The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-14
American Institute Farmers
Club.
NEW YoRK, Oct. u, 1900.

NEW YORK, Oct. 70, 1900.
The regular stated meeting OF the
FarmerA' Club OF the American InstI-
tute, was held this afternoon, at the
Cooper'a Institute. There was fair
attendance. Alderman Ely, presided.
FINE DISPLAY OF GRAPES.
Mr.. David Thompson, OF Green
Island, New York, presented very
tine collection ofseedlIng grapes, which
were unanimously pronounced to be-
the finest OF the season.
The following resolution was adopt.
cd.
Resolved, That the Club has been
very much grRtihed by the display OF
grapes made BY Mr.. David THOMPSON,
OF Green Island, near the city OF Troy.
we IND that the varieties presented are
very. promising In appearance and
quality, and we are convinced that In
the locality where these grapes were
produced certain varieties OF foreign
origin flourish remarkably we'll, And
we suggest that the best seeding he
has presented be called the David
Thompson,
Mr.. Scion Robinson remarked that II
Green Island could produce such grapes
the whole island should be turned Into
vineyard. He thought Mr.. Thomp.
son was entitled to the thanks OF the
American public for his efforts to inns
prove the grape culture.
The names Of the varieties presented
BY Mr.. Thompson were the William
Tell Carpenter, Isabella, Greeley,
Grant, White Australian, and finally
splendid Seeding named after ia
originator.
SHOULD FOOD FOR ANIMALS ne COOKED
Charles stoddard, OF Auburn, Iowa,
wrete for information relative 10 the
best method Of cooking corn for anil
mails.
Mr.. Lyman was glad this question
had arisen. BE felt that members OF
the Club had made remarks which
would Induce farmers to pay less at
tention 10 this most important ques-
tlon. He Viewed the cooking OF food
as one ofthe most important measures
to be taken by those raising stock.
Mr.. Curtis, Of Saratoga, thought the
cooking Of food for animals was very
conducive TO their health. He Intended
10 commence this year to cook his corn
In the ear and feed 1t to his hogs.
Another letter was read from gem
tleman In Western New York, discuss
Ing the same subject. Speaking Of the
language used by DR.. Smith at a former
meeting, when that gentleman remark.
ed that nature did not require that the
food OF animals should be cooked, the
writer said: Il would advise the doc.
tors wife to feed him for a while on
raw potatoes, &c., and see how he
liked It, The writer considered that
cooked food was much more nourlSh.
Ing than when raw. Even viewing the
subject from an economical point OF
view, hewould advise his brother farm.
ers to cook all the food they give to
their hogs. In regard to cooking the
food, he said: Let It be borne In mind
that dry feed, such as grain, &c., must
have sufficient amount OF moisture to
soften as we'll as heat It.. Not so with
vegetables which contain water. Out
food must first be wet thoroughly and
mixed before steamlng, while !corn,
meal, &C., should be cooked In water,
and II It be done by steam, to prevent
burning It will require o wooden yes.
sci that will hold water. have often
noticed that while boiling Incorporates
the poisonous substance that 10 known
to exist In all potatoes, s.eaming
largely extracts the poison.
DR.. Smith still held 10 this opinion
that cooking food for hogs was an 90.
cupation which no man should engage
In. Nature had provided for the ami
mails, but she had not ordained that the
food should be cooked.
| Mr. 2nlnN Pnhinann xUaa xBIIIIan ~
allow that swine will thrive on cooked
food. But the question arose: viii II
pay2 Years ago, said he, we tried 10
cook our corn out West; 1--WE called In
diana out West, then,) but found that
II would not pay with corn at 10, Is or
20 cents bushel. The cooking process
was found to be so expensive as to ex>
coed the price Of the corn itself. Hem
ry L. Ellsworth, Commissioner of Pat-
ents, made most exhaustive tests OF
this question, and his report showed
that It did not pay to cook corn. dis
pute the assertion which has been
made here, that eating raw food pro-
duces degeneration or deterioration on
the human race. On the contrary, we
find that those nations who eat raw
meat are the most athletic, strong and
savage. don't know that 1t fattens
them, but II does decidedly strengthen
them.
Mr.. Brewln said that some years ago
the Kentucky Agricultural Society de-
clded In favor Of cooked food.
DR.. Smith remarked that cooking
food for the human race destroys the
parasites with which It swarms, hence
1t was necessary for the preservation OF
the human race that the food should
be cooked but In animals this neoes.
Btty was not 30 great, since their lives
were not 80 long and there need not,
therefore, be the same care taken OF
them since the work OF the parasites
was necessarily slow.
The discussion was extended 10 q
greater length, but the main points
were embraced in the foregoing.
THE RAM1E PLANT.
Mr.. Gregory read a paper on the
Ramie plant which he claimed to be q
good substitute for cotton. This plant
is q seed.llke one having It's home In
East Indies, where It has been used for
ages in the manufacture Of a silky
variety Of cloth, known to the trade as
grass cloth and used chiefly In
this country In making OF para.
soils and silk umbrellas. The plant
has been recently introduced into the
South, where 1t yields very fine white
sllken fiber It Is proposed, as an adulter-
ant Of silk and the manufacturers took
TO II for that purpose. There are many
that think that II would be better 10
import the plant from tropical clImes
IS they claim that 1t will not grow In
this climate. II has been stated that
the prepared fibers ready for the silk
manufacturers would be worth
about 81 pound. The Ramie Plant,
which grew up to the height OF five feet
In Its native CLINE, grows to be over
nine feet high In the alluvlal bottom
lands OF Louisiana and Mississippi,
Mr.. Gregory lntImated that tho cul.
tivation .of the RamIe Plant was being
discouraged by the Commissioner OF
Agriculture In the interest Of the great
cotton splnners.
REFINING SORGHUM.
The owner OF patent process for re-.
t1ning sorghum-a Mr.. Clough-wrote
to ask that a oOmmIkLna hn q nnnInIad