The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-31

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The colt needs good attention.
The charge Of mixers is. as a rule,
detrimental.
Clip the horse 1t will help to keep
him healthy
Irregular times of milking are al
ways damaging.
Plenty Of shade for yarded poultry
hocks now Is required.
1t is not a good plan to mix warm
milk with that already cooled.
Keep the chicks growing. They will
appreciate any tender green feed.
For the fence flying habit, try clip
ping the larger feathers off one wing.
Corn stalks are good fertilizer and
should be left on the 5eli after cut
ting.
Exercise is better laying stimulant
for the hens than heat-producing con
dfments.
Eggs deteriorate rapidly in the pan
try or kitchen these days. Keep them
In a cool place.
Establish. IL possible, a brand of
eggs which will in itself be guaran-
tee of good quality.
A small box to sit upon is a great
back saver in the garden. Try one
when picking the currants.
Overlooking of green cut bone is
apt to cause leg troubles, diarrhoea,
bowel complaints and worms.
Nothing aids so much in destroy.
| ing a herd by tuberculosis as a poor
ly lighted and lily ventilated stable.
Every heifer calf should have an
| inheritance that will make it possible
for her to make better COW than her
dam.
The cow with the biggest appetite.
other things being equal, Is the one
which will give the most milk and
butterfat.
| II you wish that young heifer to
develop into wild COW, turn her in
an out.of-the-way pasture where you
seldom see her.
The lower the temperature at churn-
ing time the smaller will be the loss
Of butter fat and the less washing the
butter requires.
Oftentimes the one who has dairy
butter for sale must take his pay in
trade while those who sell cream get
nothing but cash.
A good way to strain milk is to put
several thicknesses of cheese cloth
over the can and hold the cloths in
place with clothes pins.
A large digestive tract should be
developed in the heifer so she will be
able to handle large quantities of food
when she reaches milking age.
Manure does not improve the taste
or quality of the milk. See that the
cows are clean before milking. espe-
cially about the thighs and TANKS
Young turnip, cabbage and beet
plants make the best OF green's. 1t is
! hut small job to plant these at diff
ferent times. and they can be had all
summer.
away the most fruitful cause Of trou-
BILE, and the man whose horse is trou-
bled with indigestion has usually only
| himself to blame.
II you haven't silo, a small patch
OF roots will make succulence for
your cows next winter Mangels yield
heavily per acre. Only a small amount
need to be planted
According to the New York expert.
ment station, the cost Of food, per
chick. to weigh one pound, on ground
grain, Is three cents; on whole grain,
three and seven-tenths cents
IL celery rots quickly in your cellar
1t may be retained In the garden
through the early winter by banking
up well and covering with boards and
straw. There is fresher flavor when
1t Is kept near the soil than when
grown in the cellar.
After the vegetables are matured
there Is tendency to let the weeds
take care Of themselves and they do It
to the tune of hundreds or thousands
OF seeds annually. II they are kept
down there will be much work saved
next year.
The worth of mower is principally
In the cutter bar and pitman. A
tough hickory pitman is the best of
all, and a cutter bar that Is Unable"
is good feature. Half the cause If
poor cutting in a mower is because the
Gutter bar drags back Of true line.
and the other half Is due to dull and
nicked knives and gIiard plates
II Is taking a rather long chance to
purchase Young stock from dealers I'M