The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-06-04


The shearing machine does better
work and gets more wool than hand
shears.
The mulefooted hog isn't cholera
proof. Nor any other that we
know of.
All the foodstuffs picked up by the
hens are just 80 much saved from GER
tain waste.
A happy combination where 1t can
be worked is both hen and incubator
as hatchers.
Don't think that the most careful
crib selection of corn can equal care
full field-selection.
Wheat bran and fine charcoal are
good dishes to have before growing
chicks all the time.
The amount of silage to feed the
milk COW will depend upon her size
and the other feeds given.
In planting trees the depth and
width Of the hole should correspond
to the actual size Of the root
The lime-sulphur dip for sheep scab
is injurious to the fleece But the gov
eminent insists on it's use
A good udder is a valuable piece
of machinery, 1t Is delicate and re-
quires more than ordinary care.
While grass is necessary to a fowls
proper condition, it is not fair to ex-
pect a hen to live on grass alone.
Many sheep feeders will get let
down when they market their flocks
They paid too much for the stockers
Naturally, the hens will have to be
fed regularly, but the foragers will not
take SO much as those that are kept
penned
Do not overfeed the calves on skim
milk. If they shows signs of securing
when first put on skim milk, decrease
the amount trife.
II Is folly to starve the sheep flock
just as grass begins to come. Keep
the ewes In good condition so the
lambs will do well.
A good feeder will never waste
feed, but he will never feed any farm
animal less feed than Is needed for
perfect development
Cement has become a public neces
sity. 1t has unlimited use on the farm
and farmers should become acquainted
with the handling of 1t.
Chopped corn, oats and wheat in
equal parts make good dry mixture
for ducklings and they may have it
as soon as they learn to eat.
Too many farmers have the idea
hat the sheep is sort of a wan
derer on the face of the world, cap
able of caring for itself Far from it.
The modern dairy COW must be |
handled with understanding and her
owner must have a knowledge of her |
wants and make every effort to sup.
ply them.
What would you think of man
who refused to join the local COW test
because it would make 1t |
impossible for him to sell his poor
lows to his neighbors?
Try and get the supervisor or county |
to use the King drag
IN the roads and hire man to keep |
each stretch Of road in good condition.
t will save the county much money
md better roads will result.
There Is a good market for all kinds
If feathers. Pick fowls dry and sort |
Gathers, the coarse from the fine
They can easily be preserved until |
enough are collected to take to mar.
te..
The English sparrow Ia good deal
# a nuisance around the poultry |
ards. They eat from the feed hop
,ers where dry feeding Is practised |
md steal the feed put out for little |
hicks. They build their nests under
he caves OF the henhouses and make |
he fight against vermin much harder
A gasoline engine on the farm may |
,e used for many things
water, grinding meal, separating milk.
Washing, churning, saving wood and
host of such things.
Remember that along late In sum |
ner vheu lies are lad there will be
drying up OF the pasture and a con.
:deraDle shortage Of feed for the
took. BY growing some special crops
'ou can have feed when the pastures
re burned dry-either to Craze on or
o feed as soil crop. Now is the time
0 plan for these cropa