, 1879-01-14
Annual Meeting Of the
Iowa Breeders AS
soclation.
Abortion In Cnttle--.Adyantages Of Long,
Iyoolcd Sheep--.E1ow 10 Make
tue Farm Par.
Comparative Value Of Grain and Grass a.
Pood-How to Feed and When
To Kill Beef.
Ths Economy e' Proper Sheltes...Needs Of The
Dairy ln The Wtst...lhs Se-Called
Smut.Dlsease.

LES MoIFE5t kA.t Jan. lu.-IHe 4UWA flHes
Stock Breeders Association held IL 18th annual
meeting hero tile past three days.
Tho Treasurer reported receipts, $15l.95; ex-
peuditures, $4o.a5; balance on hand, s102.20.
The meeting cunvening at tho same tIms with
'that of tho State Agricultural Society, there
WAS present large number Of The most extcn-
etve breeders aud prominent aericulturists In
The stntc.
Prof. Stalker, Of the Agricultural College,
talked Of
AnonT1oN IN CATTLE.
Tho causes wcrc ovcr-cxcrtion, fright, use Of
epurs III mares, foul food, no1dy fodder, sourcd
roots, and ercottzcd grain. Food should be fre-
ouently changed. There is such diacaso a.
contagious abortion. To prevent abortion, re-
move tho cause. II contagious, quarantine
against It. There Is no danger from smut In ths
field II there 10 good supply Of water.
William Uollnrd act forth tho peculiar ad-
yan.ngcs Of long-woo1cd sheep. Tie Cotswold
arc the short-11orns Of sheep. shecp.raisfng Is
easy TO cnnduct, with small risks, and sure,
quick returns. It's threc-fold resourccs-mut-
ton, wool. and lamba--are the most rcu,unera-
tire Of all farm-work. There arc weeds enough
on gorn0 farms 10 keep small tlock SIX months.
Sheep return to tho soil full value for nIl they
consume. The Cotswold ars superior, because
of their rapid growth, tendency TO fatten It any
age, md louQ wool.
Prof. 8. A. Knapp told
HOW TO MAKH THE YARA pAr.
Many farm hns been sold to the grocer or dis
foiycl In tho tea-cup. 1nscsbo over every farss,.
cr's ktchcn-door that the living must como
from the acres. Dlyersifcd crops will not solve
the problem. Take that which can be ruiscd tho
best md produce thG beat In tho market. II you
adupt atock-saising, put two-thIrds Of
1a,f3 1txtr ~ r.
beef and dairy products fs tim best.
Produce tho best. With twenty-Avo cows, thrco
hrno1 marcs, twenty sheep, and fifty hogs, OF
superior merit. tho product should be not less
than q, 600 year; tho expenses not to exceed
fe5O. X you raise hoFscs, ten grado brooI
mares tthG colts to bc kent I'LL years old, lour
cows, forty eilssp, and thirty ho9e, should Yield
m income Of $4,000, On All expenditure Ut 47l0.
II you desire beef, fifteen grade steers years
woal,l realize 81 Ga5 Wills ths total expenses 1t
tho farm should not exceed 5000, Including
taxes antl )abor.
Z. F. ClHFks0n presented paper On
GRAIN AND GRASS.
Grnse Ia King. Il Is worth more to tho world
than all tho cereals combined. Cattle gro fed
too much grain and too ltttta hny. Hogs do
no. get enough Grass No farm cnn he SELF
supporting % where m Rraaa;culturo is NEGLECTED.
dependent farming Il tic world.
sons ideas, and said be was pastusiug one ,lal-
mai to one md half acrcs Of bluegrass uiua
months Of tho year. md for SIX months ono ani-
,3nal 10 ono acre.
Prof. Kuapp said: Nc9ar break up tls soil
to start blucRrass. Sow It on tho surface, and
nut on your CATTLE
lrot. nudd said chomicni Analysis showed
more nutritious qualities In the prairie bun1tpu)
gFass than In timothy. ,
~. Il. Saunders, Of sIgourney, talked horse.
