Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-01-27

One Of Kentucky's wonders is corn
stalk twenty feet high and bearing an ear
Of corn fifteen feet from the ground
It is well known thst the action of
frost is very beneficial on heavy loans and
clay soils, and they should be plowea in
the fall.
A Virginia farmer says that, with
sheep and clover, he can make any land
productive, unless it has the barrenness of
the sands of Sahara.
Working horses when in the stable are
better without a blanket than with it.
When driven hard and left standing out
the blanket should be used.
An exchange says the impression
somewhat prevalent that soft corn is better
for fattening stock than the mytured ma
tured portion has nothing in nature to
support it.
IN making the acquaintance of horse
it is safer to commence with the manipu-
lation of the head than the heels. Que
can dodge bite more readily than kick.
MANURING FRUIT TREES -Horticul-
turists in Switzerland and Germany maize
a practice of boring into the ground
among the roots of fruit trees, with an
instrument made for the purpose, and
pouring in liquid manure, to stimulate the
growth and productiveness Of the trees,
and also to enable them to resist drought.
A crowbar driven down among the roots
will make hole large enough to receive
and distribute several gallons of liquid
manure.
Our RECEIPT FOR Curing MEAT
To one gallon of water, take one half
ounce of salt, one half pound Of sugar,
onehalf ounce Of saltpetere, one half
ounce of potash. In this ratio the pickle
is to be increased to any quantity desired
Let these be boiled together, until all the
dirt from the sugar rises to the top and is
skinned off Then throw it into tub
to cool and when cold, pour it over your
beef or pork, to remain the usual time,
say four or five weeks. The meat must
be we'll covered with pickle, and should
not be poured down for at least two days
after killing, during which time it should
be slightly sprinkled with powdered salt
petre, which removes all the surface blood
&C., leaving the meat fresh and clean
Some omit boiling the pickle, and find it
to answer well though the operation of
boiling purifes the pickle by throwing off
the dirt always to be found in salt and
sugar. If this receipt is properly tried,
it will never be abandoned There is
none that surpass it, if so good German
torn Tel.
AGooD SMOKE HoUsE--We find the
following in the Westera Rmaz, with the
above caption:
we lately observed well-planncd
smoke house on the premises of farmer,
worthy of brief desert ption. 1t was
about six feet square, the lower half built
Of brick, furnished with ironed lined door,
and serving as an ash house and place for
fire. The upper part, about four feet
high, besides the ascent Of the root, was
made Of wood. It was separated from the
lower part By scantling joists, a space of
two or three inches between the m.
through which smoke and air could freely
pass, but sufficient to catch any ham that
might accidentally fall and thus save it
from the fire. The upper part as we'll as
the lower, was entered by door from the
outside; this upper may be kept locked,
except when admitting or withdrawing
hams but the lower may be unlocked
to attend to the fire, without any danger
of the contents being stolen, IS the thief
cannot pass through the openings of the
joints
PEAS IysTEAD OF Corn Canada
farmers use peas instead of corn to fatten
their hogs, and they make very firm and
sweet pork.
A writer of the Rural Neg Yorker
gays he planted last year two and half
acres in peas; seed nine bushels. Land
fair but very weedy. Sold green peas to
the amount of s13. Fed to two hogs and
FIVE pigs seventy-eight dollars worth, and
has on hand forty bushels, worth eighty
dollars, making the whole crop worth
sl71; deducting the seed, SIS, leaves
value of crop, sl53. He began to feed
in July, and fed in August, September,
October and November, whereas his corn
would not have been ri pc enough to feed
ill October and November. 1t is easier
to fatten pork in warm weather. He
thinks bushel of peas in September
worth two Of corn in Novemb Der. The
peas can be grown on soil too poor or too
f nj to give good return in corn, are
zhore easily raised and harvested, more
solid: sweet pork, and the straw greatly
improves the quality of the manure
mixed with other grain it is the best food
for horses ne ever used. He soaks the
peas twenty-four hours in water, when the
hogs eat them greedily and fatten rapid
ly.-Peas were formerly raised to con-
siderable extent by New England farmers,
and ground up with oats, &c, for pig
"provender."
POINTS OF \ Coop Cow.--She's long
in her face, she's fine in her horn, she'll
quickly get fat without cake or corn;
she's clean in her jaw, and full in her
chin; she's heavy in flank and wide in
her loin; she's broad in the rib, and long
in her rump. 4 straight and fat back
with never hump; she's wide in her
hips, and calm in her eyes; she's fine in
her shoulders and thin in her thighs;
she's light in her neck and small IN her