The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-01-26
Mites dislike whitewash.
v cows need plenty OF water.

Put the broody sows in a pen by
themselves.
Treat the COW kindly. This re-
quires no cash outlay.
This has been a banner year in
New Jersey for peaches.
The young calves should be started
upon grain ration early in life.
A high-grade 4-S-1O fertilizer should
give satisfactory returns with toma-
toes.
The average farm horse lives most
of his life on dry hay or straw and
oats,
The dairy COW is the foundation of
all soil Improvement and farm pros.
perity.
Every dairy ration must depend
somewhat upon the prevailing price
of feeds.
Yearly COW tests are becoming
more and more popular. Try them
yourself.
The dairy calf can be raised upon
skinned milk but the ration should
be fed gradually.
In the mating of animals individual
merit should receive first attention
and pedigree second
You should never churn until the
cream is of a proper temperature,
neither winter or summer.
Keep all stable manure in vaults or
pit, screened or sprinkled with lime,
oil or other cheap preparations.
Early breeding develops the milk
producing ability of the heiter and
good feed and care prolongs it.
In equipping the farm buy nothing
but the best then take the best care
of it and it will last for long time.
Another cause of feed lot unuthrifti-
ness lies in the fact that pigs Of diff.
ferent sizes are run in the Same lot.
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ments, and therefore a variety of
feeds is necessary for its production.
No crop will bring in better returns
in the northern states for the time
is occupies in the ground than
buckwheat.
Every buttermaker should have two
aims; one to make the best butter and
the other to help his patrons produce
the best cream.
The grape is one of the surest bear
ers, as it fruits on new wood If
some are killed 1t puts out fresh wood
anu Dtdio grapes.
Thousands of hens are killed every
year by feeding too much wet foods
and mashes. The greater portion of
the feed should be dry.
If your supply of clover hay Is not
sufficient for the whole flock of sheep.
save at least supply for the breed
ing ewes at Landing time.
To have pure bred stock should be
the ultimate aim of all farmers. Pure
bred horses, pure bred cattle, pure
bred swine, pure bred poultry.
Every possible means should be EN-
ployed to avoid frightening and irri
tating the eve lambs while they are
confined to their winter quarters.
With sheep, as with other stock,
better stock, better health and thrift
will be maintained at a less cost if
they are given a good variety of food
A brood SOW should be well nour-
ished, but 1t Is great mistake to
allow her to become very fat, as a
fat SOW will lose ltters or farrow
weaklings.
Do you burn or throw out egg
shells? 1t pays to save them and crush
them up fine for the hens. This fur
nishes them material for the making
of other shells.
In feeding the COWS should not have
access to weeds or other foods which
flavor the milk and they should have
a supply of clean, fresh water, with
access to salt.
To feed with profit with the pres.
ent high prices Of grain and hay,
good shelter must be provided SO
that the animals will derive full bene-
fit from their feed.
Like any other stock that is to be
wintered, hogs will keep in a thrifty
condition on less feed IL they are pro
vided with clean, dry quarters and a
liberal supply Of bedding.
Certain foods known to possess lax.
alive qualities should have a place In
every dairyrl.n's rations for his cows,
especially ! dry foods are being
largely utilized in feeding them.
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