Convention—Clover, its value. 
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"vvas a mistake to think that this breed of cows were not good milk¬ 
ers. Grades were also excellent milkers, and could be taken from 
the dairy and converted into beef in a short time. 
Mr. Boyce spoke of the excellent milking qualities of the Short 
Horns; were better than Alderneys. Was hoping Mr. Kellogg 
would throw more light on humbugs; believed in fairs, as they 
were great educators of the people. Good judges should be ap¬ 
pointed and attend, and act, thus obviating dissatisfaction and of¬ 
ten manifest injustice. Some men were continually grumbling be¬ 
cause their exhibits were not specially noticed, but if good men 
were appointed to examine them they would receive the notice or 
award their merit demanded. 
Mr. Webster: Have found quite a difference in Short Horns. 
Some are not good milkers, and some the best of milkers. Had 
raised cattle to considerable extent, and believed this breed the best, 
aJl valuable qualities for milk and beef being taken into account. 
CLOVER, ITS VALUE TO THE FARMER. 
BY O. M. KICHARDS, ELMO. 
We presume that a great many of the farmers of Wisconsin have 
a kind of general idea that clover is a good thing; that it makes a 
pretty fair food when cured; that it is passable for pasture; that by 
plowing under a crop of clover, you plow under a certain amount of 
manure of some kind, either good, bad or indifferent, and that if 
you have a few bushels of seed to sell when it is worth eight or 
nine dollars per bushel, it is really a good thing. But that any 
systematic effort has been made by any great number of Wisconsin 
farmers in its cultivation, so as to enable them to speak with any 
degree of certainty of its value as a crop, w'e are very much inclined 
to doubt. We do not pretend to be able to answer the question of 
the exact value of clover to the farmer, but from our own experi¬ 
ence in its cultivation, we feel fully warranted in making the as¬ 
sertion that if the clover plant was better understood it would be 
.appreciated, so that it would form the basis of our agriculture. 
In speaking of the value of clover to the farmer, we have no 
