The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-19
Fowls must have grit.
Barley Ia hard to digest.
Rape Is too moist for SLING.
Clover likes black. sandy loan.

Glover likes black, sandy loan.
The right side" OF cow should Do
both sides.
Don't send any OF the lambs to mar
ket in thin condition.
The sheep barn should be put In
shape for the winter.
The COW barn is a poor place to in
stall the cream separator. -
Boards are cheaper than hay and
grain for keeping stock warm.
II may be set down as rule that
1t does not pay to fatten old cows
A silo IS feet in diameter and 40
feet high will hold 200 tons of silage.
1t Is not an easy task to break a
COW from the habit of sucking her
self
Farmers at the present time can
own no better stock than healthy grow.
ing pigs.
No animal that gets only food
enough to support life can make a
gain or profit.
Any man who will strike a horse
in the head should never be allowed
to touch one again.
Treat a calf mean and all the feed
you give him never can make any
thing but a rLnt Of him.
Poultry netting tackled on the Inside
OF windows in the hen house will save
the cost of many glass.
Well bred stock and good feeding
are requisite to obtaining the great
est benefit in stock raising.
Pneumonia kills many pigs before
they get used to sleeping in damp
pens, drafts or snow banks.
A solid concrete foundation for the
separator insures it against vibration,
which is hard on the machine.
Don't forget that II the sheep are
not kept constantly in good condition
the quality OF the wool is affected.
Silage may be fed to young stock
twice day and 1t Is very good feed
for all kinds Of young dairy animals
Remember the limited capacity 0!
the hogs digestive apparatus and
form his concentrated rations accord.
ingly.
II is claimed by thee who have
tried it. that cross of saoscovy drake
on Pekin ducks will produce sterile
progeny.
A eve in good flesh almost invaria
bly, is good breeder and good suck
Ter, something that thin ewes cannot
very we'll do.
Bruises, cuts and small sores may
develop into serious wounds, II not
properly looked after and protected
from the flies.
In purchasing a boar II Is we'll to
bear in mind that one with heavy
bones is more to be desired than one
of the slight build.
Regular careful milking permanent.
~ improves the animal as a milk
producer, aside from directly in.
creasing the milk flow.
One way Of keeping dirt, flies, etc,
from dropping into the pail while
milking Is to cover the pail with clean
cheesecioth and milk through it.
The small farmer can keep a vari.
ETY. OF live stock sufficient to produce
something to sell and bring in a bit of
ready cash every month in the year.
Did you know that you can get the
confidence of the horse? He is of
ten a better Judge of human nature
than many a man is Of horse nature.
Build the silo next to the cattle barn
where the feed can be taken right
from the silo into the barn A feed
carrier makes light work in such a
case.
Charcoal and grit should be kept
where the fowls can have access to
them at all times. They are pre-.
tentative as we'll as a cure for indi.
gestion.
Dampness and contaminated ground
are fruitful causes Of poultry diseases.
The quarters should be as dry as a
chip. and the ground in the runs per
fectly pure
When a sick fowl is discovered, re-
move It at once. Maybe II you will
attend to 1t then and there you can
save it, whereas II allowed to wait too
long Il may die.
Do you know that feeding rye
straw to pregnant ewes is bad prac
tice? The straw contains a consider
able amount OF ergot, which is likely
to produce abortion.