Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-26
they will not move in the least while

they will not move in the least while
in transit.
A French expert on tree planting re-
ports great success in moving large
trees at night. He takes them up
late in the evening after 10 o'clock,
moves them as rapidly as possible, and
waters the soil and the branches bear
ing the buds. The results were excel
lent, only two of the large shade trees
dying, although a number OF the
species were considered hard to trans
plant For the first Is days after
transplanting he advised that the
boughs and leaves of the tree be
abundantly sprinkled.
Bees swarm because the circum-
stances do not suit them, they are Ill
at ease and lack room. If you do not
wish them to swarm, you must give
them sufficient room. A loose bottom
board enables the bee-keeper to raise
the hives up whenever needed, and to
give as much space for ventilation as
may be necessary. Drone rearing is
a factor in swarming. In nearly every
instance the colonies that swarm are
those that have received quite large
number of drones.
An English dairy expert, who has
been on a visit to Argentina, states
that from the Argentine were sent last
year no less than 9,075,000 pounds OF
butter, made by the best modern scien-
tiflc methods and the finest machinery
that could be supplied from Europe.
He visited one factory under the man.
agement of Argentines, which turned
out 20 tons of butter day. He saw
another center where the milk of 1000
cows was handled.
Sow MELONS in light, rich soil;
poultry manure produces rapid growth.
If the season is very warm and moist
the vines may need to be pinched back
to secure early fruiting. Muskmelons
require a season of about 31a months
and watermelons about AZ months,
hence the crop is rather uncertain in
this latitude. The crop is made more
sure if seeds are first started in hot
bed and transplanted when they be-
gin to run to vine.
Never feed hens ground food in sum-
mer, but use meat or ground bone. Ii
ground food is used at, all it is best
to allow ground oats and bran, as
they contain a greater and more uni
form proportion of the elements that
compose eggs than some grains, and
one meal a day, consisting of about
I,o1 hn hons will nof will
be found ample during the summer
season. as the hens can then secure
I food for themselves.
The Washington correspondent of
the Country Gentleman, writing Of a
duck farm in Pennsylvania, says: "To
clean the fowls of their feathers, a
dozen or more omen of the neighbor-
hood are engaged. They enjoy the
work, as it enables them to meet to-
gether and discuss the news Of the
neighborhood, something after the
manner of the old sewing circle.''
The largest orchard in the world is
in Missouri. 1t is the great Winans
orchard, near Marshfield, in Webster
county. There are $4,000 apple trees,
10000 peach trees and 10000 pear
trees. The acreage covered is 1910.
1t is estimated that the orchard is now
worth $408,000. There are today in
the county 100000 bearing trees.
A heifer calf was born recently on a
Missouri farm that had no fore legs.
The shoulder blades were perfect and
the skin was unbroken where the two
legs should have been. The calf
seems to be thriving and is being
brought up on a bottle.
All grains intended for food for
pigeons should be the best and purest
that the market afford. The best
grains are sifted cracked corn, red
wheat, Canada peas, Kafir corn, mil
let and hemp.
i Barren stalks of corn, that is, those
bearing no ears, should not be allowed
to spread their pollen. Remove the
tassels from such stalks as soon as
they appear.
1t is said that nasturtium planted
in a hill of squashes will keep away
/; the squash bugs.