The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14

from cream tnat Is not g0Od.
Slow speed in the separator is the
cause OF much poor skimmips.
Fewer turkeys are injured by un-
derfeeding than by overlooking.
Carrying fowls by their wings is as
cruel as carrying them by the legs.
When cream stands too long it is
apt to acquire bitter or disagreeable
flavor.
A swivel in the lettering rope will
keep the rope from getting twisted
and kinky.
Keep the dust and stuff out OF your
milk. You cannot strain it out. Re-
member that.
Alfalfa is one of the greatest crops
known to modern agriculture for en-
riching the land
It's good thing for the bull to ex.
ercise on a tread power and accom-
plish some work.
Use only buttcrbred sire from q
line of dairy inheritance for next
years crop Of calves.
Breeding with intelligence will pro-
duce less and less number of cows
that eat their heads or
Green food Of some kind is neces-
sary to make the hens do their best
in the line Of egg production.
Stir the cream twice day. using a
long-handled spoon which will reach
to the bottom Of the cream jar.
Some day we are going to find that
as good a way rs any to use the sur
plus sour milk is to give it to the
hens
Have your fowls go tame that you
can go among them without causing
fright. You will get better egg pro-
duction.
If there is no silo on your farm, do
not let another winter catch you I'M
prepared. Make your plans right now
for one.
The pure-bred sire and dam Of
the same type of as good blood as it
is possible to get will usually bring
a desirable colt. ~s-s-t +.
The idea that alfalfa hay is not cult
roneous by thousands of farmers, and
many use no other.
Don't compel the women folks to
open and close two or three big gates
through the cattle yards every time
they go out to look up eggs.
When hens lay soft-shelled eggs, it
is often a sign they are too fat. Cut
down the amount Of grain and feed
more vegetables and green food.
In pruning the apple trees. plan TO
form shapely heads that will permit
the sunlight TO get into the center Of
tho will nj hot
One of the remedies for pip used
by Portuguese poultry raisers is raw
onions cut up fine and forced down
the throat, followed by a little water.
For late vegetables plant snap
beans. They require rich, moist
soil, so that the growth will be rapid
AS rule. the dwarf bush types are
best.
Dehorn the calves before they are
two weeks old, Cut away the hair
around the button" and moisten.
Then rub well with a stick of caus-
tic potash.
Watch the heifers carefully about
calving time. little care at the
proper time often WHY be the means
of averting the loss of fine calf, its
mother, or both.
1t requires feed to make lamb Of
any kind but a sheep or lamb will
come the nearest 10 making some
thing out OF nothing OF any kind Of
a domestic animal.
II the butter is slow in coming II Ia
due to one OF two causes: Either the
cream is too cold, or else the churn Is
overloaded and the contents do not
get proper oscillation.
The bean is plant well suited TO
the soil and climatic conditions OF this
country. yields bountifully and is pro-
duced at a cost not to exceed that OF
other cultivated field crops. There Is
no state in the union where they are
not grown successfully.
A good fly deterrent is made OF one
gallon fish oil, one pint kerosene, and
four tablespoonfuls Of crude carbolc
acid Mix well and apply with cloth,
or spray all parts but the udder. just
after milking. About once week win
DO.
The man with more money than
brains, whose zeal and enthusiasm
cause him TO overdo his duty toward
his animals, is one OF the greatest enc
mics to improved stock. When ami
mails become so refined in type. and