Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-17

DuyS the eggs is to keep the farmers
supplied with pure-bred males Gotten
giving them the males), so as to set
as much quality in the chicks as pos
sible. That is as far as the egg prob
lem has been solved. Good, fertile
eggs are always in demand. Any
cross that gives a plump, full-breast-
ed, acknowledged chick will answer,
but the crosses give chicks that are
Matched from eggs collected that are
OF all shapes and colors, hence pure
breeds are better. All the work is
done in about four months, and it is a
winter business. The houses for win
ter use will not do for the summer.
One man can attend to fifteen hundred
chicks, and it will keep him busy. He
has no time to devote to hens.-Farm
and Fireside.
Floral Notes.
Arrange to plant some lilies of the
valley this fall. No flower is more
welcome than this, and few are as
easily grown. Planted in a cool,
moist place they thrive and multiply
wonderfully. A few hard coal ashes
sprinkled over them during the winter
are very beneficial Indeed, we know
Of one lady who could not get lilies of
the valley to bloom until she mixed
hard coal ashes with the soil The
ashes are also good for ferns.
The glorious chrysanthemum will
soon be with us, and those who have
admired the sweet pea because of it's
daintiness will rave over the national
flower of Japan because of it's size and
gorgeousness. How our tastes change
with the seasons!
Did you try planting pansy seed
out doors late in the summer and
covering them up we'll with leaves,
know Of persons who have had good
success by this method. Exchange.
The Bush War.
Such bushes as sumach and saplings
are most weakened by cutting at this
season. Sprouts will start again in a
month or six weeks and should be
moved again. The second crop of
sprouts will be quite feeble, and if
these are cut the following year
most of the bush growth will be
killed. All kinds of bush growth will
be killed in time if no leaves are al
lowed to grow. Grubbing the roots
will cause numberless sprouts. Con-
slant moving, or knocking the bark
and leaves off with sticks is sure
death in Massachusetts Plough
man.
Raise More Onions.
Eat onions in May and doctors will
all the year play" is an old adage,
but why can't many people obey it?
For the very reason that they can't
get the onions. Onions have always
been a remarkably high-priced vege-
table and promise to stay so. For
they are healthy cleansing the blood,
making muscle and giving health and
vim to mans energy. So, fellow far
mer, [ say raise more onions Put
out an acre or half an acre-for ex-
pertinent you might say-but I say
you not need not experiment, for if
your soil is mellow enough to produce
corn, wheat, etc., then it will pro-
duce about 300 bushels of onions to
the acre that will bring you from one
to two dollars per bushel The nipple
ments won't cost more than $40, and
say about $50 will pay for your labor
on them.
Don't tell me that onions don't pay.
| have tried it and know what I am
talking about. If you wish you can
make arrangements with some buyers
for your crop at a certain price be-
fore you raise it, and so be always
sure of good money.-Dr. Paddy Ken
ty, in Epitomist.
Sprouts.
Before buying trees for an orchard
take time to look about your own
neighborhood and find which varieties
do best. Don't take the word of the
nurseryman or agent for this. Buy
trees if possible near your own home
and set them out the same day you
get them. Prepare the place to set
them before the trees come and take
plenty of time to do the work we'll.
Very few people appreciate the beau
ties of portulaca. 1t blooms only
when the sun shines, but then the
stalks are covered with flowers of
brightest color in white and every
shade of red and yellow. To get dou-
bic flowers save seed from semi-dou-
bic blossoms as the double ones are
seedless. When potatoes are being
dug this fall, pick out those that are to
be used for seed and let them lie in
the open air, not necessarily in the
sun, until they have begun to get
rather green. Such seed will begin to
grow quicker after being planted than
that which is kept from the light. In
saving seeds of flowers save only from
the best specimens. A good way to
keep track of it is to tie a thread
about the flower when it is in bloom,
and pick off all flower pods before
they begin to ripen. Watch the weeds
about the garden in the fall They
have fashion of growing quietly in
unoccupied corners and maturing a
crop of seed which will make a very