Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05

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He who feeds his land well Will be
fed.
Provide plenty of wood ashes and
salt for your pigs
If by bad management you now get
behind with your work, It will crowd
you all summer.
NYhch nj thA~a7,rh Inn ioS1 <I-i II
often make up to some extent lack of
fertility in the soil
a system of farming which gives
poor crops is exhaustive and one which
give good crops builds up the farm
There Is a ready sale for all the
good clean, sweet farm butter that can
be made-but not for the other kind
Sow every acre you can spare to
clover. Better even cut down the other
crops all around to make room for it
To find the number Of cords there are
In pile OF wood, multiply the length
by the width and height AID divide by
12a
The character OF the feed determines
the character OF the meat and the
wholesome meat is only made by
wholesome food.
When you bear the farmer say, -Just
my luck" IN nine cases out of ten If he
were truthful he would exclahn- lust
my aziness," or ..tust my inattention.'
Sheep can not be kept on damp loca-
lions without being liable to foot rot
Their quarters should be dry, and they
will thrive In an open shed that faces
the south
A patch Of millet or sorghum may be
sown to keep out the light hay crop or
to make green feed to help out the
pastures during the latter part OF sum-
mer or early fall.
Recently trainload OF twenty-three
cars Of rice was shipped from Beau
mont, Tex, for Porto Rico. This is the
largest single shipment made by any
rice mill in America
Healthy animals require no medi-
cine; conditions in them may be estab-
lished and maintained by intelligently
applied alterations in the quantity
and quality of their food and labor.
Training will develop many good
IN ho hnrCo which y-nJ1 III
otherwise be dormant and subdues
many vicious habits and faults which |
would render the horse worthless If
allowed to 60 unchecked.
The claim that salt should be applied |
to asparagus beds is not supported by |
experiments. 1t destroys number of
weeds and performs mechanical serv-
ice in the soil, but it is not necessary |
fertilizer.
The country store man knows better |
than anybody else the lack Of education |
in the matter of making and keeping |
farm butter. The unassorted odOrs |
that pass under his nose every day are |
enough TO sour the milk Of human kind |
ness.
The first year of the colts life is i'm
portant Keep him growing the first |
year. keep him growing the second year, |
keep him growing the third year and |
if he Is to be marketed have him fat, |
for fat will often cover up a multitude
of defects.
Every farmer should have a few |
grapevines They serve as arbors or
shade and can be grown where they |
Will not take up much space. All poul- |
try yards will be improved if grape |
vines are grown along the fences, and |
fowls will find shade under the over
hanging branches in summer.
How many windows has your barn?
There should be a window for every |
two stalls at least and one for each
stall Is not too many. Sunlight Is the
cheapest purifier we have and in
many ways the most effective. No
part Of your stable should be so dark
that one could not read a newspaper
readily at any time during the day.
Nebraska farmers complain that a |
great trust controls the creameries in |
that State. 1t Is asserted that the |
trust fixes the price Of cream, dictates |
the territory for each creamery, and |
when an independent butter factory |
starts up the trust raises the price of
cream and drives 1t out Of business,
In addition to this it is claimed that |
the railroads have given the trust spe
cial rates and that the small creamery |