Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-06-05
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
The Farm.


erful remedies for bolts in horses is a
strong decoction of sage tea, made
very sweet. Tt dislodges the bolts al
most instantly.
ACCORDING to a scientific journal,
wood soaked in q strong solution of
common salt is thereby protected
against decay, especially when placed
under ground.
J. B, BAKER, \of Penn, speaks very
highly of tall meadow oat grass
(Arr6enatheratnl AUendceat311.) 1t is
not harsh and woody, but soft and
pleasant to the touch, and he has used
no other kind as feed for driving
horses since 1863.
A FARMER who raises large quanti-
ties of peas informs us that the black
eyed marrow is the best he ever used.
It has long pod, and the peas are
large and rich. It is not quite as early
as the Dan O'Rourke, but is preferable
in other respects.
The common red clover we suppose
to be the best for feeding to swine.
We have used it for that purpose for
many years. Ten times as much of it
ought to be fed to the swine as there
usually is. Ten to twelve pounds of
seed per acre is the quantity commonly
used-N e.. Farmer.
IF screws are warmed and dipped in
melted tallow it will prevent rusting,
and they can always be unscrewed with
ease. A large quantity of screws can
be creased in few minutes, and the
operation is one which will ultimately
result in great saving of time and la
Dor.
How TO CURE A BAIKY RoRsE.-It is
simply to place your hand over the
horses nose and shut off his wind until
he wants to go, and then let him CO.
So says one who states that he haslong
tried it. The remedy is simple, always
at hand, and a merciful one to the beast,
Try it.
SUCCESS in grating the CHEEKY de-
Ponds not only upon the careful setting
of the seasons, but the operations
should be performed earlier in the sea-
son than with most other kind Of fruit
trees. The scions should be Inserted
as soon as the freezing weather is past,
and before the buds have swelled to
any considerable extent.
A CONDITION powder, made of three
parts salt and one CLASHES, and given to
horses at the rate of a handful week,
is highly commended by the Turf, Field
and Farm. Il little sulphur is added
to the dose once in a fortnight, there
will be no harm done and many evils
may be prevented. The prescription is
almost as valuable for other domestic
animals.
A WISCONSIN man tells the Western
Pomologist how he secures, at very
small cost, some of the advantages of
the hot-bed =: procure lot of shallow
boxes and fill with rich dirt, such as
will not easily pack or " bake . on top
I place these on the dunghill, where it
is fermenting, and with some more box
es for covers my "hot-bed ," is done !!
Can you beat it for cheapness, econ
omy, convenience, or any other essen
tial point
| Advantages Of Drilling in Seed.
The New England Farmer says: In
English agricultural society some years
ago, when the subject Of farm machin-
cry was discussed, the following advan-
tages were set forth as being derived
from the use of drilling machine for
sowing wheat, other small grains and
grass seed.
| 1. The seed is delivered with regu
larity.
2. 1t is deposited at proper depth.
3. The weeds during the growing of
| plants are destroyed with great facility
4. The plants cultivated receive the
undivided benefit of the soil and ma
ar1I houn moi 70 foiT
slant struggle with weeds.
5. The land by the process of hoe
ing is undergoing preparations for an
other crop.
6. The necessity of summer fallow-
ing is avoided.
7. By tho admission of air and sun
to the rows, a stronger and healthier
plant is produced, and, of course, a
heavier crop.
g. By stirring the soil it is more
susceptible of benefit from the atmo-
sphere, imbibing more oxygen, and be-
ing both warmed and enriched by the
sun.
9. The roots shoot freely in pulver-
lied soil.
10. By drilling, the farmer is en-
abled to have heavier crops of beans
and wheat on light land
| IL. Clover and grass seeds answer
incomparably better in the pulveriza-
ton produced by hoeing, independent
of the clearness from weeds.
II. The drills give facility for de-
posting smaller portions of manure
with greater effect.
| The reader will observe that in the
third item, it is stated that the weeds
are destroyed with great facility. This
is because heseeds are sownin straight
| lines, and at regular distances apart.
Room is thus afforded the cultivator to
pass through 1t, stir the soil with hoe
suited to the work, and destroy all
weeds. In broadcast sowing, this can
not be done, so that our fields are
frequently badly robbed by weeds
of the nutriment which the grain needs,
and when harvested it's price is much
reduced by false and worthless seeds
mixed with it. This is the fprocess of
hoeing" alluded to in item five, as not
only greatly benefting the grain, but
as an important preparation Of the
land for succeeding crops.
1t may be objected to this mode Of
raising grain, that it will cost too much
for labor. IF the crop however, we're
largely increased by this process, and
the land put IN excellent condition for
future crops, this objection would fail.
At the meeting to which we have allud-
ed above, one of the speakers affirmed
that tifty-slx bushels of wheat per acre
! had been raised on some of the light
soils in Norfolk.
An average of the wheat crop in New
England, does not exceed twenty bush
| els. If we could add ten bushels to
that average, we could well afford to
weed and hoe it too.
A good drill would answer all the
purposes Of a whole neighborhood of
farmers, and by combination, the cost
to each one might be quite small.
| The Household
| SUGAR COOKIES. -One CUP Of butter.