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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21
THE POULTRY-YARD.
Asserting the Hens.

It is one of the most important mat
tiers that hens be separated according to
the requirements, says Form and Fire
side. If you have flock of hens, and
some OF them are laying while others
are unproductive, separate the layers
from the others, or take out the extra
fat hen. This is especially necessary on
those farms where the hens are confined
to a limited area. Then laying hens and
the fattening hens do not require the
same food. For instance, a hen that is
intended for market may be allowed all
the grain she can consume, but the lay
ing hen will require more heterogeneous
diet, sdch as meat, and II they are to-
gether the laying hens may not receive
the food intended for them, as the others
will also take portion. There is also a
difference in hens in another respect
age. The old hens will always domineer
over the younger. 1t is best to have a
flock of the same breed and age. The
layers should never be with the non
layers. Always observe the condition OF
eachhen, if possible, and feed according to
circumstances, as there is no rule that
can be followed in feeding.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21
A sharp Trick.

When the guests sat down to the table
in the little combination hotel and
boarding house the proprietor uncov-
cred what looked like a fine roast of
beef, and cut off fairly liberal slice for
each man.
The surveyor who had been tramping
around all day said he was as hungry
as bear, and thought he could eat at
least half of such roast, and the other
members of the party admitted that
they could make large sections of it dis
appear. The travelling man said that,
after all, the best meat was to be had in
the little country places.
The proprietor said he trusted they
would not stint themselves, as he liked
to see his guests have good appetites.
He rather prided himself on the table
he set, he said.
The potatoes and other vegetables
were good and plentiful, and everyone
started in for good dinner, including
the proprietor But the latter's first
mouthful seemed to surprise him. He
looked perpleXed, but he tried it again,
taking very small piece.
Gentlemen" he said, "do you notice
anything wrong with this beef?"
"What seems TO be the matter ?"
asked the surveyor, as he poised a piece
of it on his fork.
"Why, I may be a little over-fastid-
ious because of the superfne quality of
our beef usually" said the proprietor,
"but it tastes to me trifie tainted"
The surveyor tried the piece he had
on his fork and admitted that it did taste
trifie strong, and the man next TO him
had noticed it also.
''Tll see about it" said the landlord
with determination, and he had the
had been delivered that morning, but
that it had looked little stale 20 him.
"Tbat settles it," said the proprietor,
with determination. Gentlemen, I'm
sorry, but we'll have to do the best we
can with vegetables. Tomorrow is
Sunday, however, and I'll have the
finest roast in the country for you. F."
Then to the cook, Throw it out in the
alley, and when the butcher comes again
send him to me-"
Hold on" expostulated the COM
mercial traveller. GIVE me another
piece first"
"You don't mean to say you like it ~
exclaimed all the others.
ooh, it's not sc bad" he replied.
They watched him eat it, and they
waited for him to get sick; but he didn't
get sick; on the contrary, he seemed to
feel better than any of them. Finally
one man bluntly asked him if he had a
cast-iron stomach.
"Not at ALL" he replied, "but I've
been here before. It's his regular trick
to make the roast last over Sunday
Chicago Tribune
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21

