Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-22
THE FARM.


tule marshes to account in the cultiva-
ton of cranberries.
A garden is a constant amusement; a
happy combination Of work and play;
a study and recreation; source of
health both for body and mind.
Fowls, as well as animals and human
beings, love occasionally to have condi-
ments with their food. Cayenne pep
per, mustard, or ginger, increases the
vigor and egg production of fowls.
This apparently artificial diet is needed
to supply that which birds get in their
wild state-spiced berries, buds, etc. 1t
is these that give wild fowl their pecu-
liar game flavor"
HoRsEs.-Now, with hard work,
teams require good care. Horses will
come from the field in much better con-
dition if they are protected from worry
by the flies. The best protection is q
thin sheet made to fit the neck, with
holes for the ears, and to buckle under
the throat, and cover the back, hanging
loosely at the sides to give access of air
beneath. II should be held by crup-
per band beneath the tail. Too much
corn feed now is apt to produce irrita-
ton of the skin, and to make the ami
mails restless. Cleanliness will be found
great comfort to them.
PRESERVING FENCE PosTs-The Jour-
nal Of Forestry gives some excellent in
structions on this subject. 1t is i'm
portant that the posts be very thorough
ly seasoned before external paints are
applied, otherwise the moisture will be
confined and increase the decay. 1t is
therefore important to season the posts
as rapidly as practicable after they are
out, in an exposed windy place. Coat
ing them with coal tar is especially re-
commended. The acid in the tar is to
be destroyed with fresh quicklime, and
the tar thoroughly boiled to evaporate
all the water. Apply it to the posts
while hot The recommendation of
that journal to char the posts we can
not endorse, as the charred part will
not exclude water from the inside. A
thick coat of well-appled gas-tar would
be far better. But baking the wood SO
as to turn it slightly brown, would not
render it weaker, and would give it
some of the durable properties Of char
coal: and if the coal tar is then applied
the preparation will be nearly perfect.
It must be remembered that coal tar
does not do we'll on wood above ground,
exposed to the sun and weather. A CO.
pious application of crude petroleum is
the thing for such exposed surfaces
| Eg.
RAISING CoLTs.-There is crude no.
ton prevailing that hardships make
young stock hardy. A colt that is
weaned in the fall, as is commonly the
case, should not be allowed to become
poor in its first winter. 1t is true that
it will often improve SO rapidly in
spring that its wretched condition
during the winter will seem really to
have been an advantage to it, but this
is a grave mistake. If the same condi-
ton were imposed during the whole
period of growth the effect would be
very perceptible. Although the sum-
mer may in some degree remove the
effect of winter, no animal so treated
| ever becomes what it might have been
in size, symmetry Of form and useful
ness by generous treatment. I believe
that there is profit in breeding nice car
rage and draft horses. AS a general
rule it cost no more to raise good
will bring two or three times as much
as the latter. | have seen colts that
were kept in stable as dark as cellar
A dark stable is a poor place to keep a
colt.-Ohio Farmer.
FACTS FOR THE FARMERs.-It is worth
while for all the farmers everywhere, to
remember that thorough culture is bet
ter than three mortgages on the farm.
That an offensive war against the weeds
is five times less expensive than de-
fensive one. That good fences always
pay better than a lawsuit with neighbors.
That hay is great deal cheaper made
in summer than purchased in winter.
That more stock perish from famine
than founder. That horse who lays
his ears back, and looks lightning when
any one approaches, is vicious. That
scrimping the feed of fattening hogs is a
waste of grain. That educating child
rem properly is money lent at 10 per
cent. That one evening spent at home
in study is more profitable than ten
spent in lounging about saloons and
towns. That COWS should be MIXED reg
ularly and clean. 80
THINGS THAT PAY.-It pays to have a
garden, if you will take care of it; if you
can't or won't, don't attempt it. Per-
haps dozen of your neighbors are in
\ the same fix; in which case you might
club together and hire a gardener Oh
the cooperative plan" If you make
garden, it pays to enrich the ground
literally. Nothing from nothing is one
Of natures bylaws. if not a part Of the
constitution of things. Stable manure is
adequate for nearly all purposes, but
good superphosphate is more convent
ent, and has the advantage Of being free
4 from weeds. The value Of wood ashes,
especially for potatoes, peas, early beans,
ETC., is also very great. 1t pays to with
hold your seeding until the ground is
dry and can be thoroughly pulverized,
particularly for all root crops, and for
| corn. Tie distorted and crooked pars-
nips, satisfy and radishes, and the slow
growing and stunted corn: are results
generally due to soggy and lumpy soil.