Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-25
AGRICULTURAL.


washing dishes in the kitchen, ought to
go somewhere and start graveyard. .
| Ehnira Gazette
SCALY legs in fowls are caused by q
parasitic mite which burrows under the
skin Of the shank and feet. They may
be destroyed by applying a mixture of
lard and kerosine oil. .........Jt
SINCE July 1, the shipment of wheat
and flour from our ports, including those
on the Pacific, have been equal to So
$50 239 bushels of wheat, against 49,
39S,G47 bushels for the corresponding
period in 1877. g.
WE are going to have an open winter
because the corn husks are thin, and
the corn husks are thin because the
corn grew rapidly. Now, if somebody
will tell us why the corn grew rapidly
we shall know what causes open win
ters.-Prairie Farmer.
Two happy results characteristic Of
the farm schools not only of France but
of Belgium; their balance sheets indi-
cate not a valued but an actual cash
profit, and the number of pupils train
ed follow, instead of, as hitherto, leav-
ing agricultural pursuits.
A CALIFORNIA paper says: In order to
keep their butter over the period of low
prices and hot weather, California dairy
men simply seal up their products in
tin cans, sinking them in the bottom of
cold streams. Butter made in April
comes out in October in good order, and
continues to keep fresh in the cool
of winter. Forty pound cans are COM
monty used. ... r
A PLANT christened electrical, in con-
| sequence of its curious electrical pro-
perties, which are so strong as to cause
sensible shocks as from a galvanic bat
terry to the hands of any person at
tempting to gather it, is described i'll
Belgian horticultural journal of grow
in Nicaragua. The needle of the COM
pass is said to be affected by proximity
to the plant.
THE "perfect dairy COW" is prolific
theme just now, and as usual, author
tiles differ as to what qualities such a
COW should possess. A writer in the
Country Gentleman combats the idea of
combining milk and beef in dairy
animal. He SAYS the "beef" quality is
of no use during the milking life of an
animal. and when she gets SO old as to
be of little value for milk, she is of no
value for beef Beef" he says, cat the
end of the milking period, is the only
advantage, in this case, for when the
animal is raised for beef alone, the
dairy element loses its force, not being
required" He advises the union of the
qualities of the Ayrshire and Jersey
A VALUABLE ACRE.-One Of our read
ers sends us the following clipped from
his local paper, and asks "who can beat
it?" "Mr. Matthias Wellendorf, of St.
Mary's, Elk county, Pa has al acre of
ground from which ne this year pro-
duced $50 bushels of turnips, 10 BUSH
els of beans and two loads ofpumpkins.
The turnips at 40 cents a bushel, are
worth $50: the corn at IS cents, $45; the
beans at So, So; and the pumpkins at 81
a load, 81, which makes a grand total
of 5000 as the proceeds of one acre. -
Practical Farmer. 90
AUTUMN LEAvEs.-Lamp shades made
of autumn leaves are very beautiful.
To make them, cut the shade the prop
er shape in stiff, white paper, when the
leaves, which have been previously
dried and pressed, are arranged on it in
wreath. and fastened securely by gum
The whole is then covered with very
coarse net, and the edges bound with
gilt or colored paper. The effect of the
light shining through this shade is ex-
ceedingly pretty, and it is one Of the
cheap decorations which all persons,
possessed of a little taste and ordinary
skilful fingers, may make for them
Selves F. and S.
BREAD IN BARREL OF FLoUR.-Until
quite recently fall wheat has always
been preferred for grinding into flour
for bread. 1t grows the slowest and is
longest on the ground, and the proper
ton Of gluten is much greater than in
wheat soWn in the spring. 1t is alto
gether preferable in southern climates,
and the flour from it brings much
higher price, while it is said to keep
sweet and free from weevil much the
longest Now come the Michigan mil
lers and tell us that barrel, weighing
1876 pounds, of the starchy spring-wheat
flour of Minnesota and the north will
make go to $50 pounds of bread, while
the winter wheat flour of Michigan will
not make more than 240 pounds. Is
this credible? IF SO, is the bread both
equally nutritious ard Filling" as food?
We should like to know what the ex-
perienced and able managers of the
Prairie Farmer say to this, which is GER
tainly news to most Of us. Can this be
true? If so, it ought to be more gener-
ally known. It is quite probable that
Michigan winter wheat flower makes
less bread than southern Illinois winter
wheat flour when the climate is drier.
While this is a novel way of testing
-four, it is certainly correct one.
These millers state that flour made
from choice Lancaster wheat yielded
331 pounds of bread. Flour made from
Wabash River wheat yielded $685.
pounds of bread for "straight," and 31Oa
pounds for 'tpatent'' processes Iowa"
in Prairie Farmer. ..... .t....
LARGE FARMs.-The largest and best