No. with No. below it. Fair weather
J colder.
| No. with No. 4 above it. Warmer
weather, rain or snow.
No. with No. below it, Colder
weather. rain or snow.
No: with No. above it. Warmer
weather, local rains.
No. 3 with NO below it. Colder
weather, local rains
No. with No. above it. Fair weather,
cold wave
No. with No. above 1t. Wet weather,
cold wave.
Prof. Harrington will also make ar
engagements to have the flag displayed
on railroad cars. The starting points Of
the trains on all the railroads will be
supplied every morning with the fore
cast, and one man on each train will be
assigned to the duty Of displaying the
flags.
When the public has made itself ia
miliar with the code every person can
ascertain the forecast by looking at any
passing train.
WHISTLE SIGNALS.
Prof Harrington has also invented a
system of whistle signals so that loco
motives and factories may warn farm ers
Of coming changes in the weather. We
recently printed the code, but repro
duce it for tie benefit Of those who may
wish to preserve the complete code of
flag and whistle warnings.
Notification will be given in every
town and village where there is a steam
whistle that at certain hour every day
the whistle will sound the signal to in
dictate the probable weather for the en-
suing tWenty-four hours.
Factories will receive the forecast by
nh
will receive it at their starting points.
The warning signal to attract atten-
ton will be what is called the long blast,
lasting twenty seconds. After this sig
nal has been sounded blasts of from
four to six seconds duration will refer
to the weather; short blasts of three
seconds each will refer to the tempera-
ture, those for the weather to be sound
ed first, like this:
Blasts. Indications.
One long ..................F Fair wealth or
Two long,. Rain snow
hree Local rains
One short. Lower temperature
Two ShOrt........,..... igher temperature
III &C SIol ..Colu wave
COMBINATION BLASTS.
One long, alOne-fair weather, stationary
temperature.
Two long, alOne-rain Or snow; station
airy temperature.
One long and one shOrt-fair weather:
lower temperature.
Two long and two short-rain or snow;
higher temperature.
One long and three short fair weather;
cold wave.
Three long and two short-local rains;
higher temperature.
Each combination will be repeated few
times, with an interval of ten seconds be-
tween. This will avoid the possibility Of
any error in ascertalning the forecast.
Some difficulty may arise with regard to
the locomotive whistles. Engineers have
to give railroad signals, and the public
mind may become confused by the two,
put the Professor thinks this difficulty can
be overcome.
operation before 1892
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21
hat His ,JerSnYs Eat.

Mr. Havemeyer, of New Yor k, gives
his Jerseys these following rations, which
we copy from an address of his. Fol-
winter his cows are fed as follows, as he
has found nothing to pay better for
winter than:
Corn meal, TBS, wheat bran, 2 TBS.
ground oats, f TBS; linseed meal, TBS.
silage, 25 lbs; hay, TBS.
Given in three feeds during the day.
The summer ration is:
Corn meal, 4 TBS. bran, 2 tbs.; ground
oats, 6 lbs; linseed meal, 2 TBS, silage,
80 TBS.
The winter ration is fed about 27O
DAYS, the Summer about 95 days. Dry
cows and bulls are fed:
Ground oats, lbs; bran, 2 lbs; hay,
7 lbs: silage, 20 lbs.
December 81, 1890, the Mountain Side
herd consisted of:
Milking COWS, 200; bulls in service, 9:
heifers of all ages, 81; bulls of all
ages, 4.
The average milk per head per day
during 1890, was 1862 Tbs. The average
milk to pound of butter, Is Tbs. The
average quantity of milk to quart of
cream Is lbs
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21
THE DAIRY.


When the milk or cream are held toe
long, although it may be in cold tenn
perature in which the ordinary acdity
may not be developed, a bitter taste is
often developed which is impaired in
butter and destroys its value. 1t is the
opinion of our experts that this bitter
ness is another form of putrefactiYe fer
ment, which is peculiar to cold tenn
peratCre not active or marked as the
acidulous ferment but more iusidous and
sure to manifest itself more or less
rankly according to the conditions. The
remedy is never to hold the milk for the
cream to rise longer than twenty-four
hours. Under specially favorable con-
ditions and surroundings the time may
possibly be extended. 1t is not, how
ever a safe rule to insure sweet and good
butter, the earlier churning and skim
ming are recommended. If the condi-
tions for butter making will not admit
of these safe rules being applied, the con-
ditiOns should be made to conform to
them n. Y. Dairy Commissioner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21
He Would Do.

