River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-01-14

THE FARMERS. INSTITUTE.
ITS DOINGS IN DETAIL.
Apt Discussions by Experienced
Men Distinguished the
Meetings.
A Large Assembly Comes Together.
CONCLUDED
ITS DOINGS IN DETAIL.
A Large Assembly Comes Together.
(coNcLUDED.)

it was necessary to create a market
for Wisconsin, gor< on the claim that
we can raise superior grade from our
favorable conditions for producing it,.
The states south of us that raise
many hogs, from necessity feed and
fatten them for market almost ex-
on corn, as that is the main
product of those states.
Such hogs are too large and fat for
the general demand at present. The
demand at present is for smaller hogs,
more quickly matured and placed on
the market, meat consisting of a
"streak of fat and a streak of lean,"
instead of all fat like the Iowa and
Illinois hog. The conditions for
this more desirable product
of the pen is favorable from the
variety of foods available With us,
Of the heterogeneous KINDS.
Such hogs, weighing not more than
200 lbs, quickly grown, should bring
higher prices by a persistent presenta-
ton of these superior claims. Such
hogs should be more generally market
ed as far-as practicable as cured hams
and shoulders, bacon and spiced meats.
Points for attention in raising hogs
for market: The breed-any quick
hog, as the Berkshire, the
Poland China or the Chester white.
These are fast growing and quickly
varieties. Selecta sow with
long body, loosely built, healthy and
thrifty. Do not feed the breeding
sows much corn, to put on fat. Feed
shorts, ground oats, wheat and oats
ground and mixed. Feed lightly after
narrowing, give only warm water for
twenty-four hours. Get the pigs onto
the ground as soon as possible where
they can have exercise. Feed the pigs
all they will eat as soon as they can be
induced to take food. Feed whole
oats for while to the pigs. Then
feed milk and anything they will eat.
Keep them growing. Wean when six
weeks old. Raise spring pigs, coming
abol the first of April. Cannot feed
fail .igs TO make the profit secured by
raising Spring pig, TO market in the
fall. A uniformity of stock sent to
will bring more than mixed
lots. A movable house has its adj
vantages, eight feet square, built in
the form of military A tent.-the
slope has the advantage of giving the
pigs chance of escape from the over
LAYING of the mother. Have a box
with cinders, ashes and salt to which
the hogs may have access, prevents
diseases.
FATTENING STEERS
was discussed by several farmers who
had followed this industry. 1t was
developed that there was profit in
the business, some money made on
steers besides the disposition of the
coarse feed on the farm and the
manure produced. 1t was stated that
steers added two pounds day to their
weight at cost Of three cents a day
for the grain fed. A steer weighing
1000in Nov. weighed 1920 in April.
Bought in the fall at about $2.40 a
hundred and sold at 1915 hundred.
THE FARM DAIRY
was another of Mr.. C. p. Goodrich's
hobbies. He stated that the COW had
been his salvation and he rejoiced in
this good news that others
might avail themselves Of the bles-
sings. He called attention to the fact
that dairying communities were uni
formly prosperous. The fact is appar-
ent to the casual observer. In many
instances these farmers were driven to
this course from the fact that the land
was too poor to profitably produce
grain crops. But a continuance in
the business had so improved the
land that exceptionally large crops of
all kinds are now raised on these
lands. These farms have good build
ings, and there are varied evidences
of prosperity. He mentioned some
communities where go per cent. of the
farms were mortgaged previous to the
initiation Of the dairying business
where now not 10 per cent. are encum-
bered by Indebtedness. One township
in one of these dairy districts has
every farm clear of debt.
Every other line of farming is over
done. There is over pr oduction ia
cereals, potatoes, hay, live stockings,
horses, cattle--and the prices on these
farm products have fallen in striking
disproportion to the products of the
dairy. As compared with other pro-
ducts of the farm the dairy product
shows a much smaller percentage OF
loss in the. market. There is nc
probability of the dairy business being
overdone-any more than there
is that the narrow way to heaven shall
become orercro8ded. Some dairy
men make more money manufact
uring their milk into butter than By
patronizing the creamery. To dc
this every condition must be favorable
and every advantage taken of condi
lions. They must make their product
uniformly the best--perfect In quality
always unobjectionable. They may
also secure a profitable result BY
selling the cream. Cream will com
mand from so to 90 cents a gallon In
the market, cream of 20 to % per cent
of butter fat, equivalent to TIVE
pounds and more of butter.
Select the best of cows, feed ration
ally and high, skim the milk in 8,
hours, churn at 60o.
H. A. Briggs introduced the subjecr
of the
HORSE
and demonstrated to the audlenc,
that there might be profit In raisin.
for the market by selecting and care
fully rearing such a class of horses a
are 10 demand. He said the draf
horse was the most profitable to raiss