Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-09
FARM NOTES.

FARM NOIES.
Put your best wheat in a separate bin
for seed.
Do not cook good, sound roots or grain
for stock.
Sorghum bagasse makes a good mulch
for raspberries.
Silos constructed from wood are grow
ing In favor among the Wisconsin farm
ers.
Some dairymen save the last fourth OF
the milk from the cow in separate yes
sci, and pour it directly into cream
jar.
Secretary Shaffer states that the use
of pyrethum on cabbage plants to kill
the worms has been attended with entire
success.
It is none too early to look over the sta
bles and cnink up the cracks, nail down
the warped battens and make ready for
winter.
A German cattle food, which had alarge
sale, was found to contain vegetable ivory
turnings SO parts and common salt II
parts III 100; value, nil.
There never was a time when so many
minds were at work or SO many efforts
the practice and science of agriculture.
White fowls when dressed for the mar
ket do not show pin-feather marks as do
the black breeds. This is a point in
their favor which is worthy of consider
ing.
In order to guard against pleuro pneu,
monia the Canadian Government recent
ly ordered S57 imported cattle, valued
at $4,000, to be slaughtered and Gre
mated.
A good way to kill out sorrel is to salt
the sheep on it. Care should be taken
never to allow the sorrel to seed, as it
can be carried to other points in the ma
nure.
Sheep will eat more, be more contented
and thrive better on new than an old
range. Frequent change Of range for
them is important at this season of the
year.
Not only does the linden tree produce
honey in great abundance, but its quality
is regarded by many as equal, If not su-
perior to that yielded by white clover.
When the hurry of farm work ceases in
autumn there are many opportunities
to make improvements, for which the
season is favorable and the time propiti-
Gus.
Carelessness must give way to business
management of the farm. The farmer
should study the markets and be as ready
to take advantage of opportunities as the
merchant.
The leaves make an excellent mulch
around the roots of trees. If q few corn
stalks are laid upon them they can be
easily kept in place, and can be raked up
IN the spring.
The the sut from the stovepipes and
chimneys. It is excellent for flowers and
young plants. Mix it with water, about a
peck of SCOT to barrel OF water, and ap-
ply with watering pot.
One after another the neighboring
states are quarantining against the cattle
of Illinois IN consequence of the recent
outbreak of pleurO pneumonia among
some distillery-f fed cattle of Chicago.
Eggs from hens that have not fully
mOlted do not hatch well. This is the
season for disappointments with the
hens, but much can be gained by provid
ing warm quarters and allowing plenty
of grain.
Prof. Arnold believes that there is no
way in which fertilization can be SO pro-
NOTED as by dairy farming. Butter takes
nothing from the soil that effects fertili-
cation in the way that wheat and other
crops do.
There Is no reason why the wire fences
of poultry-yards and around the field
should not be used for grape vines. Quite
large amount of such fruit could thus
be economically grown, and the fence
would not be injured by so doing.
writer states that he had the best re-
suits keeping grapes when each bunch
was wrapped i'll piece of paper, packed
in boxes holding Que bushel, and the
boxes kept in a place where the tenn
perature did not fall below So above
zero.
OF the varieties of ducks the Peklns
stand confinement best, but they are not
as tame as the common kinds. They
grow very large. often reaching eight or
nine pounds each and yield feathers of a
white color and equal to those of the
goose