Merchants, of all men, appreciate
| qualities which bring success,-tact, en-
ergy, courage, industry, quickness, and
readiness in suiting means to ends.
An exchange prints story, which may
be new or old, truth or fiction, but which
Is not incredible IN itself, while
the spirit and method of a
born man of business. A country
boy went to New York, with no friends
and little money, determined to make
his way in the world. In the course of
his looking about he wandered into
Clover Wall Street." and walked into
the store of W & Co. Mr.. W
was busy and the boy waited. At last
the frank, bright face of the stranger
attracted the merchants attention.
"Well, my boy" said he. what can
/ do for you %
II want place, sir"
"What can you do ?'
The boy answered eagerly:
Most anything, sir"
Partly in joke, perhaps, and partly TO
rid himself of an almost too confident
applicant. Mr.. W said:
'Ah, an? Well, just go out and bor-
row me a couple of thousand dollars"
The lad put OH his hat, walked out
of the store, and passed slowly down
Front Street till he came to another
large store IN the same line of business.
This firm was probably we'll acquainted
with W q Co., the boy said to him
self, and with bold but honest look he
walked in and accosted the man who
seemed to be the head of the concern.
"Mr. W, Of W & Co., sent
me down to borrow 81, OOO," SAID he.
"He did, my son? How is business
up at your place %
The boy, who had seen an appear
ance of large shipments, answered
promptly:
Every good, sir.''
1.-TWO thousand dollars did you say?
Will that be enough ?"
"Well, $4,000 is all he told me,
but if you have plenty / think he
would Ike it if you sent him So, OOO."
"Give this boy check for $4,000 in
favor Of W q Co." said the man to
his cashier.
A few minutes latter the boy walked
into Mr.. VS. office and handed
him the check.
Here it is, SIR" said he, with an air
Of having done an errand in the ordina-
ry course of business.
Mr.. w - looked at the check and
then at the boy.
"Young man. said he, ''come in
here; you are just the man have been
looking for" and he gave him a desk
and set him to work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21
Poultry Notes.

IN wet weather keep the fowls in out
of the wet.
EXAMINE the chicks few days after
birth tor lice.
THERE are siXty-eight standard breeds
of chickens, ten of ducks, nine of turkeys,
and seven of geese.
WHERE tobacco leaves can be obtained
without much cost they should be used
around the poultry-houses, and especially
in their nests, to keep off lice.
IF the yards ate low, so that water
stands in them after a rain, dig an open
ditch that will carry off the water. If
you do not do this the fowls will soon
make of the wet portion an unhealthy
slough.
Do NOT imagine that the fowls need
dainties to develop them. Good, healthy
food, fed regularly and in moderation,
will accomplish the work; and what can
not be accomplished in this way cannot
be accomplished at all.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21
"A Tale of Two Dogs.

A very quaint incident, and one worth
repeating, is that of two little dogs,
which, while out for their afternoon air
ing, became thirsty. ana, finding them
selves near city park fountain, decided
to have drink, but neither of them
was tall enough TO reach the water. So,
after talking the matter over in true dog
fashion-that is, by running round and
round, jumping up, standing on their
hind legs, and INDUCING in all sorts of
strange antics-they suddenly solved
the problem, and in the funniest way.
One of them ranged himself under
the edge of the basin, and the other,
by resting his forefeet upon his COM
panion's back, was just able to reach
the water. When he had finished, he
hoped down, and taking his compan-
ions place, allowed him to satisfy his
thirst as he had done. Then they both
trotted off to meet their master, who
had stood by in silent wonder and ad-
miration at his pets performance
per's Young People.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21
Terrible Tale of ShipNvreoI OK.

at New York siXty-seyen ship
wrecked sailors were brought into
port. They comprised the crews of
the British steamship Californian, the
British ship Falls of Earn, and the
British schooner Little Wonder. All
proceeded to the office of the British
Consul, by whom they will be cared
for and returned to their homes.
Capt. Hancock and four men belong
ing to the Little Wonder had a
most terrible story to tell. Their
vessel sailed from Labrador for En-
gland, and met with fearful gale.
The sea completely dismar tied the
schooner, carried away nearly all heI
water, and rendered her provisions
useless. One big wave carried away
Edward Brown, the chief officer. Fol-
eighteen days the survivors subsisted
on an ounce of food and gill Of water
each. Then the Siberian rescued
them, the four men being in terri.
bly, emaciated and exhausted condi
ton. The sea was very rough, and
for four hours the crew of the steamers
lifeboat stood by the wreck. At last
the men had to give up the idea OF
boarding the vessel, and the second
officer of the steamship, who was in
charge of the boat, told the men tt
jump into the sea and he would pick
them up. The poor fellows were I'M
able to jump, but simply rolled over
board and were pulled out Of the
water by the boats crew.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21
Hints.

