Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-02-16
Tillage opens up the soil.

Butterfat cannot be fed into milk.
Concrete bee hives form the subject
Of recent patent
Repairs in due season may save the
delay caused by breakdown.
Cleanliness is an important factor
in the duck house as in the hen house.
The possibilities of the hog is mat
ter almost wholly in the hands OF the
feeder.
It must be understood that so fowls
only require about as much air as
single cow.
The farmer who expects to make
money out of hogs must give the SOW
and pigs attention.
Hogs will thrive better when they
clean up their corn and squeal little
after their feed when ready for 1t.
A small bunch of sheep can be kept
at almost no cost except short time
IN winter, when they must have feed.
All dairymen will find that it will
pay them well to know just what
every individual COW in their herd is
doing.
There is something in the general
conformation of the pullet that to the
trained eye would bespeak her future
usefulness.
Sheep manure contains a small
amount of water and is pound for
pound the richest produced by any
common farm animal.
If milk supply is too strong, scours
will trouble the pigs, so close atten-
ton and good judgment must dictate
what to do in their case.
An excellent method Of growing tea
roses is to make border four to six
feet in width by six to eight feet in
length, according to the grounds,
Gargetted milk, caused by garget,
which is diseased and inlamed con-
dition of the cows udder, causes sore
throat, scarlet fever and cholera
1t Is rather common to see farmer
riding in his own automobile, but If
they begin investing In airships 1t
will look as If they are flying rath-
er high.
Mraslin, new substance used in b.
hemia to coat hams, is said to be as
pIiable as rubber, tasteless, harmless,
easily removed and perfect as a pre-
servative.
Heifers in first lactation apparent
1 ly give better results by machine
milking than do aged cows that have
been accustomed to hand milking for
one or more years.
1t is now against the law in Nebras-
ka to use cream cans for any other
purpose than for cream. Many things
nave DSSu CdITlSQ III CREAM CANS
which have no place there.
By having the February or March
pigs come you can raise two filters a
year; the second litter can come in
September and these can be fattened
out the following spring or summer
The handling Of the manure and it's
application to the soil has much to
do with it's effectiveness. Manures
from different animals and intended
for different crops require different
care.
Mammoth clover is in appearance
so like the common red that we're 1t
not for the stronger growth of the
former it could not be distinguished
from the common red by the ordinary
observer.
! AS a general proposition the most
liberal feeders make the most profit
from stock feeding, but it is business
that requires as much careful thought,
study and good Judgment, as any other
business, if it is to be made profitable
Red top Is valuable grass for both
hay and pasture on lands to which 1t
is well adapted. Although 1t will grow
well on a variety Of soils, 1t is best
adapted to low lands and those having
a large amount of vegetable matter
in their composition.
Any good cellar for fruit OF vegeta-
ibles will do to winter bees In, pro-
lvided corner may be set aside from
the main cellar by some sort of par
tition. There must be ventilation so
as to cool the temperature, which may
IIhecome too high especiaIly If the cok