The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-30

Choose the breed OF cows you Ike
and stick to that breed without
change.
A disastrous mistake many make
with chicks is to feed lot OF soft and
sloppy feeds.
A colt should be made acquainted
with the bride bit for some time be-
fore a harness is put on him.
For person or a horse to learn
new things the first lessons should
be short. with long resting spells be-
tween.
Success in growing chicks. or any
other young animal, depends largely
upon frequent feeding on small
amounts
A pint of crude carbolic acid mixed
with a gallon OF kerosene makes an
excellent spray for poultry houses.
and It is cheap.
Colts should be early accustomed to
the noise of carriages, gates and other
moving things that they are likely to
come in contact with.
In selecting brood SOW watch the
herd at feeding time. The thriftiest
and latest always get to the trough
first, and these are the ones to buy.
Keep shade trees in the permanent
pasture In groups rather than scat
tered individual trees. The shade will
be cooler and less ground will be taken
up.
Whatever other industries town
| may have there is always room for
a good creamery If there is a suf-
| ficient number of cows in the adtoin-
ing territory.
There Is no danger OF the market
being gluttcd with poultry products
and the person who inteligently in
creases a flock will be on the wiz
| ming side next year
The dairy COW is n wonderful me-
dunn for the proper disposal Of farm
grown crops. She Is complete fac
tory. Her only demand is that you
give her square deal"
A well fenced hog pasture. or sew
eral small ones, is not only an excel
lent place for making hogs do their
best in warm weather, but Is also n
good pasture for calves or other small
animals.
1t Is immaterial about the size OF
the window and also about the kind OF
! windows for q COW stable One can
use the kind that best suits his fancy.
The important thing is to get sufii-
! ciont light In the stable.
Soy beans may be planted from
early spring until midsummer. II
wanted for grain, plant at compliant
ing time For hay, they may be plant
ed later. and If catch crop is desired.
they may be planted still later.
II is a very difficult thing to have
the sheep carry its fleece over the
summer season and into the second
year, owing to the tendencies to shed
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noy and derange the vigor and general
health OF the animal.
Economy in fencing never begins in
the choice of poor wire. There Is
great difference In the value OF differ
ent grades. Take some trouble and
pay an extra price to get the best.
The use of light gauge wire is often
the most expensive course in the end.
| One cause OF the idea, which still
| prevails to great extent In the city,
that much of the comb honey is adul-
terated. is the fact that there are per
haps hundreds OF different flowers
which produce honey, no two OF which
are OF exactly the same flavor, and
varying also In color.
Raspberries and blackberries should
be cultivated rather shallow between
the rows, with horse and cultivator.
and weeds around the plants cut out
with the hoe until July. when heavy
mulch should be placed between the
rows OF some material that will pre-
vent the evaporation OF the moisture.
You can easily destroy the goose
| berry worms by busting or spraying
the bushes AS soon as they are no
ticed with paris green, made some
what weaker than you would use for
the slug Of the potato beetle Pow
dered hellebore. which may be OBJ
obtained from any druggist, Is also a
certain remedy for the currant and
! gooseberry worm.
Here is list Of the most essential
tools. Hoe, garden rake, four-tined
fork. long handled shovel spade. dib.
Der. wheelbarrow. garden line, seed,
| drill. double-wheel hoe with its at.
tachments and weeder, to these we
might add plant protectors, trowel,
watering pot and sprayer These for
the small garden; the large market
gardens require a still larger equip
ment Of horsetools, etc.
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