Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-24
All animals need pure water


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 if
given half a chance.
Culling the pullets may seem
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
that the hens will be forced to ex-
ercise.
When laying freely a flock of SO
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 adjoin-
ing the hog house or sleeping quar-
20 thnpn will hn n inc
BILE in keeping it clean.
No crop will respond more quickly
or profitably 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 its nature, its
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 yel-
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 Strengthening.
The plan of feeding hens in winter
Il the best that will provide the con-
tent of the egg in the most econom-
ical form. and at the same time COM
pel the hens to exercise to get it.
When a mare does not foal after
protracted efforts, veterinary aid
should be summoned at once. for de-
Law often results in the loss of either
the foal or mare, and many times
both.
A good sheep breeder contrives to
have some kind of green crop to wean
his lambs to- such as rape, vetches or
whatever he may best be able to grow,
and keep them on plowed land rs
much as possible to escape the worms.
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