Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-01-05

chopped fine (stalk and leaves), and at
once stored in~the vat under pressuse OF
1000 pounds to the square yard to ex-
clude the air and prevent fermentation.
On the 18th of November the silo was
opened, and the ensilage (Which is the
name for the contents) was bright, green,
fresh and succulent. -B0ttinaOre Sata.
WHEN the air cells in the lungs be-
come ruptured the horse is said to be
broken winded, and whatever quacks
may say to the contrary, is incurable,
yet much may be done to palliate the
difficulty. Increase the concentrated
food, such as corn and oats, decrease the
amount of hay, and sprinkle what you
feed with water. Water should be
given in small quantities and bran
mashes every few days.-ChGut0mQu0
Farmer.
The Southern Planter gives the fol-
lowing method of an Albany gentleman
in ascertaining the age of horse more
than nine years old: After the horse it's
nine years old wrinkle comes in the
eyelid at the upper corner of the lower
lid, and every year thereafter he has one
well-defned wrinkle for each year of
his age over nine. If, for instance,
horse has three wrinkles,he is twelve; if
four, thirteen. Add the number of
wrinkles to nine and you will always get
at the age.
A SINGLE loose stone which might be
thrown out in two seconds, is sometimes
struck by wagon wheels fifty times day
OF more than 10000 times year.
Ten thousand blows of sledge hammer
bo,.I xxro7,11 hol ,1x,
demolish it entirely, and the stone does
no less harm because it divides it's blows
among a hundred vehicles. There is,
therefore, probably no investment that
would pay higher rate of profit than
few dollars worth of work in clearing
public highways of loose and fixed
stones. Farmer.
IT appears from a series of expert
ments of the Agricultural Academy of
Eldena, that Holland COWS consume
about five pounds of hay, or it's equiv
alent, for every quart of milk, and Ayr
shires nine pounds of similar feed for
each quart of milk. Another series of
experiments conducted by Villeroy re-
suited in showing that 100 pounds of hay
produced in Hollanders twenty nine
quarts of milk, in Devons, nineteen
quarts, and in Herefords, sixteen quarts.
On a comparison of these figures with
other data it appears that the average
for all breeds is about six pounds Of hay,
for it's equivalent, for one quart of milk.
The age of horned cattle may general
ly be known by rings on the horns till
their tenth year; after that time they
give no indication of age further than
that the animal has passed its tenth
year. The first ring appears on the horn
after the animal is two years old-soon
after, as a general rule though some
times before that age. During the third
year the ring gradually increases, andat
three years of age it is completely form
ed. The second ring appears during the
fourth year, and at the fifth it is COM
plete After that period an additional
ring is formed each year. This rule is
sufficiently plain and even young
farmer needs but little practice to enable
him to read cows age on her horns. A
COW with three rings is six years old;
with four rings she is seven years old.
No new rings are formed after the tenth
year; the deeper rings, however, and the
worn appearance of the horns are pretty
sure indications of old age.-AmaerieGn
,SOckf1d7l and Farmer