The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-27


also thinks cattle's appetites will be governed
by the weather. Said he had made cattle
gain 81 lbs. per head per day.
Mr.. Hebron: My object in giving cattle
their freedom, is that they may make them
selves comfortable and not worry their flesh
off.
Mr.. Gard: think two feeds are better
than three; stomach needs rest crowding
may be more profitable for a short time, but
not in the long run. / tie my cattle with
rope. Sanctions are cruel. They want
room to scratch.
To question az to whether sawdust used
for bedding would be injurious to the soil.
Mr.. H. replied that it would not, but rather,
is beneficial.
Mr.. Maddery would feed fattening stock 8
or 10 times day, and not take them out of
stanchions till time to sell.
Mr.. Gard: Would you scratch 'em?
Mr.. Higgins wanted to know what would
be good rule for selecting hogs for good
feeders.
Mr.. Hebron said, as general rule, q hog
with q broad forehead would be good
feeder.
Mr.. Maddery said it was his experience,
that a creature with long, slim under jaw,
will not fatten well, but are very delicate,
dainty, and particular about food.
The audience now becoming somewhat
restless, the President called for piece Of
music, which was responded to with duet
by Misses Chapman and Tietsort, beautifully
rendered, and which proved the young ladies
well supplied with musical ability.
EVENING SESSION.
The cornet band came in and played sew
eral fine pieces of music, which some thought
were not appreciated as they should have
been.
Mr.. Uriel Enos, of Ontwa, then read an
essay on the Scare and Management of
Poultry" Mr.. Enos restricted himself to
Light Bramah chickens, giving his expert
ments and failures and final success, proving
beyond a doubt that farmers can make
poultry raising profitable, providing they
can get their wives to take all the care of
the chickens. He thinks y lb. chick in
May will bring as much as a 10. one in
October, and for this reason would advise
early Matching. Sprinkle eggs twice with
sulphur during incubation. Poultry will
not do well in dark or close places. Roosts
should be low, thus preventing liability to
broken breast-bones.
After Mr.. Enos' essay "gave out" he gave,
extemporaneously, his experiments with in
cubators and proved himself better speaker
than reader.
Mr.. May wanted to know remedy for
hen cholera.
l.. b. Lawrence thought the best was to
cut their heads off.
After vo al trio, entitled, go Restless
Sea- Prof. E. j. MacEwan of the Agricul
tural College, read an essay on Farmers
Homes" which was the most striking liter
airy production of the whole institute. In
his inimitable humorous way the Prof. sue
ceeded in captivating the admiration of all
who had the pleasure of listening to him
To attempt to give an idea of the essay by
an imperfect synopsis, would only spoil it
for future reading, and as we wish to pub
lish it complete in some future issue of the
NoETHERNER, we refrain.
A poem composed and recited by Mrs.
Una II. Irwin, of Colorado, came in very APP
propriately after Prof. Ms essay, and was
doubly interesting because of its patriotic
features, in lauding Michigan's motto.
A short time was now given for an sex
perience meeting" and was very enthusi-
astically improved by many of the old pio-
neers, led by DR.. Kedzie, who painted in
glowing terms, the hardships and privations
he passed through when he first came to
Michigan. He was one of family of nine
besides hired man and a dog, in a house
18x22, and yet some of the pleasantest days
of his life were spent there, twenty-five miles
from p. o. or doctor.
Elias Morris, of Volinia, followed DR.. X.
with very graphic and touching descrip-
ton of his early history. Something of Mr.
Morris experience can be imagined, when it
is known that he was the first white child born
in Van Buren, county. Thinks we could not be
happy if put back in those old log houses
1t is sin to live in an old log cabin if we
can afford good house.
II. J. Dickson never had any boyhood
Thinks labor and privation sweetens our
bread. Michigan is good place to stop.
l.. b. Lawrence said he had been IL miles
to post-office and back in half a day, ready
for half days work in afternoon, many q
time.
S. Il. Reed thought our hospitality de
creases directly as our wealth increases.
Rev. Z. M. Stephenson, in behalf of ''the