Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-11-22

Transplant trees in the fall.
Apples do well in cold storage.
Plow the garden in the fall, If posi-
BILE.
Thing Increases the acreage with
out Increase of taxes.
Alfalfa hay is very good feed for
the dairy cow, and corn silage Is also
good.
One great advantage in the poultry
business is the quick returns on the
investment
Fihe corn meal for the skim milk
calf is good substitute for the more
expensive oil meal
1t Is easy for one man, with lit
tie help during the broodtng season,
to raise 1000 chickens.
To double the amount of milk per
acre and cut the cost of milk produe-
ton in two-build a silo
The production of green ducks Is
coming to be a large business, espe-
ctally In the eastern states.
II from q wellnourished dam and
healthy strain Of animals, the pigs
rarely need attention at narrowing
time.
Hogs should not as rule be turned
into more corn at one time than
they can eat up clean In two or three
weeks.
In pruning the orchard of diseased
limbs and twigs, the pruning shears
should be sterilized before and after
each operation.
Hogs ought to have all the corn
they can properly digest IL they are
10 be pushed along and put quickly
upon the market.
The care of the teats should al
ways be observed by the mixer and
when they get hard and rough should
be anointed with vaseline
Time spent in cleaning up an or
chard in the fall of the year will be
amply rewarded with better and
cleaner fruit the next season.
A little pig, just like a growing
plant, needs sunshine. In both cases
1t seems to be a sort of tonic that
makes the best development possible.
Catch the lame eve and see II she
isn't in the first stages Of foot rot.
Looks like 1t from here, though 1t
may be that her hoof only needs trim
ming
When you see the sheep nibbiing at
their sides take a good look at them.
There is something wrong. See if you
can't find something wror 3. See II
you can't find some ticks.
Build silos, grow less acres of corn
but utilize the whole crop N its best
form, and grow alfalfa on the corn
acreage saved for a cheap, palatable,
homegrown balancer for corn.
Have a light poultry house, admit
ting plenty of fresh air without pro-
ducing direct drafts of air. The
germs of most diseases cannot live in
fresh air or very strong light
A yield of IL tons of silage may
easily be obtained from one acre of
corn Allowing 80 pounds of silage as
daily ration. one acre of corn will
furnish four COWS with silage for 200
days
A bright, intelligent man, a good
manager and a close observer will
save more than his wages in the
amount of work he will accomplish.
and In maintaining the condition Of
Ais team.
The value of rape or any non-legu-
minous crop for green manure will
depend very materially upon the me-
chanical condition of the soil and the
rotation of crops which is practiced
upon the land.
A house to accommodate a single
SOW does not need a great deal Of
ventilation, although there should be
enough to keep the air In good condi-
ton, but where a dozen or more hogs
are kept in the same house perfect
ventilation Is necessary.
To fatten poultry for market, re-
move from the yards and place, with
out overcrowding, in a coop which
should be provided with a canvas
cover to draw down and keep the In
mates in darkness. Do not feed for
about six hours after placing in the
coop, and then feed all they will
eat. Feed three times a day, and
keep fresh water and basin Of grit
always before them.