Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23


The Galloway cattle are so named
from the province of Galloway. They
are polled breed. They have been
bred pure further back than any au.
thentic record informs us. Writers of
the 18th century speak in high terms
of the excellence of their flesh. The
rough, cold, damp climate in which
they were first reared has contributed
much to their proverbial ruggedness.
They have there been frequently
reared 10000 feet above the sea level,
where grain will not ripen. The long,
wavy coat which protects them is
probably owing to the dampness of
the climate in which they were origin
ally grown. Their hides are used to
some extent as robes, similarly to the
hide of the buffalo. The Galloways
are the hardest breed of cattle now
in this country, and they are admir-
ably adapted to our northern states.
IL is said they are capable OF living
and prospecting where and as wild buff
country is mainly confined to Mis-
falo will. Their distribution in this
souri,, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas and Min
nesota, but they are probably most
numerous in Ontario and Nova Scotia
Rye as Fertilizer.
Somewhere our farm crops must
get three things to insure success:
nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash.
Into the constitution of all crops these
three elements must enter. Part of
this will come from the air Through
cultivation will add to the amount
thus procured. The rest must be
supplied in some other way. For in
stance, it has been estimated that to
produce a good crop of corn we must
have not far from two hundred and
fifty pounds of nitrogen from some
source or every acre grown. Timothy
requires not far from the same guam
tity.
1t is well known that among the
legumes clover takes high rank as a
maker of plant food. Perhaps the fol-
lowing shows about what this plant
| will produce in good year an acre
in the three valuable elements. Nitro
gen, 21O pounds; potash, IT'S pounds;
PHOSPHORUS, forty-five pounds From
this it is plain that little additional is
needed to make clover a perfect plant
! food. But there is trouble about
this. For some years it has been next
to impossible in many parts of the
/ country n pnt ~ oil
Far more frequently than not we
have failed to get seeding at all. So
! it is almost useless to talk about us.
ing clover as a fertilizer. There is
none to use. In this condition of
things what is to be done? We can
not produce barnyard manure enough
to keep up the fertility of our land,
and the native qualities have long
since departed.
In this dilemma many of our farm
ers are turning to rye. Some idea of
the extent to which this grain is
grown in this country may be gained
from the report recently published of
the harvest Of 1900, which shows
yield nf 29,995,927 bushels. valued at
$12,295,417 Besides the grain how
ever, the straw has high value being
worth today in the market So to $40 a
ton.
Those who have had most expert.
ence with rye as a fertilizer are most
enthusiastic in it's behalf They hold
that it is surer to grow than clover,
that crop does, and that it draws |
from earth, air and sky the constitu- |
ents most needed in the growth of |
corn, potatoes and similar crops. The |
present season has seen more rye |
sown in the country probably than at |
any other time in the past and much |
of this acreage will be utilized in the |
growth next year OF corn and pota- |
toes. II will be interesting to note |
the success this advance in the pur- |
suit Of leguminous supplies of ferti- |
liZer. Surely the tire has come |
when we must seek fertility some
where else than in the earth itself. |
II rye is a better source of supply |
than clover, we must raise rye. l..
Vincent
Mustard for Cows.
W. s. Bowes. a prominent and pro
gressive farmer Of Kingsbury county.
s. d.. as a result OF an interesting ex-
pertinent, has discovered a new and
inexpensive feed for COWS. A short |
time ago Mr.. Bowes' COWS began to
drop off in their flow OF milk. All
sorts Of food were tried in the effort |
TO bring them back 10 a normal CON.