Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-10-03
THE FARM.

VI VIII 10 CIltttI do IOOl W GDOUJ b0f0G
and three-quarters pounds of potatoes
or eight and one-haf pounds of cab
bage, or eleven and one-half pounds of
white turnips.- Gerna,1to,sa Telegraph.
ARE POTATO BEETLES Poisonous "A
question is: care the beetles and
Larvae poisonous?" The juices of the
insect on the human skin " are as a rule
harmless" says Riley, yet the rule is
not without exceptions" But the ex-
halations resulting from bruising or
crushing large masses of them, or of
burning or scalding large numbers at a
tune, have, when breathed,. frequently
.proved fatal They should be avoided.
-1Nuiqae Farmer.
FEEDING FOR MANURE. must not
forget that in all food, rich or poor,
there IS a certain amount of indigesti-
BILE matter, and some Of this contains
elements as rich in plant food as that
which is digested This also tends to
still farther enrich the manure pile.
Linseed meal, cotton seed meal and
corn meal are the articles generally used
as food for fattening cattle, and while
these contain the elements of fat, they
are also rich in the elements of nitro
gen and minerals, which are so neces-
sary for plant growth. Correspondence
Ne1 England Farmer.
CARE OF HOUSE PLANTS. a hand
full placed in pail of water, is an excel
lent mixture for stimulating strong feed
ing house plants, as azalias, carnations,
chrysanthemus, fuchias, pelargoniums,
roses, etc, giving them vigor, and assist
ing In destroying parasites. This may
be alternated by an occasional applica-
ton Of Il weak mixture, Of the drip
pings of barn yard manure. So, also,
ali occasional application of ammonia,
a teaspoonful to a pail of water, will be
beneficial. This, with plenty of sun, as
the autumn progresses, and exposure to
the air In mild weather, will place them
in good condition for the winter season.
The chief difficulty is to secure as moist
an atmosphere as possible-some times
difficult matter in winter. For this
reason, plants with glossy Or hard
leaves, IN contradistinction to soft or
hairy leaved plants, are preferable for
house culture, unless a comparatively
moist atmosphere can be given Much,
however, may be done by occasionally
lnvertlng the pots containing the plants,
over the hand, and washing in either
III clear water or weak suds. In case of
the latter, they should be subsequently
rlnsed IN pure water.
CHICKEN CHoLERA.-When you see a
chicken little droopy and its comb
getting dark, remove it at once and doc
tor it for cholera; it's discharges are
green, and if it were allowed to run
loose it would spread the disease AS a
preventive | use handful of salt twice
Il week in q wash-basin full of bran
mixed with a little meal, and three
times a week give corn at night on
which | pour little coal oil, just enough
to coat every grain and no more My
| neighbors all around have been losing
their chickens, both young and old I've
lost but one, and that was one of my
imported Brahmas; she was affected
differently from other cases I've seen
so that she died before [ knew it was
cholera. Clean out your chicken houses
WhlteWash them and scatter carbolic
acid around, Correspondence Journal and
Record
FOOD FOR LAYING HENs.-For laying
hens it is desirable that constant sup
ply of nutritious aliment be afforded
appropriate to the formation of eggs,
such as lime, powdered oyster or clam
shells, old mortar, crushed in small
quantities, for the shells; and wheat,
oats, barley and bone as an aid toward
increasing the egg-meat substance If
hens have a good out door range, in
pasture and field, they will pick up a
great deal Of nutrimeut that best serves
to increase their prolificness in this re-
spect. But all the above mentioned ar
ticles, if kept in clean boxes within the
laying houses, will be frequently visited
by them during the day, and each has
its peculiar qualities for good. Where
layers do not have access to unrestricted
range, in addition to the artificial sup
plies above mentioned, they should be
allowed a generous supply of varied
food. given regularly and systematically.
Poultry World
A FROST PROOF STABLE.-It is entire
ly practicable, even in our northern
climate, to make stables frost-proof
while they are occupied with cattle.
w oil huON tllttt blllS Gull DO uOuo ny
packing the sides with saw-dust tan-bark,
sea-weed, straw, or other good .non-con-
ductors. But we visited barn last
winter in which it was done, by simple
faithfulness in building. The stable was
Immediately over the basement, and
had for one Of its sides the bank-wall
This was pointed with cement. The
other sides were made Of tongued and
grooved inch pine boards, and battened,
the lumber well seasoned, and painted
The windows and doors were close-ft-
ting, and there was no crevice left
where the wind could creep through.
The trap-doors, through which the man
ure was passed below, were perfectly
tight. We were surprised at the agree
able temperature as we entered the
barn on a bitter cold day. It seemed
as if a stove or furnace must have been
used in the building. But the proprie-
tor said that the animals were the only
stoves in use, and the manure had
hardly been frozen even in the zero
nights. He spoke with great satisfac-
ten of the economy of such stable.
1t saves greatly in fodder. All the hay