11ia advieo to farmers was, to loavo last hnracs
to nunt!cn,cu Of wcnltl, and leisure, and contno
themselves TO draught*norses. II you desire
roAdstcrs, use trostlng siro instead Of thor
ouEhbrrtl.
President Wclch, OF tho State Agricultural
on tho
IMPROVEMENT or MAN IN MIND AND uopY.
was, that family characteristics aro Transmitted
Il! mai and aniinals. 30 arc maf0rtnatton and
disease. hond viii tell. Not only tho good,
but also the bnl, qualities are transmitted from
1srt breed atscasc; sclcnce an.l co1nsllon-seose
tiiaDel It,. The mission Of work IL to develop.
As VIC toll, wc grow. We tan work out nll TINT
Is good and great. and transmit it TO our aucces-
sora.
How to feed and when to Kill beef, was thor
0iIIhly discussed, aud tho conclusion reached WIS
TINT besf tnay be feed too loug and too much,
care and protection Of cattle, tu whlci, he guyo
tho result Of long aud careful investigation,
practical experience, and scientific research. He
nFst gaVs thu comparative nutEitlye value Of
7ioods cerutnon,y used in feeding stock III Iowa,
s,ld their dgcst!bie, heat-fosming clcnaents, ~
compared With tho percentage Of tlssuc-forn-
lug.
THE usAr-ronstlao ELEMENTS
of good ucadaw.hay arc to tho aesh.formIn1
c'cWents d H:1.
E!che.t pasture, ~ ......... ....... III
lntefloF c'ovet-hay. a.. ;. ..............,,. I'll
Nearly rips c'over.hay, as........ .........l0I
s.as q s.rtoas iiad:, a..... ..4S:i
o+l'takc, M...-...,...,,. ................... 2:l
Naturu nakes no mistakes. Tho general
ngcrke of thu cotn'non f0ods Is ~ 8:l. Whyt
Hhlch roMttnea with Oxygen ol thu atMus.
phore, taken into tue lungs, forms caruonic
s,ssd. .,. which Is consumed Ia tue blood md pro-
aas % bes o sas d h1ss Ss res Sssa
showed that the dlgestlble carbohydrates, OF
heat-1ormsrs, should be 81 per cent 1f tho food
eaten; and that ~ per cent Of mans daily
1oo1 goes ~ tnautain animal heat. Apply tho
rule to animals. and an OF wctgh!ng 1000
pounds, supplied with thirty pounds OF uutrt-
llous !ood daily, will exhaust nearly half Of 1t
IN malusa aln'ng animal heat and vital functions,
On the supposi!'oa that be IL comfortably shcl-
tered aud cured for. About 20 per cent 1nore
heat IL required In winter than in summer. j.
T. anY marvel that, under tho general rule IN
ths sprluKl
THE EcoAoAr 0y PROPER SHELTER
asx sn9%h ' no. GUY ID ths sa!inK Of food neces-
a,.hsl'or.tlag effect on the animals Ueath Or
1Neeae 1fom lack of food IL also death or iseAze
taon !sck Of warmth. sheItcr means pgo-
lset'oh from heat "a well cold,-prot seton from
ha1u besa eea a. xsil y cold fa. Many an.s
bate earth, or ln = bed of st,ow, .(tef ssaudinr
1an they could ataad no lonaer, rather than
th H. .1ff y ,st1sts which xaEn them aga!ast
nsans roofs. beds, and walls. Better = veil.
'svt .'., RroyS @ VIII good bed than cos&iy barn
with half~open doors, gaping cyacks. AID tilth
AID tnire nndeEloot, Let tho eattle.barn bu
placed Shera 1t will be dry within, aud IL will
pAl. ~
fhe Hon K A.. Willard, OF Sand Falls, N. y.
real paper on the -
hKHns oR Tnx DAIRY IN TuE Wx.T:
which wM composed largely OF statistics.
CFGaineriea make better butter than taruers.
and fAEncrs would make Mora monty by con.
aolng thcir efforts to cfeameEles. Calves can
" raised on oll-lncsl Gna skltu-tntlk a. well aa
whole milk. RelnoTe from thu he1d ali cows