Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-08-09
sEAsoNABLE FARM NOTES.

III the poultry houses. | "
A OUhTIvAToR is an article that shouId
be allowed no rest by daylight. Keep it
moving all the time. = - rs =.
1T is not proper to expose. stock be-
cause it is summer. Good shelter is
necessary at all times. n p, ,.-t.s.,. .. T..
r LET the hens set if they will, as late
Matched chicks will pay better than to
waste time IN breaking the hen from set
ting. q ,t..s5'<.t" w Is
III A CORRESPONDENT of the Fruit Record
er states that by busting Paris green,
mixed with -four, on plants, the cut
worm is easily killed. Z. ...s'J Il
ONE of the agricultural fellows say we
need not be afraid of the worms lniuring
a crop that is thoroughly cultivated on
the sod of an old pasture. ,.... ....t
- HEN manure carries much less water
| than stable manure, but more nitrogen
and organic matter. The proportions of
| potash and phosphoric acid are nearly
| the same. .a@
| + IT is estimated that an acre of clover
| is equal to ten loads of manure at one
dollar per load. So far as the soil is
concerned it pays better to cut it than to
| Craze, the roots suffer less thereby as
| they are better protected. 3a5. rr.aHH /.
JERUSALEM artichokes have long been
known as a most valuable addition to the
rations of hogs, but the fact that they
are even more valuable as al addition to
| the diet of cattle seems to be less gen
orally recognized. They are hardy,
| yield fair crops on poor and very large
ones on rich soil; are more nutritious
than the potato, and once planted there
will be no need for replanting, as they
are not easily got out of piece of land
after they have become established.
| P1ow the ground in November; be
particular to turn it all over; then in
winter give lightcoat of manure; spread
| evenly, from five to ten loads per acre,
according to fertility of land. Early in
| spring, as soon as the ground is dry
enough, SOW the oats and work them in
with cultivatOr-going over, then
across; level the ground by going once
| over with harrow, and roll if desired,
thus getting them in early. A late
| snow-storm will not hurt them. IF not
put In tue ground early the ground gets
| hard.
The Farmers Home Journal says:
CATER my strawberries were through
fruiting last summer, [ cut the rows
down to six inches in width. I then
applied bone dust, scattered broadcast,
at the rate of 1000 pounds per acre,
and cultivated the ground between the
rows thoroughly with shovel plows. I
left two rows on which no bone dust was
applied. The rows on which bone dust
was placed are now three feet wide and
a perfect mass of very large bloom.
Those that received no bone dust are
about one foot wide, scarcely any bloom,
and that very small. The variety was
crescent. !" ~ ts .ifa .a. . rlr H
"B. F. p" of East Bethany, n. Y,
writes to the Cultivator and Country
Gentlemen q cure for kicking cows, as
follows: "Take snap ring, attach
half-inch cord about a dozen feet in
length, put the snap in the kicker's
nose, drawing the cord around her,
letting it rest Oh her gambrel joints or
below. Let person stand at her shout
der and hold the cord Just tight enough
so that it shall not slip down to the
floor. Amy one can then proceed to
milk her without trouble This course
of treatment pursued for one week has
never failed to cure the most obstinate
kicker, and without any struggle or
harshness. f-
WHEN buying lubricating oil do not
seleNt the so-called machine oil, as o
great many farmers do, but secure first
class lard oil. There is nothing that
equals it for farm machinery. Never
mind if 1t costs a little more, it will go
further than double the pearl colored
machine oil. If your merchant does not
keep a good article of lard oil you can
make it yourself by setting a crock of
lard in warm place so as to collect
the oily part of the lard as it separates
from the stearine. The remaining part
of the lard is not injured for kitchen use.
This oil will prove itself far heavier and
better for farm machinery than any ma
chine oil In the market.
The screw worm, produced by the
common blow-hy, is in some places in
vet seasons troublesome in the sheep
shearing season. In cutting off the tails
of lambs and altering and marketing,
wherever there is drop Of blood in
sight the keen-eyed blow-hy leaves eggs
| that soon change to the screw-worm; and
! I1G SIcCD VIII DC W CRUEL up
by the worms, if not attended to. The
true remedy IL such cases is calomel.
Work it among the worms and in all
parts of the sore. Soon the place be-
comes salivated; after that the flies will
not touch it, and the wound will heal
rapidly. This is the sovereign remedy
and protection used by the stock raisers
of Texas and Louisiana. daniel Dem
| nett. art-. l.---. ~ ..--.-. ,.r.
The Cultivator and Country Gentle
man says in relation to the ox-eye daisy
and its extirpation: There is no easy
way the extirpate ox-eye daisy and leave
the grass growing. The land should be
put through a course of rotat ion. Well
cultivated and clean-hoe crops have
| tendency to reduce it, and dense growth
| of clover smothers it down. Some years
are required to clear the soil thoroughly
| of the foul seeds. We visited farm of
some $50 acres some years ago, on which
the ox-eye daisy had been completely
eradicated, not solitary plant to be
seen. in a region where other farms were