Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-27


hay, and yet some way the horses got
rid of it. But it was mistake. be-
cause il hurt the horess, and was poor
economy. Now we are feeding per-
haps not half what we used to feed in
the way of coarse fodder. and am sat
istied that the horses, and the same
teams at that, keep in better condi-
ton the year round. besides saving
that large amount of hay.
The horses stomach is built for
more highly concentrated feed than
the OK. He cannot take the same
kind simply because he has not the
capacity to digest it in sufficient GUAM
Titles to supply his system with the
needed nourishment The result is,
when such course is followed that
the horse becomes badly pot-bellied.
and is unable to secure the required
nourishment to work at the best adj
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
certain amount of hay, but the hay
is not to supply it with the main por-
ton of its nourishment. The most ex-
perlenced 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 16 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 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 experience to
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 25c 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 an
old buildin at small cost and equipped
/ 1t with stove, so that when the ther,
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 COO
per bushel and the last thousand
bushels he sold at S1.2S per bushel on
track.
1t is nee 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 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
llently. This was not because there
was any change in the supply or gem
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, food 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.
If farmer has note to pay and can
not get 1t renewed, he is forced to ac-
cept the current prices. although he
may feel sure, judging from all 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.
fallfble, 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
1t first place on every farm In Ameri-
ca. It is not surprising that many
large farmers and dealers In England
and other countries subscribe for
Orange Judd Farmer simply to keep
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