Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-09-09
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an acre next.
A farmer who rises early in the morn
ing will find plenty to do and time to &C.
complish VIII at is needful.
An English. .dairyman says that the mat
erial for butter..tubs should be we'll soaked
in boiling water before being manufacture
ed "
A Maine farmer fattened cow, main
ly on turnips, and the result surpassed ex
pectation The beef was good, and the
tallow unexpectedly abundant
DR.. Anderson has found by practical
analysis, one test being made. that the
last cup of milk, drawn from cows
udder, contains Is times as much cream
as the first one.
It costs no more to raise one hundred
bushels of Baldwins than one hundred
bushels OF cider apples, or ten barrels of
Vorgalicus or Bartletts than the same
quantity of choke pears.
a coat of -copal varnish applied to
the soles of boots and shoes, and repeat
ed as it dries, until the pores are filled
and the surface shines like polished ma
hogany, it is said, will make the soles wa
ter proof, and also cause them to last three
times as long as ordinary soles.
In recent address, Mr.. Mech said
| could enlarge very much on the advan-
tages arising from drainage, such as
greater and earlier crops, of better quail
| ty and easier blowing, and increased tenn
| perature of soil and subsoil but most Of
you know all about it. [ would not farm
undrained heavy land if offered to me free
| of rent.
Preserved Apple. Core and pare a
dozen good-sized apples and cut into
eighths make syrup Of pound of
sugar to half pint of water; let it boil,
and put in as much apple as can be boil
ed without breaking; remove them care
fully when tender after all are done add
a little more sugar, boil up, and flavor
with vanilla or lemon, and turn over the
apple.
"WheatlaDd" says bis hen roost is so
infested with hen lice that the chickens
refuse to occupy it, and wants to know
how to dislodge the vermin. A cores
pondent, last winter, said he destroyed
the lice on his premises and fowls in this
way Mixed one-fourth of a pound of
sulphur in Indian meal, and fed it to the
fowls three days in succession Then
mixed one pound in grease and daubed
the hen roost The lice left-EechUnqe.
Red ants are decided nuisance. We
| find the following simple way to extermi-
nate them, in an exchange: Procure a
large sponge, wash it we'll, and press it
dry, then sprinkle over it some white
sugar and place it where the ants are
troublesome. They will soon collect upon
the sponge and get into the cells. Then
dip the sponge into scalding hot water,
which will wash them out-dead. Put
IN more sugar and set the trap anew.
The Farmers Chronicle says the an.
swer to the question, when to dig pota-
toes, is when they are ripe, which will be
when the tops are dead and dry. 1t says
the sun should not shine on them after
they are dry. 1t also reports the yield Of
the Early Goodrich potatoes, grown by
its editor, as from 125 to lao bushels pei
acre, notwithstanding the drought Ne.
shannocks planted the same day and with
similar conditions, did not yield more than
30 or 40 bushels per acre. ...-..-
A correspondent of the Florist and
Ponaozogist says that the best time for
watering exposed plants, is early IN the
morning, as the suns rays are then be
ginning to be felt, and toexert their coun
teracting Influence The darkened sur
face, that very condition which made tn,
soil throw off its heat more readily during
the night--causes it to absorb the heat OF
the SUMS rays by day with the inoreasec
facility; SO that we thus secure the
greatest amount of the fostering. agene lie
OF heat and moisture to push on tn
growth of our plants. saqgaz sra
| Many persons suffer acute pain afte
eating freely of nuts, especially those tina
contain most oil. All nuts are Difficult
to digest and much distress dyspeptic
when they are eaten, as they often are
late at night. 1t is said that they ma,
be made digestible, and the flavor improv
ed at the same time, by sprinkling salt OF
them, or by touching the tips into salt a
we do radishes,- DR.. Alternately record
case Of death that occurred in England
from eating freely of nuts, which he sai(
would have been prevented if the person
had eaten salt with the nuts or had takel
freely Of it after distress had occurred
from eating them.
COMPARATIVE WEIGHT OF Hops.-
How many pounds of green hops does i
take to ma Ike one of dry ? We asked thi
question to great many hop grower:
before we found one, who could answer it
But we finally found those who have taker
In hops by weight to dry have been il
the habit of weighing them before anc
after drying,-From them we learn that
the general lule is four pounds Of greer
to one Of dry. Of coures no rule could bt
exact as to all kinds Of hops and all time!
picking. But generally a box & bushels
Of green hops weighs 40 pounds and ;
box of green hops is estimated to make
lO pounds of dry. No doubt this is {
safe rule for general estimates.
STRAWBERRIES GRATED ON Roses
In autumn few dog roses of good sorts
on their own roots, are selected and plant
ed In pots, at the same time well rooted
strawberry vine, in good bearing condi
ditlon, is placed with each rose, planted
| inst hp1aatb -tho ctop,s Of +bo ,oeo T.,