Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
FARM NOTES.

November is the month for beginning
the Matching of early broilers III incubat-
ors, so as to get them in the market about
January.
Many people complain that the skins of
apples are very thick and tough this
year. 1t is likely that the dry season was
the cause.
Make harness fit properly and horse
can wear it without distress, provided it
is kept decently clean and comfortably
soft.
Be careful in feeding new corn. The
old corn should be fed first, so as to give
the new corn as much time as possible
for drying.
Throughout the entire year turkeys
are salable in lesser quantities for the
city hotels and restaurants chiefly, and
they average we'll throughout the entire
year.
New is the time to begin on corn for
the hogs, Feed old corn, begin with only
a small quantity, and feed largely on corn
near the close, just before Strengthening
the hogs.
The amount of wool going into CON
sumption in Europe Is much larger this
year than previously, while the demand
in this country is also increasing, which
ID an encouraging outlook for wool-grow-
ers.
Clean out the wells during dry seasons.
No matter how we'll covered they may be,
the chances are that toads will be found
in them. 1t is important to have such
work done every year if supply of pure
water is desired.
Milking should be done and milk should
be kept only where the surrounding air
is pure and free from all Objectionable
and tainting odors. Milking in a foul
smelling stable or yard affects and i'm
parts an injurious faint.
The SOW that has a litter of pigs re-
quires plenty of water. Her food should
be sloppy, but pure water should be pro-
videa; also have mess of grass or cut
hay steamed, with shorts (middlings),
twice day. Only a small allowance of
corn meal is necessary.
Clean up the weeds and burn them. A
hay-rake will take up the weeds and dead
grass after they become dry, and they can
then be put Ill large piles and consumed.
Thousands of seeds will be thus destroyed
and the work Of moving the field render
ed easier.
The little triangular seeds grow in
Mexico called devils beans,' which will
jump several inches when taken in the
hand, are found to contain small but very
lively beetles, Matched within the old
grains, which do their jumping in
their natural desire to escape.
In trimming hedge something else
should be considered as well as the matter
of cutting off the extra growth. Some
kind of shape should be given iG. There
is nothing so attractive or ornamental as
shapely, well kept hedge, and it adds
value to the farm.
Excellent saddle horses can be procur-
ed by crossing the common mares with
thoroughbred stations. The Thorough
bred possesses great endurance, as active,
speedy and powerful in proportion to his
size. Snch horse can be used also for
other purposes.
The number of fruit trees in California
is given as follows: Apples, 2,7OO,OOO;
peach, 100000; pear, 100000; plumb
and prime, 100000; cherry. 100000; april
cot, 100000; orange, 100000; lime and
lemon, 100000. 1t is estimated that there
are 10000 acres of grapevines.
Sheep effectualIy keep down the weeds
and harsh grasses. They are as beneficial
to some pastures as the pruning knife is
to the orchard. They will eat anything
that is green and tender. and young
briars, weeds, bushes and other growth
are consumed, thereby saving the farmer
much labor, while by their droppings
they prepare the field for the pillow.
The experience or every farmer who
has a garden is probably to the effect that
vegetables dry up and cease to grow, and
even become unfit for use than other
crops. In view of this fact and the great
desireability of keeping up stock of
!. vegetables it would be a great idea to
mulch at least portion of those crops
that dry soonest. 1t would not be much
trouble and would certainly pay splendid
If In season of drouth.