Evening journal., 1904-03-18
ECONOMY TO KEEP
PURE BRED STOCK
1t Is Best to Raise Your
Own Cattle, They Are
Cheaper
OF INTEREST TO ALL FARMERS
Why Join the Granger

Because it is inexpensive.
Because it is the farmers only or
lganization national in character.
Because it has stood the test for so
Years, and has never been found want |
ing.
Because it has exerted greater in
lhuence in securing State and national
llegfislation in the interest Of agricul- !
ture than any agency in the country.
Because it is ofiicered by those en-
gagged in agriculture, who know from
experience the needs of farmers, and
are sincere in their desire to aid them
lin every possible way.
Because it is the duty of farmers to /
Incorporate with one another, if they
would successfully meet the influence
of organization in every direction. and
secure for wife and home fair share
lof what the harvest yields.
Because it has exerted the great
est influence known in breaking up the
Isolation of farm life, and in making
farm life attractive to the boys and
girls, bringing sunshine and happiness
into the farm home to such an extent
as has never before existed.
The COW that occupies a stall two years
and gives only one-half as much milk or
butter as would first-class animal. Is
more costly than COW raised from a calf,
for she will not only have occupied the
stall a year without profit, but also en-
tailed an expense of perhaps so dollars in
her purchase. If dairymen would consider
that by breeding their own stock they
could save expenses and secure larger
profits they would no longer fill their stalls
! A
demonstrate that it4s not profitable to buy
COWS, instead of raising good stock 1t
mus, be a good common COW that viii give
30 pounds tabout Is quarts) Of milk daily
but the grade or pure breeds have been
known to yield more than double such
quantities IT, IN the period of seven
years a pure-bred COW IS produced on the
farm, she may require but three years for
growth before coming in. while a pur-
chased COW, being ready in the beginning,
gives milk curing a much longer time, but
from the time The pure-bred COW comes in
! though occupying the staiI much less time
than the native, she viii yield a larger
quantity OF milk on the average, or, to put
it palmer, she will give more milk in four
years than the native will in six, while
her value viii be much more. If the period
is extended to ten years the difference will
be sull greater. and It may be added that
thep ure-bred COW will also give a larger
quantity of milk in proportion to food
consumed.
Improvement of Cattle.
Common cows may be easily improved
by the aid of the pure breeds, consequent
" the improvement will not he very ex-
penslve. There is but little profit in dairy
ing as long as reliance is placed upon the
COWS that are picked up and hawked
around the country for sale to dalrymen.
The majority of such COWS have vices.
which is sometimes the reason they are
sold. and these vices are nos easily dis
covered until the cows are put to service
in the dairy. when they are either sold at
a sacrifice or kept for want OF something
better. Improvement in dairy manage
ment should begin with the stock. If the
cows are Of the right kind many diff
culties may be avoided.
There are thEee early crops that
should be given attention almost before
winter is over-onions. asparagus and
rhubarb Onions viii stand consider
able fost, and are frequently put OUT
lin MnIE0t II IHt Wt0LiAtA AAA'b~Ae+N~~
but April is more favorable. The
ground cannot be too rich, and for a
small plot the sets are used. The
ground should be deep. plenty of well
rotted manure applied and the sets
kept free from grass and weeds until
the crop gets well under way. Aspara-
gus and rhubarb should now receive
heavy coating of manure, so that the
liouid portions nay be carried down by
the rains. If this is delayed too Ions
the plants may not be benefited by
the manure. Something depends upof
the severity Of the winter, but in thi
section there are warm periods whei
the ground can be worked After tn
winter is over, but before spring come
in with warm weather, considerable
work can be done, and early pea
should not be overlooked, as they ar
1hardy and can stand a certain amour
of exposure. Asparagus usually make
its appearance at any time durin
April or May, according to the season
and there is now but short perio
during which to attend to the bed.
Perhaps It is safe in asserting tha
in PROPORTION to labor and capital IN
vested no crop pays so large a prof
as blackberries. Growers who CON
plain that blackberries do not pa
should first estimate the expens
There are blackberry fields that haN
borne crops for ten years which hay
never received a pound of fertilizer
manure, and outside of cutting ava
the old canes. with rough cultivauo
in the spring, have received no lapo
What blackberries would do for u
grower If treated like strawberries
vet to be demonstrated by some.
Spraying the trees and vines shou
be made a portion Of the routine wor
whether disease appears or not as
protection to the neighborhood. An Q
chard may become affected ana u
show such diseased conditions until Z
next year, when more work VIII IN
be necessary to keep the trees from q
tack or injury.
TfarrowinS the land makes o wonder
difrsrence IN the yield Of wheat or co
Drovided the work is done frequently a
veil Rolling and narrowing the grou
after blowing, then seeding harrowi
ana rolling again, gave an increase Of I
hrshe,s an acre of wheat IN one ca
vhlon is due to the hneness Of the soil
t-o excellent preparation of the seed b
on one piece of land the use Of the harr
week after seeding increased the VI