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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-21
Spring Cattle.
Texas Stockman and Farmer.

AS the spaying of young she cattle has
become so general in the west, and espec-
tally in Texas, and as it is regarded by
many in the light of an experiment, any
information of practical character bear
ing upon the matter is gladly received by
those who would convert their COWS into
beef.
Therefore, it was with much interest
that we learned of the experience of the
Contamination Pasture Company, in this
line, as related by Mr.. G.. W. Fulton, Jr.,
member of the company. Mr.. Fulton
says their experience has not been alto
gether satisfactory, as they have lost 10
per cent. of the mature COWS, though he
regards it as hardly fair test, owing to
the fact that they did not begin till late,
when the grass was dry and water scarce.
He thinks if the work had been done
earlier the results would have been more
satisfactory. AS it was, the loss was con-
fined almost entirely to the mature COWS,
the one and two year old heifers suffering
very little, He thinks furthermore, that
not d little of the loss was the result Of
operating too low, causing hernia. The
worms were also very bad. Mr.. Fulton
regards calves as the safest subject for
operation but thinks that year old is
the most desirable age, as at that age one
is better able to make selection for opera
ton of those not desirable to keep for
breeding purposes.
We often hear remarks that E'anybody
can spay a cow" but while Mr.. Fulton did
not say it, we gathered the impression
from his remarks that he would not care
to risk his COWS in the hands of other
than an experienced operator.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-21
He plants this seed crop later than the

He plants this seed crop later than the
general crop in order that the seed may
be accustomed TO a season somewhat
shorter than the average. If, owing to
this late planting, an early frost cuts off
his seed crop, he still has the main crop
as a resort. But handful of stock seed
is kept over each year from which grow
the seed crop in any event.
Mr.. E.. being an upland farmer, seeks
large" ear mot the Iargest) for seed;
while I have observed that river farmers
almost universally choose a medium"
ear. He has not yet noticed any diminu-
ton of the ear from this late planting
and early harvesting; if any should en-
sue, he thinks he should save the later
ripening ears instead of the earlier.
He plants on ground not too rich, that
he may keep the growth of this stalk
within bounds; and uses an uncommOnly
large application of mineral fertilizers
ION this seed crop to supply the seed
with these elements more fully than would
be necessary in grain to be used for feed
ing purposes. His corn generally comes
up in good color.
This variety Of corn has been grown
by Mr.. E. and his relatives, without
change, since 1917, fact which goes to
show that the popular idea that corn will
''run out" is a delusion, arising from lack
of care in cultivation and selection. On
the secondary limestone of eastern Penn
sylvania it has yielded as highly as ninety
bushels per acre.
His uniformly heavy yields Of shelled
corn, growing on so small an amount of
fodder, making light work in handling,
amply Justify this care in the propaga-
ton Of his seed.
Might not farmers well consider wheth-
er they could not produce more corn and
less stover per acre?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-21
What is a Thoroughbred"
Practical Farmer.


