The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-11-28

All tender shrubbery in the fruit
garden should be given winter protec-
ton.
Water cisterns and tanks should be
covered and banked before freezing
weather
should be put into their stables every
cold night.
All root crops should be harvested
and put into winter storage before
they freeze.
Seed corn OF high productive quail.
tiles should not be allowed to freeze
at any time
Keep the salt In a sheltered box n
every sheep pasture. Spasmodic salt
ing Is very dangerous.
Roots are used to quite an extent
In parts Of Canada and In England In
the fattening OF steers.
Begin now to assure next years
harvest-plow deep, save the mois
ture, scatter the manure
The capacity OF the silo must be
judged according to the number OF
animals which we have in our herd.
Corn, even I'm the soft dough stage
OF maturity, Then carefully cured,
makes excellent strong growing seed
The big tree Is doubtful shelter
for the farm Implements, even II the
right
Do not despise well-bred poultry
No territory has ever been noted for
its poultry products unless well,bred
fowls were the rule
About the best remedy for "scaly
legs" which is the work OF miniature
parasites is an application OF sulphur
and melted lard once week.
A close study OF the breed Is not
only interesting but profitable. Get
acquainted with your fowls and let
them get acquainted with you.
The loss incurred from plant dis.
cages Is often underestimated by the
farmer, passes unrecognized or Is re
garded as natural and inevitable
In order to get the greatest profit
from the pigs on the farm, 1t ia nee
essary to encourage them to consume
as much Of the cheap feeds as possible
early In life.
Provide a good open shed for the
Young turkeys to roost In and don't
allow them to wander Off. Their val
ue is too great to allow them to take
up with tho neighbours flock.
Variety OF feed always brings the
best results, and If the hens are not
doing what they should toward fill
ing the egg basket a change OF food
Will remind them of their duty.
One OF the common mistakes begin.
ners make In feeding brood sows Is
feeding too much corn Corn Is a
splendid food for hogs. but 1t must
not be fed in too large quantities to
brood sows or pigs
A good muzzle for self sucking
COW may be made OF an old boot top
Slit the top open. rivet 1t onto the
nose piece OF halter and. put It on
the COW The leather will not pre-
vent her eating or drinking
At the high price of grain the man
who has to buy all OF his feed must
figure very closely and make the most
OF every pound OF 1t in feeding his
poultry else he will come out at the
little end Of the horn in the spring.
Those who contemplate starting an
alfalfa patch should bear in mind this
one fact, that under ordinary circum
stances no one factor will contribute
80 much to the success of the crop as
The walls Of the silo should be
strong. The green feed is heavy and
packs down very tightly, thus cans
ing great pressure to bear upon the
walls OF the silo Build the silo sub
stanially the first time and you will
not have any trouble with It. BE
sure the foundation is above re
proaCh,
Always keep the very best ewes In
the flock for breeding II you persist
in selling me best You will soon sell
the flock right out from under you.
Oh meal Is laxative and helps 70
prevent the feveriah condition which
often appears at narrowing time and
which IL occasionally responsible for
pig eating.
1t IL not stretching the truth TO
say that II farmers marketed their
poultry In the very best possible con.
dition their receipts would be increas
ed one.third Neither is 1t stretching
the truth to say that less than 10
per cent OF all the poultry marketed
is in perfect condition when It reach.
es the consumer.
A Missouri farmer recently sold a
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