Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
FARM NOTES.


1t is unlawful to sell oleomargarine or
butterine in Canada.
A good grooming is as refreshing to a
horse as a bath is to man.
Heavy shipments of horses have been
made from the Clyde Valley this sea-
son.
Turnips ar a native food for sheep.
Farmers in England feed scarcely any
thing else.
Sulphur and old tobacco burned in
| the pOultry-house, the house being clos
cd perfectly tight, will clean out the red
lice.
! Some dairymen save the last fourth
of the milk from the COW in a separate
vessel, and pour it directly into a cream
jar.
The New York and Brooklyn milkmen
seem to be eninently honest. Of 1926
cans examined the condemned was but
fortythree.
! Give the sheep a mess of ground oats
every evening from now until the lamb
ing period. AS soon as grass fails give
them all the hay they can eat.
The depression in wool has induced
many farmers to give their attention to
the strictly mutton breeds of sheep, and
| the change has been found to be profit
able one.
1t is useless to hope to destroy the
acidity of certain soils by the applica-
| ton of lime and the other supposed
correctiVes; only drainage Will accomplish
it.
! The theory that fowls and turkeys in
jure the grain by roaming through it is
not true, while the slugs they kill and thr
droppings made soluble by the rain in
| crease the crop,
The struggle against weeds may be
continued in autumn with more or less
success as long as their seeds can be in
duced to sprout, ready for destruction by
the harrow.
| All giant or tall growing celeries should
be avoided, as a rule they are always more
hollow, give twice the labor to work, and
are inferior in flavor to the dwarf-grow
| ing sorts.
| Where wire-fencing is not easily OBJ
tanned the yOultry pards may be fenced
with Iathes, which will last two seasons.
Laths make a cheap fence, but the wire is
more durable.
In storing potatoes the first considera
ton is to keep them in perfect darkness;
| the next is that the bins should not be
too deep, not over three feet, else it pro-
duces warmth which causes them to
sprOut.
There is no farm interest that tends
more surely to profit than sheep on lands
suited to grazing, especially where weeds
or bushes interfere with successful Guilt
Walton, or on lands too rough to till cas-
| lily.
The best drug for poultry is carbolic
acid. Get a pint of the crudest, for fifty
cents, put it at once into gallon of wa
| ter and sprinkle it with broom all over
the chicken house and it's furniture once
a month.
Beekeeping is a profitable industry to
those who are adapted to and thoroughly
understand the business. A young man
in Illinois has already sold 1O,4OO pounds
| of honey this season from 135 colonies of
bees.
There is no better plan for freeing
rooms and cellars of mildew than to burn
| sulphur in them. The rooms should be
effectually closed, and not opened for
one hour after being filed with the sui
| puuE luul0S.
The best bed for pigs is one made of
leaves. Fine litter of any kind is always
preferred by them to that which is coarse,
and the cheapest and most convenient is
leaves, which require no preparation for
that purpose.
Flowers intended for winter blooming
should be potted at once, if not already
attended to. As rule, the geraniums
that have lowered freely during the sum-
mer can not BIO depended upon for winter
blooming.
After frost has pinched the grasses
they are no longer sufficient for cattle
that must be kept in good flesh, nor for
| COWS giving milk. Add enough grain, and
the grass will serve much better to main
tain good condition.
Do not feed the hogs exclusively on
corn as long as the weather is favorable
for them in the fields. They should be
kept growing as long as possible, and
need no corn until penned. Even then
the diet should be of varied kind and
not consist of corn alone, as corn digests
more readily and gives better results when
fed in connection with roots, grass or
other bulky food.