Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-16
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Dogs are also drawback to sheep
raising.
Fir is better than tamarack for
silo construction
The depth to pillow will depend upon
| the character of the soil.
A pig that is fed grain all his life
| usually fails to pay expenses.
Cows become much hArassed by the
heat, and show it largely in their milk
flow.
The leaf-roller is little insect that
| in it's larva stage is injurious to straw
berries.
When your cows do not pay for their
feed, it's time to change the feed-or
| the cows.
To do good work the cream separa'
tor must be level and on a good solid
| foundation.
Alfalfa is one of the oldest Guilt
waited plants the farmers of the world
| have knowledge of.
! In cutting tracts of timber the own
! err should aim to grow young and
vigorous forest in place of the old one
If you have a patch Of anything
! green let the chickens run on it. They
will scratch up a lot of alternating in
sects.
The silo enables the dairyman to
| keep more livestock on the same mum
! Der of acres and at less cost in feed
and labor.
Only potatoes entirely free from
disease should be planted, for dis
eased seed will be sure to grow dis
eased crop.
The term bush fruits" includes a
great variety of small fruits, which are
borne on low-growing, upright or trail
! ing woody stems.
! Every dairynlan should conduct his
business in such manner that he can
say to any man: Il am dairyman and
am proud of it,"
There Is no crop which will furnish
as large an amount of nutritious feed
for hogs as alfalfa after it has once
gotten good growing start.
The farmer who plants corn that he
Is not sure will grow is acting as
sensibly as the man who loads
gun with ball but no powder.
Every successful poultry breeder is
frequently asked which breed of poul-
try is the best, and he as often has to
say that there is no best" breed.
Provide clean. dry hay or straw or
a suitable material for the nests, re-
new the material frequently and al
ways when it becomes wet and soiled
Plan to raise a fine flock of general
purpose standard bred birds this sea
son. They will yield much more sat
isfaction and profit than a mixed
flock.
The LIQUID manure contains a large
part of the nitrogen voided by the
animal, and is therefor of especial
value. and should be taken UP by
straw or other litter.
A whole lot of the trouble caused by
the marketing of stale eggs is caused
| by the lack of nests. The hen hides
her nest and sometimes the eggs are
not discovered for days.
| Bad health. weak vitality of breed
| ing stock. insufficient moisture or the
lack of 1t in the incubator, and the
| lack of attention on the part of the
operator Is Tue cause Vi CuiChS uyluS
| in the Shell.
More broilers, squads and capons
are being demanded each year. o.
course, more are also being produced
but there are plenty Of good markets
| left for all the chicken products tina
| can be produced.
Sninach is one of the best thing:
| RI grow II is better to SOW it in thu
fall for as rule it cannot be sowI
early enough in the spring to get
good start. However. we have seer
many fine beds of spring-growl
| spinach.
IT should be borne in mind that tn
roots of alfalfa are fine and tende
! and are not liable to start well In
coarse or cloddy soil, so 1t is exceed
ingly important to pu. the seed be-
In the very best condition. as hne q
| For Garden seeds