The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09

The freshest eggs are those laid for
| the first time by the youngest pullets.
The amount of clover seed required
varies much with locality, soil and cli'
mate.
Great care should be exercised in
the selection of COWS for the winter
dairy.
The hog is the only farm animal
that wears his summer clothes all
winter.
Twice per day is often enough to
feed larger hogs, but pigs should be
fed at noon.
The dairy COW must be contented.
She cannot be so unless she is hui
namely treated
Cement floors for dairy barns are
easily kept clean and when properly
made are very durable.
A hog is an artificial animal and you
can make of him whatever you like
by breeding and feeding.
When drones appear in early sum
mer, 1t is a pretty good sign that the
bees are preparing to swarm.
Hen manure Is strong fertilizer
and requires to be added in smaller
quantities than other manures.
The first squashes should be large
enough to pick in six to seven weeks
from the time they are set out.
II takes about three pounds Of dry
matter per day for a sheep whether of
hay or Of a combination Of hay and
grain
Poultrymen must remember that
chickens require mixed diet of grain,
animal food and green or succulent
materials.
To know how to winter cattle we'll
and cheaply is one Of the fine points
of the beef producing and cattle feed
ing business.
Buttermilk is one of the best
known feeds for pigs, used in moder-
alton and properly mixed with grain
or other feedstuffs
Be particular always about the hay
fed to foals, and never let them get
hungry enough SO they will stuff
themselves full of forage
A very good ration can be made by
letting each animal have twelve to
fifteen pounds of hay daily and all the
corn slower she will consume.
Among the most copious and per
sistent mixers will be found those
that are loosely built from last rib
to hips, and roomy in the flank
There is a difference of opinion
among bee-keepers whether it is bet
ter to use absorbent or non-absorbent
material as covering for bees.
For an asparagus bed 1t is impor-
tant to choose r'ch, warm, well-drained
soil, preferably with southern ex.
1t is safe to feed a COW silage at all
times and there is no time during her
period OF CESSATION when 1t Is neces-
sary to withhold silage from her ra-
ton.
Much OF the future of hog produc.
ton depends upon how largely and
wisely we use the pure breeds, choos-
ing the types and quality that the mar.
| ket demands.
Every gardener ought to provide
himself at the beginning Of the sea-
son with an outfit OF tools, consisting
| Of hoe, an iron rake, transplanting
trowel and wedding hook.
The fat hogs require just enough
brood sows need much more. Their
beds must be kept dry to avoid rheu-
matism at time of narrowing and
after.
Gypsum is used for sweetening the
COW ste BILE and fixing the ammonia II
! the liquid manure but II contains only
a small percentage Of lime and cannot
be recommended to take the place of
ground limestone.
A pretty good jag of manure will col
| lect around almost any farm every
night in winter, and if it Is hauled out
| and spread on the fields the following
morning there will be great saving
| in time, labor and fertilizing elements
II cultivated and cared for as they
should be, blackberries will not need
the wire support until the second year
and then it may be three feet high
and the tops cut of six inches above
| the wire the same as raspberries.
Breeders of live stock have only be-
gun to realize the importance of pure
bred stock. highly developed types, the
principles of breeding the feeding of
balanced rations, the sanitary care of
and proper environment for live stock