Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22

grains. Corn may enter into the ration
should not be made the entire ration
Kindness will accomplish more Will
The horse than whipping. When he
SHES at anything whipping will only
scare him and make him shy worse the
next time. Never yell at nor jerk 4
horse Treat him gently and kindly.
1t is always better to give medicine
20 swine i'll food. But if one wants t.
drench, fasten piece of rubber bose
securely in bottle containing the
medicine. Throw the pig put stick
In its mouth and allow the fluid t.
slowly run down the throat.
Next to the contamination spread by
The stock bull, to which good many
cow keepers send their aborting cows
without any disclosure of the fact, the
fraud of selling the aborted COW with
the calf of another at foot is the chief
means for the extension Of the disease
Automobiles will never take the place
Of the heavy draft horses. There will
always be place for this class CT
work animals and just at the present
time there is shortage. 1t will pay
any farmer to raise some good draft
colts, but they must be good.
Beginning a thing is easy, but it is
the stick to it that is difficult. The
ability to go on and finish thing be-
gun is the real test of character. In
farm work or in other stations in life
1t is the man who sticks to the things
he has begun that is ahead in the
race.
The present cotton output Of Brazil
Is estimated at 10000 tons, and, ac-
cording to reports received from Uni
ted States consuls living in that coan-
try, the industry is increasing rapidly.
Primitive methods are still in vogue,
however. and the quality of the pred
uct is poor.
We are now cutting timber from the
forests of the United States at the
rate Of 500 feet board measure year
for every man, woman aud child. In
Europe they use only 60 board feet.
At this rate in less than thirty years
all our remaining virgin timber will
be cut. Time to change our methods.
The government reports the hay crop
to be 1.52 tons, compared with La zen
year average. Total production, esti-
mated. 67,743.O0O tons. compared with
63,677 600 last year Average quality is
e45, against 9O.4 last year Rye esti-
mated production, 30,921 900 bushels,
against 3,.5e6,0O0 last year. Quality is
better.
How hatd should the ground freeze
before covering up the strawberry
vines? Well, If it will hold wagon
up when driven over it you may con-
clude that it is time TO put on the
mulch. Don't put on too much at first.
however. Increase the amount OF COW
ering as the weather increases in Sc
verify
A much more sensible and profitable
type Of agriculture viii prevail than
is general to-day when every quarter
section farm in the country supports
a herd Of from thirty to sixty sheep.
They are large consumers of waste
vegetable growths--the byproducts Of
the farmland for this reason every
landowner should keep a flock.
Again let US urge you not to leave
the tools ont to warp and rust In the
winter storms. One winters exposure
will hurt them more than two or three
years use. Clean them up and put
them away in the dry. II you have
no tool house put them in the packing
shed. A coat of paint applied now will
add several rears to the life Of the
woodwork of tools
If the farmer is in such straits fnan-
c:alIy that he must economic. let him
20 without socks and undershirt rather
than scriInp on the price OF seed corn
or oats that he has to buy this season.
He would be far better of at harvest
time or husking if be got good seed
oats at 20 cents ami seed corn at 81
than he would to take poor seed Of
either grain as gift Economic If
enc must. but let 1t not be In seeds of
any kind.
The Chicago health commission has
forbidden the sale OF milk from ordi-
rary tin cans All milk must now be
delivered in sealed bottles Nearly
ons-half OF the infant mortality Of the
aty is supposed to be traceable to i'm
puxS milk II requires careful wash
ing and constant care TO keep q tin
can In good condition. Few people
know how to wash a can and those who
do know apparently do not like the
100. II you want any proof OF this
fact. take the cover OF Of any milk
can that IL being returned from any
city and notice the nasty stencil that
meets your n0strflS The price OF city
mlIk is constantly advancing. 50 that
farmers hare hopes Of getting money