The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-15

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Il Sidney Buell., of Walworth county
read paper entitled, What shall "
dowith our Sheep" Mr.. Buell. has beel
, an extensive sheep raiser and wool grow
er. He said that with the reduction o
the tariff we could lot compete her,
with the wool growers of Australia AMI
South America. Perhaps the west, witt
its wild lands and unappropriated grass
es. could still grow wool at profit.
In the discussion which followed Mr.
W. V. Gull said that with our skill anG
enterprise we could compete with any
country in the world. But if we could
not grow mutton and wool at profit
we had better grow something else thai
would afford aprofit. Il was not righ'
| to tax the people for the benefit of few
wool growers. He believed growing
mutton and wool was as profitable now
as any other farming, and he had just
invested IN another flock. A flock OF
sheep will greatly improve farm, and
IN computing profits this was often ig-
Inored.
| Hon. II. G. Adams, of Madison, in a
brief speech, defended the policy of a
protective tariff, and asserted that the
American farmer cannot compete with
foreign wool growers.
Mr.. John Gould, of Ohio, in a paper
on Butter Making" gave the meeting
some ideas on ensilage for dairy cows.
He had no silo of his own, but is intend
ing to build one next year. Eighteen of
his neighbors had silos, and run them
successfully, and fed the ensilage with
great satisfaction and profit. The silo,
with its present method of management,
Is no longer an experiment.
The rules for filling are definite, and
the result unvarying. An acre of good
land planted to Southern ensilage sweet
Ecoln will produce Is tons of green fodder,
three tons of which is equal in feeding
value to one ton of tame hay. Plant
the width of the corn planter and drop
the kernels three inches apart. Three
peeks of corn will plant an acre. When
the ears are hard enough for boiling it is
ready to cut. Haul to the silo and cut
In quarter-inch pieces with fodder
cutter driven by horse power. The size
for A GOOD sILo is go feet long, divided
into sections of 20 #. each width of silo,
"a #. /; hight, 16 #. Can be built of wood
all above the ground, Or of stone below.
1t must be built so as to perfectly ex-
clude the air. No need of stamping
down the ensilage or weighing it down
with stone. Work one day to filling
each section in succession. This allows
the ensilage to heat to 1902 Fahrenheit
and results in destroying all fermentive
germs. A new lot of ensilage fodder is
put on and the heat subsidies in the first
lot to 50 9, which it always maintains.
After filling and being allowed to settle
1t must be covered so as to exclude the
air. This can be well done with strong
building paper, covered with or 10
inches of sawduss or with sufficient
moistened clay or its equivalent in other
covering. In feeding uncover one Sec
ton and feed from the top. The degree
of heat In the ensilage is sufficient to
prevent freezing.
Prof. Whitney, of Michigan, gave his
lecture on the Education of the Farm
er-How, When and Where obtained"
and on Wednesday gave his lecture on
" The Farmers Home and its Surround
ings." The professor is highly edu-
Gated, is a professional orator. and will
give these lectures at various institutes
in the state The lectures contain
many fine thoughts expressed in ele-
giant language.
A bill was introduced in the last leg
islature to appropriate $4,000 to build
a second AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. It
was amended by making the sum $780,
900, but was defeated in the assembly,
where it was introduced by Hon. III. G.
Adams. Our representative, Hon. An
drew Patterson, voted against it, and our
senator, Hon. w. S. Maxwell, would
have voted against il if it had -~--'- :
the senate.
4, r. Roberts read al the Institute a
paper showing that our present agricul-
turai college was more than sufficient
for all the demands made upon it for an
agricultural education, and that the ex-
penditure would be waste of the pub
lie money. He was followed by Hon.
Fl. G. Adams, of Madison, who argued
warmly in favor Of the project.
Mr. Roberts introduced q resolution
against it. to test the views of the meet
ing.
Mr.. NJ. o. Myrick and Mr.. Henry
'Blackman announced that they did not
understand the question well enough to-
vote upon it, and on request of the SUI
perintendent the resolution was with
drawn.
The Institute closed on Wednesday
evening at Union Grove, and on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday following an
Institute was held at Elkhorn, and the
question of another agricultural college
was warmly discussed.
Il Hon. H. G.. Adams, Of Madison, open
ed on the affirmative with ten min
tutes' speech. All the speakers were
limited to ten minutes, excepting that
Mr.. Adams, on the affirmative, was allow
ed fifteen minutes to close the debate.
3. Mr.. D. F. Sayre, of Fulton, read a
lengthy paper in favor of the project,
and had his time extended to allow him
to finish.
Mr. l. B. Edgerton and Mr.. West, of
Elkhorn, and r: F. Roberts, of Kenosha,
argued against the project. On Satur-
day Mr.. Roberts resolution was taken
from the table and passed by nearly
unanimous vote.
The institutes and the indefatigable
efforts of the superintendent, w. III.
Msrrison, have commanded the fullest
appreciation of the people.