Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21

similar to that found In green corn and
called glucose. Corn in this state is
much relished, and is very fattenlng.
In dry state this sweetness remains I'M
developed"
The oil-cakes and bxans are the foods
rich in pbosphoric acid; straw and
meadow hay are the foods poorest IN this
constituent Lime is most abundant IN
clover hay. bean straw, and turnlps, and
occurs in least quantity IN the cereal
grains and in potatoes. Potash is album
dant in roots, hay, bean-straw, bran and
oil-cake. and is found in smallest guam
tity in cereal grains.
HAVE carefully read all the reports
given by persons engaged in experiment
ing with honey-producing plants, and,
Judging from these reports, sweet clover
(1felSJotus atba) has given the best re-
suits. 1t is very hardy, withstanding
heat or cold, drouth or wet weather;
after once established, is self-seeding;
with proper management can be made to
blossom from the middle of July until it
is too cold weather for bees to fly, and
yields immense quantities of excellent
honey. Some have reported that 1t may
be pastured in the spring, or one crop OF
hay cut instead, and that will then bios
som soon after basswood.-A Bee
keeper.
The amended law of the United States
in respect to timber claims requires but
ten acres to be planted to timber on each
quarter section, or a corresponding pro-
portion ON eighty and forty acre lots.
The conditions are as follows: Five acres
on each quarter section are to be broken
the first year, cropped the second,
and the additional five acres broken,
The third year five acres must be planted
with trees Aka or 2, 700 to the acre. The
fourth year the remaining five acres
which were cropped the third year is to
be planted in The same manner. The
trees are to be cultivated for eight years,
when there must be CTS living trees to
the acre. This obtains patent to the
land.
The following is a capital drink for
the harvest field. When you have any
heavy work to do, do not take any beer,
cider or spirits. By far the best drink
is thin oatmeal and water, with little
sugar. The proportions are one-fourth
pound oatmeal to two or three quarts of
water. 1t should be well boiled, then
one ounce or one and one-half ounce of
brown sugar added. Shake up the oat-
meal well through the liquid. In sum-
mer drink this cold, in winter hot. You
will find it not only quenches thirst, but
will give you more strength and endur-
ance than any other drink. If at any
10 10 Low
as In harvest, increase the oatmeal to one
half pound or three-fourths pound to
three quarts of water. Many will find a
piece of lemon-peel boiled with it an i'm
prOvement.
DIR. JAMES [. EDWARDS, principal of
the Chamberlin Institute at Randolph,
Cattaraugus County, n. Y, is making an
important silo experiment. In a large
barn he has dug a pit forty feet long by
fourteen feet wide. This is cemented to
depth of eight feet, the bottom also be-
ing carefully cemented. The walls of
the silo will be continued up with boards
and sawdust to a depth of sixteen feet,
making total of twenty-four feet. The
upper part of the silos constructed in the
east has been made of masonry, and the
great expense of this part of the work
has been regarded as an Objectionable
feature of the system. DR.. Edwards
thinks by carefully constructing his
woodwork he can accomplish the same
end and make great saving in the cost.
The cement work of his silo, only eigh-
teen feet deep, cost 1915; the upper six
teen feet will only cost fourth of that
amount. His silo when completed will
have capacity of 24O tons.
How the field cricket feeds on grain is
explained by Mr.. F. M. Webster, Water
man, ILL.,: "Cne morning, after rainy
night. as was passing along the high
way, noticed one of our common field
crickets working at kernel of corn that
had dropped from some farmers wagon
on the way to market. The rain had
softened the grain and, after watching
the insect for some time, [ found it was
eating the germ of the softened hernel.
watched patiently until the cricket
seemed to have satisfied its hunger, and
found that the germ had all been eaten
away. Early in the autumn [ found
them In corn fields eating the crowns OF
kernels or ears that had blown to the
ground, something had always before
attributed to mice. The same insect has
annoyed farmers considerably in another
manner. Much Of the harvesting is done
with self-binding harvesting machines,
using cord for binding. Judge of the
surprise and chagrin of the farmer when,
on drawing in his stacks of grain, he
finds, instead of compactly-bound
sheaves, only mass of unbound grain,
the bands of cord having been cut in
many places by the crickets."