Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30

almost double the money invested in
banking and commercial industries.
IT is commendable idea to give to the
boys an interest in the colts, and in this
way get them to spend their spare time
in looking after the welfare of all the
horses on the farm instead of trying to
loaf at the corner grocery.
The dairy farmer should always reckon
the value of the manure produced upon
the profit side of his account. Well fed
dairy COWS will yield a manure rich in
fertllizing clements, and this should be
employed in the production Of such crop
as will, with liberal fertilizing, give large
money returns.
IT is not to be expected that the milk
of the native COW will be as rich as that
Of the Jersey, but her yield can be made
greater, and with more profit by allow
ing her generous ratiOns. The breed is
important, and should perhaps, in most
cases, rank first, but the feed is good
second.
In the exchange of commodities man
must have something in hand to get
something he needs with. Money is
generally acceptable to all classes in this
exchange. To get the money the man
must produce something or have some
thing. When he has that he can usually
find some one ready to give him money
for it.
STRAWBERRIES, d comparatively easy
product of the SOIL are, in their season,
considered luxury, and yet how few
farmers families are in the full enjoy
ment OF them. If there is one blessing
which the farmers family should enjoy
oh Of on I &c F,,11
enjoyment of all possible products of the
SOIL
GIVE horses water before feeding. In
France some worthless horses were killed
for dissection on purpose to determine
the effect of giving water Immediately
after eating, and some of the grain was
found undigested in the intestines, twenty
feet beyond the stomach, and it had
caused Inflammation of the mucous mem
brane.
THERE is much in inheritance. Genera
tions of improved blood lines, in which
the milk or fattening trait has been the
point in view, can but count to the credit
of pedigree cattle, as a rule. On the
other hand, neglected common cattle
whose breeding has been at random can
not be depended upon for prepotency
Consequently sire of the future cattle
should be a thoroughbred, eligible to
registry.
The welfare. the health, the temper
ament, to say nothing of the happiness of
the horse, are largely dependent on sur
roundings. He needs no bric-a- brac
to amuse or entertain him, he cares
nothing for ornamentation. But he
does appreciate comfort and comfort
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good will in the end be for the good of
his master.
INFERIOR products, in udicious market
ing, the tendency to rush from one line
of production to another, are all i'm
portant factors in fixing the price of
farm products. The man who goes into
hogs or another line when prices are up
and drops out when they are low, is to
be pitied, for he is always overweighted,
running a race in which he is bound to
be the loser.
No ONE should accept the absurd idea
that a farmer needs no education to
make good farmer. I know that some
people look down on farmers as being an
over-worked, illiterate and dishonorable
class Of men. This is largely due to mis-
representation and misunderstanding
A well-to-dO farmer says the way to
avoid this is to educate ourselves so uni
versally and scientifically that public
opinion Will be compelled to acknowledge
our worth.
The colt will learn more easily when
months old than when a year old. It
can also be controlled more easily.
Hence it is wise to handle the colt early.
Its early training should not stop with
breaking the halter. 1t should be han
died until any part of it's limbs can be
RUBBED until it is accustomed to the
bride, and until it will drive as we'll as
lead To teach it all this and to keep it
from forgetting what it has learned is
little trouble, but if the colt is of good
stock the trouble is we'll paid for