Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-09-30

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mant Thus under conditions entirely
favorable, the fall-planted trees have
a decided start of the spring planted
trees.
Whenever any of the specified re-
quirements is seriously lacking, how
ever, then fall planting becomes in
advisable, and the prospective fruit
grower had better wait till spring
comes. One had better plant in the
fall if he can, and conditions Justify
it. Otherwise, he had better plant in
the spring.
Initiating New Potatoes.
According to Popular Science, imita-
ton new potatoes are now made, an
Italians and Cinnamon. Late in the
season a crop of potatoes is planted.
Before winter they attain a moderate
size. They are dug and buried until
new potatoes begin to arrive from the
south. Then they are unearthed and
dipped into a large kettle containing
hot water and I've. The process causes
the skin of the potato to curl and also
hardens the potato itself, making it
much more firm. Upon removal from
the solution the potatoes are rinsed
and spread out to dry. SO far as out
ward appearance is concerned, the i'm
itation is SO good that it is next to i'm
possible to pick out the doctored po-
tatoes from among those that are gen.
uine. California is said to be the home
of this mode of gardening.
Silo for Sorghum,
would it be practicable, it is
an acre of sorghum which is very fine
and large? We keep only five COWS. If
it would, what is the cheapest style you
.ould suggest?" 1t is doubtful whether
it would be practicable to build silo
il which to preserve one acre of sor-
ghum. 1t is probable that it would be
better to cut the sorghum and cure it
for fodder If only five cows are kept
enough ensilage would be removed
from the surface of the 'silo each day
to preserve it well. This would espe-
cially be the case after the warm wealth.
er of spring. In case you desire to con-
struct silo, a small stave silo should
be built
Disorder Among Cattle.
l have herd of twenty-five cows,
ard there seems to be disorder among
them. The first I noticed they dropped
in milk from ten quarts to a pint at
once There is not any milk in udder
ard it is cold and clammy. Feed well,
Lat fail in flesh. Live from three to
five weeks after first attacked" Thus
writes farmer in Hoard's Dairyman
which answers 1T is impossible to
form a conclusion from the above infor-
nation. Please give full particulars in
detail, and we will try and prescribe
for your cattle"
Breeds for Eggs, Ducks.
What are the best four breeds of hens
for eggs only? it is asked. Leghorns,
Minorcas, Andalusians, Plymouth
Rocks and Wyandottes are all the best
under certain conditions. Much de-
Ponds upon the care bestowed.
Lime as a Fertilizer.
A renewed interest in the use of lime
on the soil has been excited by the eX-
periments Of the Rhode Island expert
ment station at Kingston, in which a
large increase of certain crops was pro-
duced by lining the soil. While the
Ohio experiment station was located on
a gravelly, clay loan at Columbus, ex-
periments in lining were made, but
with negative results This work has
recently been undertaken again, how
ever, on the lighter more sandy clay
Of the soil on which the station is now
located, and although it has not yet
gone far enough to justify positive
statements, the present indications are
such as to encourage a more extended
trial
In one case a half acre of land on
which wheat is being grown year after
year, was treated with thousand
pounds of lime, freshly slaked and ap-
piled broadcast, just before sowing the
wheat The crop Immediately follow
ing showed but little effect from the
lime; but the second crop, just harvest
ed, shows an increase of about six
bushels per acre for the lined portion.
over the unlimed half acre adjoining.
In another case, half of tract OF
three acres was lined in the spring of
1900 and planted in corn. There was
an apparent increase in the corn crop
for the lined part of this tract over
that left without lime, and in the oats
crop, following the corn, there has
been further increase of over nine
bushels per acre.
In third case part of block of al
falfa was sown on lined soil, and part
en- unlimed, with the result that the
lined portion made by far the more
vigorous growth.
One method of applying lime is to
pile unslaked lime in small piles on
land which has been plowed and har-
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