Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-23


of pure bred horses, cattle. sheep and
| swine have been made possible only
by having been given the best feed
| and care as we'll as breeding and by
their ancestors having received like
! treatment.
The stallion should show strong
masculinity, as indicated by vigorous,
| bold eyes and massive, we'll crested
neck. The mare should be feminine
| in character, as indicated by mild
eyes, comparatively small head and
slender neck, which together with a
somewhat more roomy barrel should
constitute a breeding appearance.
In these days of exceedingly high
priced concentrated feeds, it behooves
the farmer, depending principally on
dairying, to produce on his own land
as much as possible of the rations
necessary for his herd to make pro-
| f1table flow of milk In order to do
this, it is not too emphatic to say he
must grow alfalfa.
If you are going in for few sheep
this season, don't overlook the matter
| OF shelter. Sheep must be kept dry as
| to fleece and feet, otherwise your VEN
ture will result disastrously. Provide
dry quarters for wet weather and
you'll not have much difficulty in car
rying them over.
Great Britain imports much less
| live stock than formerly. In 1909 the
receipts of live cattle were $4,000
less from the United States and 5000
less from Canada than in the previous
year. At the same time it imported
greatly increased quantity Of chilled
beef
The COWS should not be fed their
roughage, nor the bedding be stirred
up before milking, and as far as
possible the barn should be opened
and aired also before the milking
time, so that the foul air which
taints milk so readily may escape.
With cheap corn and other grains
any man who could buy a few pigs
and finish them for market could
make a little profit, but 1t requires
skill and ability to grow pigs and fat
ten them on 6O-cent corn and make
reasonable profit.
Any system of farming which pro-
vides regular summer and winter
work for the horses will prevent the
waste caused by their eating their
heads off, half the year or so that
they may be available for work at
other seasons.
Weeds in the lawn are an indica-
ton that the soil is poor. They differ
from cultivated plants in that they
require poor land. If the lawn Is
good and rich the grass will grow
vigorously and crowd out the weeds.
Don't feed dusty hay to horses. II
you have no other kind sprinkle 1t
with water just before feeding. Many
horse troubles may be traced directly
to dusty hay and these are much more
easily prevented than cured.
Sell off the cockerels. Do not in
breed. If you are not going to I'LL
the incubator before March you will
not need a cock before February.
But don't be stingy when you buy
him.
When spraying the chicken house
there is no good in making seven
eighths job of it, because the vermln
left in the last one-eighth will quick
Iy multiply and spread all over the
other seven.
1t is a mistake to dump potatoes
after digging into a
wagon box and shovel them into pits
while they are easily bruised and the
skin broken with rough handling.
Cream on the average Will weigh
about eighteen pounds to the gallon,
but Will vary according 10 lue pei
cent. of butter fat it contains-butter
fat being lighter than cream.
Many people are realizing the profit
in raising heavy geese, as they are
worth more a pound than the lighter
breeds, and every year there is more
demand for the Toulouse.
A sheepkeeper should study his In |
dividual animals and observe them |
daily, reading meanwhile all the gov
eminent bulletins on sheep that are |
obtainable.
A crop raised on sod plowed under |
wet, eight inches deep, and worked |
until fine enough to cultivate, is often |
the best ever raised on a given piece
of land.
In feeding aged steers quality and
type are not so essential as in feed
ing calves, provided the purchase
price is proportionate.