The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13

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sheep.
A good way to feed shelled corn to
fattening pigs is to soak it in water In
the troughs.
Gull out the old and Improbable
ewes and begin to put them in mar
ketable condition.
Separate the cockerels from the pull
let's. and give the former some extra
feeding; they can stand it.
Plant sunfowers along the edges OF
the poultry yards for shade In summer
and feed In fall and winter.
Some tell the sex of the guinea fowl
by its wattles. Those of the male are
double the size of the female.
Salt is very essential with either
the grown sheep or lambs, and must
be kept before them constantly.
To keep the poultry house free from
lice Is of just as much Importance as
to breed chickens for eggs or broilers,
BY planting three paintings OF sweet
corn this month, ten days apart, plenty
of corn will be provided for the table.
To make the pigs grow, skim-milkl
mill feed and clover or alfalfa pasture
are what is needed. Feed very little
corn.
} The largest yields are produced
when rotted sod or animal manure are
used In connection with good fer
} tilizer.
After the asparagus season is past
remove the weeds, stir the soil and
give the bed coating of well-rotted
manure.
A swift gait In walking is acquired
best by the team when 1t is being
broken. Early habits become perma
} nent inclinations.
Watch for red rust in the blackberry
and the blackcap patch. Dig out and
burn infested plants at once, or the
disease will spread.
1t Is a good thing to give the hens
skim-milk to drink, when it can be
had. 1t acts as a substitute for meat,
and helps egg production. a,s
Every breeder of hogs should rec.
ognize the large part which the drink.
ing water exercises in the spread OF
hog cholera and swine plague.
, 1t is a good plan to shake the tree
gently when you are packing the dirt
around the roots. II air spaces are
; left the trees will not do we'll
So long as there is any pasturage
geese require no feeding. They will
come home every night satisfied and
happy, literally full to their beaks.
One of the chief objects of a cover
crop in an orchard is to assist in con.
trolling the moisture content of the
soil during late summer and early fall
The agitation for laws protecting
sheep from dogs is getting broadly
scattered. From coast to coast the
one drawback to sheep raising is the
dog
Arsenate of lead Is also death to the
beetles that injure asparagus and in
fact may be used to advantage for
nearly all crawling things in the
garden.
A successful swine breeder needs to
have a thorough knowledge of the
value OF sanitation, also an intimate
knowledge of all the requirements OF
his animals.
your trees every year. Prune jus.
enough to keep them in shape and
prevent useless sprouts from sapping
the trees strength.
II you are thinking of trying alfalfa,
start with small field, say two or
three acres. If your experiment fails,
the loss will not be so great, but al.
falfa will grow in almost any climate
if it is handled right
OF course, you will spray your trees
at least once, and perhaps twice this
spring, but how about your neighbor
who sprays not at all? How can you
protect yourself against the pests that
q are driven from his orchard into
yours?
Milk which becomes stringy Shiny
or ropy after standing few hours,
, is not due to the cows condition, but
is caused by large number of bacte.
ria which develop In the milk and
change the milk sugar into a Shiny
or ropy mass
Crops, fed to stock on the farm, pro
duce rich fertilizers, which, hauled
back on the land as manure, keep the
soil rich and fertile from year to year
/ No wise farmer will rob his land by
shipping all his grain, after he has
J seen the profit in feeding 1t to stock
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