Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08
FARM AND HOME.

HENS like variety Of food, besides
all kinds of grain, raw or boiled, and
mashed boiled potatoes. They are
fond of chopped cabbage and onions
once or twice week, and when they
can not get grass they will eat finely cut
hay. Raw bones chopped into fine
pieces they will eat greedily. 9 II . I
AS soon as your hyacinth is done
/ Towering in water, you can transplant
it to a pot of earth, and so leave it to
dry OFT, when you will lay it away till
autumn. Ofshoots should be removed
as soon as eyappear, and be put in
small potts., when they will soon make
roots. and in time form Towering bulbs.
In early spring all trash should be
raked from the grass yard, and while
soft, run over with roller. This will
force back any roots, and fill up the
cavities. The first owing should take
place as soon as there is anything to
clip, as this will cause the grass plants
to spread over vacant places and pro-
duce finer spears EFE Hj1% 4
! SALT YOUR Stock. The Rural World
says: Hyou want to keep hogs, horses,
cattle and sheep healthy, give them salt
regularly. There is no better vermifuge
than salt. Much of the so-called hog
cholera is due to intestinal worms.
Plenty ofsalt would prevent the accu-
mutation of these worms. All animals
desire salt, showing that it is want of
their nature, and undoubtedly for wise
purposes. 8ILt IF##g2fst#
AFTER a wet piece of land has been
underdrained it may be best seeded by
blowing and sowing with oats rather
thinly. Oats succeed we'll upon cold
moist ground and upon asod, and if
there are no more than two bushels of
seed per acre used the grass seed will
take very we'll with this crop A MKT
ure of four quarts of timothy. bushel
Of red top and bushel of blue grass
per acre would be preferable. -Amer-
lean AgricuAurlst
MULcHING.-The object of mulching
is two fold, first, to retain moisture in
the ground and prevent it from being
parched by summer heat; second, to
protect the roots ofvegetables from the
severe frosts in winter. Tho best ma
terials for mulching are tan bark, saw
dust-or better still, charcoal dust
leaves, straw, or any light porous sub
stance which will keep the soil loose and
moist. BY proper mulching we have
seen potatoes, peas, beans, cabbages,
onions and other vegetables maintain
their growth through the drvest sum-
mer.-Erchangc.
The best COWS for milk dairy are
grade shorthorns. They milk plentiful
~. giving rich, high-favored milk, and
the cream does not rise rapidly upon it.
This renders the milk most suitable for
shipping to a city or town market. By
good feeding, COWS of this kind are kept
in good flesh, and, when failing in milk,
they fatten with rapidity. We cannot
see how milk dairyman can afford to
raise calves. Profit is only made from
milk, and dry COW soon eats her head
off," A good supply of dairy COWS is to
be found in Southern New York and
Northern Pennsylvania, in the region of
the head-waters of the Delaware and
Susquehanna rivers. A good class of
stock Is kept there, bred to supply pur-
chas ers.--Americar Agricuhurist.
RULES FOR THE CARE OF SHEER
1. Keep sheep dry under foot with clean
litter. This is more necessary than
roofing them. Never let them stand or
lie in the mud or snow. 2. If eve
loses her lamb, milk her daily fora few
days, and mix little alum with her
salt. 3. Never frighten sheep if pos
sible to avoid it. 4. Separate all weak,
thin or sick sheep in the fall from those
that are strong, and give them a special
care. 5. Ifany sheep is hurt catch it
at once, and wash the wound with q
healing lotion. If a leg is broken, bind
it with splinters tightly, loosening as the
limb swells. 6. If q sheep is lame
examine It's foot, clean out between the
boots; if unsound apply tobacco, with
blue vitroll boiled in little water. Z.
Shear at once any sheep comm encing
to shed it's wool, unless the weather is
too severe. Keep none but the best,
and see that they are properly attended
to,-Eachange,-
/ LOOK. TO THE LAMBs.-When they first
make their appearance in the world
lambs are very feeble animals but if
they once get well started they are quite
likely to live, and if properly cared for,
lido well. The first day or two of its
life is a critical period With lamb.
Therefore it is important for sheep
owners to look after Hooks when it is
time for the ewes to bring forth their
lambs Unless they are reformed, or
extremely feeble (which is. seldom the
ease, !nearlya1l lambs win live If they
have a little care and attention. Prob
1ably g large proportion of them would
live if~let alone, but many would die.
When the weather is cold they need
special attention. "A severe chill Will
be likely to be fatal unless prompt and
remedial means are used. The owner
should visit the sheep yard frequently
during the time at which lambs are ex-
pected. Every evening be should at
tend to new corners, if there are any
which need help. To give specific di-
rections would require great deal of
space. Every owner Of sheep should
have a copy of /. Randalps Practical
Shepherd" a good book which contains
a great deal of valuable information.
4 Experience, too, is a very valuable aid,