AN oyster shell in the teakettle will
prevent the formation Of crust on the in
side.
A REMEDY for creaking hinges is NUT
ton tallow rubbed on the joint. A great
many locks that refuse to do their work
are simply rusted and will be all right if
carefully oiled.
THERE are number of meat-dishes
that may be made for one day and cut
cold for several days, and these dishes
are especially adapted to such warm
weather as the present. A veal loaf, for
instance, served in nice thin slices, gar
nished with a pretty, eatable green, is
most appetizing. A small piece of let
tuce, cress or crisp parsley served with
cold sliced meats greatly adds to their
appearance.
CHI DREN should not be bathed i'm
mediatelY after rising in the morning,
and they should not be allowed to rush
from the breakfast table to the beach
and get into the water as soon as they
can. Very few children should be given
a full bath in the morning. They may
be sponged over quickly and then rubbed
fairly dry, but as for plunging a child
into cold water, even lukewarm, and
soaking, the practice must soon prove
injurious to the little ones health.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21

level land it is better to raise the ground
In front of the tool house to the height
OF the floor than to use an incline, as it
rs easier to roll the stock in and out. An
excellent building erected for this pur-
pose L saw in Worcester County, Mass
1t is built like the drawing. The little
doors enter shop eight feet wide across
one end. Rolling doors protect the re-
gna3Eder of the front. They are hung so
as to pass one another or the small doors
and the convenience is perfect. Wagons
or machines out of order may be taken
bodily into the shop where wrenches,
etc, quickly put them to rights wet days.
The shed is twenty feet wide and may be
made of any desired length. A rolling
HlLatform SKIP feet covers an aperture
lin the upper floor through which sleighs,
sarakes and other light things are raised
by pulIeys for storage. A piece of
5cantling fastened to the wall near the
}asOr wilt prevent mowers and wagons
from marring it with their hubs. Alum
dance of light should be let in and the
fowls kept out the same as snow and
other destructive agencies.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21
LIVE STOCK.
About Hogs.

Good feeding does not consist in draw
ing a load of corn, dumping it into lot
and saying to the pigs, now help your
selves! Judicious, intelligent feeding
from birth to block is the only sure road
TO success
Much depends on the right selection Of
xires. Buy sire calculated to supply
deficiencies existing in your dams; then
feed all, including the future progeny,
TO still further development and improve
the type you selected:
Old corn fed to hogs should be soaked
and fed on floors, not in troughs. The
change from old corn to peas or sweet
corn should not be abrupt. Plenty OF
good, clean water is prime essential to
healthy and thrifty pigs In hot weather;
DOT in the form of swill. SwilI should be
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21
A Good Corset Story.

There was society girl who was get
ting stout, and was almost going out of
her mind In consequence. She went on
a diet and stopped drinking cham payne
but the flesh would not melt, but only
increased. Finally in the privacy of
her own apartments one day, this I'M
happy creature took solemn oath that
she would not again let out the strings of
her corset.
not give way to the flesh the flesh will
give way to me-"
Satisfied that this was brilliant
theory the young lady had herself
weighed and the scales marked 145
pounds.
CHATS my limit" she muttered, "I
will not allow another pound to take up
an abiding place upon my body. The
corset will save me if l never let it
out"
The girl at once purchased wonder
full corset that was calculated to encase
and restrain about ali the rebellious
developments that might exist between
the shoulders and the knees. 1t was a
terrible garment that would have beer4
greatly treasured by the managers of
the Spanish Inquisition, and the young
lady contem plated it with a delightful
smile.
The corset was religiously worn for
two months, during which time it's
strings were not touched by its fair own
er, and as she did not feel herself
crowded beyond endurance, and her
friends, who realized that she was sensi-
tive concerning her stoutness, did not
make any remarks about her personal
appearance, she grew complacent and
lie was again a serene joy to her. At
the end of two months she carefully
went to the same scale upon which she
had before weighed herself.
Dropping in her nickel she waited
happily while the music played, then
picked up the small card which fell out
of the aperture of the scale. Then she
grew stiff and pale and awful. Any
one glancing over her shoulder would
have seen that the figure registered
upon the card she held in her trembl-
ing hand was 158. With a great gasp
she started for home. Arriving there
she summoned her mamma.
"Have you touched these new corsets
Of mine?" she cried excitediy. "Have
you meddled with the strings during
the last few months ?"
'Why-yes-" stammered mamma,
II have had to let them out re peatedly
because each time l put them on you [
found you had grown stouter."
And is 1t asserted that she Wept bit
terly for an hour and then began eating
lemons. -HurtfOrd Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21

