Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-11
SEASONAL FARM NOTES.

Gigs Ihey should De Killed at once be-
fore they teach others.
TINS do: When you have a good COW,
keep II; when you see good COW. buy
1t; when you have poor cow, sell II.
Do not follow corn with oats. It Is
not b desirable rotation. II possible
take root crop after the colp and let
the oats follow the roots. Clover ay be
seeded down with the oats.
THERE is al aovantage In growing
some kinds OF trees irom the seed where
the tree is expected to remain. The
peach tree 10 longer lived if never trans
planted, and 1t bud6ed at one year Will
soon get into bearing.
IT is stated that English farmers find
1t impossible to maintain the fertility of
their land without sheep, and in some
parts OF England there are three sheep
to four acres, while in this country the
proportion Is one to thirty acres.
Watch carefully your sitting hens and
be sure they are all on their right nests,
and that no eggs. are left to chill, by two
hens getting on one nest, also If any eggs
get broken, make fresh nest and wash
the remaining eggs carefully in tepid
water.
IT does not pay to try to get calf
from a COW oftener than once in twelve
months. If the time for droppinga calf
is to be changed, make the period longer
instead OF shorter. The COW needs some
time after calving to recover strength
before being again subjected TO calf-bear-
ing.
A LAMB saved now may be worth dol
lars next fall. What is called "bad
luck IN raising lambs is sometimes bad
management. or no management at all.
Ii the sheep are healthy, nearly every
one we'll formed should be raised, and
nothing pays better than close personal
attention to them,
TOWARD spring horses should be cur
ried more frequently to aid in removing
the old coat. A small quantity of oil
meal should be added to the feed, which
will also greatly assist in the removal.
The oil meal should be discontinued be-
fore the working season begins. It makes
a glossy coat, but will soon spoil with
daily hard work.
LIMA beans, like onions, are an ex-
ception to the general rule that requires
rotation in farm crops. Isaac Eyre
stated at Pennsylvania agricultural
society's meeting recently that the Land
reths have raised limas on the same
ground for many years, with much the
same experience as results from raising
onions IN the same way.
EVERY care should be taken to secure
stocky tomato plants. On the small
scale, it will pay to protect with paper
or other screens against an unexpected
frost. In the garden, tomatoes should
have trellis or other support Individ-
ual plants may have three barrel hoops.
held 10 place by lacking them to stakes.
AgTicetltotrisf
M1LIET is an excellent fodder plant, of
which cows are exceedingly fond. 1t is
warm-weather crop, and needs to be
grown Oh light, sandy soil. By ma
nuring well it may be made to produce
from two to five tons of hav to the acre.
A copious flow of milk is produced by
cutting the millet, sailing slightly, mois-
tenlDg, and sprinkling with a little meal.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Indiana
Farmer states that he raised eight
acres of corn last year IN the old-fash-
Toned way, with an expenditure of sew
enteen days labor, worth S33, and 81. %
for seed corn. Estimating the rent at
$50, his eight-acre crop cost S66 25.
The yield was 624 bushels, worth, at 40
cents, $249.60. This gave a net profit
of 1888. 35 aud the cornstalks.
Iris of the utmost u1portance in March
and April that the chicks be kept from
dampness and chilly winds which accom-
pany these months. A heap of sand or
dry coal ashes spread over the floor, Will
serve good purpose in keeping them
clean and healthy. Next in importance
to good care is generous and judicious
feeding. Above all things do not feed
the younglings on sour, sloppy scorn
meal
INSECTS of different species are at
tracted to the plants suited to the wants
of their offspring by the sense of smell,
and that If some odor strong enough TO
overcome the natural odor Of the plant,
can be applied to the plant
or the earth around it, it will no longer
attract the insect, but will escape its
There are many strong
odors, carbolic acid, for example, that
might be employed for such purposes.
SOME one suggests the plan of put
ting farm poultry-houses on wheels, that
they may be moved from place to place
thus giving to the fowls fresh pastur-
age, clean surroundings, access to the
stubble-felds after harvest, plenty of
pure air, insects and other food. Only
a few moments would be required for
moving the wagon from place to place;
but there might be times when tramping
to distant fields to attend to the poultry
might be somewhat unpleasant.
IF you wish to start bed of aspara-
gus from seed, prepare light, rich soil,
early in the spring; soak the seed twenty
four hours in warm water, then SOW in
drills one foot apart. Thin the plants to
three inches in the row. The second sea-
son transplant to permanent bed, pre-
pared with well-rotted manure. After
the second season manure should be ap-
piled as s. top dressing. An application
of salt-two quarts to the square rod
will be found beneficial. So says Waldo
F. Brown IN his catalogue.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Country
Gentleman avoids the necessity for set
ting out stakes for tomatoes by starting
into growth sunhower seeds. To prevent