Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-03-30
WITH The COUNTY AGENT
hl-SpOts from the County Agricul-
tural Agents Office
The Farmer and the Future

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The Farmer and the Future
according to statistics of production
there seems to be general indication
tnat prices of farm commodities have
not reached the low level as yet, but
are rather on the decline. Where the
low level will be is quite as uncertain
as 1t Is TO know when a rubber ball
VIII stop bounding and land after it
Is thrown speedily against stone
Commodities, non perishable, do not
experience this price fiuctuation and
decline because of regulated supply
and psychological influence and control
OF the consuming public, by the pro-
Queer and dealer.
1t is the business of the farmer
therefore, to meet the demands of the
future by directing his time and ener-
gy along those lines of production
which will regulate supply. For ex-
ample, If the tobacco market demands
10, 100000 pounds of tobacco it would
De very unwise to furnish a supply of
iz,OUU,OO0 pounds or an overproduc-
ton of 100000 pounds Generally
been IN demand. Why? Because of
their limited supply. Therefore ener-
gy and time directed in producing
better goods will be time well spent.
Public markets of today must needs
prepare for the future by cutting
down on quantity and building up
quality. This holds true in every line
of farm production, including pure
bred live stock and tobacco production
IN which Vernon County is very pro-
minent.
During the war period, period of
inflated prices, most any producer
could and did make good Then the
margin between selling price and pro-
duction very large. Today that mar
gin has grown to small limits. 1t is
only the producer who has adopted
very economic production that can
stay in the business. The man of
lesser ability is losing out. He is
crying about tremendous losses, argu-
ing fixation of prices irrespective of
average costs. His lot had better be
one of getting out of the game and
joining that force of producers whose
action is directed by economic pro-
ducers. After all, our economics of
today is no different than in the days
Of old. Price is determined by supply
and demand, hot by cost of production.
Time will prove this latter point.
Meeting The Future in Live Stock
l. Choose dairy cattle for Dairy
Production. The dairy cattle breeds
are five in number and according to
the butterfat and milk production
rank as follows: Holstein, Guernsey,
Jersey, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss.
The shorthorn is known the world
over as dual purpose animal and is
in class by itself
Beef breeds are well represented in
beef Shorthorn, Durham, and Here
ford.
2. If keeping a dairy herd, do
either official testing or belong to a
Cow Testing Association. Twenty-six
members are required for an associa-
ton. Unless you know whether your
cattle are doing in milk and butter
fat, you may have losses at the end
of the year instead of profits, and will
be out a year Of your life besides.
Cattle today are sold according to
performance. What difference in
price will you pay for COW that pro-
duces 5000 lbs. OF milk and 210 lbs.
of butterfa. per year as compared to
one that rrod,,ces 5000 lbs. of milk
and 100 lbs. of butterfat? How many
latter have you in your herd?
Hog Raisers
Keep brood sows in good health, in
that, large filters of healthy pigs may
be obtained. The price of from two
to five pigs at birth is required to
pay for the keep of the mother from
breeding to narrowing time. Any
production beyond that number means
profit. A good average profit is about
five pigs. What is your average pro-
fit per litter?
To insure profits in hog raising for
the future-plan now for few tons
of mangols, beets and some alfalfa
hay next winter. Together in this
ration give a varity of feeds includ-
ing some charcoal, potassium iodide,
tankage and incidentally a good lot
of exercise.
To The Grain Grower
Select well graded and cleaned seeds
of pure variety. Remember Wiscon-
sin Pedigree varieties are the best.
If you have experienced losses from
smut in the past year, avoid that loss
this year by treating the grain. Dip
grain or sprinkle over with solu-
ton of one pint of formaldehyde to
thirty gallons of water.
To the Poultry Man
Get your chicks Matched early in
that you get eggs during the winter
months when prices are best Then
too, don't forget to Gull your flock.
Ask your county agent.
To the Horticultural
Prune your orchard now. Put on
the regular sprays. Get the insects
before they get your orchard. What
is worse than biting into an apple and
finding a worm there?
Z. w. SCHELLING,
Co. Ayr. Agent.