Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-12-30

Study the individual cows anu w
not feed all alike
rlsap food and clean stables are a
sood preventive of disease.
,e+ the Young calves have access to
,,o3 clean hay at all times.
Take care of the pigs or you will
have no hogs to take care of.
harm for sheep without a floor is
,referable If it can be kept dry.
Goal oil applied to the roosts in
,nau quantities viii kill parasites.
row stables should have no cellar
rrder them nor storage place above.
The flesh of birds differs in quality,
according TO the food on which they
feed
Poultry droppings, treated with
hDd.plaster, is one of the high grade
isrtinzing agents.
The hog is prominently the most
corn and grain-condensing animal on
the American farm.
By careful attention TO proper
methods of combining feed the cost
can be greatly reduced.
One of the shrewdest bankers In the
country rates his customers largely by
their ability to raise hogs.
The breeding ewes should be fed
and gotten into good condition in the
fall after the lambs are weaned.
Eliminate the hogs part in the eco
r0ny Of farm feeding operations and
4 you will remove the factor of profit in
many cases.
\ tnilk weeds are of any use to the
taivman it might be a good plan to
save the rag weeds to make the trav-
cling junk dealer happy.
The hog will make from twelve to
fifteen pounds of pork, live weight,
1om tushel OF corn; the sheep from
I've to eight the steer from four to
I've.
/ 10 the vineyards of France, grow
rs not only use smudges TO keep off
he trosts but to protect the vines
nom the suns hot rays the morning
after The freeze.
Profit in the orchard depends upon
Il zoe perfection of the fruits raised and
Ae quantity And the trees cannot
Produce their full capacity unless they
ae we'll cared for.
t1e oregon experiment station has
decided that the scab on the prunes
aagl Is more or less troublesome to
mem is caused by the weather and
10. by fungus growth.
A aones where the children al
ways HE 10 spend their spare time
s@s'aecs the parents should take a
o-y OF 20 think and see If they can
S1 Why There is a reason"
N is surprising how the value of
nurses Keeps up in face of the fact
,-'' there has been an enormous in
1s-ss ID tho number of automobiles
.ssl 10 towns and cities, as well as in
'' getting the shock corn in early
Il '-.4 gao be used for late fall pas
Ire corn ground may be clean
y, ,ls grass along the fence rows is
-1 a considerable amount. The
.. often tae pasture can be changed
PASTURE SUM anu
-5 cattle should be fattened as
At 4s possible 1t never pays to
lug .aa .eeding even though a
..a1 mink be- viii strike a better
! A. later While heavy feeding Is
go. q the start. the amount
s-o..a be increased from time
s-'. tle cattle are on a f,Il
7A.g Of roughness should al
5srs .'.5ei, and the herd should
tsr access 70 pure water and
s5 experiments show
aus to 20 per cent more
t.a... a.H fed a hog on good pas.
In MI. 2 q pen or ward The
"ell on clover pas
@ ..t little grain will give
PIC % pay for the ad.
E..-4-. s-srz. times. A good
atta a very little grair
Bob (, at the ,owest cost
hs -7sz Wiil DO better 10
F-l-sr, sase when in supshinv
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