Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

A NUMBER of laborers at Killarney, Ire
land, are In jail for having made an attacl
on some moving machines, with intent t.
seize and destroy them, on the theory tina
the inventions were "taking the bread on
of their mouths"
AMONG the estates in this country granted
by King George of England, was one tt
Robert Edwards. consisting of large terri
tory situated on what is now Canal street
In New York. Edwards leased the property
for nlnety-nine years, and, this tern
having expired, two Of his descendants now
living in Gadsden, Ga, have been notified
that on proving their identity they vii
come into possession of the property
which is now valued at eighty-two million
dollars.
i A LATE English paper has an elaborate
article entitled ''Beer scientifically and so.
cially treated" The writer shows that
common people of that country drink
chiefly beers and aies which have been
adulterated with deleterious drugs A great
increase of insanity is attributed 10 this
state of affairs, and an earnest argumen6 is
made In favor of visiting severe punish
ment upon brewers Or publicans who thus
poison the people.
!
! Western Pomologist SAYS the Bartlett pear
"worked high up on the White Thorn has
proved perfect success in the vicinity of
Des Moines, Iowa. A case is mentioned Of
a tree grated thus u years since which
has borne full crops of fruit for eight or
nine years, four bushels of pears having
been taken from it in single season.
TRAINING TOMATOES. s.-The Gardeners
Monthly says, after trying al kinds OF
trellisses recommended, tomatoes will do
best tied up singly to strong stakes. 1t
thinks, however it would be more profita-
bic on account of the less work, to let them
grow as they will on the ground, although
they will not yield as much.
Coal OH FOR MOSQUITOES. There is a
cheap mosquito bar in vogue among the
plantation hands and boatmen in some
parts Of the South, which answer every
purpose to the letter; it is common coal
oil. A small quantity of oil is dropped on
a piece of cotton and then squeezed out as
dry as possible; after which the cotton is
rubbed over the face and hands. No mos
quito will alight where the scent has been
left have tried it, and then exposed
myself to clouds of them on various occa-
slons without experiencing the slightest
annoyance. Thousands of them would
hover within an inch of my face and sing
by the hour, but none would dare touch
Without having tried it one would naturally
suppose that the smell of the coal oil
would be very disagreeable Not SO. One
meyer smells it at all in five minutes after
it has been applied. American EqtoneoLoq5st.
VALUE OF SHEEP.-When I went into
sheep feeding, it was for the purpose of
improving my land which at that time
would hardly grow good crop of beans.
My success has been beyond anticipation.
l wanted to get two spears of grass where
/ then had but one. I have certainly got
three, and my nelghbors say four From
meadows which formerly cut one-half ton
to the acre, now get two. Then 1 could
not raise rye. Last year [ got from sixteen
acres 400 bushels, and straw enough, if
had sold it, to have amounted to $780, j
| Wa1ne
| JUNE FOR CUTTING GRAIN.-A writer in
| the Germantown Telegraph has the follow
ing to say on this subject: Wheat should
be cut before fully ripe, say while in the
| claugh; when it is cut in tuat state it should
| then be cured sufficiently to stack without
heating and moulding, then stacked and
| let stand until.it passes through the sweat
as it will sweat in the stack and grain
both. Wheat cut in this stage will shrivel
somewhat, but the process of passing
through the sweat in the stack restores It
to its former plumpness, and it makes
much whittier and better four, as the bran
is not so thick and the grain not so hard
| and t1lnty. Wheat may be cut when fully
ripe, and then threshed, without stacking
and it will pass through the sweat, and if a
quantity is put in heap it will be apt 10
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the grain to plumpness like when it passed
| through the sweat in the stack. think all
experienced farmers will bear me out in
this.
Oats should be cut ripe, if to threskM If
to feed in the sheaf, rather green, as they
shatter off but little when so cut. I prefer
feeding In the sheaf, and thresh only for
seed and to SELL Many of my neighbor
farmers differ with me in the cutting of
oats, as they feed shelled oats altogether.
TIE GARDEN-DRY WEATHER. -TheWest-
ern Rural holds the following opinion on
this subject: The practice of continually
watering plants of any kind in the open
ground is not desirable, as it prevents the
roots from penetrating deep into the soil
IN search of moisture. Plants that depend
for moisture on artificial watering, form
surface roots to receive the water, and do
not send down their roots deep into the
sabsoil. If the artificial watering is with
held for few days, they wilt, and do not
recover their vigor until they have made a
new arrangement for obtaining the moist
ure by sending down their roots and pump
ing it up from the subsoil A moderate
quantity Of water given in the evening on
fine mellow soil will have better effect
than much larger quantity applied during
the day to stiff lumpy soil. In watering
plants IN the open ground, or in tubs, pots,
or boxes, the soil should be stirred and
softened, if it is not already mellow and
fMable.
A liquid manure tank will be found ex-
ceedingly valuable to the garden in dry
weather, as it furnishes means of giving
water and manure at the same time A
large cask sunk in the ground and covered
securely to prevent the entrance of rain
water, will answer, ifa regularly construct
ed tank cannot be provided. Into this all
manurial liquids from the house, ETC.,
should be conveyed by pipes. Guano,
SCOT, plaster, superphosphate, etc., may be
added in suitable quantities, according to
circumstances, and when the liquid has
fermented and is 'ripe." In application it
should be pumped out of the tank into
large sprinkler, have a nose sufficiently
ldTge TO prevent obstruction from the thick
liquid. None but those who have applied
liquid manure to vegetables and plants of
arlOus kinds, are aware of its extraor-
dinary effects upon vegetation, especially
in dry, hot weather.
UNDERTAKING. AND DRAIN TILE.-While
we have no doubt that exaggerated state
ments as to the profits resulting from, and
the necessity Of understanding have cften
been published, there is no fact in agricul-
ture better determined than that judicious
undertaking is a judicious investment,
and it is also undoubtedly true that very
large amount of land in the West as well
as at the East must be underdrained if it
is ever to be proftably cultivated.
Drain tile is undoubtedly much the best
material to be used. In its absence, boards,
| brush, stones, etc., may be used but where
good tile can be procured at reasonable
rates, it should be used in preference to
anything else. One of the difficulties in