Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-12

substituted for lumber is directly an |
aid to the governments wise system OF
forest preservation.
A little gate in the fence between will |
let the lambs through at feeding time
and keep the sheep back from stealing |
the grain you give the lambs.
A farmers ability is no longer rated |
oy the horse power he can WELD brute |
force is now supplanted by brain power
on the farm as well ss In other call
lngs
The horse that can walk fast, be he |
saddle, driving or draft horse, always |
commands a better price than the one |
equally good in other respects but
slow walker.
Since hen manure Is very concen-
trated fertilizer, 1t should be put on
the garden quite sparingly. II applied |
too plentifully it will kill vegetation |
and even young trees.
Animals are kept on the farm for |
profit and the foundation law for feed
ing requires food that viii produce
the greatest quantity Of flesh or milk
at the least possible cost.
The best stock win not be long In |
degeneratlng If not properly fed and |
cared for. The man who puts money |
into procuring good blood and then neg |
lects it is excessively extravaganza |
When the poultry is confined and |
particularly during the winter months. |
meat scraps or other animal food |
should be provided to take the place
of the insect life which they feed upon |
extensively during the spring, summer |
and fall months.
A young mans chief and most val
liable assets as he starts out In life |
are honesty, sobriety and push. If a
fellow has these traits, he will win |
out under most any circumstances, and |
If he doesn't he surely has a rocky |
and disappointing row to hoe.
Keep wood ashes in convenient |
place, so that pigs can eat all they |
wish. Ashes furnish mineral matter
potash, lime soda--whch helps build |
up the digestion and kills intestinal |
worms. If wood ashes are not plenti-
full, g'Ae coal ashes.
II. - 1v.d
against in setting out evergreen is to |
keep the air from striking the roots OF |
the trees from the time they are I'M |
packed until set in the ground. If the
roots are exposed to the sun and wind |
even for one minute the tree is liable |
to die.
Manure of all kinds should be well
protected during bad weather. If 1t |
has been carefully kept under cover and
properly applied, it will show Its eff
feet almost Immediately; but If it has
been leached by heavy rains and ex-
posed to drying winds and the suns
rays, it will not be SO valuable.
The number of missing parts and
needed repairs on the farming machin
cry is never fully realized until an In
ventory is made. 1t is only nut
here or bolt there, but many half
day Is lost by every farmer every year
for the loss of just such apparently |
trivial things. It's the same old story
Of the loss OF the horse shoe nail which
eventually resulted Ia the loss Of a
kingdom.
There should be brought into the
home along with sacks Of -four, fiitches
of bacon and canned stuff good books
and magazines for the maintenance of
the intellectual life of the home. Star
walton Of the higher faculties may not
be 50 Immediately noticeable as is
depletion of physical strength, get the
effects are Just as disastrous and far
reaching
The broad tired wagon and the King
road drag should go hand In hand in
the improvement Of the country high
\.
roads that have been put in good shape
will tend to undo much of the good
work which has been done. while the
broad tired wagon is real aid to
whatever MAJ have been accomplished
along the line of road improvement.
A recent government bulletin on crop
In ifrfa "a !
states that the average crop obtained
from an acre of potatoes in Germany
Is $40 and from an acre Of sugar beets
$50, while wheat yields $50 and rye
but $21 per acre. In France the acre
value OF hops reaches 1853. Of tobacco
s93 and OF sugar beets SAT against
only $21 for wheat. In the Netherlands
the gross return per acre of wheat,
SIG. is surpassed by the returns from
tobacco. s2f3, potatoes s74 and sugar
beets $50.
In the face OF the great scarcity OF
help In many OF the rural sections Of
the country the girls and women In the
home are frequently OF necessl called
upon TO help out al busy seasons or the
year. While this Is perfectly proper,
provided they have the time TO spare
and while the outdoor exercise they
would get would undoubtedly be bene-
ncial, 1t is well TO favor the young and
immature girl and not impose upon her
tasks that are beyond her strength.
Often an injury is done the child sn-
willingly that may remain for years
The fact that the girl may be ready
and willing tc help should be taken as
a reassn foS extra precaution.
Animals on Farms.
The department Of agriculture places
the number Of animals on the farms In
the United States, up to January ]
1903, as follows Horses. 1880. 900