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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23
WORKING NOTES ON
THE POULTRY YARD
Hens Must Have Variety of
Proper Food for Profitable
Production of Eggs.

You would think the manufacturer
fool who would feed cotton into his
mill and expect silk goods to be woven
from it, and yet the hen is simply a
machine.
Given the proper material she will
lay eggs, but you can't expect her I'd
do it with just corn, when corn is only
a fat-producing food.
Give your hens variety of the prop.
er food, and keep them comfortable
and busy and they will be like the hen
the little boy heard cackling-after
listening a moment to the fuss the hen
was making, he remarked: Huh, you
needn't be SO proud of laying that egg
You couldn't help it,
Save the droppings from the poultry
houses. Fertilizer of equal value, if
bought in the market, will cost you $50
a ton.
For the easier gathering and han
ding of this fertilizer, platform of
boards should be placed under the
roots. This platform should be be
scraped clean every day, or at least
twice a week.
After cleaning, air-slaked lime and
ashes should be sprinkled over the
boards. This makes the boards easier
to clean and is also good disinfect-
ant and vermin killer, besides adding
value to the fertilizer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23
INCUBATOR HINTS
FOR A POULTRYMAN
Correct Heat for Incubation Is
1903 Degrees-Should Not
Vary-Turn the Eggs.

When the incubator has been prop
erly heated the drawer is filled with
the eggs and placed in the machine.
The lamp must be kept burning stead
lily and the temperature maintained at
about 103 degrees. This is the correct
heat for incubation, and it should not
be allowed to vary more than one de-
gree either way.
Night and morning the eggs must be
turned.
The lamp needs daily attention. The
wick should be found to require trim
ming and the oil container will need
more oil.
Each day the eggs should be aired,
ten or fifteen minutes being allowed,
as If more time is given it takes too
long to get up the proper temperature
again.
When the chickens begin to hatch
they should be left alone. They will
need no food for twenty-four hours
after Matching.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23

Going to start a peach orchard this
spring? Consider where you will get
the trees, look over the ground, no.
tice draining necessities and study
UP how you will prune and head them.
Also consider mulching and cultivat-
ing question.
In planting a peach orchard it is
we'll to set the trees 20 feet apart
each way. One acre set 20 feet will
require 108 trees. The land should
be well drained so water will not
stand near the surface.
The soil should be well cultivated
before the trees are set, If possible,
and the places where they are to
stand thoroughly dug up for a space
of three feet
A little bone meal-about one pint,
worked into the soil for each tree is
advisable.
Do not set the tree too deep, and be
careful to spread the roots and cir
culate the soil we'll among them. This
can be done by giving the tree a lit
tie shake up and down.
Only good top soil should be placed
under or around the roots. Pouring
a pail of water into the half-flled hole
will serve to settle the soil about the
roots, beside giving the moisture
needed by the trees
After it has settled away, fill up the
hole and cover with leaves or straw
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23

for mulch. Before transplanting, al
ways cut back severely all the
branches, and the top Of the main
stalk should be taken off.
Train the trees by pinching off the
ends of the new growth occasionally
during the first season, If they do not
seem to be growing compact enough
to make a well-formed head.
After the tree begins to show new
growth apply the fertilizer, which
may be one Of the commercial fer
tilizers for growth (not for fruit, or
1t may be ashes or cotton seed meal
or well-rotted manure.
The mulch may be used again after
the trees have been fortified and
will serve to properly conserve the soil
moisture.
Peach orchards should be well culti-
waited during the growing season.
Borers are often troublesome, but If
care Is taken to pull the dirt up around
the trees early in the season and al
low it to remain until quite late in
the fall, and level it off until the
next spring, there will be very little
damage done.
Each year during the winter the
trees should be pruned, cutting back
one-third of the new growth. When
they come into bearing, thin the fruit
while small to improve the quality
and help the tree.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23
GOOD MANURE FOR
VEGETABLE GARDEN
To Grow Early Truck the Ground
Must Be Made RiCh-TWo or
Three Crops Yearly.

