The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Get a tanning mill.

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Are the rabbits and mice skinning
your young trees'
A good breed permits the farmer to
convert labor into profit.
Skim milk is one of the best supple
ments to corn now known.
! Do not plant elm or other large
trees less than forty feet apart.
The oily nature of the old ducks
feathers prevents their getting lice
Clean utensils have much to do with
the quality of the cream they contain,
The one bett thing to start improve
ment in a dairy herd is a pure-bred
bull.
Variety of feed Is one Of the things
that will keep the chickens IN good
condition.
In poultry breeding utility should
be the first consideration; beauty
should follow.
Starved, stunted chickens are the
first ones to catch colds. Thus roup
often gets foothold.
Take care Of your poultry and eggs,
and the grocer will owe you more
often than you owe him.
The farmers institute in your local.
ity is for your benefit Don't miss it.
even If you do know it all.
Dairy cows kept in a comfortable
condition insures less feed, thrive
better and give more milk.
Ten pounds Of hay and a few quarts
Of grain each day are much more eco
nomical than stutIing with hay.
Overlooking should be recognized Ms
a very serious matter, since digestive
disturbance Is fatal to quick growth.
We do not need manure or com
mercial fertilizer on our orchards as
much as light cultivation and perfect
care.
Breeders should look for quality,
depth, length, width and form regard
less of whether the breed is black, red
or white.
Making every acre more profitable,
making every acre yield a larger crop,
is the solution of increasing the size
Of the farm.
Good horses and mules will always
be in demand, and it costs no more
to raise a good one than ii does to
grow scrub.
Squashes should be stored in a dry
place at a temperature of about 90
degrees. DO not lay more than one
deep on shelves.
The poultry products of the United
States are worth hal! billion dollars
annually, and a million dozen eggs
are imported every year.
About all the chamois skins on sale |
nowadays are oil tanned sheep skins, |
But they are just as good. The sheep |
need not be ashamed of 1t.
In 100 parts of the white of an egg
about 50 per cent. Is water. 1914 per |
cent, albumen. one per cent mineral |
matter and 2l5 per cent. sugar,
Don't fail to keep the chicks and |
layers active, clean and happy Like |
people they do their best work un.
der pleasant and healthul conditions. |
A colt wants to be kept eating and |
growing and exercising and anything |
except fattenlng, as long as he has
time assigned him by nature to
grow.
The successful swine breeder needs |
to have thorough knowledge OF tho |
value OF sanitation, also an intimate |
knowledge of all the requirements OF
his animals.
Keep the houses clean. Clean up |
the droppngs daily if possible, Clean
liness in winter will mean less yer.
min In summer, Disinfect the houses
at least once a month.
It takes patience grit and pluck to |
succeed with poultry this Kind OF |
weather. Failure is generally negli |
gence. or judgment passed by some
one who does not know,
No COW should be classed as
dairy cow unless she gives milk in |
profitable quantities. Sometimes the |
COW, however, Is not TO blame be- |
cause Of lack of proper feed and |
care.
There IL no other branch of farming !
which IL conducted with reasonable |
amount Of care and attended TO sys.
tematically will respond so readily |
and with such profits one year with |
another as stock raising.
Many OF the troubles that the |