The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-13

I The earlier you car get your winter
wheat ground ploUed the better
Wheat is plant hat delights In a
! tanned if the ground Is plowed a few
days before seeding. If it IS plowed
| early, however, and is thoroughly
disked and narrowed at intervals II
will be comparatively firm, yet loose
enough on top when it il time TO SOW
the wheat
Prior to and during the Noting
period feed whole wheat for morning
| feed in straw litter, The noon feed
should consist OF cold bran slightly
| seasoned with salt and cayenne pep
per, with well-cooked lean meat, such
as boiled heart, liver or lights, cut
! into strips. The night feed, given
/ about four o'clock, is cracked oats in
! straw litter.
! Avoid watering the garden If posi-
{
! if protracted drOuth renders the use
Of hose or watering can necessity
do the work thoroughly. a little sur
face water simply entices the roots
upward, where they are more readily
affected by dry weather.
Provide a good open shed for the
young turkeys to roost in and don't al
low them to wander off. Their value
is steadily increasing now during the
approach OF the fall and holiday sea
son and they are worth too much to
allow them to take up with the neigh
bors flock
Clean runs for the chicks are the
best preventive Of gapes. Keep some
thing green growing in them, remove
all filth frequently and pillow under
little air-slaked lime occasionally Il
YOU have ever been bothered with this
pest.
The brood SOW should have a con
siderable proportion of bulky feeds
such as pasture, roots, etc. This Will
serve to dlstend the stomach and pre-
vents her from squealing, while, at
the same time, keeping her from lay
ing on too much fat
The net earnings OF hens must al
ways depend largely upon such cir
cumstances as breeding, feeding, care
etc, and probably the amount which
a hen can earn in a year after paying
all expenses may be estimated at he.
tween one 60 one and a half dollars,
A well selected, well managed, well
cared for and well fed herd OF brood
sows Will produce two crops of pigs
a year better than good lot of sows
given only mediocre or Indifferent
care will produce one litter
II good dairy bred bulls are mat
ed with selected range COWS the hetf.
ers OF the first cross will be good milk
COWS Future crosses will still furth.
or improve the herd II accompanied
by careful selection
There are practically no diseases tc
which ducks are subject. They can
be slckened and killed through igno
rance and carelessness by compelling
them to submit to improper food or
conditions.
! Lameness bumblc.foot'D among
the fowls Is often caused By the roosts
being too high or the floor too hard
and heavy fowls jumping thereon sus
tain bruises which later become more
serious.
In speaking of darying too often
everything centers about the butter
output This Is only one of the many
lines of profit incident to the bust
ness.
XIII the old rooster. stew him for
several hours and eat him. He is OF
absolutely no use in the flock at this
time Of year, and you can easily rear
or buy a better one for next spring.
Hay that has been cured and put MP
quickly retains more Of It's nutritiye
value than would be the case If 1t had
become over dry and had lost lot OF
it's leaves by breaking Off
There is little need Of buying eX
pcnsiyc grains for swine. when main
tanned on farms. or of feeding much
grain, except to nursing mothers or IN
hitting for market
Beardless barley hay makes mag
nitcent feed for sheep and makes the
least waste. The sheep will eat
every bit OF it and then ask for more
Good posts properly set, with
woven steel wire fabric from 20 inches
to four feet high carrying heavy wires
make the ideal hog fence
Sheep grazing has been found very
effective in preventing forest fires IN
the national forests when done In
conservative manner
The most economic way Of seCur
ing a permanent road bed Is through
drainage. IT solves much of the good
roads problem.