Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-08-14
Good roads spell prosperity.

There is no grain so safe for horse
feeding az oats.
Do not feed heavily when horses
are not working.
After the colt is halter broken he
should be trained TO lead.
Grind the corn you feed the old
sheep. Their teeth may be poor.
Pasture for pigs should be short, as
fresh grass Is more easily d;sested.
Turn the sows and pigs out In the
pasture when the grass affords good
bite.
Almost 10 quarts Of per cent. milk
is required TO make one pound Of
butter.
To make the most profit out Of
chickens, stuff your birds from hatch
to Ratchet. @Et
Hogs osn be fed on good pasture at
20 per cent more sotet than in a dry
lot on mill feed.
There is no feed that can quite COM
pare with skim milk to keep the young
pigs growing.
II is best to teach chicks to rocg
on perches as soon as they are
weaned from the hen.
Rose buds and bugs arrive about
the same time. The latter cause
trouble among the grapes, too.
The COW must have pasture or its
equivalent in order to do her best.
That's why silage is so valuable.
The heller bred too early always
remains stunted In growth and her
milk flow is shortened for all time.
The fun feed to the idle horse has
cost the life OF many a good one. Ad-
Just the feed to the work the horse
does.
Rape. sown now, on good rich soil,
will make hog pasture by the last OF
May. Use 5 pounds per acre If sown
broadcast.
The harder and faster the work a
horse has to do the more nutritious,
the stronger and more liberal must
be his food.
The cheapest culture for all fruit
trees except pears is to piow deep in
the spring and SOW Eve peeks Of cow
peas to the acre.
Properly handled and cared for the
farm mare can do nearly as much
work while raising the colt as she
would otherwise.
The first two weeks Of a chicks
life there is danger II will overeat.
but after that 1t is safe to let them
help themselves.
A strawberry bed that has borne
for two seasons has passed its great
est usefulness. as far as high quality
berries is concerned
II is best to hatch turkeys away
from the hen house, and other places
frequented by chickens. to keep them
from getting lousy. -...4.s~-.
Castrate the lambs when about ten
days old. The operation is easily per-
formed at this age. and the lambs are
not 80 likely to bleed to death.
In the case Of young sows 1t is
doubtful whether either rye or rape
win furnish sufficient feed for main
t ssssHoe and Rr0psg DEVELOPMENT It.,
Try replacing the windows in the
calf and COW barn with muslin and
see what an Improvement there will
be in the air. and still keep the flies
out.
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When pigs keep up a terrific root.
Ing Of the ground, charcoal. sulphur,
cinders, lime or bone meal will prob
ably be very much appreciated in
their ration.
The commercial fruit grower can az.
ford his own spraying outfit, but the
farmer must largely depend upon the
commercial sprayer to save his or
chard for him.
II you can grow alfalfa you may
rest assured that grain win be yours,
not only from the greater feeding
value but also from the greater pro.
ductiveness OF the farm.
Straight breeds of cattle sell better
than mixed ones. Whatever you do,
don't get Jersey blood mixed up with
your beef herd. The Jersey marks
will show for three generations.
For the shot hole horer apply in
June with a long handled brush this
mixture; 20 pounds caustic potash, 90 |
pounds whale oil soap and so gallons
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