Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-17
FARM AND GARDEN.


probably of swine plague.
VOLUME Is of the american Jersey
Cattle Club Herd Register" just issued,
contains the pedigrees of 700 bulls and
1000 COWS.
MR.. TEssIER kept q record of the pc
Rod of CESSATION of $50 mares. The
shortest period was 297 days; the long
est 419, and the average $50 days.
THERE is not much advantage in cut
ting green corn for soiling until it ap-
proaches the blossoming stage. Before
this time stock will eat it, but it is
watery and innutritious.
TIMOTHY was introduced into this
country from England by Timothy Han
son, of Maryland, about 100 years ago
1t has for many years been one of the
most popular grasses for hay for horses.
A PLAN suggested for eradicating
thistles and daisies is to cut them on a
wet day and sprinkle salt literally on
the stubs. They should under no cir
cumstances be allowed to ripen their
seed.
THE owners of large stock farms find
it more profitable to raise hogs that
grow rapidly rather than those that
fatten easily. Western pork, in conse-
quence, is becoming younger and
leaner.
In order to say what action super
phosphates will have on soil, M. 2. p.
Deherain insists that it is not sufficient to
determine merely the total quantity of
phosphOric acid, but to ascertain also
with what bases it is combined.
PETER HENDERSON says that he sold
$500 worth Of early cabbages from a
single crop on one acre of land; that
he followed it with a crop of lettuce
which brought $40, and the lettuce
with celery, which sold for 5000.
AN exchange speaks of "the almost uni
form silence about the food consumed
by noted COWS in milk and butter tests"
In most cases in the last five years the
feed has been described in detail, but
many papers have failed to give partic-
ulars.
MAJ. A. T. KELSEY, Ionia, Mich, re-
Gently sold five Galloway steers to q ST..
Johns butcher for seven cents per
pound, live weight. The steers are to
be fattened for Christmas beef and de-
ivered in Ionia just before Christmas.
The price is extremely high.
Coon authorities in England state
that the average weight Of milk free Of
. cream and perfectly fresh is as 1925 to
1895 as compared with the like bulk Of
water as 1000. Watered milk is there
fore light, but milk rich in cream is also
light in comparison, because cream is
lighter than milk.
The Indiana Blood Stock Company
has bought through Mr.. FL. @. Burleigh,
president of the company, 40 head of
the best Herefords he could obtain,
which brings the number he has bought
in his various trips to 800. Along with
this lot of Herefords Mr.. Burleigh had
fifteen red polled cattle.
BUCKwHEAT should always be sown
thinly. A peck of seed per acre, evenly
distributed, is enough on rich soil. The
old rule used to be to have the plants far
enough apart so that a eve and lamb
could lie down between them. At this
distance apart the crop will at harvest
cover the entire surface.
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Mich, now
claims to grow more temperament than
any other locality in the world. It re-
quires moist, mucky soil, but one that
facilities exist for distilling the oil, it is
a very profitable crop on land not con-
sidered fit for grain growing.
If the season is moist and favorine
large growth, grain crops are often in
jured by producing an extra amount of
straw, which falls down and prevents
filling the head. Ammoniated manures
are very likely to produce this condi-
ton. Mineral manures alone will not,
but have rather tendency to stiffen
the straw and make the grain plump.
CAREFUL experiments were made last
year in New York state In the cult
ure of potatoes. The best result fol-
lowed the Dutch method of planting.
which consists of keeping the surface of
the ground level, planting single eye
in place, covering it six inches deep,
and allowing but single stalk to grow
in the hills, which are foot apart each
way.
PROF. SHELTON, of the Kansas Agri-
cultural College, tried the effect of har-
rowing wheat on alternate plots with
the result that the narrowed plots yield
5.45 bushels of grain and ITO pounds of
straw more per acre. The plots were
narrowed February 26, and narrowed
again and rolled April Is. He consid-
cred this large pay for going over the
ground three times.
WHERE grain is drawn to the barn
somewhat damp farmers often open
doors and windows to allow current of
outside air to dry it. This is generally
a mistake, especially if ventilation is
continued during the night. The heat
ed air from the grain is cooled rapidly,
and this causes moisture to fall upon
the top of the NOV almost equal some
times to a shower of rain.
THERE need be no difficulty in plow-
ing under the tallest weeds or rye if a
log chain is attached to the pillow to form
loop and draw the tops down to the
ground. Cutting the weeds before
blowing only cumbers the surface with
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