194 KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 



rather difficult in our climate and soil to get a good stand of 

 plants, but on such land as I have described plants can cover 

 the ground, and yet produce very fine, large fruit. 



Others have met with better success than I have, but I 

 think all those who were successful pursued nearly the same 

 course that I did, while very many have failed, either because 

 they did not use good judgment in the selection and prepara- 

 tion of their land or else they did not bestow their labor at the 

 right time. 



The cost, in this locality, of an acre of strawberries, at 

 the maturing of the first crop, including cost of plants, and all 

 labor necessary up to picking time, is from fifty to sevent} -five 

 dollars per acre. 



The best time to set out plants is in the Spring, as early 

 as the ground can be worked, though they can be set success- 

 fully at any time, when the ground is not frozen, or too dry. 



O. B. JENNE, 



ELGIN, KANE COUNTY. 



The Dairy Cow — Her Pasture — The .Dairy Barn and Its Con- 

 struction — The Rearing of Calves — Best Way to Market 

 Milk. 



The qualities we seek for in a cow for the dairy are, first, good 

 size and ability to give a large quantity of rich milk, and second, 

 a tendency to take on flesh, so that she can be turned into beef 

 when, from age or any other cause, she ceases to pay for milk- 

 ing. The breeds I should recommend are the Durham and 

 Holstein. The latter breed have been introduced into the 

 West quite recently, and have not been thoroughly tested as 

 yet, but they promise well. 



PASTURE AND HOW TO MAKE IT. 



My pastures contain a variety of grasses, which mature 

 at different periods and furnish fresh feed for a long time. 



