Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-31
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

The work of securing the fruit in
proper condition from the tops of la
trees, is a severe tax upon the muscle
unless the proper implements for climbin.
are provided This work may be greatly
facilitated BY ladder made in the follow
ing manner: Secure sapliuC of sutli
cient length. of Eastwood or eliza, which
are very light when seasoned, and fit
| band around and near the small end
/ Then commence at the large end and di
vide the stick in the middle, If the grair
is straight il may be split, if not, use the
/ saw. Spread the foot of the ladder about
I three feet which forms a triangle, and
/ insert rounds at proper distances. The
! poll, or closed end placed in the fork OF
/ a limb, forms the most convenient and
safest of ladders.
A correspondent Of the Western Ruraj
saws: II have noticed a number of
recipes in your paper for the cure OF
foot-rot in sheep, and as it is a most
loathsome disease, and is sure to give the
owner of sheep the blues, | will give q
recipe which | have used on several
tlOcks with complete success: Take blue
vitrol and pulverize it thoroughly, and
mix it with lard so as to form q blue
NblNN, anu dlltt tlttuNlllS lilN sllttI' : iutl
and pairing off all loose horn, apply the
salye to the affected part with a small
paddle prepared for the purpose Con.
tinue to apply the salve once week to
all the sheep, whether lame or not, for
about eight weeks in succession, and you
are sure to cure, A good deal depends
upon preparing the foot before applying
the salve >"
The Gardeners Monthly, upon the sub.
ieCt of covering the roots of trees dur NJ
winter, says: 1--WE have no doubt that
more trees are lost from imperfect heel
ing-in, than from any other cause what
ever This, every observing person who
has seen the way in which the roots of
trees are buried in masses, with large in
terstiCcs of air everywhere among the
roots, will assent to, Trees badly heeled-
in should not remain so twCnty.four hours
before planting out. GlOds and masses
of earth are merely thrown on the top of
the roots, and only shade them from the
suns rays. In few days the roots will
become dry, because they are not in con
tact with the moist earth. If the hecling-
in is well performed, er@y crack and crep.
ice tSW completely filed lsah tiae pulwy-
led eartH, and the trees will keep a long
time, as well as in the nursery rows. If
badly heeled-in in autumn, and left till
spring, trees are nearly if not wholly
ruined by freezing and drying com
bined.
"A correspondent of the Vermont
FarDler thus describes an improved poke
or jumping stick First, put piece across
the horns Then have piece of hard
wood board, onc-half or thrcc-fourths
inch thick, aud about three feet long.
Have hole inserted in the bar across the
horns in such u way that when this hard
wood strip is inserted in it, running out
over the back, rs the animal naturally
carries its head, the rear end will be Just
free of the back. Drive three or four
single nails, ground sharp, into
this end, letting them come through
three-fourths of an inch, so that
as soon as the animal makes an effort
to raise his head to Jump the fence, the
nails will soundly prick his back and he
will be apt to frisk his tail and start for
some feed that is easier to be obtained
For cheapness and durability this arrange
ment is unequaled. II weighs less than
three pounds; it is not in the way of
travelling around, and when the animal
lltS utHH IL IN pil blC sue, us II IN hhllli al
for the animal TO throw its head opposite
to the side it lies on. When they are feed.
ing it is upright in the air II will keep
the animal to whichit is applied where he
belongs sure,
The farmer whose poultry is not
troubled with the gapes, that has not been
visited with the chicken cholera, knows
what it is to prepare forty or fifty fowls
for market since the practice of sCaldng
has been vetoed by the buyers | have
known persons on market day to go out
and kill dozen or fifteen at time and
bring them into a room where there
would be half dozen women and boys
pulling few feathers at time between
thumb and fOretinger TO prevent tearing
them, Now, for the benefit Of such, |
give our plan Hang the fowl by The feet
by a small cord then, with a small knife
give one cut across the upper jaw, opp0-
site the corners of the mouth after the
blood has stopped running stream, place
the point of the knife in the groove in
the upper part of the mouth, run the
blade up into the back part Of the head,
which will cause q quivering and witch.
ing of the muscles, now IS your time, for
every feather yields as if by ,magic, and
there is no danger Of tearing the most
tender Chicy: before he attempts to flap,
you can h. VI lin as bare as the day he
came out Of the egg. The wise ones may
discuss the reasons-I only know the eff
fccts Cor. ~ T. Irt5aae.