The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-24

succeed while others fail. The man
should always be adapted to his business,
whatever that may be, in order to sue
coed; and, so in the raising of horses,
the man should be adapted to bis work.
The raising of good horses is the most
profitable Of any farm stock, because
the horse is the most easily raised. The
same feed given to the colt will pay
double what it would fed to steers.
When you raise horses, choose such as
will pay the best, and such as will satisfy
the market. The market to-day de.
mands draft horses that will weigh 1900
pounds or over, and for city or carriage
horses, LOO pounds or over. Small
horses are of no use on the farm or in
the city. The carriage horse should be
light, well shaped, speedy and stylish to
please the buyer, and should be raised
with special care, attention and the
kindest treatment. The draft horse does
not need so much care and attention,
but should be heavy, strong and healthy
He cautioned farmers not to breed from
the very old or the unsound mares, or
from the pampered, beefy horse. Chi
cago is one of the great markets, $780,
600 being sold there every year, and
other large cities in proportion. There
are killed in New York city alone A..
600 annually, and so in other cities; Sc
he does not think that we can overdo
the raising of good heavy horses. Brood
mares should have kind and gentle
treatment, generous feed and plenty Of
exercise. Don't feed corn to brood
mares. The sire should be treated near.
ly the same as the dam. In winter he
should have yard to himself in which
to exercise, unless he is put to work in
the harness. The first year of the colts
| life is the most important. 1t should
run with the dam for six months, and
then be taught to eat bran and oats,
with plenty of exercise. Keep your
colts growing all the time from theil
birth until ready for the market. In
answer to 9ro' ms, he said the sire
should have the liberty of yard III
winter or be put to work. He consider
ed two parts of oats and one of bran az
the best general feed in addition to the
! usual fodder.
At this point a gentleman at the real
of the hall-evidently horseman-
arose-not to ask question, but to
make little speech. He urgently re-
commended the sale Of young horses a.
most profitable. Breed from the bes
stock, keep it pure and sell early was
his plan.
The chairman then presented Mr.. Georg'
| Harding of WaukeSha, who would address tn,
| farmers on the subject Of Shorthorn Cattle"
| MI. Harding said the ShOrthorn will breed ant
thrive In a climate where many other breeds would
fail, and give more beef on the same feed thai
any other breeds. He claims that there are milk
ing strains yet left among the breed He makes
his own Sh0rthorns weigh 1900 lbs. at three year.
| of age. ShOrthOrnS have taken the premiums II
past. The Jersey and the Ayrshire are good II
their place. but the ShorthOrn will be better To-
the small farmer. 1t is not good policy to raist
small breeds when Larger can be raised easier it
and beef maker. To the question, "What does Il
cost you to make pound of beef?" he replied tina
the cost of beef was not under discussion and die
This was followed by a song" There's llgh
| In the window"
Mr.. Theodore Lewis was then introduced, wht
spoke In favor of that much abused and neglected
animal, the hog. He stated that SO many fail a
| hog raising because men are differently adapted
to the care of live stock To make swine breeding
profitable, the animal should be made to grow
ter pen. The business of hog raising in Wiscon
| sin Is one of considerable Importance and in Ke
nOsha county alone in 1885, there were H. $40 hogs
| raised for killing. The hog on the farm comes In
last for sympathy and receives less care than any
other animal. The low state of the animals
health Is owing to this careless manner of keeping
| Instead of keeping the hogs out of doors all the
winter and compelling them to huddle In pile
q
from the snow or their own excrements, give then
warm, clean house, clean food, and they will pay
large profit for their rearing. AS consequence
| the hog, we are breeding down and not upward, al
| we should be- Do not import any but healthy
| hogs. keep my new arrived hogs In quarantine
few weeks to learn the state of their health and
never permit an unhealthy hog to run with my
| herd. Do not breed from young stOck-breed
| only from mature animals Keep brooding sows
| away from the rest of the herd. Give the barrow
| ing SOW quiet and secluded house with sinai
| yard to herself. Let us learn from natureal
animals seek secluslOn at the brOoding season
Do not wean your little pigs too soon. Breed earl!
| feed sour swlll; it will make them dyspeptic
Feed we'll, keep warm in winter, give them all the
dry salt they Will eat, also charcoal or soft coal
| Treat your hogs with as much care and attention
as you do your dairy cows, and they will repay yol
with abundantprOfi
| Mr.. +. B. Norton, Of Burlington, then address
| ed the Institute on sheep: He wanted to repea
l
the words of Mr. Lewis" Learn from nature
in the rearing of animals" Study your animals
as you study your books. He eulogized Mr.
Blackwell, Of England, who, he said, had don'
| world. He wanted particularly to speak goot
word for the Merino sheep-the sheep that is 1
| lneal descendant Of the f1Ocks Of Abraham an(
| Jacob; and the sheep par excellence of America
where 1t arrived about $780, About this time {
| few were brought over from Europe, and increas
ed SO much that now the yield Of wool amounts t.
wool had been 80 much improved that now $50,
600 flaments of wool will grow on every SQuar,
inch OF the sleeps skin. Five-sixths Of the WOO
raised In america Is grown on Merino backs
tariff question talk of the WOODEN factory as tn
foundation Of the wool business. That is q mis-
take. Wool growing leads In the wool business
and not the factory. The wool grower first, tn
has given to America the best clothing in tn
world They have driven shOddy almost entirel
out of the market. In the early time of WOO
growing, the average weight of a fleece was one
| quarter of pound; now it Is six pounds. Sheel
are the best animals that can be kept to subdu
uncultivated land, or to bring up the fertility o
exhausted soil. He cited the example of tn
Green Bay farmer who had brought up his barrel
land In few years to high state OF fertility-hat
made it permanent pasture by rearing sheep
and at the present time, In addition, his sheel
had standing to their credit the sum of $1,000
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The session was opened by song--"I vii
meet you in the morning"
MI. Gould then announced Mr.. Hiram Smith
who would occupy the chair as presiding officer.
Mr.. Smith made a few remarks of a genera
| character of interest to farmers and then pre-
| scented Mr.. W. d. Hoard, whose theme was, TIL
Principles of Dairy Breeding"
Mr.. Hoard began by pinning up to the drol
curtain of the stage three nearly ifeSize picture
of a Guernsey. q Heresford and a Holstein COW
representing butter, beef and milk. Mr.. H. open
| ed with this remark" My talk this afternoon Il
the essence of my judgment as to the reason VIII.
one COW differeth from another COW In glory" st
Paul tells us there Is glory of the sun, another
OF the moon, and glory of the stars but on,
star differeth from another star in glory. But
say there Is glory of the COW, and one COW differ
eth from another cow in glory [Applause.] Tit
farmer knows too little about cattle breeding, ant
the laws of life are very little understood Tit
farmer should be the best posted on the breeding
of animals. and the principles involved in the
question of heredity. The heredity of the milk
quality is the most persistent of any hereditary
quality. Many lose money by going into the dairy
| business with common purpose c0w-a COW
| which they want should furnish large quantity
| of milk, make the best butter, and superabund
ance of beef and all at the same time on the feed
| of one COW. The hunting dog Is possessed Of
those points which make him hunter because