Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-10-20
SEASONABLE FARM NOTES.

some in September and .somein October,
to feed the stock next spring.
ONE-HALF ounce of salt to the pound
of butter is the rule of sailing adopted
by the makers of the celebrated butter
which sells at fancy price in Boston.
If the food which healthy cow con-
sumes in July is like that which she con-
sumes in October, the milk which she
produces should be substantially the
same.
ALL bulbs and plants that die down to
the ground in autumn may be protected
by covering with leaves, straw and ma
nure, but plants that retain their leaves
in winter will not bear such protection.
EVERY dairyman should bear this in
mind, that poor butter or cheese is all
ways the first to feel the effects of a dull
market. The best products are always
inquired for, even on the poorest mar
kets.
KEEP your farm buildings and all
your premises absolutely clean. Use
absorbents such rs dry earth and ashes;
and all offensive gasses will disappear
thereby promoting health and prosper
ity.
NEVER allow a mudhole to remain
around well. If your water is muddy
and impure throw in speck of lime to
purify it. IF animalcrle appear in the
water throw in half gallon of salt to
make them settle to the bottom.
THERE is nothing easier than to re-
move warts from a cows teat. Pull a
hair out of the cows tail, tie it around
the neck of the wart as close to the teat
as you can get it. In few days the
wart will drop off.
POTATOES, or any other root crops,
may be grown in young orchard. [
would not do any injury to grow corn,
but grain crops should not be attempted.
They take from the soil the very
elements which the trees require.
HORSES have been known to get blind
from standing in dark stables. The
stables should be SO lighted that the
light will not fall directly on the horses
eyes. The windows should be at the
rear of the stalls.
An Indiana farmer gathered old bones
and reduced them by placing them in al
ternate layers with ashes, and the next
year use the mixture on melon hill,
and raised the largest crop of melons he
ever saw.
A KANSAS farmer makes the sugges-
ton that rape-seed be sown as soon as a
wheat crop is taken off, to serve the two
fold purpose of growing forage for sheep
and hogs in autumn and to keep down
the growth of weeds liable to flourish.
A CORRESPONDENT advocates cultivat-
ing corn with the double cultivator and
a span of horses in preference to a sim
gle culhvator and one horse, because it
is more economical than single cult
vator and one horse, as it saves the la
Dor of one man.
THE washing of the seed-wheat to
avoid smut Is to be commended. A
solution of blue-stone, of the strength of
one pound to gallon of water, is used
by many. Others use a strong brine,
and some dust air-slacked lime over the
seed, which are previously moistened.
In young horses sweeney, Or wasting
of the muscles of the shoulders, is Of
ten consequence of unsteady pulling
with an ill-htting collar Cupping the
shoulder will not do. Apply for some
time once day a portion of equal
parts of oil of turpentine and tincture
of cantharides. Shake the bottle while
applying the contents. Liberty, out
doors for a run and exercise every day
IN suitable weather is important.
S. G. Moon, Mor1isvllle, Pa, pinches
| off the ends of the young shoots of bear
ing grapevlnes as soon as they have
made three leaves beyond the last bunch
of fruit. His argument is, if this is
not attended to the vines will make a
great amount of wood at the expense of
the crop of fruit. He furthermore
keeps young vines which have not come
into bearing carefully tied up, for if al
lowed to fall on the ground and blow
about they do not make thrifty growth.
A MASSACHUSETTS farmer says that b.
has planted the following crops after the
early peas have been marketed and the
vines pulled with good success: Squash,
horse-radlsh, cabbage, all kinds of tur-
nips, sweet corn, tomatoes, spinach, rye
for fodder, clover to pillow under, corn
fodder and string beans. By getting two
crops from the land the peas do not cost
much, except the cost of the seed, pick
ing and marketing. The second crop is
| VIC H-SAudDiS Ouc, hS tHeTo Is QUIZ one
coat OF manure applied for both crops.
PRoF. A E. BboUNT, of the Colorado
Agricultural College, gives this advice
regarding seed-corn: "Always select
even rowed ears and ears whose rows are
straight, not irregular on the cob. Ears
that taper are the best because better
protected by the husk; and then, too,
the silk-the female part of the plant
remains alive longer My reason for Sc
Letting the top ear for seed is that it is
always more fully developed, more uni
form and more vigorous in it's germi-
nation, having been better fortified
when in the silk"
GEORGE GEDDEs approves of the fol
lowing for farm gate: Two boards, IL
feet by inches, fortop and bottom; one
for main brace 10 feet by inches from
upper (at top of gate) to foot of latch
post; one, II feet by four inches, to cover
the top of gate; two, feet and inches