The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-05-15
Beware Of poor seed.
Live stock means success.
Chicks need much attention.
Make paths and borders neat.
Tankage is recommended for sows.
Si1age will NOT In mrs the coW'a

Alfalfa Is the greatest permanent
hog forage
Evergreens ought to be pianted as
easily as possible.
Head work Will often save hard
work on the farm
All the various breeds OF hogs have
their ardent admirers.
Oats and peas will provide a good
growing ration for hogs.
Oats cut at the proper time make
a very good quality OF hay.
Every pig that goes to pasture
should have a ring in his nose.
The best way to get nitrogen. into
the sell Is to SOW 1t in with clover.
You cannot rush hog, and as soon
as you try it you will get In a mess.
| 1t does not take much buttermilk In
| the butter to make 1t turn rancid ear.
ly.
During the summer months. the
ewes should have access to luxuriant
| pasture.
If you can't afford to buy a pure.
bred COW or bull buy calf and breed
up herd
proved dairymen as there is of i'm
proved herds.
When in doubt as to what use to
make Of hen manure. try 1t as top
dressing on grass.
The farm should be we'll supplied
with garden tools il you want the
boys to do the work.
Continued close confinement in the
stalls is liable to cause permanent en-.
largement of the joints.
This Is the season to plan the build
ings and changes that will be made
on the farm little later.
Big machinery is not always profit
able. The machine should fit the farm
and the power to handle it.
II you cannot provide a dip for
swine, give them spray. The boys
can spray hogs without any trouble.
The horses that are best able to
stand hard strains are those which
work steadily every day In the week.
When opening your silo bear In
mind that whenever you change feed
the change should be made gradually.
One good COW we'll fed and cared
for will give more net profits than
two good cows not so we'll fed aud
cared for
der too artificial conditions leads 10
ultimate trouble in the laying and
breeding pens.
The best piece OF advice for be-
ginner in poultry raising is to go slow
at first Start with few birds and
learn as you 60,
Once more through the corn viii.
add many bushels to your crop, Muz-
zle the horse, use short whiffetree
and cultivate shallow
Frune a little every year rather
than too much one year. 1t will be
much easier for you, and a great deal
better for the orchard.
No one who has a first-class garden
Is ever heard to express any regrets
about it. Not so the one who has none
and buys his vegetable In tin cans.
Do you have some tomato and early
cabbage plants growing? II not 1t isn't
too late yet to plant some seed. Get
busy though. spring is coming fast.
A prominent horticultural says:
Never mulch young trees. 1t draws
the roots toward the surface and
makes them susceptible to changes in
temperature.
II you are not sure whether or not
a hen is broody enough to take eggs,
put your hand under her breast. II
she grips it with her breast, she is
ready for eggs.
It is best not to let q new sitter
have eggs until you are sure she
means business. Give her two or
three eggs for a couple of days and
see II she 10 sticker.
The most valuable farms were at
one time sloughs and swamps and
considered worthless. Drainage has
made them what they are now-val-
liable.
Only a few farmers o. the present
time have the ideal ration for dairy
cows, but they can and should ar
range to grow 1t on the farm and
have II on hard at all times.