Hon. George B. Loring, ex-CommissiOn-
er of Agriculture, and President of the
n. Z. Agricultural Society, at its recent
fair remarked:
'sThere is a term used here, instruction
to Judges on thoroughbred stock, which
does not belong here, under any proper
nomenclature. I have said before, and
insist, that the term of thoroughbred is
entirely and totally inapplicable to any
animal but horse. a thoroughbred ami
NAL means a horse. A thoroughbred
horse is just as much a specific breed of
horse as an Arab, Morgan, or a Percher-
on or anything else, and the use of Thor
oughbred' in this connection is entirely
unworthy so intelligent and literary a So
ciety as this over which / preside. The
term should be "pure bred" [ have a
letter in my possession which will bear
me out in this position. [ have publish
ed one or two articles about it. If you
have a pure bred ShorthOrn, or a pure
bred Devon, or a pure bred Morgan, it is
not thoroughbred animal. They talk
about thoroughbred pigs now. The word
never applies to anything except a race
of horses bred in England for speed. So
[ hope the trustees, when they put up
their next list, will put in pure bred" in
stead of thoroughbred"
Mr.. Loring may be right, but we fail
to see how or why. His mere ipse dixit
: is not sufficient authority, because he has
beensa political Commissioner OF Agri-
culture" or as the President of an Agri-
cultural Literary Society" His ex cathe-
dra distinction would seem to be without
a difference. Are not precisely the same
principles applied in securing pure bred
and improved cattle, sheep or swine, as
in the case of horses? What is there in
the selection Of good points, succession
of good blood, etc, in a variety of horses
that is ''entirely inappropriate" to Short
horns and Jerseys, Merinos and Cots
wolds, Berkshires and Che sterwhites, and
vice versa. The allusion to thoroughbred
pigs is dudish. The swine of this country
are of hundred times more value than
all the race horses in the world, Thorough
bred" or otherwise. To secure thorough
bred or pure bred pigs is of correspond
ing importance, and the fast horse men,
however aristocratic their pretensions,
have no exclusive claim to thorough
breeding"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-21


A ranchman from southern Utah, on
being interviewed about his business by a
reporter of the Omaha World, said: ''The
impression of the average man is that
these western range horses are Of an in
ferlor breed, and are almost good for
nothing. l have been in the rang e-hOrse
business for about twenty years. To-day
| have thirteen hundred acres under
fence, and my horses feed over a radius
of from fifty to one hundred miles. In
breeding the mares we exercise as much
care as the man who only has half-doz-
en- to look after. At the head of nv stud
I have Mambrino King, a thoroughbred
Kentucky horse, and John Bull an import
ed English coach horse. In addition to
these I have seven graded Percheron
stations for breeding heavier horses.
Nv best brood mares are kept on the
range all the time. Some of them live to
be 25 and 80 years old. All the mares in
the herd are bred. After the first foal
any that are not considered good for the
purpose are branded for the market.
The breeding season lasts from May l to
Oct. 1. The colts run with the full herd.
Generally the mares bunch off and folm
companies among themselves. They run
on the range all the year round and new
er require any hay or grain. Lit takes
some time for them to learn to eat corn
when we take them up for use. Each
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-21
The Walking Horse.
National Live stock Journal.

We have the trOtter and runner to per-
fection-especially the former. Why
should not we have the walker? Must
this business be confined to bipeds and q
ring, instead of extending to quadrupeds
and the course, or the common highway?
True, all horses walk. So all horses trOt
and sometimes run. But this does not
make them trOtters or runners, in the
common acceptatiOn of the terms, which
are understood to mean that horses so
designated excel in these particular ex-
ercises. In corresponding sense we want
the walking horse. This is needed, es-
pecially on the highway. One does not
want the horse he rides after to keep up
an everlasting shack: nor does he want
it to come down to small PAGES or crawl
when the shack stops. A road horse ought
to have at least a four mile gait. Five
miles an hour is better. Can we not by
care and selection in breeding, coupled
with judiciOus training secure a five
mile gait? We know nothing about the
walking possibilities of the horse. Some
fOrcibly remind US of the impossibilities,
+. mOping along at one ar two mile gait;
but what should we think of the horse
that should strike out and gives US five or
six miles an hour-the equal in walking
speed of the most expeditions human
pedestrians? Who says such a gait is an
impossibiIity? We can better decide
when we have faithfully done our best
to develop the walking gait of the horse.
Our fair managers could do something
to promote this development by arrang-
ing judicious lists of premiums for the
fastest walkers. But our sporting men
can do ten times more. If they can be
persuaded to take up the matter and give
walking horses a boom, it would not be
long before it would be known precisely
what is the horse can be at a walking
gait. Why can not benefit to the public
at large be thus coupled with sport,
and America be the first to perfect the
walking horse?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-21
HOME AND GARDEN
AUTUMN TO SPRING.
ST. NICHOLAS.

