Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-14

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money il return, but the jeweler did
not want to be out the price Of the
clocks, 80 he drove sharp bargain, &C.
cepted $500, and moved out.
Not Good go Crowd.
Taking everything into consideration
| two litters of pigs is all that SOW
| should tarrow in year. And when
| this is done, she should be reasonably
we'll matured. This will give her time
to suckle and wean her pigs before be-
ing bred again. Generally with a
young SOW and her first litter it will be
best to allow her good rest before
| breeding her again. 1t is possible, by
careful management in breeding, to Sc
cure three litters in year, but Ii good
brood sow is too valuable property to be
| managed in this way. If she is good
SOW, she is well worth giving good care
and breeding too young or too often In
| many cases proves positive injury to
| that extent, and she often fails to re-
cover from the effects. Generally,
early in the spring and reasonably early
in the fall, is the best time for the SOW
to tarrow. In the spring by the time
they are ready to commence eating,
grass will have made sufficient growth
to furnish them good supply. And they
| should be narrowed sufficiently early in
the fall to admit of their making good
start to grow before cold weather sets
| i'll; then If they can be wlntered In a
good condition they should be ready to
fatten for market.
| This gives the two best seasons for Sc
curing good start to grow with the
young pig, and the best seasons to fur
4 nish for market.
And with good feed and care q good
/ kxr< li.fo Of
this way ard still be kept in good con-
dition. If she is made to do more than
this, part OF the pigs must either be far
rcwed at an untavorable time, or the
pigs will have to be fed Tor market
when the conditions for securing good
| gain at low cost is the most unfavor-
able, with the chances of the pigs being
of an inferior quality. And generally
there will be better profit realized
from less number of pigs fed under
more favorable conditions than with a
larger number kept at disadvantage.
| In order to realize fair profit with
pigs, they must be fed as economically
as possible, and at the same time secure
q good gain, and good grass either dur
ing growth or in feeding to fatten will
be found quite help in securing this.
But while IN securing growth, to a con-
| siderable extent more or less crowd
ing must be done, it is rarely the case
that crowding in breeding pays; the
better plan is to allow the sows to get
one litter ready to take care Of them
selves before breeding them for anoth
EN-. j. Shepherd.
| The Young Agricultural Editor.
| I have had considerable experience
as an agricultural editor, but, fortunate
| 4 ir{o iof
| period of ny life. Shortly after leav-
ing college 1 bought out a small paper
in country town, and I launched N.Y.
self upon what I then called the career
of the Journalist.
'My Agricultural Department was
/ the pride Of my heart, and to it [
brought all the ripe culture and expert
ence of the recent college graduate. 1t
held the place of honor in my columns,
and am sure that I honestly endeav-
ored TO raise the standard of agriculture
in the section overshadowed by my ed
| itorial tripod. had Deen running this
department about three months when
one day subscriber came ina farmer
| of the old school and man of consider
able prominence in the community.
He tossed his hat over the ink bottle on
my table, took seat and remarked:
"See here, Mr.. Editor, if this ere pa
| per Of yourn doesn't brace up pretty
quick I'm going to stop my subscription,
and l know others that air goin' to stop
| theirn too"
"Why, what is the matter?" I ex-
| claimed in CONSERVATION. Il hattered
myself that was getting out the best
paper in the state, especially for farm
| ers."
| That's just where the shoe pinches,"
! replied my visitor frankly. "What you
| have to say about farming. young man
is ridicklus-simply rldicklus. Now
look at this editorial on cows" he con-
tinued, pulling paper from his pocket.
Listen to this sentence: The sooner a
cow is killed for beef the less milk she
will be likely TO give
| "Well, what is the matter with that?"
I demanded. "Can you deny that is q
| fact?"
| "Thunderation, that amt the pint !"
yelled the granger. removing his boots
| from my fancy stationery and pounding
the table with his fist. ''Of course it's
a fact, but amt it a fact that two and
two is Jour? And did you ever know of
anybody's kicking against that?"
/ What's the use of telling us what any
BLAIR ed fool knows before he is
weaned?"
A shadow gathered ON my handsome
brow, and | looked thoughtlully out the
window.
land there's something else." con-
tinued the granger, running his finger
down the column. Speaking Of hens
you say: 'Ihe reason why old hens 80
seldom have teeth is because az soon as