The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-26

the stable.
The laying flock will make good use
of surplus skimmilk.
Corn. hogs and alfalfa Is pleas
ing and profitable coordination
A box stall Is better than the pas
ture for the lame horse needing rest
For fitting sheep for winter, no bet
ter feed can be found than just plain
oats.
Red clover in bloom is not good for
hogs, but when young it makes fine
pasture.
A lump OF rock salt kept In the barn
yard or pasture constantly. is better
than the weekly sailing
Green feed fed to milk cows VIII
insure larger profits, and as good
aid to this result Is a silo.
Extra feed for the turkey flock from
now on will mean extra pounds OF
weight by Thanksgiving time.
See that you calves don't get poor
this fall. for II they do the chances
are they will stay poor all winter.
The fleece OF the rams should be
dense, even in quality, and Of
strong, clear white fiber throughout
After mated, give your birds the
best sanitary conditions possible, and
keep the houses free from lice and
mites.
Make it rule to count the biddies
every day Some folks never do this.
They might be robbed and never
know 1t.
A choking cow may sometimes be
relieved by using creased rubber
hose as ram to force the obstruc.
ton down.
The common method Of flushing the
ewes Is to turn them onto some fresh
succulent pasture that has been saved
up for them,
In q very short time, ground bone,
meat scraps. etc, will have to take the
place of bugs and worms In the daily
diet of the flock.
It is we'll to fight shy Of the dairy
COW that is offered for sale cheap
these days. At best she is probably
good only for beef
To make fall pigs do we'll they must
be provided with warm sleeping
quarters day and night, and filed with
sunshine during the day.
Buttermilk is an excellent food for
the growing stock 1t may either be
Ipu HIS uT1uh VI ulAcu III IlhSH
food. Sweet milk Is also good.
Poultrymen who have tried It.
claim that teaspoonful of Venetian
red In gallon of drinking water is
good boweltrouble preventative.
The demand for dairy products will
never fall off seriously 30 long as
quality Is good and the present rate
Of increase in population continues.
Whether corr should be planted In
rows or In hills for siage purposes de
ponds largely upon whether the soil is
badly infested with weed seed or not
Every sheep In the flock ought to
pass under the eye OF the owner at
least once day In order that he may
discover his very first signs OF dis
ease.
Culling the flock properly Ia the
handspring OF success In poultry farm
| ing. II you have neglected this very
! important matter do 1t now. There Is
yet time.
There is a great reduction in the
meat supply. which should be ia
ken up by chickens and eggs. but 1t
cannot be done II they are not pro.
duced
When pure.bred swine are kept for
breeding purposes they should be
given every opportunity for bone and
muscle development rather than the
production Of fat
The anything-will do metl cd OF man
aging a fall and winter dairy IL moi
conducive to the receipt of satisfac
tory bank check returns at the end OF
the month.
Chicks hatched in June. July and
August begin laying in February and
March and lay enough the first season
to pay for the extra care. Hold on &c
pullets Matched during these months
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Nothing detracts so much from
dressed poultry as torn places upon
the carcass or shank; picking must
be clean and nicely done. When tins
fowl IL plucked, hang 1t head down II
cool place until all animal heat Il
gone from the body, being careful MOI
to hang It where it will be so exposed
to cold air az TO be likely to freeze
Do not remove the head. foot or on