| wish the stately golden rod
Might kiss the little wind flower sweet,
That asters might to cowslips nod,
And eyebright run in haste to greet
The violet from the April sod.
So once the fall and spring might meet.
I wish my Little Self and l
Might sometimes cross each others way
Ny Little Self is wondrous shy,
can not meet her any day,
Howe 'er L search howe'er pry
About theS9 meadows autumn-gay
The runaway, the teasing elf,
She fits where woodland blossoms drift,
She has world of pretty De)f
She gathered from the ripples swift,
Such joys she has my Little Self
Will not be lured by any gift
She's light as the bird upon the wing,
Her cheeks and eyes are all aglow.
To me what gladness she could bring.
To her / should be strange, know,
My Little Self holds fast to spring
And autumn will not let her go
Yet still wish the golden rod
Might kiss the little windhoweT sweet,
That asters might to cowslips nod,
And eyebright run in haste to greet
The violet from the April sod
But fall and spring can never meet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-21
STATE NEWS SETTINGS.
Chiffon will have a $4,000 bridge.

Chiffon will have $4,000 bridge.
Green Bay has 1901 registered voters
A dog poisoning mania has struck Mic
olet.
Fond du Lac has two colored peoples
churches.
The Eau Claire band has been uni
formed.
The new st. Paul depot at Racine will
be enclosed this week. 1t is said to be
one of the handsOmest in the state.
George Bischoff killed large bear
within the city limits of West Superior.
There were 500 patients at the North
ern hospital on October 1. At the State
hospital there were 531.
The Milwaukee cremation society has
completed its organization, and will soon
be ready for business.
The Waukesha common council will
adopt an ordinance granting franchise
for the construction of water-works.
Over six miles of water mains have
been laid in Green Bay and Fort Howard
A monster coon weighing 90 pounds
Eau Claire.
There are threats of a general strike
among the journeymen bakers of Mil
waukee.
The boat Ellen Hardy will be sold at
Berlin, Oct. 7, to satisfy the demands of
creditors.
The Richland Republican Observer re-
ports that Isaac Mccain has commenced
an action against the editor for libel.
Martin Cannon was convicted at Eau
Claire for having abducted Nellie Gold
smith, 14-year old girl, for purposes of
prostitution.
The suits against the Milwaukeeans
alleged to be rioters and conspirators
will come up before Judge 81 oan in Mil
waukee on Tuesday next.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-21

The La Crosse county democratic con-
vention met at La Crosse Saturday but
adjourned for one week without making
any nominations. The question of fus-
ing with the labor party was the trouble
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-21

g@For notices in reference to Special Excur-
sions, changes of time, and other items of inter-
est in connection with the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE,
x ST. PAUL RAILWAY, please refer to the local
columns of this paper
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-21
THE HOUSEHOLD.
HOW TO CALCIMINE.


Thin fifteen pounds zinc white to pro-
! per consistency with cold water; and a
pound of white glue. To dissolve the
glue, first cover with cold water, soak un-
til soft, then drain off the cold water and
cover with hot. Add half ounce of Ill
tra-marine blue before stirring in the
glue, in order to make the wash clearer
white. Lampblack, yellow ochre and 9th
er colors can be added according to the
shade desired.
CLEANSING FEATHERS.
Put the loose feathers into tub Of hot
! sOapsuds and wash them thoroughly
through several waters, using no soap in
the last, and wiring through in clothes
wringer each time; then spread in a clean
dry room and stir frequently until per-
fectly dry. The above process will thor
oughly cleanse them and leave them light
and III perfect order. Washing in bed
tick will not produce the desired eff
| feet.
sWEETBREAD.
! Put the sweetbreads over the fire in
cold water, and when it boils take them
off and let cold water run over them I'M
til they are entirely cold. Put some lard
and butter mixed in stewpan with some
| sliced onions, carrots, thyme, whole pep
ers and Glove, and the sweetbread with
consomme enough to nearly cover it.
Put over the fire closely covered, and
when 1t begins to boil, place it in hot
oven for half an hour. Have some chick
en- lvers baked. Take a small piece of
sWeetbread, some truffies and olives, and
put all in saucepan with some brown
| sauce, and let it heat gradually. Dish up
the sweetbread, put the garniture around
it and serve.
CHOCOLATE PUDDING.
This chocolate pudding is well liked by
children and is equally we'll liked by
those of larger growth. Half cake of
chocolate broken in one quart of milk
and put on the range until it reaches
boiling point; remove the mixture from
the fire, strain, and then return to the
| range; and four tablespoonfuls of corn
| starch mixed with the yolks of three eggs
! and one cup and half of sugar, stir con-
stantly until thick; remove from the fire
and flavor with vanilla; pour the mixture
in baking dish; beat the whites of three
eggs to stiff froth and add a little sugar,
| cover the top with the meringue and set
In the oven until light brown. Serve
cold
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-21

