Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29

| be no bark on them, even after they
grow old, says the American Guilt
vator Thrifty growth causes the
| tree to slough off the dead unused
growth in which sap does not circulate.
Make trees thrifty by liberal feeding.
and there will be no rough bark on
them to furnish a harbor for the cod
ling moth. Stripping the rough bark
from the apple trees will doubtless eX-
pose many cocOons of this insect and
insure their destruction, as'they will
perish when drenched by spring rains,
as they most certainly will be if un-
| covered from their hiding place We
do not regard this rough bark as of
much advantage for protecting the
trunks Of trees from cold in winter or
| the suns rays at all seasons. If it
We're necessary young trees would be
easily injured, whereas they are gen
orally more healthful than are old
trees.
A Lazy Gotta colt, as soon as he
is put to the cart, will lie down and
we cannot get him to move? What can
| do with him? / have tied him where
he lay for five hours, but it was no
good. I have broken five others while
fooling with him" Answer: What
ever you do, do not let him lie down
again in the shafts. Try driving be-
side a steady, matured horse. We had
one colt that developed propensity to
lie down when first harnessed, but
when we hitched him double. he
walked away without any trouble. If
rot convenient to drive double, try
hitching between the long poles, as
previously described in these columns
Have man stand at the colts head
to keep it well up while being hitched,
and also to lead him at the start; or,
try driving with only the breaking
harness on, and continue this for some
time until the habit of lying down has
been forgotten. Only the utmost care
and patience can cy ercome the habit
when once formed.
Incubators- and breeders
WIZ are uOI uSluS ILLS sea-
son should try and arrange to set as
many hens at one time as possible, as
it takes the same time to attend to one
as it does to ten or fifteen. Our plan
is to have a special house for sitting
hens, with separate covered cOops all
around the building, and every morn
ing take the hens off to feed and dust
in ltr-
minutes see that each hen is properly
secured in their separate apartments
We have found that in this way very
much time is saved, as when the
chicks are out they can be doubled up
and given to half the hens, and the
other half, if in good health, can be
set over again.-Poultry Monthly
Disease of the Eye in Colt.-"About
ten days ago I noticed a watery dis
charge from the right eye of my three
years old colt. Upon examination I
discovered a milky looking film about
the size of three-cent piece. The lids
are quite badly infamed. Is there any
thing I can do for it. IF so will you
be kind enough to inform me through
your veterinary column" Reply-It
is probable that the Inflammation of
the eye of the young colt is due to
some injury. Take of boracic acid
fifteen grains, rain water one pint, mix
and battle eye often with q clean
sponge and continue the use of the
solution until the Inflammation disap-
pears. If the opacity so-called film,
remains after the Inflammation has
subsidized take of nitrate of silver two
grains, distilled water one ounce, mix
and apply to the eye with a camel's
hair brush twice a day.
insects can be destroyed by covering
the garden or truck patch lightly with
straw and then burning it, being care
full to have all the weeds and stalks
consumed.
Glover hay, cut green and well cured,
is recommended for poultry. Have it
cut in half-inch lengths in feed-cutter.
turn boiling water on it, then thicken,
after it has cooled a little, with bran
and shorts. Feed warm, and the hens
thrive we'll on it, 1t has no tendency
to make them fat but being nitrogen
Gus in nature it makes a valuable food
for egg production.