Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-04-28

The four corner stones of success in
agriculture are good seed, manure,
thorough tillage and careful thought.
l do not say that | have given them
in the order of their Importance,
there may be difference of opinion
in regard to this. but no one of these
can be omitted. Everyone should
paste this in his hat until it becomes
so thoroughly impressed upon his
mind that he cannot neglect any one
without being condemned by his con-
science for neglect of duty. 1. The
best seed is none too good. 2 AS
much manure as possible should be
made, and every particle saved and
applied at once to the soil or saved in
such condition that it will neither
burn nor leach till wanted for use
3. No one should say that will do
until he can do better. Tillage cannot
be too thorough, especially before
planting. 4. If a man does not make
his head save his heels, he cannot
succeed. Thought with regard to any
crop is required from a time long be-
fore it is planted till the money for it
is in his pocket. Follow out these
four lines, and success will be sure
J. G. X, in Practical Farmer
The Farm Garden.
1t is very easy to grow two crops on
a garden even during our compare
lively short summers if proper care is
taken in making the plans in the
spring.
Radishes and lettuce may be grown
during the entire season, and one crop
of these succeed another. The plot
devoted to these two valuable mem
bers Of the garden family should be
made very rich to begin with and as
soon as the ground is made vacant by
using them other seed should be sown
at once in order to have another sup
ply coming on. The earlier radishes
will mature inside of 80 days and sew
eral sowings a week apart should be
made in order to keep the supply con-
slant, as they are not good when
tovergrown. For winter radishes the
seed should be sown at the same time
as the turnips and may be sown with
! the turnips with better success often
than if they had been sown alone.
For early lettuce SOW any of the
forcing sorts advertised by seedsmen
and for the later supply sow the head
varieties, thinning them to a foot
apart The thinning may be done by
using the surplus heads, always pull
ing the plant out by the roots instead
of cutting it off, leaving stalk wher.
, Voice.
Egg Penwipers.
Odd pen-wipers, made of eggs
which have been boiled and dressed &
represent Quaker maiden or a col
, lege girl, in cap and gown, are botl
, pretty and amusing. Boil the egs
, hard, and when perfectly cold paint /;
pretty face on one side, tinting tn
cheeks, and making it as life-like a
the hair, Or, more realistic still, rave
a it out of worsted yarn of the desire,
:, color, brown, black or haxen. Secur
q the egg firmly to tiny piece Of boar
or cork to form the shoulders, an
!, proceed to dress it in the cap an
n gown of the college girl A broai
O white linen collar at the neck will ad
: to the effectiveness. Four circula
pieces of chamois, 1-2 inches in d
o ameter, should be pinked around tn
edges and fastened securely to the I'LL
der side for wiping pens. For tn
. Quaker maiden, make the Quake
bonnet and upper part of the bodice
: gray silk, with a kerchief of shee
Il lawn.
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