Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-02
FARM MISCELLANY.

TURKEYS should be given full range,
as they destroy thousands of insects at
this Sc ason, when foraging.
THE destruction of fallen apples this
season will greatly aid in lessening the
number of insects next year.
A ROW of raspberries 100 feet long will
give an abundant supply for an ordinary
family. Plant q few red raspberries this
fall.
The ox-eyed daisy will overrun the
clover field unless extirpated, and it
may be necessary to go over the field
and pull them out by hand.
LAND plaster bene fits all kinds of grass
crops, but more especially clover. Be-
ing very cheap it should be used plen-
tlfully at all stages Of growth.
WHERE too much potash has been ap-
piled to young pear trees it will some
times cause them to blight. Keep the
soil around the young trees loose.
The ellarshould be thoroughly clean
ed and disinfected now. The air should
be allowed to circulate freely, and
busting OF freshly slaked lime given the
floor.
CHARCOAL is wonderfully useful arti-
Gle to feed to poultry. 1t acts on the
OlOON oAu JULIUS III up, Lu6 lOSuItS VI
which are readily noticeable in the bright
color of the comb and wattles and activ-
ity displayed by the chicken itself.
MANY farmers who have planted
orchards on hill-sides have spent much
time resetting and doctoring. Able
writer's say that side hill where the
water runs off quickly is the very place
for the worms to hatch their young.
The Scotch creepers are a short
legged breed of fowls, compact. excel
IN breast meat, cannot fly high, lay we'll
and mature early. There are two vari-
cites, the white and the barred. They
are nearly as large as the Plymouth
Rock
THE fodder from the early sweet corn
is one of the best foods that can be used
for mich cows. The fodder is improved
if cut and stored in the barn, so as to be
kept clean and bright IF cut up with a
cutter cattle will eat every portion of
the stalk.
SAVE the best stalks of corn from
which to procure seed, and when the
eeed is fully matured select the best
ears. Seed corn should be allowed to
thoroughly dry on the stalk, and when
harvested 1t should he stored in q dry,
warm place.
YOUNG trees will be benefited by be-
ing staked at all seasons OF the year.
The winds injure them severely, and
often cause them to recline from an up
right position. The first year of a
young tree is the time when it should
receive the most attention.
KEEP up the cultivation with the Gull
tivated crops until they are made. In
many cases one additional cultivation
given in good season Will materially in
crease the yield, while it will aid in de-
stroving the late weed and leave the
soil in better condition for the next
crop.
PLANTS renew their roots when the
tops are cut back to a certain extent.
A fruit-grower claims that even old
strawberry plants, if the old leaves ale
cut OFT close to the crown when trans
planted, will renew themselves and
rival the younger plants the next season.
AMONG small plants no cultivator is
better than good sharp toothe ed rake.
Stir the surface every few days with
this, and the labor and cost of cultivation
will be reduced by half, and the better
growth secured will be surprising to one
who has never tried the plan of killing
the weeds in their early youth.
WHEN the branches of the tomato
vines look as if the leaves had been
stripped off, make close search for the
green worm, which is about two inches
long and half an inch in diameter. I'm
less the worm is caught it Will eat up all
the foliage, and as it is nearly of the
color Of the vines it is easily detected.
MOVING keeps down the weeds and
destroys them. If grass plot is moved
in the summer, and the dry grass burnt
f%o,, L.
out. If weeds appear in the pasture
early in the spring before the grass
makes headwav, cut them down. At
this season all stubble should be cleaned
off.
THE Michigan Farmer says there is
ssno use trying to kill such insects as the
chinch-bug, gray-black squash-bug,
plant and Dark or scale lice, with Paris
green Or London purple. This class of
insects insert the beak or proboscis into
the substance of the plant and suck out
the sap, hence they never get any poi
son."
Mr.. w. J. GREEN, of the Ohio Exper-
iment Station, says in the Massachusetts
Ploughman that the corner Of punching
asparagus may be reduced nearly half
by using small rubber bands instead of
strings in punching. Unless labor is
very .Cnoap the saving 1S SufhcIenC to
pay for the additional cost OF the rub
Der bands.
IF scrub stock does not pay Try some
thing better. The success Of stock
raising depends on the breed A steer
OF the beef-producing breed will weigh
LOCO pounds, while scrub steer of the
same age will not reach one-half that
weight. The large difference shows
where the loss occurs from the use of
the scrub.
To secure flowers successfully the
bushes and vines must be kept in flow
ering condition by not allowing the
flowers to 60 to seed. When plant pro-
duces seed it has accomplished It's OBJ
iect, and every seed pod formed lessons
the number of flowers. All flowers
should be cut off before they begin to
fade or change color.
STRAWBERRY beds that have not been
kept clean since the berries were off
will be quickly overrun with grass and
weeds. If the weeds are in possession
of the bed they may be moved down.
Grass will be more difficult to remove,
and the best that can be done is to clean
between the rows thoroughly in order
to allow room Tor the new runners to
root and grow.
DEEP blowing, subsoiling, and under
draining are excellent precautions