Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
FARM AND GARDEN.

Ing VI uUS lO1C6. anu Gu0 Cuu rs uOU YET.
ONE of the new features of the times
is the shipment of breeding cattle from
England TO China and japan.
A CORRESPONDENT in an exchange
yearns for machine that will cut and
shock corn run by horse power.
The activity of the hen is demonstrate
ed by the fact that collectively in this
country they produce annually nine
thousand million eggs.
IT should be borne in mind that rad
ishes must have plenty of room, and be
grown quickly, or they will invariably
be tough and wormy.
Do not yearn too much after more
acres. Remember in these latter DAYS it
does not require The tilling of call Gre
alton to obtain livelihood.
THE national Pathological Association
will be held in Philadelphia in Septem-
Der next, beginning on Wednesday the
18th and lasting three days.
The small farm is now becoming very
popular. The intensive method Of pro-
ductiOn does not require man to be like
Alexander Selkirk, "Monarch of all
survey"
The farmer who experiments is no
longer mere drudge, but learns to love
his calling and improve his methods, and
to develop better manhood than he who
follows dull routine.
LEANING corn says the Ohio Farmer,
was originated by Christopher Leaning,
Hamilton County, o., sixty years ago.
1t was extensively grown along the Little
Miami and generally known as Leaning
corn.
PERSONS who desire cheap luxury
during the summer and fall should plant
sweet corn at intervals of week till the
last of June. By that means they will
have supply of ears fit for the table till
the occurrence of heavy frosts.
PREPARE now the poisoned plaster
wherewith to fight the potato bug.
Use one pound of Paris green to bar
rel of fine plaster, mix it thoroughly, and
keep the barrel in a dry place ready for
use.
GOOD hay caps can be made as cheap
as they can be bought, or cheaper
Take a square of 54-inch sheeting, hem
it and make loop at each corner by
which it can be pegged down to the
hay-cock.
OUR soils, In the majority of cases,
still possess abundant fertility. Most
that is needed is such preparations as
will make it available for cropping. In
creased cultivation is the secret and key
of increased yields.
''LIKEs produce like" is reasons i0ter-
probation of natura's law. "What man
soweth that shall he reap"is Gods direct
enunciation of the same law in spir-
1tural sense. The Importance of good
seed is apparent 1t is vain to expect
good crop without it.
BREEDING sows should be allowed to
make their own nests. Ia this, as Is
nearly always the case, brute instinct is
superior to mans ingenuity. If the
weather is warm they want very little
material. Dry grass or straw is the best
to supply them with.
A PORTION of the milk on farms, usu-
ally going 10 the pig trough, may be
diverted to the use of the poultry with
great advantage. Eggs are worth %
cents a dozen and poultry 90 cents
pound when pork brings but 10 cents a
pound in the market.
The best way to apply fertilizers on
sandy land is to spread them broadcast
on top of the soil, between the rows of
the crops, and then, as the rain dissolves
them and they leach down, the rootlets
of the crop will absorb the greater part
of the elements of these fertilizers.
The Russian mulberry can be easily
raised from the seed. Sow them in gar
den drills or boxes. If in the latter,
transplant when the seedlings have made
two inches of growth. If in drills, let
Cover them with hay or straw for the
winter.
The famous Greeley farm in Chappa-
qua, Westchester County, n. Y, Will
before long be sold under the provisions
of Mr.. Greeley's viii The farm con-
tains eighty acres, and has several
buildings upon it, including Mr.. Gree
ley's big stone barn. The old house in
which he wrote his works on farming
was burned several years ago.
HERE are certain crops that the
farmer must always grow, still it is a
wise policy to put in some crop that his
nelghbors are not going to raise. If ev-
erybody is going to grow early potatoes,
then put in early cabbages. It does not
pay to grow crop that will glut the
market.
The Early Conqueror is not only one
OF the earliest tomatoes, but one of the
most productive varieties. Vine of me-
dium size, irregular and frequently
slightly corrugated. It's color is beau
tiful crimson-scarlet, sometimes dotted
and splashed with gold. The quality is
excellent.
A BILL has passed the lower house of
the Massachusetts legislature granting
bounty of ST ton on sugar heets,
sorghum or sugar-cane, which shall be
used in the manufacture of sugar. New
Jersey last year gave bounty of 81 a
ton on cane and one cent a pound on
sugar. We are glad to see the example
being followed elsewhere.
ONE of the best of the early varieties of
potatoes is the Beauty of Hebron. In
some sections it proves earlier than the
Early Rose, and in others it is reported