To grow early, crisp vegetables the
ground must be deep, finely pulver-
lied and well filled with rich, rotted
manure. Fertilizers will not take the
place of manure. Manure must be
used to furnish humus as well as to
enrich the ground. Our leading mar.
ket gardeners and truckers use large
quantities of manure and fertilizers
says writer in Baltimore American
The average dressing for an acre OF
land, where double cropping is fol
lowed, is to broadcast 20 one-horse
loads of manure and to drill in with
the seed 800 pounds of a standard
tivation. Market gardeners having a
limited number Of acres mark the
rows off 16 inches apart and use the
hand plow and cultivator instead of
horse culture, and as fast as one crop
is sold off the land is again planted or
sown. By this method, two, three
and in some years four crops can be
grown from the same land.
Truckers grow only those crops
which can be worked by horse culture.
The manure and fertilizer are spread
in the drills or applied in the hill. For
spreading in the drill eight carloads
of rotted manure and 400 to 600
pounds Of fertilizer is the average
quantity for each acre.
The main consideration just now
with the gardener is manure, which
will soon be needed for the hotbeds
and for the garden.
The manure should be hauled and
put in large heaps close to where it
Is to be used. Spread one peck of
plaster over each load as it is piled;
the plaster will prevent the loss of
ammonia. Cover the horse manure
with cow manure or hog manure. If
there is much straw and litter in the
manure sprinkle each layer with wa
ter. If the weather is frosty use boil
ing water to start active fermentation.
Make large compact heaps; when the
heat increases so as to cause an issue
Of steam from the heap 1t should be
forked over, all Jumps broken fine and
again made up in compact heap.
For garden crops the manure must
be rotted and fine so it can be well
mixed through the ground before the
seeds are sown.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23
PLANTS OF MAILING SIZE

Many fine varieties of fruit, as well
as shrubbery, are to be had very
cheaply by ordering mailing-size
plants from a reliable firm or nursery
man. Many of these nurserymen
make up a collection, containing some
excellent fruits, which they offer at a
cost that most of us can reach, and
the plants are so well packed that,
with ordinary care and a small knowl-
edge Of their needs, almost anyone
will succeed in growing every one of
them. In case of standard fruits, the
plants will be little longer in reach
ing the bearing period, but it is bet
ter than not to have them at all. Look
up the catalogues, be sure you deal
with a reliable, responsible firm, and
try the mailing-size plants.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23

PURGE (strained tomato) Cook for a
few minutes until smooth, then add a
half cupful of grated cheese, and
when melted, half cupful of milk
mixed with a beaten egg. Season we'll
and serve on sailed waters
Sailed Sandwiches.-Blan two
ounces of almonds and cut in shreds
lengthwise. Saute in a tablespoonful
of butter until brown Mix two table
spoonfuls Of cucumber pickles
chopped, one tablespoonful of Worces-
tershire sauce and one of chutney,
with a few grains of salt Add to the
almonds and cook three minutes, stir
ring constantly. Mash cream
cheese and season with salt and pa
prika. Spread unsweetened crackers
with the cheese and nuts.
Pineapple Sponge.-Beat the yolks
of three eggs and add the grated rind
of one lemon with the juice, half cup
full OF sugar and a few grains af salt
Cook In double boiler, stirring con-
stantly until the mixture begins to
th1cken. Remove from the heat and
add two-thirds of a cupful Of pineap-
pie and one and half tablespoonful
of gelatin, which has been soaked fif-
teen minutes in three tablespoonfuls
of cold water. Set the pan in iced wa
ter and when the mixture begins to
thicken add one-half cupful of heavy
cream beaten stiff and the whites of
three eggs beaten stiff. Turn into a
fancy mold which has been dipped in
cold water and chill thoroughly. Gar
nish with pineapple and candied cher
ries.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23

The utilizing of vacant property
to extend nature study facilities for
the school children is becoming more
of a fact every day. Teachers and
parents alike are realizing the added
benefits, both mental and physical to
the child student of nature from work
in the great out of doors.
The elementary classes in the pub
lie schools of New York are allowed
so minutes a week, divided int two
periods of As minutes each, for ma
ture study. Vacant lots adjacent to
the schools are converted into gar
dens, where practical instruction is
given out of doors.
Prizes are offered the children for
the best results in the school garden
and added interest is given by re-
ward for a continuation of the good
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23
CHILDREN SHOWED 1T
Effect of Their Warm Drink In the
Morning.

"a year ago l was wreck from cot
fee drinking and was on the point of
giving up my position in the school
room because of nervousness.
Il was telling a friend about it and
she said, We drink nothing at meal
time but Postum, and it is such a COM
fort to have something we can enjoy
drinking with the children
Il was astonished that she would
allow the children to drink any kind
of coffee, but she said Postum was
not coffee, but a most healthful drink
for children as well as for older ones,
and that the condition of both the chill
dren and adults showed that to be a
fact.
II was in despair and determined
to give Postum a trial, following the
directions carefully. 1t was decided
success and 1 was completely won by
its rich delicious flavor.
In short time | noticed decided
improvement in my condition and kept
growing better month after month,
until now I am healthy, and do my
work in the school room with ease and
pleasure. would not return to nerve
destroying coffee for any money"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
instant Postum-is soluble pow.
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious beverage
instantly. SOC and soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious an6
cost per Gun about the same.
There's Reason" For Postum.
sold by Grocers
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23
'CASCARETS' FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get a 10-cent box now.

