Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-26
AGRICULTURAL.

Deeves intended for the market The
more of this work that can be done, the
better for the farm and the farmer. We
would purchase as. many head as we
could feed, and buy bran, corn-meal oil
meal, or any other products of this char
acter to be procured. If stock were
bought with judgment and fed with skill,
they should bring in a handsome money
profit, and leave q large quantity of
valuable manure.
CoWs.-Fresh milk COWS should be
literally fed. If they fall off now, they
cannot be brought up again when colder
weather comes. Failing pastures should
be helped out with some fresh fodder,
bran or meal. Look out for injurious
weeds in clover aftermath, such rs lobe
liza and ST Johns wort When plenti-
full, these may cause fatal disease in
COWS, as we have known them to do
with horses and colts. The presence of
these weeds is indicated by profuse sail
vation or soldering in the animals that
have eaten them.
SHEEP.-The breeding flock should
now be put in order, culled over and
literally fed. Half q pint Of grain per
head, daily, given now, will help to
bring the ewes in season early, and in
sure strong lambs, if good care is kept
up through the winter. Separate all
the ram lambs from the ewes, and keep
the eve lambs by themselves. Now
that good mutton is becoming more
popular in the markets, it would be we'll
to consider the merits of the long wool
as profitable sheep.
SUNDRY MATTERS. Look out for the
insurance on barns and stock; do not
let the policy expire without renewing
it; and by ali means choose response
bic company to insure in. Clean out
and whitewash cellars and root-houses.
Remove rubbish from back yards and
gardens. Repair fences. Open drains.
Repair the corn-crib. Hunt out vermin
and do all these things which need to be
done to have all snug TOR the winter
Keep an observant eye open, and carry
a notebook and pencil with you. 1t
will be surprising how many things will
be written down in the course OF q few
Observation-Disclosures
KEEPING APPLEs.-The TVese,n Ag1-
cuhu1a US: Use great care in picking
them from the trees, and when transfer
ing them from the basket TO the barrel
handle them like eggs. Get the best
granulated sugar barrels to keep them
in, and when the barrels are full cover
them with a thick paper to keep them
from the air. Then, with a barrel
header, press the heads in, and keep
them out of the cellar as late us you can
without having them freeze. Put them
in the dryest and coolest part of the Gel
lar, and raise from the ground three
feet or more on skids, and do not open
or disturb them until they are wanted
tor use. If exposed to the air by open
ing the barrel to pick them over, some
of the apples will rot and others Will
wither.
SUCCESS WITH Flowers Says the
Ohio Farmer: Some people are never
successful with flowers, while others are
uniformly So There is such a thing as
too much care, and it is equally as in
furious as too little. We know of one
lady who was always seeking advice
about the management of this and that
dover, and always took everybody's
advice until her flowers persisted Then
she tried again, using her own Judgment,
assisted in general way by standard
work on the subject; her success has
been all that could be desired since
Some water too much. No rule about
supplying water can be laid down-ex-
cept the general one-water whenever
needed. This leaves it to the discretion
OF the grower, and the habits of each
variety must be closel y observed, to be
successful. It is a great accomplish
ment to be able to bring out all the rich
beauty Of Towering plant-a greater one
than to be able to make an imitation In
wax, or even III water colors Or oil.
WHAT A ROBIN EATs.-A correspon-
dent of the Germantown Telegraph writes:
| saw a robin catch large grasshopper,
thing never, as [ remember, saw a
robin do before. There was no mistake
in regard to the act. I was riding in
| the highway, while the capture occurred
a short distance ahead of me. The
bird made several attempts al capture
before succeeding, for the insect made
a number of leaps for life The circum-
stance seems to indicate that the robin
is insectivorous as far as the grasshop-
per is concerned. If | mistake not,
have a recollection of frightening a
robin in my boyhood, just as the bird
was in the act Of pecking at something
in the ground After the birds flight [
approached the spot, and found black
grub about an inch and half long. NY
brother, who is quite an observer, tells
me he is sure he has seen the robin eat
the common wire worm These facts
would seem not only to indicate that
the robin is not confined to diet of
earth-Worms, but that he probably en-
Joys a considerable range of animal re-
sources to offset his occasional frugivor-
GUS repasts.
PEACH CULTURE STATISTICS. Mary
land and Delaware there are upwards
Of 10000 acres Of land under peach
trees. This land is the best on the
peninsula, estimated to be worth $50 per
acre, or s., 100000. To ship this fruit it
requires 100000 of baskets, or nearly
that many, which costs $25O,00O The
money invested in necessary nipple
ments for cultivating and Shipping