Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-15

| Then plan your succession crops and |
| put the name of each on the plan, in |
parentheses, after the crop 1t is to fol- |
low.
All grain damaged b dampness may |
be freely fed to poultry if thoroughly
dried out in a hot oven Scorch it
| just a little.
Don't say its"Work" to plan. 1t isn't
If you approach it in the right spirit
Resolve to have a merry lime of It,
come what may.
Peas and beans in small quantities
are of great value to laying hens.
They are so rich in albuminoids-
| producing material.
The fall work is all done. Are the
buildings comfortable? The work all
systematiZed for the winter! That's
the way it ought to be.
Farm buildings should be planned
large enough to the start. Lean to's'
are an abomnatlon in the sight of the
man who loves neatness.
One OF the most hopeful things in the
progress of agriculture and horticul-
ture Is the utilization of scientific
methods in practical work.
Most farmers depend on what they
can sec in measuring wastes on a farm.
One oc the greatest wastes involves a
leak in the fertility and it may not be
visible
Among the Toggenburger goats some
are found that yield a gallon Of milk
per day. These and similar milking
goats are now being freely imported
into America.
If you want the horses to do the
most work feed them on the proper
feed, Sc that they may develop strength
and be able to do the required work.
Try some oats instead of so much corn.
1t is better to raise eight good pigs
than twelve inferior ones. There will
be more money in the former than in
the latter, though they outnumber
them. Quality is more important than
quantity.
Be sure the pigs have trough for
themselves that cannot be reached by
the mother or the other hogs. 1t
teaches them to eat and prevents any
shrinkage during weaving 1t Is a self
weaver.
Much wool Is now imported into the
United States, the home product not
being sufficient to meet the demand
there is also q good and increasing de-
mand for mutton. In England sheep
are fed with profit ON land worth $500
per acre.
Don't go to law over every little
trouble that comes up in life. Settle
disputes quietly. Loud talk gives law
yers money in the end. If you cannot
agree, get a committee to settle for
you, then shake hands over the deci-
sion.
Celery is now bleached almost ex-
clusively with boards instead of the
old-fashioned killing up process. The
boards are held closely in touch with
the tops Of the green crop while the
light Is excluded in the bleaching pro-
cess
The man who IS not On good terms
with his near neighbors puts In mind
of the juror who said: II put in all
of last night in jury room with eleven
of the stubbornest men ! ever saw in
my life. Why, not one Of them would
agree with me-" Beware of the man
who is at outs with his neighbors
Feed the colt some oats the first win
ter and give him good start. See
how much better he will grow when
on grass next summer. l would not
like it much f oats were taken out of
this world. 1t would be hard to find
another feed that would take the place
Of oats for horses. l am sure l would
| hate to be without it.
At the Pennsylvania station Profess
sor ]. P. Pillsbury reports that wide
matted row and hill systems of straw
berry culture, which have previously
been observed at the station have been
changed to the narrowmatted row
with better results. The berries in the
narrow-matted row are of a more uni
form size and the percentage of small
ones is decreased.
Snow Is said to be the poor mans
manure" and 1t is poor enough. 1t
washes a small amount of nitrogen
down into the soil, which Is all right
as far as it goes. Bare ground, on the
other hand, Is helped by alternate freez-
ing and thawing on warm winter days |
| When we have snow 1t Is wise to make
the best of it. When there Is no snow
1t Is not always wise to wish for it.
Many people believe that brown
eggs are richer in nutriment than
white eggs. A number Of Government |
experiments have determined concIu |
sively that the color Of the shell is no |
key to nutriment, flavor or other quail |
ties Of the meat of the egg. There is |
decided difference in nutritive ratio |
and favor owing to the conditions I'M |
der which fowls are kept.
It is claimed by those who have |
made the experiments that CRAFTS set |
on the first cut On the root or collar |
are more likely to live than those on |
lower cuts. The first or lower cut on |
the scion is more likely to live than |
those taken higher up. The terminal |
| bud Is not so sure to live as other |
CRAFTS, but those that do generally |
make a longer growth. When cuts Of |
the roots four or five inches long are |
used they are more likely to live than |
| 212 inch cuts, and more than twice as |
many will grow as when the cuts Of
| the roots are IL inch long.
About carrots, Mr. Greiner, the we'll |