Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-10

and variety of feed
In majority of cases the size of
the farm has less to do with success
than the management
If the sheep are washed at all, do it
thoroughly. 1t is best to do this sew
eral days before shearing.
Leg weakness in chickens usually re-
suits from three causes. rapid growth.
bottom heat in breeders and the use
of sulphur
For mating, the pullet should be a
yeer younger than the cock This will
conduce to the strength and good
health of the offspring.
The campaign liar has folded his
tent and departed. but the crop liar is
still in our midst. and his activity
knoweth no bounds.
If the farm is not thoroughly
drained. commence at once. Drain the
worst places first. and the gain will
pay for the remainder.
The man who thinks sheep of chief
value as scavengers and keeps them
mainly for that purpose and without
much regard to breed or feed, will
hardly find them profitable.
For soft-shelled eggs, put the hens
at work scratching, as it indicates that
they are too fat Soft eggs, apoplexy,
egg bound and nearly all such dis
eases are due to the hen being too
fat
There is a difference in soils. Soil
can be run down, and it can also be i'm
proved. Some soils are worth more
than others We often lay things to
the soil that ought to belong to cul-
tiyation and management
A fruit packer has found a remedy
for bruising in packing his apples in
barrels. He makes pad of excelsior
and puts in each end of his barrels,
and when the press is brought into
requisition bruising is obviated.
The dairyman gives his calves away
SO that he may make money on the
milk from his cows. The beef producer
keeps his calves and feeds surplus milk
to pigs, and he also makes money. This
comes very near being case of giving
away ones cake and eating 1t at the
same time.
No man can be his best in any one
feature of his labor unless labor is con-
centrated. A COW cannot be her best
in two things; she is either good beef
or a good dairy COW. The dual cow is
a good animal, but she cannot attain
to her highest profit unless she is one
or the other.
Let a buttermaker who does not
skillfully color his product try to get
the best market price for his products
from private customers and see how
completely he will fail. The consumer
demands il. and he must cater TO the
demand, regardless as to what his
scruples are against any such prac-
tice.
There is certain amount which
may vary under different circum-
stances which horse can eat and
which will sustain him and keep him
in good, healthy condition. Anything
more than this is just as injurious as
ANYTHING less. This amount can only
be ascertained by experiment, as no
two horses require exactly the same
quantity of food.
For several years the consumer has
complained about the price of pota-
foes. Now the shoe is on the other
foot and the producer is entering a
complaint that prices are lower than
for some years. These things have to
come occasionally as regulator OF
trade. The man who sticks to potato
production year after year will make
it pay.-Exchange
The nest is a great harbor for lice;
If there are not any on the fowls, there
are always some in the nests. There
is only one way TO get clear of them,
and that is by changing the hay and
straw often. But this alone will not
answer entirely Either the nest boxes
should be thoroughly wnitewashed fire.
auently or should be washed in coal oil
and then be burned off.
The way farmers institutes are be-
ing conducted nowadays, no county
y,ol In
journal The instruction obtained at
such places cannot be estimated. Let
readers of this paper see that an in
stitute is held in each county, and that
the attendance is large. The agricul-
tural salvation of this country depends
on the education Of the people, and
none of us are too old to learn.
If there is anything that appears to
be more aggravating than fishing
broken pump RODS out Of 4OO-foot
well with improvised contriyances, 1t
does not now come to mind. says Iowa
Homestead. One is always living in
an air of bright anticipation which
usually results In sore disappointment
each time the rods are drawn up to see
what the catch" is. The man who
will invent unbreakable rods for tubu-
lar wells will merit the everlasting
plaudlts of every deep well owner.
How many ears of corn VIII man
have to leave in the field this year to
pay his wages? 1t will be an easy mat
ter to leave ones wages in the field
this year. There is no accounting for
the number Of ears some men leave
in the field. 1t is better TO have two
extra batboards than to suffer Dy
throwing over each day from bushel
to a busheI and one-half of corn. A
busy man husking at rapid rate will
throw a number of ears over and he
seldom has the time to go after them.
Barnyard manure not only provides
food for the plants. but It enables the
soil 10 retain more moisture. without
which no plant food can be made avail
able. When rough and strawy manure