The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-17

Watch out for worms in the hook
they will cause lots Of trouble an(
loss.
| Feeding sour or sloppy food Is one
way of inviting bowel trouble in the
young chick
Opinions vary somewhat as yet as
to the comparative feeding value OF
pea vine silage.
The farmer who keeps better poul-
try, or the best, is on the right road
to a paying business.
| Asparagus shoots should not be cut
too late, as late cutting will injure the
vitality of the roots
The proper way to apply manure Is
| to remove 1t from the stable directly
to the field and spread it.
Impatience with the heifer that is
freshening for the first time Is one
sure way of spelling the COW.
| Do not attempt to raise fall pigs
without having first prepared per-
feet system of housing for the winter.
Tomatoes should be given the last
working with cultivator and then
bedded Just before the vines fall over.
II dusty hay is fed, sprinkle with
water and it will save the horse much
annoyance; but better not feed 1t at
all.
| The greatest forage crop in the
world Is corn, and the silo is the most
| economical device for use in dish
ing 1t up.
Free range for hogs does not mean
| that they should be allowed to run IN
the highways and through the neigh
bors' fences.
America can produce as good mutton
as England We have the climate, the
sheep and the feed. All We lack Is
the inclination.
Stall manure applied to the ground
fresh is much better than manure
that has been weathered by standing
in the barnyard.
| All vegetables which require warm
SOIL as okra, beans, tomatoes and
egg plant, should have warm manure
and never muck.
Farmers everywhere are looking for
some economical way Of maintaining
the soil : fertility or improving 1t.
Dairying is the answer.
Fence corners full of dead weeds
make a fine alternating place for all
kinds of bugs 'hich will get busy with
your crop next spring.
The alfalfa farmer is not cutting as
heavy a crop this year as ordinarily.
Dul lie is just dS HldIy laps aHSdu vi
the all-grain farmer as ever.
The man who is sincerely interested
in his dairy work is pretty sure to
be a prosperous dairyman and In his
case the dairy business booms.
Stall manure, mixed with ground
! phosphate and applied on the ground
fresh, Is vastly better as fertilizer
than manure in any other form.
We must fight the encroachment Of
the cutters on our hillside farms as
we fight weeds. Both can be held in
check and often entirely eliminated.
The cream from the milkings must
not be kept so long that it will de-
velop a sharp acid, for that would
impart an unpleasant favor to the but
| ter.
Avoid frightening hens, especially
on very warm days. Any excessive ex-
ercise is apt to cause apoplexy, or at
best will prevent normal production
Of eggs.
You would think the manufacturer
| fool who would feed cotton into his
mill and expect silk goods to be woven
from 1t, and yet the hen is simply a
machine.
Try the plan of flushing the ewes
from now until breeding season, then
follow with good pasture, and you will
see from results that the plan makes
most profits.
We need to have a clear idea OF
what breeding does, of what feeding
does, Of what care and environment
do, If we secure and maintain
profitable dairy herd.
In order that good horse may re-
suit the colt should not only be given
good start in life. but should be
kept in healthful and thrifty condition
through the growing stage.
Cabbage will continue to grow late
in the fall II the ground is clean and
the surface fine and loose. The same
Is true of celery, beets, carrots and
some other hardy vegetables.