The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-24

pest in New England, and is likely to
spread The easiest and practically
the only effective means of artificial
control where established, is by cut
ting off the overwintering nests dur
Ing the late fall winter or early
spring and destroying the larvae with
in. This, of course. can be supple
mented by spraying with an arsenical
mixture when the caterpillars appear
on the foliage In spring
Farm poultry Is too often allowed
to run in one large flock. The chicks
cannot be fed properly and are almost
sure to become infested with lice from
the older fowls. Often ducks, geese,
chickens and turkeys are all turned
together to fight for supremacy. The
more the fowls are distributed over
the farm in summer, the most produc
/ tive they will be.
/ Every flock owner of long experience
in handling breeding ewes fully rea
/ Lies that the condition of the ewes at
mating has a decided influence upon
the breeding qualities Of both ewes
and progeny.
Heartsease was formerly not worth
considering as honey plant, because
of its scarcity; but of late years II has
become plentier, and this year 1t is
worth many dollars. Same with dan
delion.
To make hens lay. put some oats in
a box, pour warm water over them,
and keep in warm place. Feed
small quantity to hens each morning
after the oats begin to grow and get
green. Oats soaked in milk are SPLEEN
! did.
Prepare cultivated ground the same
as for strawberries for transplanting
raspberries and blackberries but pillow
| burrows ten feet apart for blackberries,
eight for red, yellow and purple rasp'
berries and seven for blackcaps.
An average sample OF the droppings
OF high-fed hens contains about thirty
or thirty-two pounds Of nitrogen, thir'
ty pounds of phosphoric acid and If
teen or sixteen pounds of potash In
each ton
What furnishes more material for
the white Of eggs than corn does? A
bushel OF wheat contains about one
tenth more protein, three per cent. less
fat and nearly three times as much
fiber.
AS a rule, transplanting should be
done when the plant Is dormant This
applies to all fruits, but for convent
ence we sometimes transplant straw
berries during the growing season.
At the close Of the honey season,
when a part or all the bees are run for
comb honey, some sections may be
capped partly over, while some will
be partly filled but no sealing done.
Much unnecessary energy is eXpend-
ed in trying to avoid labor. Those who
are not willing to give honest, con
scientOus labor need not expect phe'
nomenal success on the farm.
Cows feed little at night il we'll fed
during the day, and If the stable is
well ventilated they are as comfortable
here as anywhere, and the gain to the
manure pile is considerable.
Before starting in fruit culture for
market visit the progressive. practical
fruit culturists and study details; also
learn the cost of bushes, method of
culture and the returns.
Different farmers in different sec
tons have stated times for sowing
winter wheat Some SOW early and
some SOW late each claiming equally
good results
There is no one who ought to have
"A better garden than the farmer who
has all OF the land necessary with
teams and usually help to care for it,
Whatever you do. don't select seed
ears from stalks on which smut has
developed, for that's one of the best
ways Of encouraging this trouble.
When the asparagus tops have be-
come ripe they should be cut off and
burned up. In this way the spores of
the rust lSngus are destroyed
Different qualities OF the same
kind OF grain and hay enter the bal.
anced ration of the different expert
ment stations for horses.
For picking apples a half bushel
/ basket, lined with burlap and pro
yided with n strong hook, will prove
better than bag.
Salt improves both the flavor and
\ keeping qualities Of butter, as well as
/ increasing its weight at a small pro
/ portionate cost,
one Of the most trying periods in
/ the foals development IS weaving the
/ youngster from the milk Of It's dam
/ There is money in bee keeping II 1t
/ is managed properly