Convention—CLOVER, its value. 
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Mr. Anderson endorsed the practice of pasturing hogs on clover, 
but thought it unsafe to pasture two years upon the same field. 
"Would not turn hogs in till the clover is in blossom; had raised clo¬ 
ver many years and had found it an excellent fertilizer; believed 
hogs should run in pasture, not be kept in yards, and was not in 
favor of fattening pigs. 
Mr. Plazen enquired how hogs were best wintered. 
Mr. McDonald stated that having lost his corn crop one year, he 
was puzzled to know how he was to wdnter his seventy-five shoats. 
He had plenty of oats and good clover hay. He turned them into 
a yard where there was a clover stack, and fed them two bushels of 
oats per day. They eat the stack of clover up and then he gave 
them another. The waste of hay was less than upon that fed to 
sheep, and the expense of keeping the hogs through the winter was 
less than upon corn, clover being 810 per ton and corn 40 cents per 
bushel. 
Mr. Boyce, Lodi, said he had cultivated clover many years. It 
was very nutritious grass, 75 pounds being equal to 100 pounds of 
timothy. Clover should be cut when in blossom, and before the 
stalk became woody; from the 12th to the 15th of June, in ordina¬ 
ry seasons was about the right time to cut it. It must be cut ear¬ 
ly, also, if a good seed crop is desired. 
Mr. Wood, Baraboo, believed clover was the key to success in 
farming. Said the reading and discussion of this paper would pay 
anyone for attending this convention, and the practical experience 
of the writer would, if carried out by our people, be of incalculable 
benefit to them and the state. Science and practice harmonize. 
The farmer is more minute and more accurate; 75 pounds of clover 
and 25 pounds of straw make food equal to timothy. Albuminoids 
in considerable quantities make it valuable food for pigs, as men¬ 
tioned by Mr. McDonald, especially in connection with oats. 
Mr. Boyce, of Madison, wanted some one to present a paper on 
sheep raising, and this brought out quite a long discussion, as to the 
relative injury to this business inflicted by wolves and dogs, some 
arguing that the dog was ahead, others the wolf. 
Adjourned to 2 P. M. 
