Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-22

If 1t were not for the old bulls, boz
logna sausage, as made at the big
packing houses, would not be as good
as 1t is. So extensively is this class OF
stock used for this purpose that these
old and degenerate heads Of the herd
are bought and sold under the title Of
bologna bulls"
One Of our economic writer's says
that two ounces Of the foreign made
cheese will go farther than pound of
beefsteak. This statement ia perhaps
true, for we have seen a half ounce of
some Of that cheese which could go
anywhere and everywhere - farther
than q whole steer.
The tile drains, which lot Of wealth
er wise theorists said were largely the
cause of the droughty conditions Of the
past few years, proved In many cases
altogether inadequate to carry off the
water which fell on the fields during
1902. These men have dried up more
quickly than have the fields.
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II is not infrequent that the loss of
the little chickens may be traced to the
neighbours old tomcat II you see a
brindled, uglt beast OF q cat with one
ear chewed off and the hide gone from
the back of his neck prowling around
the premises, shoot him and make your
neighbor happy and the chickens safe.
The Columbian raspberry more than
any other berry we have ever grown
has a nice way Of throwing out bear
ing wood after the main crop has been
picked and giving some very nice fruit
late In the season. On the 18th Of Au-
gust we cut one such shoot which had
on 1t ninety large and perfect ripe
berries.
Whether we are going to become
rice eating nation or not we are GER
tainly going to be rice producing
country, the rice product increasing
65, 900, 900 pounds the past year. Where
the land Is so situated that the neces-
sary irrigation can be secured 1t Is
proving one of the most profitable
crops to raise.
We know of one hired man who Is
nothing remarkable in general way
who has made fine reputation for
himself In the community where he
has worked this season by getting up
early. In the morning without being
called and starting the kitchen fire.
The women think that he is mighty
fine hired man.
A cool summer and lot Of hard
working hens have played the mischief
with proposed corner on the egg mar
ket started last spring by some of the
big packing houses of the west. The
quality of the July and August eggs
this season has been far above the av-
erage and not subject to 20 per cent
loss, as last year.
Some of the worst scraps over money
matters between neighbors grow out
of neglect in settling accounts at the
proper time. This is especially true
where memory instead of book ac-
counts has to be depended upon. The
pay as you go plan does very much to
enlarge mans credit and secure him
good friends and neighbors.
We note with pleasure that quite
number of parsons have been enabled
to make little money in land specula-
tons the past year, enough 30 that in
some cases their wives want them to
quit the ministry and take up the land
business exclusively. The average six
hundred dollar parson ought to have
some little side line to help make both
ends meet.
The most valuable byproduct pro-
duced on the farm is the skimmilk.
Under no circumstances should this be
allowed to be removed from the farm.
It Is the mainstay in the development
Of the young hogs and cattle and al
most invaluable in the poultry yard.
Sell all the butter fat possible. but
keep the casein, or skimmilk, on the
farm in some form or other.
Not even the shrewd instinct Of ami
mails always prevents them from eat
ing food which is injurious. In Mon
tana from $4,000 to 100000 cattle per
annum are poisoned each year and die
as the result of eating two poisonous
weeds-wild larkspur and poison cam
ass-while great losses are sustained
each year In the southwest country
from stock eating the loco weed.
Recent legislation in some of the
peach states compels the removal Of
the pink tarlatan netting which does
so much to give IN attractive color to
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