Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-22

The sooner the colt begins to eat the
better it is for the colt and his owner
The farmer who has large lot of
wheat to sell is said 30 have a smile
that will not rub of,
Clear salt and water on old sores,
harness and saddle gals often cure
them where nothing else will.
The value of any kind of farm stock
is very largely determined by its feed
ing the first year of its life
Sheep thin in flesh have a weak d.
gestion. but even the strongest are
easily injured by grain too heavily.
Don't let anything induce You to
/ strike match smoke IN your barn
when there is hay or other combust-
ible in It,
1t makes considerable difference IN
the quality and strength Of the wool
whether or not the sheep have even.
regular conditions.
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If an abundance of good. sharp grit
is kept constantly within range of the
fowls, many ailments that spring from
indigestion may be avoided.
When sheep lose patches of wool
from their heads or bellies, it indicates
a feverish condition, and is usually the
| result of improner feeding
One can usually depend upon the
hardness of fowls that feather slowly.
Many of the sneller breeds feather
quickly. and naturally the system is
weak after Il.
When the cream from the milk of
several cows is churned together, the
cream pot should have its contents
stirred every time fresh batch Of
cream is poured in.
One thing goes without saying o
wagon tongue. Sometimes we have
wished some other tongues could go
without saying anything when neigh
Dor becomes gossipy.
The present eggs are the heaviest
and when placed in water will sink to
the bottom at once; older eggs will
sink partially to the bottom, while
stale eggs float on top.
Rowen nay is the best hay in the
world for calves Cows and even brood
sows will eat it ravenously and it will
do them good. 1t is the next thing to
grass. and is not good to feed work or
driving horses
BY taking little pains in shocking
corn one can have quite wide lands be
tween the rows, which can be plowed
and thus help the spring work on that
much This ground, when properly
prepared. will afford an ideal place for
winter wheat.
1t is not wise to lop off any branch
of farming operations because of low
prices. The pendulum is sure to swing
back. The time to stay in any bust
ness is when SO many are getting out.
AS a rule high priced seed almost
always produces low priced products. |
Farming is a vast conundrum that but
few people are guessing correctly.
Many young horses are ruined by
being put to work too young, before
their bones are properly hardened and
their joints sufficiently strong. In
this immature condition the young ami
NAL is not able to bear constant and
severe exertion. and If this is exacted
OF them the injury will be felt all
through the rest Of their lives Mode
rate exercise should be begun quite
early, but full service should not be
required before the fourth year.
a dust bath almost every day is nee
essary to the health of the hens, and
they should never be deprived Of IT,
The dust box should be sufficiently
large to admit of two or three hens oc-
cupying il at once. Dry dirt makes |
one of the best, if not the best, mate
rails that can be used. To insure prop |
err cleanliness, the material should be
changed at least every ten days. Care
should be taken to loosen up occa-
casionally, as it 10 liable to become
packed hard
When selecting male birds with
view 70 propagating flesh and prolific
laying, they should be moderately
short-legged, unless the hens are very
low in stature, and even then short
legs should be preferred for compact
ness and growth of flesh. for the cock
erels from a sire having long legs are
apt to be stilted, and they do not put
on flesh kindly. The sire should have
a broad, full and round breast, broad
back, to secure plumpness and com
pactness of flesh in the offspring.
Study the Soil.
Every farmer should try to make a
yearly Improvement in his practice
for without Improvement in methods
there will be no increase in profits.
Let the soil be made a little better
every year, and the corresponding In
crease in the yield OF products will
comp ensate three or four times the
outlay, Or the other hand. If there
is constant decrease in the fertility
OF the soil, the ability Of the farmer
to improve his soil by reason Of the
decreased yield in his crops will keep
him on the downward path. Study the