The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-03-06

A mule eats less than q horse
Give the chickens lime and grit.
| Tree roosting In cold we1ther il no.
conducive to laying.
Cultivation is chs of the four great
essentials in orchard management,
Churning at too low a temperature
is too long piece of work for any
body.
| Keep the poultry house clean and
free from drafts as we'll as damp
ness.
Agricultural experts tell us that
the potential fertility of the sol. is un.
limited.
A good live interest in exhibition
stock is commendable in the marke,
poultryman.
Apple trees may be planted either
In the spring or fall. The main thing
is to plant them.
Peach trees make good stock for
plum grating, as they usually have
large vigorous roots.
Don't fail to supply green feed. like
cabbage, beets. celery tops. These
are relished by the birds
The l5O-pound COW will hate to see
Willie go to the short course for fear
he will learn how to test her.
An orchard will live longer. bear
better and be more profitable by be.
ing we'll cultivated and enriched
Well-managed poultry Is preferable
to farm crops in that poultry will
produce an income at all times of the
year.
With fruiting orchards, mineral
fertilizers are often great assistance
but an excess of nitrogen should be
avoided
Soil taken from a well-established
alfalfa field and spread on land to be
sown to alfalfa is very good way to
inoculate it.
Spray your trees whether they have
crop or not. Spraying in off years
Is just as important as in years OF
heavy crops.
Cowpeas that have a lot of crab
grass and fox tail mixed with them
make even better bale hay than the
straight vines.
The little chicks do best on corn
bread made of sour milk. soda and
cracked corn. They should be fed on
something clean.
Many farmers every year lose por.
ton Of the value of their crops be-
cause they have not force enough to
SOW them in season
Do not feed COW according to
her age or breed. Feed her accord
ing to her individual capacity to put
feed to profitable use.
Why not play fair with your cows!
You have parcel post to help market
your butter, SO let's give them some
more alfalfa to make it.
The poorest Gull trash that finds its
way to market comes from the farm.
ers who should be producing the very
best quality of prime mutton.
Cooked roots, mixed with wheat
bran or ground oats or barley occa-
sionally. will go Gong way in making
a better and moN thrifty colt
Root crops, such as parsnips, beets,
and carrots, may be prevented from
shriveling in the winter If they are
covered slightly with dry sand in the
bin or box
Success with fowls comes with love
for them-love for the work OF caring
for them and breeding them. No one
can thrive at any occupation who is
not thoroughly in love with it.
Brood sows should have a quiet. |
warm, dry place where their litters
may spend the first week of their
lives without being Unnecessarily dis.
turbed by other animals or inquisitiye
people.
Keep bucket OF bran and corn
meal in the kitchen to use in prepar.
ing the mash. Many table scrap or
part cup of milk will enrich the mash
ii the bucket is handy.
A bright, intelligent man, a good
and close obs lrver will
save more than his wages In the
amount OF work he will accomplish,
and in maintaining the condition of
his team.
The safest bull the dairyman can
use is generally cross bull. At first
this may seem strange assertion.
The reason. however, is simple The
bull that is known to be cross will
always be watched.
Those old hens may be valuable al
keep sakes, but the young and vigor