The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-17

Head lice are the great drawback
OF chicks raised under hens.
Lima beans will require more ma
nure than other beans or peas.
The tractor is going to be the new.
est and biggest help to the farmer.
The manure for peas, beets and
onions should be fine, rich and we'll
rotted.
The hens need lime and the best
way to furnish 1t Is to feed crushed
oyster shells.
A uniform quality of dairy products
whether it be milk, cream or butter.
Is always best.
Melons Of all kinds require an
abundance Of moisture and clean.
deep mellow soil.
Frequent watering of the teams
during harvest is good insurance
against sunstroke.
Good poultry can be reared and
made to produce in close quarters OF
city and suburban lots.
Manure as we'll as fertilizers should
be thoroughly mixed in the soil be.
fore drilling in the seed
DO you ever give your horse cool
bath in summer? You know how
good 1t feels when you battle.
Hungarian grass seed sown In rich,
mellow soil will mature and be fit to
cut 60 days from termination Of seed.
Some people claim that hog Ia a
scavenger by nature, but he certainly
thrives better on clean feed and de-
cent surroundings.
Prcpotency does not come by
chance, but through years of proper
breeding for certain characteristics
and specific functions.
Many farmers do not have supply
of cabbage for winter because they
neglect starting plants in midsum-
mer for the fall crop.
Every Enclosure FOR the hogs should
be perfectly tight, and with excellent
wire fences that are now manufac-
tured this Is an easy matter.
The silo is almost indispensable to
the really up-to-date dairy. but silage
is the best form in which to feed
corn to sheep or to beef cattle.
A eve that is troubled with caked
udder would better be fattened and
sold to the butcher If she has 1t once
1t may be worse the second time.
The average ensilage ration is for
ty pounds per COW daily. This is
seven and three-f1fths tons per year
An acre will yield fifteen tons of
silage.
Milk giving Is habit that responds
to encouragement or neglect. It is
function which may develop or
diminish by the treatment accorded
the COW.
When acorns are fed pigs their flesh
Is apt to become very soft and oily,
but this difficulty may be overcome by
feeding corn for three weeks before
slaughtering.
The water dishes should be Tiled
early in the morning. Fowls drink as
soon as they leave their roosts and
water that has stood over night Is
never wholesome.
The Indian Runner ducks are not
very good sitters, although they are
often inclined to incubate. Their eggs
are generally put into incubators or
under hens for Matching.
There is no better feed for young
N.
also a good supplementary feed for
brood sows. and, in fact, a good feed
for hops Of all kinds and ages.
Spring pigs can get along very we'll
without shelter except from rain un-
til fall, then II you are so shiftless
as to fail to provide shelter they are
better able to stand cold and rain.
When the SOW is given warm, rich
slop, or other milk-producing feeds
just after her pigs are born, strong
milk flow is forced. The newborn
pigs get too much and have diarrhoea
which often kills them.
Observations show that the most
economical milk cow is the one which
is naturally spare and thin-feshed.
The more blocky type takes more
feed to produce a pound OF butter-fat.
There is often the danger that the
inexperienced man will feed too lib
orally. Remember there Is a chance
of being injudicious either through
too free use Of the feed or by
being too saving of 1t.
Keep up with your work In saving
and applying the manure from your
animals. The amount and kinds of
feed that will be available for them
next year will depend largely upon