Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-06-22
OUR RURAL READERS
WILL BE PLEASED WITH THIS
DEPARTMENT.
Every Farm Should Be Supplied with
Good Machinery - The Family Cow
Cross Breeding Unprofitabie-A Hay
stack PlatfOrm-General Farm Notes.
Machinery on the Farm.

The loss of time by the use of dull
tools, or of implements not adapted
for the purposes to which they may
be applied, compels the farmer IT, hire
more help than should be the case if
he was alive to the opportunities Of
fered by labor-saving appliances. A
comparison of the oId-time method Of
cutting the wheat with the scythe
and by the present method of cutting
and binding the wheat with the
harvester, is sufficient to show that
the enormous crops Of wheat could
not now be grown and harvested I'M
der old systems. The labor that once
assisted in the fields has been trans
ferred to the workshops, more me-
chanlcs and fewer farm laborers be-
ing the result. The fact that wheat
and corn sell at lower prices than
formerly does not imply that the
profits are less. The expense of one
bushel of wheat before the introduce
tion of the newest improved machines
was more than the selling prices of
to-day, and the profits were as small
as at the present time. Machinery
assists in increasing the number of
bushels and reduces the cost, which
includes, also, the necessary work at
tendant on maintaining larger num-
Der of laborers and teams. A COM
parison of profits will show that Ia
bor-saving machinery enables the
farmer to secure larger profits now
than in former days and that the work
is less arduous and fatiguing. The
farmer of half a century ago was daily
on the watch for rains and sunshine,
and he was also compelled to face de-
lays that often involved the loss OF
the entire crop, but at the present
day he cuts and binds whole field
alone, riding on seat, and can &C
complish in a few hours the work
that required several days for his an
cestor to perform, and he can plow,
cultivate, and harrow his corn by rid
ing. Potatoes are now cut up for
seed, planted, covered, and harvested
by machines, and the hay is loaded
upon the wagon while the horses are
walking along the wind-rows. We
htcles are also lighter and stronger,
and the manure can be spread over
the ground by an attachment to the
wagon. A glance over the field will
show a most wonderful progress in
the invention Of machinery and ap-
planes to be used on the farm, which
places farming within the reach of
many who could not otherwise perform
the necessary labor. and, strange to
say, the wages of farm laborers are
higher than before, for improved i'm
plements have assisted many Of them
to work for themselves. -Philadelphia
Record.
The s.Famiiy Cow"
We have not treated Of the ''family
COW" or one suited to the needs of
families living in villages. They
want cow which will furnish milk
of good qnality through as many
months of the year as possible. The
Jersey has met with great favor from
this class Guernseys grow larger
than Jerseys, are preferred by some in
private dairying. and may become a
rival breed, Owing to their great
milking capacity the Holsteins are
close contestants with the Jerseys
for favor among farmers. She Short
horns have warm friends all over the
country on account of their blocky
forms, comely proportions and their
lusty calves which make excellent
feeders We can suggest no breed
having more points in it's favor as a
'family cow" than the jersey. They
give rich milk and a continuous flow,
instead of a large quantity while
flush, dwindling to very little later.
She is an easy keeper-Ghe food of
maintenance being less for snHalE
cow than a large one-and large
per cent of her food can be used for
butter production. She is trinly
built and handsome, pet, and the
cow that ''ousts" her from her pres
ent position must be an exceedingly
good one Orange Judd Farmer
"f Surplus BOOSTERS.