Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-23
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In 1890 the city of Philadelphia
maintained town bull"
Natural capability is valuable only
when furnished with the material with
which TO work
The permanent prosperity of all coun-
tries depends mainly upon the system
of agriculture pursued.
Sand is valued for farming purposes
In proportion to the amount of plant
food contained in the soil.
\ proper rotation and wise tillage |
will do much to keep the soil supplied |
With available fertility.
A good formula for making grating
wax is: Rosin parts by weight; |
beeswax parts; tallow l part.
A horse weighing 1000 pounds is
about right for farm work. 1t is not
advisable to have him heavier.
Breeding stock in the full prime of
life and health always gives the best |
and most satisfactory returns.
The citrus fruit crop of Florida for
the year 1908 is placed at 2,29J,O72
boxes against 3.So6,01S for 1906.
1t seems the seedless apple is n fail |
ure. Horticulturists claim it is only |
novelty, and cannot be recommend |
ed.
The Census Bureau estima ties that |
there were 100000 animals slaugh- |
tered at the various stock yards in the
United States last year.
The milk bringing better prices is !
all the more reason why you should |
weed out the poor cows and increase |
the margin of your profits.
In very many instances poor results |
on the farm are due more to farming |
methods, or rather to the lack of them, |
than anything else.
Throw out the stalks of corn that |
have fungus growths on the ear. Then
burn them. These fungus growth stalks
should never be found with corn stalk
shocks.
Don't place any dependence on the
free government seeds sent out by the
congressman. The best seeds are none
too good. Procure the catalogues of
reliable seedsmen and order from
them.
The total clip of wool in the United
States for 1907 was 29S, 294,T5 pounds,
including the washed and unwashed
product. OF the total output there
were 13O,359.11S pounds of secured
wool, valued at $7S,263, 165
The Importance of good feet on
horses is an old story. However, from
the way people disregard the need of
giving proper care to this matter in the
colt, as well as the mature horse, it
calls for constant reiteration
There is no better place to cart the
q Sh hn ,han p1o |
should never be used on the potato
patch, for the reason that the lime in
the ashes is apt to assist in the pro-
duction of scab on the tubers.
One set of people seem to be too lazy
to breathe. while others are so busy
with their business affairs that they
forget that they have a body and a
soul to care for. Between the two
there is room for a very happy me-
dunn.
A South Dakota farmer recently
traded for a herd of Shetland ponies
what is supposed to be one of the
largest horses in the world The ami
NAL in question stands eighty-one
inches high and weighs nearly 1900
pounds.
Tuberculosis germs die hard. Ac-
cording to scientists they may live for
six months in dry, dead material.
Nothing short of ten or fifteen hours
of sunlight or an hour in boiling wa
ter will give them a case OF pneumonia,
while freezing seems to be invigorat-
ing.
If the failure to get q start in clover
is due to the same causes as with al
falfa, it is quite likely that in a good
many cases insufficient seed iss sown to
give proper stand. Especially is this
the case where no nurse crop is sown
and where, If the clover plants do not
get a good start of the weeds, the
weeds will swamp the clover and
smother it out. True, clover seed is
expensive, but this furnishes addition
al reason why, If 1t is worth while
sowing the crop at all, enough should
be sown to produce a satisfactory
stand.
Even Buds Grow Old.
According to government botanist
at Washington, there is reason to be-
lieve that buds share In the growing
old Of the parent plant. He illustrates
his meaning in this way: Suppose the
average life of an individual plant
say a tree-to be 100 years, then bud
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years old will also be virtually so