Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-10-06

| shall be warm III winter, cool IN summer
and sunny and airy at all times.
Fowls during molting require more
warm and more generous diet during
this time of drain upon the system.
SELLING pure-bred chickens in the fall
is becoming popular among fanciers.
This gives q seml-annual boom to the
poultry business.
In finishing up the cultivation of
| fields leave the land as level as possible,
as it will facilitate the gathering of the
crops.
ONE great element of success in keep
ing poultry is undoubtedly real inter-
est in the work-a love for ton the
part of the owner or attendant.
THOSE who raise ducks near rivers or
streams should remember that musk
rats, minks and turtles, and also house
rats, have particular liking for young
ducks. -Poultfy Monthly.
A WRITER in the Country Gentleman
thinks that bark bursting, or sap-burst-
ing, is the result of flow of sap late in
the season, during warm weather, too
late to form layer of wood, and the
frost of winter, finding it in liquid
SUutS, CdllScO ICS w lOI LII lluNicI UlIS Udlh,
bursting it from the wood.
Ii herd of sheep get plenty of hay,
of which half is clover, three-quarters of
| a pound daily for each sheep of mixed
grain of corn, oats, rye, and buckwheat,
with occasional rations of potatoes,
beets, or turnips, and salt once a week,
they are well fed Pine and hemlock
brush are not to any benefit, and may
be injurious.
| OLD meadows may be quickly reno
waited by cutting up what may be left of
the old sod, with a disk harrow, then ap-
plying good coat of fine manure and
seeding with timothy and clover The
surface may be rolled after the grass
seed is sown to make the surface smooth
for the mower. A good mixture of seeds
for meadow hay is orchard grass and
Kentucky blue grass. one bushel each,
and six pounds Of red clover.
DRAINS should be made before the
soil is prepared for the seeding.
During dry weather drains can
be dug at much less expense than
when the soil is full of water. In max
ing drain, it must be remembered that
its value largely depends upon the thor
oughness with which the work is done.
A drain to be a paying investment must
be a permanent improvement. tits bet
ter to make single drain that will last
than a large number, with the same
money, that are imperfect, and will be
constant sources of trouble.
LONG exposure to wet and mud at
this time of year frequently produces
cracks and other troubles in horses feet.
| The prevention is in keeping the feet
clean, by frequently washing and WHIP
ing dry with a coarse cloth. A little
crude petroleum applied to the feet be-
| fore the horses are taken from the sta
BILE will help greatly in preventing them
from becoming cracked. If the feet are
already in bad shape they should be
bandaged and the horse kept where it is
dry. Cleanliness is the most effective
prevention of troubles with the horses
feet.
The new corn crop, which is i'm
mense, is now ready to feed to hogs.
There is no time at which corn can be
so p1oftabIy fed to hogs as when it is in
full milk. They will fatten faster on it
are good price and corn plenty. Wait
| uOU ClOeIOI udll IL OuU 10 buGIl.
For while give it to them stalks and
corn together. While sucking the
sweet juice of the stalks they will
neither need nor use much water But
| it is no waste of corn to feed them in
full milk, and the months of August,
| September and October are worth nearly
all the balance of the year for fattening
hogs.
Cows giving milk should not be allow
ed to fall off in quantity. from INSULT
Gent feed. It is more difficult to in
crease the flow of milk after shrinkage
from the lack of full feed than to keep
up high activity of the secretion by
artificial feed. When the habit of di-
minished milk secretion at particular
time of year is established, as it will by
repetition, 1t is not always easy to pre-
vent it entirely by liberal feeding. The
| habit will also be transmitted to the off
spring as family characteristic that
will diminish the value of the animal as
producer of milk. Give the COWS extra
feed as soon as the pasture begins to get
short.
MUTTON is very healthful food. It is
the cheapest meat for the farmer. It's
cost is comparatively small, as the fleece
from good breed will pay for its keep
ing. Then there is an additional profit
in the lambs. When the animal is kill
ed at home there is the pelt, as well as
the rich droppings, which will make an
excellent manure. The pastures will
also be well cleared of weeds. With the
exception of poultry, mutton is also the
most convenient meat for the farmer.
A sheep is easily killed and dressed by
single hand in an hour, and in the
warmest weather it can be disposed of
before it spoils. Science and experience
both declare it to be the healthiest kind
OF meat, and foolish prejudice alone
leads to preference for pork.
HEAvEs or broken wind in horses is
not readily cured, but the distress of the
animal may be alleviated by giving
proper care and attention to his food.
| Give no musty hay, avoid all kinds con-