The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-03-13

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Observation-Disclosures
More sheep are needed.
Slick up all the odd jobs now.
Seed Corn is costly decoration for
windmill towers.
Churn when the cream is At; not
when other things are ready.
Every farmer should raise over
100 fowls for use on his owp home
table
When skimmilk is to be had, use It
instead of water In the poultry fatten-
ing mash.
1t Is best to build a round silo. be-
cause in the square silos the silage
spells easier
Manure Is one of the by-products
Of the dairy farmer and 1t represents
decided profit
Build a warm, Cry and otherwise
comfortable room for the calves Tor
the cold weather.
Keep the hogs quiet, clean and CON-
Portable if you expect the best gain
from the food supplied.
Much poultry is sold to the Chinese
and at good prices 1t Is estimated
that they consume quantities.
1t is best not to put sawdust in the
poultry house, as it gathers too much
moisture ard causes dampness.
Unless the fattening steer has all
the pure water he can drink at all
times he will not lay on fat quickly.
Once a day Is sufficient for chickens
to be fed a mash. The remainder of
the day dry grain is considered bet
ter.
The man who dries his seed corn on
the windmill tower ought not to com
plain when It terminates only 60 per
cent
For the amount of money invested
in the poultry business. it pays d
larger profit than any other farm
speciality
For stations. brood mares. young
horses and horses at light work, good
quality clover or alfalfa hay cannot
be excelled
Mules are ready for work younger
than horses. They are able to endure
as much at two years as a colt will
at three or four.
The coming of woven wire fences
will help to seep down the weeds
along the roadsides in a rather
way
No one can do the best work
without good tools. and tools are
never good without they are in
first-class condition
Don't select heavy, lazy sow for a
breeder. She should be mild In dis.
position, but possessed of sufficient
energy to take exercise.
Angora goats cannot thrive II they
are crowded into small space, hence
they should not be kept in large
flocks on the smaller farms.
For an occasional noon lunch for
the layers, try some finely chopped
alfalfa hay scalded and mixed in a
wet mash of bran and corn meal
When seed corn is taken in. II
should not be piled up. but must be
laid on racks or boards away from
mice and SO that the ears do not
touch.
Breed from the mems that retain
their color after moulting. BY this
means you will finally get even col.
ored chickens. This applies to all
bdff and red breeds.
Sorghum Is an excellent succulent
iced for cows, horses, sheep and hogs.
When fed green II saves more ex.
Densive feeds and keeps stock in fair
flesh until other feeds can be gath.
cred.
Show birds keep up well in the show
-oom II they are given bologna sau.
sage. bread and apples Do not give
milk after washing It, 1t sticks the
Gathers together and spoils the an
,earance OF the bird
Three carloads OF cattle shipped
rom Kansas ranch, and which had
,een fattened entirely on grass.
howed gain of 376 pounds per head |
n 165 days. The animals got no grain
but we're in fine condition
When they reached the market.
Rotation of crops is one of the
simplest, practical methods OF increas-
ng the productivity of the farm and