The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-30


ventilace the poultry bouse.
Cows must have fresh water.
The days of bonanza apple growing
Is past.
Corn fodder is hardly as good for
horses az kafiT corn.
Apple economy is only scientific
management in the orchard.
No animal on the farm should suf
fer from hunger, thirst. or cold.
So far as can be done, select the
largest and best sows for breeders.
Dry air. good feed and plenty OF ex.
ercise are necessary for winter eggs.
Your horse may intend to please
you, but does not understand your
wishes.
Ground limestone and phosphate
rock may be spread upon the soil at
any time.
As a rule, hens that lay steadily dur.
ing cold weather are Indifferent hot
weather layers.
To secure the very best fruit 1t IN
best to renew the strawberry bed
| every other year.
Winter eggs do not come by change.
II takes planning and work to ge<
them. but it pays.
One advantage with old grass as a
nulching material, Is that it doesn t
| contain weed seeds
In growing cabbage successfully
| farmers have found that the first re-
quisite is good ground.
| a few cents more per foot Tor lad
ders That weigh few pounds less viii
save dollars in picking.
| Vegetables are great stun for the
hens. especially when they can't get
green feed in the fields.
Turkeys are good for the field
| No. A~l, n,lSn
wish from one field TO another.
Among the perennials which should
have a place IN every garden there
ought 10 be room for asparagus.
Chair about straw stacks makes
good scratching litter and the sooner
1t is hauled UP the better 1T will be.
| A SOW that is raised on concentrat
ed food, without sufficient exercise
will never make a profitable brood
SOW.
After JACK frost has relieved 20,
roi the job of swatting flies 1T might be
a good idea to take few swats a
the rats
Get in your spring supplies and
utensils-this includes the incubator,
and brooders, and WHIST Esw stock yol
must purchase
Color has little to do with the rea
value Of an animal" Nevertheless
color has a decided commercial value
in many cases.
Turkeys always find ready sale and
are almost clear profit. There Is al
ways a demand for them; the market
is never glutted.
The soy beam sometimes called
"soya" or sofa" bean, is a legume
resembling in its early growth the
common field or navy bean.
| The fancier who cares not for the
egg or meat production OF his birds
and caters to the ornamental only
has a small field ,Uf usefulness
! One OF the most important items In
managing fruit farm. and especially
small fruits. Is TO prepare the sol
4 ln equal hills before plautins.
Visit the chicken house at nigh,
and note the quality OF the air and
the breathing of the birds. IN the
house is sitting 1t needs more air
when fruit is cheap and plentiful in
the market its wa1ae for home use Is
| not by any means lessened. On0e
put in glass jars 1t 10 good tor many
| years.
Raspberries produce good crops IN
the same soil for years, white straw
berries produce their best crops
the first year they come into full
bearing.
Beware of the tree agents. They
may be dishonest and sell unoertadn
goods. It is best In all cases to
deal direct with strictly reIiahle
nurseryDen.
The garden plowed in late fan or
winter can usually be prepared for
planting a week or two earlier. Late
blowing also Is hard on insect pests
wintering in the soil.
A coat OF cheap paint will do much