The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-01-19

With present real estate prices the
expression dirt cheap" loses much
| of its force.
The value Of the manure from the
hay and straw used on the farm IS
| no small item.
The right way to water COWS In
winter is to keep the water before
| them in the stable.
Hogs may be badly diseased with
| tuberculosis and not show it in the
least before slaughter.
A well-defined system Of manage
ment for the growing OF cattle needs
| to be put into operation.
| Instead of experimenting with a
large planting of a new variety OF tree
| fruit. top-graft a few trees.
| The farmer who is too far from
| town to deliver milk at a profit will
find buttermaking his salvation.
1t pays to maintain heavy flow OF
| milk, even if expensive feeds must be
| given the cows at certain seasons.
| If 1t were not for the milk checks
in the winter time the profits of many
dairy farmer would be Insignificant.
In apple culture the first great es
sential In the successful culture of
the apple is the improvement OF the
soil.
| II IT is winter eggs you want better
! let the oldest hens 60 They some
! times lay a few eggs but very few as
! a rule.
When buying bran for the cows get
| enough TO divide with the hens AS a
! hen food bran is just as valuable as a
| COW food.
II does not pay to plant crops in the
but 1t is generally believed to be a
bad practise.
| A balky horse is made so by a
, cranky or cruel driver. and can rarely
be cured. So be very careful In
| breaking the colts
| Convenient coops for marketing the
, chickens will pay not only in the sat
| isfaction that they afford but in the
{ greater convenience
! Bordeaux mixture is likely to cause
| russeting of apples on young trees. as
! it produces excessive development of
| cork cells in the skin.
1t has been suggested that the
packer who puts rotten eggs on the
market should be sentenced to serve
! time as a target for the eggs.
Have the floor of the hen house
warm and dry. The time is near
warmth and dryness under foot
1t is quite true that hogs have not
! such dainty appetities as sheep, yet
they will respond surprisingly TO any
| increased attention in this respect
Yorkshire breeders will declare that
to the best breed because it has given
them the best results; SO with the
Berkshire men and also the Tanworth
advocates.
Sugar beets make very good feed
I for cattle, but some grain and clover
and alfalfa should go along with
them, as they contain too much water
to be fed alone.
On the average farm the sheep are
the most neglected animals, and it is
really astonishing to note the waste
of opportunities in conditioning and
marketing lambs.
for the winter, sprinkle ashes into
the material and put couple of moth
balls in as well. These tend to dis
courage mites and lice.
Carefully scrape away the dirt
around the base of one or two of your
trees, and you will be able to discover
whether the roots are growing too
closely to the surface or not.
Many fail with sheep because they
fail to keep the breeds that are best
adapted to their farms and do not
raise the kind the market demands
and is ready to pay the highest price
for.
Letting a calf go hungry for a day
and then feeding him to repletion will
give him the stomach acne and scours
and set him back week in his
growth.
For those who appreciate It. the
charm of country life outweighs
everything the city can afford. If there
are children in family. life in the
open is far better than in a crowded
fiat, and the surrounding Influences are
superior. The fact that the health
of family Is involved, has sent
many into the fresh air and sunshine
This is a good time to give the
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