The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-07-20

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Put grounds" in wire fences.
The open-front house Is good for
pigs
The Shropshire sheep are prolific
breeders
For dressing at all ages the white
color has an advantage
The CESSATION period OF cows is
nino months. or $50 days.
Cockere,s should be caponized when
they weigh about two pounds each.
Realize the profit from your capital
invested In beef as soon as possible
A sandy soil Is one of the most
l!fIicult ones on which to grow blue
grass.
There seems to be no limit to what
the tractor engine can be made to do
on the farm.
For potatoes only well-drained
ground should be used, where no stag
nant water stands
The best sheep for any state are
those that will bring the producer the
most money for his labor
BE sure to keep drinking vessels In
cool, shady spot; keep them clean
and we'll filled with clean, fresh water.
Look after the horses teeth. They
require attention when they get along
In years. The ragged teeth should be
filed of.
The mixer should wear clean outer
garments, Used only when milking.
and kept In a clean place at other
| times.
A good mixture to feed calves Is
equal per's OF bran, ground corn, and
whole oats. with plenty OF alfalfa or
clover hay
Young mares sometimes refuse to
| allow the colt to nurse because OF
chapped teats. sensitive udder. or
nervousness.
Change your sheep to fresh pastures
as often as possible even II. after
rest Of say two weeks. you go back to
the old pastures
Kind and gentle handling brings its
reward In the increased docility OF the
| herd and In shortening the time re-
CURED for milking
1t is well to have gunny-sacks hung
in the doorway; so that, as the COW
forces her way through. the flies will
be brushed of aer back
There Is no more use OF allowing
bees to poster with useless swarming
than there is of allowing your cows
10 pasture on wheat or corn.
Give the setting her thorough dust
ing with insect powder two or three
times during incubation. This may
save your little chicks from lice and
mites.
A baby beef is a calf not more than
eighteen or twenty months old and
weighing not more than 1900 pounds
II must have quality and be in prime
condition.
The ideal condition for the mother.
preceding the birth Of foal. is to have
access to pasture where she may
be watched daily during the latter
pHrt OF CESSATION.
If IIolsteins are selected do not
expect them to thrive on closely
cropped, scanty pastures whore they
are compelled to rustic all day to
gather sufficient food
Where eggs are not to be used for
| Matching 1t will be we'll to remove the
| male from the flock Don't keep eggs
| In too warm place. Below so de-
! grees IL better than above 1t.
! With good milking cows. well fed
and we'll kept, milk can be produced
at cost OF 65 cents per hundred and
| butter fat for Is cents n pound. This
Is an average for the year round.
| Have spraying outfits enough to
cover the orchard within seven to
ten days, II possible. or before tho
| earliest blossoms close enough to pre-.
vent getting the spray into the calyx
| II is well to mingle as much as pos
gible among the best cows, studying
their habits and conversing with their
attendants, who generally know
more about cattle than they are given
credit for
in constructing the lambing pens
/ see that they are tight Mt tbp bottom .
this will not only keep the young
things from wandering away from the
dams. but also VIII keep off any cold
or chill drafts