The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-01-15
Feed the cows regularly.

IHeTe shouio pe HOfc Puit-oitH
bulls.
Use the best hreedAr stock that yor
can afford.
Don't feed grain 70 warm horses.
Give them hay first.
Feathers add materially to the prof
It's OF poultry raising.
Mistakes teach practical lessons.
that is when they are taken notice OF.
Ground oats make an excellent grain
feed for the fall calf just learning to
eat.
The wise feeder sees to It that Mr..
Hog is dead at the earliest profitable
moment.
A clean pig sty, with a clean trough.
is a delight to the pigs. and those
looking on.
Potash is soluble aud manures that
are exposed to rains lose this element
very quickly.
The most expensive policy is 10 try
to save feed by giving the cows less
. than they can use.
Whole corn is good feed for set
ting hens. Water, grit and dust baths
should also be provided.
There are nearly 100000 acres OF
waste land in this country which are
capable of being cultivated,
A heifers first lactaton period
should be made az long as possible so
as to develop persistency In milking.
Re very slow in feeding new grain
New grain is very poor horse feed
until after it has gone through the
sweat.
The dairy farm managed along busi'
ness lines has four sources OF income
butter fat. skim.milk, calves and
manure.
| The best price continues to be Offer
! ed for the finest quality Of white goose
feathers. which are used In mattress
and inflow work
BOOSTING stock on the trees may
he the. easiest method Of caring for
hens, but it is not the most profit
able by any means.
There is no business In existence
! that will guarantee success to man
who knows nothing about It, and
whose capital is limited.
Remember that lime never takes the
place OF manure or fertilizer, but L
makes the fertilizer more effective
acting better on the growing crops.
A SOW should farrow two itters o,
pigs year and raise seven or eight
at each litter II she does not sh.
! should be sold and one bought that
/ will.
! In the south cowpeas are most used
for cover crops, while in the north
winter vetch takes it's place. Sweet
! clover is gaining in popularity for this
purpose.
II possible. put your COW barn on
the south slope OF hill, where the
! stalls can be banked against north
winds and get all the benefit of the
| southern sun.
No man should forget that the dairy
barn is the place where human food
! that Is most susceptible to outside in
! fiuences is produced. Have the barn
in good condition.
Carrots and parsnips keep best II
stored In dry sand. in cool cellar. II
sand is not to be had they should be
left in pits out OF doors until freez-
ing weather begins.
In planning for early pigs next
! spring your plans should include a
good clover field TO turn them on az
soon as big enough 10 eat grass. In
such combination there is profit
!
There is no use trying to work mir
acles with cows. a COW Is a machine.
! in one sense. for turning feed into
milk Like all machines. II must be
provided with the right sort OF raw
/ material.
| There is a fascination about breed
! ing thoroughbred fowls that gives one
satisfaction. When We see the results
OF our trouble we do not regret the
care and attention which good poultry
I raising demands.
Where the shocks have twisted part
ly down or do not stand perfectly
straight, the fodder Is spelling II IL
becoming OF less value each day. and
should be stacked at once to prevent
further damage.
Some of the farm buildings will need
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