the most ten days. After that they
will be likely to sicken and die from
lack Of heterogeneous food. In this time
half grown chickens should be made
to gain one-fourth OF their original
weight.-Prairie Farmer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22

The agricultural department at Wash
lngton Is inquiriIg into the statement OF
Consul General Richard Guenther that
a new plant has been discovered In South
America which promises to supplant the
sugar cane and the sugar beet Scien-
tiflcally the plant is known az the erupa-
forum rebandium, and It contains large
amount OF saccharine matter and a high
percentage OF natural sugar properties
which are easy to extract. According to
Mr. Guenther lump the size Of pea
Will sufficiently Sweeten cup OF coffee,
as the product made from the plant is
from 20 TO 80 times sweeter than cane or
beet sugar, 1t is said to be easily cult
waited In countries having climatic condi-
lions similar to those OF the southern
portions OF the United States.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22
TIMELY SWINE NOTES.

Don't keep 'em In narrow, nasty lit
tie pen.
A high-bred sire ought to enrich town
81 900 II used right.
At ruling prices the breeding up OF
choice droyes should be given a great
impetus
Keep the SOW for a breeder until she
becomes awkward and too heavy II she
produces good litters.
Next to grass nothing grows pigs so
fast with skim milk as cornmeal says the
New York experiment station.
IL the pigs root out dig trench one foot
deep beside the fence and tack poultry
net 10 the posts. Their sensitive noses
will avoid It.
A good trough for little pigs can be
made OF long. narrow and shallow box
Of any kind The first feed OF wet bran
will mako v milk tight.-Field and Farm.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22
Sure Sign of n Failure.

Last winter | passed field where a
SIS pillow was standing in the last furrow
made There 1t had been standing for
months, red with rust. Stock ana ham
dies were black with mildew. The mans
wagons were left in the yard. An expen-
sive reaper was divided, part In the yard
and part in the field. His farm was I'M
der mortgage for the fertilizer he had
used to make cotton enough to pay for
the tools and implements be bought
I. j. Cupstid. In Farm and Home.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22

To prevent moles taking seed corn.
first pour melted grease Of any kind over
the corn, then sift' Paris green in over
the creased corn and mix well Just
enough Paris green to make the corn
green. The Paris green adheres to the
grease on the corn and does not injure
in the least We have tried thistwo sea-
sons where the moles had taken 1t, and
secured a good stand of corn by using the
Paris green.-Mrs, H. G, Campbell. In
Epitomist
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22

X Is generally reckoned that ton OF
newly stored hay measures 500 cubic feet
which Is practically cube feet long.
s feet wide and feet deep Hay tina,
has been allowed to settle for some time
Is usually measured by allowing 422 feet
TO the ton, or cube III feet long, ~
feet wide and ia feet deep. After II has
become thoroughly settled 343 feet will
make ton. or cube having sides OF
! feet. II must be remembered that the
figures given above are only approx
mate and that after all good deal mus,
Be left to the judgment concerning the
conpsctness OF the hay. Sometimes fuz-
~ clover does not settle very compactly
even though 1t has been stored for some
time. In which case some allowance
would have to be made In the measuring
twentieth Century Farmer.
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EgkgAR5DEM
FILTER FOR CISTERN.
How to Make One That Purihes the
Water supply ms Fast
as 1t Falls.

A simple filtering arrangement for a
cistern Is made by inclosing the bot
tom OF the suction pipe in chamber
built OF soft brick or filtering stone
Its capacity may be 20 to 70 gallons
and Is built round to give strength,
The cistern should be so arranged that
the bottom of the cistern and sides OF
altering chamber can be cleaned oc-
casionally, and in this way these filters
give good satisfaction. No cistern
should be without one. unless there is
some more thorough means OF filter
Ing at hand. But il one wishes TO
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-22
WINTER BEE FEEDING.
A Simple Plate and Jar Device Which
Has Been Used Successfully
for Years.

Colonies left on the summer stands
require anywhere from 20 to 30 pounds
of good food for successful wintering
A little in excess OF this amount will do
no harm, but on the contrary will slim
ulate the colony in building up faster in
the following spring. If one has on hand
some sealed combs of honey, few OF
them can be distributed among the light
colonies, but in the absence Of these II
will be necessary to feed liquid honey or
strip made of sugar and water. DO
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@ghRE NN5Z3)
STOCM: $50
AN OHIO HOG-HOUSE.
Large Enough to Accommodate from
90 to 10 Head for Feeding
and Sleeping.

My hog-house is "a by 80 feet, will
6-foot posts. 1t has five bents. We used
6 by 6-inch timber for framing, as We
had plenty OF small timber. 1t can be
built Of plank just the same The plan
| send explains itself. A feedway 4
feet wide runs through the middle. The
partitions on each side OF this feed
way are 3 feet high, and are made tC
swing over the troughs. There is post
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