Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-02-17
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mixture.
/ How many farmers of Iowa County
have ever introduced weeds on the
farm through the purchase of poor
seed especially clover. 1t happens
frequently, especially when buying
Cheap" seed from unreliable mail
order houses. Does their War
ranty" or Guaranty help you any
when the thistle begins to blossom
out? Why not be more careful when
buying. Take portion of the seed,
spread it on a sheet of white paper,
and examine carefully. If doubtful.
send sample, about a cup full to
the Seed Inspector Div, Department
of Agriculture, Madison, Wis, and
in 10 to IA days time you will get
complete report as to per cent ger
mination, per cent of pure seed per
cent of weeds, per cent of dirt, and
statement as to what noxious weeds
are present, if any. The cost of this
service, is nothing to the farmer I'M
less it is a sample of seed which he
wishes to sell. In that case Csc will
cover the charges. Why not try this
some time not alone with seed you
have bought or wish to buy, but on
your home grown seed. If sending a.
sample of seed to me at Dodgeville is
easier, do so, and l will send it on.
How To Get Farm Help
Word comes from the Industrial
Commission, Madison that farm
help can be obtained through the
Free Employment offices. The letter
from the Commissioner reads as fol-
lows: - "Can you use help On the
farm? If so you will be interested
to know that with the change in In
dustrial conditions there are thous-
ands of men in the cities who are
looking for work on the farm. Many
of these men grew up on the farm,
but were attracted to the city by high
wages which are paid in machine
shops and other industries. They are
now out of work and are looking for
chance to get back to farm work,
without asking unreasonable wages.
If you can use one Of these men,
we suggest that you get in touch
with one of the eleven free Employ
ment offices which are maintained
by the state, or directly with the
Industrial Commission at Madison,
which conducts these Offices The ad-
dresses of these offices and their
superintendent are as follows:
Nearest. DISQUALIFICATION, John
Brahany; Lacrosse, F.. H. Schultz;
Milwaukee. Harry Lippart.
Calls for help should be as specific
as possible. The experienced re-
quired where to send the men, pro
: ference as to age, nationality, etc.,
and the wages you will pay should
all be specific. 1t is not enough to
offer the going wages because this
rate differs in various communities,
Remember that the more specific the
order, the more likely you will be to
get the right kind of a man.
If you do not, yourself, need any
help, tell your neighbors about the
service the employment offices can
render. /
Wintering Steers :.
That there is a wide range of
gains in wintering steers on different
feeds is well illustrated in expert
ments carried on recently in the east. i.
The object was to determine the most
desirable rations and methods for
wintering steers.
Sixty two-year old steers, averag-
ing 927 pounds in weight, were di-
vided into six lots of ten each and
wintered for a period of 1913 days.
The greatest gain-93 pounds-was
made by the lot fed on a daily ration
of rs pounds of silage, 5 " pounds of
straw, and l pound of cotton seed
meal. Other rations and grain were:
Silage 40 pounds, gain. 70 pounds;
silage 80 pounds, and cotton seed
meal / IL pounds, gain 81 pounds.
silage rs pounds, mixed hay 8
pounds, gain G3 pounds; mixed hay
20 pounds and ear corn pounds
gain, Is pounds; silage 80 pounds,
gain % pounds.
Note that the lot receiving silage,
straw, and cotton seed meal made
the best gains. Also not that there
are two lots receiving only silage,
one 40 pounds daily and the other 80
pounds. The first made an average
gain of 70 pounds and the other only
% pounds. One may draw con-
illusions from this that it took about
l27 pounds of silage to maintain the