The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-08


The more active the hens the more
water they will drink.
Watch the yards and don't leave
any slippery or Icy places.
Don't be too ready to take sellers
word for what his COW can do
few Jumps OF sugar will help
wonderfully when training the colts.
Look out for the breeding mare and
give her good food and plenty OF ex-
ercise.
Nearly 100000 acres of wheat
were planted throughout India this
year.
Eggs from older hens are better for
Matching purposes than those from
pullets.
Plenty of scalding water on the milk
utensils is needed in winter as we'll as
summer
1t IL better to give the orchard
clean cultivation than to try to raise
crops In it.
The way to Judge the value OF
breeding eve is to examine the quality
of the lamb.
To gather a pound of honey bee
lsls to make nearly $4,000 trips to and
from its hive.
1t is poor policy to plan for nearly
chicks unless you have a good place
to care for them.
The chief aim of a wide-awake
farmer Is to produce as much as pos
sible of what he consumes.
Cover the winter onions with coarse
manure from the horse stable to give
them an early start In spring
A 50-acre farm paid for will give
peace Of mind. and If properly worked
a good profit at the least cost.
The amount of land under cultiva-
ton in this country has not kept pace
| with the increase of population.
Still time this month, to put in some
bulbs in the ground-hyacinths. tu-
lips. daffodils. lily-of-the-valley. etc.
One of our dairy folks found neglect
ing to salt the cows the principal
cause Of his winter churning troubles.
A drove of hogs of all colors and
sizes brings as much money as
drove of the same breed, color and
size
You may feed all the food your hens
can possibly use, but If you are short
on grit the result will not be saMsfac-
tory.
Cold storage men claim that brown
shelled eggs, being heavier and thick
er, preserve better than white-shelled
ones
One green feed day should be
the rule. Scalded alfalfa, sprouted
grain, cabbage or root crops are al
good
II one of your hogs gets grudge
against another, put them in sep.
arate pens. They will do better and
grow faster.
While good pasture and forage
crops will cause ewes to take on
flesh rapidly. they are run down In
flesh and vitality.
Bright sunshine helps to CT. an
dairy utensils, but 1t should give only
the finishing touches. It's sure to
shirk the rough work.
Clean tie coops thoroughly before
you put them away. Get them I'M
der cover, too, If you can. They will
last so much longer.
Plenty of corn will keep the hens
from freezing to death. but 1t isn't
likely to stimulate them to break any
records In egg production.
1t Is not too early to make up your
list Of fruit trees needed for next
springs planting. and to get the order
in. That will avoid delays during the
spring rush.
MEADOWBROOK . . HEMENwAY
Cold. exposed sleeping quarters
that compel the sows to pile up In
order to keep warm are usually re-
sponsible for the dead pigs at this
time.
A check rein is unnecessary cruelty.
For the horse THAT occasions trou-
BILE by reaching down after grass or
corn try a muzzle, but leave his head |
free.
No SOW should be allowed more
pigs than she has teats, therefore
never purchase or retain SOW for