The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-12

Few horses can perfectly digest
clear timothy hay.
Buying dairy feed Is expensive.
extravagant
The coops and yard and houses
should be cleaned daily.
Oats for the brood sows will pro-
duce better muscle for the pigs,
The. long-headed farmer is the one
who has hay to sell In the spring.
The lambs should have extra feed
in a wide-bottomed trough IN the pas
ture.
The sows thus fed duri::e the breed
ing season will produce strong. vigor-
Gus pigs.
Even with hogs the value Of good
feed is wonderfully increased by these
attentions.
There is always more or less loss
Of butter fat when the cream is even
ly ripened.
Allow them plenty Of exercise. and
give them a light feed of grain and
plenty Of pasture.
It takes a stockman's eye to detect
the first symptoms of failing cOndi-
tons of his stock.
The per cent Of butter fat in a cows
milk is not a sure index to her ca
pacity as a butter maker.
Sheep give on an average more
pounds of meat per bushel Of grain
than either hogs or cattle.
1t often takes a number OF genera
lions to thoroughly change the dispo-
sition from timidity to quietude.
II the sitting hen cannot get good
dust bath when she comes on her
nest, trouble will result later sure.
While the chickens should be we'll
supplied with food at this period, we
must also guard against overlooking.
Crops must be gathered in proper
condition and sent to the market fresh
and clean. Careful grading is essen
tial.
No man is in a better position to
build up his soil than a dairyman. If
he uses wisely the forces at his COM
mand.
Never salt the horses feed In the
box. Place a big lump where he can
reach 1t and he will take it when he
needs it.
A very acceptable ration can be
made by letting each animal have
daily all the oat and vetch hay she
will consume.
Do not put more than SO chicks In
one brooder, or one compartment, and
better results will be secured with a
smaller number.
If you have no green. growing feed
for your ducks, alfalfa meal makes a
fine substitute. Sproute barley is
also a good substitute.
A small silo to open up the in sum-
mer when the pasture becomes short.
is the cheapest and best means of
keeping up the milk flow.
Do not let any weed go to seed in
the orchard or garden. It's easier to
kill the one plant than he hundred
coming from 1t next year.
Never pasture too closely. Leaves
are essential to plant growth and
enough should always be left to pro-
mote good growth of plants.
II you have anything the matter
with your hogs just put them on
diet of dry oats and water and see
how quickly they will come around.
II any fruits or vegetables are mar
keted see that they are put up In |
clean, neat and well-graded packages |
They will sell quicker and at a better
price
Keep the house well ventilated at
nights so that the chickens are sup.
piled with an unlimited amount of
fresh air and are kept moderately |
cool.
No female can expect to transmit |
to her offspring better qualities than
she possesses herself unless she Is
mated with sire with greater pre-
potency.
Keep all windfall E pies and plums
on the ground. They often have
dropped because they are diseased or
have insects In them. Feed to the
pigs or burn.
Give the ewes little grain II the |
pasture is short. About one-half |
pound each per day OF wheat bran
and oats will put them in good flesh |
for winter.
Every pasture should be provided