Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-21

simple remedy and will afford some re-
lief. Prevention Is the best. -RUraI
NetU Yorker.
A PLAN in use in South Australia for
leading cattle, said to be very effective,
Is as follows: Tie the end of the rope
around the base of the near horn; pass
the Line across the forehead, back behind
the horns and under the back of the
near ear, thence up between the ropes
and the animals forehead. When
hauled taut hitch is made which takes
IN the ear, the least pressure upon which
by pulling the rope, it is said, prevents
the most obstinate beast from hanging
back.
If you desire to obtain some rhubarb
early IN the spring, before frosts are
gone, procure two or three barrels and
place each over a good, strong plant:
cover over and place around the barrels
good heap of warm syable-manure.
and In about two weeks you can expect
good supply Of succuleDt and tender
rhubarb, which you will find to be much
superior to that obtained in the ordin-
airy way. But plants so forced must be
literally treated afterwards, in order
pA""O NAANJ AS~CAFG LIZ
THE scraping Of trees with some blunt
instrument Can old hoe for inetance)
tends to remove the old bark scales, and
break up the refuge of various insects.
When there comes q moist drizzly spell,
go over the scraped bark with good soft
soap, made thin enough with water to
apply with brush. Paint over thick
coat of this soap and leave the rest to the
rains. Later IN the season the trees will
appear as if furnished with mahogany
trunks.
The Boston American CGltiVator states
that s. the first and most important con-
slderatiOn in selecting a spot for the
garden IS the situation. The most suit
able is very gentle inclination toward
the east or southeast, that it may have
all the advantages of morning sun. The
next preferable exposure Is south or
southwest; if sheltered from the north
or northwest SO much the better. AL.
ways avoid, if possible, the neighbor-
hood of large spreading trees, as their
roots will exhaust the soil, and their
shade inlure the crops"
AT no other time of the year more
than at the close of winter and during the
early part of spring will it pay 10 give
special attention to the brood soWs. A
litter of pigs lost now cannot be replaced
until next summer, and even then only
with young things too late to be fat
tened until the following year. Early
spring pigs usually make the best re-
turns, whether intended for fattening or
to be sold as breeders. Owing, how
ever to the absence of grass or other
succulent feed at this season, soWs will
not usually dc well unless special care
be taken III their feeding and manage
ment.
The Michigan Farmer says the reason
why creamery butter is better than the
ordinary farm or dairy article is that at
the factory there is enough to do to keep
one or more persons employed all the
time, and they are always Cn hand to
perform each operation al the right time.
They always have ice or cold spring
water, so as to control the temperature,
and every operation can be done at the
best time. One reason why family but
ter cannot be made as good as That at
the factory or dairy is that there is not
enough milk together. With one or two
COWS, two or three days must elapse be-
tween the churDlngs, and in hot weather
the cream cannot, under ordinary cir
cumstances, be kept good for this length
of time, and if the cream is allowed to
become oyer-rpe the butter cannot have
good flavor.
a CORRESPONDENT of an Iowa paper
writes: The prevailing custom of raising
cabbage plants III hot-bed or frame,
and after ward transplanting them, is
mistake. We have experimental for
several years, using both modes, and
Invariably get the best results from
planting the seeds IN the hills where we
wish them to grow, planting three or
four seeds in each hill and thinning
them out after they show the fourth
leaves, taking the poorest plants out.
and leaving only the strongest plants.
Last year, OF my cabbage planted in this
way, several weighed over twenty-five
pounds, while those from plants care
fully set out in the usual way, and with
the same cultivation, would weigh
scarcely ten pounds. TRANSFORMING
checks the growth at the most critical
time, and the retarded plants show the
effects during the whole season, and are
less likely to head.