Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05
SIRUP OF VINEGAR
FARM NOTES.

One Of the best uses for poultry ma
nure at this season is to apply it to the
! cucumber vines.
A Minnesota farmer believes that no
fodder is equal to green amber cane for
producing butter.
1t costs so cents to grow busheI of
wheat in Michigan, % cents for oats, and
p cents for corn.
Milk being a complete food, it cannot
be produced unless complete food is given
the COWS for that purpose.
Cows like cabbage leaves, but it is bet
ter to feed them just after milking, other
wise they may flavor the milk.
Another new breed of beef cattle called
the Sussex is being introduced in this
country as a rival of the Shorthorns and
Herefords.
An excellent homemade axle-grease is
said to be made of two parts tallow, two
parts castor oil, and one part of pulver
lied black lead.
Unless the manure is old and we'll rotted
it should not be allowed to touch the roots
Of the fruit trees, but be spread upon the
surface.
Do not feed breeding sows very largely
on grain. They may be kept in good con
dition, but it should be done by more
bulky and partially green food
To never let one acre of ground lie any
longer than can possibly be helped with
out producing, and largely, too, is a good
motto to adopt on the farm.
Although Ohio ranks as the largest
wool-producing state, yet the eggs pro
duced in that state last gear nearly equal
ed her wool product.
Pinch or cut off all the new raspberry
plants to two feet in length, as also the
canes of the blackberries, in order to
have them grew stocky and send out
laterals.
Road dust may now be gathered easily
and stored for use in poultry houses, and
outhouses in winter, where it will be worth
much more than its cost
A swine breeder says that in weaving
pigs there is something more to be con-
sidered than simply taking them away
from their mother. They should be wean-
ed gradually, SO as not to get any stunt
or set back. To take pigs away before
they are taught to eat gives them check
in a separate place to which they have
access, will accustom them to eating.
A Vermonter tells how he conquered
a kicking COW, as follows: II tied her
short in the stable, and lifting one of hee
fore feet SO the knee would be bent up
close, [ made a loop of small rope that
would slip easily over the knee and up on
her leg when SO bent, holding the foot
up from the ground. After so adjusting
the loop I would slip a small round
stick in between the rope and the Joint
of her knee that the loop would not
come off. She had to stand on three
legs, or if she moved, down she would
CO."
Every one knows how difficult it is to
remove weeds from the garden walk when
they have once become rooted and
grounded. Salt is one of the remedies
most frequently employed, and the fol-
lowing is said to be the best way of ap-
plying it: Boil the salt in water, one
pound to the gallon, and pour the mix
ture boiling hot out of watering pot
with a spreading nose. This will keep
weeds and worms away for two or three
years. In subsequent applications the
solution may be somewhat weaker. 1t be
well to take care that none of the liquid
falls on the garden golden mold.