The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06
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RhsIAG POTATOES FROM SEED.-Raislng
potatoes trom the seed is, according To the AZ
r'cuttuFtst, IN Interesting but not very encour-
aging litiu Tor experiment. We have now
many fire potatoes, and one who raises from
the seed must produce something better than
any We IL C to make his labor remunerative
Nevertheless experiments are not to be dis
Outraged. Potatoe seed is that which is pro-
duced in balls which ere found upon the vines.
FROM the seed contained IN these there is no
prooaol.!ty ct getting potatoes like the parent
tuoer, and each OF the many seeds a ball con-
talns may produce widely different one from
the same Tall, and in this manner new varie.
ties are produced. The ball OF the potato Sc
iected for seed should be from the earliest set
upon the vines this, when ripened as much
as can be upon the stem, should be cut, with
good portion of the vine, and placed in the
sun to mature. In spring the seeds are to be
sown, and the plants treated precisely like to-
mato plants. Sow in a hot bed, or in a box in
the bouse, and, when large enough, traaspian.
to other boxes, and when the weather will
allow, plant IN good soil out-of-doors. -hr.
per's IVeeily.
KICKING COws.-A correspondent of the
Name Farmer writes as follows how to treat
COWS that kick and switch their tails: pur-
chased, = few years since, an excellent cow,
but as Ler former owner informed me- "she
would kick out double shuttle fire uuently
while being MIXED" which soon found to be
the fact. bowed her up in horse stall, fixed
apiece of hardwood plank across the stall,
so that ii rested about six inches from the
floor, and two inches forward Of her hind feet
She soon found the sharp edge Of the plank
was lnjuicS less than her Sims, and after a
lew trial abandoned her bad habit of kicking.
mad another COW who kept continual switch
ing OF her tai! while being MIXED. placed
= small pole across the top of the stall, bored
q mole IN a board near the end, placed "A wire
ring through it, slipped the pc through the
mig, so that the board hung about two feet
from the floor, AT the ode Of the cows near
hind-eg. She can porad the board with her
caudal aVHcndage all she asrs with on. in
convenience to: her mixer The ring slides
on the pole, and the board can be showed
aside when not needc'.
DESTROYING CUT WoRMs-A Michiran
farmer las succeeded IN protecting an acre or
more OF iomato plants from cut worms, not
"ithst"nulng the presence Of unprecedented
numbers p' the pests He SAYS: THE thought
occurred to me that the worms might be bait.
cd, and token 50 rs 70 clear the land OF worms
before .l@ plats were set. Accordingly I
moved some clover and applied i, fresh in
little cc"u.c. wads about the size of large
apple; The result was that Il the next morn
ing found the worms hal collected about
.he clover n great numbers, and ter eating
had secret,d themselves in The each way
from the clover. Under and al t one wad
OF clover, took thirty seven wo. -
Renls l. for Damp Wal Coat .he part of
the wall aifacted BY the +, -p and for some
distance around Il, with knot;ng imposition;
The same 4r;ic!e as USED by I'm ers for pri-
ming tie knots in wood. It s. id be appli.
ei upon t"e bare plaster. Nd however damp
TINS MAJ De, the compost =, from Its rapidly
crying property, will ina minutes become
very cough coadDg o. kin Two coats
should ne given. "hlch " prove quite i'm
permeable - damp, anU upon which the mos.
delicate papers may be put Immediately with
ont fear OF injury.
DR. EeXemer, OF New York, has expert
mcuted On the planting of po. in seven.
teen different ways The best was given
from sets Of one whole potato next best
from two large hal! potatoes highways
next the seed end OF a large Dotat,; next
from medium sized potatoes anted whole. |
a medium lied potsto shout not be cut for
seed
Mr.. William Wallis. OF Yelowhead, Kan.
kakee county, ILL.,, has pair of twin Dur
ham steers, roam IN color, very closely matched |
that weighcl, when they were two years old. |
i,205 pounds the pair. They have several
times within the last year been weighed IN |
the same notch, and az no time has there been |
difference OF ten pounds in their respective |
weights.
MuDEw FROM LISEN.-l. Wet the spotted |
part with solution of cloride of lime. or |
chlorine water, and the slain will Immediate
iy disappear; then wash out at once in warnf |
water. Z. Mix some soft soap with powdered |
starch, half as much salt, and the Juice OF |
lemon; lay on the spotted part with brush,
then Lex the garment lay on the grass day and |
night till the stain comes out.
correspondent of the Copehy Gentleman
argues in favor Of raising early sprine chickens
as the most profitable branca Of poultry cul.
ture. The birds always find n ready market
and good price With clean, warm coops,
he says the hens Will begin laying by the first
OF January, and in a month will be ready
to set.
Dairy cows fed daily on fiv, pounds Of rye
meal and q suf1icipncv IF GOOD emf straw hovc |