The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-18
HEsPlRIrs or DEMOCRACY
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RRMUHHRATIvR FARMING. !
Eeme Experience In stecls Raising
In Brown County, Ohio. ~
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To fba Edihor af kha Ciuninuai (faHekts.
When th. n, is.r. of Oaiu shsli h.ve
lsarnGed box II hsul ,heir COR, N marke,
en- sfour less. Io.tea,j OF n wagons tba
comp,aIft Of hard times AM, scarcity n
money will hayo endvi 10 other words
stock raising and stock feeding are fsr
more retpunsra,iye Than GROWING corn
and hxy for the market Not onlv "a
thefe more money ,o hs made in stock
farm no. but the fields yrow richer each
seas.sf.r.l a fsrl,l,x mo- prouer,ies Of The
s,aIn and hsy are left upon the fam.
He. IL certainly an unvise farmer vho
yeaf aftst wear uloss ths ssme zelda an,,
eiyes nothing back to reward Tie so,l
Sor the wear and tear Of cultivation. But
he eiscompellei 10 do this II he sells bis
sr.ln Instead. Of feeding /, .upon the
farm He al aybbahlv e moor rn,o a sixtv
A. he vas a, tventv one Hs renines A,
biss ts}d ! Ia "A .sv. farr;na ~ ver,y, ., q,
.ony ;b,s;nsssf ,prt'ths Ysnm 49, moi h
4. farm hn, :, h;. ...tsr, ~ i.,mina
I v.s imniss.sd rI,b the,a r.ase,i"es
a,,,ra . rsssn. .,;n ,hronoh p,nvn
Conn,v Ths l.na I. nsn.r.,lv fertile
bu. . m.,nr,so ofs ,hs farmer. A.. moo,
rhei, bouses., ,b.rns and fe,.ce, all tell Of
shSftIesap,ss md noveftv Tbev ouoht
q he nrosnefs,us wills thsv ara n;ncIsea
ana saiscouraoed. Their system Of farm.
tno h vropo Tel me illnstra,a. ~
M s p Rrnvn c;,;,.n ~ Rrovn
conn.v =. f.., ,vs.,a. .go heo.n s,r,cL
49,. .;,h .-.,, o.n;,.i ha.ord . ,s,..
fsrm ysry s,;sh,,v ;mnrovsd He ,s,uss
s,,a. SsSs "a - Iis.,srf !. !.
ans}bstd ofs6sriS1,n c.tiis ,S
NJ, R,o.n,. farm us !. the ovnsr of
,hs csIabr..tsd ,boronah bi.,i shart MN
bun nrhorpd AZ . sre., .nlsnd;a w
Inv. ,sno,ned NO, La. for h;s ha.ntv
than for hls dis,ingn,sbed nedioree com
a.. Ja-r ,h,anI 80 ~ 80, en.,;n..
ar f.ma.. ,h,,onehhrs.. shoe,ho,r :.
s.s,ors !, ,..Thorndalear v.. ,;rad hv ,he
f.moes Fourteenth ). Duke ot rhorndaie
sesf..i And il verv long o. bodv and
deei Of cheat. ana vaio6. abou, !. 100
nounds ,.iliaIey3 <ga1ltaT yBH.
II Rrovn vint.r. .hou. 40 besd ~
e.,,ls n hi. c.n.e;ars .,och hsrn .h;ch
hss room .besides for 10 horses and 100
tors Of hay. l.iars: scsl.s - .ossssss
OF hogs he keeps both Berkshires and
Poland Chinas, oil thoroughbreds, and
sellssfsr breedine purposes. He carried
on 30 drst premiums last year as the
s'ate snil County Fairs. Thoroughbred
Bsrkstites can be made to weigh 800
pounds 1 IL months OF sge. Twenty
sscond choice Berkshires. after the best
had been aold for breeding purposes,
were ststtened at ! I mouths OF age and
averaged $50 pounds. Gelsass.s isias
Thoroughbred Poland Chinae grow to
enormous size. and cAn he made to weigh
700and even 500 pounds q two years Of
s9e. sslsyat hsa iae'@eaGask 'UetnEs-
Think Of that, We farmers, who yesi
a7ser year keep nothing but scrub stock
and .Srs ,eatisHed II Your hogs average
800 pounds at the age OF 20 months =
Besidee, lit TrqnIes less corn to fatten !
thoroughbred than long g-eared, long
snoused. raEnr,hscsais begswith which
90 msnf farmers are contented. esd taeii
salss VA sHRsrs sspw s-a o. et
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