The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-10

1t is better to cut q chickens head
of than to let him eat 1t OH.
The COW that is always bawling is
seldom best at filling the pail.
The modern poultry house have ev-
erything inside 1t easily movable.
The dairy COW offered for sale
cheap" these days is not to be trust
ed.
Head of the lice and mites. Now is
the time to thrust in the whitewash
brush
Just because the calf is large and
thrifty is no sign 1t will be a wonder
full COW.
Unless very poor, better give blue
grass top-dressingl instead Of trying
to reseed it.
Feed at regular hours and the fowls
will always be ready and waiting for
their last meal.
The common curly lettuce is the
best for early use. Head lettuce is
better for late sowing.
Breeding stock cannot be divorced
from outdoor exercise without being
injured more than benefited.
In a corn-growing territory COW
peas are mostly grown with corn,
sowing broadcast or otherwise.
Be sure the flock has plenty OF fresh
water. II the sheep drink from
springs, keep the approaches dry.
Corn silage liz a safe feed for lambs
when 1t Is free from mold and does
not contain an excessive amount OF
acid
Commercial growers Of plums and
peaches who have tried thinning con
slider it very important in getting good
fruit
Rotation Of crops Is one OF the sim
pie, practical methods of increasing
the productivity OF the farm and dis
tributing labor.
An acre OF corn yielding eight tons
cf silage will keep four cows 1870 days
an acre OF pasture will keep only
one COW TINT iong.
A we'll built grape trellis not only
improves the looks Of the back yard
but affords excellent shade. besides
increasing the yield of fruit
The sweet cherry is the only tree
fruit that can be universally set
out IN the fall successfully and be
better than for spring setting
These are gala days for lice. Fight
them strong and hard. Kerosene will
do deadly work. Pour 1t In every
crack and crevice. Don't spare t.
In picking strawberries 1t should be
borne In mind that bruised fruit
WILL not stand shipping. A careless
picker has no place In strawberry
field.
What young SOW loses in growth.
that she should make before farrow-
ing her first litter It is questionable
whether she can ever be made to
make 1t up.
With hogs it Is not best to crowd
the breeding stock, to their full ca
pacity. A thrifty growth without too
much fat is best for the stock intend
ed for breeders.
Corn breeders claim that It is DOS
sible to double their crops by i'm
proved methods. Is II not possible
for us to double our pig crop with
out keeping more sows?
The richest color Of the cream il
when 1t first rises to the surface, and
II churned in that condition the butter
will be yellow. II 1t remains exposed
to the light and changes OF tempera.
ture the rich yellow color disappears.
Live stock mon say that improved
methods Of feeding and marketing
hogs. together with the public demand
for more lean meat and less fat in the
pork line, explains the decrease in
weight. The same Is true about cattle.
Beef steers are averaging much light.
er than thirty years ago.
Irvine strings may be the handiest
support for vine, but just when the
vine Is heaviest and it's shade most
grateful wind storm tears 1t down.
Put up Chicken netting; 1t stays.
1t will pay the landlord line times
out of ten, 70 purchase good manure
spreader for his tenant. In many
cases, where long lease Is in vogue,
1t will prove profitable for a tenant to
get a manure spreader. Why should
It not be a good plan for the two par.
ties In the contract to divide the ex.
rease?