Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-06-15
SEASONABLE FARM NOTES.

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pounds, contains $50, 900 kernels.
SALT is as necessary to stock as to
humans. A quantity of it should be al
ways within their reach.
FREQUENTLY cultivation is necessary
to destroy the weeds in the corn field
and to keep the soil mellow.
VINES are said to extract from the soil
only about three-fourths the quantity of
potash and phOsphoric acid which the
cereals take up.
THERE are a number of enemies to
young chickens-rats, owls and hawks
being the most destructive. To keep
these away, provide coops that can be
closed at night.
FARMERS frequently stop the
cultivation of hoed crops too soon and
allow the weeds to gain possession of
the soil. Cultivate early and often
should be the rule for corn.
MULCHING prevents the baking of the
soil. On our black prairies the extreme
heat of summer takes hold with great eff
feet, extending so deep as to do much
injury to the fibrous roots.
The rye ground that is cleared by
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and planted to fodder corn. Hungarian
grass may follow the rye, and be cut off
In time for sowing rye in autumn.
1t is true economy to do as much Of
| the work of corn culture as possible
with the horse power. The double
cultivator is more efficient than one for a
| single horse, and does not cost any more
for the driver.
CALVES should have a run in good
piece Of grass. The value of a COW de-
ponds SO much upon the first years
growth that the calf should have the
best of feed, that the mature animal
| may be the most profitable.
TIMOTHY more than any other grass
should be cut in full bloom; if allowed
to ripen seed, the quality of the hay is
inferior. If the haying is begun early
enough, there may not be that rush and
hurry SO often seen upon the farm.
BUCK WHEAT may be sown in June,
and make profitable crop, especially
upon new ground It greatly helps to
loosen up and mellow the soil. The kind
known as Silver Hull is the superior
variety; the yields said to be larger and
the flour better than that of the common
sort.
YOUNG chickens can find good employ
ment in the vegetable garden, and when
large enough to do injury by scratching,
they should still have the run of the Or
chards. The insects that fowls catch are
many of them I'M furious, so that In feed
ing them in this manner, double good
is accomplished.
V0rrNTo MFRS of+o,, ffo-, l,1o
in getting their teeth The gums swell
and the irritation and swelling often
spread to the jaws, cheeks and the whole
head. It may be cured by cutting the
swollen gums over the place where the
second teeth are coming, or drawing the
first teeth with pair of pincers or
pliers.
NOTHING is better in the hay field
than the old-fashioned farmers drink,
"Switchel." This consists of molasses
and water, with enough vinegar to give
a pleasant sharpness; some ginger is
usually added. This satisfies thirst and
is always very welcome to the hands,
vino appreciate any such provision for
comfort.
Cows are now in tie full flow of milk,
| and as June butter is highly priced for
winter use, great care should be taken
with all the dairy operations. Among
the essentials are pure water, good food
for the COWS, and clean management of
the milk and cream in every process,
from the time of drawing the milk from
the udder until the butter is packed.
A PLANT cannot at the same time pro-
duce fruit and propagate itself with the
best results In each case. Therefore, to
secure fine raspberries and large yield.
the suckers must be treated as weeds
and cut out remorselessly with the hoe.
On the same principle, when large straw
berries are desired, the plant should be
grown on what is termed the hill system
and the runners kept out.
IT is claimed by some feeders that 100
pounds of cornmeal and 100 pounds of
bran mixed will give a greater gain in
flesh than 200 pounds of meal fed alone.
Meal and bran mixed is more perfect
feed than meal alone. Bran contains a.
larger percentage of phosphoric acid.
potash and nitrogen than Indian meal.
while the latter contains more oil, sugar
and starch than the former.
PICS that are to be ready for the early
market will require a generous feeding
from the start. The attention that thev
receive now will determine very much
the profits of the piggery. A run to
grass, or, better still, clover, will do
them much good, but good supply of
bran and meal slops must not be forgot
ten. The frame of the animal is built
now, to be filed up later in the season.
SWEDISH turnips may be sown this
month, and should be in drills thirty
inches apart. 1t is best to put in plenty
of seed, to insure uniform growth--it