The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-10-10
Keep after the weeds

Prune grape vines in the fa''.
| Keep all refuse out of the g'areon
The nests need fully as much clsan
| Ing as the roo3ts.
Kindness beats gruffueas in settins
work out of horses.
Skimmilk to wet the fattenlng mash
is far better than water.
Hens that moult late aeIdom lay un
til late the following winter
A close, musty cellar, even II cool
il not good p!sce to set the milk.
II you find an extra good pumpkin
or squash be sure to save the seeds.
Equal parts OF corn and oats ara
hard to excel AZ seain feed fos
sheep.
A pile OF coal ashes and salt viii
keep the hogs close to any spot where
It lies
Every farmer should have a small
wheel seeder and a small wheel gar
den hoe.
Sheep are almost essential In main
tanning The fertility eDn cleanliness
of the land
Selling all the hay ana grain raised
on the farm is sure method OF sell
Ing the farm.
Ewes that are broad and long will
make good mothers ant produce Wig
orous offspring.
Creamery butter has an advantage
over all the other kinds because OF It's
greater uniformity
The value of corn s',aga to the beef
producer Is not limited u its use In
winter feeding alone.
To secure good brood SOW, an
even development Is required from
pig brood to maturity.
Do you return your saw and ham,
mer to any particular place when you
are through with them?
No land is so rich that its owner
can afford to waste the manure tina.
is made by his farm stock.
II Is estimated that ten years OF
single cropping will wear out any
but the very richest of soil.
The development OF the yourf
horse requires the exercise OF ths
best judgment in handling him.
Water thoroughly when the soil Is
dry to touch. but never sprinkle"
roses when they need watering.
Crops must be gathered IN proper
condition and sent to the market
fresh and clean. Careful grading 10
essential.
This Is the month when most Of the
silos in the corn belt are filled II
costs money to do this now, but next
winter the dividends will surely be
collected
1t is generally conceded tina: the
best time to sell chickens is from
the first Of January TO the arst of
November.
The bright eye, red comb, smooth,
bright. well-kept plumage. activity
and kesn appetite. indicate the
healthy fowl.
Good sheep require good care to
maintain their excellence Poor
sheep are always burden upon the
rest OF the flock.
Toss those aggravating rocks from
the wagon track before the freeze
or you may just count on jolting over
them all winter long.
Alfalfa growers OF Kansas consider
the best antidote for grasshoppers to
be a turkey or two to the acre to
range over their alfalfa fields.
The pig is merely o. meat.produc-
ing machine. and the more he Is
fed-with good Judgment, OF course
the more meat he will turn over.
Keeping the boar away from the
herd is more trouble than letting him
run. but II Is the oniy way to know
just what you are about in hog rails
ing
The man with clear conscience
and patches OIL his trousers gets moro
out of this world than the man who
goes beyond his means TO be fashion
able.
The time to lay in plenty of winter
| feed Is when you can get It. This
month is the one to cut corn and while
you are cutting, cut enough 30 you
will then be likely to have about
enough
Cut up all the corn you think you
can feed and then cut one.fourth as
much moro Is the best advice we can
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