Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17
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A cheap silo, Ike anything else that
Is cheap, is dear at any price.
Try watering the horses in the morn
ing before feeding. This will otter pre-
vent collie.
1t is a notable fact that men whose
word is as good as their note keep it
good by keeping their names off of
notes.
Breeders should never send out hog,
a sheep or a chicken that is infested
with vermin. 1t does not speak well
for the breeder.
The opinion of some orchard owners
Is that it will not do to cultivate peach
trees after they are four years old, II
1t Is expected to get finely colored fruit.
An old alfalfa grower says: Where
the worms abound, alfalfa Is sure" The
land must be dry, the soil must be
sweet and full of organic matter for
best results with alfalfa.
The institute worker who can give
{without the use of percentages) his
own experience ON his own farm VIII
be listened 10 most attentlvely. 1t is
not the interesting talker at an insti-
tute that educates, but The instructive
one who talks along practical lines
1t Is proper use to put an axe 10
when one cuts down old. defunct willow
hedges continuous to farm land Such
things can not be said to be thing or
beauty, nor may they be considered
beneficial. They impede the growth of
crops and are better out Of existence
Give the farm implement ii square
deal" and don't throw it away until it
Is beyond repairing. Many machines
are thrown away that could be repaired
so as to do good work. On some farms
so much is invested in machinery that II
Is difficult to make profit on the in
vestment
II man takes a little property be-
longing to another he is a thief; If he
takes a good deal he is called a graft
er. When a man pays out some money
and loses it we call it speculation; if
he makes profit it is an investment.
This is the up-to-date way of looking
Mt some things.
The opinion mas prevailed that the
man who has riding implements is
lazy. We are gradually getting over
that feeling. The sensible man is the
man who can arrange to ride. If he
provides riding tools he has his choice,
but If he does not he has only HobSon's
cholce-walk.
A supply of lime is absolutely neces-
sary for the hens and there is no bet
ter way TO get this than pounded oys-
ter shells. Bones, pounded tine so as
to have no long splinters, may also be
used, or fine gravel which contains
limestone Attention to these things is
what makes poultry pay in winter.
When a gall is noticed, there is some
thing wrong with the saddle or har
ness. and no remedy Will be available
until the cause of the gail is removed.
An examination OF the harness should
be made whenever the horse is brought
up from work at night, and 1t should
be kept in good condition, or the horse
will suffer. ~''- -,vgwlie,,
All kinds of horses are high now. No
one should buy horse unless it Is ac-
tually needed. When buying II pays to
get the best. For an investment IN
horses 1t would be good business man
agement to wait while until some
thing good can be bought for less
money. pair OF good draft mares
will pay out at almost any reasonable
price.
1t has been frequently pointed out to
the feeder that a perfect ration may
sometimes be unpalatable, 10 which
case Ii cannot produce that good which
will come from a ration more palatable.
II the animal does not like the taste of
any ration it will not sc. good from 1t,
for It will not eat sufficient of It. 1t is,
therefore. essential that the ration have
palatabllity as well as balanced ele-
ments.
Where corn has been laid by with a
good shovel piow the ridges In the corn
rows are high. In putting in spring
grain there should be some reduction of
these ridges or the stand will be
''streaked." The grain when 1t comes
up looks very much like the stripes of
Old Glory. 1t is better TO run the disk
over field of this kind before seeding
TO oats or spring wheat. If not reduced
properly these ridges will Interfere in
harvesting.
Milk. like many other things, that
can be extremely good, can also be ex-
tremely bad. Milk. as 1t comes from
the udder of a healthy, well-cared-for
COW, is as pure as spring water from
the depth of the earth, but the moment
IL comes in contact with the air and
the utensils in which il is handled, 1t
becomes the most favorable place for
the development of thousands of minute
organisms known as bacteria. and un-
der favorable conditions these will
grow and multiply until one drop of
milk may contain as many as a mill.
ion, which may not only cost the lives
OF the calves 10 which it is fed, but OF
the children OF our homes
Try n Few Scrubs First.
II you expect 10 start In the sheep