Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-12-31
FARM AND GARDEN.

11l1NAOs
AN acre of buckwheat while in bloom
will yield fourteen pounds of honey
daily.
NEW YORK orchardists, whose trees
were infested with aphides, have found
tobacco water the best remedy.
WHERE size is desirable, as in draft
horses, it is not desirable to breed
young mares until they are three years
old.
WHEN your fowls refuse certain
kind of food which they have been re-
ceiving it indicates that they want
change.
EGG shells must be produced as well
as the yolk and albumen, consequently
the matter of feeding must be governed
accordingly.
AN exchange says a Kansas farmer
who had nine head of sheep put the
money that came to him from the sale
OF mutton and wool into more sheep. In
nine years he had 1,7OO sheep, worth
$4,000.
A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Tribune who signs himself "One Who
Has Been There" applies Douglas Jer-
rold's famous advice to those about to
marry to those who contemplate making
fish ponds: "Don't!"
COMB honey that is at all fit for the
market should not be allowed to stay on
the hives. 1t soon becomes discolored
from the bees travelling over it. They
will also add additional wax to the cap
ping, stained more or less with propolis.
The appearance of chess in fields
where only clean seed is sown, is &C.
counted for by the fact that the seed, if
buried too deeply, will be dormant for
years and terminate when brought
near the surface under favorable condi-
tons.
A WESTERN writer says if he were
asked to rame the ten best plants for
strong farm hedge, he would name the
Usage orange just ten times. And for
the best ten forest trees. he would name
the black walnut at least six or eight
times.
STAGNANT or foul water is injurious to
all animals. 1t causes blood poisoning.
and this leads to many febrile COM
plants, and is one of the great causes of
abortions in COWS and other animals,
It's use should be guarded against by
farmers
THERE are two points we'll established
as to clover growing on farms. l. The
soil is rapidly exhausted if the clover
is sold off the farm. 2. It's productive
ness may be maintained and slowly in
creased if clover is grown and fed on
the farm.
HIGH cultivation means deep and
thorough working of the soil, thorough
pulverization, liberal manuring, clean
culture and bountiful crops of all kinds.
High cultivation coupled with good
judgment seldom disappoints the ex-
pectations of the farmer.
The pumpkin contains six or seven
times as much water as either corn or
oats, but even if the pumpkin be freed
entirely of its water it would not equal
the grains for feeding; but, considering
the ease with which pumpkins can be
grown, however, they are very cheap.
SAID Mr.. J. Arnold, in paper on
tile draining: Gas the strength of a
steam boiler is measured by the weak
est point, SO is tile drains capacity
measured by an imperfect joint" He
recommends putting strips of sheet lead
over the joints, or laying them with
cement
A CALIFORNIA paper advises farm
ers to haul sand on to their valley lands.
and says that what manure is to the up
land that will sand prove to the land in
clined to be marshy or clayey. It will
increase and improve the production.
For some lands a sand bank is as desir-
able as manure heap.
NITRATE of soda acts as a powerful
stimulant to pot plants, imparting lux
uriant appearance to the foliage, and is
particularly beneficial to dahlias and
cllrysanthemums. The number of APP
plications must depend on the nature
ard condition Of the plants. It is not
to be given to plants at rest.
1T is said that larger crop of apples
may be grown when a hive of bees is
stationed in the orchard. The pollen
Isl rubbed from their bodies against the
pistils of thousands of flowers, which
thus become fertilized. Many of the
strange freaks Of hybridizing varieties
are due to the agency of bees.
DRAINING, manuring and thorough
culture, and summer following if neces-
sary, will eradicate horse sorrel. A
portion of lime Or ashes in the manure
is useful. A great point is to obtain
strong growth of clover to crowd out
the sorrel, for which purpose manuring
and fine cultivation are necessary.
TOMATOES, foliage, stems and fruit are
devoured by large green worm or
caterpillar, which can neither bite nor
sting, despite its horn. Wherever it's
abundant droppings are seen on the
ground, hunt on the vine for the worm.
Keep the vines tied up on the trellis
and cut away all badly shaped fruit.
ANY farmer that desires to have
pleasant, prosperous home, clear of
mortgage, must take care of his farm
machinery. The ordinary life of
reaper, mower, thresher, and in fact of
most farm implements, is, with good
care, about ten years, while, with poor