The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-08

feed in cold weather.
Alfalfa is winning a place in thu
dairyman's rotation.
One pound of Sleeps wool vii
make yard Of cloth.
Corn. barley and buckwheat ar,
very fattening grains.
New Zealand condenses and pow
ders great quantities of milk.
Stump is the best late canning
peach among the white varieties.
The Japanese process of dwarfine
a pine tree lasts about ten years.
In fattening fowls the wet mast
seems to have the edge over dry feed
Fodder that is dusty Will be helped
by spraying a little In the hangers Of
racks.
Grapes are still trodden with the
bare feet in many parts of Spain ant
Italy
Duck raisers pack 40 dressed
ducklings In barrel for ship
ment.
Sows are always in better condi
ton to raise fall pigs than they are II
the spring.
Fattening sheep should have grair
enough to push them forward as rapid
ly as possible.
The pig crop is governed by numer
GUS influences that tend to increase
or decrease the supply.
New males for the flock each veal
is the only sure way OF keeping uI
vigor and other good qualities.
The bourbon hens are said to BIZ
quiet and easily handled, non-rcvins
in habit and yet very hardy.
The man who can raise hogs profit
ah1a wifi puf M cfuro cap ;pcraoeo bIs
profits many fold by using pasture.
That cows like a change of feed Is
shown by the way they will eat rotten
hay. pull out old straw from the sheds
etc
When hogs 90 of feed in a terri
tory where cholera is present the
owner ought to suspect cholera al
once
Extra feed and care are needed now
to keep up the cows vitality. for with.
out vitality a COW is not much of a
mixer
Do not allow the sheep to stand or
lie on hot fermenting manure, as II
Is sure to produce foot rot and lung
diseases.
Raspberries, Strawberries and cher
ries were unknown In England until
the time of King Henry VIII. and of
Queen Elizabeth.
Clean out the hen house and put
the cleanings on the garden. Next
spring you will wonder what makes
things grow SO fast.
A little tarred paper and a few
nails and laths will make very
poor poultry house water and wind
proof for the winter.
Right now, when cream is flirting
with the Accent mark, is poor time
to let the cows fall off on account Of
lack of feed. Better buy.
Quality in form, disposition and
general conformation must be coupled
with the size and style to get the
pest in each class Of horses.
Remember rabbits have Just as
sharp teeth this year as ever. They
will surely gnaw those fruit trees II
yon give them half chance.
Alfalfa Is also the best material to
balance corn or wheat, as II Is rich In
everything a fowl needs except fat,
which is furnished by the grain.
Why kill of the game birds? Most
If them repay we'll the cost of their
Keep by destroying the insects that
threaten the fields of the farmer.
An egg, to belong to the strictly
resi- egg class. should not be over
hree days old In the summer wealth.
n, and week old during winter.
Recent experiments In Germany In
Iicate that drainage waters do not
axe any more plant food away from
ertilized soils than from unfertilized
The horse population of the world
5 estimated at more than Ill 100000.
1 which about 100000 are In Eu.
ope, 2s,000,000 in North America and