Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-01
Notes.

A farmer is judged by the stock he
keeps.
Cement floors are becoming popu-
! lar in stables.
| IT is a good plan to use the weeder
on meadow after the hay crop has
been harvested.
There is grapevine on the Eras-
tus Peck garm in New Haven, VT,
said to be so years old, that is $50
feet long and % inches in cireumfer-
ence at the base.
]. D. Fraser of Merrimack, N H.,
has something of monstrosity in the
seranium line. The plant consists of
a single stock which measures in
height full eight and half feet un-
/ der rule.
Do not keep horses ON full feed
when not in use. 1t makes them soft
and logy. However, it is economy to
keep them in good condition at all
seasons. When a horse is in poor
/ flesh he is more likely to become di-
seased.
Grass cut fresh each day is about
!
bage, lettuce, marigolds, spinach-in
fact, any kind of green refuse from
the kitchen garden, are also invalu.
able when the fowls are not allowed
to run on grass.
AT number of experiment stations
records were kept to determine the
cost of producing milk A four of the
! Cts
100 pounds. This made the cost of
one pound of butter fat 1873 cents.
Milk was produced at the lowest cost
during the summer and at the high
est during winter, This, of course
is not to be expected.
No trouble with bloat or poison
need be feared if COWS are fed all
they will eat of dry hay before turn
ing them into the sorghum field Do
: not allow them to remain more than
: 10 minutes the first day and 80 min
!, utes the second. Always feed on dry
) hay before turning them in and in
crease the time Is minutes daily.
After a week they can run in the sor-
ghum field day and night
During the summer season the best
mode of providing a dust bath is to
dig out a space in the poultry yard
) three feet square and alb ut six or
eight einches deep. When the dirt is
dry sift it back into the place from
which it was taken, and when so do
} ing sprinkle little carbolic acid to
: give it the characteristic oder. After
each rain, stir the dirt and make it
fine, burt it need not again be sifted.
! The hens will resort to it and rid
themselves of lice. If the poultry
house is kept clean, and dust bath
is provided, the hens can keep their
bodies free from lice with it's use.
When dry weather comes and the
plants in the garden begin to take on
a scared and withered look conditions
may be quickly and easily changed
by this method: Unsolder and remove
the bottom of old fruit cans and sink
one near each hill of tomatoes, cucum-
bers, and other plants. Water is
poured into the can, from which it is
conveyed at once to the roots of the
plant without a chance for the sur
face of the ground to become wet and
baked. The can being deep set pre-
vents the drying of the hin because of
its presence and enables a little wa
ter to do a good deal of good.
Only the common geese have the
males and females different in plum
age. All the purer breeds have the
sexes colored the same. The Toul-
ouse is the largest and the China the
best layers. The Embden is the best
for feathers, being pure white in
color. A cross of Toulouse gander
and Embden goose makes the best
young goose for market. The gander
may be known by being thicker
around the neck and also being more
Il asculine in appearance. Though
geese derive most of their subsist-
ence when allowed to have access to a
pond yet they may be pastured, or
may be kept in confinement and fed
on grass, turnips (chopped), potatoes
and grain. The goose lays from 20 TO
40 eggs and the gander keeps a faith
full watch over her at times when she
is on the nest When sitting il is
best to disturb her as little as poss-
ible. She makes a good mother, and
usually raises all her young ones.