The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-02


COW peas as a farm CROP.
Dairy cows should have rich and
liberal feeding every day.
Salt IL essential for a COW and she
should have all she wants.
Crowded poultry will not lay-seed
and care for them as we may.
The Caulifiowers must have a rath-
er dry air. and free ventilation.
For fattening purposes Indian corn"
| supersedes all the other cereals.
The oily nature of the feathers
makes the duckling vermin-proof.
Onions sell best when graded by
running them over a potato sorter
Ii well grown capOn will weigh
from 10 to ~ pounds at one year OF
age. 4
Sheep should be kept on the aver
age farm to aid in keeping down weed
| life
| A mule will do as much work as
horse on about two-thirds as much
| feed.
Australia and Argentina lead the
world In the number of horses and
cattle.
Hogging off corn Is by far the cheap
est method of feeding. as the hogs do
| all the work.
| When weeds are young and sappy
the sheep are in a sense Unsuitable de-
vourers of the same.
Where timothy is sown for seed
| four to six quarts is sufficient for
good stand Of plants.
Alfalfa is the only known plant that
will supply a nearly perfect balanced
ration with corn alone.
The market demand for mules Is al
ways steady. and the farmer can mako
no mistake In raising them.
| Salt causes the animal to drink wa.
ter. and large amount OF wates 10
necessary for fow OF milk.
In treating wire cut. the wound
| should be kept absolutely clean and
exposed to the air and sunshine.
Cows like variety, and this should
be supplied them. being careful. how
ever. not to make sudden changes.
| Lend your crops to your live stock
and see what big interest they will
pay and how promptly they pay it.
| Potatoes not to be used or market.
ed Immediately should be left In the
ground as long as the ground is dry.
The first thing after the sow has
farrowed she should be supplied with
all the pure cold water she will drink
| The fall planting OF such fruits az
are adapted to planting at that season.
is as a rule, better than spring plant
ing.
1t Is said that 20 acres OF corn put
into the silr Is worth more In feeding
dairy herd than 80 acres in tho
crib.
After the fruit harvest In the orch.
ard. 60 over the trees and grounds and
pick up and destroy all worthless. rot.
ten and wormy fruit.
A good fence is absolutely necessary
| on farm where live stock Is kept.
and there should be no farms on which
live stock is not kept.
You may like skim milk cold. but
that don't change the mind Of the calf
or pig. They want II warm like ma
ture meant them to have IT,
The quality OF water has much to
do with the quality OF milk, the quai.
| ity OF eggs as well as the healthiuL
| ness OF the stock that uses 1t.
The best time to cut corn for late
fall or winter feed Is just as soon az
TIE ears are well dented and when q
few of the leaves begin to change
color
The custom OF serving turkey in the
American home as the nucleus OF the
| Christmas feast Is linked with the ro-
| mantle days when tn" red man r0amed
| Virginia.
large amount OF feed Is wasted
by irregular feeding The digestive
fluids work more freely and most ef.
ficiently when called upon at regu.
lar intervals.
II Is tolerably easy matter for any
poultryman to produce eggs at a feed
cost OF less than 10 cents a dozen and
the best OF market poultry at less