Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-31
seASONABLE FARM NOTES.

readily lrOm Cuttings.
IT is reported that cabbage seed will
be scarce the coming spring SO beware
of old and worthless seeds.
RHUBARB from seed is as easily grown
as beans. But it will no more come true
| than apple seed, Yet you will get some
very good sorts, and may then propa-
gate from the best.
MUCH may be saved in winter feeding
| by keeping grain straw bright and clean.
Straw is not good feed alone, but It's
use will enable the farmer to keep more
stock with his grain and hay than he
| otherwise could.
IT may not be profitable, says Presl-
dent McCann, to provide shade for cattle
by allowing trees to grow in pastures
and occupy land at the expense of grass,
| but there Is in the provision a sense of
comfort that is worth something.
IT Is stated that 't.quite host of
farmers there are who might make duck
raising profitable if they would only
make the effort; for there is as much
profit in breeding ducks for market as
there is in raising any other kind of
stock"
PROF. A. f. FREDDY, of De PAW
College, we'll says that "boys must be
made to love the farm, then they will
stay" As means to this end. don't
make the daily task too burdensome,
and teach them to reap the harvest of
sight and sound.
COLONEL CURTIS tells Blise's Garden
that he would rather have a peck of car
rots each day to go with the oats, than
the same amount of oats for the horses.
For cows, pigs, sheep and poultry they
are equally nourishing and wholesome,
not to mention their great value as a ia
bic vegetable.
Mr.. J. A. STAIRS, Sterling, Kas.,
raised ITO acres of amber cane last year
and considers 1t twice as valuable as any
other forage crop of which he has
knowledge. Horses and mules will
not eat any corn when there is sorghum
In the manger." Other stock like it
equally well and lay on fat fast
We find it stated that Gin Sopth
Africa the raising of cattle has almost
entirely ceased, owing to the fact that
several years ago Holland bull was
carried there afflicted with the lung dis
ease. which, before it could be stopped,
spread beyond control. This should
prove warning to American farmers.
A WRITER says that ne has never failed
to cure garget by the use of beans. He
| feeds one pint of bean meal, mixed with
other meal, for four successive days, and
and has found that quantity sufficient to
| cure the worst cases. He thinks If COWS
were ted with bean meal several times a
year they would never be troubled with
garget.
TURNIPs, according to the Poultry
Yard, are good for fowls in winter, when
the ground is covered with snow and no
grass of obtainable. I (says the CORES
pondent) give two focks of Plymouth
Rocks, thirty In each, SIX quarts Of yell
| low globe turnips once IN two days,
alternating with a little animal food.
| The turnips are chopped fine enough to
| be eaten without difficulty. The skin of
| this vegetable is pungent and has q
| somewhat stimulating effect.
| The first plows made III this country
were made altogether of wood; the
mould being hewn in shape from
a piece of winding timber, on which was
nailed thin covering of sheet iron to
correspond with the twist in the wood.
| Then the share was made of iron, also
the cutter, the beam being a straight
stick. The first cast iron pillow was in
vented by Chas. Newbold, but farmers
would not use 1t, believing that the cast
iron poisoned the soil and decreased It's
fertility.
IN England ram is often rented for
more than the price obtained at sales
for others. For the service of the ram
Little Lord over $3.50 was paid in 1872,
and the next season 1920 was realized.
| For the service of the Shropshire ram
Hero $500 was paid; and many others
| obtained nearly as nigh sums. While
these prices are seemingly high for one
seasons services, it may be stated that
| the lambs born to these sires sell for
very high prices, making the invest
ments very profitable to the renters.
In France, when poultry are dressed.
| the waste products are scrupulousIy
! saved. The feathers are carefully col
| lected and sorted, and when we'll dried
| boiled, the fat skinned off, minced as
| food for poultry and the liquor fed to
| pigs. The combs and kidneys are sold
4 10 pG1Sl1N CODAE. GLG uISb lOI u0COEhb1Qg
and the latter for pies. The head, neck
| and feet are sold to hotels, restaurants,
ETC., for fav0ring sauces, or boiled down
to make chicken jelly.-PoWttry Yard.
THR winter season is a very important
one In the management of fruit trees.
Pruning is especially important. Some
believe that if the foundation of a tree
be properly laid III youth there will be
no necessity to prune an adult tree.
This does not accord with the writer's
experience. An intelligent examination,
both with the saw and knife in hand.
should be made every winter. Real,
good, large, healthy leaves in every part
of tree are of vast Importance, and
these cannot be had when the branches
are close together, smothering one an
| otber.-Er.
WHITE specks in butter are caused by
too rapid souring of the milk or by
keeping the cream in too warm place.
The cream should be stirred every day
as fresh cream is added to it. When
| fresh cream containing more or less