The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-04-17
Prune little every year
Wash the separator thoroughly.
Feed the chicks little and often.
Never make young horse pull all
1t can.

There's more in the care OF your
fowls than in the breed.
The older the egg the less Is tha,
sweet. rich flavor noticeable,
Measure out your grain according &c
the work your horses are doing.
A good horse poorly cared for rare
ly sells for what he really is worth.
With the growing pigs thrift. not
hunger, should prompt to exercise.
The success of the dairy farm de-
ponds upon the man behind the
cows"
Butter Is usually good or bad ac'
cording to the process by which it is
made.
A cross bred male cannot be re-
lied upon for producing uniform Off
spring.
There is no profit in keeping a pig
or any other animal when there is
no gain.
Are the cows paying for the feed
they consume? II not, there are those
that will
Never feed dusty feed II you can
avoid 1t. but if you do, sprinkle it with
water before feeding.
Sand that will grow good crops OF
clover will grow, or can be made to
grow almost anything.
In butter-making use salt that will
dissolve readily. otherwise your but
ter is likely to be gritty.
The COW that gives the most milk
when fresh Is not always the best
mixer in a years TIME.
The dairy cows. especially. will
greatly relish and do well on the odd
turnips. bets and cabbage.
One way of increasing profits in
dairy farming is to cut down the herd
to the actual profit makers.
When you breed full bloods, grades
or native stock. never use an imper-
feet animal for breeding purposes.
The only successful, hen house Is
the open front-one that has at least
one-third of the south side entirely
open.
Four quarts OF good oats, mixed
with warm water. make fine feed
for the COW just after the new calf
comes.
On the farm, as in other business,
never undertake more than you can
do at the right time and in the proper
manner.
Where hard coal is burned the Gin
ders may be saved and substituted for
grit. They are not half bad for this
purpose.
The difficulties in the way OF max
ing good butter may all be overcome.
and good butter will always find a
remunerative market.
One reason why separators DO not
always do good work is because they
are not set up right. Look well to
that In the very beginning.
BY actual experiment 1t has been
found that by feeding alfalfa hay with
corn the cost Of fattening pigs has
been decreased about one-half.
Contrasting associations are being
organized In many neighborhoods.
Dairymen are beginning to see the
wastefulness Of working in the dark.
Indigestion is the cause of more
than half the diseases Of the horse,
and largely caused by improper food
and working horses on full stomach.
A good pasture is the foundation
stone Of successful hog raising, and
it is as pasture for swine that al.
falfa is utilized to the best advan-
tage.
Horses should never be made to
eat moldy hay. as nothing is worse
in leading to worrying. whistling
and other arrangements of the
wind.
Skim milk, when fed In connection
with grain, makes a very valuable
food for hogs at all periods OF their
growth, but practically SO during the
earlier period.
The farming business Is getting to
be a big proposition. Farm life of to-
day means more than the daily round
Of chores, with the long, idle winter
spent reading the almanac.
From the fact that 80 many good
mares are raising mule colts. and SO