The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-05
II is mistake to treat the herd COT.


The individual COW must be consid.
cred and reckoDed with.
Wrap your butter in parchment pa
per and keep it in a cool place.
Shorts and bran make an excellent
ration for sows that are sucking pigs.
You can hardly push pigs too fast,
providing you use the right kind OF
food
The cleaner the feed and feeding
places. the better the quality OF the
pork in all.
Less grain is needed for fowls when
bone and vegetables ara fed In
abundance.
what little there is drunk must be alb.
solutely clean.
Aim to get the top price for the
BEST and If prices are cut, let II
be for the cuttings.
Chilled or long-laid eggs will not
produce as strong chicks as fresh,
well-cared-for eggs.
1t is conductive to health to feed
hogs when they can have the range
| Of the pasture field.
The successful dairyman endeavors
to raise all the feed needed for his
cows on his own farm.
The dry season will emphasize still
more strongly the need Of preparing
more food for the stock
Turkey raisers find It profitable to
have Guinea fowls with the turkey
flock They act as police.
Feeding hay not will have tenden-
cy to increase rather than decrease
II.
The fleece OF the ram should be
dense, even in quality, and Of q strong,
clear white fiber throughout.
The farmer has not yet discovered
| more efficient fertilizer and humus
| for the soil than animal manure.
There is nothing like silage to keep
the dairy cows appetite on edge
throughout the long winter period.
The separator should be placed
where the light is good. Working in a
dark place is always a disadvantage.
Farmers will soon be feeding new
hay and new grain. Change from the
| old to the new should be made grad
ually.
After the haying and harvesting is
completed 1t Is often desirable to
change the sheep from the regular
pasture.
The shortage In the hay crop in
many sections makes the silo all the
more ncedful 1t Is now the mainstay
OF the dairy.
There is only one time when a poul-
tryman is justified in selling good
pullet, and that is when he is going
out Of business.
The hen is admitted to be one OF
| the greatest financial factors in the
country today. and she is also one of
the most overworked.
Bacteria does not thrive in the cold
but in heat only. If you keep your
milk below 40 degrees the bacteria
will have small chance.
Some good poultry men think by
feeding sitting hens in the morning
they are more apt to remain content
eddy on their nests all day.
To secure the best results the
speed OF the separator must be uni
form and up to the standard required
for the make of the separator used
Now is a good time to observe what
was once the wet places on the farm
where tile was laid and see how it
compares with other parts OF the field.
The cream should be cooled Just
as quickly as possible after separat-
ing this weather and it should be kept
cool until it is delivered at the cream.
cry.
Clover is rich In nitrogen, and In
homogeneous soils It develops tuber-
cles which attract nitrogen from the
air.where it is stored in inexhaustible
quantities.
In large pastures the animals roam
from one especially attractive patch
of grass to another, travelling all over
the field. and trampling down more
than they eat.
Gull the flock so that the sleep are
OF uniform type, and present an even
appearance. Only such as show evi-
dence of motherhood and hardness
should be retained.
Some people assert that sheep do
not drink water at all but II may be
hacause they do not have a chance To