Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-16


that understanding, would, believe,
still attract large crowds whereas
now, whom premiums on the best
wheat, oats, corn and vegetables is a
mere nothing; those 90 extra good
stock not Sufficient to pay for the
trouble OF taking it TO the fair and
the mocey paid for keeping up the
fairs Ia mostly expended ID large
premiums sqlandered on fast horsdA
OF what uso IS a FIST horse /? say a
horse that VIII trot Il N Il in two and
alhalt or three minutes? For in.
stance, You have occasion to hasten
to the side OF tbs sick he'd near
and dear relation, is such a fast horse
on our ordinary roads safe ?-Is ii
safe tor you TO travel after him at his
break neck speed Would it not be
better to pay premium for well
trained, good, safe roadsters, ami
would it not be better for the com.
munity to circumference this horse
racing and thus not pay a premium
for encouraging our boys ia training
fast horses and thus mat Hing in their
minds desire to wager their money
either on tho uucortaia speed Of
horse as well as on any other hazzaItl
which will finally lead them to I'll
manner Of gambling end The entails
ments thereof. Thirty, even twenty
years ago, our farmers used 10 raise
%, 30, even 80 bushels Of wheat to
tho acre of late 10 to 10 bushels is
called average good. Why is this SO f?
| think hear some one answer that
then orr prairie soil was new, and
now it is worn out--we have chiut2
bugs and other pests, ard whilb
[ am wiling to admit that
tho lattor arc draw backs, | claim
there are remedies within tho reach
of almost every fermer % avert She
ravagcs Of those 60 SEINE cxtoaea and
by proper culture e. achieve the for
mer results under ordinary circum-
stances. Now, suppose We establish
u fair, exclusively Agricultural and
mechanical, and there offer premiums
90 the best 10 acres OF any kied of
grain-quantity and quslity---no dif-
ference whether on new or old land /
Make those premiums . slight object
Of tho contestants for eXcrti0n nav
the premiums whore thy are merit
ed, as we'll on mechanical az agricul-
tural products, (not here the best
coat or dress is worm and then make
the person receiving such premiums
in return therefor inform the men,
bers of his particular procedure how
such results were achieved, and thi@
We call the lecture. Those lectures
will Do instructive; no matter If they
are not clothed in The fte-t Of Ian
euaee. Mako the fair "a a1 ayricul-
tural district ~ Grant county attrac-
tive and VIII repay manifold for the
investment Suppose our rich
prniries, which usod to yield % to 30
bushels of wheat per acre, have been
reduced in 20 years tiilage to yiold-
iur capacity Of 10 to Is bashols,
what viii be tho result 20 years
hence And why is 30, that the
ease in the Eastern States and in
Europe ? Fertilizoss ne good. Rest
is necessary for the soil to recuporate.
Good tiliage Of tho soil is Of vast i'm
portance to raise good crops but
one thing which is principally ignor.
ed and overlooked, and i. is with
good tillnge and reasonable fertiiiz-
ing the main essential, that ia--thc
seed, and next routinc. We raise our
wheat year after year on tho same
soil we exchange with our neighbor
seed raised on the same soil and
finally it runs ont We must change
seed. Suppose farmers 10 Grant
county exchange seed q or mako
4 trial Of ~ with some farmor at
say FIT. Dodge, Independence, or 10
that neighborhood in Iowa, enough
to exchange car load tho soil Of
tho locsl.ty is different from ours and
with good care such an exchange
will richly pay trouble and expenses.
Exchange from a sandy to a clay soil
ard visa versa. Next in order is
routino-never raise two crops Of the |
same kind in succession, adopt a
general routine. The above suggos,
tons when taken hold Of by the socie-
~ With q view 10 obtain various |
and the best possible results will |
soon with few experiments Dc
termino from what routine is best
These problems can be best solved |
by united action of equally interest
ed pers0ns-thOse associated to- |
gether as trul y agricultural society |
would DO much good, - these united |
with tho mechanical interest would |
combine the productive interests of |
the country, and at tho annual fair
the results nehiooed by the various ex-
perimonts under the Indictment OF Iib-
eral premiums would become known |
to all. Such society, such fair
woul ! be for the resi- nteros. of the
producers. What say you farmers
Shall we have such a fair? X.
Cassyillc, Sept, II, 1915
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