Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-27
AGRICULTURAL.
Inaugural Session OF the American
Agricultural ASS ooiation at
Chicago.
FULL REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS,

FULL REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS
A national convention Of agricu]turists
under the auspices of the American
Agricultural Association, held its irsu-
gnral session at the Grand Pacific Hotel.
Chicago, commencing at noon on the 18th
inst. About $50 representatives We're
present from all parts Of the country
among them many prominent men.
Shortly after IL o'clock President
Sprague called the meeting to order and
introduced Mayor HARRISON, who spoke
the words of welcome. Hon. j. F. Kin
ney, Of Nebraska, responded. The
Sprague, of Vermont, then delivered al
address, in which he said that good,
wide awate, practical farmer 1s neces-
sary in every community; the govern
ment is in the bands of the non produ-
Ger, who overlooks the needs Of the
country: the internal revenue tax, a wal
measure, almost eighteen years after
the close of the late unpleasantness,
remains in force, blot upon the
nations record, but our late cleo
tons will force the repeal of this and
other Objectionable measures, as: they
should have been years ago. He also
spoke of the vote of New York freeing
the Erie Canal to competition with the
Mississippi and stated that when the
latter great artery of trade was properly
cared for by the government, the prob
lem Of regulating railroad charges would
be to great extent solved. He said
federal law was needed regulating inter
state commerce to remove the evils Of
inharmonious state legislation; the inter-
ests of the farmers and railroads are
IDENTICAL; railroad abuses should be rem
edied by cooperation in intelligent
measures; the telegraph system of the
country should be in the hands of the
government; abuses of adulteration of
produce should be remedied, and the
perpetrators of the wrongs should be
brought to justice as enemies Of the
humAn race.
The following officers were elected:
Presidential. T. Sprague, Vermont.
Vice Presidents Root. Georgia; John
W. Pierson, Illinois; J. c. Stevens, Maryland:
Nebraska; H. z. Slayton, New Hampshre; N.
S. Townshend, England; Seth Terry, Colorado;
A. H. Brintnall, Ontario; P. L. Kimbal Yer
| mont; Bartlett Woods, Indiana; J. L. Ferguson,
Missouri.
! Sscretaries-Maj. R. D. Torrey, Wisconsin;
D. H. Wheeler. Nebraska; E. W. Perry, Illinois.
A communication was received from
Amos Stooffer, Of Waynesboro, Pa, in
reference to evaporated fruit, which, he
| said, was worth from 200 to 400 per
cent. more than the same fruit sun or
oven dried, the labor of preparing the
fruit (the greatest item) being the same
in both cases.
Gen. w. w. Burns, read paper on
the Preservation Of Moisture for Sea
sonable Rainfall" He explained the
beneficial effects of forests and called
upon tho government to plant trees
along the edges of all streams.
Hay formed the topic of an IN.
teresting recital of individual experience
by Mr.. Wesley Redbead, Of Des Moines,
Iowa. a spirited discussion on the rel
ative value of wild aud cultivated
grasses ensued in which Messrs. Fergu-
son, of Missouri, Curtis, of New York,
Pierson, of Illinois, and Judge kinney,
of Nebraska, partici pated. Hay has de
throned cotton and corn, and now rel GINS
fao Mig, IL WAS dSSe1 Ccu
In the evening Mr.. Burrell, of New
York, spoke upon the subject of dairy
ing and ensilage. He deplored the man
ufacture of skim milk cheese, and said
that every pound OF common cheese sold
prevented the sale of ten times that
amount Of good cheese. He related his
experience with ensiIage, and described
his method in building the silos. His
we're twenty-five feet deep, lined with
concrete, aud had Il capacity OF twelve
Thousand tons. He raised al average Of
twenty-nine tons Of pressed ensi]ago to
the acre. Messrs. Smith, of Iowa,
Burnham and Furness, of Nebraska,
each took part in the ensuing discussion.
On the 18th inst. Ezra Whitman advo-
Gated the construction of the Maryland
ship canal; G.. T. Allen expatiated on
the meat resources OF Nebraska. A
spirited discussion on the tariff question
was had. The subject of ensilage wa'
thoroughly discussed. Vice President
Pultorl explained his methed Of bnild-
ing a silo. His was 20x16 feet, ana 20
feet deep, lined with refuse marble, tue
bottom filed in four inches deep with
gravel. The corn was sown twenty-five
kernels TO the foot, and averaged 81
tons OF ensilage per acre. A foot pei
day was added every day III the silo, un
ii! it was TILED. A pressure of one hun
dred pounds to the square foot was put
upon the ensilage to exclude the air,
While his father thought it doing we'll &c
keep @ COW from one acre of land, he
could easily keep seven COWS FROM one
acre.
On the 18th q resolution was intro
duced calling upon congress to, widec
and deepen the illinois and Lake Allobi
gan Canal, and also to construct the
Hennepin Canal, so as to permit the
passage of boats of heavy tonnage. The
| afternoon was mainly spent in discussing
the project of great national agricul
tural exposition in 1883, and committee
was appointed to select the time anc
place OF such exposition. In the even
) ing, j. G. Stevens, of Ohio, spoke OF
"Sheep Husbandry, and F. D. Coburn
t of Kansas, on "Hogs with Streak Fa
. and Streak Lean"
= On the 18th inst. a committee wa
g appointed to draw up resolutions on tn
sorghum interest. Apaper on "Under
/ drainage" was read by Mr.. Blipkens
! dorfer, of Pennsylvania. Gen. Raun
made short speech in favor Of reduc
: .tion of taxation on home industry. Mr.
f j. S. Norton, of Nebraska, Itook excep
e tions to Gen. Raums speech and advo
Gated free trade. Judge Kinney Offered
a resolution which was adopted, protest
ing against taking off any duty on i'm
y ported wool and wooden goods. AID
! dresses were delivered by HenryJ. Phil
f pot, of Iowa, on Farmers Markets,
e Congressman Stevens, of New York. an
= Prof. johnson, of Michigan, on EN-
= silage," and Prof. Vanburen Denslow
t of Illinois, on the "Wool- Growing In
j. terests of the United States.", TIL
: question of protection and free trad
!, crept into the discussion of the last sub
1 ject and created a stirring debate, O
. . which it was evident that the farmer
e were radically divided. A resolutio
was passed calling ON congress to legif
= late for the suppression of pleuro-pner1
monia in cattle. "::' T.:
Il a MINE near Ell Dorado, CAL, was las
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