The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-15


down farm.
Be careful how you handle the boar.
Keep behind him.
The keynote of the live stock breed
er should be quality.
There Ia no possible way Of deter
mining the sex Of eggs.
The best egg producers are not al
ways the best market fowls.
Warm wheat for breakfast makes
the Biddies shell out the eggs.
Do not feed corn to the ewes while
they are carrying their lambs.
Feeding spoiled meat, moidy grain,
or any tainted food is not economy.
Hogs are in their highest perfection
from one-and-a-half to two years old.
Corn fodder costs less than timothy
hay, and makes a good change in the
diet
1t is generally estimated that broil-
ers shrink half pound each when
dressed.
No success can be obtained with
poultry unless the-fowls are kept
comfortable
At this time of year good lock on
the poultry house represents money
well invested.
Aim for early maturity and keep
hogs growing by intelligent feeding
and good care.
All milk utensils should be heavily
timed and as free from seams as 1t
is possible to get them
The hog is pretty nearly all bun
die of money, and he should not be
neglected in any manner.
The late Matched chickens should
have grass run to themselves, and
be given extra feed and care
Warm drinking water on cold days
does just that much to keep the hens
In the laying notion in winter
Keep sheep dry, giving breeding
ewes as much exercise as possible, but
avoid exposure to rains and wet SHOWS.
Ingenius tackle has been devised to
make a tree that is being felled pull
its own stump from the ground with
II.
When hens lay soft shelled eggs
give them very little raw linseed oil
once or twice day. writes one of our
folks.
Fresh air is all right for the hens,
but not when 1t is sifted through
knotholes and cracks between the
boards
Young apple trees are injured for
the most part by freezing al the
ground line and by sun scslding on
the trunks.
1t is not good for hens to dust in
coal or wood ashes only, some folks
claim. but we find that few ashes
Tighten up the dirt
To clean all wearing parts of the
separator frequently and to use the
best quality of oil means to add 10
the life of the machine.
1t is just as important that every
horse should have his own collar
all the time as that the man should
wear his own shoes.
Whenever the weather is mild Il Is
we'll to leave all doors and windows
open to let the wind blow through the
house for thorough airing.
There never was a year when all
feed failed entirely, and with winter
feed and few cows the wolf can al
ways be kept at safe distance
Since the discovery in England OF
the lawn moving proclivities of the
guinea pig the price of these little
animals has increased forty-fold
Ducks intended for breeding should
be separated from those intended for
market. 1t will be an advantage II
they can have plenty of range and
swimming water.
SQUAD broilers" must not weigh over
,hree-quarters of pound each; gen.
orally a half pound is more accept.
able They bring the best prices when
marketed during February.
Cut hay into about one inch lengths |
and pour enough hot water on It near
ly to cover. Allow 1t to stand over. |
night and feed in the morning Feed
about three times week during win.
ter.
II given plenty of pasture and for
age the ewes can be kept In flesh
gaining condition with very little add. |
tional grain feed; but II the season ia
exceedingly dry II will pay to amply
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