Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
Gieanings.

The farmer who buys bran and lin
seed meal never makes a mistake, as
those substances will enrich his ma
nure heap, as well as add to the thrift
of his stock
When meal is fed to hogs, either as
slop or dry, 1t is impossible to prevent
waste; II meal Is worked out of the
trough or the slop spilled, 1t Is hardly
possible to gather 1t again. If whole
corn is fed the last grain is devoured
The food properties of corn are not
changed by grinding it; it is still corn,
whether served as meal, mush or slop.
When feeding hogs, grind only for the
aged sows which have lost their teeth,
and it is doubtful if they will pay the
miller.
Each field of the farm is fitted for
some special use. Have due considera-
ton of the soil, the past rotation and
fertilization and needs of the proposed
crop. There should be no haphaZapd
way, but some forethought, in adapting
the crops to the land.
Low heads for trees are preferred by
some. as they lessen the work of har-
vesting the crop and enable the grower
to combat insects with advantage, but
closer cultivation can be given when
the trees are tall and the lower
branches trimmed off.
There is a positive scarcity of all
kinds of good stock, especially of the
high grades, for the best and most pro-
titable feeding, for the best home mar
ket and export trade. Thus overpro-
duction of grain or live stock corrects
itself by being Improbable.
1t is best to keep wethers growing in-
stead of fattening them, unless they are
intended for market soon. An allow.
ance Of three pounds of clover hay a
day FOR a sheep weighing 100 pounds,
using no grain, should be sufficient, but
to fatten rapidly give two pounds of
hay and a pound of cornmeal daily.
1t requires about twenty pounds of
milk to make pound Of butter, and
fourteen pounds of milk to make a
pound Of cheese. More labor and care
are necessary to make cheese, however,
but good cheese brings a high price,
especially when the parties making it
are known and reliable, and make a
speciality of choice article.
One of Gladstone's Long Sentences.
The following is the opening sentence
of speech delivered by Mr.. Gladstone
at Birmingham: Sir Charles Forster
and Gentlemen: 1t is great thing
and a great praise to any constituency
that it is able to maintain that stand
ard of judgment and appreciation and
attachment which Walsall has main
tanned for so long period while rep
resented by Sir Charles Forster, to
whom | owe debt of gratitude for
what he has most truly called an I'M
swervins support, but may say sup
port that did not derive its entire value
even from IT'S singularly decided chap
acter in reference to the principles of
liberalism, but likewise from the entire
character and action of the man who
has been successful in making liberal
principles honored by the whole house
in association with active parliament
tary service rendered to the House of
Commons as such, without respect to
party. while at the same time he has
been one no doubt, as he has said him
self, of the most intelligent upb0lders
of the principles of party, as being
necessary, though secondary, instru-
ment for promoting the benefit of the
work and the empire"