Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-12

and will take only exercise as required
for health. Thrift not hunger should
prompt for exercise.
pecan orchard of 1900 trees was
sold recently in Lawrence County, Illi-
nois, for $1,000. The wood will be
made into handles for tools of various
kinds.
Mr.. W. P. Thurston, a successful
hog grower and feeder, says that salt
and wood ashes should be given to
hogs frequently in order to keep them
in good healthy condition.
For the cabbage worms, sprinkle
while dew is on the leaves, with air
Stacked lime, salt or fine dust. All are
good and, of course no harmful results
can follow. Many dislike using poison
on the cabbage.
If the complaining farmer will COM
pare notes with the city fellow who
gets $1,000 a year, but has to buy ev-
erything he needs, he may be surprised
to learn the amount of salary he is
actually getting.
When selecting corn for table use,
leave an early ear on a stalk that pro-
duceS two ears, for seed; in this way
one can bring the crop on earlier each
succeeding year. If the corn isn't a
good variety, don't save seed.
Navy beans do fairly we'll in soil
only moderately rich, while Limas re-
quire the best Beets often give 400 to-
500 bushels to the acre, parsnips the
same and tomatoes nearly as much
though often less than 800 bushels.
Ashes will do for the dust bath, but
clean, mellow earth is preferable. An
ash bath may injure the color Of the
legs by being too alkali. The legs Of
fowls are kept the right color by keep
ing them on grass runs with good food
and plenty of exercise
In answer to the question which is
better, to pillow under green clover or
cut it and feed it to stock, and pillow
under the stubble; by all means feed
the clover, provided the manure is
properly cared for and hauled back
upon the land. That is a case where
you "eat your cake and have it too"
One of the strongest points about
the mule is the fact that it costs so
little to keep him. 1t is very seldom
that one finds even a large mule that
requires as heavy constant feeding as
a horse. They also require less care,
keep cleaner and are more steady
workers on an average than horses.
The coal-tar dips are about the best
that can be used, as they will not stain
or injure the fleece; in fact, will add
dip of poisonous nature, if the sheep
have any skin disease or cuts on them,
and it is on this ground that the non
poisonous coal tar dips are recon-
mended.
soil, which is the only kind that makes
paying crops, anywhere from 200 to
400 bushels may be gathered. owing to
the season, as they seldom bring less
than 80 cents per bushel. They are
usually a profitable crop, but they re-
quire a deal of labor, and much Of it of
the hard, back-breaking kind.
The men who advocate the plan of
ventilating stables with muslin screens
have one mighty argument. 1t doesn't
cost much-to try it. All you have to
do is to take out some of the glass and
put frames covered with cloth in its
place That is simple enough. and at
a cost of few cents you can try it.
Add to this the fact that no one re-
ports failure. while all say the cloth
screens keep the stable sweet and com
Portable Try it.