The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-02

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Hogs like cornstalks.
Bovine tuberculosis IL not heredi
tary.
The weakest part of duck is its
legs.
The disk will never take the place
OF the pillow.
Pride yourself on having fancy and
well bred stock
The result OF care from start 10
finish Is iirst-class butter
The cheapest egg food Is that which
gives us the most eggs.
In this day wien pure food laws are
pretty strictly enforced, bad eggs are
q loss.
All root crops should be planted
as soon as q good season - in the
ground.
The seed corn must be well cared
for after 1t is harvested il the best re
suits are expected.
Rapid growth from hogs cannot be
secured on even the best pasture
without some grain.
Farmers in general cross hogs more
than other animals. but this is con
sidered bad practice.
Sheep have warm wool coats, DOM
be afraid to turn them out In good
weather even II 1t is cold
When the pigs are young and weak
every time the SOW gets up and lies
down she is liable to kill the pigs.
Watch the ewes and don't let then
go through narrow spaces; II may
save you a case of abortion later on
Duck eggs are In demand by confec
TONERS, as they impart a glaze tt
icings which cannot be had with hem!
eggs.
II horses will really winter better
on more grain and less hay now Is 9
good time to adopt such line 81
feeding.
Dairy butter should be packed in
hve-pound jars and ten and twenty
pound tubs to sell to the best ad
vantage.
weaE eve means prOfitless lamb
Sheep ought to be kept because o.
the influence which they exert upor
fertility.
In most cities milk sells at retail for
eight cents quart. and at that price
II is the cheapest and most valuable
food known.
It Is just as important that every
horse should have his own collar all
the time as that a man should weai
his own shoes.
After foaling, the mare should have
not less than a weeks rest before be
ing put to work. and then the work
should be light.
A hogs time is not worth anything
but your time is. The best breed oil
hogs to raise Is the kind that will grow
into money quickest
Use wire netting freely on the
fronts of all your coops and houses
letting out the unused AIR and admit
ting sunshine at MONDAY.
Sunlight is one OF the best disir
fectants, and. when possible. all uten
sils should be given the benefit OF
good sunlight and pure air
That frightened. rea combed, act
i've pullet will surely lay soon II you
are not mighty careful that she does
not get quite enough to eat.
Grass becomes less palatable tc
stock as 1t natures and forms seed
In order to maintain fresh, vigorous
growth, tame-grass pastures should be
moved before the seedheads mature.
The silo would be the means Of saw.
ing millions OF dollars every year to
farmers and stockmen If they were as
common as large barns, which are
much more expensive and less valu.
able In many instances.
The richer the milk the richer will
be the cream. concludes the bulletin
In discussing the effect of richness Of
milk may have on the richness of
cream.
Tobacco growers are becoming year.
~ more disposed to know the form OF
potash. whether from kainit. muriate
or sulphate. which enters into their
tobacco fertilizers.
An. armfu! Of green cornstalks will
add relish to the hogs ration. but It
should not be fed regularly until the
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