Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-01-26

In testing milk with the Babcock test
Wood county gave the highest per cent.
taken this season. a few tests We
append as taken from milk furnished
by the following:
Butter Fat. Serum.
B. +. Runyan........................ S.4 $40
K A. observation-disclosures. SIS 9.S7
Mrs. Courtney ................... "A SIS
ii. A. pSon............".....-.. o. III
Mr.. Kingman says the per cent. of
butter fat is susceptible of "change by
feeding" "No dairy man should be
satisfied with COWS unless they will
average 800 pounds of butter year, or
500 in milk product alone" "a COW
can't be good dairy COW and a good
beef cow" eff a COW is let to dry
during the season, even in light de-
gree, she will not regain loss until after
the next coming in
Mr.. Convey states that any product
that dries up the flow of milk is a loss
eventually; an added, temporary rich
ness is off set by loss of flow and to
make the best of a COW one must keep
up the flow of milk.
Mr.. Sampson whose COW gives high
test feeds pail of mixed soft feed, one
half corn one-fourth oats, one-fourth
bran and coarse fodder.
Mr.. Nash thought by experiment
coat straw and bran as valuable as
timothy" fine carefully cured marsh
hay fairly good.
Mr.. Robinson advocates marsh hay.
Mr.. Convey says, "Ensilage has
solved the hay problem" and the state
ment heartily approved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Brown were
entertaining and instructive in their
talks on butter making, unfortunately
we missed a report of their papers.
Mr.. Kingman, of Sparta, holds to the
point, keep the best stock; the best
milk seperators; the best sires.
eff a COW takes on fat she looses
accordingly in milk producing qualities"
says Mr.. Kingman. Mr.. Kingman
advocates having richer acres, not
broader acres. Flint corn for ensiIage
One Wood Co. farmer grew $50 baskets
of corn on 300 acres. Another grew
100 baskets of corn and 100 baskets Of
oats to the acre.
Separator butter commands the
highest prices.
"Sheep Raising" Messrs. L. NJ. Nash
and John Wilson, of Belleville, practi-
cal sheep raisers, were assigned this
topic. Mr.. Nash spoke briefly, said he
had not been in the business long
enough to be an authority, but believed
in keeping the best, feeding we'll and
giving systematic care. He did not
make a special topic of sheep raising.
Mr.. Wilson was pressed for his views
and his remarks were to the point and
worthy Of more extended mention
than we can give. He accentuates the
value of good stock, thoroughbred
sires and sticking to one line of breed
ing.
He requires good management, requi-
site warmth, not a shelter on the warm
side of a wire fence, feed from variety
of foods together, clover, corn, and oats
etc. Says Look to the signs of good
nourishment in season for lambs" He
thinks a wise instinct impels the mother
to abandon the lamb, that she lacks
power to nourish. Mr.. Wilson gave
few figures to show the profits of sheep
raising; thought the Shropshires best
for marketing. Urges the ACCESSIBILITY
of keeping the stock young, says to
fatten and sell as soon as they show
signs of age. At 10 months old a good
sheep is worth in weight all it will ever
be. Says the fleece and manurial ele-
ments pay for the keeping. Among the
needs of healthy Shropshires is dip in
tobacco water twice year to keep free
from ticks, the natural enemy of sheep.
He don't approve of self feeders, be-
lieves they are worth the intelligent
personal care of the shepherd; He likes
the fiocks to be small, 100 in lot, less if
some need special care, Mr.. Nash made
the same statement.
When lambs come in very cold
| weather and are liable to chill he advises
sheltering mother and lamb completely
covering with a box, so inducing a
change of temperature, and the dams
care. He also advocates feeding lambs
and sheep through the season. Snow
eating he considers habit. The Wood
county farmers are awaking to the
advantages of sheep raising and the
timely remarks of Mr.. Wilson were
specially interesting.
Many interesting points were brought
out that we have not time to make note
of. Our farmers are alive, and the
Institute has been of great practica
benefit. The ladies were conspicuously
absent owing doubtless TO bad weather