Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-13

washing eggs opens the pores and
hastens decay.
Are you keeping your cows warm
and comfortable?
1t never pays to work a weak horse
beside a strong cne.
During inclement weather fowls are
better indoors than out
Like the housewife, the poultry
mans work is never done.
There is greater need for variety
OF food when fowls are confined.
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Change the feed of the horse suf-
f1ciently often to have them relish it.
How about the ice supply? Are
you going to provide for ice this sea-
son?
A pint of kerosene in a gallon of
whitewash makes an excellent in
secticide
Begin to plan for better garden
next year. 1t should include fruit,
flowers and vegetables
Poultry and eggs form more than
16 per cent. of all the meat products
produced in this country.
| Keep pregnant ewes on the move
That is, make them take exercise
but don't do it with a cur.
Nasal and throat troubles are often
caused by dusty sleeping quarters
Bed heavily with clean straw.
| A good poultryman is Industrious,
not easily discouraged, filled with
pluck and grit, and full of ambition.
Seventeen hens that weigh about
six pounds each ought to have not less
than five pounds of grain every day.
1t is poor economy to cut down the
hens feed because the egg yield is
small
Be careful not to feed musty and
fermented food if you want your
horses to go thorough the winter with
| profit.
Always get written guarantee with
your trees and be sure that the people
| behind it are able to make the guar
antee good.
Little pigs will seldom have the dis
ease of 'thumps'' if you allow the
youngsters plenty of exercise and a
| large range.
1t is the steady gated horse that
covers the greatest number Of miles
in a day and does it with the least
injury to himself
regular feeding A weak place Is
made in the wool every time sheep
is stinted a few days.
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Cow testing demonstrates that
| great many good cows can be kept at
smaller cost Of feed. This is not
stinginess, but economy.
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| The boar will worry the sows and
| pigs if allowed to run with them at
all times-keep him by himself after
the breeding is completed.
Poultry having access to a sandy
stream of pure water usually keeE
thrifty and free from disease. But
look out for polluted streams.
All breeds are good if used for the
purpose for which they were created
and bred along practical lines, to sat
isfy the demands of the markets.
From now on you want to be max
ing peace with your eve. Get so ia,
miliar with them that when lamb
ing time comes they will not fear
you.
In 100 parts of the yolk of an egg
So per cent is water, 45 per cent is
oil and fat and one per cent. each Of
albumenoids, coloring and mineral
matter.
Brood sows that raise only twins
and chicken eating hogs are farm rob |
bers to be desp.sed. 1t is only short |
haul to market, and that is where |
they both should go.
Proper care Of the poultry is very |
important as the weather grows |
colder. Every possible thing should
be done for the comfort Of the fowls |
if winter eggs are to be obtained.
Year in and year out the hens need !
some grain, some green feed. some
good liquid food, milk if they can get |
it, and plenty of grit. Give them that
and you will get eggs-proVided they
are properly housed.
Never allow any food Of any kind to |
lie around in the hen house, except I