Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-01


ought to be warmed to the boiling pitch,
then add the spirits of TAR.
Practical Suggestions.
The number of hogs six months old
and over, returned for taxation, as
shown by reports of state auditors, so
far as heard from, are as follows:
Ohio, 1876, Its, 500; 1874, 1915. 900.
Missouri, 1876, 1853. 404; 1874. 2, $685.
800. Nebraska, 1876, 157,043; 1874,
233, 652. Iowa, 1875, 1,370,914; 1874,
1,O00,604, Indiana, 1875, 2,4OS. 637;
1874, 3,869,878. Illinois, 1876, $780,
969; 1874, 3, 455, sol. The state auditor
of Indiana, the Hon. e. Henderson,
states that the returns were very i'm
perfect, many counties failing to make
report In reply to our inquiry
whether such counties were represent
ed in the aggregate given, the state
auditor advises us that the counties
failing to report are put down at the
same number as the year before.
+. Il. ELLIOT, q writer on horticul-
ture, has been collecting certain data in
regard to fruit culture, and gives the
total market value of the crop of the
country at $57, 100000. New York
leads all the states in amount with 81
100000. California a figures are largest
IN proportion to population. being &c.
600, GOO, this sum probably including
the yield from vineyards. The total
sum for the New England States is put
at Sc, 600, 900, the individual states not
being itemitized. In commenting on
these figures the San Francisco Bulle-
TIN, which already claims that Califor-
MIA is the leading wheat growing state,
thinks that it will speedily stand in the
front as the greatest producer of fruit,
and holds that, so far from being over
done there, the fruit business is but in
4!s infancy. sela as
l. In gathering corn, take such ears
only as are finest and from the most
prolific stalks. g Never take from a
stalk having but one ear, if large and
thrifty stalks can be found with two or
more good.sized ears. Generally but
one of them is fit for seed, and that
usually the second from the ground;
butif the lowest is the best, take that
3. Always take ears that are filled out
to the end, and that beyond the husk, If
such can be found. When you come to
plant, before Smelling, break every ear,
and see i tie cob is dried up, for if it
is not the corn is not ripe.
Early feeding adds flesh more rapid
~ than late, and puts thick covering
of fat during the warm weather to pro-
tect them during the colder season of
winter. The early fed corn being soft
is easily digested and assists the fatten-
ing process greatly, as all know who
have tried cooked food for stock. We
have known many farmers to delay the
feeding of hogs until late In the fall, 30
that they might save their corn and hit
q late market for their pork, but we
never knew one to secure the best re-
suits in that way.
SURL FOSTER says that he is now,
after much observation and experience,
"f'llly satisfied that orchards should be
plowed every year; the less grass the
better; pillow In late fall and early
spring." Of his own orchard he says:
81 know os none, nor have I seen or
heard of one In this country, that is this
year so productive. I have kept under
the pillow all the time, usually with
crop of potatoes Or corn-no manure"
DIR. HULL, a noted horticulturist of
Illinois, says that his lime remedy for
the codling moth has proved complete
~ effectual. The lime is thrown into
the trees when the dew is on, or Just
after rain, and after the fruit is set.
A dipper or large spoon may be used;
Or best of all, a bellows made for the
purpose. The insects sswill net 90
where the lime is scattered" he re-
marks-''they &c away
FARMERS will find the following
profitable for fence paint, skim milk,
two quarts; fresh Stacked lime, eight
ounces; linseed oil, six ounces; white
Burgundy pitch, two ouncas; Spanish
white, three pounds. The lime is to be
Stacked in water, exposed to the air.
and then mixed with about one-fourth
of the milk; the oil in which the pitch
Is dissolved to be added, little at the
time, then the rest of the milk, and
afterward the Spanish white. This for
White paint. II desirable, any other
color may be produced; thus, if cream
color is desired, in place of part of the
Spanish white use the ocher alone.
More Grass and More Stock.
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