Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-03-13
Carrying all the Parts in Farming.

Rotation in farming is understood as
an established necessity. This with re-
spect to crops; and the dairy is also in
Guided. With the latter may be put
sheep. This even where the land is more
favorable for grain-where it may be
readily worked and the soil is rich. In
this case many farms do without sheep,
sheep being put on billy and less accessi-
BILE land. Sheep are probably here the
most benefit. But they will add to the
income and benefit of any farm All the
branches, at least as general thing,
should be prosecuted. This, for one
thing, to meet all the market. If one or
more fails another may succeed; some
one or more products will always sue
coed, either in growth, being affected by
the season or otherwise, in the market
1t is seldom, if ever, that all products
fail both in productiveness and price.
Wool and mutton, and sheep in conse
quence, have been a loss to the general
farmer for years till recently. The fruit
crop the present year is in the same
condition; SO are potatoes, SO are some
other products. Wheat is in demand;
so are wool and mutton and sheep and
other products.
Thus the products of the farm are fluc-
tuating, and this yearly to greater or
less extent. To prosecute one or a
few branches alone is very risky; ruin is
often the result. With the dairy this has
less force; yet for the past few years there
has been loss; loss with inferior and less
properly managed herds. Wheat was a
encouragement; now it begins to look
up again. Thus changes are constantly
occurring. We need not point out the
folly of being governed by these changes;
and yet this is done. There are two
One is to carry all the branches (where
climate and soil will admit; the other is
to thoroughly prosecute what is done
better culture, better stock, better treat
ment During all the time of the low
price ofwool and the loss in sheep, there
were those who made it pay. They had
good lambs and near market, and Sc
cured good f1eeces from their well-kept
flocks, and their mutton being of good
quality, commanded fair price, the
whole put together showing fair profit
on the outlay; and when the times
changed, and wool and mutton were in
high demand, they met their golden op-
portunity, they did not need to buy and
then run the risk of fall in the price.
So with all kinds of produce of the farm.
The best always finds sale; and if
largely produced, on judicious outlay,
cannot help but remunerate when a good
market is readily accessible. Cattle and
sheep should be kept as well as the other
usual stock of the farm. Poultry ON
small scale can be made to pay
well. The same may be said Of swine.
But there must be good breeds and good
treatment. Hap-hszard will not do
What farmer cannot have a place set
apart for fifty or hundred hens? And
If no more than dozen or twenty sheep
are kept-the best kind, carefully fed and
attended to, each sheep averaging its one
lamb or more, and often first quality as to
size and condition, the amount and Quail
ty of wool to correspondence cannot
see that here is nice little income, with
a fair percentage of profit You can
make much or little out Of sheep. You
thus have your lambs to sell, your wool,
your eggs, a porker or t@-c, good surplus
of butter from few cows-you have
your oats, your wheat, your corn, your
clover, and cornstalks to feed, and your
timothy to sell; you have some clover
seed to dispose of, some apples, may be
other fruits, grapes, berries, vegetables;
you raise calf or two; you raise, in fine,
your own stock. You thus have chance
for perfect rotation, extsnded or varied
at pleasure. Your clover enriches your
soil; so do your pasture and meadow,
managed; your corn improves
your land. In word, You have an inter
est in the market Of every farm product,
and you cannot fail to get a high price