Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-03-04
AGRICULTURAL.

carried off the sweepstakes prize of 800
for the "best butter of any kind, made
at any time or place." The number of
entries from all sections was 1000.
Mr.. Morley supplied me with his butter
at twenty-five cents per pound, and fur
nished like article to citizens of Chi
cage at thirty with fair margin of
profit to himself. He also told me ex-
ira care was not taken to secure SUI
perior article for the fair. If plain,
practical Wisconsin farmer, with unpre-
tentious appliances, can compete with
aristocratic creameries at the figure
named, of what pecuniary advantage is
the enormous outlay entailed by fancy
daixying? In every community there is
class of people who gauge their esti-
mate of the value of a commodity by
the price asked, and the style of the es-
adjustment that produced it. As long
as this class is willing to pay dollar a
pound for heightened butter, and an ex-
ira figure for watered milk, provided it
is furnished in Warren bottle, the aris-
tocratic creamery will flourish fnan-
cially. The practical man who can tell
a first class article when he sees or tastes
it obtains his butter and milk of Nor
ley-for 'Morleys abound unknown to
fame outside the limited circle of their
patrons. In a like manner the proprie-
| tor of fashionable herd will make a
success of his business as long as anna
teurs are willing to pay a fabulous
price for the latest novelty in the crook
of a horn or curl of a tail. The
practical man patronizes less preten-
| tious establishment, and often secures a
better animal at one-third the price
paid for the one selected by the anna
teur. 1t also pays to feed chick on
the yelk of hard-boiled eggs and expen-
sive cereals; it pays to medicate it with
"gape'' and other cures, and it pays
the proprietor of a fashionable hennery
still better, when silly amateur forks
over twenty dollars for the sixteenth
part of an inch Of white on the end of
an off hackle! The sensible man Sc
cures for all practical purposes eggs
and the table) better fowl for two
dollars. / would advise my friends to
keep on in the old-fashioned way, as far
as economy and personal labor is con-
cerned. A plain dwelling can be made
just as comfortable as an expensive one;
the same with outbuildings. Cultivate
the soil in a thorough manner, and do
lot - Iata 70 20, Of,
fertilizing. Wipe out the "high farm
er's" bank account; place him on the
same level financially with the low
farmer, and in a brief period of time the
latter will be able to purchase his blood
ed stock, steam cow-milking machine,
and other paraphernalia at a discount,
equal to the difference in price between
N. w. Morley's prize butter and that
produced by heightened New York
creamery Wisconsin Farmer, in Ger
naantoaon Telegraph.
RAISING CALVES FOR THE DAIRY
The improvement of dairy stock must
begin at the foundation. An idea
prevails that it is a very expensive
process to improve stock. But, on the
contrary, it costs nothing but care and
attention, and there is no more profit
able exercise of labor than this.
With proper care and training, stock
will improve itself, and dairyman may
double the money product of his herd
in few years without the
cost of one dollar in cash.
He must begin with his calves.
In every herd there are cows that are
better than others; but poor cow may
produce good calf just as easily as
good COW may have poor calf. Like
does not always produce like If it
did, the science or art of breeding
would be merely one that could be
carried on by the use of money and
brains; common sense and experience
would count for nothing against man
with well filled purse. All that would
then be required would be for rich
man to buy up all the best animals and
produce from them the most valuable
produce. But facts tend otherwise.
Wealthy purchasers, ambitious to excel
as breeders, procure the choicest animals
from the herds of working and expe-
rienced men, and expect to gain all the
prizes and make all the money, in the
future. But invariably disappoint-
ment attends these ventures, I'M
less in those rare cases where
the technical skill and natural tact
goes with the money. A good
breeder starts with few selected ami
mails, and in time has herd that excels
in every valuable characteristic, and that
attracts purchasers from all quarters.
This is the history, in short, of every
noted herd that has made its mark and
the reputation of its owner. Unfor-
tunately, through repeated wrong teach
ing, the whole business of stock i'm
provement has been forced into wrong