The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-13

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The nearer We can keep pigs OF th'
same size together, the better the.
will feed.
IF doing well. fall pigs may b'
weaned at six or seven weeks. II nos
wait little.
The profit to be made on lambs de
ponds much upon the care OF The
ewes before landing
Although a large sheep may sci
for more than a small one, it also
costs more to rear 1t.
Better have a small flock reared ir
comfort and all good, than a large
flock and only few good.
The incubator Is always broody-
all it needs Is the attention Of the
operator to start the hatch.
Banking up around the barn will
help keep it warmer by shutting out
the cold winds from beneath.
Make friends of your turkeys, so
far as you can, and it will aid you
considerably in caring for them.
Hurry along the tomatoes by trim
ming TO one stem, and when the third
cluster has formed cut off the top
Men of experience hold that more
money can be made by breeding older
ewes, as stronger lambs are more
profitable.
Keeping the drinking vessels clean
and therefore free from disease germs
will often prevent sickness among
chickens.
One OF the best foods for sitting
hens is whole corn or corn chop, to-
gether with green food, grit and
fresh water.
One good thing 10 remember In the
raising of onions is that the gardener
does not necessarily have to 90 to a
warm climate.
Remember that rows which run
north and south allow the suns rays
to reach both sides OF the plant-a
distinct advantage.
A little shelled corn mixed in with
the ground feed you give your horses
will help to keep them from swallow
ing their food too fast
One of the principal advantages OF
having poultry and fruit together is
that there is not a rush at one sea.
son and rest at another.
Bring up this years iocks OF chicks
In fresh-ai coops and houses. You
will have better chickens and less
trouble from colds next fall
If stteTs foul their nests or break
eggs in them, clean up balance of the
eggs by washing with lukewarm wa
Ter and change the nesting material.
The requirements of the dairy COW
are good. wholesome food, regularity
in feeding and milking, good care and
treatment and plenty Of open-air ex.
arCise,
Topdress the asparagus bed with
and nitrate Of soda. These
hey do not introduce nearly 50 many
weed seeds
The value OF alfalfa in comparison
With prairie hay or cane is higher
when fed to cattle that are to be sold
n the spring than when fed to cattle
hat are not TO be sold.
comes so near the flavor Of game
birds az the guinea fowl and for this
-eason It Is growing more and more
n favor as a market bird.
II is common knowledge nowadays
,mong poultry keepers that charcoal
las properties that make 1t invaluable
as a corrective, or AZ means o.
gastric troubles.
For thin clay soils sub soiIing is
better than very deep blowing, be
cause It does not turn the compact
clay to the surface. yet at the same
time loosens the soil to a good depth
Those who are making the most
money out of Bookkeeping today. keep
he bees working all the time To do
this necessitatcs "A knowledge of the
business beyond the mere handling of
Them
second or third class lamb Is
worth 81 on the market A first-class
sells as readily at Sc or ST. A profit
in one case OF about 81. in the other
81 or SO No wonder some farmers
make three times what others do.
Wheat middlings are very desr.
able grain food for sows that are
litter and mixed with
other milk producing foods such as
ground oats. corn In limited quaint.
ties. tankage and oil meal to give
variety to the ration. make excellent
rations for the sows.