The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-09-19
Exercise the stallion.
Do not neglect the heifers.
A pony for the boy Is handy.
Clean chicken coops mean health.
Look out now for the mare and
colt.

Water. the necessity of life, is to-
often denied live stock.
A night pasture should always b.
arranged near the barn.
In handling colts there is more prof
It IL coaxing than In kicking.
Keep the Manager sweet. Scaldine
water will correct this trouble.
Choice heifers make choice mixers
save the choicest for the dairy.
Be sure the mares and colts In pas
ture have shelter from the hot sun,
Keep the sweet potato vines clipped
back to not over two feet in length
The hotter the water the better Job
It does In cleansing the milk uten'
sils.
The old-fashioned straw shed Is
cheap and satisfactory shelter for the
stock
The American farmer has nearly
100000 5000 invested in his bust
ness.
Lime does not take the place Of fer
tilizer, but makes IL more effec'
tive.
A little sand on the floors of the
hen house will do away with damp
ness.
Turn the horses out to pasture
these hot nights; it will help to cool
their blood.
A bit Of grain In the manger at
milking time can call the cows farther
than you can.
Do not neglect to give the calves
each day some fresh locks Of clover
or alfalfa hay.
Success does not lie in the number
of cows a man keeps, but rather In
the kind he keeps.
Notice how closely the flies stick to
the cows cool mornings. They need
little 6y-repellant
To allow the eve and lamb to run
together without thought Of weaving
is a poor sort Of policy.
Farmers must realize that y re-
quires feed to grow sheep. just as 1t
does to grow cattle or hogs.
Without ice 1t is hard to get the
cream at too low temperature to
churn quickly this time of year.
Sheep are comfort lovers, and the
man who neglects to provide them
with good, dry shelter makes costly
error.
Farmers all over the country must
rely upon manure and leguminous
crops to- maintain the fertility of their
soils.
Good sheep require good care to
maintain their excellence. Poor sheep
are always a burden on the rest of
the flock.
Extremes and sudden changes In
feeding, watering or sailing will
cause acute indigestion In sheep that
Is usually fatal.
The stallion needs plenty of exer-
else. Many owners put him IN the
harness and make him useful and he
is better off for work.
Some pigeons will breed all winter,
no matter how cold, but in extremely
cold snaps many eggs and youngsters
become fatally chilled.
Keep on good terms with the tur.
keys, SO they will be easily penned
when wanted for fattening before plac-
ing them on the marekt this fall.
Fence the hay and straw stacks 90
that the cattle cannot get at them.
If permitted to eat around the bottom
they Will waste more than they eat.
There is nothing like milk for the
chickens. either old or young. II
will make them grow faster and keep
them in good flesh better than any.
thing else,
In killing and pressing poultry.
handle gently to avoid bruising. Dis.
coloration quickly follows bruise,
and dlminishes the market value OF
the property.
When dairying Is made a business
on farm. instead OF otore, you can
look for that farm to prosper.
Never dose healthy horse: all he
needs Is good care and feed. The good
care induces, OF course. regular exer
else. It is just as bad for horse tc
be all the time taking medicine as II
Ia for man. Do not do It.
II il happens that you have white
washed your henhouse. either inside
or out, scrape 1t all off. for you car
easily see that 1t scales Off, leaving
cracks and crasnies which furnish q
good harbor for all sorts OF mites.