River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-02-16

ltors was carrled-only one member
voting against.
The horticultural society met in
morning session, President Smith IN
the chair. Recommendation were
made with reference to fruit and tree
lists.
The following committee on observa-
ton was appointed:
LIST District S. Stickney, Wauwatosa.
I'd Distlict-G. j. Kellogg, GAINESVILLE.
Sd Distriet--Geo. Hill Rosendale.
4th District--A. L. Hatch, Ithaca.
9TH Distrct--H. Floyd, Berlin.
9th District-D Huntley, Appleton
Sth D1strict-Mr. Springer.
9th District--A. J. Phillips, West Salem.
18th District-A. r. Mcdonald, Sheboygan.
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 Presldent-J c. Plumb, Milton.
Corresponding Secretary b. S. Hoxie Cooks
vile.
Treasurer-Matt. 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.
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This morning in joint conven-
ton of the state agricultural and hortl-
cultural societies, the question of a
new industry-the raising of amber
cane-came up.
The first speaker was Prof. w. A..
Henry, of the Wisconsin state upiver-
sity. He spoke of the time he first
took control of the experimental farm.
His first effort was TO come in con
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 fir experiments in making
sugar have been made. Mr.. Swenson,
in his work, has been certainin every
particular. One thousand pounds of
sugar have been made, the exhibits of
which have been sent out over the
state to the amount of two hundred
packages or more. In the south, a
sugar outfit costs about $4,000.
The second experiment WAS ensllage.
1t has been practiced for about six
year The dimensions and quality of
the silo which has been built on the
university farm were desert bed; this,
The professor said, was something like
cellar, well-plastered. Fodder and
clover wer e chopped up and run in the
silo, stamped down by men, after which
planks were placed on and weighed
down heavily with stonesl The species
of corn grown upon the farm were de-
scribed, and single stalk of a certain
kind of corn 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 he 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. The
expense of the University silo, made
first-class in everp particular, was Sab
including an ensilage cutter of 81. Cost
of putting in the ensilage was 81 6S per
ton. Next year the cost can be
reduced to from 70 cents to one
dollar per ton. The professor advised,
however, that those who contemplated
building silo, to deferthe construction
for at least year, as the whole bust
ness was considerably of an experiment
thus far. The speaker then drifted
on to the sugar question, and said that
the experiments which had been con-
Quoted at the farm were very satisfac-
tory, The works on the experimental
farm will be continued next year more
especially in the matter of ensllage.
After Prof. Henry closed, somewhat
protracted discussion took place, and
the professor was literally showered
with questions regarding silos, their
cost and best mode of construction, the
expense attending the manufacture of
ensilage and all other queries pertain
ing to the experiment in this direction
now going at the university farm. The
professor answered the same with a
readiness that shaved his thorough
knowledge of the business, and with a
patience untiring.
An address by Mr. A. S. Russell,
president of the state cane growers as
ISOLATION, proved of interest to the
meeting.
In the afternoon Mr.. Magnus Sven
son, of the state university, delivered
an address and illustrated the same by
interesting experiments in sugar and
syrup making.
The evening was taken up by expert
ments, and discussion on amber-cane,
and an interchange Of sentiment.
FOURTH DAY.
Thursday morning at 8 o'clock
joint gathering of agriculturists and
horticulturists came together in the
capitol. 1t was announced that prom
inent speaker of the east, Prof. Saun-
ders, could not be present, as an
nounced, on account OF snow blockade
down in Pennsylvania.
The first address was delivered by j.
G. Plumb, of Milton. Subject, "Pres-
ent and Future of Horticulture in Wis
consin." This address was of a highly |
interesting character. the speaker |
had selected statistics showing that the |
number of fruit growing trees IN |
Wisconsin had increased over 100000
trees since 1873. At present there are
2,189,O00 fruitbearing trees in this
state. Rock county has the largest
NUMBER of trees of any county in Wis
consin, although Jefferson produced |
the most fruit 1t was not always the |!
largest number Of trees that produced |
the greatest amount of fruit. She |
boygan county raised more fruit for |
the number of trees than any county |
in Wisconsin. He considered fruit-rais
ing as profitable business in this state |
as that of stock raising and dairy pro-
ducts.
The address wound up by showing |
to the legislature the necessity Of help |
ing on the the good work.
An address was delivered by Hon.
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