Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-27


needed nourishment. The result is,
when such course is followed, that
the horse becomes badly pot-bellied,
and is unable to secure the required
nourtshment to work at the best ad-
vantage. A working horse should
have plenty of grain, which fur
nishes his nourishment in the most
highly concentrated form that is
practicable to feed. 1t requires also
a certain amount of hay, but the hay
is not to supply it with the main por-
ton of its nourishment The most ex-
perienced teamsters are relying on
grain for the main portion of the feed
not only because experienc has demon
strated that it is the most economi-
cal, but that it is also best for the
horse.-Indiana Farmer.
Three Thousand Dollars for One.
One of the most successful onion
growers in Wayne county, N. Y, is
Willis Rogers of Marion. Last year
he raised nearly 10000 bushels of on
ions on Is acres. The work was partly
done by contract or on shares. AS
every onion grower will remember, the
market last fall opened low, although
Orange Judd Farmers preliminary re-
port on the onion crop indicated that
only a moderate outturn was probable.
These early indications were confirm
ed by our final report, and our notes
and news from week to week. Mr..
Rogers was one of our old subscribers.
who had learned from, ovror;oroo 4 -
depend upon our crop reports. The
party who had raised the onions under
contract took no stock in book farm
ing and reports" and was glad to sell
out his interest in several thousand
bushels at Csc per bushel. Mr.. Rogers
had in all about 10000 bushels of
which he sold 1000 bushels, compare
lively early and stored the other 5000
bushels. He had no special building
or refrieratOr house and fixed up all
old buildin at small cost and equipped
it with stove, so that when the Their
mometer dropped below freezing he
could keep the temperature of the
house around SO degrees and thus
guard against damage by frost He
begun to sell from this stock at 6Oc
per bushel and the last thousand
bushels he sold at $1.28 per bushel on
track.
1t is noe too much to say that Mr.
Rogers cleared from $4,000 to $4,000
more profit on his crop by intelligent
use of Orange Judd Farmers reports
and news than would otherwise have
| been the case. He says so himself
Yet some people will ask why he did
not store the entire crop if he was so
confident of the advance Probably
he had good reasons of his own for
selling part early. He may have need
| ed the money, or he may have adopted
what is a pretty good general rule, to
accept the going price for a certain
| part of whatever one has to sell, and
take the risk of a larger profit or a
greater loss on the balance. There
are many things governing the price
of onions, as of other crops, besides
/ the supply. When our martyred pres
ident died suddenly the market for
both produce and securities broke VIC
lently. This was not because there
eral conditions, but the uncertainty Of
new and unknown elements suddenly
entering the market.
/ Changes in transportion rates.
strikes, disasters, shrinkage in stOr-
age, loss by fire, flood and froSt-these
and many other things have to be
taken into consideration in forecast
ing the future of values of any COM
modify or security. And on top of all
this, the circumstances of each indi-
| yidual are often of Importance to him.
II farmer has note to pay and can
not get it renewed, he is forced to ac-
cept the current prices, although he
may feel sure, judging from ali indica-
items that the market will advance.
On the other hand, so varied are the
= influences affecting values that even
the ablest minds and the most expert
enced judgments are often at fault
Manifestly, we do not claim to be in
:! fallible, but experience has demon.
strated that Orange Judd Farmers
: crop reports are more uniformly cor
! rect and reliable than anything of the
, kind issued by any government or
other agency. The intelligent use of
this feature of our paper should give
, it first place on every farm in Ameri
, ca. 1t is not surprising that many
large farmers and dealers in England
and other countries subscribe for
, Orange Judd Farmer simply to keen
posted On American crop conditions
and prospects.
The Pig on the Small Farm.
Since the advent of hog cholera it is
really astonishing to find the great
number of farmers that do not keep a
single hog upon their farms, and al
the same time they are throwing away
. enough milk and refuse from the table
, to keep a good SOW or two, and, be
sides raising their own meat, have a
!, nice little bunch to sell each year
The idea seems to prevail among {
great many that unless you own or are
operating a large farm, there is NJ
place for the hog. This is a very mis-
taken idea. There can be just as
j much made in proportion with hog.
L upon small farm as on a large one
Few are the farms Git matters no
the size) that will not support brood
J SOW or two and do it well, with scarce
ly any other feed than the milk, par
ingS and refuse from the table and q
liberal supply of grass. Sows kept in
4 this manner will as rule have NOR,