Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-26

The expense in labor in caring for a
garden adequate to supply the needs of
an ordinary family need not exceed $50
year.
II you want to get the best work out
of the boy, let him have half day off
now and then to play ball and give
him half dollar to blow in on the
next circus
Early Matched chicks should be taken
from the breeders and placed in rat
proof colony houses. They will huddle
In corner at first, and should be
taught to roost as soon as possible.
The labor of hand wedding may be
reduced to a minimum by planting in
freshly worked soil only, filling close
to the rows early in the season, and
permitting no weeds to ripen their seed.
In selecting eggs for Matching, take
those of uniform size and thickness of
she'll. Reject the dirty, notified eggs
and those with thin shells. Do not set
small eggs nor eggs more than thirty
days old
Where sixteen hours a day is still
the rule on the farm it is pertinent to
ask the question, rs there any necessity
for such slaying?" Many a boy has
been driven to the city by just such
methods of carrying on farm operations.
Grape cuttings should be planted as
soon as the soil can be worked in the
spring. In planting put them in the
ground up to the top bud and at a
slant so that the soil will be packed
firmly about them to prevent drying
out.
1t ought not to require the aid of ex
pertS to show the danger of Tornado
hyde and formalin as Il milk preserver.
The milk sellers do not have the same
interest in this that the consumers have
and all who persist in the use of such
drugs should be given a taste of the
strong arm of the law.
1t is best to buy seed corn In the
ear when practicable. The whole ears
are honest representatives and show
for themselves. 1t is best to discard
ali the defective, irregular-shaped
grainS from the ends of the ear in or
der to insure perfect stand. A per
feet stand materially lessons the cost
of production.
The "cock-sure cure" for hog cholera
promulgated a few years ago by the
government has gone off half cooked"
and the whole scheme has failed. The
reason it failed was due to the fact that
a whole herd had to be destroyed in
order to, effect cure. Strange. This
Is like the man who cleared his barn
of rats by setting it on fire.
Artistic garden beds have earned a
good. long rest. If there ever was any
reason for them it has all vanished.
The best way to- grow garden vegetables
nowadays is to grow them in long rows
so they can be easily cultivated by hand
or wheel hoe. Plant rows extending
across the garden, arranging the varie-
ties SO that other and later crops can
take the place of the early vegetables.
Sheep are the best animals to Craze
In a sod orchard. They crop the grass
close to the ground, thus Obviating
loss of moisture by evaporation
through the blades They do not tramp
the ground solidly Like cattle, and their
drOppings are an aid to fertilization be-
cause of their extended distribution.
Sheep also keep the orchard clear of
weeds and briars, if turned into it early
enough in the summer.
Overripe cream means rancid butter.
The scientific buttermaker ripens his
cream to, a uniform acidity. The
amount of acid his cream contains he
measures by means of a test. The man
who makes, butter on the farm should
use this; test, or else he should use
know exactly when to stop the rlpen-
ing PROCESS and begin to churn his
cream. Butter To sell we'll should be
uniforms III quality.
Experiments show that COW when
In full flow of milk drinks from 1,5OO
to 1000 pounds of water a month, the
average quantity, determined by test
Ing a. herd being 1,660 pounds per COW.
This fact shows the Importance OF I'M
limited supply of water at all seasons,
of the year In every 100 quarts Of
milk the farmer sells about eighty
eight quarts of water, and when the
cow cannot procure water at all times
she will fall off in yield.
Pruning should be done as early as
possible TO give the wounds time to
heal Especially is this true where
pruning is heavy. 1t is not yet too
lat, TO finish this sort Of work, bat no
large limbs should be cut, because they
will not heal in time to prevent bleed
ing when the sap begins to flow. Paint
ing all scars OF an inch or more In d.
ameter made at this time OF the year
will prevent bleeding and destroy a
breeding place for fungus diseases.
In planting peach trees Western
Missouri orchardist recommends put
ting out strong one-year-olds and cut
ting them back to start switches Is
inches high. He plants his trees IS to
20 feet apart, and cultiyates well. He
claims the best tool for this purpose is
4 double cutaway harrow. After three
years he cuts the trees back one-third
on each seasons growth. Tomatoes he
recommends as good crop to grow in
the peach orchard, provided there is
market for them.
Experiments made at the Cornell Uni
versity Experiment Station In orchard
ing several years ago proved that it
took more fertility from the soil to pro-