Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-07-11

A windmill saves money.
Goats like sunf1ower leaves.
Silage never goes out of season.
Market eggs at least twice week.
Get rid of the hen that is never
caught on the nest.
The warmer the weather the less
corn should be fed to poultry.
1t is better to cut a chickens head
off than to let him eat 1t off
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 off 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 it will be wonder"
full COW.
Unless very poor, better give blue
grass a top-dressing instead OF trying
to re-seed 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.
water. II the sheep drink from
springs, keep the approaches dry.
Corn silage is 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
of silage will keep four cows $50 days
an acre of pasture will! keep only
one COW that long.
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
These are gala days for lice. Fight
them strong and hard. Kerosene will
do deadly work. Pour it in every
crack and crevice. Don't spare 1t.
In picking strawberries it should be
borne In mind that bruised fruit
will not stand shipping A careless
picker has no place in strawberry
field
What a 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 it up.
With hogs ii 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 pos
sible to double their crops by i'm
proved methods. Is it not possible
for US TO double our pig crop with
out keeping more sows?
The richest color of the cream is
when it first rises to the surface, and
IL churned in that condition the butter
will be yellow. IL 1t remains exposed
TO the light and changes of tempera-
ture the rich yellow color disappears.
Live stock men 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 averagh ( much light