Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13

sent to France, TO a little county
there, where they breed the pure
blood Percheron. Every year there
are large numbers of these stall
lions imported to this country but the
number Of pure blood horses bred is
very small. The expert showed how
easy it would be for a few farmers
to organize and breed pure blooded
stock and what an immense MARKET
there IS for animals of pure blood.
Dairy cattle were shown and lee
lures along the same lines as those
given about the horses were made.
1t was shown how much money would
be received by the farmer if he would
breed pure stock An instance in
Waukesha county was given, where a
herd of pure bloods was recently sold
for $40 600, being an average of
$299. for each animal. One of the
lecturers called the COW, that did not
produce milk enough to pay a profit
on her keep, a bnarder. He said that
the average value of the product pro-
duced by a cow in the southern part of
the state was only SITS whereas with
the proper breeding and feeding, it
should be $3.50.
Other exhibits of hogs and sheep
were shown and lectures along the
same lines were given.
One of the speakers told of the
wonderful possibilities of the state
of Wisconsin and made comparisons
with the southern states and western
states and Canada This man who has
| travelled extensively and knows what
he is talking about, said that Wiscon-
lsin was in the very heart of the
grass country. He said that in the
south, west and northwest, grass was
almost unknown. He also said that
within the next Is years there would
be an increase in population in our
part of the country of 80 900 900 peo-
PiS e'AN tAaI w NlSSO1S1us mACul5d4i
and Minnesota, the grass states
would have to produce the dairy pro-
ducts for the entire country. Wiscon
sin leads the Union in the production
of cheese. Over one-haIf of the cheese
produced in the United States being
produced in this state. This state
furnishes all the milk for the entire
United States Navy. No matter where
the ships are stationed, the milk in
condensed form is sent from Wis
| consin and every bit of it in the pres
ent contract with the government goes
from one county, the county of
Sheboygan.
The money value of the dairy pro
duct approximately $4,000, 900
greater than the combined gold pro
duct of Alaska, California, Colorado,
and other gold producing states.
The speakers were enthusiastic O.
yer the future of Wisconsin and be-
walled the fact that people left this
state to go to the irrigated districts
of the southwest and to Canada where
right here in our own state, we have
land that will produce more dollars
to the acre than in any other section
of the American continent. There
are millions of acres OF land that are
waiting for the farmer to work Cut
over lands Why-it stands to rea-
son that land which will produce the
wonderful growth of trees and grass
must be good land.
The lectures given by the men from
| Madison were very interesting Many
farmers ayailed themselves of the op
| portunity to ask questions and there
| is no doubt but that great deal of
good has been done by this Live
Stock Special travelling through the
state. The G. & N. w. railroad is
hauling the special free of charge
The railroads are interested in the
one of their representatives said in
speaking to the farmers Friday, We
are not unselfish in hauling this train
free, We expect the farmer to produce
more and that means that we win
haul more.
1t is hoped that the tanners of
Wood county will get together and
make a decided move to improve
their stock and be able to place pune
bred stock on the market, for as
the experts said, it is just as esay
to raise pure bred stock as the scrub
kind and by the farmers getting to-
gether and procuring a thoroughbred
stallion, in a few years they would
have a stand ard of excellence in
their horses that would bring thou
sands of dollars into their pockets.
What is true of the horses is also
| true of the other farm animals.
The special left Saturday morning
for Ripon.