The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-30

Be gentle with the horse.
A lousy hen is Improbable.
Pigs must be watched for lice.
Every pig raiser should have patch
Of rape.
Don't let the weeds get a start Get
the start OF the weeds.
Young pigs never have thumps
when running in pasture.
For quick results In improving the
soil sweet clover is superior to most
other crops
II the cream is still warm after
separating, don't put the lid on the
can down tight.
Do not condemn a breed simply be-
cause a few fowls do not come up to
your expectations.
To brood over things that cannot be
helped is worse than setting hen
trying to hatch stones.
The physical condition of the soil
If often just as important as the sup
ply OF available plantfood
Take off the harness, collar and all,
when the horse comes In to feed.
He will rest better without it.
Pigs like variety, and make much
more satisfactory and profitable
growth when this fact is kept In mind
Never very suddenly change the
young calf from whole to skim-milk.
Taper 1t off gradually for at least a
week.
II the SOW eats her young she will
stop 1t Immediately II she Is fed salt
pork A small quantity is usually suf
ficent
1t takes time to build up a profitable
poultry business. 1t IL necessary to
work hard now to have a fine flock
next season.
Hogs should always have n yard OF
their own away from the other stock.
for 1t Is always found that returns
are better in the end.
Sweet clove- ia adapted to n wide
range Of soils. and while II does best
on good soils 1t will make satisfac-
tory growth on very poor soils.
When watering do 1t thoroughly.
Don't spread q little water over
great surface. Be sure to break the
crust which forms after watering
Coarse, masculine looking pullets
never make the best layers. Select
those whose heads have distinctly
feminine appearance and expression
Don't let your tools lie out In the
weather to rot and rust Rust and
the effects OF the weather will do more
damage to tools than proper usage
Will do.
The farmer who planted tested seed
Is likely to be the man OF whom his
neighbors will say this fall: He's al
WAYS a lucky fellow. Look at the crop
he's got"
For vigorous plant growth the
ground must be well filled with hui
mus; this is supplied by stable ma.
nure or thick grass and clover sod
plowed under.
The time when grasshoppers can be
most successfully destroyed Is In the
egg, or as young larvae, which Is best
done by blowing and narrowing the
fields early In the fall,
There was never any butter that
was finer than that made by the old
time farmers wife. II farm butter
bnaHlUR III Ill udiB'I VI DtNbiuiuB
lost art 1t is high time that steps were
taken to prevent 1t.
The usefulness and value OF horse
depend upon his early training. He
should be handled and taught when a
colt. This will Dc golop his intelligence
from the start and very much increase
his subsequent usefulness
TO secure the best returns from
sheep raising II is not necessary to
keep them exclusive OF Gil other live
stock, but small flock. just what can
conveniently be accommodated along
with other farm animals and given
the best Of care.
Hens demand some mineral matter
To form the shell of their eggs DO
not forget the oyster shell and the
hard. sharp grit. These will furnish
material for the formation OF the
eggs shell and at the same time viii
knep the fowls in healthy condition.
Ne Eentle but firm with the colt:
like q boy, It's training should bexn
early. Keep the paddock and pasture
frse from loose sticks and barb wire.
MANY valuable horse has been ruined
by not paying attention TO these two
points. Woven wire fencing for the