The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02
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Points of Sue
CeSSfuI Farming
From The Mascot, Minneota
Minnesota.

Our popular real estate booster,
| b. b. Gislason, manager Of the Globe
Land & Loan Company, of this city,
was given a half-page of space in the
Minneapolis Tribune last Sunday to
elucidate his ideas on farming. The
following is the article as it appear
ed in the Tribune:
An attorney, B. B. Gislason, of
Minneota, one of the most ardent adj
vocates of dairying and diversified
| farming in the Northwest, and pre-
sident Of the Minnesota Realty as
ISOLATION, has issued a statement of
| fourteen points" which are "guar-
! antee of successful farming in South
western Minnesota" They state the
case of diversified farming in con-
/ else and practical form, as follows:
/. SOIL
Good, rich, productive soil is the
| first essential to successful farming.
/ Nowhere can more uniform soil, COW
ering a large district, be found than
| in southwestern Minnesota, where the
soil is rich, black loan from 18 inch
/ es to a feet in depth, undcrlaid with
porous clay subsoil The surface,
generally is greatly undulating, Meth
i er fiat nor rough.
ii. DRAINAGE
In country which almost always
has an abundance of rainfall, proper
drainage is necessary. Southwestern
Minnesota is easily drained. 1t has
large number of small creeks, emp
/ tying into the Minnesota river and
small lakes. In most instances the
cost of drainage is small.
III. CATTLE
No man will attempt up-to-date
| farming without either dairy cows or
| beef cattle. Either is successful and
| the selection should be made to suit
/ the temperament of the individual.
/ The number of cattle on a farm
should, of course, be in proportion to
/ the size of the farm. or dairying
there should not be less than II cows
for a quarter section With silage
and alfalfa for winter feeding and
sweet clover for summer pasture,
the success of this industry is as
sured. There is no danger of over
production Last year this country
imported 80,000,000 pounds of but
ter. The production of beef cattle
per capita has decreased over 81 per
cent. since 1900, while mich cows
are constantly decreasing in proper
ton to the increase in population.
w. PURE BRED SIRES
The benefit of a pure bred sire
in a herd is so well recognized and
has been so thoroughly demonstrated
that it needs no argument. 1t simp-
ly means high-grade herd in few
years.
V. HOGS
No one can get the best results
with either dairy cows or beef cat
tie without hogs. Hogs are one of
our principal meat products and are
finished off with corn The country
has reached its maximum production
in corn. The population is increas-
ing 100000 a year, therefore hogs
will become more valuable as time
goes on. The production of hogs per
capita has decreased 40 per cent.
since 1880, when hog production reach
ed its peak.
VI. SHEEP
Sheep are the cleaners of farm.
If they are fed during the crop
growing period, they will nearly pick
their living the rest of the year.
They pay dividend twice a year.
From % to 40 ewes on a quarter
section, and more on a bigger farm
will materially increase the deposits.
There is no fear of over production
here. The decrease in sheep produc-
ton per capita since 1900 is 500.
VII. POULTRY
The more poultry on a farm the
better, if properly cared for. Every
farm should have big flock of chick
ems. We are still shipping in eggs
from China. The farm should also
have few turkeys; they will al
ways do we'll if allowed to roam the
pasture and will also keep down crop
destroying insects. Geese thrive on
alfalfa and water and so will ducks
with little feed added. These will
help very materially to pay the daily
expense on a farm.
VIII. CORN
Truly, Corn is King" in south,
western Minnesota. 1t has become
the leading crop on all well managed
farms In 1923 Minnesota took
sweepstakes at the National Corn
show at Chicago, not only the first
but also the second prize. Three
million of the 100000 bushels OF
corn raised annually in the world are
raised in the United States and near
" all of that in a few Of the states
of the Middle West. In many of
these states there is already a de-
crease in corn production. Corn pro-
hoc
at standstill since 1910 and there
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