Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-09-01

Corn for grain and alfalfa nay 60
we'll together in animal feeding.
Sudden changes in the calf's feed
are almost certain to start trouble.
All dairy utensils should be
washed as soon as possible after be-
ing used.
If you grow squashes and have
never seen the squash bug you are
fortunate.
Be sure there are no drafts in the
hen house or your hens are likely to
have the roup.
Chicks and young coCkerels are apt
to become weak in their legs while
running at large.
Look out for ticks. Your sheep
can not fatten if they are troubled
with these pests.
The brood mare in foal should be
handled by firm, steady hand, not
an eXcitable, rash hand.
With over 100 breeds of chickens
already in existence, breeders are at
work trying to fix new ones.
Stagnant water should never be
I'll IN T1rhn ChnOn
get at it. 1t conveys parasites.
There is no crop that stock feed
err can grow that will make as much
feed as corn and peas or soy beans.
If the man who has no silo would
watch his neighbor feed and watch
the results he would soon have one.
After the asparagus season is over
remove the weeds, stir the soil and
put coating of Wenrotted manure
on the bed.
There is only one time when a poul-
tryman is justified in selling a good
pullet, and that is when he is going
out of the business.
Dairying does not imply that any
other line of farming is bad. 1t
makes the fields more profitable and
the farm more profitable.
hnrcoc molly tO work
them with horses that do not travel
up with them. Match them as to gait
as we'll as to other things.
A drop of melted lard rubbed on
top of the head and another drop un-
der it's bill and along the neck will
put an end to the head lice.
One reason why more farmers do
not have better breeds of poultry is
because the Matching and brooding
season comes in their busiest time of
the year.
To succeed with celery you should
have cold manure or muck applied in
large quantities. 1t is a deep feeder
and does best on a compact cold or
deep soil.
All crops should be severely thinned
better have a good ear Of corn than
two n'ubbins; better have a good nub-
bin than a thrashy nubbin and an
empty shoot.
In order that a horse may trot or
pace he must have the physical con
formation, adoption to the gait, and a
favorable condition of mental and
nervous organizations.
Keeping down the weeds will aid
the garden crops in maturing, and
make picking easier. Mulch the clean
surface of the ground with old straw
in case of dry conditions.
If you have a crop Of heifer calves
DE sure to select those that hare the
greatest promise of being producers
Give them the best of care and build
| up your future herd in this way
! The condition of the soil, the 10
| cation with regard to schools, and
| markets and the desirability of farm
| from a general standpoint are three
/ things that should enter into consider
| alton before buying.
! The COW is the fical Judge as to the
! real worth of silage. She is its "ulti
mate consumer" and when she says
/ by a full pail and satisfied expression
| that silage is the best dairy feed the
wise dairyman will abide by her de,
| cision.
1t is poor policy to starve and
stunt pig during the first few
months, expecting to make it up by
heavy feeding later The 100pound
! pig makes gains 90 per cent. cheaper
than the 200-pound pig If equally
| thrifty