Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-19

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gain over the previous one. Little by
little they acquire good vocabulary
of the English language. You see,
therefore, it is of great importance
when you come to new word to
master it SO it will not be stumbling
block to you later on. A careless
student will be careless in his
occupation later in life. If you
are diligent in the school room and
look after the little things we'll your
success in the future will be assured. y
Prof N. FL. Jackson spoke on the
"Value of Education" He con-
trasted the Indians methods of farm
ing when they chopped up a little
sod in natural openings in the woods
and planted their corn, with the pre-
sent improved methods OF planting
with horses, cutting with binders and
huskiDg with shredders. What to do
and how to do it are now giving place
to the why, and as result farming
is as far ahead of what it was fifty
years ago, as the present parlor car is
ahead of the stage coach of colonial
days. Success does not come BY
chance. 1t is not luck that produces
tine herd of cattle. "A #waflowing
drove of fat hogs represents brains as
we'll as work, corn plus capability,
swill and skill. Competition in every
brand Of industry is becoming keener
every year, and the man who can not
produce an article at the lowest pos
sible cost will bring up toward the
end of the procession.
SIN school, on the farm. in the fac
tory you and l must keep up with the
times or we shall Rip Van Winkleize
in less than twenty years. The man
with his back to the future is, whether
he believes it or not, whether be
wishes it or not, in direct competi-
tion with the man who keeps up with
the times and sooner or later he may
have to Salty a mortgage to the man
who asks why In European coun-
tries vast sums of money are spent on
the army. We expend large sums on
our schools. Our business is not war.
but peace; not destruction but instruc-
tion and construction. Our schools
are costing us money and we are reap
ing rich returns from them in money.
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expenditures come to us in an in
creased capacity for enjoyment. :"
The tremendous responsibility of
parents and teachers was set forth at
length, showing how the child is
influenced unconsciously by them.
The necessity then of selecting
teachers with care even at an advance
in cost was urged. He said: elf the
difference between a good teacher and
"a poor one is ten dollars a month, YOU
and l will not hesitate | am sure
when we know how much is at stake,
when we know that it is compare
lively easy to help the child in the
formative stage of his development,
but that it is very very difficult to
reform a character once carelessly
formed.
LET us be fearless in this matter.
Let US insist that our schools be well
supported, and then let us insist that
they show results in more intelligent
methods of making a living and in
that which money can not buy, an
Intelligent mind and a good
character"
Swine.
Friday morning session opened with
an attendance of thirty-fve. The
first address was s'Swine" by Mr..
Arnold. keep domestic animals
comfortable and happy, feed them
properly and they will do we'll and
yield you handsome profit. Have
warm bed Of straw for your hogs. 1t
will hold the animal heat and keep
them warm. Don't build plank
floor so high that the air can circu-
late underneath. Hogs must have
exercise. Keep them in good humor
by tickling their appetite-that u.s.
feed them variety of food. The
right kind of hog to start with
principally is, ~ the breed is of the
greatest Importance. ~ You must
educate the hog by correct feeding.
~ Handling and care TO perpetuate
good qualities. Purchase hogs with
big jaws-it is sign of being a good
feeder. Don't feed corn alone to the
young. Oats and bran are good feed.
Hogs must have plenty of sun light.
Dark dingy pens are liable to produce
diseases. Bacteria can not live in sun
light. Pigs five to eight months old
should be fed swiH of oatmeal shorts,
oats and mill sifted OATS
Good Cows.
sGood Cows" by Mr.. Martiny. ga
cow" he said, 'pays for her board and
good profit to the farmer. Times
have gone up and down but the dairy
business always remains the same
The dairy business keeps the times
good on the farm; it keeps fertility on
the land. The best breeds are Jerseys,
Guernseys, Ayrshires and Holsteins
More depends on individuality than
on the breed. The conformation of
good COW: Wedge shape, large body.
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