The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07
Get some pure-bred stocK.
It pays to spray intelligently.

Feed corn very carefully to the pigs
In hot weather.
The needs OF the good dairy COW
must be studied.
Keep fewer sheep, better sheep and
give them better care.
Bran is good for both growing
chicks and laying hens.
1t certainly pays to keep big
quiet flock of good fowls.
Seeds of maple trees have been
known to terminate in ice.
Oats are frequently seeded with
Canada field peas for forage.
Clover and skim milk are almost in
dispensable in the ration of the grow
ing pig.
Boards should be used for bleaching
early celery. Soil is apt to cause 1t
to decay
Artificial heat in the hog pen is
not necessary. Freedom from drafts
Is better.
Every farmer should have piece OF
rape to turn the sheep on when the
pastures fail.
A hog could be starved to eat al
most anything; but seldom does we'll
on spoiled food.
A side line of dairying that helps
out is to have plenty of pigs to eat
the skim milk.
Young chickens should not be coop
ed on land that was occupied by chick
ems last year.
An accessible supply of pure, cold
water should always be available for
the dairy herd
Different kinds of milk animals diff
fer greatly as to the fat and solid con-
tents of the milk.
Rape is commonly sown either
broadcast or in rows about 80 inches
apart and cultivated
Plenty of hot water must be used IL
keeping the dairy utensils clean dur
ing the hot weather
The best authorities give the weight
of one gallon Of milk. Of average COM
position, as Sc pounds.
The silo is now necessity. and for
you to compete with the man who has
one you must have one, too.
The levelness with which horse
walks Is one Of the best evidences
that his legs work in harmony.
Roughage for calves should first be
fed at two or three weeks OF age,
when the calf begins to eat grain.
Steel sllos are growing in favor, and
seemingly do not hold the frost any
more or even as much rs the cement
ones.
Contrary to popular belief more
chickens die from June until Sep
TENDER than in all the rest Of the
year.
Do not hurry the mare that is with
colt when she is eating. She ought to
have plenty of time to chew her feed
we'll
The cold storage man makes better
prices for the dairyman and poultry.
man-until the cold storage man ia
busted"
The milk should be strained through
one thickness Of clean white flannel
and then should be quickly cooled and
well aired.
II a eve keeps her lamb In fine fat
condition up to the time Of weaving
keep her.
A silo saves labor, as with 1t you
can feed more stock in much less time
than by any other means and do Il
much easier.
When a hog reaches 200 pounds in
weight 1t requires extra good care and
an expert feeder to continue to lay on
flesh at profit.
Some people claim that hog is a
scavenger by nature, but he certainly
thrives better on clean feed and de-
cent surroundings.
Weeds plowed under add some hui
mus and fertility to the soil, though
in very much less degree than
clover or COW peas.
The amount of feed used by cows
depends somewhat upon their body
weight, larger cows requiring moro
feed for maintenance.
varieties Of millet to SOW as an emer-
gency hay or pasture crop, since it