Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21

wolly cali. This creature1s the produce
of a Young heifer that was served by a
large Cotswold grade ram. This woolly
bull ram is now nearly two years old,
weighs about ], 900 pounds. and has been
used on several heifers that are soon to
calve bv this cross. The animal is
covered with white curly wool about
two inches in length, which extends
down on the legs. - Breeders Gazette.
The Michigan Farmer says: "The
Dutch Friesian cow Paulina, owned by
Mr.. Thomas McGraw, of Bay City, two
weeks ago dropped bull calf-weight
when dropped 1874 Tbs. The record OF
this COW is wonderful one, and shows
what can be accomplished with well-bred
animals when properly managed and
cared for. When two years old she
dropped heifer calf, weight 85 lbs. She
gave ID, 600 lbs. milk and then dropped
her second calf, bull, weight 1913 lbs.
She gave II, 900 Tbs. of milk. and now,
as four-year-old, drops her third calf
bull, weight 134 TBS.
WHAT is called the "lazy-bed y
method is used in England to consider
able extent in the culture of potatoes,
and is as follows: 1t consists in laying
off the ground IN four or five foot beds,
with intervening trenches from Is to "a
inches In width. After the dung is laid
on the beds, and the potatoes planted on
the surface, the earth from the trenches
is shoveled over the dung on the sets,
which are covered to depth of three or
four inches. A second and further
earthing may be applied as the plauts
advance in growth. No plan is better
for wet bog land, low marshy places and
rocky grounds which obstruct The action
of the pillow.
MANY times the winter also catches
the late Eoulting birds, bristling with
pinfeathers, aud some of the full-hedged.
fuIl-plumed fowls, for lack of something
better to do, soon fall to picking their
doing, half hedged mates. When this
habit is once formed, it is next to impos-
sible to break it up. To avoid this, give
the fowls plenty TO eat, and something
to do besides. Suspend cabbage heads
by the roots within their reach, that
they may peck at them instead. If cab
bage is not at hand, take sheaf of oats,
divide and tie it into small wisps, and
suspend where they may be occupied in
getting out the grain, and tear the bun
dies to pieces and scratch among the
straw. All this gives occupation, which
will busy the flock and prevent further
mischief. If milk can be had, place
dishes about their rooms where they can
get at them readily. In short do every
thing to prevent inactivity. Country
Gentleman.
4 HoT-BED is used for forcing early
vegetables early in the spring before the
ground is warm enough to grow them.
For market gardeners they are indis-
pensable. Excavate place on the
ground six feet wide, about two feet
deep, and as many feet long as the bed
is to be. Use fresh stable manure for
the bottom; heat or mix it with leaves or
straw. Fill IN the excavation to the de-
sired depth, and cover the compost with
three or four inches of light, rich soil.
Fit on the frame and sash and let the
mass cheat, until the soil is thoroughly
warm, and the steam and rank heat
passes off through the partially opened
sash. Sow the seeds In drills quite thick
~, to be transplanted when the plants
are three inches high. Care must be
given the matter of ventilating Do not
admit cold air too suddenly to the plants.
Have mats made of straw to cover the
sashes in cool days. A uniform degree
of heat should be preserved as nearly as
possible. A rush OF cold is more injuri-
Gus than the same temperature In still
| air.