Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-10-20

on what are largely experiment al
amateur farms, and the expert
ments there carried on are valu-
able lessons to all farmers. You
may learn from them of the risks
and costs of inbreeding, that
purehred stock is more liable TO
tuberculosis and its first cousin,
the foot and mouth disease, and
that good grade cattle are
harder and more profitable to
the small farmer. You may learn
that confinement ins close and
costly barns Saving feed but
wasting health is dangerous,
and that fresh air, sunshine and
cleanliness are the great and
effective remedies. Most of them
will tell you that dear experience
has taught them that the annual
or semiannual tuberculin test is
essential and pays.
Get Better Stock.
2. Blooded bulls are necessary
to the maintenance of good grade
herds. Every farmer or every
community should have pedi-
gree bull The large farms can
afford to breed such animals for
distribution around the country
side. The amateur farmers with
full-blood herds could perform
public benefaction if as has been
done by some that ] know of
they were to give their surplus
stock of bull calves (salable when
young for only trihing sums to
selected farmers in their, county
who would agree to keep them
for a reasonable term.
1t is therefore good news when
ever such a farmer comes into a
community, and everyone should
welcome the establishment in
Villas county bv Mr.. Baachus of.
Chicago, Of a herd of purebred
Guernsevs, which is promised.
/ Mr.. Baachus is located on lake
Content and Big St. Germain,
and it is said he intends starting
next year with 100 head of
Guernseys.-ED.
The Banker Should Aid.
3. The farmer needs the bank
er. The banker can vitality aid
in the progress of dairy farming
in this section. The title to cat
tie approved by experts and
bought BY money advanced by
the bank can be retained by the
bank until the cattle are paid
for In this way many a poor
farmer can start a dairy herd.
Local bankers must awake to
this need and to this occasion.
4. Success will come as soon
as the right men begin to take
hold. Some capital or bank
backing is needed, but the great
thing is to have the start both
in dairy farming and in running
creameries) made by the men
who understand the conditions
and who know how. Past fail
ures have been due to the men
who didn't know how.
Good Roads Necessity.
5. Don't forget the value of
good roads. Spend what you
can on these from year to year
and spend it wisely and honestly.
Above all, keep them up.
Community Idea Good.
6. Try to cooperate. The col
ony or community idea, especi-
ally in the beginning, is a great
help. Isolated dairy farms find
it harder to succeed. Besides. a
creamery can be supported only
by a community.
Our Possibilities.
IF anyone doubts the prospects
and possibilities of Villas county
let him visit Menominee county,
Michigan. There we can show
him prosperous and we'll settled
farm communities where a gener-
alton ago white pine forests
alone were thriving. Most of
these farms are on soils much
sander and less promising than
the sandy loans Of Villas county.
The practical farmer there, not
being a scientific and professional
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