The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-03-08

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$500, leaving s776 ever payment for
everything used in buying and put,
ting them on the market.
But, while We have one among the
bes. cattle sections, aud one where
much moro can be made than sections
that are ice locked for seven months
each year, nevertheless We have not
made great progress. And. to-day,
We are here to be taught by our visit
ing friends on the great questions of
beefsud dairy products. We nust
learn FROM experience ofothers. Ts
com mence, we must build larger and
better arranged barns, thereby letting
our feed 60 to growth and fat, in place
of waste, in winter, and thereby saving
more and better manure. And We
must also have more hay for cutting,
and more pasturage for grazing
And along with the dairy business
comes the rsising more hogs. The
Wisconsin Experiment station has
made a series of experiments in feed
ing milk to pigs. In test of twenty
five days, the milk fed pigs gained IF
ty and one calf pounds, while the lot
fed for the same time on meal gained
forty and thres.quarter pounds.
This is great hog country, and when
hogs are kept healthy and handled
wisely the profits for the investment
are very great. For rougher treats
ment on the range, the Berkshire is
the best, but fer very careful atten>
tion the Chester White is more re.
munerative.
Sheep husbasdry ought to be in.
creased. With our mild winters and
early seasons we can outstrip the great
bulk of the country in supplying New
York, Chicago and othergreat centers
of population with spring lambs, at
high figures. Wool, too, always brings
a remun.rstive price. And sheep are
very cheap feeders. Truly has the
sheep been called golden hoofsd"
animal, scattering meta in its track
for the farmer. And, to void dogs,
train them to come home at night. and
put them in dog, proof fence-and
change this from time to time to en-
rich your ground. If you have large
fiocks have shepherd, or do as the
Msxicans, train several pups to suck
yews with flow of milk, and after
they grow up these dogs will run with
the flock and fight every dog or enc.
my that approaches.
Much attention would'also he given
to growing more horses and mules. In
deed, II we will seed grass to a proper
extent, and 60 into the general growth
Of all kinds of stock, our profits will
he many times greater, our soil. by
creation fertile, will be preserved and
our prosperity assured. But to sc-
conplish this we must he active in
brain as well as in hand, looking to
breeds, mods of raising, and when
and where to sell.
Another side to all this is, that with
the greater prosperity that will inevi-
tsbly spring from this stock grass sys.
tom home will be made brighter to the
young men of the country. The moth
err will have more leisure to devote to
flowers and to the astefularrangement
Of things in and around the old home
stead. She will he more cheerful.
And the young men of the country
will be less pushed with active drudge.
ries and can often rest by strolling a.
mid browsing herds. So, while the
tendency of our sons is from the farm,
this will exert powerful influence to
draw them to the farm. 1t will be
the balancing of the centrifugal and
.eentripetal forces. Increased prosper.
ity and more rest is what We need
Reasonable prosperity is promotive OF
good citizenship and good morals.
But | must leave the subject. Be
cause of crowded programme, the
struggle has been not what to say. but
that to exclude. In conclusion I de-
sire to acknowledge my indebtness to
W. r. Duncan, Esq, of Kenton.
Tent. and to j. F. Robertson, ESQ.
of Crockett Mills. Tenn, for valuable
information on the foregoing topics.