Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-08-17
SEASONABLE FARM NOTES.

GARAFFIN OIL mixed With lard to pre-
vent its running will kill lice on fowls.
The late-set fruit that cannot ripen
should be removed, thus giving all the
nourishment to the earlier-set fruit.
PETER HENDERSON says that the shall
lower seeds can be sown, SO that they
have sufficient moisture and are excluded
from the light, the better.
TOMATO vines should be kept tied to
the frame provided for them, otherwise
keep the fruit from the ground by plac-
ing straw or brush under it.
SCATTER white powdered hellebore
over the currants and gooseberries when
damp with rain OF dew, or put handful
in a pail of water and sprinkle bushes
when foliage is dry.
MR.. VIVIAN, of England, makes the
statement that the shorthorn COW Tripa-
way gave cream enough from her milk
to make two hundred and fifty pounds of
butter in six months.
The following is said to be an antidote
for blight in pear trees: One quart of
Stacked lime, one quart OF bone phos-
phate, and one ounce of sulphur, sprin-
killed. under each tree.
WHEN ensilage is not fed at just the
right time all the work expended upon it
is lost. In addition it must be fed with
the right proportion of winter grain to
make it a complete food.
RoUP is a sort of catarrh. The nostrils
discharge matter which has disagree
able odor, and the breath is thick and
wheezy. It does not hinder the patient
from freely moving about.
WHEAT requires deep, rich and mel
low soil. All the hard Jumps should be
broken up by the harrow and pulverized,
using a field roller to aid in this work if
the harrow does not bring them to fine
stase.
SUCH poultry feed as will swell much
after eating should be soaked and swelled
before it is fed, and especially in the
case of quite small chickens. Corn meal
freshly wet up has killed many q
chicken.
The effect of plaster is not so marked
and satisfactory on wet land as on dry;
on sandy or gravelly loan it's effect is
something marvellous. For potatoes,
plaster may also be applied to the young
plants before hoeing.
cure for garget in cows Eight drops of
tincture of aconite dropped on piece of
bread and mixed with the food at night.
Next morning four drops more given in
the same manner will generally complete
the cure.
For general purposes on the farm,
castor oil, with little kerosene added, is
the best lubricator and preserver. For
saws, mowers, buggies, etc., it furnishes
more body, with less gum, than most
oil. The amount of kerosene, if any, to
be added, must be governed by the pur-
pose for which it is designed
The ensilage talk and practice seems
to have awakened new interest in hay
making. Those who pretend to make
make hay will not wish to cure it mouldy,
like the crust of an ensilage pit. Hence
greater pains will be taken in drying,
cooking and all the curing processes to
retain the natural aroma Of the forage in
the NOW.
A CAREFUL observer reports that he
has seen toad swallow fifty-four rose
bugs for a single meal, and another feast
on five large green caterpillars, two
thirds the size of a lady's little finger.
They will even take the hairy caterpillars
that most birds dislike. Farmers and
gardeners would do well to cultivate so
useful though humble friends as these.
A FARMER who had much experience
in draining land says that when quick
sand or unsound ground occurs drains
should be cut wider and in some cases
deeper, with their Sods trampled down
oil 70 "a
stone conduits are introduced. Sods
thus placed always admit water freely
and the substrata in consequence very
soon becomes solid.
WHEN other work will permit, it is
best to pillow the land for fall-sowing
soon after the haying and harvesting is
over. This avoids the drouth-dried soil
that is frequently found later in the
season, besides turning under the weeds
before they have time to ripen their
seeds. Thorough use of the cultivator
will prepare the early-plowed land for
seed when sowing time comes.
No attempt should be made to grow
any crop in the orchard without heavy
manuring but if no crop is grown
heavy mulching will keep the trees in
thrifty condition until they come into
bearing, providing the land was in good
condition when the trees were set. When
the trees begin to produce fruit, every
few years the land should receive a good
dressing of manure, which should be
spread on the surface before mulching.
THOSE who desire a good growth of
green fodder for early spring soiling
should not fail to SOW a field of rye dur
ing the last of August or early in Sep
TENDER. The soil. if not naturally rich,
must be made SO by an application of
barnyard manure, or an equivalent in
some good fertilizer. afterwards plowed
and made fine with the harrow. Such
crop, after being cut next spring, will
up again and give three or more cuttings
through the season @
A PENNSYLVANIA farmer who has tried
it recommends that when the spring SOW
ing of clover seed does not "catch,"
owing to drought or other causes, that
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