The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-05-11
Clover Is rich in protein.

The seed well treated will treat the
farmer to disease free crop,
Some horses have learned to balk
by being overloaded and abused.
Potatoes will do their best on a we'll
MANFRED. well-prepared clover sod.
There are over ITO 100000 Of acres
under wheat cultivation In the world.
Peas, beans and onions were first
known In Egypt many centuries ago.
The intelligent care Of trees Is a
great aid in our battle with the in
sects.
Let the patch Of mangel-wurzels be
included in the farm plan for this
summer.
Old grass and clover pastures are
much benefited by dressing OF plas
ter and ashes.
One of the "unfailing" signs of an
ignorant or careless feeder Is a bunch
OF securing pigs.
Weeds sometimes injure by killing
farm stock, or by rendering their
product unstable.
The brood mare in foal should be
handled by a firm, steady hand, not an
excitable, rash hand.
Better to put up new fence or mend
the old than to spend the rest OF the
summer chasing pigs.
With the high cost Of feed. little
tankage added to the ration of hogs
every day will pay big.
When the cream runs OFF the spoon
like oil and has a slight acid taste 1t II
usually ripe for churning.
It has been found that denatured
sugar forms a valuable and economical
addition to skim milk for calves.
Some dairymen are finding 1t quite
to have the milking room
hold four cows only at one time.
Stimulate the soil to vigorous
production by means OF thorough cul-
tlvation and liberal use OF fertilizer.
In deep setting, with plenty OF Ice.
the cream Is all up In - hours In any
of the good family creameries now in
use
The age Of seed has much to do
with the vitality or terminating
power. Young, bright. shiny seedl
are best.
Hogs have often been tided over a
season of shortage and kept In a
thrifty, growing condition, for weeks
on mangels alone.
Young geese do not lay as many fer.
tile eggs or produce as many goslings
Il. the first breeding season as they
do in the seconI.
MIX readily absorbs bad odors
such as arise from onions. garlic or
decaying vegetables, hence don't set
the milk pan near them.
Grading of cream is receiving more
attention by the dairy press and
lairymen than It possibly ever has II
the history of the dairy business.
A good stand OF clover cannot be
had when sown on fall or spring grain
where only few hundred pounds OF
cheap fertilizer is drilled to the acre.
The worst feature OF cucumber cul.
ture Is the insect pests, but these
may be controlled by busting with
dry insecticides or even with bone
dust
The same laws that have sent the
prices Of beef and pork products al
most out of reach Of the workingman
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products.
Where one has plenty OF land, or
land that Is too hilly or rocky for
regular field cultivation, the pasture
affords the cheapest feed that can be
grown on the farm.
For market purposes a stock bird,
firmly set on short legs
by large thighs. will prove
valuable, especially If belonging to a
family of egg producers.
The great feeding value OF alfalfa is
no doubt known to all and owing to It's
high protein content 1t must be fed
judiciously; It is also laxative, and
is good for any and all stock on the
farm.
In handling young trees the future
shape OF the tree must be kept In mind
and at the same time sufficient wood
must be left In the tree to furnish a
sufficient leaf surface for a rapid
growth of the tree.
Charcoal for preventing acidity;
shells or crushed limestone for shell
making. grit for promoting digestion