Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-12-29

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shows him to be in bad health.
When straw is used for bedding,
it should be changed at least once
week
Too much cannot be said about
cleanliness in starting late lambs on
grain ration.
The hog is a thrifty animal when
fed on the dairy wastes, with a little
grain added
Do not condemn a breed simply be-
cause few fowls do not come up to
your expectations
Harsh treatment restricts the flow
of milk; treat COWS with kindness
they repay for it in dollars and cents.
Giving generous feed of corn every
evening is one Of the best ways of
inducing turkeys, ducks and geese to
come home at night.
All buckets, cans and other utensils
with which the milk is brought in con-
tact should be made of tin. Rusty YES
sells should never be used.
The wise farmer does not sell a good
milk COW. The more intelligent he is
and the more observing the more poor
COWS he will have to sell, and it is not
likely to be an easy matter to pur-
chase profitable cows
Sheep can get along with small
quantity of water, but they require
some. If they get plenty OF dew on
their grass they do not need to drink,
but otherwise they do. 1t is important
because it aids in digestion.
Keep accounts with your flock of
sheep and do not let any Of them get
very old on your hands. An old sheep
is feeble animal and very hard, if
not impossible, to fatten. Make NUT
ton of them before there are any signs
of failing.
Many fruit trees have made too
much growth the last season, and
there are many useless branches that
will be in the way of the best results
next year. No one who has even a
small number of trees can afford to
neglect them. 1t takes a little trouble
to prune trees, but it pays. 1t should
not be done radically, if one has not
had much experience, but a little COM
mon sense is about all that is needed
to do the work right.
The Kieffer pear is hardy and pro-
ductive, belonging to the Oriental
group It's range of growth in this
country is very wide, extending from
the gulf region to the lake region.
The Bartlett belongs to the European
group and is much less hardy, but
is of more delicate flavor. The Ori-
entail pears should be gathered before
rire, placed in a dark, cool place for
two weeks or more to mellow up.
Something Of the same treatment is
usually followed with the European
kinds.
AS showing how formidable a pest
the gypsy moth is to contend with in
Massachusetts, it is stated that 2,010
nests were found on a single tree, each
Of which had between 500 and 600
eggs. This one tree was carrying
through the winter a prospective in
crease Of 1,O35,OOO caterpillars in a
single year Strong colonies, if undis
turbed, will kill most deciduous trees
in two years. and evergreen trees in
one year. They not only destroy the
first foliage, but continue their raw
ages as the trees put forth new foliage,
until the last of July.
An interesting departure has been
made by the Great Northern Railroad
Company Of England in conveying
milk. and the idea has been taken up
in Ireland to the extent Of urging the
railroad companies to use similar APP
paratus. The milk cars are fitted With
a special adjustable yentilating appa-
ratus. and the oscillation which has
on number Of occasions nearly
churned milk into butter during jour-
new has almost disappeared. Even at
a rapid speed on sharp curves there
is scarcely any oscillation. The vans
are forty five feet long and run on two
four-wheeled bogies. The absorbing of
oscillation in milk cars seems to be
worthy of study on the part of Ameri-
can railways.
winter Feeding the Cow.
Many farmers treat their cows dur
inc the winter as they do their horses
who are not working-that is, they
give them just enough food to keep
life in them until they can be put out
to pasture again. They argue that
they can dispose of milk to much bet
ter advantage in the summer, and
that if they have too much milk in
winter they will have to make more
butter than they wish to. That's a