The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-02
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Prune the trees as needed.
Spraying fruit trees is a science.
Old sows farrow heavier pigs than
young sows.
Decreasing the cost OF production
is increasing the profit.
The cow and the hen have kept
starvation from many door,
Regularity is an important factor
in caring for the producing herd.
In putting up Ice wait until the ice
and weather are right, then rush the
job.
A small amount of linseed meal
added to the horse ration is inyalu-
able.
Some animals are selected indvid-
ually but prove to be failures as
breeders.
Springs add to the life of the wag,
on, also to the comfort of the man
who uses it.
Gilt edge butter brings money to
the maker. It's poor policy to offer
Door butter for sale.
The sale OF so many thousands of
young calves annually is an alarm
ing feature of the beef situation.
1t Is the general average of the herd
that decides the profit and not the
returns from one or two Of the best
cows.
When cows get pretty we'll along in
The period of lactation the churning
does not come as readily as when they
are fresh.
Remember when you pillow in the
orchard that the roots are very near
the surface. Three inches is plenty
deep enough.
More turkeys would mean more
spending money for many a farmers
wife. The turkey crop is getting
smaller every year.
Do not guess" that your seed Is
all right; that is not enough. You
ought to be sure that it is all right
before you plant 1t.
When feeding new corn from the
ield, husk only the end of the rows, to
facilitate turning when the regular
corn husking season begins.
Bring in the corn horse after you
are through with it. Even a wooden
horse will show the effects If stabbed
out in the field a few months.
Rusty garden tools may be bright
ened by soaking in sour milk whey for
- hours, then brushed. A coat of
kerosene should then be applied.
There is probably no question that
the application of lime to any soil that
shows an acid reaction when tested
with litmus paper would be profitable
A mighty nice shelter for hogs and
cattle can be made of long poles and
posts that make large room with a
feet
Be sure to furnish the hens oyster
shells at all times. 1t Is important
that this element be supplied. 1t will
improve the egg yield and the health
of the flock.
When killed by the frost, NOW of
the asparagus tops and burn them,
then give the bed-and the rhubarb
plants, too-a thick winter coat of
stable manure.
No one breed of hogs has monop-
type As the saying goes There are
good and had in all breeds and bad
and worse in some"
If little more attention to the food
supply were given the fowls with a
view to induce better egg yield the
pullets would be laying early in the
fall and keep at 1t all winter.
There are several reason why the
dairy COW should appeal to the farm
er, but among the chief is that she
helps the soil and brings in regular
returns. Her product is sure crop.
Never get the idea in your head
that drugs and health are inseparable,
for in most cases it will be found
that what we keep out of the pigs
stomach has more to do with their
health than what we put In.
For the poultry. In addition to corn,
roots may be given and then there
ought to be also some bran, oats
wheat and oyster shells, and at all
times al abundance of grit should be
provided especially during the win
ter season, when the ground is frozen
and covered with snow.
A writer in the Scientific Ameri.
can says he has cleared his premises
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