The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-10-17
Hogs return quick profits.

The separator Is a helpful factor.
Agricultural fairs are OF much value
The first and greatest law OF breed
ing Is like begets like"
A sheep that is IN good condition In
the fall is half wjntered.
| DO not sell Gull at any price ex
! cept it be to the butcher.
Tankage is one OF the very best
Siage and alfalfa combined make
! the foundation OF the best dairy ra
ton
Ducks are very fond OF dandelions
chopped and mixed with ground
grain.
Cattle should have access to water
at all times when prairie pasture is
getting dry.
TOO little phosphorus" is the
cause of many of the low yields on
corn belt soils.
Have the ropes and straps good
| and stout when you begin to halter
break the colt.
There seems to be good deal ot
| prejudice against millet because IL
| eXhausts the soil
| Skimp your sheep on good pasture
! and they will skimp you on mutton.
Works both ways
The value OF corn silage to the beef
producer is not limited to Its use IN
winter feeding alone.
Keep the laying hens working TO
! do this feed them at daybreak and
! Just before shutdown
Wait until cool weather has abso-
lutely put the last fly out Of business
before dehorning the cattle.
Instead Of using an old wooden
watering tank make one OF cement
that will never decay or leak
The longer the calf is allowed to
suck the COW the harder it will be to
make it drink from bucket.
After a days work clean the work
horses thoroughly, wash their legs
from the knees down and rub dry.
Raise horses for big money. cattle
for sure money and hogs for quick
money. is an old saying, and good
one
A year ago there was more stock
than there was feed. Now there Is
feed for more stock than can be
found
In building wire fence for hogs
put one barbed wire at the bottom,
and the worst rooter in the pasture
won't root out.
Don't be afraid to apply air-siaked
lime to the cabbages with blow gun
II will destroy the worms on the head
Of the cabbage.
Young fruit trees that were planted
in the autumn Of last year. or in the
| spring OF this year. should be ex,
amined carefully
Your pigs intended for breeders
should not be allowed to get fat II
inclined to get fat, let UP on the feed
and give more range.
The garden acre should be the best
on the farm. Best prepared. best fer
tilted and best cared for. Then II
will give the best returns
While the orchard is coming into
bearing try vegetable growing as a
side line This makes one OF the sur,
est and best sources of income.
Chopped roots, fed along with the
grain. will make valuable addition
to the ration especially IL winter
| grazing or silage is not at hand
Keeping any machine well oiled
| and In proper repair not only in
creases efficiency, but decreases the
amount OF power required to run the
machine.
DO not allow the cows to dry uJ
during the latter part OF the summer
as this necessltates keeping then
| through the winter giving a smaller
flow of milk than they should.
Land plaster has very small per
centage Of lime; lump lime has the
! largest percentage, and hydrated lime
next Mari is usually a little richer
in line tian ground lime stone.
For the last six months the hos
feeder has but little more than brok
en- even If We are to Judge the fu
ture by the past there is a time com
Ing soon when the hog feeder viii
make good money.
The peanut is becoming more i'm
portant as a feed for stock, especial
ly in the southern states The vine