The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-01-12

oats and corn with sprlnkllng or
linseed-meal
If COW has an apple or similar OBJ
struction lodged in her throat it can
be removed by pouring a pint of melt.
ed lard down her throat. This will
make the animal strange and cough,
and in the struggle the obstruction will
be dislodged.
The common opinion that sheep
should be kept as scavengers and that
they will thrive best on the farm that
is too poor for other kinds OF live
stock is twin brother to the opinion
that white beans thrive best on a poor,
thin soil.
It is scarcely necessary to suggest
that it is good policy to make a close
examination of any newly purchased
hogs and be assured that they are
absolutely free from lice before they
are turned with the other hogs.
It IS much better practise to raise
heifer calves from the best COWS in
the herd to keep up the number OF
probable mixers than to depend up
on buying the mature animals as
needed
Start the trap nests so it can be
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ers. Almost any old hen will lay in
spring and summer; it takes good
hen to lay in late fall and winter.
The use OF the separator is no long
or an experiment with the farmers
and dairymen, as most every farmer
keeping two or more COWS IS using
one at the present time.
Flowing not only loosens up the
soil but more of it is thus exposed to
the action of the sun, air and frost
Stubble, weeds, etc, are buried and
so changed into humus.
Milking must be done quickly.
Quickly and thoroughly. Anything
that irritates the cows such as rough
ness, or slow milking Will shorten the
milk flow.
An acre of land which produces a
ton Of dry hay must contain moisture
enough so that the growing crop can
pump up approximately 500 tons OF
water.
Cold-frames. hot-beds, greenhouses
and mushroom caves are all used for
forcing rhubarb, but lacking these,
one may utilize an ordinary root
cellar.
Some folks are still housing their
sweeps through, fearfully cold. These
are the folks who are sure hens don't
pay.
Use q low, wide-tired wagon In the
orchard and thus avoid cutting up the
sod and dragging the lower limbs over
the bed, peeling and breaking them.
A properly conditioned draft horse
with It's necessary education largely
completed, is one of the most perfect
Unfinished products OF the farm.
There is solid satisfaction and en-
enlargement for a man to do his best
in driving a well-mated team that re
spends to good horsemanship.
The time is here when thought must
be given to the comfort Of the COWS
If their owners expect to sleep with
no twinge of conscience.
Some few exact conditions are nee
essary In the production OF ducks for
either market or breeding purposes
for best possible results.
II is one thing to buy big gaso
line engine of the most approved
make and quite another thing to start
it in very cold weather.
Currants need little protection ex
cept from deep SHOWS, which some
times break down the branches when
setting in the spring.
Damp floors cause roup In the flock
II floors are of dirt, it Is wise to keen
them covered we'll with straw. clean
nay or leaves
Ranking as the best in evergreen
hedges may be mentioned hemlock
and Norway spruce and American ar
Dor vitae
The farmer can, by observation and
experiment, determine which are the
best pasture plants for his section.
Judicious feeding, proper exercise
and warm. dry quarters are the best
preventives of rheumatism in hogs.
High. well-drained soil is best, but
the grape will grow on almost any
kind of soil and exposure.
While chickens require considers
BILE water for drinking purposes,
ducks require some more,
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