The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-02

FeHt.Iate the DAIRY
Clean up the orchard.
Feed the fowls variety.
Sorghum hay makes good ioughage.
Many poultry ills could be traced to
lack of grit.
A neglected cold makes 1t easy for
roup to get start.
The average farm flock has too
many ROSTERS in it at this season.
A pound of oats is not nearly as
good for fattening hogs as pound of
corn.
Experiment has shown that oats are
| not satisfactory feed for fattening
hogs.
Make lime water by adding two or
three pounds of lime to a barrel Of
water.
Careful dressing of fowls for the
market has good deal to do in get
ting top notch prices.
One of the qualities of the soy bean
that commends 1t to The stock feeder
| Is its protein richness
Much of the feeding value of the
clover depends upon how the crop is
managed after 1t il cut.
Five feet apart is about the right
| distance for the currant and goose
| berry bushes. Do not crowd.
Breeding stock can be purchased to
better advantage in fall and early
winter than to walt until spring.
| If the hens are stacking up in lay
! ing try giving them a little green cut
bone every day and watch results.
Where hens are forced to use part
Of their food as fuel to keep warm
there is bound to be a falling off in
eggs.
Fruit growing and poultry raising
go well together. Anyone following
either will do well to consider the
| other
The greatest ten-year yield OF corn.
! since 1t became of national impor-
! lance in the United States. occurred
| between 1S70-1SS0.
| Corn is no doubt the best feed there
is for hogs, but it's full value can only
! be realized when it is used in con-
| junction with other feeds.
Quiet, gentle handling OF the ewes
during the winter makes it much
| easier work to care for the flock
during the Landing period.
Don't let any fruit remain on the
! trees during the winter Rotten APP
| pies are good places for insects to
hibernate in during the winter
The sum of money that Is lost every
year on the farms of this country by
the dairy cows that are not bred es-
pecially for dairy work is stupendous.
reop!-- are realizing the great COM
! fort and advantages OF few good
fruit trees and ornamental shrubs
more than ever Start them growing.
All dairy utensils should be periodi-
cnify placed in the sun. but wooden
vessels should be removed before the
! heat is sufficient to crack or warp
them.
Fruit is the best medicine that we
know anything about. Money invest
ed in apples and Strawberries Is much
better Invested than it is in sulphur
and molasses.
The next time the COW gives bloody
milk give her a dose of epson salts,
battle her uddor with warm water and
rub with camphorated lard. This will
often cure the trouble.
The time TO dehorn is in the spring
or fall Fan is considered best. be-
cause the cattle usually are shut up
and any III effects OF the operation
can easily be prevented.
Glover is az much an egg producer
as 1t Is a producer of milk. II is rich
in nitrogen and mineral matter. Hav.
ing high nutrtive ratio. It Is equal
TO barley, and almost as high as wheat
Don't turn young horses out where
the fences are low or easily pushed
over They will be sure to get out.
Either they will jump over or they
will run the fence over and step out
Good fences make good, orderly
horses
The value Of farm land can only be
arrived at by It's earning capacity II
It Is worth any price 1t will pay good
interest on the investment in the reg
ular farming process. We can add to
its value by adding to fits capacity to
grow things ana grow them little
better than any other farm In the
neighborhood
The possibilities in the poultry bust
ness are almost unlimited. The city
man or woman may start little bach
yard poultry plant and gradually de
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