The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

Profits come from the grown chick.
ems. not alone from the number
hatched
Analysts say that butter Is the most
nutritious article Of diet, and that ba
con comes next.
Successful efforts to reclaim waste
marsh lands by raising celery are be
ing made in Bermuda
Egypt's land is for the most part di
vided into small holdings of from hall
an acre to FIVE acres.
Every one who has room on which
to raise more poultry should, by all
means, plan to raise more.
Once settled indoors, the house
plants must be sure of regular atten.
ton If they are to be a success.
Sow oats on fairly fertile land, but
not too fertile; because the crop may
lodge when grown on very fertile land.
4 pure bred bull on the farm will
double the value Of scrub or low
grade herd of cattle in a very short
time
A sheep that is in good order at the
beginning Of winter will come out In
the spring with its head up and on all
fours.
Commercial fertilizers can be used
TO advantage as a rule in the grow
ing of oats. by direct application to
the crop.
Well-bred heller calves may often
be purchased cheaply of people who
live in town and KEEP but one COW for
family use.
AS a rule the most money IS made
from the production of eggs and the
income is continuous throughout most
OF the year.
queen bee lives from two to five
years, workers from forty-five days to
six months and drones seldom more
than five weeks.
No man can select good cows with
unerrlng certainty. for there are many
internal defects of which there is no
outward evidence.
Every good farmer knows that a
hard and lumpy soil Will not grow
good crops no matter how much plant
food 1t may contain.
II pigs destroy more than they are
worth, business rules command that
they be dispensed with as too ex-
travagant for the farmer
While 1t is not absolutely necessary
to have the heaviest horses for the
farm. it IS essential that they weigh
from / 400 to 1900 pounds
The shredded stover is much nicer
to handle than cut fodder. and IL
shredded fine ther: IS but little that
is not eaten by horses or cattle
by generous application OF barn.
yard manure and good cultivation,
sugar beets may be grown with good
results for many years on given
field.
One OF the most important consider.
atoms OF the present time, with much
of our land worth 500 and more per
tility.
Careful and Intelligent handling a,
all times Is as important to the sue
cess of the small sheep grower as the
selection and breeding OF his founda
ton stock.
One OF the most general methods
adopted for cooling milk is to place
the cans IN vat containing water
which reaches n point slightly above
surface Of milk
The secret Of success IN winterine
the fall pigs, lies In the ability of the
man who has the pigs in charge &c
make the conditions favorable for
constant growth
Scattering manure by hand Is a
slow and disagrecable task and this
Is one reason why many of us have
not done our best toward getting II
onto the land promptly.
That chemistry Is a valuable sci
ence is not disputed That agriculture
also Is science is beginning TO be
recognized The two 10 a great ex
tent must go hand In hand
II is not un uncommon occurrence
10 neglect the cow which ia due 70
froshen. whereas # proper attention
was given her up TO this time, she
should produce exceptional results
Spring and swelling buds are not toe
far away TO remember that the first
spraying for fungus diseases to be et
fectiye must be done early for spray
ing is only preventive, not curative
The soorpr eggs are set after being
laid thc better There is no such
thing as setting eggs too soon for best
results but the fresher they are the