Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-29
Production.

1881. ....................1 63, 1000 Ola
AN authority on poultry says: Liberal
feeding means liberal profits; fowls
scantily fed pay scanty profits; neglect
means loss Of what you do give them.
AS a rule. feed we'll or kill the flock.
This should be the rule, for the results
above named are as sure to follow as day
is sure to follow sunrise.
THERE is much refuse fat from the
kitchen that can be turned to good ac-
count by feeding to the hens. OF course
where soap is made it will be used in
that way, but it is a question whether
it is not much easier and profitable to
buy soap and make the hens lay by feed
ing them with fat. Everything that is
not wanted for drippilgs for cooking
purposes should be boiled up with the
vegetables for the fowls. -Rurak Home.
VERNIN are the greatest pests to fowls.
They are worse IN the winter than at
other times, because the fowls are con-
fined more closely, and have not oppor-
tunities to free themselves. Lice may
be destroyed by whitewashing the house
and roofs with Lme-wash mixed with
carbolic acid. Fleas may be destroyed
by thoroughly greasing the roosts. Clean
straw should be supplied to the nests,
aud glass nest-eggs provided for early
layers. A glass-covered coop will be
useful for an early sitting hen and q
young brood Of chickens.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Woman's
Journal writing rather Indignantly of
DR.. Hollands picture, OF an economical
New England farmer quotes one Of his
phrases: Something of grace ana
lovableuess was lost, and says, That
expression comes about as near stating
the real facts in the case as If he should
say of man who had burned down the
wheat in his field and sowed Canada
thistles in its place, that 'he somewhat
injured my wheat crop"
FLOUR of sulphur is simple and eff
fectlve remedy against worms in pigs,
and the animals readily partake Of it,
when mixed In Cruel or other sloppy
food. For pigs under three months ODD,
teaspoontul is dose, and for older
ones a small tablespoonful. 1t may be
given four days IN succession, morning
and evening, and repeated every other
week. Give plenty Of sour milk, green
y
onions. Avoid stagnant and putrld
water. Give access to charcoal and
ashes.
1t appears from series of expert
ments OF the Agricultural Academy of
Eldena, that Holland COWS consume
about pounds Of hay, or its equivalent,
for every quart of milk. Another series
of experiments conducted by Villeroy
resulted IN showing that 100 pounds of
hay produced in Hollanders 20 quarts of
milk, in Devons, 19 quarts, and In
HerefOrds Is quarts. On comparison
of these figures with other data it APP
pears that the average for the breeds is
about 6 pounds of hay, or its equivalent
for one quart Of milk
The Light Brahma, when bread to it's
highest standing, ranks second to none
among pure bred poultry. either for
beauty or profit. They DO not develop
as quickly as some of the Cochin varie-
ties, but when 8 months old the Cochin
will weigh form 8 to IL pounds, and
cocks from 16 to is months from II to
Ia pounds. There are instances when
they have weighed as high as l6 pounds,
but they are exceptions and not the
rule. The pullets will average to 10
pounds, and hens from 9 to II pounds.
They are 80 we'll known that further de-
scription would be superhuous.
Scan StOcEa7lGn.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Rural Homo
says: L learned one OF two things about
butter last spring. One of them is tina /,
butter of all kinds should either be made
stiff and set away in cool place, or. if
not made stiff, should be put in gallon
or half gallon jars, and either sealed up
or thick paper Gold letter paper will do)
brushed over with the white of ON egg,
fastened securely over the top. Before
sealing them up, however, it is well to
put about half teacup of sugar over the
top of each, but if made thick enough
they will not need it. In canning fruit