mass and decomposition proceeds slowly.
The dark organic matter is called
humus.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-21

year at the fall roundup for the market
the yearling horses are thrown, and at the
same season every animal years old is
| broken to the harness and in case of need,
to the saddle. The herd is seldom troub-
led with disease, and in case it is we sim
ply let it work out its own ruin. This
! year the young colts have been troubled
with some disease like distemper. They
live for about week after they are foal-
ed and then die. I have lost about $50
this season with this disease. In getting
ready for market we pay no attention to
! age. The horses are driven into the cor
raj and cut out according to their fitness.
| We try to market them at ages ranging
| from to years. When a horse is want
ed we have to use the rope, but on the
whole there is very little of that work
done. The horses bred from native mares
and imported horses are easily handled
and broken. [ only keep four men to
| manage the whole herd and care for my
! barn horses. [ market in a good season
about three hundred head. This year, as
prices are low, will not send in so many.
| The cost of raising horse on the range
is nothing in the outlay of dollars and
cents. But the expense of help and the
keeping up of my imported horses are
such that / estimate the cost of each horse
when years old and ready for the mar
ket at $25. The prices we receive for the
horses are three or four times that
amount, but we must be well paid, for we
have big money invested from the start.
These range horses are shipped into the
market and sold broken and unbroken.
With each lot comes a range man who is
thoroughly acquainted with the business.
He handles the horse for the purchaser.
The herd is easier cared for and lives on
rougher and hitler territory than would
suit for cattle. The horse, after he is
broken is found to be tough and wiry.
His wild life has left him young and
sound at s, while native tame horses are
almost ALWAYS stiff and sore at that age.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-21

But the last one had turned the corn
err
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-12-09
LABOR AND CAPITAL

POWEH OF The GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
The relations of labor and capital and Of labor
ing men to their employers are of the utmost
concern to every patriotic citizen. When these
are strained and distorted unjustifable claims
are apt to be insisted upon by both interests,
and In the controversy which results the welfare
jeopardized. Any Intervention Of the general
government within the limits Of it, constitu-
tional authority to avert such . condition should
be willingly accorded. In q special message
suggested the enlargement of our present labor
bureau. and ad1ing to It's present functions the
power Of arbitration In cases where differences
arise between employees and employers. When
these differences reach such stage as to result
In the interruption Of commerce between the
states the application OF this remedy by the gen.
eral government might be regarded rs entirely
within its constitutional powers and think
we might reasonably hope that such arbitration,
II carefully selected and II entitled to the oonf-
dence OF the parties TO be affected, would be
voluntarily called to the settlement OF the
controversy of less extent and not necessarily
within the domain Of federal regulation. /
am of the opinion that this suggestion
Is worthy the attention Of the congress. But
after all has been done by the passage of laws,
federal or state. to relieve the situation. much
more remains to be accomplished by the REIN
statement and cultivation Of true American sem
timent which recognizes the equality Of Ameri-
caa citizenship This, in the light of our tradi-
tiOns and in loyalty to the spirits of our institu
tions, would teach that hearty cooperation on
the part Of all interested Is the surest path to
national greatness and the happiness of all our
people; that capital should, in recognizing the
brotherhood of our citizenship and In . spirit Of
American fairness, generously accord to labor
its just compensation and consideration and
that contented labor is capitals best protection
and faithful ally. It would teach, too, that the
diverse situations Of our people are insapcrable
from our civilization: that every citizen should
in his sphere, be a contributor to the general
good; that capital does not necessarily tend to
the oppression Of labor, and that violent dis
turbances and disorders ALLEVIATE from their pro-
motors true American sympathy and kindly
feeling.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-12-09
THE CIVIL SERVICE.


