Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-02-09


soil.
Ducks should never be shut up in
close building.
A manure spreader makes the prof
its from dairying still greater.
To allow the chickens to drink i'm
pure water is inviting disease.
A hen house may be plastered, ce-
mented or lined with tar paper or
oiled muslin.
If the hens are overcrowded on the
roost they will fuss and quarrel worse
than children.
Ash is the mineral portion of most
| feeding stuffs and is used largely in
making bones, egg shells, etc.
Pillow at least part Of the chicken
yard up, spread a little lime over it
and SOW thickly with clover seed.
The government is making extern
sive Investigations on the poisonous
plants that grow in the national for
ests.
The cows should not be allowed to
sleep out on the cold ground when
>the nights are cold, where they may
be chilled.
The men who took the precaution
to raise their own meat will soon reap
| abundantly in the shape of sausage,
spare ribs, ham, etc.
Kindness, like grain, is increased
by sowing, and the more kindness you
SOW in the poultry yard, the more
benefit you will reap.
A prominent buyer was heard to
say recently: Anybody that is look
ing for a big run of hogs this winter
better have his head examined"
The more the separator comes into
use the better the quality Of the but
ter. Cream SKINNED from sour milk
does not make first-class butter.
If the poultry raiser has a comfort
able poultry house and a flock of
early Matched pullets, getting eggs in
winter is largely controlled by the
feeding.
Leaky roofs and drafts are the
death knells to poultry profits during
the winter and spring. Overcrowding
is almost as bad, and poor ventilation
! is killing.
Poultrymen would make more
money If they would find regular GUS
toners who would take their eggs two
or three times a week, while they
were perfectly fresh.
The poultryman who has vigorous
stock free from faint Of hereditary
disease, and who gives his flock
proper care, will not be bothered
much with sick fowls.
|
tbs only consideration, the fowls TO
be marketed as soon as broody, then
/ provide the summer temperature, and
| give the reproducing food
The man who has so little self-re-
spect that he will allow himself to
work around COWS that stand in
filthy stable lacks considerable of
reaching up to the mark of a good
dairyman.
Before sitting hens are placed upon
eggs for Matching the nest should be
thoroughly saturated with some prep
aFation to kill any mites that may be
| present and to forestall immediate In
festation.
On heavy land coarse manure tends
| to open Il up and make it till with
greater ease, and when it comes to
the matter of calculating the value of
the fertility IL fresh and rotted ma
nure, the advantage is clearly in favor
of the fresh.
Milk that tests AZ per cent. of but
terfat is also somewhat above the
average, and allowing it to be correct,
it shows yield of nearly three
pounds of standard butter so if any
one has cow that is yielding as
much, or more than that, why trot
her out
The increase Of insects and fungous
diseases has made the business of
apple growing more laborious and un-
certain. 1t has developed a class Of
specialists who succeed in proportion
to their knowledge and diligence. This
is so true that the orchard business
may be said to be in a state of trans
ition.