Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-04

We saw lot Of mighty contented
hogs the other day. They had Jus,
been turned into an acre Of rape, which
was about eight inches tall and just
exactly suited them. More hogs should
have this chance
A friend claims to have had good
success in graduating quack grass ON
his farm by fencing In the patches and
turning hogs into the Enclosure. He
says that they will root 1t completely
out. This is worth trying. rD,,w
We know of one nice girl who takes
care of quite large lawn. We saw
her the other day pushing the lawn
mower, and we doubt IL she ever pre-
scented a more attractive and graceful
appearance than when 80 engaged.
In Germany meats have advanced to
the following prices: Beef roast, AZ
cents per pound; boiling beef. q cents;
pork, 81 cents, and veal, 81 cents. 1t Is
interesting to note these prices and
compare them with what the common
people have to pay here.
Four milk shippers in the vicinity of
Philadelphia were arrested last week
on the charge Of watering their milk
and are held to appear in court in $500
bonds each. The farmer who waters
his milk and the merchant who sands
his sugar are in the same class.
1t is of no use to dump gravel on q
Doggy highway without previous
drainage. There are many roads
where two and three coverings OF
gravel on such soil have completely dis.
appeared. Drainage is the first and
most important requisite in securing a
good road.
The first strike Of which there is any
historical record took place 1850 B. C.
in connection with the building Of a
temple at Thebes, In Egypt. The men
employed got nothing but their food
for their work, and. the quality becom-
ing poor as well as scant in quantity.
they struck
There are many nice vegetables and
fruits which the English gardener is
unable to raise for want of sufficient
heat and sunshine. He cannot grow
tomatoes. melons. sweet corn, peppers,
squash, peaches or grapes. but he can
beat us on cherries. caulifiower. goose
berries and celery.
The butchers Of the city of New
York propose to do business independ-
emily of the beef trust and have asso-
ciated themselves into a cooperative
organization for the purpose Of buying
their meats on foot and slaughtering
them themselves. Cooperative effort
is the legitimate and effective tool with
which to fight combination.
1t looks as If the Texas lOnghorn
would soon follow the buffalo. as they
have begun dehorning the calves in the
Texas cattle region. This is a sensible
move, for while the longhorns may
have been picturesque they were not
profitable and put the cattle under the
ban for ocean shipment. The elimina-
ton of horns will mean an increase in
value of about 50 per head.
The most valuable load of farm prod
uce which the farmer can haul to town
these days is load of wool We know
of a few cases where such a load
brought nearly $1,000. We also recall
the time, and it is not SO very long
ago either, when IL one wanted to send
a car Of wool to commission house he
had to prepay the freight. Wise legis-
lation and the fearful drought in Aus
tralia brought about this changed con-
dition for the sheep men.
We are asked whether the sowing
of the clover seed with a nurse crop
OF small grain benefits such crop in
any appreciable degree. We think not
for the clover cannot do much more
than keep alive until such nurse crop
is removed. Then the fertilizing ma
chinery Of the clover plant does not
get into operation to any extent until
the second year Of its life period. SO
that no benefit could be received by
the crop with which II was sown.
Some so called scientist is out with
the statement that pound for pound
bananas are just as nutritious as
beefsteak. We should like to see this
gentleman try a banana ration and
have to work hard on a farm. His
girth would double In season In the
effort TO hold enough bananas to keep
the breath Of life In him. All the
banana eating nations are pot bellieE.
This Is one Of the many cases where
chemical analysis ana racts don't
hitch.
There is probably no child who does
not, at some time or other. very much
desire pony, and there is probably no
animal which makes so useful and safe
a pet for children as one Of the minia-
ture horses. The Shetland pony Ia
much used for this purpose today. The
pure bred Shetlands run from 275 ia
400 mounds In weight and from 40 10