Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-07
AGRICULTURE.

w =" ~" Ways oOIO1O tHSy dl6 lulto
ripe.
MILK paint for fences or barns is made
by mixing water lime with skim milk
to a proper consistency to apply with
a brush. 1t will adhere we'll to wood
whether smooth or rough, to- brick,
mortar or stone, whether Oil has been
previously used h1 @-& &
MORE than 100000 cans of corn are
now packed in Maine annually and sold
in every part of the world, yielding q
business TO the state Of about ST., 15O,-
600; and giving profitable employment
to from 5000 to 10000 people during
the packing season.
The Pari s cattle show promises to be
the most important ever held in France
the entries include LOO head Of cattle
Of which number England sends 1O1
Belgium, 106; Switzerland, 60: Holland
50; Portugal. 20, etc. The sheep num-
Der S25 rams and lots of three sheep;
and there are 3S1 lots of pigs. The to-
tai number Of entries for the British
section of the live stock show, which
begins on July 7, is Cattle, lO1; sheep,
176; pigs, JOG; poultry, 37S; rabbits, 10;
pigeons, (couples) 1S.-Prairie Farmer
DISEASE IN BUTTER.-Upon the sub
ject that a high temperature is the on
ly means of disinfectlng fats from dan,
gerous germs. the London Grocer says:
As the germs by which diseases are
conveyed are destroyed by q tempera-
ture some degrees below boiling water,
the milk that we add to our tea and
coffee is disinfected; but not so with
butter except in the cases where as in
DevOnshire) it is made from scalded
cream. 1t is true that but one COW in
10000 or more can thus infect us, but
that one may do serious mischief; and as
we know nothing of the origin OF the
butter or the sanitary condition Of those
who handle it, we are never free from
risk. Those who keep their own Alder
neys and their own -dairymaid are of
course quite safe, but this does not hap
pen to all mankind. Our own exper-
fence proves that anybody with a
healthy and fairly sensitive palate may
soon learn to recognize the peculiarlties
of the OleOmargarine as at present pro
duced. and. once this power is acquired,
may readily detect it when used as an
adulteration-far more readily and sure
ly than by any method of chemical an
alysis yet known.
How OFTEN TO FEED Work HORSES
There is a conflict Of authorities on
this subject, but writer's agree that all
horses ought to be fed as often as once
in about SIX hours, during the day
some say four hours No doubt a
horse may eat his fill and digest it in
about six hours, and be ready for
another ration. They may be managed
so as to be ravenous for food all the
time, and yet eat more than enough
and one set Of horses will be in good
condition, will do about twice the work
of another set on half the feed l have
been watching the working of an ex-
periment-if so it may be called
which furnishes a case IN point: A
long established firm in New York en-
ploy constantly, and have heretofore
owned about five one-horse truck teams.
That is, five horses have done their
work, considerable part of the time
one having but little to do, but necessary
in case of an emergency. Some months
ago the entire stock of horses, trucks,
stable, furniture, harnesses, ETC., was
sold to an employee, who has since then,
added no new horse to the stable. done
the same work, done the carting
for another house-in fact got nearly
double the work out of the horses-and
vetthey have been constantly imprOv-
ing in looks and in ability to do work.
At first the feed was not essentially
changed. The horses had better care,
and the eye of a master, who was their
owner. though not the driver. The
truckmen, somehow, felt more interest
in their work and in their horses, and
this made a difference; but ali
things combined must have pro-
duced their legitimate result within
two or three months.
CLOVER HAY.-When cured right it is
the most valuable Of all kinds of hay.
But that is the difficulty. One days
sun will not cure it, and if it would,
such curing would nearly ruin it. 1t
will pay to do it right. But it takes
work and care and wisdom. If cut in
the forenoon, it should be raked into
windows before the leaves begin to
III Ctk. IL Viz WCCtCl1Cl ~ lCIlI- tILA oCl-
tied. it can remain in windroW until the
next afternoon, when it 81 ould be put
in large cocks and stand one day and
night During this time it goes through
a partial sweat. Then spread it out 10
air and keep 1t moving so that no part
of it will get too dry Then haul to
barn or stack and it will not heat or
blacken. But there is no safety IN cut
ting or curing clover hay without mus
lin caps for the hay when in cock. At
ter the clover is partially cured, no
matter whether in swath, windrow or
cock, if rain comes it is ruined without
covers. A large number Of careful
farmers who cut clover hay have mus.
lin covers made Of four yards of muslin
a yard wide, making the covers two
yards square. They are hemmed all
round with a strong cord in it, and noles
in each corner for sticks to pass through
and stick into the hay to hold the COW
ers. twenty-five covers would be