Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-05
Food For Stock.

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Food For Stock.
According to some experiments re-
ported in the London Times, it esti-
mated that 100 pounds of hay areequal
to 275 pounds of green Indian cob, 400
pounds of green clover, 442 ponds of
rye straw, 300 pounds of wheastraw,
l64 pounds of oat straw, 1870 ponds of
barley straw, 1853 pounds of pea straw,
200 pounds of buckwheat strR, 400
pounds of dried corn stalks, 175 punds
OF raw potatoes, 5O4 pounds of trnips,
300 pounds of carrots, 81 pounds Il rye,
46 pounds of wheat, SO pounds d oats
45 pounds of mixed peas and bens, 81
pounds of buckwheat, 81 ponds of
Indian corn, SO pounds of acons, 1O5
pounds of wheat bran, 1877 ponds of
wheat, pea and oat chaff. 179 pounds of
mixed rye and barley. SO ponds Of lin
seed, or 339 pounds of mangel wurel.
Winter Rye.
This is crop that ought not to be
neglected; but few field CROPS pay
better and but few will grow on so
many different soils. Sown f1pm the
first to the middle of the montl, it will
get well established before writer sets
in. It was the custom of our grand
fathers to SOW rye in the corn the last
time hoeing in July, but it was found
by experience that it is better b SOW
later in the season, say from the middle
OF September to the middle of o (tober.
Land that is to lie from September to
May without crop on it, would be
very much improved by sowing winter
rye to be plowed in the spring as q
green crop; by so doing the ground
will be enriched at less expense han by
any fertilizer that can be found in the
market, especially if it be land efficient
in vegetable substance.
The advantage of having land Gov
cred with growing vegetation during
the late autumn and early spring
months, is more than it has usually
been considered. By keeping The land
covered during freezing weather It pre-
vents the great waste which occurs
when land lies exposed to freezing
weather and high winds of winter, and
the growth of the crop of rye during
the autumn and spring months collects
from the air gases which enter the crop,
and when plowed under and it decays,
it will produce both carbon and nitro
gen. Mass. Ploughman.
T Relation Between Buyer and SELLER.
Merchants are class of people that
are often looked upon as set of bandits,
waging war against the pocket-books of
the people, and therefore fit prey for
the special police. If they can BY any
method be induced to sell at less than
their regular rates, by brow-beating, by
plausible speech, by an old cry, lit is
naught, it is naught," it is considered a
great feat of genius on the part of the
buyer. Buying at cash rates, the good
nature of the merchant is often taxed by
those ominous words, please to charge
it, and when payment is offered year
later, and the poor seller adds six per
cent. interest, he is looked upon with
holy horror as little better than a
thief or an assassin. Now we give
few rules, that, if needed, will cause an
era of good feeling:
1. Never try to cheat down." Go to
honest men and pay them what they
ask. With the competition now exist
ing in all branches of business, there is
no danger Of paying more than an arti-
ole Is worth.
2. If you buy at cash rates and get
trusted do not complain because inter
est is charged on your bill. The mer-
chant who buys for cash cannot afford
to wait payment for goods without an
equivalent.
8. Buy in your own town, SO far as
possible, and patronize those who help
build your school-houses, make your
roads, and who are expected TO respond
to all calls for charity, or for public i'm
provements.
4. Settle all old accounts, before the
new year commences, like honest men.
Heed these simple rules and add to
your own peace of conscience and the
good nature of our business men,
lex.
The Tirosomo Stairs.
How many ambitious farmers with
ambitious wives have mortgaged their
farms to build two-story house, and
sent their women folks, the remainder
of their lives. trotkinp rp and down