The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-05-18
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the seed near the surface.
Freshly burned stone lime is best
for making Bordeaux misture.
Young ganders are better for breed
ing purposes than young geese
Silage has an advantage over green
soiling crops in cost OF production.
After the potatoes are I'D set the
cultivator deep and close to the plant
A very rich sandy loan is best for
cucumbers, as they like a warm soil
When full grown, turkeys are hardy
and fully able to take care of them.
selves.
The largest and plumpest seeds
always give the best and strongest
plants.
Mares heavily in foal can be IN
jured by field work If not handled
judiciously.
Broomcorn can be grown on a
variety of soils, but seems to prefer
deep. rich loan.
Carrots do we'll on most any garden
land, but they prefer moist, deep,
loamy, friable soil.
Pastures will respond to table ma
nures and commercial fertilizers the
same as other crops.
In drying seed corn 1t should be
remembered that warm air alone does
not dry out the corn.
Roots are a valuable addition to
our stock foods, especially where the
farmer is without silo.
One difficulty about raising guineas
Is that the young birds are very easi-
ly killed by mites and lice.
Let the soil be rich for your aspar-
agus bed, for It's growth will always
reveal the way 1t has been fed.
When plants have been attacked by
frost every means must be taken TO
prevent them from thawing rapidly.
Bean growing as commercial crop
Is taking first rank in many bean
centers for several reasons.
Apple tree roots feed from all por-
tons of the orchard soil. Feed such
soil as you would for any other crop.
The addition of one pound Of crude
carbolic acid to five gallons OF white
wash will serve as a good disinfec
tant.
there is ample evidence that a
arge sum is annually lost because
he dairy COWS are not bred for milk
production.
The average farmer on billy land
allows the cream of his soil" to wash
away from his farm every year at
high rate,
To prevent caterpillars from as
sending, keep trunks of trees banded
With cotton, or some sticky material,
such as tree tanglefoot.
The first and most important requi-
site to success in any undertaking. Is
o start right, and in any branch of
agriculture this means good seed.
Successful pruning cannot be learn
ID at once from reading instructions.
Experience gained from practice and
is necessary to do the best
work.
Unless the guinea hen is confined
he will take her brood on long jour
leys through the damp grass, and
are likely to die from this
'ause.
Baby beef is term applied to
teers or keifers from Is to % months
# age that show sufficient thickness
II flesh, finish and quality to be used
IS block beef.
The balky horse cannot be con-
Iuered by brutal treatment, but may
,e induced to pull by many devices
Intended to attract his attention from
lis resolution not to pull.
A field of rape makes an excellent
ummer pasture crop for sheep pas
urage during the dry summer period
When the regular pastures are either
90 short or burned entirely down.
No man can be too careful In pro-
iding water for his cows. She VIII
rink freely of pure water and give II
Jack in healthful milk, She Will
rink sparingly of stagnant water and
i've It back in milk filed with dis
ase germs. Water from a good wei
hould refresh the mich COW.
The common striped cucumber bug,
,hich resembles the beetle In ap-
earaace, but whose habits are en-
rely different, also Injuries the
uuash, melon, cucumber, etc, vines.