T#.,. WISCONSIN FA9MAB.



  Many of our Wisconsin farmers have exper,
imented with nothing but wheat, until now
many have scarcely the means to experiment
on anything else, and some even have not the
seed left to go into another experiment witlL
wheat. As has been often suggested in the
FPnARK, I believe we should go into a greater
variety in our farming operations. Just now
it would seem that the whole attention might
be very profitably directed to the production
of any one article of farm produce, with good
prospect of ample remuneration.  All kinds
of grain are now commanding a good price,
equally so are pork, sheep, wool, &c. Now is
not that a good reason why we should have
some of each article for sale' Some one arti-
cle of grain may fail and not produce a good
crop. Disease or dogs may attack the sheep,
or the hogs may be destroyed by some, now
unknown to us. distemper.
  Undoubtedly the aggregate sales from a farm,
yielding a variety of produce, will foot up as
large, for a term of years, as one producing
for market only one or two articles, and with-
out doubt the farm will be in better condition
and of enhanced value.
  Brother farmers, was not the February No.
of the FARMER an interesting one?  If so,
then let us write for our paper mere frequent-
ly. I am always very much interested in the
communications of others, and like to read the
FABx]R when its patrons take hold and help
the editor, not only with the very ecessary dol-
lar, but with the pen.   L. R. BINGHAM.
  .ria, AtA Co., Feb. 25, 1863.

  TYINO UP WOOL.-A correspondent of the
Album Cultivator furnishes the following dee-
criOu of his method of tying weol feeces,
and of the box used for that purpose. It is
nothing new, but may be of service to soute:
  o     a square boxsay two fed
t   inches square at the bottom, wite a
al sloping increase to the top, making it twen.
ty4   by tet-four in      atth      w
it v    ove-tailed tgethrnor top or bettem.
On the top midway of each side, saw down
&we or or inches; in these cuts place two
seng reaching to the bottom (which should
sk on a smooth surface), crossing each other
at rigt angles on the bottom, the ends hang.
a aewer an the outsdhad" ieatlyytotie& Wie
the fleece is completely rolled up, place it is



the box, step into i with yer feet, pressing it
down; then bring out ofThe cuts the ends of
the twine and fasten Ya oS the fleece each
way. Turn the box upside down and press
out the Rleece. It will eome oi square and
ocmpect, and will net need este wndig to
keep it in shape, if properly handled.



   THE HORTICULTURIST.

A. G. HANFORD, ::CORRPONDING RDTOR.



Thw "oWisemoa Seeding" Itxawbarmy.-De-
seriptimn by gn Een Iaoth, of Waeown,
the Original Producer.
             ASSEMBLY CHAMBER,
             Madison, March 25, 1862.
  EDITOR WIscONsIN FARMER:-To comply
with your request, expresse' to me by Hon.
0. F. Jones, I give you thefollowing descrip-
tion of the new variety of strawberry, which
I have raised.  Allow me to suggest to you
that I am merely an amateur gardener, and
that this description is not intended to be an
advertisement
  I am Yours, Very Respectfully,
                            EMIL ROTHE.

         HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION.
  The Wisconsin Seedling, as I have named
this new and excellent variety of strawberry,
was raised by me from the seed, by hybridiza-
tion of the Triomphe de Gent, the Austrian
Giant, and a very splendid French variety, the
name of which I do not recollect. The plant
grows larger than any other strawberry plant.
The leaves are rather roundish, dark green and
hairy. The pollen of the blossom is extraor-
dinarily large, and is under all circumstances
of joint sex, so that each blossom is sure to
bring fruit.  There grow no separate pistil-
lates and staminates of this variety.
  The stem is generally thick, and strong
enough to bear the fruit without bending down.
The blossoms form a kind of erape clister, not
a fAt umbrella like those of the Wilson's Seed-
lin, and while some fruit ripeza, blossoms and
green buds may bg seen on the same elustar.
The variety is very prolific. Two years old
plants yield from 160 to 260 berries; 287 have
have been counted on one single stalk. It is



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