The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-12

Conceding that wheat culture is to
he hereafter attended with too much
hazard and but little profit ut best. in
this section of Minnesota. the Ro-
chester Record 1t Union inquiries.
What shall we use :" and in reply
gives some timely hints, embodying
the opinion of farmers who have
turned their attention to other Won
derS of agriculture with good success.
Experience is faithful and reliable
teacher, and he is wisest who profits
most from her lessons. Hence. if we
study To profit 10y the experience OF
others, we gain quite rs much rs to
waste time and money in making eX-
pclImentS for ourselves. Quite Il
large number of our practical and
wideawake PARTNERSHIPS the record
1t LRioh-haNe been Experimenting
Tor Il number of years past III stock
raising. and the result has uniformly
been highly satisfactory in Il prcuni-
AIRY point of view. Mr.. Robert Wald'
ron, Il wcll-to-do farmer. residing four
miles west of this city. informs us
that he has been raising live stock
for i number of Years past and finds
il more profitable than grain raising.
lie has about eighty head of horned
cattle nj present. and is engaged in
the manufacture. of cheese. The
factory near his place is readily dis.
posing of all the product made at nine
cents per pound. Mr.. Waldron has
thirty young calves and says il now
pays we'll Ia raise them. Mr.. n.
Neal. of Eyota. another extensive
land owner and stock grower, gave us
an outline OF his experience i'll rails
ing fine horses. lie has been en-
gagged in the business for several
years past. and last season sold about
$1,000 worth of colts and horses,
ranging in size from i.l0o pounds to
l,Soo pounds each. He regards it rs
Il profitable business. and says it pays
10 raise the best. He prefers the
Normans and Clydes. He makes a
practice III breeding from choice
young mares. ana says Il good young
colt can he raised rs chedply as Il good
calf. He has given up wheat raising
largely. and is raising more corn,
says the .rateSt draw back with
farmers now in changing their system
+ agriculture is the lack of nccceS-
y capital. The secret of success
stock growing is proper care and
imasmcnt. Mr.. i. Hughes. another
Eyota farmer. ana 4 near neighbor of
Mr.. Neal. informs us that he has
found sheep raising very profitable,
and says that he realized more from
his farm last year than any year since
lie came Ia this state. lie has several
hundred line sheep and is constantly
improving his farm and enlarging his
flock. He sold loo sheep this spring
al an average of about 1915 per head.
Mr.. Thomas Wilson. of Quincy, has
Il large herd of cattle. horses and
swine. rs has also Mr.. j ketchum of
that town. The latter has given
considerable attention To sheep rails.
ing and he has found them more profit
able tnan anything else. One of his
recent sales of sheep amounting, as
we We're informed. to 81 800. Mr..
III. ID. Morse. of Winona. who has
large farms in High Forest and in
Viola, has been engaged extensively
in stock raising and dairying for a
number of years. and has this year
largely increased his facilities in this
department. On his farm in Viola,
under the management of Mr.. Gates,
he las recently erected Il large spring
house. and built several hundred rods
of new pasture fence. lie has added
some line bloodcd animals to his herd
on that place. and this year he has
planted Il field of ninety acres Ia corn.
lie evidently is not worried at the
prospect of chinch bugs becoming Il
nuisance and Il burden in the land.
The above are but few of the many
instances which might he cited, prov
ing that stock-IaiSing must ultimately
become the important industry of this
part of the State. \ change must be
made from wheat raising, and the
sooner il is brought about the better
for all parties concerned. \ diversi-
ty of crops will he produced hereafter
instead of relying upon our former
STAPLE article of wheat. This subject
is one which should be thoroughly
discussed 10y orr practical farmers.
and the failing fortunes of one year
should he repaired 10y prudent pro-
vision for the future.