Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

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farming.
/ The milk does not become normal
until the fifth day after calving.
4 If butter color is used 1t should be
added to the cream before churning Is
begun.
! Milk remaining in the udder longer
! than twelve hours loses in quantity
and quality.
J 1t does not pay to raise scrub horses,
/ but there Is always a demand for first
I class animals.
/ BE careful not to change suddenly
/. from old to new oats, and do not feed
,the latter in large quantities.
. Dsbudding is better than pruning.
1t saves the strength and vigor of the
! tree and the labor of the owner.
Anthrax is reported to be spreading
among the cattle of New Jersey, and
great many losses are announced.
Cows kept on dry food alone require
more water than when they have the
run of the pasture or are given succu-
lent food.
The production of wine in France for
the year 1894 was 1881 100000 gallons,
while that of the United States was
only 25,00O,0OO gallons.
! 1t is said that the polled Angus
grades are more in demand ia Europe
than any other cattle. Herefords come
next and Durhams last
! Mississippi has a convict farm, and
! it is not only self-supporting, but act
ually yields a profit of something like
$4,000.
Wheat can be grown in the Alps at
an elevation of 5000 feet; in Brazil at
5000; in the Caucasus at 5000; in
Abyssinia, at 10000; in Peru and Boil
via, at Il 600.
Some farmers will carefully look over
the catalogues every year and purchase
all the newest novelties that are Of
fered. %+TAey bay seeds knowing moth
ing of them, and the new varieties
turn out to be of no value. Yet these
same farmers keep the same kind o!
stock they had when they began to
!&rm, and all the evidence that can be
presented in favor of pure breeds is of
no avail. II they were as energetic in
securing the best stock as they are to
and sarden vegetables, they would soon
I be able to abolish the mortgage.
Irrigation makes "a considerable
showing in the,census Of 1890 In that
year, according, to the official report,
81, 5Sl farm owners in the arid and sub
humid regions of eleven states. and ter
ritories were employing artificial means
of watering their land, to the extent
of 1864 ,4l6 acres. The average size OF
! these farms was sixty-eight acres, and
their average annual production was
placed at $14.S9 per acre. The census
of 1900 will show large extension of
the area irrigated. The various sys-
tens are still In the experimental
stage, but the main fact looms up that
irrigation will be one of the leading
elements of the American agriculture
of the future.
Experience has thoroughly demon
! strated the fact that no farm, no mat
ter how rich the soil, will grow good
crops right along without liberal sup
plies of manure. On the majority of
farms the greatest part of the stock
are given the run of the pastures dur
ing what may be termed the growing
season so that there is not very
large amount of manure made that
needs handling. But as soon as it be-
comes necessary to commence feeding
the stock the opportunity for making
and saving manure is improved. In
order to make the most out of It some
planning or work ahead is necessary.
1t is as important to plan to save the
liquid weddings as well as the solids
and plenty of bedding that can be used
all through the winter is necessary to
this. Then feed lots or places where
:. the stock can be fed together and the
droppings be gathered up is essential
otherwise considerable portion will
be wasted \ good plan now is to
save up everything that can be used
C an advantage for bedding. and If
rightly managed will help materially
10 increase the quantity VI manure
one thing should be remembered that
" lille ii is quite an item 10 make and
save all OF the manure possible it is
Of no advantage TO increase the quaint
~ at the expense of quality. Another
item is to arrange good feed lots with
racks or managers where the rough feed
can be used and at the same time the
manure all be saved. The only safe
plan Is to treat the manure the same
as a crop and plan to make the most
cut of it, making all that can be done
and then saving and hauling out and
applying to the land whenever tbs
other farm work will permit-N. J
shepherd in Farmers Voice.