The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
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Chippewa County, Wisconsin Institutions
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In the Month Of June;
Boss Guernsey

estimate Of the number OF acres o.
corn that would be planted the fol-
lowing season was called for. Some
farmers present gave four and hye
acres as the best they could do.
When Mr.. Marting said mat ne
would plant fifty acres to corn, the
gathering almost bro2e UP In a hub
bpb. Many farmers thought he was
fit subject for examination by the
probate court. Others poohoosd the
suggestion that he could raise fifty
acres of corn. However Mr.. Marting
proved that he could. When he
started to build q silo an old gentle
man who had been farming in the
neighborhood for years advised him
to slow up; that 1t would. never do
to build silos and introduce other
innovations on the farms in thai
section.
Mr.. Marting listened kindly to the
fatherly advise but he continued to
carry on. his own ideas. He Is to-
day one of the successful farmers in
Chippewa county. Others followed
the example set by Mr.. Marting,, and
like a better sire for every herd
there is a silo on ever farm In Nor
thern Wisconsin. When Mr.. Marting
first located on his farm there were
few cows MIXED. Now the farmers
are supplying the cresmertss with
large quantities of butterfat. Mr..
Marting raises corn to put into his
silo. He sells no corn but feeds it to
his cattle. Among other things re-
lated by Mr.. Marting was the story
Of how farmers in Saux county were
forced out of wheat raising into the
dairy business against their will.
And, too, he gives credit to former
Governor w. d. Hoard for having
been the advance agent OF the dairy
industry in Wisconsin. Mr.. Marting
Is a thorough believer In crop rota-
ton. 1t preserves the soil and the
different crops are Of larger yield.
In the woods, about seven miles
from Mr.. MARKINGS farm is a ham
Let called Jim Falls. 1t Is on the
railroad. Its chief industry Is a
about fifteen years, commencing
when the country was new. Some
time in It's early stages that cream
cry was in state Of impecuniosity,
and 1t was doubtful whether It
would be able to weather the finan-
cial gale, but like a Ford 1t rambled
right along and now is on a solid
footing. Last year it's output
amounted to more than q million
pounds Of butter. In June the Jim
Falls plant paid, it's patrons $22,0oU
for butter fat. 1t is a growing con-
Germ and thrives without a railroad
near at hand.
Near New Auburn live the Tarr
Brothers, young men and energetic.
They own the champion Guernsey
bull in the United States. We saw
the bull, and it is a fine looking
animal las gentle as q dove-and
can be placed with even by one who
is not in the habit Of throwing the
bull" This animal u known as the
Boss of Koshkonong Place. No.
41041. The Boss was bought of A. F.
Gaffney, county agent OF Jefferson
county, and originally came from
the farm of A. R. Hoard, Jefferson
county. He is six years old and
weighs 1900 pounds. The Tarr Bro
theirs have never placed any price
they would not part with the animal
for a considerable sum. Since pur-
chasing The Boss about a'year ago,
the brothers have realized more
than 81, 900 from stock from the ami
NAL.
1t required some persuasion on the
part of their friends before the
TarEs would consent to exhibit The
Boss at the National Dairy Show in
st. Paul, last October They had
shown the bull at q number of fairs
and finally they took the animal to
St. Paul. He won the grand cham
pionship. Mr.. Marting's bull won the
second prize. The Judge who looked
over The Boss told the Tarrs that 1t
was the finest animal that he had
ever seen at q national dairy show.
| The Tarrs have thirty two head OF
cattle on their farm, ten of them
purebreds and the balance high
graders. They have the largest sow
in the state-a Poland China
weighing 1000 pounds. 1t looks like
an elephant. This SOW is now
mothering litter Of pigs.