Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
SEASONABLE FARM NOTES,


Fowls must have ample range to do
well.
PICS need dry beds as well as other
animals.
FEED the sheep WELL give them fresh
pure water, and keep them out of the
wet.
Soils which are heavy and contain
much inert vegetable matter are in Eng
land called deaf, which is a good and
poetic characterization.
RHODE ISLAND bent grass is one of the
finest of grasses for lawns when sown
alone, having succulent and nltratiye
heritage OF early and rapid growth and
thriving well under trees.
EVERY farmer who has not should try
patch of sugar beets or mangels this
summer, for his COWS to eat next winter.
He will know then what to do ON q large
scale next year.
CARBoLIC acid mixed with about thirty
parts OF water, and applied with small
brush to the roots of the feathers about
the neck, belly and vent, usually kill or
dispel the vermin on fowls.
THOSE who are in hurry for snap
beans may now SOW the early Mohawk:
being somewhat hardy, slight frosts do
but little damage to it, while. with the
early Valentine and Black W ak. few
days more will be better.
YOU'VE steers less than one year old,
may be broken to yoke by any patient
boy. At first they should be yoked and
tied up until they have become used to
the yoke when they may be led around
and taught to drive.
Now and then a farmer may be found
who annually sows all acre or two of bar
ley. This grain is excellent when mixed
with other sorts for feeding purposes.
The two-rowed and four-rowed are the
principal varieties sown.
Brown snuff put into the wool of
sheep and rubbed on lambs is a sure
death to ticks. Look well to the lambs,
for ticks will draw vigor from them
which no amount of food can counter
balance.
A PENNSYLVANIA farmer cured ring
bone of four years standing on his horse
by using four ounces of saltpeter in q
quart of good vinegar. Dissolve well
and apply by bath or mop. About q
dozen applications cured this case in six
months.
MODERATELY fat animals are the most
profitable. Every fat animal has been
fed at loss during the latter part of it's
feeding. When an animal is ready for
market sell it; if there is feed left buy
some more lean animals and feed them.
The ''nimble sixpence brings the profit.
Donotremove the covering or "mulch'
from the strawberry until the plants
start to grow, and then it should only be
pressed aside, protecting the roots in case
of drought and extreme summer heat.
The mulch will also make clean bed for
the fruit.
AS soon as have my poultry houses
closed [ take the manure and spread it
over my wheat field or on poor spot on
my meadow, and man with one eye
can soon see where [ put it. To put hen
manure in a barrel and keep it year
before placing on crop is, according to
my experience, wrong way.
In selecting stable manure for garden
uses, it is best from stables where saw
dust has been used for bedding. It has
an excellent mechanical effect upon the
soil. But it is well to see to it that there
is not to great a percentage of saw
dust, as there is but little fertilizing
value to it.
The old practice among farmers of an
nually scraping the trunks of apple trees
and afterward applying coat of white
wash is not SO common nowadays as it
used to be. Still the good results fol-
lowing the labor Will we'll repay one.
Underneath the dry and dead bark count
less numbers of vermin make their home;
when the bark is removed and whitewash
applied the destruction of all vermin is
certain
The Early White Egg trrnip for
spring and Purple-Top Striped-Leaved
for fall sowing. Satisfy, or oyster-plant,
white mustard, kale, kohliabi, lettuce,
carrots (the Long Orange), parsnips
(the followed Crowned), may all be
sown now with safety and success, pro-
vided you have good seed and rich soil,
otherwise do not undertake it. Buy
from the market-gardeners.
n CALF WILL ClfaW milk ID Gnf00 MILL
utes, and the nearer mixer can come to
that time the better, A slow mixer
makes the COW impatient, and often
causes her to hold up her milk. The
strippings are the richest part, and if a
COW is MIXED quietly as well as quickly,
there will be more as well as richer milk,
because of the stripping.
The time is now at hand for the an
nual appearance Of the borer. They
make an entrance to the tree at the base
of the trunk, and sometimes just below
the surface of the ground. When young
they are easily removed with the blade Of
a pen-knife or small wire. The borer
more frequently attacks young than old
trees.
The rhubarb, Or s'pie-plant F." as it is
best known in the country, should be