Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-25
FARM AND GARDEN.

NEWTON pippips retail in London at
$40 barrel.
ONE tree affected with dry rot may
infect whole nursery.
To make the hardest pork corn
should be fed dry, and water be given
separately.
ONE day recently $1,000 hogs were
received at Chicago, the largest num-
Der on record.
| ENsILAGE is specially adapted to old
COWS as it is as succulent and as easily
digested as grass.
The Florida Dispatch says that one
lemon tree near Orlando, Fla, produced
1000 fruits in one season.
THIS season has been an exceptionally
healthy one among horses, and there is
very little sickness reported.
BARLEY is excellent for beginning to
fatten cattle, as there is less danger
that they will cloy on it than on corn.
WHEAT on Eastern side hills is less
likely to be winter killed, as the pro-
tecting covering of snow is not blown
off.
ALL soils of sour, heavy nature, full
of thready undecomposed vegetable fiber
are greatly benefited by dressing of
air Stacked lime.
A LITTLE salt, say a spoonful to a
bush, scattered under bush, will be
found very beneficial to raspberries,
blackberries, currants and gooseberries.
NY West hillsides which are of no
real value to the owner might be made
of great value by planting to orchards
of apples, peaches, plums, ounces, or
cherries.
LARGE importations of eggs for the
next three months are expected at New
York from Antwerp, Copenhagen, and
Hamburg. Most of the eggs received
are lined.
The Ohio Agricultural Experiment
Station calls attention to the fact that
in it's experiments potatoes raised from
large, whole seed ripened nine days ear
her than those from seed cut to single
eyes.
PROF. ALvoRD, of Houghton farm,
says for dairy COWS, Jersey bulls bred
to Ayrshire COWS make the best cross.
In Canada dairy of 90 COWS he visited
last summer, 10 had given 500 pounds
of butter each in year.
EARLY Rose potatoes have been for
some years the favorite potato in the
markets, but the newer variety, the
Beauty of Hebron, is rapidly gaining in
favor, and now commands as good
prices as the Early Rose.
A SOW when sucking should be plen-
tifully fed SO as to have good flow of
milk for the litter, and the SOW will fat
ten quickly after the litter has been
weaned from her, as she has acquired
the habit of eating largely.
A SMALL feeding of potatoes, carrots,
or other roots to horses two or three
times week will be better than all
grain. Carrots are probably the best
roots for horses, but potatoes, turnips,
or beets will be better than none.
On very rich land, with early sowing,
Il bushels of barley is enough, as it will
spread from the root and give larger
heads than with heavier seeding. But
if barley is sown late, 2 and even d
bushels may be sown with advantage.
The Secretary of the Agricultural
i Society estimates the number of cattle
in Iowa at 3,050,000, of which 100000
are thorughbreds or grades. If this be
true there is large mission field for
| Shorthorn and other thoroughbred
bulls.
BETTER crops of corn can be raised
where manure is spread upon the sward
land in the fall and the sward not brok-
en- till the grass gets good start in the
spring, than upon the sand land where
hn io
Immediately.
A STEER was recently sold in Cincin-
natl weighing 1880 pounds. The ami
NAL was raised near Decatur, Ind, is of
fine form, perfectly developed, 6 feet
inches high, girths IL feet and measures
II feet in length. It is six years old,
beautiful roam, and in perfect health.
The records of the Boston produce
exchange for the last year show that
there were sold in that market $780,
900 pounds of butter, 500, 900 pounds of
oleomarga1ine, 100000 pounds of
cheese, 100000 worth of vinegar, and,
according to the wholesalers of milk, an
average of $4,000 cans of milk dali y in
Boston.
SANDY land is generally too dry.
Adding potash in the form of wood
ashes supplies needed moisture, besides
furnishing mineral in which sandy
soil is usually deficient. Sandy soil
should never be plowed more than two
years without seeding with clover or
some other crop to be plowed under, so
as to supply the requisite amount of
Vegetable matter.
Rose cuttings of many kinds can be
easily rooted in pots of sand covered
with glass to retain moisture. Make
the cuttings each with leaf at the up
per end, and insert them around the
sides of small pot of sand. Cover
with bell glass or tumbler, and keep
it in a warm, light place. Such cut
tings can also be rooted in saucer of
mud kept constantly moist.
A LARGE crop of potatoes cannot be
produced unless the soil has full sup
ply of nitrogen, phosphates and potash,