The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-03-21
The DaiTyTen's Convention at
Map|0ton.

| Map|Gton.
concluded from Fist Pagel
we hope for, is to think, be charitable,
and industrious.
Mr.. Brown then announced that q
telegram had just been received, which
read as follows:
LONDON, MARCH, Is, 1884.
To the Napoleon Convention:
Hi ham quite unhappy to-day, to
think as ow I can't take q and hin your
as ow YOU may ave day hand a night
oft. Yours Truly,
QUFEN VICTORIA.
MAPLETON CONTENTION,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF M MIEEE 1s1S ia.
To Queen Victoria:
. Honored and much respected madam.
Sorry you can't be with us, but don't
worry. How is your knee?
Thanks for your good wishes-shake.
Yours in the interest of the COW, steer
and mule. G. G. SPAULDING,
President of the Convention.
After the merriment had subsidized,
Mr.. Joseph Dolby read a short paper
on: diversified Farming" He said:
think diversified farming to be the
most profitable, because when you have
a diversity of produce, your losses will
be small. when, if your produce is all
of one kind they will be great, and l
prefer a number of small losses to a less
number of great ones. would never
crowd any branch of farming beyond
its capacity, and would have system in
everything, for hap hazard farming is
always failure. 1t is better when feed
runs short to buy, and sacrifice little
money, for if you sacrifice your stocks
welfare, your loss is double. Prepare
for storms and always have your stock
we'll stabbed. know some say that
stock will do as well unstabled as other
wise, but advise you to try 1t and de-
termine for yourselves. l would feed
calves well and when year old, for
you get the poorest returns for time
and money invested when you keep
them until they are two and three years
old. Do not try to raise too many
calves, for it pays better to sell II good
ones than "a of inferior kind. In max
ing butter would advise you to do the
work yourselves, for / think private
dairies more profitable than the cream
cry system. To be sure, cattle are pro-
fitable and great help in eRrichfng
land but an still of the opinion that
land well tiled will raise good wheat
las good as on old. We must not
stop because wem0 { had. some failures
| do not agree with the most of the
farmers, that change of wheat is bene-
It '' cen 'q be- kept from 'V deteroraiins'
A change of seed from one soil to
another will not do. would SOW the
land to clover and cut for hay for two
years and then pillow deep and change
to grain, and it will yield good, healthy
grain. Don't let any land lay in wild
state. but get it into grass as soon as
possible for clover will enrich the soil
and make it more porous, thereby en-
abling it to withstand wet weather bet
ter. When land is wet and compact, il
is unfit to receive proper amount of
atmosphere to give wheat a healthy
growth. l would recommend timothy
for low land and clover for the high
land. Selecting breeds of cattle is a
mend Short-horns for beef and Jersey
or Attorney for butter. Still it is bet
ter to settle the point for yourselves by
experimenting until you get what suits
you. Get variety of stock and keep
selecting the best. We have excellent
grazing and the best of markets, and
what we want now is good feeders and
be careful to avoid OverproductiOn.
Keep great deal of poultry, it is a
very convenient thing to raise -, IN
money for the ladies. Every farming
community should organize and main
tain Il society for mutual discussion of
topics of interest to them. l would
heartily recommend to young farmers
not to 90 in debt, but keep within their
resources, for if they follow this prin-
ciple, they can soon stand alone and be
independent.
Questions.-Mr. Conrad-Did you
ever change seed wheat?
Mr.. Doby-I did about % years ago.
Mr.. Argetsinger-How do you handle
your seed wheat to keep it from deter
iorating?
Mr.. Doby-Cut it little earlier, for
early cut wheat will preserve better
than real ripe wheat.
Mr.. McEins.ry --How do you know
ers and feeders?
Mr.. Doby-I know from information
only, and have had no experience with
them.
Mr.. Mckinstry-You advocate home
manufacture of butter, do you think
your wife can make as good butter as
Mr.. Spaulding's man who has learned
the business and is paid $50 month?
Mr.. Doby-I think my wife has learn
ed the business; she has been at it 40
years. daughter and appiause.)
Mr.. Brooks-After selecting ears of
wheat, did inferior heads appear in the
new crop?
Mr.. Doby-To some extent.
Mr.. S. q. Brooks-What time of the
year would you seed ground to timothy?
Mr.. Doby-As early in the spring as
possible, and during heavy rain:
Mr.. McBroom-Have you tried clover
the same way?
Mr.. Doby-Yes, with success, and on
ground that had never been broken.
Mr.. Stowe-Had this land not been
well tramped up?
Mr.. Doby-No.
Mr.. VIM. Randall was next introduce
ed, who read spicy paper on "Straw
Barns" He believes good barn can
be built from straw by COMPRISING it
in some way, for straw will last long
time, if kept dry. Mr.. Randall stated
that this was ali original idea and he
was not prepared to say to what extent
it will succeed. This created some curl
osity and number of questions were
asked, some are given.
Mr.. Stowe-Do you go on the prin-
ciple of mixing hair in mortar?
Mr.. Randall-No.
Mr.. Spaulding-Is that an old idea?
Mr.. Randall-No, it is new and origi-
nal.
Mr.. Brooks-Have you applied for
patent?
Mr.. Randall-No.
Mr.. Childs-You had better before
J some one else does.
Mr.. Joseph Sprague then read his
views on: fDoes Fencing Pay?" He
was very emphatic in his opinions and
believes that fencing is profitable. He
said: Why don't farmers fence? Be-
cause no one has come around to show
them the advantageous points. If a
machine agent comes and shows them
the points of profit about machine of
any kind, he will invest at once, but it
is different with the fence. II farmers
will begin to fence, they will soon see
that it is much to their advantage to do
SO. A man with farm of 100 acres by
devoting three days to hauling posts,
days setting them, 2 rods apart, and
purchase wire he can fence his farm
with three wire fence for $3.50, and by
j joining with neighbors it can be done
!. with 500, the value of an ordinary
horse. BY putting in division fences
he can give his stock the benefit of the
stubble field. 1t does not pay to herd
cattle because they destroy all that is
gained by SO doing, and dog fence is
a poor fence for milch COWS, because
they will not improve in milk much
when logged around all day. Ifyou
have paSfnreS we'll fenced COWS can