Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-19
Farm, Notes.


Winter protection is an absolute ne
cessity for growing small fruits sue
cessfully in q northern climate. 1t
should be practiced in every locality
where the temperature reaches zero or
below.
Pasture at its best is not sufficient
for the greatest flow of milk Provis-
ion should be promptly made for a
change of feed at least once each day
not necessarily grain but something to
add variety.
1t is said that charcoal is a very
valuable hygienic agent for pigs. 1t is
corrective, and acts as a preventive
against various diseases arising from
disordered digestive organs. If some
charcoal, or even ashes, are put in the
pigsty, the pigs will soon show they
like 1t.
The Minnesota Legislature has en-
acted a law relating to timbergrow-
ing in that State, which provides for
a bounty OF $3.50 an acre each year
for period of six years, for each acre
planted and kept in good condition
with any kind of forest tree except
black locust.
The best care for horse is liberal
feed, but he should not be overfed.
The bill of fare should be changed
from time to time. Provide yentila-
ton: o horse cannot withstand bad air
any more than a man. A horse that
coughs should be fed dry feed with
caution. The coat, name and tail Of
horse will tell how he is kept
Many are prone to allow their horses
to run out through all kinds Of wealth
er until late in the fall ard until their
coats become rough and shaggy. This
is wrong. Frosty grass is rot good for
horses that have been used t. dry feed
and must yet do hard work. They
should be stabbed as soon as the nights
become intentionally cool. and then
they may be turned out to grass again
after the sun has dispelled the frost.
The hog that is grown between
two winters" will cost less and be
more profitable than one kept from the
fall till the winter of the next year
The spring pig should be just the right
weight to bring the highest price by
November or Christmas. and 1t will
through the winter. 1t is not now
necessary to have pigs excessively fat.
though weight is an important factor.
Quality is now sought and fixes the
price.
Cheap wheat leaves a larger profit
for the farmer than was received hail
century ago with wheat at double the
prices Of the present day. The value
OF an article is its price compared with
its cost. The wheat drill, the sels-bind-
er and the combined thresher Nave so
lowered the cost Of labor and reduced
the time in growing and harvesting
wheat as to enable the farmer to now
grow four acres Of wheat instead Of
one. as formerly. The way to make
waeat more profitable Is TO increase the
average yield per acre by the liberal
ase Of fertilizers.
A farmer is reported having received
a free package Of seed from the
United States Agricultural Department.
RE read the franked envelope notice of
$500 penalty for private use" He
,rrote Secretary Wilson protesting the
..exorbftant prices charged by the gov
eminent for its free seeds" and fur
Their complained: Il cannot put the
seeds to public use and cannot afford
TO pay $500 for using them myself"
OF course. ii was explained TO him the
penalty referred TO the private use Of
the ranked envelope only. This farm
er should conane his efforts strictly to
raising green crops.