Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-09

/ - bSllSI uoI 70 give II 100 m0ch sun
al first. The buds soon appear. and
/ by the last Of March it will be in
| bloom. There are several varieties.
but l have found the pink the most
satisfactory. In the early stages the
| blossoms are light green, gradually
! shading, az the flowers expand, into
greenish white, followed by pure
| snow-white, tinting with pink
frally becoming a bright blush pink.
It is interesting to watch the chang
ing colors and where there are sew
eral blossoms all Of different tints
the effect is beautiful. AS these
blossoms last for months. far into the
summer, when warm weather comes
the plants make beautiful porch or
tub decorations.-Alice E. Pinney, in
Orange Judd Farmer.
Poultry Yard.
Here are a few mistakes that farm
ers and amateurs often make:
They buy cheap grain, grain that
has been damaged by fire, or that has
become smutty.
They only half house their fowls IN
winter; very often they allow them to
rCost on trees at night. Especially in
the fall is that practice dangerous
They give the poultry only half at
tention and then because they do not
give big returns curse the business.
They place too much confidence in
the hired man, who, m nine cases out
Of ten, has 10 interest in his work
beyond drawing his wages each week
o. month.
They do not personally look after
the wants of their fowls. Many a
small matter would be noticed before
it grew to a dangerous point if the
owner would give an hours inspection
once a day.
They call their misfortunes bad
luck" when the secret is that it was
nothing more than penalty they
have paid for want of good care.
They allow both old and young
stock to run together, and do not
keep the cockereIs separate from the
puIlets.
They have too large fiocks, thus
overcrowding AID inviting idleness,
lice, overfat and many ills.
They think it unnecessary to clean
the hen house oftener than once a
week, and very often they let it run
until spring. All this time the fowls
are compelled to breathe the atmos-
phere odorous with their droppings.
They never think of preventing
lice, and only cry fire" when the
house is nearly consumed.
They try to cure roup and other
cor tagious diseases in a few fowls,
and soon spread the disease anc1g
the entire flock.
They Go not separate the sick
from the we'll fowls, and then wonder
why their focks are not more
healthy.
They inbred until they have de-
stroyed the vitality Of their stock.
They feed corn and other fattening
food "all they will eat" and then
wonder why the hens do not lay
Iowa Homestead
Choking Cattle.
81 have never known my method of
relieving choked CATTLE" says a writer,
Ito fail in giving instant relief. l
cut a stick about four feet long and
cne-half inch through at the large
end, with prongs like fork tines about
enc inch long at the small end. The
stick wants to be straight and smooth.
Then wind the prongs with yarn
until we'll covered, and sew over and
through this a piece Of cotton cloth,
making ball some inches In dame
ter securely fastened to the small
end of the stick. Grease the ball we'll
with lard, insert in the animals
throat and push it down the length
of the stick if need be, or until the
substance is forced into the stomach.
Then withdraw the stick and the
creature will be relieved. I have
been called in the night to go four
miles to relieve an animal that has
been choked for hours l relieved
her in Two minutes after the stick
was ready, so that she commenced
eating Immediately. Two or three
men had tried every way they knew
for hours without success. This
creature was choked with a potato"
Points OF the Small Yorkshire.
The Small Yorkshires are noted for
the small amount of food on which
they will grow, thrive and fatten.
Experienced breeders claim that
three Yorkshires can be grown and fat
tened on the same amount of food
that is consumed by two pigs of the
coarse breeds. In only growing condi-
ton they can be kept enclosed by
the fences that would prove no barrier
against the roaming propensities of
other pigs. When not eating they
SPEND their time in sleeping, not
rambling around and squealing. They
dress away very little when killed.
Their short noses, small heads and
ears and snow white color give
them a handsome appearance when
dressed. making them the favortte
among dairymen and breeders who
supply city butchers with dressed
pork. A litter of small Yorkshire
pigs will average, on common food
from $50 to $50 pounds at seven to
eight months Old and are generally
very uniform and tidy. Pigs OF this
kind are topping the market every
week. The small Yorkshires won the
Grand sweepstakes over all breeds
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