The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
All animals need pure water.

| Orcer pure-bred roosters early. tc
| head your flock
| All the various breeds OF hogs have
| their ardent admirers
The selection and care OF the brood
SOW is most important.
Great things are to be done with
chemical fertilizers in the future
, A combination of high roosts and
| heavy fowls seldom proves satisfac,
! tory.
When chickens are kept In yard
throughout the year. green food is
| necessary.
The Tamworths are good rustlers.
very prolific, and the meat is of the
| highest quality.
! Hogs are the cleanest animals on
the farm to bed and the easiest II
| given half chance.
Culling the pullets may seem a
small matter to many. but it adds dol.
lars to the years profits.
What is the use of struggling along
with sugar beets when good old al
! falfa is the better crop.
Sheep are not subject to diseases
such as hog-cholera or the epidemics
so destructive among cattle.
A good tank heater, or some other
device should be used this winter to
warm the water for the cows.
The Poland China is considered the
ideal Of the lard type of hog They
are good feeders and early maturers
Scatter dry grain among the litter
On he floor of the poultry houses so
that the hens will be forced to ex
ercse.
When laying freely a flock OF 50
hens will drink from four to eight
quarts OF water daily, depending upon
the conditions.
Winter feeding is far more expen.
sive than summer feeding. but winter
eggs sell for nearly twice as much
as summer eggs
Successful dairy expansion involves
the intelligent, systematic grading or
building up Of a herd. both by selec.
ton and breeding.
Never build a feeding floor adjon-
ing the hog house or sleeping quar-
tiers or there will be everlasting trou'
BILE in keeping 1t clean.
No crop will respond more quickly
or protitably to fertilizers added in the
correct proportions and in the proper
condition than the tomato.
In culling a flock OF either chick.
ems or turkeys. try to choose and
market birds Of nearly the same size
and weight at the same time.
A big hen will eat more than
small one. but she will have enough
extra weight at the end of the year
to make up for the extra feed.
Lettuce may be sown any time
during January or February. They
should be picked out Of the seed bed
somewhat sooner than cabbage.
No farm animal, particularly the
pig, can stand out in zero winds,
shivering with the cold while eating
his meals and make profitable gains.
The preparation of soil previous to
the planting of an orchard will de-
pend entirely upon it's nature. It's
texture and It's condition of fertility.
There are several comparatively
new varieties Of early cabbage which
are very promising. Woods Early
and Race Horse are among these early
types.
Certain breeds of cows produce vel
low butter twelve months in the year,
and the color of butter from all cows
is influenced by the character OF feed
they receive.
When acorns are fed to pigs, their
flesh IS apt to become very soft and
oily but this difficulty may be over
come by feeding corn for three weeks
before slaughtering
The plan OF feeding hens in winter
is the best that will provide the con
tent OF the egg In the most econom-
ical form. and at the same time com
mel the hens to exercise to get 1t.
When a mare does not foal after
protracted efforts, veterinary aid
should be summoned at once, for de.
lay often results in the loss of either
the foal or mare, and many times
both
The production Of eggs of all one
color and shade will enable you to
cater to the fancy trade, where prices
rule highest, and well-graded eggs are
also highly appreciated by private Gus