Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
AGRICULTURE.

recently found IN the assures of the rocks
in the mountain region in California by
the workmen engaged in blasting a road
way for the Southern Pacific railroad.
A MINNESOTA farmers boy brought
the village editor an ear of corn which
was truly wonderful for size. 1t meas
ured III inches in length and 1O5 inches
in circumference, and contained 1920
kernels.
Be liberal to your farms and they will
be liberal to you A farm is very much,
in one respect, like a looking glass-it
reflects the character Of the owner ex-
.actly If he is parsimonious, his farm
will show it. If he is q man Of taste,
his buildings, fences and general ar
rangements of his farm will tell the tale.
No effort on his part to disguise his real
thoughts or sentiments will avail any
thing, SO long as the operations Of his
farm belle his words.
MUCK AND SAND.-A supply of absorb
ents for the stables, dry leaves, sods,
muck or similar organic matter if the
tillage lands are light and sandy; or
sand if the manure is to be applied to
heavy soil, should certainly be secured.
But we only advocate sufficient amount
to save the liquid manure, which with
out much absorbents may run to waste.
Of themselves, muck or sand do not add
plant food to the manure supply; SO if
the soil needs either, it may be cheaper
carted direct to the fields and plowed in,
thus saving the extra carting to and
from the enthusiastically Farmer
PLEASANT VIEW GRANGE, Dearborn
county, Indiana, has delegated one
member for each particular crop Or pro-
duct Of the vicinity, who is to report to
the grange his methods and suggestions,
and the history of his work in that de-
partment for the season, his report be-
ing accompanied by an account showing
expenditures and receipts. This has a
practical look about it, and, ought to
result benefcially. 1t is going down to
the root of the thing, and the evil of
short crops may be exhumed.
WARTS ON COWs.--There are two kinds
the first, on the outer skin may be re-
moved by rubbing with camphorated
olive oil. The others penetrate into the
flesh, and may be removed by a ligature
of fine Irvine, or silk, or India-rubber
drawn into string, and tied tightly
around the Wart, which falls off in few
days. Remedes-Nitrate of silver (lu-
mar caustic) applied to the wart, will
remove it, but it produces a sore. APP
ply a strong wash of alum. Rub with
the juice Of milk-weed. Poultice with
grated carrot-Anerica1a Stock Journal
SAGE FOR MARKET is dried in
the shade, after having been cut when
free from damp or moisture. 1t is then
packed into oblong paper bags, bymeans
Of mold and hammer provided for the
purpose; the packages weighing 1 ounce,
4 ounces and ounces. The larger
packages are sold by the drug jobbers
at 20 cents pound, and the smallest at
26 cents pound The jobbers, of
course, pay the packers and growers
less than this; we do not know precisely
what they pay, but probably not more
than half these prices.-N. y. Times.
FERTILITY OF RAIN WATER-Liebig
makes the statement that rain water fill
tered through field or garden soil does
not dissolve out trace of potash. silicic
acid, ammonia or phosphoric acid. The
w
particle of the food of plants which it
contains. The most continuous rain
cannot remove from the field, except
mechanically, any Of the essential con-
stituents of its fertility The soil not
only retains firmly all the food of plants
which is actually in it, but its power to
preserve all that may be useful to them
also extends to Withdrawing from rain
or other water all the ammonia, potash
phosphoric and silicic acids held in So
luton. Rain water brings down yearly
about twelve pounds Of ammonia to the
acre of ground, which forms a most
valuable and effective principal as fer
tilizer.
In his late report Secretary Kelley
says: POSSIBLY my views may appear
chimerical, but [ believe we may do
mach in our oranges to relieve distress
couraging the establishment of industri-
al schools and making agriculture one
Of the principal studies. Some of the
teachings in school should be, how the
scholar may earn his own living, SO that
when he leaves school he may enter at
once upon a practical existence Instead
Of which the child, male or female, at
sixteen leaves school without any fixed
purpose, the mind crammed with the
usual routine of studies, and soliciting
employment of any kind that may be
obtained. Then comes five or ten years
in getting that practical knowledge by
which one tries to obtain q livelihood.
Why, first-class gardener with a pot
ting bench, propagating bed, and bud
ding knife could teach class one hour
a day for one month, and impart to them
more that would be Of real value to the
children in after life than five years of
the present course Of studies. Let these
studies commence in the common
schools, and not wait until the child is
fifteen years Of age, as is now required
to enter an agricultural college. Not
one in one hundred has the means Or
time to secure collegiate education,
and but few of those who do return to
the farm. ga s5.H Is 5dI
CARE OF FARM MACHINERY. "A serious
mistake is in not taking proper care Of
machinery purchased. Take the conn