Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-09-27
THE FARM.

! oA-N N-AAANA VI WHICH, WAS IttIn0 from IOOt
rot, says that by prompt attention and
perseverance the disease was mastered
and the sheep all cured in very short
time, by judiciously pairing the hoofs
and applying n solution of vitrol water
to the foot of the animals twice each
week, and removing the sound from
the lame sheep into fieldsn previously
infested. He says it is shiftlessness and
sheer negligence on the part of shep-
herds to allow the foot-rot to remain.
summer and winter, among their fiocks.
! causing the neglected animals so much
| pam and suffering. The vitrol wash
should be applied while warm and the
most etfectual mode would be to dip the
feet down into the liquid. 1t is more
easily cured during the cold winter
months. Freezing weather destroys the
moculatlng properties when dropped
upon the ground. But during the warm
months infected matter may remain a
long time in the sheep-walks and not
lose It's vacinating qualities. Due dill
gence and applications well applied,
will cure any infected flock on the farm.
He has treated thousands in this way:
usually placing the sheep in trough or
box, on its back, about twenty inches
above the ground, to hold the animal
and facilitate the work This foul dis
ease and scab were imported into the
! United States from Germany at first
The Saxon nerinos were impregnated
before landing on our shores. There is
no estimating the damage it has entail
ed upon the tlOcks of this country.
ANOTHER METHOD OF ROTATION
While the rotation of crops, and wheat
after wheat questions are discussed, |
wish to give some of my experience on
the subject. In the spring of 1876, |
broke up fifteen acres of new ground,
and planted it to corn in drills. The
corn was narrowed over once, and once
going over with the cultivator was all
the cultivation it received, on account
of wet weather. We gathered from the
field fifty bushels of shelled corn per
acre. The stalks were left standing in
the field, and were raked and burned
last spring, the field plowed again and
planted to corn in drills. This year it
is rather thick in the row; has been cul-
tvated three times over-wet weather
preventing any more cultivation; and |
think the yield will be fully seventy
five bushels per acre. | expect to cul-
tivate it in corn next year. and the fol-
lowing spring SOW its to oats; as soon as
the oats are harvested, pillow it up and
SOW it to wheat in the fall. Had [
sown oats, and then wheat, after the
first crop of corn, | should have saved
neither wheat nor oats, as the ground is
so strong that they would fall down be-
fore filling, and [ am not sure that [
shall succeed after the third crop of
corn. On my old land, I break up my
sod, after applying what manure | have,
and plant to corn, then follow with oats,
and timothy mixed, This keeps the
land in good state of fertility, but
another hoed crop should be introduced
to keep down the weeds. Potatoes and
roots should follow the corn, where la
Dor can be secured to give the extra
cultivation to those crops. No manure
is applied after the corn, unless a light
top dressing of well-rotted manure, be-
fore the wheat is soWn This causes
the wheat to stool out. and stand the
winter better The soil here is a rich
clay loan, known as "black walnut y
land; burr oak and poplar are also
quite abundant. Subsoil a stiff, yellow
clay, almost, if not quite, impervious
At depth of five TO fifteen feet is found
a good gravel, interspersed with a good,
sharp sand, well adapted to making
mortar.-County Gentleman.
HOGS WANT SULPHUR Whether hogs
require sui phur as an essential to their
health, or whether it is sought by them
as condiment, may not be known for
certainty. But one thing is sure, they
devour it with greed whenever it is to
be found. 1t is for this purpose, prob
ably, that they eat large quantities of
soft coal, which contains large amount
of sulphur. Perhaps this is the most
economical method of supplying hogs
with sulphur during the winter, when
they require a good deal of carbon
But in the summer it is better to feed
it to them in substances which contain
less carbon on account Of their produc-
ing less heat. Mustard is one of the
best things for this purpose, and some
of it should be sown in every pasture
into which hogs are turned. If hogs
are kept in, or in small yards, it is well
to supply them with the wild mustard
that grows in the fields or highways,
or to cultivate some of the better varie-
ties for them. They will eat it, leaves,
flowers, seeds and stalks.-CHuis-
hao, at Work.
SALMON IN OUR LAKEs.-The amount
of work done by the State fish COM
missioners in stocking our lakes with
fish during the past three years, is prob
ably not appreciated by one-half the
people Of Minnesota And yet the
work has been done on a large scale,
considering the newness of the enter
prise, and the foundation laid for a
generous harvest at no distant day The
general government gives the fish spawn
to any state making application for it.
Three years ago it gave TO Minnesota
$4,000 eggs of the California salmon
magnificent fish, weighing in fresh
water, grown, from 20 to 80 pounds,
and In salt water from 40 to 80 pounds.
Fifty-one thousand eggs were saved from
this donation and distributed in differ
ent lakes about the state The second
year our donation was 10000 eggs,
nearly all Of which were Matched and
dis tributed. Last year the state got
100000 eggs, 90 per cent. of which
Matched and were mostly distributed
there being only about 10000 young
fry on hand at present. These fish are
doing just as well as they possibly
could. The two year olds are now IL
and Il inches long, and will soon be
large enough to be game on hook.
In Iowa they have been in the business
Ions er and have four year olds that are
% inches long and weigh from 9 to II
pounds. These fish will breed this fall,
being now full of eggs. The govern
hnr IL