Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-06-29
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WAGON spokes made of yellow locust
will outlast two sets OF oak feloes.
POULTRY well cared for will always
pay and give satisfaction, while they will
afford much pleasure.
WAR on the weeds is now the order of
the day. Weeds destroy the crop, the
soil and the character of the owner.
BOILED cabbage and potato skins are
highly reGshed by laying hens. Onions
are regular delicacy for al kinds of
poultry.
CUT worms are very poor climbers, and
much of the damage they do to tomato
plants may be avoided by making COM
pact mound about the plants as large as
an inverted tea cup.
LEG weakness is not common thing
among fowl accustomed to free range,
but it is difficult to cure permanently.
Better decapitate at once unless the
bird is valuable one.
The best way to raise stock of all kind
is the most natural way. If you are
raising calves let the food (milkl be of
the natural temperature and fed slowly.
Natures way is always the best.
HORN shavings are valuable as
manure by reason of their slow decom-
position, giving out ammonia for long
| time. They also contain a small guam
tity of carbonate and phosphate of lime.
WITH one peck or eight pounds of
oats daily, and with moderate work,
| young, hearty horse will consume ten
pounds of hay. If q large horse he may
eat fifteen pounds. He should have all
he will eat clean.
CALVES should have run in a good
piece of grass. The value of 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.
The best -deodorizer in stables is
ground plaster. 1t may be sprinkled
about the stalls and over the manure
heap daily. It will absorb the am
moniacal odors and retain them, thus in
creasing the value of the manure.
A FEW sheep could be kept upon every
dairy farm with profit, and would be
benefit to the pastures, eating that which
the COWS rejected, and when in winter
quarters they would eat much the COWS
refused, and SO would be of very small
extra cost.
SooT contains large amount of am
monia when first brought from the
| chimney. SCOT also aEsorbs ammonia
after it has been spread upon the land;
| it also contains large amount of creo-
| sote, which is useful in destroying in
sects. besides being an excellent fer
tilizer for all kinds of crops.
| WHEN corn and oats are ground up to-
| gether they afford an excellent feed for
horses, when fed with hay or wheat
straw which furnish bulk. When the
grain is SO ground together in equal
parts by weight, will make three fair
rations, or one days feed for an average
horse having moderate exercise.
IT is very important that thinning
seedlings should be done before the
plants become weakened and misshapen
by being too close together. In thin
ming turnips, beats, onions and carrots,
do not let them stand too close, or they
will have large tops at the expense Of
the roots. The sun and air must have
free access to them.
WEEN fattening an animal for beef,
let the process be as quick as possible.
Any stint in feeding viii make the meat
tough and dry. Stalled animals will
fatten more readily than others, and
young animals require richer food than
older ones. In winter fattening much
depends upon the warmth of the stable.
The warmer the cattle are kept, the less
food viii be needed.
HoT weather suits the young corn
plant, and so corn grows fastest when
| the sun is warmest If other conditions
are favorable. Thefeeding roots incline
| for this reason to keep In the upper four
or five inch layer of soil. Deep blowing
and deep burying of manure or fertilizers
are therefore not conducive to the
growth of the corn plant. Deep stirring
of the soil, with plows that do not in
vert the soil, are not Objectionable and
may be beneficial.
WHERE potato beetles abound, the
shoots of potatoes are attacked and de-
voured as soon as they appear above the
ground. The vines have no chance
Poisons can not be applied since there is
nothing to apply them to. In such
case, we cut potatoes In slices, sprinkling
them with Paris green or London purple
and strew them over the ground. The
potato beetles will prefer the slices of
potatoes to the vines, and the new
sprouts are thus given chance.
HEALTHY, vigorous fowls may almost
always be detected by the rich color of
the comb, which is sure indication of
health. The comb of diseased fowl al
ways loses color In proportion as the
disease approaches it's worst stages, in
some instances turning black. We
would advise those who suspect disease
among their fowls to give the matter of
the comb close study. AS an index,