The Iola register., 1880-02-27
AGRICULTURAL.

AGRICULTURAL
A WORD ABOUT HIGH FARMING.-
At the late New York international
Dairy Fair, N. w. Morley, of Baraboo,
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 a like article to citizens of Chi
cago at thirty-fve with fair margin Of
profit to himself. He also told me ex-
ira care was not taken to secure a su-
perior article for the fair. If q 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
dairying? 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-
tablishment that produced it. As long
as this class is willing to pay dollar q
pound for high-toned butter, and an ex-
ira figure for watered milk, provided it
is furnished in Warren bottle, the aris-
tocratic creamery will flourish finan-
cially. The practical man who can tell
q 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 q
success of his business as long as anna
teurs are willing to pay fabulous
price for the latest novelty in the crook
of q horn or curl of a tail. The
practical man patronizes less preten-
tious establishment, and often secures q
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 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. I 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 thorough manner, and do
not let it deteriorate for want of proper
fertilizing. Wipe out the "high farm
er's" bank account; place him on the
same level financially with the low
farmer, and in brief period of time the
latter will be able to purchase his blood
ed stock, steam cow-milking machine,
and other paraphernalia at discount,
equal to the difference in price between
N. w. Morley's prize butter and that
produced by high-toned New York
creamery.-Wsconsin Farmer, in Ger
nsantoa0n Telegraph.
RAISING CALVES FOR THE DAIRY
The improvement of dairy stock must
begin at the foundation. An idea
prevails that it is 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 filed purse. All that would
then be required would be for rich