The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-16
Plant some apple trees.
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Feed the capons literally.

Much depends on the hens feed.
Apple growers favor the open CEN
ter head.
Order fruit trees for planting now.
Don't delay.
Corn occupies valuable place in
the rotation of crops.
Concrete floors in the barn help 8
great deal in saving manure.
Seed oats should be cleaned with q
tanning mill before being sewn.
Plenty of pure water is imperative
where large egg yields are expected.
The difference is in the COW, rather
than the feed or mixer or the churn.
Use a scrub sire and your herd
will soon run all to nose and bris-
ties.
Use lots Of straw in the winter sea-
son. Bed 1t deeply under all your
stock.
Do not plant more apple trees un.
less you are taking good care of what
you have.
1t is not Just to judge another II
you cannot place yourself in the other
position.
Egg-eatfng is a vice acquired by
fowls when tempting broken egg lies
before them.
Decay Is certain to follow In the
wake Of the man who does just half
way job of pruning.
Whether times are hard or prosper
GUS herd of cows on the place is al
ways good insurance.
A lot of hogs in hog lot well-grown
with clover will convey a lot of money
to their owners pocket.
Hand separator cream produces bet
ter butter than that separated any
other way, say those who know.
See that the sheep have a good sup
ply of cool. clean water. 1t is abso-
lutely necessary in hot weather.
Oats and peas are cut for hay when
the oats are in the dough stage and
peas are beginning to form in the pods,
ly affected by the attention given to
the health and comfort of the brood
SOW.
The kicking COW will drive away
the hired man and make the boys
tired of farming. Send her to the
butcher.
Why not fight noXious weeds by
sowing seed free Of weed seeds? Why
not know also that the seeds you SOW
will terminate?
The stable or shed in which the
ewes are kept at night should be well
ventilated and well lighted. 1t should
be kept clean and dry.
There are too many farms that are
overstocked making it impossible to
get the best profit from any of the
individuals in the various herds.
The application OF elbow grease
may be disagreeable, but it insures
clean milk. clean separators, clean
butter and generally, clean reputa-
ton.
In planning for that new orchard
give plenty Of room. Sunshine de-
stroys fungous growth and should be
let In about the trees and to the
ground beneath.
A filthy hog trough is seeded OF
disease and, next to hog cholera, it is
the greatest enemy to the swine in
dustry. Get sanitary trough of
some kind and keep it clean.
All crops for the silo should be
grown thicker than where they are
grown for grain and nearly all of
them should be allowed to mature
well or the grain to harden, before
they are cut.
When you use trough in grinding
you are done. To let the lower part
Of the stone stay In water. freezing out
and thawing, Is a pretty sure way to
ruin the place which touches the
water.
Fix the hog pasture at the back OF
the farm so the growing pigs and
the brood sows will be compelled to
go out for their forage and back
for their ration of grain at night
The exercise is beneficial, particu-
larly to the pregnant brood sows
For the lands sake, haul out the
manure and scatter 1t over the field
where 1t will do the most good The
| farmer. who does not value this waste