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

you invite blight.
The early spring pullets make the
fall and winter layers.
Lambs should have one feed Of good
mixed hay once q day.
Either alfalfa hay or bran will bal
ance corn ration for the cows.
A tablespoonful of oilmeal day to
each eve will be found profitable.
Limestone land and red clay land
under good culture are most profitable.
A little pig loves sunshine and
needs it almost as much as he needs
food.
Ventilation is good thing II proper
ly done but drafts are not good venti-
lation.
Some feeders advise giving the
hogs medicated salt to drive out the
worms.
New South Wales is said to contain
more kinds Of Towering plants than
all Europe.
The man who makes a success of
poultry is the man who starts with
the right aim.
The duck raisers on Long Island use
large quantities of fish to feed their
breeding stock.
With FIVE or more cows hand sep
arator ought to pay for itself the first
year of its use
The weak sheep should be kept in
separate pens and the lambs separate
from the old sheep.
The hen that makes a good record
for herself in eggs for the whole
year Is the hen TO keep,
One sign of good mixer Is large
milk veins on the underside Of the
mody 1t doesn't often fail
A heavy covering Of manure over
the outdoor vegetable pit will give
frost less of chance to get In
The COW should be studied individ-
ually, and food supplied according to
each animals consuming capacity.
With only three horses to every 100
person, Switzerland has the smallest
equine population of any country,
More bushels to the acre." Is an
exceedingly good motto for any farm
err, even II it should mean fewer acres.
Two Paris department stores use
storage battery driven electric tri-
cycles to deliver purchases to custom.
ers.
Paint your tin wash basins on the
inside with good white enamel paint
If you would prolong their useful
ness.
Many flock owners make serious
To- fol ah v Jicnnciy,0 IF hn hof
are in a rundown condition at wean.
ing time.
Soft-shelled eggs can be caused by
one Of four conditions: Lack Of suffi-
cient lime in the food; Indigestion;
overfat; fright
Dairy farming is good business, but
is exacting as the cows must be fed.
watered, MIXED and cared for every
day In the year.
The ability Of the ewes to feed and
nourish the lambs after birth will de-
pend upon the care and feed given
them during the winter.
1t pays to have the farm fenced in.
to small fields and TO have plenty OF
yards to keep hogs of different sizes
and ages separated.
Those who are feeding bundle corn
IN tha1r paff1n
ments to have hogs follow them or
the waste will be too great
Breeding ewes and store sheep will
winter well on good, bright, wheat
straw and stubble grasses and half
pound Of corn given to each daily.
A spade with one edge sharpened
and turned up at right angle has
been invented by Wisconsin man
for trimming walks and cutters.
Let every fancier resolve to show
some Of his stock at some good win
ter show this salson. 1t is the only
way to make paying reputation.
No more simple or efficient methoi
for the Improvement of the egg sup
ply of the country could be adopted
than the production of infertile eggs.
The best location for a new peach
orchard In this latitude would be a
north slope. There buds would be