Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-28
SEASONABLE FARM NOTES.


vator Of the soil is to plan forsuch crops
as will always be in demand and always
pay; crops that will be in demand year
after year.
CABBAGEs respond quickly to frequent
hoelng. 1t is one of the crops upon
which too much labor cannot be be-
slowed. They should be cultivated
often, even when there are no weeds
among them.
IL you have hers of the right breed
and age, warm and sunny quarters for
them to stay in, and keep them supplied
with everything they need, you will
have eggs, simply because hens can no
more help laying than they can help
breathing.
E. ATKINSON. in the Agricultural Re
view, suggests that leguminous plants
may proftably be used for ensilaging,
and also that waste crops, as those which
grow wild In some localities, may be
made tender and palatable by the ensil-
aging process.
EvERGREENs may be set out later than
many other trees, because they usually
begin growth later. If the young shoots
have not grown more than an inch or so
they will succeed well, provided the es-
sential requisite is observed, of carrying
plenty of soil on the roots.
GRAPFvNEs, pruned at the proper
time, Will send out too many new shoots,
which would grow and make thick
mass of branches and foliage. Rub off
timely all the needless shoots, leaving
the strongest ones equally distributed
along the vine, at distances from eight to
twelve inches.
A SUCCESSFUL Boston florist says that
he seldom fails TO root slips of the most
tender and rare plants. He credits his
success to layer of oats placed under
the usual layer of sand in which the slips
are planted. When moistened they act
as stimulant and feeder to the tender
roots of the slip.
1t is better to have all the ground In
All orchard occupied with vegetables that
can be eaten than to allow any part of it
to grow up with weeds. Edible plants
do not injure the soil any more than
weeds do, and if the first are not planted
the last viii be sure to grow unless the
hoe is frequently used.
MULCHING may be applied to such
young trees as cannot be cultivated with
a horse. A few inches of old straw, cut
grass, long manure or saWdust, spread
in circle about newly-set trees, will
keep the ground moist, smother grass
and weeds, and prevent injury by
Grouth and hot sun. 1t is especially use
full to young cherry trees.
IT has been accidentally discovered
that potatoes, if they can be chilled just
enough, and not too much, will have
their power of termination destroyed,
but without injuring the cooking quail
ity; and also that such potatoes may be
kept for several months without willing
or showing any unfavorable change what
ever in character.
BEARING the off year may be effected
by shearing offing oft all the apple bios
SONS or small fruit on your trees likely
to be overloaded this abundant year.
The work is comparatively easy on
young trees which as yet have small
crops and are more accessible; and it is
more likely to produce permanent
change than an old tree with fixed habit.
BREEDERS have noticed that a remark
able development of the tendency to lay
on fat is usually accompanied by deli
cacy of constitution, dim1L ed secre-
ton of milk and a loss of tecundity.
Very fat animals are not likely TO be
good breeders; In fact, the excessive
production of fat is incompatible with a
high development of the reproductive
powers.
A FEW radish seeds should be planted
every week from the time the frost is out
of the ground till the commencement of
the fall. Spanish radishes for winter
use can be planted as late as the first of
September. Radishes are among the
most valuable of our garden vegetables,
but to be truly excellent they must be
quickly grown and be eaten while they
are tender.
WEEDS should never be permitted to
get an inch high. Go over the garden
beds with steel rake as often as once
week. The labor will be more than
rapid by the increased growth of the
crop. and the weeds will never make
their appearance. The labor will be far
less than is required to clear out weeds
after they have grown several inches and
have checked and partly spoiled the
crop.
1T should not be a rule to feed horse
all that be will eat, bit rather as little as
will keep him well. In this the horse
differs from cattle, sheep and swine. A
horse has no business to be as fat as
hog. In such condition he is not fit to
perform the work which is expected of
him. While he should not be skele-
ton, he should not be a mountain of fat.
He should simply be kept in good condi-
ton.
EXPERIMENTS prove. saws the German
town tow telegraph that IL order 70 insure
he best growth of grass seed, it should
be very slightly covered with earth.