The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-07-04
The genusha 0etegraph,
FARMERS COLUMN ~

TYING UP WooL.-Tbe best buyers OF
wool do not like wool to be got up III
square packages and tied around twice OF
three times each way with strong twine.
They prefer the feeces to be rolled up
neatly and left as loose as possible; SC
that each fleece will be springy and light
and elastic to the hand, not solid, hard
square, compact masses in which the wool
is pressed together till the fleece feels
like brick. Then one Irvine tied across
to keep the rolled up fleece in its place
and two twines the other way.
Wool brought into market in that shape
sells better in the eastern market, and
BUYERS can afford to give more for it per
pound, because they will get cent more
q Mound for it. The tables and box ar
rangements, they contend, may be conven
lent for the farmer, and are probably han
DIV to use, but they put the wool in such
packages that the dealers regard them
with suspicion, and invariably from their
soliditv and hardness, gather the idea that
the wool is not well washed, that 1t IS
oilv. or that in is moist. Besides, the ex
animation of it is rendered so laborious
that this work is costly.
The box and table arrangements make
such neat square bundles of the feeces
that it is becoming the general practice,
but it is not one that is preferred by the
purchasers, and it does not enhance prl
ces.-MiehigG7D Farmer.
HAY Cars. in the older states, where
economy in farm management is 40 much
more closely studied than in the newer
parts of our country, no farm is consider
ed completely furnished W thout good
supply of hay-caps. They are found
equally useful in securing hay and grain.
The harvesting coming after the hayiDg,
one set Of caps answers for both. About
ten years ago, when hay,caps where com
parativeIy little known, one of the best
grass, counties of Massachusetts, made "a
comparative estimate of their practical
value. It being a very unfavorable year
for making hay they took for basis the
market value of hay and grain made use
of caps, and that made as best they could
without them, and found the loss to the
county about $4,000 in that one year.
The cheapest ones that can be used are
made of four var Is Of yard. W ide cotton
sheeting seWed together with a sewing
machine, and a stone Of half or pound
weight sewed into little bag and attach.
ed to each corner These will last num-
Der of years, with good care in seosUnabIe
drying and good storage.
SWELLED BAG IN COWS.-IO remove the
swelling in cows udders, if caused by in
famation from being too full and hard
before calying, take water moderately
warm and rub the bag with the hand,
gently at first, but after awhile you may
knead it with considerable force. Some
times it is necessary to rub for two hours,
bat usually the trouble will be removed
in an -Four. 1t will swell again, but not
as hard as before. As often as the swell
ing arises renew the rubbing. If perse-
vered in, it will rarely fail, examine care
fully and see if it is not garget. If so,in
addition to the rubbing give the patient
a heaping table. spoonful of saltpetre (re'
fined) dissolved in water and poured down
each morning before feeding, for three
mornings, and the first day give her a
quart Of dry beans. IF this does not give
relief, put piece Of garget root as big
as your little finger IN her dewlap, being
careful not to touch the brisket Tie a.
strong string to it, and the third day if
there is swelling, pull it out and put in a
fresh piece; il not, throw it away and
look for some other disease.
LIME ON wHEAT.-A farmer in Genesee
Co, Y. Y, drew unslacked lime on to his
Summer fallow last Fall, week or two
previous to sowing, and placed it in half
bushel heaps over the field. These were
subsequently spread and the lime harrow
ed in before seeding. This Spring the
effect Of the lime is very marked. Where
the heaps were, the wheat is dark green
in color, and the growth much larger than
that of the surrounding grain. The soil
is clay loan, verging to sand on portions
of the field.
Every observing farmer will notice the
marked effect Of all fertilizers ON his
wheat this season. The weather, since
seeding time and before for some months,
in Western New York, has been unfavor
able to the evolution of plant. food from
the soil itself; hence the food which the
plants can use tells in the present appear
ance Of the crops. Manure helps most in
adverse seasons. -AnaeTicGn RuTGz Home
BEAUTY THE FARM. The Maine Far
mer says: You can SO beautify your prem