Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-03-08
Prune correctly.
Give the hens sunshine.

your GOTH.
When SOD land is plowed for corn,
it should be lined.
The ground for soiling crops should
be located near the stables.
That fresh COW is the most profit
able animal on the farm just now
There is more danger in letting the
incubator get too hot than too cold .
Horses, are most economically fat
tened if they are not exercised at all.
In spite of the dry season the coun-
try seems to have plenty Of rough
feed.
Cut the ice for use next summer be-
fore it gets too thick-16 inches is
enough.
Where is that surplus of dairy pro
ducts some folks said we were TO have
this Year,: ,.
If the fruit is stored in the cellar,
it must be we'll ventilated and per-
fectly dry. !.
A COW that is small eater will bear
Watching. She is pretty sure to. be a
small producer :.
The ration should be balanced TO
meet the needs Of the cow at all
stages of lactation. - !.
Pruning done correctly will increase
the size and improve the quality Of
most common fruits.
One thing that can be given the
fowls, and which they@lack very often
is pure drinking water.
You can tell laying hen as far as
you can see her Her comb is always
bright and healthy looking.
Cooking will improve turnips fol-
fattening hogs because it takes out
considerable Of the water.
The coolest weather does not Kill
the insects. Therefore spraying is the
safest method Of killing them.
For seed production cowpeas should
be planted in rows SO that an oppor-
tunity is given for, cultivation.
Sell wheat, cloverseed and timothy
but feed all the rough forage apG use
your straw for feed and bedding.
Contrary to popular belief more
chickens die from June until Soptem~
Der than in all the rest Of the year.
The man who can raise good live
stock and does not do it is piling ur
a lot Of profitless work for himself.
Just the right time to clean ur
around the lots. 1t is surprising how
much litter can accumulate during the
year.
Excellence is always relative It's
relative degrees can only be gagged
with accuracy when accurate records
are kept
Both oil meal and ,cottonseed mea
may be used in the fattening horse
ration in amounts as high as three
pounds daily
Two pounds of mixed shorts and
bran per cow per day is not sufficient
for COWS that. are expected to give lib
eral flows of milk ~.
The best place for the incubator is
the one where the temperature is most
nearly uniform from day to day, I'm.
der natural conditions:
Unlike other poultry the turkey has
never been thoroughly domesticated
but has remained practically a wild
bird in its requirements.
A record should be Kept when sows
are bred and they should be separ
ated from the other hogs a week OF
two before due to farfow
Swamp land, when drained and
lined and worked in corn for year
or two, should be seeded to grass and
kept in permanent. meadow.
After the chrysanthemums have
quit blooming, set the pots in the eel
lar, so the plants will stand dormant
and be ready to set out next spring.
Selected COWS, feed crops that are
grown on our farms, will yield fair |
profits to any man who likes the |
dairy business and Will stay with it. /.
An ideal uav of Iynap;po food hut !