The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-07-30

Dig out peach tree borers.
Poisoned bran kills cutworms.
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Calves are profit making assets.
Care for the newly-planted orchard
Straw and hay make good nesting
material.
Horses that cough should never have
dry, dusty feed.
Keep young turkeys warm and dry
the first few weeks.
Growing calves should have such
food as insures growth.
Muzzle the horses when cultivating
the orchard-single-tree too.
Buying a poor bull because he is
cheap is near-sighted economy.
Milk is great stun to help young
chickens in their business of growing
The man who has already used the
silo will tell you whether it pays or
not.
Keep the old geese for breeding pur-
poses. Send the young ones to the
market.
Hens should not be allowed to run
with male birds except during the
Matching season.
In the final summing up, the de-
mands of the markets govern the type
of hogs we must produce.
The important periods for the young
pig are 80 days before narrowing, 60
days after and at weaving time.
The manner in which the SOW is
fed and cared for determines the size
of the litter, in a measure at least.
The breeding mare can work in to
advantage as the third work horse on
the farm, doing the light, short-hour
work
Water the horses as often as pos
sible, but let the horse that comes in
hot drink a few swallows only, until
he is cool.
Much of the nervousness which we
see in the young COW can be done
away with if the calves are given
proper treatment.
Do not overfeed the calves on skim
milk. If they show signs of securing
when first put on skim-nilk decrease
the amount a trifle.
The age of show hogs is counted
from the first of March or from the
first of September of the year the
animals were farrowed.
Fowls are fond of freshly-turned
soil and it is good for them. II the
yard is too small to pillow, it should
be spaded, or dug in some way.
in catering to the trade where fruit
is marketed try to put yourself in the
position of the buyer and then furnish
the quality of fruit the trade wants.
with the SOW and to wean themselves
it is almost impossible for the mature
female to produce more than one lit
ter year.
Sheep should be changed from one
feed to another gradually. They are
delicate and cannot stand sudden
changes of feed any more than sudden
changes of weather.
Ants may be destroyed by punching
holes in the hills with a fork handle
and saturating cotton batting with
carbon bisulphide. Put this in the hole
and cover it with earth.
Every farm can use one more, small
clover lot for calving COWS; mares
with young colts; for calves or a num-
Der of useful purposes, and 1t will do
to wait for the rotting Of those STUN :.
Give chick grit for first feed. 1t is
advisable to feed commercial chick
food for the first two weeks. Where
commercial chick food is not used feed
stale breadcrumbs, rolled oats or
graduated oatmeal
Keep bran, grit, shell, ground oats
green feed and fresh, clean water be-
fore your chicks at all times. Chicks
should have a supply Of animal food
or skin-milk. Never allow milk to
remain In vessels till it sours.
A good "broody breaker" can be
made by taking light coop and fitting
1t with wire or Stat bottom Place
the broody hen in this coop and hang
it where there is plenty of fresh cool
air. The air passes through the fluff
of the hen and helps to cool the fever
which is in her blood at this time.
With raspberries pick off the tops
of the vines when they are about two
feet tall. This will produce a we'll