Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-06
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One turkey mother can take care of
two dozen pOults.
Cows kept in stalls will consume
from three to four tons of hay year.
Keep the chickens out of damp
places and look out for rats, weasels,
cats and hawks.
Let the COW friSk in the open air
once in a while; continuous stable sfe
is not good for her.
Hay green in color and sweet IN taste
Is the only quality that is fitted for
a COW III milk to eat.
Don't wash duck eggs, for washing
takes off the natural coating, opens the
pores in the shell, and payes the way
to early decay.
Scatter generous quantity Of salt,
and wood ashes, for the horse on the
ground and see how clean he will clean
it up. 1t is good for pin worms.
Some men are judged by their build
ings, others by the kind of stock they
keep. very good impression OF the
kind of man is seen by looking into
his back ward
The seed corn topic VIII not down
and it ought not to until every farmer
can obtain a satisfactory stand. Some
tests of seed reported this spring show
low vitality.
Make every square inch of the farm
rich but the lawn, and make that beau
tiful. A lawn that does not present
beauty to the eye is out of place. A
field that is beautiful and not rich is
an abomination to its owner.
In the adjustment of a cultivator the
shanks should be easy to handle by the
operator and at the same time do good
work. / have seen men working like
a niger at an election cultivating corn
when there is no need at all for 81 h
efforts.
In the long, hot days there is a ten
dency for farmers and their wives to
work too hard. One ought to be wise
enough to know that old age will come
later ON and if one wishes an easy old
age he should use discretion when in
his prime.
Not every rich field will produce good
crops; not every trOtting bred horse
will trot; not every drafter will escape
the barbed wire; not every banker is
honest not every bright thing that gilt
tiers is gold not every church member
is Christian.
There is all the difference in the
world in the way men cultivate corn.
Lots of men lose more than their wages
In the corn they tear out. All boys on
farms should be taught how to cultivate
corn. 1t is an essential factor in their
agricultural education.
A new mixer will not get as much
milk as the one to which the cow has
been accustomed. A COW has some
rights that are TO be respected. Wheth-
er she has or not she usually assumes
the right to withhold her milk when
she has a new mixer. t-:
The small breeder who is overstocked
with horses should never refuse fair
offer for such animals as he has de-
cided to sell. Cost of keeping and risk
of injury from accident are items that
should not be overlooked by the man
who desires to mako the breeding of
horses profitable.
Horses for hard work should not be
too fat ; good thrifty condition Is best
If in good strong flesh, they will stand
I'D to work better and suffer from heat
less than if very fat. On this account
oats is a better daily ration for work
horses than corn. A mixture of the
two gives good results.
Yes, clover seed is expensive. The
question is can one afford not to buy
it? AS a rule not enough study is Civ
en- the advantages of having clover.
Eight dollars appears to be big price,
but it is not so much when we consid-
er the area a bushel will SOW Then
the advantages reaped by it are to be
regarded.
To keep your flock as free as possible
from sheep parasites, give the animals
a change of pasture, say once every
ten days. Alfalfa, red clover, oats or
any high growing forage is good for
sheep, inasmuch as the animals are
parasites rs when eating grasses which
grow lower.
The man who cannot he induced to
select and test his seed corr properly
should plant thick and then thin it to
the required amount. IL he does not
want to do the work himSei he can
hire boys 10 do it, A man is cunning 4
risk when he sets his planter to three
grains to the hill' of seed that has not
been managed properly. Better have
four or five and thin TO three.
Keeping Water Cool
Have you practiced wrapping the wa
ter jug in several thicknesses of strong
cloth, thoroughly wet, before putting it
in the shade to keep it cool? If not YOU
will be surprised, on adopting the plan,
to find that the contents grow colder.