No. o.-White flag, six feet square, with
black square in center, will Indicate the
approach of sudden and decided fall III
the temperature.
This signal will not be displayed unless
it is expected that the temperature will
fall to AZ degrees, or lower, and will be or
dered displayed at least twenty-four hours
in advance of the cold wave. When No. 5
is displayed No. is always omitted.
When displayed on poles the signals will
be arranged to read downward; when dis
played on horizontal supports small
steamer will be attached to indicate the
point from which the signals ale to be
read.
INTERPRETATION OF DISPLAYS.
No. l. alone. Fair weather, stationary
temperature.
No. 2, alone. Ram or snow, stationary
temperature.
No. 3, alone. Local rain, stationary tenn
perature.
No. | with No. above it. Fair weather,
warmer,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21

The number of sheep in Australia now
exceeds 100000, 600. The wool clip is esti-
mated at 1,060, 900 bales. A report from
Melbourne states that the PASTORAL sea-
son was, upon the whole, a particularly
favorable one for the wool growing in
dustry. CopiCuS rains have fallen over
the great PASTORAL areas Of New South
Wales and Queensland though, on the
other hand, Western Australia and some
parts OF Victoria have experienced an
unusually dry summer-sufficient, it is
feared, in the case of some of the fine
Western district clips to justify fears of
broken tleeces being rather common.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21

more of the nature of grain ration and
less that of a drink
Shove the pigs toward matury by
every available means. The dragging
pig is not profitable one Those who
planted few acres of peas will be
able to see a new and rapid growth of
flesh when the pigs are turned into
them.
The January, 81 prices of hogs ranged
from So. go to $s3. 90 cwt.; the July prices
ranged from 81. 70 to IS. So The July
range in 'S2 was from 800 to 5000 in
'63, from 81. 20 TO $6. 60; in 'SS, from SIS. 40
to $6.75. With these exceptions the
July range for '91 is the highest since
1880 Farm. Stock and Home.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21

$tem of worse than useless expense, he
will be surprised to see how much his
waStetul methods are losing him. Now
that the harvest season is over, the val
uable machinery used in this work should
be cleaned up, oiled and put under good
shelter. And so of all other implements
when the season is over.
An old farmer who reformed on this
aine several years ago, and kept account
OF bis implements, says his former waste
TulneSs and careless manner of keeping
Supplements he found would cost him
more than all the taxes he had to pay an
nually. Now he carefully cleans and
oils his implements and stores them in
dry places, and when the season comes
again uses first coal oil to cut the hard
ened oil on the working parts, and he is
ready with new light-running machinery
TO go into his fields. His own experience
has been to make his farm implements
last and do good work twice as many
years as formerly.
It is these little wastes, which in them
selves seem trifing, but are many sided,
and become a great burden to those who
do not note and avoid them.
On this subject Holister Sage, in Farm
and Home gives some suggestions for
the erection of suitable building for
the shelter Of tools and machinery. He
says:
1t is not to be wondered at that manu-
facturers of agricultural machinery get
rich. The owner Of farm machinery
would do vastly better to go in debt for
means with which to build tool and
machine house, than get trusted for new
Implements with which to work his land
and then leave them to Natures mercieS.
The indispensabIes in q tool house are a
tight roof and dry floor For the former
1t is doubtful ii anything is superior or
in the long run cheaper than shingles.
For floor lumber will do, but we'll
drained, slightly raised floor made of
coal ashes, engine cinders, clay or brick
is preferable, being more durable and
stronger. But a floor of this kind posi-
lively must be we'll drained or the ma
chimes will be injured by dampness from
bel?w Where a site can be secured
next the road and sloping from it, the
sills laid on low walls can be filed level
with the flooring. This will pack down
hard and give great satisfaction. On
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21
The Self-Sucking Cow.

In answer to an inquiry in the Stock
man for some plan to cure cow Of suck
ing herself, I give the following, which l
have tried with excellent satisfaction:
Place a common straight bride bit in her
mouth, by attaching it to common
bride or fastening it in the mouth by
small ropes passed from the rings in the
bit and tied together on top of the head.
The bit does not seem to interfere with
the animals feeding. but acts as an eff
fectual check on her sucking herself
National StOckman.