Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-10-17
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promissory notes for various sums
had been presented at a neighborlng
bank where they resided. Upon in
yestigation il was found that over
thirty of the notes were out and in
the hands of a local attorney in Bril-
lion, who seeks to collect the face
value Of the notes which the farmers
now realize were the signatures thay
gave for the seed. The notes range
from 500 to $500 1t is possible that
the young agent is himself a dune.
having been made a tool for outsiders.
The notes are in such form that
they are easily cOllectible. The farm
ere have pooled interests and viii
fight to the end any action by the
holders Of the notes.
Alfalfa in Kansas.
A business man of Dodge City sar5
the Kansas City Journal, thinks the
introduction of alfalfa in Kansas, IS
pecially the western part of it, one
Of the greatest events in it's history.
People did not have even a vague
conception then of the revolution It
was to work in the agriculture of the
western part Of The state. 1t proves
to be one Of the best possible feeds for
cattle being very rich in the flesh.
producing clements, aud after it has
become well set, the producer is Ger
tain Of three crops every year. no
matter whether it rains or not. The
alfalfa roots always grow downward
| uutil they strike either solid rock u
water, the grass is said to be set ard
as long as they are in water lack Of
rain has little or no effect upon the
crop. Fortunately, there is an ocean
Of sheet water underlying western
Kansas and when the alfalfa strikes
this, ii is made for good. The scenery
along the valley of the Arkansas river
during the alfalfa season, is as fine is
any pastoral scenery in the world
! The crop bonds in the sun like wheat
and miles and miles of it stretch along
/ the river. Wheat will hereafter be an
! almost certain crop in the western
| part Of the state, but farmers VINO
persist in planting corn will do so to
| their sorrow.
Counting the Cows
Certainly New York farmers haze
| been dupcd by Il young man claiming
to be representative of the Five
States Milk-Produccrs association,
who went from farm to farm asking
each farmer for a signed statement.
| saying he was making preliminary
! survey of the territory, and if $50 to
! 300 COWS We're found there, a propose.
, ton would be made to build a cream
! cry to care for their surplus milk.
/ Nearly everybody signed his papa~,
ana now it turns out to be a contract
to pay Sc head on all cows in nCrd
for five years, the money to 80
towards payment for a creamery 10
be built by an Ohio firm, who at once
sent masons and carpenters and began
to put up creamery at Rockland.
Some of the farmers are satisfied.
others are angry and will take Legal
measures.
Feed Stuffs in Pennsylvania
The secretary Of agriculture of the
keystone state asks US TO give pub
licity to the following law enacted at
the last session of the legislature
Every lot or parcel of any concen.
trated commercial feeding stuff. as de.
fined in section two of this act used
for feeding domestic animals, sold, OF.
Tered or exposed for sale within this
Estate, shall have affixed thereto, in a
conspicuous place on the outside there.
Of lcsible and plainly printed state
Imcnt clearly and truly certifying the
number Of net pounds Of feeding stuff
contained therein the name brand or
trade mark under which the article is
sold; the name and address Of the
manufacturer or importer, and a state
ment Of the percentage it contains Of
crude fat and of crude protein both
constituents to be determined by the
methods adopted at the time by he
association Of official agricultural
chemists of the United States When
ever any concentrated commercial
feeding stuff is sold at retail, in bulk
or in sacks belonging to the purchaser
the agent or dealer. upon request Of
the purchaser shall furnish to him the
certified statement named in this sec
ton.
THE term concentrated commercial
feeding stuffs.' as used n this act,
shall include linseed meals, cotton
seed meals. gluten meals, maize feeds,
starch feeds. sugar feeds, dried
brewers grains, malt sprouts, hominy
foods, cerealine feeds, rice meals,
ground beef or fish scraps, and all
other materials Of similar nature, but
shall not include hays and straws, the
grinding together of pure whole grains,
nor the unmiXed meals made directly
from the entire grains of wheat rye,
barley, oats, Indian corn. buckwheat
or broom corn neither it include
wheat, rye or buckwheat bran, or mid.
llings not mixed with other sub
stances. and sold separately as dis
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