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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1907
Page
2
Fragmented ad copy describes land sales in Clark county and nearby towns with references to der buvat and Black River. It mentions multiple parcels, town ranges, and a request to close sales through an attorney, plus a note about old papers for sale for five cents.
The article describes the Consolidated Farm Company's stamp puller and clearing machine on Spencer road, capable of clearing over two acres daily with a traction engine and derrick, driven by inventor Mr. Seymour. It also discusses farm practices, hog health on pastures, butterfat versus fertility, and roadside land cultivation under progressive farming norms.
Feed the little pigs as they are three to four weeks old to curb hoggishness. Use a clean low trough with skim milk, feed only what they will clean up, and keep the trough clean. When milk runs short, soak wheat middlings with water and add remaining milk, then rinse well before next feeding. Do not fatten them, ensure they come to meals hungry and ready to finish their portion.
A reader recounts using rape seed as pasture for hogs for twelve years with mixed results. Pigs are pastured on rape from March to July, then kept in shade, barn, and pens. He notes occasional skin-like outbreaks on pigs, comparing with tame grass pasture and building conditions.
A Wisconsin Agricultural Society discussion in 1906 examined cattle breeding for beef or milk. A speaker warned against mixing breeds Jersey Holstein Guernsey and Short horn to chase multiple traits, calling it a continental mismatch that yields no harmonious progress due to conflicting prepotencies and long breeding histories.
The local farming season shows progress as dryness allows thorough soil work. Farmers, though late, have time to seed and plow previously marshy low ground, improving future crop potential. Poultryman H. D. Walter recently bought a pure bred duck that set a record by laying forty eggs in forty two days.
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