The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-05-01
Bee keeping IL prontahaA.

Deep blowing pays in the garden
A dairy COW is not constructed to
srand exposure.
Feeding skimmilk has = tendency
to whiten the flesh.
Regularity In feeding cattle IL Of
the utmost importance.
Spray the fruit trees. 1t is good In
surance for this years crop.
Use the dishwater as a fertilizer.
Throw 1t on the compost heap.
A man can hardly miss a gcod mar
ket when he has first-class stock.
1t must not be forgotten that food
davors the flesh az well as the egg.
Dead fowls should never be allowed
to lie about the premises. Burn them.
Rub the dust on the windows and
let the light enter the chicken house.
The COW that is to do her best must
be well fed. we'll sheltered and well
cared for.
Tainted. musty or moldy feeds
should never be served in the dairy
herd rations.
Cows are not always to blame for
being Improbable. Often the fault
is nearer home.
An economical use Of roughage
about the farm Is greatly In favor of
winter dairying.
Clean. wholesome feed In the right
amounts and clean quarters usually In
sure healthy calves.
Be thorough about washing the sep
arator. Do 1t upon honor. not once
in while. but every time.
Sweep up every article Of silage In
the chute and alleyway, and give 1t to
the cows at every feeding.
Running the incubator two or three
days before putting In the eggs gives
the machine time to steady down.
Wood ashes spoil hen manure when
mixed with 1t; they also hurt the feet
of hens that walk through them.
A fsw turnips. cabbage. beets. etc.
will relieve the monotony of dry feeds
and help the milk flow wonderfully.
Make another inspection Of the
breeding pens and see that there are
no dull. sickly-looking fowls In them.
A little earth In the bottom OF the
brooder makes it more to the liking
Of the chicks. but change 1t frequently.
SOlu rains oIc muCu udFueT On
cows than dry cold. Damp cold pene.
trates to the bones. Provide dry shell
ter.
Hogs at all times should have salt
and charcoal, but the need is in
creased when they are put on full
feed.
A calf's inside "workin's" are sensi-
tive and easily upet A single feed OF
milk. too hot or too cold, may start
trouble.
Turn the separator with a steady
and uniform hand and flush down with
skim milk or water at the\ end of
separation.
1t is quite customary among dairy.
men to quit feeding calves skim milk
when they attain the age of eight or
nine months.
Winter dairying provides more care
and getter feeding, but 1t also comes
at time when it is possible to give
this care and feeding.
II you don't believe in keeping COWS
comfortable visit the tables OF the
men with the big cream check. That
ought to convince you.
One pound of grain for every three
pounds Of milk produced Is the COM
monty accepted winter feeding ratio
among business dairymen.
Those who make a success of spray
Ing fruit trees order the spraying mix
lures before spring opens. They can
then spray in season without delay.
A farmer should raise everything
consumed by his family that his soil
and climate will produce. when In 30
doing the cost does not consume the
profit
The manure that IL taken from the
barnyard to the field is out of the
way before spring work. and 1t makes
a great improvement in the farm sur
roundings.
1t is worth while to have a good
churn. Cream spattered far and near
not only wastes the most valuable
resource OF the farm. but 1t makes the
room look bad.
Alfalfa will usually do well In An
orchard but 1t Is the hardest crop
on fruit trees that you can grow.