Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-20
Fowls must have grit.

The COW barn Is a poor place to In
stall the cream separator.
Boards are cheaper than hay and
grain for keeping stock warm.
1t may be set down as rule that
it does not pay to fatten old COWS.
A silo Is feet in diameter and 40
feet high will hold 200 tons OF silAge.
1t is not an easy task to break a
cow from the habit of sucking her
self
Farmers at the present time can
own no better stock than healthy grow
ing pigs.
No animal that gets only foJd
enough to support life can make
gain or profit.
Any man who will strike a horse
in the head should never be allowed
to touch one again.
Treat a calf mean and ell the feed
you give him never can make any
thing but runt of him.
Poultry netting tackled on the inside
OF windows in the hen house will save
the cost of many a glass.
Well bred stock and good feeding
are requisite to obtaining the great
est benefit in stock raising.
Pneumonia kills many pigs before
they get used to sleeping in damp
pens. drafts or snow banks.
A solid concrete foundation for the
separator insures it against vibration,
which Is hard on the machine.
Don't forget that If the sheep are
not kept constantly In good condition
the quality of the wool is affected
Silage may be fed to young stock
twice a day and it is a very good feed
for all kinds of young dairy animals.
Remember the limited capacity of
the hogs digestive apparatus and
form his concentrated. rations accord
ingiy.
1t is claimed by those who have
tried it, that cross CT Moscovy drake
on Pekin ducks will produce sterile
progeny.
A eve in good flesh almost invaria-
bly, is a good breeder and good suck
Ter. something that thin ewes cannot
very we'll do.
Bruises, cuts and small sores may
develop into serious wounds, IL not
properly looked after and protected
from the flies.
In purchasing boar it is well to
bear in mind that one with heavy
bones is more to be desired than one
of the slight build.
Regular careful milking permanent
ly improves the animal as a milk
producer, aside from directly in
creasing the milk flow.
One way of keeping dirt, flies, etc.,
from dropping into the pail while
milking is to cover the pail with clean
cheesecloth and milk through it.
The small farmer can keep a vari-
ETY. of live stock sufficient to produce
something to sell and bring in bit of
ready cash every month in the year.
Did you know that you can get the
confidence of the horse? He is of
ten a better Judge of human nature
than many a man is of horse nature.
Build the silo next to the cattle barn
where the feed can be taken right
from the silo into the barn. A feed
carrier makes light work in such a
case.
charcoal and grit should be kept
where the fowls can have access to
them at all times. They are a pre-
yentative as well as cure for indi-
gestion.
Davonness and contaminated ground
orc fruitful causes of poultry diseases.
Tho quarters should be as dry as a
chin and the ground in the runs per-
fectly pure.
Do YOU know that feeding rye
straw to pregnant ewes is bad prac-
t;ceo The straw contains consider
ahla amount of ergot, which is likely
to produce abortion.
lambs should be locked when they
ore from eight to ten days old. &c
cording to the advice of the Minnesota
exneriment station. At that time the
Young animal receives practically no