The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
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continuous cultivation during dry
weather means success in the garden
No farm garden should be consid-
cred complete without bed Of aspar-
agus.
When proper care is exercised the
life of a peach tree is from twelve to
sixteen years.
Cow testing proves that many cows
considered the highest in the test are
really the lowest
1t is a mistake to discard good
breeding fowl as long as it keeps In
good breeding condition.
Land which receives the same treat
ment year after year rapidly depre-
ciates in its crop-producing power.
A good time now to haul and spread
manure on the vegetable garden so
that the spring rains can do their
part.
If one is obliged to feed timothy hay
a good ration Of bran and oats will
help to maintain the ewes in good con-
dition.
Give the laying hens plenty of fresh,
clean water. In cold weather it pays
to give it to them warm two or three
times a day.
The brood sows must have exercise
to be healthy. Bad luck with them
can always be traced to ignorant or
careless handling by the owner
Peach trees under four years old
which are so badly frozen as to show
discolored wood must be cut off below
the snow line and allowed to sprout
again.
Millet sown along in June perhaps
on a plot of low ground where floods
ruined the first crop sown, will furnish
you with an enormous tonnage of good
roughage.
1t is true statement that too many
farmers know how to produce food
supplies, but do not know how to find
a market, or put them on in an attrac-
tive manner
The determining factor in the yield
Of a good variety of corn is not the
size Of the ear but rather the strength
Of the whole plant and the percentage
Of stand secured.
An enterprising chicken raiser who
has gone into the business in Alaska,
writes to the department of agricul-
ture that he is clearing $500 per year
on each hen he owns.
In Syria, recently, olive trees 499
years old are still bearing fruit of fine
quality and in great abundance. Their
deeds of the land on which they grow.
The fruit and the vegetables that
were stored in the cellar last fall be-
fore winter came to spoil their keep
ing qualities are going to yield you
splendid returns in comfort from now
on.
The motor Is placed in the handles
of a new electrical horse clipper to
do away with much cumbersome ma
chinery and permit current to be
taken through a cord from a light
socket.
Grape vines are seldom attacked by
scale insects. so that there is seldom
any need for spraying them with
strong lime-sulphur during the dor
mant season. When in leaf, bordeaux
mixture gives the best results.
Prof. Gillette of the Colorado Agri-
cultural college says: Careful tests
have proved that 1t requires from six
to ten gallons Of liquid for the treat.
ment of single large apple tree for
the calyx spray This will enable the
orchardist to make fairly close cal
culation as to whether or not sufficient
material is being used to get the best
results"
II you have never used a pure-bred
bull in your herd, make the necessary
investment or patronize the pure-bred
bull your neighbor may own. The re-
suits will convince you that a pure
bred sire would be profitable invest
ment
Grain Is very high this winter and 1t
may be hard to resist the temptation
to cut down just little on the dairy
rations. This is poor policy. 1t is no
more profitable to stint the milk COW
than to cut short the ration of the fat
tening hog.
The horse will not do his work so
we'll, the COW cannot produce her best
results nor the hog fatten II every
time human being shows himself
the poor dumb brute must figure on
how best to dodge biz in the head.
Many farmers often have lame hogs
and do not understand the cause OF
this undesirable condition. Either the
hogs have been compelled to lie in a
damp bed, or In place SO cold that
they have been forced to pile up to
keep warm. Either condition Is more