Mower County transcript., 1904-03-09

age. Thus holding wster j and by |
capillary sattraot otion soaking the
rounded road bed nearly. OF quite to
the tops No side pit should be dug
lower than it can be thoroughly drain
ed. But il it is necessary to raise the
road to . greater height than can be
made from the sides and leave
drainage then it should be
hauled in from adjacent high ground.
The low spots OF sticky damp materi.
a a:siagle line of four or six inch lille
should be laid in the center of the
road to whatever depth it can be laid,
and secure drainage. When yon getl
to the lowerparts OF road turn II; into
the ditches, being careful in the'fall
to see that no wash has
gathered at the mouth of the tiling,
to, prevent thorough drainage. Such
thing should have falling grade Of
not less than two. inches per hundred
feet and more if it can be obtained in
order that tile may be thoroughly |
in the fall, 50 to be less af-
fected by the frost. When not more
than two or three inches fall per
hundred feet can be obtained it should
be staked out. either by an engineer
with = alevelor by use of q hand level
and laid exact as; possible in order
that there my be no spots toshold
water in the the tile, and where laid
rather shallow it should be laid on
strip Of board or plank to insure it
against settlement in spots. Tile
aid 80 will give you strip of at least
eight to twenty feet wide depending
on the depth it is laid, Of compare
tizely dry ground in the center of the
road. On all roads which have been
rutted up in the early Springs a simple
leveler once taken over the ground
will save many times as much work
in June, the time our roads are
generally worked. It may be con-
tended: that such road making as I
have described costs money, 80 they
do, most all good things cost money
and in this case the cost is not exces-.
5siveh and Che inhanced cost is soon
made pin decrease Of cost Of main
tainance, to Say hing of the. pleas.
ure sof having azconf, f,aratively good
road. Were we III country of gravel
knoIls we could advise of the free
hauling of gravel, but I am speaking
only of the methods that are within
the reach Of every district in this Sec
ton. I would SAY that within the
limits 'of..this city We have streets
wherein during the2spring we fre-
quently house hacks and various veh-s
icles for few days at time, these
places could be made comparatively
good by laying lines of tiling and
leading the same in to the.sewers.
This subject was also generally dis
cussed.
I In the afternoon, A. w. Edison read
paper Oh (Which is the More Profit
able to keep, Beef or Dairy Cows
This awakened one Of the iveliest dis
cussions of the day. Mr.. Edison argued
for the dairy cow. When he came to
this county, 18 years ago, most Of the
farms were mortgaged, and the dairy
COW had lifted these mortgages more
than any other agent. He claimed that
the agricultural society held out great
er inducements for beef breeders than
for the dairymen. His remarks were
partially in criticism of the claims of
the beef men. -. X se -
G.. A. butcher gave figures to show
the profits of his dairy. In 1900, he re-:
ceived from 32 cows an average cash
income from each COW Of $67.57, and
averaged S25 per cow for the hogs sold
which were kept in connection with his
cows. This made a total income per.
COW Of Ss92.57. :. Take from this, total
average of feed for cows and hogs,
41-56, left net for each COW $51 90 for
paying hired help and for profits.
Others, including r. F. Crane, w. M.
Corbitt, =. r.. Peek, w. H. Spencer, R.
E. Shepherd and +. W.. Kimball, joined
in further discussion. Mr.. Shepherd
favored the organization Of a county
breeders association and offered to give
1925 toward apurse for the best'dairy
COW at the next county fair. r. w.
Kimball favored the dairy cow.
G. w. King gave his experience in
saving seed corn with good results by
burying it in his oatbin. DR.. olHster,
had similar success in keeping his seed
corn in the oatbin. 81. G. G. 6 Garansee had
saved his seed corn in the cellar for
many years with perfect sue ccess.
On the question of dual purpose
cows Elmer Loueks favored the beef