Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-16
FARMERS, CONVENTION.

SIN met IN the agricultural rooms of the
capitol on the 9th inst, in annual con-
vention. The agricultural society
which was board meeting-was pre-
sided over by Hon N. u. Fratt, of Ra-
cine, who made appropriate remarks,
as did also Geo. +. Bryant, secretary.
President j. NJ. Smith called the horti-
cultural society to order, and members
proceeded TO discuss the question of
summer meetings, all agreeing that they
had proved both interesting and profit
able.
A resolution was adopted providing
for holding one summer meeting, with
some local society, and the usual APP
preparation for premiums with such So
ciety, and as many conventions at more
leisure seasons of the y ear as may be
deemed expedient by the executive
committee, and this is left largely discre-
tionary with the president, who shall
secure the attendance of members of
the state society at these local conven-
tions.
The society appointed the district
committees for the several fruit dis
tricts of the state.
The committee on programme re-
ported the regular order of exercise for
each day of the convention, ending
Friday.
SECOND DAY.
The agricultural society was called to
order by President Fratt.
The chieof bject OF the meeting was
the revision of the premium list,
etc. Just as the work began dele
CATION of Madison ladies was
ushered into the quarters. There were
Mrs. j. Bascom, Mrs. j. f. Irish, Mrs.
John Sterling, and Mrs. Willet S. Main.
The forewoman, Mrs. Bascom, an
nounced that they had come to ask that
the board adopt resolution prohibit
ing the traffic of beer at the state fair
grounds. The ladies had their say,
which completely captured the board,
and a resolution suggested by the Wis
itors was carried-only one member
voting against.
The horticultural society met in
morning session, President Smith IN
the chair Recommendations were
made with reference to fruit and tree
lists.
The following committee on observa-
ton was appointed
Ist District. S. Stickney Wauwatosa.
I'd Distlict--G. j. Kellogg GAINESVILLE.
Sd District-0eo. Hill, Rosendalc.
4th District--A. l.. Hatch, Ithaca.
5th Distriet-H. Floyd, Berlin.
9th District-D. Huntley, Appleton.
Sth District-M Mr.. Springer.
9th District--A. j. Phillips, West Salem.
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18th DISTRICT. NJ. Smith Green Bay.
Invitations were received from the
county horticultural societies of Sank
and Green Lake counties for some gen
tlemen to address their meetings to be
held at Baraboo and Berlin, an Febru-
airy 22d, 23d and Oath
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
was devoted to miscellaneous business
and annual election Of officers for the
ensuing year
president--J, NJ. Smith, Green Bay
Vice PresidentJ. G, Plumb, Milton.
Corresponding Secretary-B. s. Hoxie, Cooks
ville
Treasurer-Mstt. Anderson, Cross Plains.
a joint session of the societies was
held last evening, when addresses were
delivered by the presidents-Fratt, of
the agricultural society, and Smith, Of
the horticultural society.
THIRD DAY.
This morning in joint conven-
ton of the state agricultural and horti-
cultural societies, the question of a
new industry--the raising of amber
cane-came Up.
The irst speaker was Prof. w. A.
Henry, of the Wisconsin state univer-
sity. He spoke of the time he first
took control Of the experimental farm.
nection with the public through
communications, etc; and he soon sue
ceeded. In short time great strides
have been made on the university
farm. With the $4,000 which the leg
islature last year appropriated, prep
arations for experiments in making
sugar have been made. Mr.. Swenson,
in his work, has been certain in every
particular. One thousand pounds of
sugar have been made, the exhibits of
which have been sent out over the
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packages or more. In the south,
sugar outfit costs about $4,000.
The second experiment was ensilage.
1t has been practiced for about six
year The dimensions and quality of
the silo which has been built on the
university farm were described; this,
the professor said, was something like
a cellar, we'll plastered. Fodder and
clover wer chopped up and run in the
sllo, stamped down by men, after which
planks were placed on and weighed
down heavily with stones! The species
of corn grown upon the farm were de-
scribed, and single stalk of certain
kind of CON weighed five pounds. The
ensilage produced to the acre has been
from $4,000 to $4,000 pounds, while one
man, in another state, states that ne re-
ceived 700 tons of ensilage from twelve
acres of land. 1t appears that one
pound of good timothy hay is worth
from four to seven in ensilage. fhe
expense of the University siio, made
first class in everp particular, was $413
including an ensilage cutter Of 81. Cost
If uniting in he pnsilape was 81 6S pnr