Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02

growth of this new state. In the ten
years from 1872 to 1882 there was an in
crease in population from 1854, 399 to
995, 966; in cultivated acreage from
2,476, 862 to II ,043, 379 acres; in value of
live stock from $50, Oh, 1913 to $83, 874,-
539. In 1882 there were 1913, 678 horses,
!, 4O4, 497 cattle, 978,177 sheep and
/, 228, 683 head of swine. Nearly 4,5OO,-
900 acres were in corn, and more than
], 800, 600 in wheat.
AN exchange says: It is sometimes
forgotten that sin wintering colts the
first year small feed twice @ day of
oats or other grain will we'll repay the
cost. 1t colts are ever stunted it is dur
ing the first winter. After that they
will keep growing on good hay with no
grain, and the danger of iniuring from
too much life IN young horses makes it
advisable to feed grain sparingly or not
at all until they are ready to work. But
with colts taken from the dam an the
fall the only danger is from too little
rather than too much spirit.
SOME h0usekeepers find yeast cakes
to be too slow In winter. Ipeel and boil Is
good-sized potatoes, mash through the
colander, with very little water, add
one teacupful of flour, one heaping ia
blespOOnful Of sugar, the same of salt,
and add two yeast cakes, after being dis
solved with little water. In two DAYS
the preparation is ready for use, one
third being sufficient for four large or
six small lOaves. The remainder will
keep good until wanted for use. make
broad wit 4 baZa
adding little sOda.-Mr8. j. M. s., in
An1. AgricuItWr5St.
IRISH agriculture is severely feeling
the effects of the unfortunate political
troubles of the country, but the recent
government statistics show a gain COM
pared with last year in some particulars.
For 1888 there were 1895, Ala acres in
crops of all kinds, with 11,191, 118 in
grass. The oat crop is chief among the
grains, having ] 1880, 81 acres. Potatoes
occupied 806,664 acres. There were
SCI, Ala horses and mules; $50, 523 asses;
4,096, 021 cattle; 8, 219, O98 sheep; /, 1851, :
$50 pigs; 262, O92 goats. AS is the case
in England and Scotland, the number of
pigs is small compared with the number
of sheep-judged by American practice.
A PIG PEN should be made in two di-
visions, one under roof and one without
roof. The first should contain the
trough and bedding, and to the second
the pigs can goto sun themselves at leis-
ure, and there the manure should be
made. Under these outside pens should
be kept plenty of straw, as an absorbent.
The straw should be changed once every
month, and the pens should be cleaned
every day or every other day The con-
tents of the outside pens should be
thrown on the manure heap, and the bed
In the inside pen be mixed with the drop
pings of the pigs. By this process a
farmer can make a load of the best ma
nure year, to every pig that is raised
and fattened. Pigs kept in this way
will thrive much better with the same
food than otherwise, and the farmer
himself will be much better satisfied
Am. Agricultotr5St.
SPEAKING of butterine and the men
who manufacture and handle it, the
Western Rural says "there is only one
course for butter makers TO pursue.
That is, to take the matter IN their own
hands. So far as commission men are
concerned, not one of those who handle
butterine should ever receive a consign-
ment of anything from q person who
makes pound of butter tosel. Honest
men should shun the manufacturers,
commission houses and grocers who are
aiding to force the condition of things
that we have described. Conventions
of dairymen should move in the direc-
ton of enforcing that law we have, and
obtaining more stringent laws"