Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-04-26
SEASONABLE FARM NOTES.

enough seed for an acre.
COMMON salt is special manure for
asparagus beds when used with rich
barnyard compost.
ENCOURAGE the little wrens by build
ing suitable boxes for them. They are
invaluable as insect destroyers.
ORCHARD grass is very early in growth
and furnishes good hay. It starts out
fresh Immediately after each moving.
The nearer manure can be got to the
surface of the ground and yet be cover
ed up the better, especially for corn
crop.
RED RAsPBERRIEs should be set two
feet apart In rows, and when kept we'll
worked the first year they will fill up
and form continuous hedge Of plants
good for ten years or more.
CERTAIN varieties of evergreens, such
as arbor vitae, are furnished with thick
mass of roots. These should be cut
close contact of the soil around the base
of the plants.
A FRENCH chemist reports that water
made slightly salt, and to which, when
boiling, bran in the proportion of one
quart to every gallon has been added,
has been found in q series of experiments
to increase the yield of milk 25 per cent.
if given to the cows as their ordinary
drink.
A LARGE dry goods box minus bottom
and top, sawed in diagonal direction
will, the Philadelphia Record suggests,
make two hotbed frames one foot high
in front and twenty to twenty-four inch
es at the back, and they may be placed
in position on the sunny side of a build
ing or tall board fence.
l.. l.. EMERY, of Omaha, Neb., says
that the. secret of success in fruit grow
ing in the upper Missouri Valley is to
mulch heavily in summer to keep the
ground moist and the weeds down.
Mulch heavily in winter to keep the
frost in the ground late, thus preventing
early starting of buds and danger from
freezing.
SoILINe cattle is acknowledged to be
the most economical method for those
who practice high farming. All disputes
have subsidized regarding the system ex-
cept the cost of labor required, some
farmers claiming it to be the better plan
when land is high priced and labor
cheap, but profitable when land is cheap
and labor high.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Blacksmith
and Wheelwright says: "The best rem
edy that have ever found for horses
clicking or striking their hind shoes
against the forward ones is to put on
high toe calks and low heels on the hind
shoes. If my brother smiths are in
credulous concerning this remedy, [ adj
wise them to try it and be convinced.
A NOVELTY in the utilization of wire
fences consists in insulating one of the
continuous wires and connecting its ends
with the opposite poles of battery.
Animals coming in contact with this wire
will receive a shock from the electric
current which will effectually debar
them, it is said, from attempting to
break down or override fences of this de-
scription.
The selling of calves when but few
days old is a loss to the farmer. The
milk is ropy and unfit to be sold, while
the calves should not be sent to the
butcher at that age to be used as food.
The loss to The frrmer or dairyman
arises from the fact that calves make
very rapid growth when young, and will
pay for themselves handsomely if kept
until they are really fit for veal
The tomato worm, according to the
entomologists, is such greedy feeder
| that it changes it's skin three times to adj
NIT further capacity for gluttony, and
when transformed into the fully-develop-
ed insect-every tissue and fiber of which
is composed ola tomato leaf-it instinct
lively distinguishes it's favorite forage
afar off by sense of smell, and the larger
the plantation the farther it may be
scented.
A CORRESPONDENT of the ssIndian Farm
er :" keeps his currant and gooseberry
bushes free from worms by the follow
ing: Three ounces of copperas dissolved
in bucketful of water and sprinkled
upon the leaves that are infested. Do
not exceed this proportion of copperas
for fear of injuring the leaves, and
sprinkle the worms when first seen. It
is much easier to kill them then than
when full grown.
SHEEP need air and light, and to be
shut in tight place to inhale the per-
fumes of their own manure is annoying
and unhealthy. But rs sheep have no
forethought they had, better be shut in
when it rains and be let out as soon as
the rain is over. When wet to the skin
in warm rain they suffer no incon-
venience, and then change of freezing
makes more suffering and mortality
among sheep than many are aware of,
and more damage results from the sever
est cold weather when they are dry.
JOSEPH HARRIS recommends the fol-
lowing treatment of the Lima bean:
Put four or five seeds in pot and cover
them an inch deep. After they are up
and the weather is warm, set them out
without disturbing the roots, which is
done by placing the hand on top of the
pot with the plants between the fingers,
and then turn the pot upside down, and
strike the rim gently against any solid
object, when the soil and plants will
come out together. The soil must be
first thoroughly soaked with water to
prevent the earth crumbling off the
roots in taking them out.
HAVANA seed tobacco should always be