Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-20
9ricultural lore


renders yourself safe and does not
stop the traffic Of the street.
Do not clip horses during the winter
months. With the same propriety we
might cut the hair from dog, or
shear a sheep this season Of the year.
The argument in behalf of the prac-
tice is that the horse in perspiration
will dry more quickly if the hair is
short If the animal is thoroughly
blanketed and kept in a sheltered or
warm place after being driven, no
danger results from perspiration,
whatever the length of the hair; while
the horse that has been deprived OF
his coat in the winter time suffers
perpetually while being exposed to the
cold. It is a cruelty inflicted upon a
beautiful carriage horse for the pur-
pose of style. Blessed is the 0rdi-
nary work horse in winter time, for,
however much it may perspire. it is
allowed to carry it's full growth of
hair during the cold weather.
The Successful Farmer.
A review Of the past few years
show how important it is for farmers
TO keep well abreast Of the teachings
of science if they are to conduct their
business with profit or respectfully.
The day when amy fool can be
farmer" has gone by never to return,
A wholly successful farmer, more than
any other man probably, must be
person of broad mind and wide in
formation; he must know something
of nearly all the sciences, and especial
" Of the science of chemistry, of plant
growth and Of food nutrition. He
must also be a good man of business,
well posted in the market, value of
crops and stock, and ready at all times
to avail himself of the opportunities
Of the markets Of the world. The years
when profits could be made by the
simple production of staple crops on
/ lands rendered fertile by nature are
practically at an end The land must
| be fortified and cultivated scientifi-
! cally, and the crops should be con-
/ vprtpd into manufactured articles,
and be put on the market in con
! densed forms. to make profitable
farming an occurrence dOubly sure for
| time in and time out 1t is true that
| the past year has been a better one
/ for the farmerin most respects than the
three or four which proceeded it.
| Prices Of all staple crops and stock
have been good, in most cases are
still advancing, but this is exceptional.
Very naturally and noticabIy the great
weakness which affects so many farm
crs is that of procrastinatiOn. They
/ know that a certain work is required
to be done, but put off the doing of it
from day to day until instead Of be-
ing done at the best time, it is often
done at a time when it is practically
| impossible for it to be done well, or
in a way to bring about satisfactory
results.
Good SiIage Easily Made.
To encourage those who may be
thinking of building a silo (and the
quicker they do it the better. I will
say that the making of good silage
interpOses no greater risk, if anything
not so great d risk. as the making of
( SoOu CiohtI nay, ana | know what
am talking about, as I have been max
ing siIage now for twenty-three years.
] The only poor siIage | ever made was
| the two first years. The reason was
that the corn was put in the siIo i'm
mature The siIage was very sour.
but was otherwise well preserved.
On the other hand | made good
silagc out Of frosted corn, which other
wise would have been almost worth
less. Last year the hot. dry weather
nearly dried up the shocks before I
| could get half of them sliced. | ar
ranged to moisten the corn with wa
/ ter while going in the siIo. and the
result was good silage
Mr.. Loring has not stated exactly
in what condition corn should be to
make the very best siIage. Now.
/ while have already said that corn in
various conditions made me good
siIage, will also say that corn almost
fully matured. While the shocks were
yet green and sUccuIent. made me the
very best silage.-Charles Linse. la
Crosse county Wis