The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-23

Prune the grape vines now.
Do not overfeed the young calf.
An egg is largely made UP Of water.
Test the seed corn while farm work
is aot pressing.
Purchase tools most frequently and
urgently required.
The value Of poultry is little appre-
ciated on the average farm.
A good dairy COW is the most profft'
able piece Of property on the farm.
In planting an onion crop the condi.
ton Of the soil is the first considera-
ton.
A stitch In time often saves a run.
away, II that stitch is needed on the
harness.
Dark stables are frequent causes OF
weakeyed horses. Let plenty OF light
into the stables.
Breed in '!ne as much as possible
The crossing Of blood seldom does az
we'll as pure-breds.
Sell all old and poor ewes and start
your breeding season with a good, Wig.
orous thoroughbred stock.
The manure spreader Is not pass.
ing fad. 1t is labor saver and has
found place on the farm.
Records help to build up herd
quickly, because heifers and bulls car
be selected from the best cows.
Any farmer who is raising swine
can well afford to pay from thirty to
fifty dollars for sire for the herd.
One thing that great many over.
look in the economy of raising hogs
is the value of the manure for fer.
tilizer.
Some cows not only do not make q
profit but are kept at loss, as they
do not give enough milk to pay fol
their feed.
When corn fodder is fed In the best
condition 1t is worth from ten to fif
teen per cent less for milk production
than corn silage.
The growing chicks should be giver
free range If possible, as it Is difficult
to develop strong, healthy birds under
restricted conditions.
The vigorous hen and her rooster
will start off chick that will stand
much more wear and tear than imma
ture or weakly parents.
Never market bird that shows the
least sign of illness. In other words
never send to market bird that YOU
would hesitate to eat yourself.
Pigs can be weaned without check
in growth, but not on corn and water
They must have good rich protein
slop, and a moderate amount of corn
Once a COW is out Of sympathy witt
the mixer, the process of elaboration
and concentration is retarded, and We
are apt to say she holds up" hel
milk.
Geese will make pretty fair living
II they have plenty of grass, although
a handful Of grain every day, even dur
ing the summer months, will do then
all the more good.
II Is a foregone conclusion that q
COW cannot give a full flow of milA
unless she is provided with feed from
which to give that milk. Do not ex
pect something for nothing.
II matters not how clever and pains
taking our cheesemakers may be, un
less pure, sweet, clean milk Is fur
nished, they must fail to produce the
best quality OF cheese.
A heifer calf or yearling that shows
any signs Of dairy quality is pretty
safe buying these days. BY keeping
ones eyes open really promising ami
NAL can be picked up every now ant
then at a reasonable price.
Spade up part Of the poultry YARD
and SOW it to some quick-growing lie
gume, combining the fowls in the othe,
part; when the crop is well started
change the fowls over to 1t and pillow
up the other side. DO 1t now.
In the maintenance OF tho BROOD
sows we have our best opportunity
to make use OF pasturage, waste
feeds, fallen fruits, etc. Not tina
these things are sufficient, but be
cause roughage, range, bulk, succu
lence and variety are all good for tn,
sows.
Any old hens that you suspect o
being too aged for profitable egg pro
duction should be promptly markete,
before the flock is fed up for white
laying. Old inflrm ROSTERS should b,
sent over the same route. Rut foa.