Evening journal., 1902-12-12
WINTER NE WIS
ABOUT FARM
Points That TfIIers of the Soil VIII
DO Well to Read and Ponder
Over This Week

When land has been well manured'
and does not respond thereto in the
yields of crops the cause may usually
be attributed to wet soil, which should
be drained in order that the water
may pass down and allow warmth and
air to enter the soil
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1t may be an advantage TO change the
garden location every two years and
SOW clover on the plot The reason is
that as the garden soil is subject to
leaching like other portions of the
farm the clover roots go down and
bring the fertilizing ingredients to the
surface. As the garden is also made
rich by extra applications of manure a
change of location enriches a different
plot every year or two, while the close
cultivation destroys the weeds.
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There is a large field for the farmar
to work over in order to find out what
the receipts and expenses are, The
farmer knows the price he received
for his butter, but may not know the
cost lt is not difficult to arrive at an
estimate of the cost of any article il
laccounts are kept. Progressive farm
ers keep an account with each animal
weighing their food and charging
therefor. Even the fields are entered
in a book and accounts kept with
| them 1t is extra work, but it is the
only way to know what the farm is
doing.
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The use of a pasture is considered by
dairymen as the most economical mode
of keeping cows but an experiment
made with six ordinary COWS, of near
ly equal capacity each, three of which
were pastured and three fed by soiling
showed that where one acre OF pasture
produced 1879 pounds of milk, from
which 50 pounds of butter were
churned, one acre Of soiling crops gave
47S2 pounds of milk, from which was
obtained 1876 pounds of butter.
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Diseases Of plants in pots is some
times due to accumulation of acid in
the soil Placing the plants in new,
fresh earth is one of the remedies. but
as some plants win not bear removal
the use of hot water is resorted to.
First stir the soil as deep as il can be
done, and pour water ait a temperature
of 140 degrees on the earth in the pot
until il runs of clear from the bottom
AT the beginning the water viii be
clear, then brown, then again clear The
siclIly plants viii be invigorated and
will soon show evidences of improve
ment Keep the plants in a warm lo-
cation until the soil becomes some
what dry again.
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II is not difficult to keep sweet 20.
tatoes in a cellar If it is dry and th'
temperature is kept uniform. Befor
placing the barrels away for winte
the potatoes should be dry and clean
When packing them in barrels a clos
watch shoRld be made in order to dis
cover and throw out any potatoes show
ing the slightest taint of disease, a
disease will attack all other potatoe
in the barrel
Roses may be propagated in seveha
ways, but some experience is required
An excellent method, which has beer
tested and found satisfactory is t
lplace a cutting in "A bottle of wate
sand suspend the bottle where it can b
warmed by the sun, keeping water sup
piled as fast as 10 evapOraites. Whe
roots appear the cutting may be trans
ferred to a small flower pot Som
good hybrid perpetuals have been raise
ON their own roots in that manner. AL
Though the plan is not always success
full, yet it is easily tried and costs moth