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

to break them off at the point where they
are united to the root, rather than in
the ground above this point, as we
usually do.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Bee Journal
writes that brood of chickens were in
the habit of frequenting the shed in
which he kept his bees. The bees stung
all the dark-colored ones to death, yet
did not modest the light-colored chicks.
Why this preference? The editor writes
that he has frequently spoken of the
advantage of wearing light clothes
among the bees. "We wear black bee
wells because we cannot see clearly
through any other color. Woolly, fuzzy
and dark materials are objected to by
bees. A man with a plug hat on rarely
gets stung, unless by bee that, in try
ing to Shoot the hat, aims too low, and
hits the face by mistake, while COM
papion at suitable distance is perfect
ly SAFE"
IF COW is troublesome milking be-
cause she kicks, the first thing to do is
to find out whether the fault is the cows
discharge him. The operation of
milking is q relief to the COW, and if she
is properly handled quietness will re-
suit. But no cow can be expected to
remain quiet when every pull at her
teats results in pain. She kicks as a
matter of instinct, and a brutal treat
ment by way of punishment only makes
matters worse.
PRoF. SANBoRN has made some ex-
periments in feeding grain to stock at
pasture which indicate that even with
mich COWS the grain does not pay for
the increased expense. There is a de-
cided difference in the value of pasture
at different times, even in the same sea-
son. Perhaps with rich grass in June
| feeding extra may not be profitable
But early in the season, when the grass
is watery, and later, when pastures are
dried up, we are very confident that ex-
ira feeding is the better policy.
TAKING Eastern calves to Wyoming
is business full Of danger to the cattle
business of the plains, and should be
watched at every step, with unrelaxing
vigilance. There is always the immi-
nent risk of conveying to the plains IA
tai contagious disease from the herds in
| the East, where that disease has been
known to exist constantly for the last
forty years. There is also the almost
absolute certainty of the conveyance of
minor disorders, such as lungworms,
which have killed thousands of young
cattle in the West during the last five
years.
THERE is well-founded belief that
the proposed ST. Louis convention of
stockmen is only move made by stock
yard rings and railroad monopolists to
checkmate the stock-owners and stock
breeders of the North who called the
national convention in Chicago last
winter, and who adjourned to meet
again November - next to complete
the work begun last year. If st. Louis
can show that it was not to draw away
from the Chicago convention as large a
number of stockmen as she could by
liberal advertising and urgent invita-
tions; that she selected day when rep
resentative stockmen will be in Chicago /;
if she can convince people that her
movement is not intended as double
thrust aimed at the Chicago Fat-Stock
Show and the Stockmen's National
Convention; if the livestock brokers
who have engineered the st. Louis
scheme from the time when they first
seized upon the Chicago idea can show
that they are not working in the interest
of the rings and monopolists who are
trying to strangle the livestock indus
try of the country-if they can do all
this then they may secure an attendance
worthy of notice