No odds how bad your liver, stomach
or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort-
able you are from constipation, indiges-
ton, biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache, biliousness. dizziness, nerv-
BUSINESS, sick, sour, gassy stomach,
backache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs of all the
bile, gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A 10-cent box means health, happt-
ness and a clear head for months.
No more days of gloom and distress
if you will take a Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little in
sides need cleansing. too. Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23
KIDNEYS CLOG UP FROM
EATING TOO MUCH MEAT
Take Tablespoonful of Salts II Back
Hurts or Bladder Bothers-Meat
Forms Uric Acid.

We are a nation of meat eaters and
our blood is filed with uric acid, says
a well-known authority, who warns us
to be constantly on guard against kid
ney trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost to free
the blood Of this irritating acid, but
become weak from the overwork;
sues clog and thus the waste is re-
tanned in the blood to poison the en-
tire system.
When your kidneys ache and feel
like Jumps of lead, and you have sting
ing pains in the back or the urine is
cloudy, full Of sediment, or the bad
der is irritable, obliging you to seek
relief during the night; when you have
severe headaches, nervous and dizzy
spells, sleeplessness, acid stomach or
rheumatism in bad weather, get from
your pharmacist about four ounces of
Jad Salts, take a tablespoonful in
glass of water before breakfast each
morning and in a few days your kid
neys will act fine. This famous salts
is made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia, and
has been used for generations to flush
and stimulate clogged kidneys, to neu-
tralize the acids in urine SO 1t is no
longer source of irritation, thus end
ing urinary and bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes a delightful efferves-
cent Whitewater drink, and nobody
can make a mistake by taking little
occasionally to keep the kidneys clean
and active.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23

The following is a dish which Will
delight the eye as we'll as the palate
and one which may be used on state
occasions for company:
Take two cans of CLAIMS or two
quarts of fresh ones if you are for
tunate enough to procure them. Adj
enough water to make four cupfuIs
of liquid. Cook three tablespoonful
of butter until brown add three and
half tablespoonfuls Of -four and stir
until smooth. Pour on gradually
the clam water and simmer 20 mill
utes. Season with salt and paprika,
and just before serving add a cupful
of rich milk or thin cream.
Vegetable Soup.-Wash and scrape
a small carrot, cut it in quarters
lengthwise and then in thin slices.
Wash and pare and cut turLip in
the same sized pieces. Prepare two
good-sized potatoes (there should be
a cupful and 4 half of diced pota-
toes) and a half cupful of celery.
Peel and slice one-half onion. Mix all
the vegetables except the potatoes
and cook in four tablespoon of hot
fat, stirring constantly. Add the po-
tatoes; cover and cook two minutes,
then add one quart of fresh boiling
water and simmer an hour. Beat with
a spoon to make smooth anil serve
with a bit of parsley butter on top
of each soup dish. Season we'll be-
fore taking up.
Cream of Tomato Soup.-Cook a
half can of tomatoes with four cloves,
a slice of onion and two tablespoon
fuls of chopped green pepper, which
has been cooked five minutes in a
tablespoonful of butter and a tea
spoonful of sugar Season with salt
and red pepper. Strain after cook
ing Is minutes and add fourth of a
teaspoonful Of soda, then pour over
a quart of rich milk. Bind with four
tablespoonfuls each o. flour and but
ter, cooked together.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23

seedman. and ask for the best and
freshest Don't use old seed left over
from last year, but insist on having
it fresh. Insist on a good mixture.
The best time to seed a new lawn
is during the latter part of August or
the early September. At that season,
the heat is over and showers are al
most sure to come, and the young
grass will have several months of
cool, moist weather in which to grow
before winter
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23

and are done blooming before the
moving machine is run over that part
of the grass
1 find the Roman hyacinth will in
crease from year to year if left in the
ground.
While Roman hyacinths are cata-
logued as not hardy, l have them here
in my garden in southern Connecti.
cut, and their sweet, graceful blossoms
greet one in May time, if l give them
very light covering of rough ma
nure late in the fall.
In my hardy bulb border I have
some old-fashioned double white tu-
lips, and these with few of the Cot
tage Garden tulips of brilliant color
ings make a gay showing all through
May.
They may be left in the ground from
year to year and need no winter pro-
lection.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23

Walking Championship.

The amateur record for ten
mile walk is held by G. E. Larner,
who covered the distance in 1 hour,
Is minutes, 81 2-5 seconds, in London,
Eng, on July II, 1908. The, profes-
sional record was made by j. w. Raby,
at Lille Bridge, Eng, on December
8, 1883, his time being 1 hour, IA
minutes, As seconds. The American
record is held by D. A Driscoll, who
covered the distance in 1 hour, IT min
utes, 531s seconds in New York, on
February 1, 1881.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23
1t Pays to Pray, and Advertise.

