Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-08-14
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Every FARMER snOuio nave Bdruens
Turn the horse out to pasture at
night
overexertion is as bad for the colts
as no exertion-
Now that COWS are on grass they
will need salt oftener.
Sheep. unlike hogs, need to be
dipped only once year.
The well-fed colt requires more ex-
ercise than the poorly fed one.
There is little use in wasting time
over a crippled or deformed chick.
Poultry can not stand any more
neglect in warm weather than in cold.
A mongrel fowl is one that has re-
suited from the haphazard mating for
years.
One good sire can dc wonders In
improving the dairy herds of a neigh
borhood.
II a horse lie required to do extra
work he should be literally and fire.
Quently fed.
Don't keep tapping your horse with
the whip unless you want to drive a
regular old plug.
Generous feeding and frequent salt
ing will help TO fortify the lambs
against the parasites.
Dipping does more than merely kill
lice. Disease germs. especially In the
case Of hogs, are destroyed.
No matter how good their confor.
nation, the vast majority Of little
horses sell at corresponding little
prices.
Give the COWS fair show. To ex-
pect a large flow of rich milk from
them on insufficient or poor feed is
unjust
Corn lands should be put in the best
possible condition so that the little
roots can get the most nourishment
out of the soil.
Cattle that have been well wintered
can be put on the early grass Fat mar
ket and good judges think this market
will be high one.
Under ordinary circumstances the
poorer the feed the greater the daily
cost OF milk and butter-fat, and the
less win be the profit.
As warm weather approaches the
task OF preventing drinking water for
hogs from becoming contaminated be-
comes more and more difficult.
OF later years the Ciydesdales have
been coming on in draft horse popu.
larity and the breed is now occupying
quite place among the pullers.
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The old ducks need a swimming
pond. as their feathers will not be
nearly so good without the water and
their eggs will be much more fertile.
Glover hay can be put in the NOW
safely with more sap in 1t than tim
othy, but neither will keep without
molding when put in with dew or rain
on It.
II costs from two to six cents more
to produce q pound OF fat pork than
a pound OF ordinary bacon, but the DIFF.
ference is on the other side at mar
ket time.
Alfalfa makes the best pasture. but
peas and oats sown In equal parts.
also rape. clover and a mixture OF
wheat and oats sown thickly makes
excellent pig forage.
Most all our gardens can be at
least double cropped by selecting
carry varieties OF vegetables such as
cabbage, lettuce, onions. beets, bunch
beans, potStoes and early corn.
As soon as the pigs have been put
into the fattening pens in the fall
they should be fed all that they viii
eat with relish; for the shorter the
fattening period the larger the pro-
fits.
Before starting up a hill with
load, and when the top Of the hill Is
reached. give the team a rest rat
them catch their breath. Undue fore
ing OF horses up hill with load fire.
quently causes heart and lung disor-
dars.
OF two colts similcr In disposition
and sense, one may develop into a
steady and valuable family horse.
while the other may be everything
that is vicious, treaoherous and un.
safe-ell because OF the difference In
the men handling them.