Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-10-08

quantity wanted, soak in clear water to
remove the salt, and they will then be
usG as 1resh and good as if picked few
hours before cooking.
A GOOD plan for storing white rotar
toes is to place them on loft or Foo-.
where tEere1s circulation of air undar
meath, and while piling them M scatter
little lime (slacked) throughout the
lot Should any potatoes show sions
OF decay they may be picked out.
The Germantown telegram so,s
Fresh, clean lard rubbed on anv L;nd
OF warts on horses or cattle will remove
them on three or four applications. T
have removed such warts time after
time, and have never been able to find
the wart for the fourth application.
IN many localities potatoes are
favorlte crop for young orchards; but
corn is generally better, since all the
STIRRING the soil receives In growing
this crop comes at a time when it is
most desirable to encourage growth in
the trees, and gives them plenty of time
to ripen their wood before winter.
ONE of the advantages of sowing salt
on wheat is that it partially prevents
freezing of the soil, thereby obviating
the dislodging of plants by upheaval, as
lower temperature is required to
freeze ground that has been salted than
that not sailed. Another advantage is
that salt tends to keep the soil moist in
dry seasons, thus promoting growth.
AN English writer says that nitrate of
soda In liquid form. containing about
one pound of nitrate to twelve gallons
OF water, acts as powerful stimulant to
pot plants, imparting luxuriant ap-
pearance to the foliage, and is parsica-
larly beneficial to dahlias and chrysan-
themums. The number of applications
must depend on the nature and condi-
ton of the plants. It is not to be given
to plants at rest.
Hoes that have had the run Of a
clover pasture or wheat or oat fields,
and been supplied with pure water are
now IN good order, and it will not re-
quire large amount of feed to fatten
them. Remembering the early part of
the fall is the best season for feeding
and fattening stock for the market.
There is but little waste of feed in keep
ing up animal heat, which will be re-
quired if the fattening is delayed
If stock is pastured it is better to
have the land so used divided into two,
or better still, into three or four com
partments. When they are allowed to
run over all they keep all eaten down
closely, but by allowing successive por-
tions to get fresh start they do less
walking, waste and destroy less, and a
much greater amount of food is pro-
duced. Whenever pastures fail grain
or meal should be fed, and in this way
pasturing land rapidly enriches it.
Mr.. g. QUIN, of Henry County, Ill,
came into possession of an old orchard
of about forty acres, but nine-tenths of
the trees were dead when he bought it.
He Immediately cut down the dead
trees, broke the ground, and raised a
good crop of corn, giving the surviving
trees good "currying," which removed
the dead bark and put new life into
them. The result was "a beautiful crop
of fruit" Similar but less striking re-
suits have been seen in New York. Old
trees pronounced superannuated and
worthless by those who never gave
orchards any care, were well top-dressed
in autumn with manure for a distance
of rod on each side, all the dead
limbs constituting one-half the top,
were carefully cut out; new growth was
made, and fine crops of excellent fruit
were afterwards borne by them.