The continued operation Of the law relating
1t is fact worthy of note that every public off,
Ger who has just idea of his duty to the people
testities to the value OF this reform. Its
staunchest friends are found among those who
understand it best, and its warmest supporters
are those who are restrained and protected by
its requirements The meaning of such restraint
and protection is not appreciated by those who
want places under the government regardless Of
merit and efficiency, nor by those who insist
that the selection for such places should rest
upon proper credential showing active partisan
work. They mean to the good people of the
their government It is exceedingly strange
that the scope and nature Of this reform are
so little understood and that SO many
things not included within its plan
are called by its name. When
f Ssve aspe to
to the number Of its friends. Our civil service
reform may be imperfect in some of its details,
it may be misunderstood and opposed, 1t may
not always be faithful lily applied, its designs may
sometimes miscarry through mistake or i'll will
or it may sometimes tremble under the assaults
Of its enemies or languish under the misguided
zeal of impracticable friends. If the people Of
this country ever submit to the Punishment Of
It's underlying principle from the operation Of
their government they will abandon their surest
guarantee of the safety and success Of American
institutions. I invoke for this reform the
cheerful and ungrudging support of the congress-
/ renew my recommendation made last year
that the commissioners be made equal to other
officers of the government having like duties and
responsibilities, and I hope that such reasonable
appropriations may be made as will enable them
to increase the usefulness Of the cause they have
charge Of
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-12-09
First Horses and Mules.

The first horses ever brought into
any part of the land now known as
the United States were landed in Flor
ida by Cabeca de VEGA, in 1927, forty
two in number-all of which persisted.
Florida also received the second I'M
portation, brought by De Soto, in
1889. In 1909 the English landed at
Jamestown, in Virginia, having seven
horses with them. In 1929 Higginson
imported horses and other domestic
animals into the colony of Massachu-
sets bay. Four years earlier the
Dutch company had imported them
to New York. Up to 1878 scarcely
any mules were to be found in the
American confederation. In 1888,
upon Gen. Washington's first, retire
ment, he became convinced that the
work animals used in the agriculture
of southern states were not equal to
the demands made on them, SO he set
to work to remedy the defect. He in
PRODUCED mules in the place of horses,
the mule, it was thought, being found
to live longer, require less food, be
1850 A11OlO w 0A0CcNSO tIlISA PlOtO A1O1O
economical for the aericulturist. AS
soon as the views of this illustrious
farmer were made known, the king of
Spain sent him a present of fine
Jack and two ]ennies, chosen from the
royal stud at Madrid. At the same
time Lafayette sent out a jack and
jennets from the island of Malta.
This jack, called the Knight of Malta,
was a superb black animal, with the
form of q stag and the ferocity OF a
tiger. The Spanish animal, the Roy
al Gift, was sixteen hands high, gray,
heavily made and sluggish in disposi-
ton. Washington crossed the breeds
and obtained a favorite jack, called
Compound, which united the size and
strength of the Gift with the courage
and activity of the Knight. One wag-
on-team of tour mules, the offspring
OF Compound and Gen. Washington's
coach mares, brought, at the sale of
Washington's effects, $500.