The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-07
Give the chicks grit.

Provide plenty of light in the base
ment stables.
| Sprinkling the hogs with kerosene
controls lice and fleas.
Make yourself present of a really
good cultivator this season.
| Dust the setting hens and keep
them free from lice at all times.
No way to freshen eggs after they
get stale. Sell them when fresh.
Grass is the worlds greatest asset
and we have oceans of it this year.
A lot of hogs in hog lot promise
a lot of money in the inside pocket
While the eve is yielding milk for
her lamb she is also growing a fleece.
The best lima beans are mostly
grown for family use and not for mar
ket.
Early turkeys are what pay, and
these can only be had from early laid
eggs.
The poultry industry has greatly in
creased the cultivation Of the sun
| flower
Ordinarily any hog, young or old,
may be relied upon to eat more than
1t can digest.
If the hired man is worthy of his
hire, it is good plan to tell him 30
| once in while
Cut out blighted branches of pear
trees several inches below point where
the blight occurs.
A big wheat crop this year is no
reason for failure to prepare carefully
for that of next year.
Bolster springs on the fruit wagon
will prevent crushing of fruits when
hauling a load to market.
Properly trained in colthood a horse
will follow his owner and obey his
voice as faithfully as dog.
| Cows producing only moderate
| flow of milk need very little, II any,
grain when pasture is abundant
When visiting the pasture call the
colts by name and give them some
grain, lump of sugar or an apple.
A gentle mother makes gentle
chicks. When the mother hen is wild
and flighty, it is hard to tame her
young.
Little chicks must be kept away
from older ones and away from the
flock of old fowls If they are expected
| to do we'll.
! For young pigs and milking cows
! sflage has no equal. 1t is the ideal
substitute for pasture and a perfect
conditioner
Poultry houses should afford good
ventilation for the fowls even if 1t gets
rather chilly inside at times. Chickens
don't need hothouses.
| Cement floors frequently cause rheu-
| matfsm unless they are overlaid with
plank, or plentiful supply of bedding
is at all times In place.
Watch the road makers, and insist
upon substantial culverts and upon
bridges strong enough to carry the
heaviest engine in the neighborhood
Bag a number of punches of grapes
They will be very nice after the ex-
posed punches are gone. Bagging
keeps the insects off and prevents de-
cay.
Make the nests big enough SO the
hens can get in and out without break
ing the eggs. Make the entrance to
the nests from the back to make them
dark.
Sandy loan with a clay subsoil
makes excellent orchard land, while
hillsides, If properly treated, can be
turned from barren wastes into profit
able fruit crops.
Oats hay should not be stored or
stacked SO long as there is any Damp
ness In 1t, as 1t Is naturally moist
forage and will heat and spoil very
readily ii stored too soon.
Sometimes the wing feathers of lit
tie chicks grow so fast that they be-
come too heavy for the chick to carry
and In that case they should be clipped
of close to the wing with a pair of
shears.
It is a common mistake to seed too
heavily in planting potatoes. One or
two good thrifty stalks are enough to
the hill More will make them all weak
and spindling and give you fewer po-
tatoes, and they will be smaller, too.
A drive now and then around the
nast,lre and field will tell Won about