The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
Capons are profitable.
Pack all fruit carefully.

Cows need pure, fresh water.
There is always a demand for tur-
keys.
Oats and peas will rot inoculate
ground for alfalfa.
No eve should be bred until she
has reached maturity.
Concrete floors in the COW stables
are sanitary and easily cleaned.
The size of an apple can be influ-
enced to quite large degree by pick
ing.
Don't let the COWS out in the
storms to stand around. 1t doesn't
pay.
The colder the milk when separated
the greater the loss of fat in the skim
milk
The cows that produce the largest
amounts of butter fat do it most eco.
nomically.
The calves should by all means be
kept in clean, well-lighted and ven
/ tilated stables.
A proper kit for farm WORK is about
as handy thing as tn. average
farmer can buy.
A ten-cent bolt now may save a dol
lars worth of time when the rush
of work comes.
You cannot fatten a brood SOW ant
fatten hog alike and make the bes.
success of both
A gallon Of cream teEting 25 per
cent. should churn a lille over twG
pounds of butter.
TIE object of COW testing and keep
ing record is to improve the herd ana
increase the output.
Frequent stirring of The soil is said
to be good preventive of rust form.
ing on the cultivator.
Look out for the pottto bugs on the
tomato and eggplant plants. They
prefer them to the potatoes.
For sandy land the mammoth red
clover has proved superior to alsi7e
or the medium red varieties.
A good night past,re is the cows
delight, and delighted COW is M. RS
profitable than discouraged cow.
If the soil leaves the plowsh:.re
shiny and wet. wait a day or two
Wet blowing makes cloddy grouad
In looking for an occupation that
will return pleasure is well as pl oft
take up the breeding Of fancy poultry
Guessing at the quantity of salt 10
put In butter is littlo risky An ounce
to the pound is about the right proper
ton.
Nurse the young C over and the al
falfa; plan more Of 10th another sea
son, also a large acreage of root
crops and pumpkins
A hen that goes around with ner
mouth open is not comfortable hen,
she is too warm. Gil re her a place TO
sit down and cool cif
Ventilation in the chicken house is
a very important consideration, and
the health of the fowls in a great
measure depends or It,
The value of co Speas as a stock
feed crop is now tirmly established
and will grow in favor as they be-
come more generally known.
to be kept for breeding. They are
star boarders and eat up the prdGts
of the flock.
Never pasture too closely. Leaves
are essential to plant growth, and
enough should always be left to PRO
mote a good growth of plants.
Keep away from the corn roots
when giving the plant the last cultva-
ton; they will be needed in further
developing good crop of corn.
Even a warm rain is bad for very
young chicks ind arrangeme nts
should be made so they can get to
shelter quickly when the showers
come
Poultry manure should be freely
used for both fruits and vegetables,
1t is rich in nitrogen and quick-act,1g
Keep in dry place. well covered, !or
future use.
Begin to check the colt early If rou
would have an easy time with the
work and q we.lbroken horse. A
twoyear-old is easier to break tht:i
four-year-old.
Hunt up private customers and
agree to sell them fresh eggs. .:Ien
do 1t. A good price can be secnred
and the payment will be made in cash