Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-20
NSIN, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1881.

| struck with the great work that was ac-
| complished in times past nv the enter
| prise and industry Of the Dutch The
| river is raised high above the land fo1
miles, so high that in some places only
| the tops of the trees are visible and
| the spires of the churches. On each
| side thousands of acres have beer re-
claimed of the most fertile soil Z. Ear sI>e.
| The scenery is not picturesqu 20 there
| IS nothing 10 be. seen but long lines of
| poplars skirting the sides Of the bitches,
| that are, however, invisible from our
standpoint, and here and there village
| with its gables and church steeple.oeep.
| ing over the banks. We have none of
natures grandeur to command our ad.
mlration, but the works of man, with
their comparative tameness, vet great
utility, predominant
DREAMING CoLTs. One who writes
sensihly on this subject says No man
can master colt properly who cannot
control himself There is no mystery in
education. The whole method is accord
ing to law. Rewards and punishments
underlie just government. Beware of an
improper punishment of colt, as you
would of a human being for you must
command respect if you would educate
either. Nor trifie nos deceive. When
you must draw the whip to compel atten-
ton, remember toreward obedience with
sugar, or some pleasing gift. First make
your colt your friend. and then educate
without Impotence or severity. Condos.
cend to talk to your horse and be clear
III your language, for he can hear and Is
glad to be coolly and lntelligently de
reeted. Go on Steady Whoa =
are three magic words which should lie
used to start, to moderate, or to stop the
movements of a colt. Repeat them
clearly, as you have occasion to use them,
FOR just what they mean; and the colt
will soon obey them, and be proud OF
his knowledge. Be at all time consider
ate, kind, fair and firm, remembering
there is limit to every sensitive organ
ization. 1t does no harm 10 tire colt,
but never exhaust one. Groom we'll
after work, rather than before. Indiana
Farmer.
SoHING Cows.-A correspondent OF
the Iotca Homestead, who keeps five
COWS on five acres of ground, from which,
besides supplying his family with milk
and cream, he manufactures 800 pounds
of butter annually, and raises calf from
each cow, thus describes how he does it
have five acres, about two and three
fourths in pasture, mostly blue grass. i
have strip fourteen rods long and fou1
rods wide, that consists of timothy and
clover, which | cut twice and three times
a season. AS soon as it will DO to cut,
feed it regularly to the COWS twice each
day, and it lasts till the corn is ready tc
use. There is a strip fourteen yards long
and ten rods wide, which [ plant with
sweet corn for fodder / made drop
per that | attach to two horse planter,
which makes the stalks about two inches
apart in the row. plant at three differ
ent times, so as to have it early and late
About the LIST of July, l commence tc
thin ont. BY the time / get over the
piece, that which is left is nearly al
cared out. Then | commence cutting il
up clean. When / get it half cut up
pillow the ground and SOW winter rye ]
sow the balance as soon as the corn is off
This makes good pasture late in the fall
and early i'll the spring. We feed our
COWS SIX quarts of corn meal and bran
mixed equal parts by weight, each day
This is tne way ! summer five COWS OF
five acres, and have done SO for three
years PAST / manure the ground high
and that is what makes good crops.