The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-12-28

of health.
Water Is very essential in winter
and summer to the health and vigor
OF the flock.
Chickens should have good food and
plenty Of 1t as well as clean fresh wa
ter and clean cocps
1t is claimed that string beans grow
In the dollhouse very prolifically, and
are tender and delicious.
When the white of an egg is watery
It shows that one is not feeding a
| good, well balanced ration.
Those who do not have a supply
of alfalfa on hand will find red clover
to be satisfactory substitute.
ing-stuffs and you ought to know just
what it is costing to feed your cows.
One Of the greatest troubles with
milk is that it is so susceptible to
Eeighboring odors and odorous foods
Are the hens roosting out on the
| trees these cold nights? Better ge'
them in and avoid frozen combs anC
! feet
Dat straw that is free from mole
makes an excellent winter forage fol
mules, young cattle and boarding
| horses.
Fall calves grow about as much IL
twelve weeks as the spring calves
would in eighteen, is an assertion FIRE
| quently made.
The things which are important II
the poultry business are the things
which are deemed the least import
ant by the big raisers.
1t is poor economy TO feed stock
musty or spoiled ensilage. The but
ter will have bad favor and the mill
will be far below standard.
Corn and alfalfa usually can be at
tended to when the wheat needs ne
care, thus distributing the labor more
equitably throughout the season.
Lime is generally considered one OF
the most efficient disinfectants, be
cause it possesses the ability to de
| stroy organic matter as well as bac
| terra.
litter carrier will add much tc
keep the barn clean because the boys
| and men will work more readily thar
If they have to depend upon the ole
method.
1t Is good plan to feed colts lit
tie grain just as soon in life as they
will eat it, but IL this is not done i,
| the colt is weaned.
The great trouble in the average
| dairy Is that animals are underfed
especially during the summer when
excessive reliance Is placed in grass
pasturage as balanced ration.
After the 200 pound mark Is reach.
ed. the hog should be marketed as
| soon as conditions will permit. II
is mistake to try to make them
much heavier for often the expense
is equal to the profit.
At very low cost the farmer can
build cement walks around his build
ings that will last forever, and save
his wife a lot of worry and hard work
caused by mud being tracked into
the house from dirt walks.
Get the habit Of hauling manure to
the field every day as Il is taken
froni the barn. The sooner manure is
spread in the field, the smaller the
loss Of fertility incurred. and the
smaller the amount of labor required
to handle It.
Some excellent books on farming
are being put out these days, and at
a small expense, considering the vaiu.
able Information they contain. WHY
not start farm library, and have
something to hold the interest during
the winter evenings?
Oats have long been favorite
feed for horses among all horsemen
alike, whether race horses, drivers.
city transfers or farmers, because OF
the mettle which the animals well
aurtured on them possess and which
is generally believed eannot be at.
tanned by the use of any other feed
The many uses and advantages of
dynamite for farm purposes are be.
ing universally recognized and are
being developed by the United States
government, the Agricultural col.
ieges and other agencies interested
N making farms more productive
and The work of the farmer more
easy and attractive.