River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-10-14

without wale'ng: harc9 endeayor to think
hack for the cause with view 10 avoid il in
future, and on the instant OF any unpleasant
bodily sensation, cease eating until il has disap-
peared, at least for tweLty-four hours; If still
remaining, consult physician.
Farmers who have been in the habit OF draw
ing vines 10 their barnyards 10 be worked up in
TO manure had better omit the practice this
year, especially in places where the potato rot
has been prevalent. The rot is undoubtedly
produced by fungus growth which originates
in the leaf, and carrying this TO the manure
heap Is the most certain mode OF reading il
over the farm.
Apples and potatoes should never be kept in
the same cellar or II this is unavoidable the
potatoes should be kept in the warmest part OF
the cellar, and the barrels Of apples, well headed
up, near the windows, WI gre, on days when the
air outside is only few degrees above freezing,
they can be treated To cold.breeze from the
open windows, while at the same time the at
mosphere ia the part OF the cellar where the
potatoes are kept, does not fan below forty
degrees.
II is very poor economy to starye young ami
mails. Too often they lose during the winter
what hesh they have made In the summer, and
come out in the spring no better than when they
were weaned; besides using np time and food
TO restore their strength the next summer. We
have seen young stock which were worth twelve
dollars In the fail, sold in the spring for seven
or eight dollars, after having been fed through
the winter II is this sort Of bad management
which has no doubt given rise to the general
complaint thar alarming does not pay"
Much OF the profit from poultry must be deter
mined by iEdici0us management. As a general
rule, the first products Of such business are the
most profitable. Where the markets are suita-
BILE, eggs viii generally pay better clear income
than fowls. The advance in price is not gener-
ally sufficient TO cover the loss from spoiled eggs
and diseases among chicks before they are
ready for market. This is, Of course, not true,
usually, where fancy prices are readily received
for the best breeds.
One should always be particular in the con
struction OF hen roOsts, TO have them all the
same height, and not too great distance from
the fioOr. II roosts are placed one higher than
the preceding one, the hens will all strive TO
reach the highest, and leave the ones below un-
occupied. Roosts shonld not be arranged
higher than forI feet from the floor, and by
having these able to be reached by foot-wide
board across which aths the width OF the board
are nailed horizontally, the large and clumsy
hens are saved many tumble, from which
arises q swelling called "bumble foot. 4"
The National Stockman enters proper pro-
test against the almost universal unhandiness
and inconvenience OF the water supply OF farm
houses. With abundant water about him and
abundant means To secure hydraulic convshien-
ees the farmer too often allows his wife TO make
packmule of herself in carrying water for
ordinary household and culinary use. Hundreds
of miles walk these accomplishing women lug
ging great buckets when the water could be had
in kitchen and sink by turning faucet. The
farmer buys a reaper and mower and horse
rake, but he never thinks how the work in the
house might be ightened by the expenditure OF
a little thought and money.