Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-07-25

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himself, one may now buy feeds
scientifically mixed according to the
latest formulas. American Gardening.
Turnips.
The remark is often made that tur-
nips can be grown only ON new land;
this evil can often be obviated by an
application of lime p1owed or Dug into
the soil. The trouble is caused by the
larva Of small fly. To keep the gar
der clear Of these, it is necessary to
burn all refuse of turnips, especially
those containing any or the maggots,
thus destroying them. Such remnants
of vegetables are often thrown to the
hogs, or directly into the manure heap
to rot, and everything does rot except
the insects, and it proves to be only a
comfortable home for them. When
spring comes they are carefully carted
back again to perpetuate the species in
the garden.-Ex.
The Vegetable Garden.
Squash should now be ripe and
ready to store away in dry airy
place. A good place to keep them in
until frost is in the corn-crb, or in
open shed, where they are sheltered
from rain. They should not be allowed
to remain where they are liable to
freeze, or they will not keep long.
Do not be in a hurry to put celery
into it's winter quarters, as it will
withstand several degrees or frost; if
it is stored away too early, and the
fall should prove to be warm one,
it will very quickly rot. It is usually
safe to let it remain where growing
until November or later; according to
the latitude and the weather prevail
ing.
Preparations for the winter should
now be made by fixing up the cold
frames, and doing any necessary re-
pairing and providing shutters and
mats to protect the contents of the
frames from frost See that storage
cellars are in good condition for the
reception of vegetables, as they will
soon have to be all massachusetts
Ploughman.
Safe Pig Pen.
A brood SOW requires a specially ar
ranged pen for the safety of the young
pigs. 1t should be at least eight feet
square, and have safeguards around
the sides so that the little pigs may
escape under them when the SOW lies
down, and avoid being crushed, as
many are, for want of this guard. 1t
consists of a board fitted to the side
of the pen at right angles thereto,
and eight inches from the floor, sup
ported by upright pieces at distances
of two or three feet. The feed trough
that no spaces may be left for the pigs
to crawl in and get fast. The trough
should be shallow, SO that the pigs
may not get in and be drowned. A
second apartment should be provided,
SO that one of them may be kept clean,
which the SOW will be careful to
observe, for pig is a cleanly animal
when the facilities for cleanliness are
afforded.
The Poultry House.
In building a poultry house, aim to
give the birds as much space on the
floor as possible. More room can be
secured from a square house than from
any other. If twenty-five hens are kept
together, the number will be as large
as can be permitted, and it is better
to use two cocks, penning one with
the hens for three days, and then
coping him and using the other for
three days. By such plan quarrel
ing will be avoided. There should
be window on the side facing the
sun in the morning, and the house
should front south or southeast. A
house IL by IL feet is about the proper
size for twenty-five hens. The roost
should be at the rear, over board
the board being for the purpose OF
catching the droppings. Under the
board should be the nests, which may
be made of ordinary soap or candle
boxes, so as to be removed easily for
the purpose of being cleaned. Once
a week the poultry house should be
sprinkled, from a watering-pot with a
mixture of one quart of kerosene oil
and one gallon of strong soap suds.
The roof should be tight, and the
walls should be built so as to allow
no cracks or crevices or draughts of
air to come in on the birds.
The Dorset Sheep.
A popularity of the Dorset horns is
that they will breed twice a year, or
at any time in the year, which adapts
them to the production of early lambs.
This tendency renders them doubly
valuable, as while they are rearing
lambs for the winter market they are
also growing wool. This advantage en-
ables the Dorset eve to concentrate
her entire energies on wool produc-
tion, as the lambs have been marketed
before that time. The abundant
pasture and favorable weather of early
summer are thus directed toward wool
production, after all the chief end in
sheep culture.-Wool Record.
How to Build a Cistern.
1t can be built in most kinds of soil