Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-11

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While the writer was attending the
Iowa state fair he met ii business man
from Chicago who had been ont to
Iowa 10 visit the Old home farm. He
remarked. what Il change since l
EARNED i'll Iowa. Farmers out here live
IKE kings. In Is farm house where
1 Nlsite'. there WAS Il ~SteinNvay piano.
hardwood floors. fac rugs all over The
house. hot air furnace, and a system
OF waterNorks carrying both hard and
soft water TO every room. That is the
rlsht way To live. The young people
VIII stay ZONE. they will like country
livinS because it is 50 much better than
most people get out of the city" Farm
ers in Iowa are prosperous and thoy
nave been fixing III things about the
house. making things easier and more
comfortable for everybody.
The feeding situation is rather unset
tied. There has not been much money
made in feeding cattle during the past
Two years and cattle feeders are going
SLOW in buying hiGh-priced feeding eat
tie again this season. We haVc always
contended ti.ot there should be al least
81 margin between good thrifty steers
ana the PROBABLE selling price of the
cattle when fattel. Too often there is
practically nc difference. the buyer t.k-
ing his anc on breaking even o.
making a little by the gain made by
his hogs running after his cattle and
allowing something for marketing his
corr all in Il lump. Buy feed cattle
right. Don't be in too big Il hurry to
buy. Sellers know that feeders are
now on the anxious seat and prices are
kept stiff.
The farmers end of the business is
to keep the cost of production down
to the lowest point possible. We can
not regulate the selling price OF our
farm prcdr~s, but we can to "A large
extent regulate the cost price. If by
amy method we can cheaper the cost
OF producing Il bushcl of corn. wheat or
oats. or a pound of butter. we are
making just that much more money
out of the business. Growing at the
selling price seldom does any good.
watch me other md; Grow good stock:
every animal should make money fo,
you out of every bushel of feed given
it. If it fails to do that there is some
thing wrong. Make every dairy COW
come up TO a profit showing basis, or
get rid of her.
New corn is now being cut and fed
W. hVS'. Wv SioN. 'otOtk VIII eat raw
enously of this green stuff, and are apt
to eat more than is good for them.
Give each pig only a stalk or Two a day
Tor the first week, increasing the
amount fed gradually for say five or
six weeks, then they may be given all
they will clean up. Disease is usually
prevalent during this early feeding sea
son. and already reports show that it
is breaking IL earlier this season than
usual. Green corn is all right and il is
desirable, but it must be fed with judy-
:nent. not allowing the animals to gorge
themselves. In fact all new grain should
be fed cautiously. not only to hogs.
but TO all other animals.
In discussing land values the other
day with an Iowa farmer the writer
asked the price of a certain quarter
section. adjoining Il thriving town. The
price was $110 per acre. Adjoining this
farm was another quarter Which could
"e got for $40 per acre, and nobody
seemed anxious to buy it. What made
the difference in price? 1t was simply
lnc way the arms had been handled.
The owner Of the second farm had
been actually roDbing his land at the
rate Of 50 an acre for TIE past seven
Years. and what was worse. he didn't
see it. and was preparing TO repeat the
theft next ear.
~ - llShN BUSINESS 10 .S.lNc Srtfll IN
Hilc shock for six or eight weeks. The
writer recently say oat fields in mi
nois where the grain has been standing
IN shock for nearly seven weeks. In
many OF these fields the shocks We're
nearly hidden by the growth Of weeds,
and many OF the shocks were blown
over. This grain was dry enough to
stack weeks ago. and why it was not
properly cared for is Il mystery. With
out knowing the facts | Will venture
that when these fields are thrcshed
that much of the grain will be sprouted
and the straw will be of very little
value for feeding. Ii pays to stack
grain.
John II. Logan. a successful swine
breeder of W~innebago county. H.. finds
that middlings and ground barley make
an excellent Zeal for his hogs. Mr.. Lo-
gan also believes i'm keeping his stock
the farm is on speaking terms. not only
with the feeders, but also with
strangers. and their growth and thrift
mess show that such treatment is con-
iucive to fat-forming habits. The
poars, sows and pigs are not running
ABOUT losing half as much as they gain
each day. III pays to keep stock quiet.
II you can do that the animals will at
tend strictly to the business of putting
on flesh.
Farmers who ave trouble in getting
a stand of clover will be Interested in
ne methods of al Indiana farmer. He
plows his ground in the spring. MAX
ing a fine seed bed. Then he sows
n bushel of oats per acre and along
with it about half "A peck of clover
seed. The oats are moved down when
obey are about Il foot high. then are
moved the second time about two
weeks later. They are left on The
ground. forming Il nice mulch FOR the
young clover during the trying months
Of summer. OF &C rse the grain crop
IS lost, bat a fine catch of clover is Sc
cured and he land is kept clean of
weeds.
An Illinois swine breeder makes a
practice of planting five acres of very
early corn for his hogs. This corn is
eeady for feeding about August Is.
For three or four weeks stalks and lars
are fed, then hogs. calves and sheep
are all turned into the field. The bal
ance of the crop is harvested after the
sheep ana calves have stripped off
most of the leaves. AT husking tine
there is still enough coru STANDING IN [