Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-06

butcher" This isn't business" but
we do not say that such sentiment
would not pay.
THE use of blood as food for cattle
has, it is stated, been the subject in
Denmark by chemist, who, as a result,
has now invented and patented a new
KIND CT cake, in which blood forms one
OF the chief ingredients. This new food
is stated to be decidedly nutritious and
wholesome. and is eaten with avidity by
all sorts of animals. and even by COWS
and horses, which have naturally a
strong dislike to the smell of blood.
ORDINARILY whitewash, as frequently
used, has very little effect except to dis
hgure the trees, says the Garden. 70
destroy the insects and eggs hidden in
the crevlces of the trees, very much
stronger applications have to be used.
Soft soap reduced to the consistency of
thick paint, with the addition of q
strong solution of washing soda, makes
one of the most lasting washes. A solu-
t1on of one pound of commercial potash.
IN from two to four gallons of water, is
also very good.
IT is found by careful trial at the
garden of the New York Experiment
Station, that the old and expensive
mode OF growing celery in deep trenches
with repeated "earthing up' as the
plants grew, was in no way superior to
the level culture method, with a single
earthing to blanch the stems after they
complete their growth. This is in &C
cord with the common practice of our
best gardeners at the present time, but
Is contrary to the teaching Of the old
writer's on the subject.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Pittsburg
Stockman states that he kept through
the year thirty-four COWS, he having i'm
proved his stock by crossing with Hol-
stems. From these COWS he shipped
$1,000 gallons of milk, making an aver
age OF 500 gallons per COW. Allowing
that the COWS each consumed fifty gal
Ions, the actual production of each cow
is $50 gallons. He considers that he
has made q very valuable improvement
on the original stock, and expects even
better results hereafter.
AMONG the preventive remedies
against disease among swine is c1eanli-
ness, supply ofpure water at all times,
variety of food, avoiding corn except
In cold weather, and an occasional pro-
portion of charcoal, wood ashes and rot
ten wood. Charcoal, however, should
always be in the pens, and little salt
IN the elop is also necessary. IF green
food is not easily obtainable good clio
yer hay cut fine and stepped in hot wa
tor 3oI,
sprinkled, will be valuable assistant.
A wELL-BRED, moderately -fattened OK
should yield So to go pounds of dressed
carcass to 100 pounds of live weight,
while an excessive fat OK may give from
IS to 70 per cent. Moderately fattened
shOrn sheep should dress So per cent.
of the live weight, and very fat ones as
high as IS per cent. This is well under
stood by butchers, who base their prices
upon the dressed weight of the four
quarters. Thus, if good quality cattle
are reported at 10 cents it means SO
much per pound for what the four
quarters will weigh as the rule is that
the az pounds of ofal hide, tallow,
head, heart, legs, etc.-pays for killing
and dressing.
The Poultry World says that the diff
ference between an egg laid by plump,
healthy hen, fed with good, fresh food
daily, and an egg laid by thin, poorly
fed hen is as great as the difference be-
tween good beef and poor. A fowl fed
on garbage and weak Stops, with very
little grain of any kind, may lay eggs,
to be sure, but when these eggs are
broken to be used for cakes, pies, &c.,
they will spread in weak, watery way
over your dish or look milky white,
instead of having a rich, slightly yellow
tinge. A "rich egg" retains it's shape
as far as possible, and yields to the beat
ing of knife or spoon with more resist
ance, and gives you the conviction that
you are really beating something thicker