DO you believe in the efficacy OF
prayer?" asked the new minister.
you bet!" triumphantly replied Sam
Singer, the enterprising real estate
dealer. why, at the prayer meeting
jast Thursday night, l prayed loud and
'ong for blessings on our progressive
little city, incidentally mentioning a
few of the advantages it possesses for
profitable investments, and next morn
ing l sold four lots in my new Sky
High addition to a stranger who had
happened to drop in at the services!"
Kansas City Star
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23
The Shot That Missed,

In controversy it is better to be IN.
tellectually honest than to be consis.
tent
In an ecclesiastical discussion that
occurred at one of the general assem-
blies of the Presbyterian church in the
United States Doctor Krebs was press
ing his antagonist, Doctor Breckin-
ridge, hard with his authorities. and at
last, as the New York Times relates,
came down on him with this: And
now will proceed to quote Breckin-
ridge against Breckenridge"
Without rising from his seat, Doctor
Breckenridge instantly retorted, And
you could not possibly cite an author
ity that would have less weight with
mel"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23
KEEPING UP THE LAWN

Kill weeds on the lawn by either
pulling or cutting off the plant below
the crown.
Don't NOV the lawn too closely dur
ing the heated term, but do not allow
weeds to go to seed.
Deep working, thorough puiveriza-
ton. effective fertilization and thor
ough raking and rolling down to a
smooth level are all necessary to a
dne, smooth sod.
Get your lawn seeds Of reliable
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23

work in the home garden. By securing
the children's aid, permanent improve
ment in the physical condition of the
neighborhood is assured.
Deficient, ungraded children have
found great delight in the garden and
have proved themselves capable of
understanding how to plant and care
for the crops. To this end, brighter
future has been secured for children,
who, by the benefcent healing of the
great Mother Nature, have found a
little niche they can adequately fill in
the scheme of things, and instead of
a burden to the community they will
become useful members of society. A
commercialized farm has been Sc
cured, the earnings of which will be
apportiored to the young workers as
their reward.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23

Dodd's Kidney Pills and they relieved
me again. used three boxes. That
is now three years ago and my Back
ache has not returned in it's severity,
and by using another two boxes lit
tie later on, the pain left altogether
and | have had no trouble since You
may use my statement. I recommend
Dodd's Kidney Pills when and wher-
ever can" Dodd's Kidney Pills, Soc
per box at your dealer or Dodd's Medi.
cine Co., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23
SOME SUMMER FLOWERS

A bed of nasturtiums win supply
blossoms until frost comes.
In planting mixed sweet peas you
can tell whether they will be dark or
light by the color of the seeds.
Mas the different varieties of a
single flower and the effect is more
pleasing than when made up of a
dozen varieties. On the lawn, as in
the vase, popular taste has been
trained to admire the harmony of
unity
Poppies will perpetuate themselves
by self-sown seed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23
SOME SATISFACTORY BULBS
BY JULIE ADAMS POWELL.


In planting perennial flower gar
den one must spare a corner or strip
of ground, for the hardy bulbs which
come up from year to year with very
little care, excepting the general care
which flower lovers all give to their
gardens such as keeping the weeds
down, fertilizing the ground in the
fall, and loosening the earth in the
springtime.
Scilla Siberica is very satisfactory,
1t being one of the first bright-Dlue
flowers to greet us, for it comes in
crocus time. Then there is the Scilla
Campanulata, or Spanish bluebell.
These bulbs, grown in masses with
snowdrops, grape and feathered n.y.
acinths, are charming in effect.
My crocuses are planted in the lawn
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23
DO NOT HESITATE
70 Use Cuticura on Skin-Torturcd
Babies. Trial Free.

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap and
gentle application Of Cuticura Oint-
ment at once relieve, permit rest and
sleep and point to speedy healment
OF eczemas, rashes, feelings and fri
tations Of infants and children even
In severe cases.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. KY,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23
DioQ'S Find.

Diogenes was searching the streets Of
Athens for the honest man, when sud-
denly the spirit of Ananias sided up
to him and whispered.
''Diogenes, l am liar!"
Whereupon Diogenes scratched his
bald pate for time in perpleXity, but
finally, closing his lantern, had to in
vite the shade home to dinner.-Co-
lumbia Jester.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23

its last stages, l
tried Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. After
using two boxes 1
was somewhat re-
lieved and / stop
ped the treatment.
In the spring of
the next year l
had another at
fanE unr+ ~
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23

Tomato Rarebit.
Put a table
spoonful of butter
into a saucepan
and when bubbling
hot add a table
spoonful Of flour;
when smooth, add
a cupful of tomato
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-23
Old Vajencian Industry.

The making of glazed tiles or "azu-
lejos" is the only ancient Valencign
industry which has retained its I'M
portance through the centuries up to
the present day. These wall and floor
tiles enter into the construction Of
nearly every modern building through
out the region, and the local consump-
ton alone is sufficient 10 keep the
factories running.