The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-03-11
FARMERS MEETING.

| The Kenosha County Farmers' So :iely had
very uufavorsble weather for its meeting a
Salem Station. Tuesday February oath, a
SNOW storm beginning in the morning and
continuing with scarcely cessation unit
| late in the afternoon. In consequence only
| two OF three Of the members were at the
place OF meeting before noon. and the society
was not called TO order until after dinner.
TIE time and place OF holding the next so.
ciety meeting in the western part Of the
county we're discussed briefly, aud 6nally
left to be decided by the officers. The Score
tary was requested TO try to have the notices
and reports Of the meetings Of the society
published in all the county papers.
By that time. in spite Of the storm, quite 3
number of farmers and their wives had ar
rived, and the conducting of the meeting hav-
ing been given TO Professor Henry, Of the
University Of Wisconsin, he asked their at
tention TO the subject, Systematic Feeding
in the Dairy" After disolaiming the name
lecture, as applied to hls remarks, calling it,
rather, talk, he gave brief history Of the
growth of interest in this subject, stating
that it was only recently that scientific men
began TO consider the relation Of food 10 the
body; and the first experimental station for
the purpose of studying this subject was es-
tablished in Germany only twenty FIVE years
ago. He noticed, first. the constituents of
feed, dividing the organic substance into two
classes, and explained the name and func.
ton of each class. Then, by means of
chart, that the eye might aid the ear, he
showed what amount Of each class an ami
nal could obtain from given quantity of
some Of the more common articles Of food,
and also their relative values. Next was
shown the food per day and per one thous.
and pounds, live weight, required by the do.
meetic animals, the OK, horse. sheep and COW,
TO enable them to do in the best manner the
work expected of them and keep up in
weight. Then he demonstrated how, from
these two tables, the farmers could determine
the ration for his COW that would produce
The largest flow Of milk with no waste of
food. This he held waa practical. and cited
in proof an instance where one company
saved forty thousand dollars in year by
following the system of feeding deduced from
the trials at the experimental stations. And
one of the taost successful dairymen C Wis
consln. after years Of experience IN feeding,
found that, unwittingly. he was following
very closely the rule of the scientist.
At the beginning Of the lecture Professor
Henry had invited questions, and SO. through.
Out, the lecture was interrupted by questions,
discussions aud answers, which we're not the
least interesting part of the meeting. At
the close he spoke Of the University farm, Of
which he had charge; of some things that
had been accomplished, and more that he
wanted to do; Of the questions which he
wished to &c tie, all Of which are Of import
ance TO the farmers Of the need of an appro.
priation by the State Legislature to enable
him to accomplish this, and of the fear that
the effort now being made TO obtain an ap-
preparation would fail, because the farmer
and the farmers interests were not duly
in the Senate.
A vote OF thanks was rendered Professor
Henry for the afternoons instruction and
On account of the storm, the question Of
the expediency Of an evening meeting was
raised, and the society decided to accept the
invitation given by the President, to spend |
the evening at his residence, and adjourned. |
The evening was occupied with the dis. |
cussion of various farm topics, agricultural
fairs, roots for feeding, and amber cane re.
ceiying the most attention. Prof Henry
gave an interesting description Of the con-
strGction and management Of silo, showing
many points Of excellence in that method Of
storing fodder, though he was not ready to
ndorse il for &c neral use.
W. MuNsoN. Secretary.
salem, Feb. 26. 1881.