Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-25
growing crop, as much will be washed
out of the soil by heavy rains.

growing crop, as much will be washed
out of the soil by heavy rains.
+. BARRY, of Portage County, Ohio,
reports that he raised an exceptionally
excellent crop of squashes last year in
which ashes bore. an important part as
fertilizer. The soil was strong loan,
was reasonably well MANFRED, and then
had heavy dressing of unleached
ashes applied. The result was 1900
pounds of squashes on piece of land
TWO rods wide by three long. Mr.. Bar
ry Is convinced that manuring in the
hill is an old fogy way of throwing away
labor. He believes that the best way is
to broadcast heavily in the fall and har-
row III the manure thoroughly.
The camel hos twice the CARRYING
power of an OK. With an ordinary load
of 400 pounds he can travel twelve or
Fourteen days without water, going
fourteen miles day. They are fit to
work at five years old, but their strength
begins to decline at twenty, though
they live usually until forty. They are
often fattened at thirty for the butcher,
the flesh tasting like beef. Tartars
have herds of these animals, often 1000
belonging to one family. They were
numerous in antiquity, for the patriarch
Job had 5000. The Timbuctoo breed
is remarkable for speed and used only
! for couriers.
FANNY FIELD, in the Prairie Farmer,
tells how to make an egg tester. Sect
or make wooden box large enough to
| hold a small kerosene lamp. Gut q
hole in the bottom as large as the top
of the lamp chimney, and in one side
make hole about the size and shape of
an egg. Set the lamp on table, place
the box COTTON side up) over the lamp,
partially darken the room, bake the eggs
one at a time, between the thumb and
fore-Gnger, and hold them between the
eye and the egg-shaped opening in the
side of the box. The barren eggs will
look light and nearly clear; the fertile
ones will at the fourth or fifth day show
a dark spot, from which the tiny red
veins radiate in different directions"
For centuries the COWS of the chan
mel islands and Holland have been IA
nous as mixers. At present the Jer-
seys and Holsteins are the favorite with
dairymen. For many generations s.
large proportion of the feed of these
COWS has been roots. That roots have
had the effect of increasing their ability
to produce milk seems to be beyond a
doubt. The best mutton is produced
| In countries where roots are largely fed
to sheep. At present flock owners out
side Texas and the territories are Civ
ing more attention to the production Of
mutton than wool. It is possible that
grain is the best food for producing
heavy feeces, but it is certain that
roots are very desirable for the produc-
ton of choice mutton.
PROF, J. W. SANBoRN thinks ali agri-
cultural reform in the Western wheat
growing states must be brought about
by growing more grass and live stock,
economizing the manure and giving
better tillage, and raising less wheat.
He points out that with all our advan-
tages the average wheat yield of the
West is but little more than the Indian
ryot raises with his wooden pillow. DR..
Lawes shows conclusively that grass is
the great conserving crop of soil fertii-
ty. His land continuously titled con-
tanned but half the nitrogen to be found
in an adjacent section continuously in
grass. There is also the aid of the re-
turned manure. With high and diver
sified farming, farmers will succeed !;
under the old system, misfortune is
sure.