Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-11
the going to and from the field while

planting.
A KANSAS farmer gives the following
DIRECTIONS for raising artichokes. Plow
Gle ground very early in the spring: cut
the tubers to one eye in each piece nlan+
- by ! feet apaf, and cuItivate the
same as early potatoes; the richer the
ground the better. They will yield from
6OO to 900 bushels per acre In rich soil
VII go"d cultivation. The tops can be
gathered and cured same as corn fodder.
Stock will eat them as readily as hay
or corn fodder. Should You wish to
clean your ground of them, let them
grow y or Is inches in the spring, then
turn your stock onto them; theV are as
easily destroyed as potatoes.
How much more money is there IN
horse than steer? Looking over mar
ket reports one may see that q fairly good
working horse at five years old will sell
very readily for III to 20 cents a pound
live weight; while carriage team will
bring so cents to 81 pound. The hoof
thus beats the horn by very great odds.
and, moreover, it costs no more to bring
1t to maturity. A yearling colt of ordi-
nary kinds Is easily sold for $75, which
Is twice or thrice the value of yearling
steer, yet the former costs no more TO
raise. A work horse four or five years
old brings $3.50 to $175, and good teams
have recently brought in Kentucky all
the way from 81. $50 to S., 800.
HE more freely plant is growing
the more water it will require; and the
more 1t grows the more light and sun
Will 1t need. In all cases those which
seem to grow the fastest should be placed
nearest the light. The best aspect for
room plants is in the southeast. They
seem like animals In their affection for
tie morning sun. The first morning ray
Is worth dozen in the evening. Should
any of our fair readers find her plants.
by some unlucky calculation, frozen in
the morning, do not remove them at
once to warm place, but dip them in
cold water and set them In dark spot
where they will barely escape freezing.
Sunlight will only help the frost's de-
structive powers.
Fin driving about the country one sees
q farm house, the yard of which shows
neatness and taste, he is quite safe in
giving the credit of this to the woman of
the house. When woman determines
that the front yard shall be improved il
is generally done Having in vain asked
the men folk to undertake the Job. she
has only to begin the work herself, when
the men will be shamed into helping, and
the work goes on apace. This influence
OF woman is not confined to the embel-
llshment of private grounds, but in some
places women have undertaken public
improvements. In many villages are
shaded streets and neat public green.
where they we're not known before.
thanks to the enterprise of few ener-
getlc women. -AgricuLturiSt.
MUSK MELONS thrive best in light. en-
riched soil. Plant early in May when
danger of frost is over, and the ground
has become warm and dry, in hills feet
apart each way. Previous to sowing the
seed, nix few shovelfuls of well-rotted
manure in each hill, and plant twelve to
fifteen seeds; after all danger of the bugs
is over, thin out to three plants per hill.
When ABOUT one foot long, pinch off the
tips, t. make them branch, as 1t
strengthens the growth Of the vines, and
makes The fruit mature earlier. When the
ground s heavy, dig holes or 4 feet
IN diameter and Is inches deep; FL these
with Ompost of well-rotted manure
mixed with rich light soil and sand; raise
the hills above the level. Be careful not
to plant pumpkins or squashes near them,
as they viii hybridize.
EvERYfarmer who pays any attention
to his pmltry should by all means raise
small patch of sunfowers. The Kansas
City Tines says that they will pay well
on any kind of soil, but, of course, as
with all farm crops, reasonably good soil
should be selected, as the result viii be
far more profitable. Plough and harrow
as for com. Lay off in drills three and
half or four feet apart and SOW the
seed-two or three seed every ten or fif-
teen inches-sC that when they come up
and are thinned they will not stand over
inches apart The cultivation
should be the same as for corn-suf-
fcient to keep down the weeds, and the
soil stirred, so as to cause as rapid
growth as possible. When ripe they
should be gathered as soon as possible, as
the birds are very fond of them and viii
rapidly make serious inroads if left
standing. We plant our corn-feld beans
among our sunhowers In preference to
among corn. For chicken feed the
mammoth Russian is the best, as the
flowers are very large and yield guam
tity of large, oily seed.