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

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CONTINUE to improve your stock,
make it better every year, and ten to
one your soil will follow suit.
THERE is no danger whatever that ap-
pies, peaches, pears or any other useful
fruit will be produced in excess of the
demand. The truth is, the demand
keeps pace with production.
A GENERAL feeling prevails among
cattle men Of the West against barb
wire fencing. And Western men, per-
haps Western cattle men particularly,
are apt to have positive feelings.
BLACK hogs seem to have waxed fat
and numerous, and attained the top
most round of popularity. That they
will ever be displaced by their white
former competitors is scarcely possible
AS bird on the farm the balance of
evidence stands against the crow. Put
fat worm and fat kernel of corn be-
fore him and he would probably eat
both. but would swallow the corn first.
Mr.. CHARLES LAUPPE repels birds
from ripening grapes by means of a
"scareerow cat" made of cotton flannel
-"Maltese color"-stuffed with curled
hair and set upon the trellis in full
view.
WHEREVER there is O necessity for
making the land yield the highest reve-
nue. of which it is capable, resort must
be had to the rearing of live stock and
to its Improvement and high develop
ment.
EPSON or Glauber salts are common
purgatlves for cattle end sheep. Dose:
OK, II to Is ounces, dissolved in q wine
bottle of hot water. a tablespoonful
of ginger may be added. Sheep, to 6
ounces.
OATS fed freely to hungry chickens
is apt to kill them. The fowls eat too
large quantities at once, the oats swell
in the crop, and the points of the oats
penetrating the crop induce infamma-
ton, ending in death.
HAVE you made any provisions for
giving the COWS during the droughts of
August and September, daily ration
OF some green food? It will add so
per cent. to their yield of milk, and 100
per cent. to their comfort.
The giant grapevine of Santa Bar
bara, CAL, has become celebrated, but
younger vine near it threatens to sur
pass it. 1t is 25 years old, has circum-
ference of 3 feet and IL inches, and in
1882 bore over three tons of grapes.
WHY should not gardening and hor-
ticulture be Taught in the country
schools? In France every school has
its garden, and teachers are required to
pass an examination in regard to their
knowledge of such subjects before they
can qualify.
A GOOD mixture for colo for live
stock is equal parts of laudanum and
sweet spirits of inter, and an eighth
part of chloric ether. A half-pint bot
tie to be kept on hand. Dose horse or
OK, 2 to tablespoonfuIs in parts of
pint of water.
A CANADA paper, the Farmers Advo-
cate, is pleased to see" the effort
against further importations of animals
from diseased Europe endorsed by
calm-headed and independent stock
men and agricultural journals in the
United States"
MUTTON, eggs, milk and fruit may
well replace pork and beef on the family
table through July and August. The
simpler the preparation of these things
the better, not only for the cook but
for the health and the appetite of the
rest of the family.
IT would be well for farmers just now
to commence making a collection of
grasses for exhibition at the Exposition
at New Orleans. Collect the grasses
now, and dry them. Make collections
of corn and oats. Dairymen should
send samples of butter and cheese.
GIVE the young chicks fair share of
your time, and you will be well repaid.
Keep them pushing ahead from the
first if you wish them to become first
class birds. Stagnation at any period
of their growth can never be fully
amended by after-care, however sedu-
lousy bestowed.
IN growing food for poultry it should
be borne in mind that corn, wheat.
and oats can always be purchased, and
it is best, therefore, to grow sorghum,
broOm-corn, popcorn, millet, and sun
flowers for seed, which afford a variety,
but which cannot SO readily be pro-
cured in the market.
SoALDING the milk before feeding
will usually remedy scours in calves if
taken in time. Checking the discharge
too suddenly is a common mistake, as
the drugs usually given for this purpose
permanently injure the. digestion,
which is all important for the animal,
either for beef or milk.
A MERINo sheep-breeder is of the
opinion that the wool of pure-bred
merino should not be more than three
inches in length. 1t should be of a
clear, white color, and weigh about
seven or eight pounds to the fleece. We
often read Of feeces that weigh from
twenty to forty pounds, but such
leeces will, in securing, diminish all of
per cent.
HALF a dollar in the value of each
ton of hay made can be easily made or
lost by the difference in the time of
cutting and the manner of curing This
may seem a small amount to the indi-,
vidua1 farmer but in the aggregate If