Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03
THE FARM.

HAVE You amy tomato plants Whet
two inches high transplant "a warn
SITUATION, rs much exposed q tho sm
rs possible. By pinching back. hay,
them grow strong and Stoeky near th,
ground. The use Of frames III trel,iSe.
I is beneficial.
tN Prussia il is said the potato is cul.
tlvated with peculiar success. As the
stalk grows, tho earth is h,apcd M,
leaving only three leaves IL tho ton.
roots arc thus greatly increased whll,
the produce Is said 10 hc astonishing,
| WHAr is said q hc the largest blow
ever manufactured has Just been turn
ed ont nj 4 factory 1T Stockton, Cal. The
mold-hoard is eight feet long, and the
iurrow which i cut is thirty i've inches
vide. " is designed FOR work upon the
tule lands, and requires twelve stout
oxen TO pull It.
How 10 PRorrcr rEElS. 4 cores.
pondcnt says tar and grease applied 10
trees may protect them from horcrs or
rabbits, hut they injuro or kill the tree.
Tins Is not, however, the case with lin
seed oil, Il wash of which preserves pear
trees from blight Alcohol or pctrole.
um kills all bark lice, horcrs or other
insects, if applied to them with (cath-
er point OF small paint brush. Int to
wash the bark with petroleum is very
injurious, if not fatal, to trees.
\ Coop HINT TO Fowl-RAlsERS is nj
tordcd II the fact chat all Wild birds
feed thclr young upon animal (inscetl
food, even II berries buds, seeds, cte.,
form the natural dict of the parents or
adults 81 the same species. Thus yonhp
chickens will not thrive 50 wrll without
II as they will If supplied with ANIMAL
food III some shape, Earth worms are
canltal, tor very young chicks. Cooked
meat, chopped mp fine, with boiled rice
and potatoes, is n very nourishing and
acceptable dish for them, when Young.
But not too much of this nor must il
be given too often Otherwise they
scour, from the excess of the meat feed.
4 little two or three times II day will
help them, until they get to hc six weeks
old. l'y that time they viii IL strong
enough TO run in the fields and grass,
where they will gather more naturnlI
supply of this kind Of food, and gcncl
ally plenty Of il. PoHhry World.
llIESced OF broom corn. which has
hitherto been considered useless eXcrpt
for planting and au inferior article ofl
lood ior cattle, has hecu discovered tol
he valuable rs hreadstutl. twas first
i,.e used as y substitute for wheat in 1901
things, was lost sight Of, and It's nlant{Gfll
iac,'lrc was never carried 70 success,
ana never became even partially known
Ilntll about three years ago. The Weld
ol Hour Is about one-hulf in place of
Two thirds from wheat. The bran a
also rs valuable ~ wheat bran IL Il food
Ior animals, The flour can not be told
rom wheat flour and the bread cake.
aie, y dellentc, inviting and delicious.
md easily dlgcstcd. The Weld ofl
1room-corn seed is also enormous =
,tngEe spear often producing n pint ofI
eed, and the yield has reached 500
bushels 70 the acre, whic it il safc to
'stlmate the average at 100 bushels.
BEE KEEPING FOR FARMERS. Newt IN
rults and vegetables Oh the farm, honey
! ono Of the rarest Injuries. b,lt sincn
lature has provided flowers 80 bounti-
ully for the busy bees to gather tbcu
lch stores ol honey, and since II few !
lands 81 bees require so little care ana ,
roublc, yc wonder why il is TINT every !
arm does not have bees. A stand nfi /
ommon bees cost but little, and by get ,
ng ~ improved bee hive. they nrc /
aslly handled. Then gct IT. Italian !
ueen 10y mail; dollar queen will /
talianlze thecolony, giving half boods {
ENG icrtlll2ed by the drones III tho i
I'VE; tested Or fcrtlizcd queen will III
- than two months rear full colony
pure Italians. The Italian bees nrc :
llgltcr color, more beautiful, more i
rolliic, more hardy, more industrious !
nd more peaccable than black bees. :
here are not few minor points in
men thcy area 10 superior. With the Ii
lproYcd movable framc hives tie /,
9th i readily kept out, and W. incline i
thlnk that the destruction of bees bv O.
csc pests was the greatest drawback n
Ice Keeping ~ former times, when Il
G old box hive gave thcm their own ii
iN, transferring should be done nj
rlY, and the bees will 90 right To work q
y gather honey Pcstern 1gricuhn,5a. u
liowIo KEEP EGGs FRESH Itissomc- II
nes desirable to store away eggs in tII
summer or fall, when prices are so 80
y that We cannot afford to sell then. ~
q keep them till in lie winter, when
ey arc often very scarce, and will bc
enly relished or can be disposed Of mt al
good price, il good and fresh. 10 49,
ep them thus we do not believe there Z" =
! more simple and efficient way than - :.
one we have always practiced, and = =,
.ch was successfully practiced by my - T.,
her for the last thirty O. forty years II. IL
Y !, II by simply taking none but per "a, "a