Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-09-05
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Farmers are becoming more and more
convinced of the advantage derived in
sowing corn for souing purposes Dairy
men, especially on clay or sandy soils
easily affected by the drouth, realize the
fact Of its being superior To almost any
other food for the production OF milk
during mid summer.
A German Psychologist asserts that
animals which are being tatteued, partiC-
ularly oxen, should not be encouraged 10
drink much water, for the reason that,
as has been found by experiment, "the
absorption of water generates carhonic
acid to excess, and trammels the torma-
ton of fat
To Keep CucumherS -For one bar
rel use two pounds alHm six quarts salt,
and water sufficient to cover them. PW.
verize the alum fine, and use coarse salt
(solar salt, such as is used Tor packing is
best as it contains no lime } Use only
one fourth the quantity to commence on,
rs those put in first will take all the
strength vi the brine. Keep weight on
them, and treat as ordinary salt pickles.
Cor NGtsrR Ht!rdl.
While giving botanical evidence i'll
some thistle prosecutions, Dir Daniel
Buncc, Curator of the Gceleng Botanical
Gardens, stated that nm intalihe way TO
destroy thjStles was, Just before the bud
began to form, to cut the root through
with u spade about two inches below the
surface; also that the practice Of cutting
them above the surface was an utter waste
of both money and labor, as thistlcs thus
treated invariably spranG up again with Il
greater number of heads than before
Joseph Harris SAYS summer fallows
on strong Clavey land are often the best
and cheapest means Of killing weeds aud
cnrichinE soil at the same time A true
summer tallow is preparing land for
crop, and then not sowing il until the
next season II cleans the land and con.
centratcs the plant food, which is rem
dered available in two years into manure
for one crop. Instead of raising two
wheat crops of fifteen bushels earA, it
enables us 10 raise crop Of thirty bush
els and cleans the land at the same time.
To Make Husk Mattresses When
the husks are thoroughly dry, strip them
up, remove nil nubs and dirt, and, when
you have enough, put them in atiCk, and
tack them as you 0ppld hair or wool
Mattress makers have a machine for pre-.
pairing them, but children fingers are
Just as good old hustl mattresses may
he made as good as new byrlpping them to
pieces, giving the contents of the tick II
gooa NuhhlnE, removing All dust and add.
ing enough fresh material To make up the
required quantity -hTl1ugS
The Obfo Farmer says more injury is
done 10 carriages hy grcn.up too pIcnfi-
fully than the reverse T9lInw IL recon-.
mendcd as better lubricator than lard
for wood aNIc.trces. ana caetor.on far
iron, lard is ant to rCnrtratr the bnb ond
work il, way ont around the lemons Of
tue spokcs and spoil the wheel Just
enough grease should he applied to the
spindle oI wagon to give II light coat
ing. 10 olI an non axle; first wipe clean
WIN clolh No. with spirits OF tnrpcn
tine, ana lheh 'pplNH lew drops OF castor
ont near Inc shoulder ana end, One tea,
spoonful Is enough Tor INC Tour.
When the clock stops. do not take il
10 the repair shnp Tin Won have tried ~
follows. Take or the nnint,.rs and the
face, take of the pendulum md its wire.
Remove the ratchet from the "ticl +"
wheel. and the clock will RIM down with
rrcat velocity Let If ro. the increased
speed wears away the rum and dust from
the piniops-the clock cleans itself If
Won have any sprrm OIL mt the least bit
ON the aylrs put the machine torcther
and nine times in fen il will RIM i,lst ne
well as if il had been taken tn the sbop
In fact this is the way thai most shopmcp
clean clocks. If instead of penjulum
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