The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-12-12
FARMERS, CLUB MEETING.

The third quarterly meeting Of the Farmer
Club OF Paw Ps~ and Antwerp was held at tn
residence OF Mr.. Consalus, last Thursday
Twenty -four members were present, also sew
eral visitors who came by special invitation o
Mr.. and Mrs. Consalus; among them, Capt
Hendryx OF Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs. Moultor
aud Mrs. Martin DeGraff Mr.. and Mrs. Con
solus proved themselves capable OF entertain
ing as but few can. Everything they could dc
was done, and We all realized that Small caeei
and great welcome makes a merry FEAST
President Bale led the meeting to order
and said that he thought the club best to adj
here to the plan OF discussing some topic at
each meeting. Hon. j. j. Woodman exhibited
sample OF sorghum sugar, obtained from the
agricultural department at Washington. The
sample was good sugar. Mr.. Woodman ex-
planned that our common cane sorghum will,
in the opinion of the department, give rs good
quality OF sugar as any raised IN LOUISIANA.
This fact Mr. Woodman believed to be practi-
Cal beyond doubt. IT can be made with as
little trouble and expense as maple sugar
DR.. Harrison believed it to be as good as any
unrefned sugars, and spoke at length concern
ing its manufacture, etc.
Mr.. Morton moved that it be the opinion OF
this organization that this specimen is as good
as any New Orleans sugars, and that we shall
experiment with 1t the coming season.
DR.. Harrison made explanatory remarks.
The care, feeding and management OF
stock in winter" was made the question for
discussion.
Capt. Hendryx made the opening speech.
He would insist on having every animal housed ;
he would feed different animals different food;
he would feed at regular times, and feed no
more than the animals will eat, and keep the
managers clean. He can grow bushel OF tur-
nlps for less than three cents, and never fails
on q crop. He believed 1t profitable to feed
mich cows turnips all winter he wintered 80
hogs last winter on turplps and clover hay.
Mr.. Bale said he would keep his fattening
cattle confined during the time OF feeding; but
Capt Hendrix would let them out little while
each day,
Mr.. Woodman fattens sheep by keeping in
good quarters keeping them ID the stall all
the time, feed three times uay, and IN pro-
portion OF bushels of shslled corn per day to
one hundred sheep. The speaker believes the
vast results in feeding to come from feeding
wheat bran and meal mixed half aud half. Mr.
Woodman would feed cattle hay in the morn
ing, straw at noon aod cut stalks at night, and
water twice day. To get rid Of lice, which Is
absolutely necessary for feeding purposes, Mr..
w. would sprinkle sulphur over the stock and
feed 1t to them.
Mr.. Hendryx keeps salt, one part, and ashes,
two parts, constantly before all his stock.
Mr.. Woodman would feed the stock on the
farm. lie said the English farmer claimed he
could come to our farms and buy our stock and
grain, ship them to England, feed them on
English soil, and make money bv 1t.
In the opinion OF the Club it is not profitable
for Us to sell 80 much Young stock, thus giving
traders all the profit.
Mr.. Woodman believed the only way to rem
edy the evil is to educate farmers in practical
matters By getting them together to compare
IDEAS, aud enabling them to profit by the ex-
others. To this end he would
support such experimental schools as the Agri-
cultural College.
The next meeting Of the Club will be held at
J. J. Woodlands the first Thursday in March
1880.