St. Paul daily globe., 1886-06-09
old Rudziuski has been adjourned till FRI
day, when the defense will begin.
CLAY COUNTY FARMERS.
They Hold an Institute at Moor
head..The Subjects Discussed.

They Hold an Institute ut Moore-
hend-.The Subjects Discussed.
Special to the Globe.
MooREHEAD, Minn.. June 8.-The first
of the series of farmers Institutes in this
county, under the auspices of the Clay
County Agricultural society was held in
Moorehead to-day, and though not largely
attended, the discussions were interesting
and instructive to the members. o. G.
Gregg and G. l.. Smith of Southern Mime
sofa, instructors in the service of the agri-
cultural university were present at the
morning session. Mr.. Gregg presented
the subject Of winter dairying. giving the
theory and experience in detail. His cow
stables are arranged for six cows in stall,
three feet for each. with south and east ex-
pOsure, with proper ventilation and warm
cut feed. His chief point was that
calves should be dropped in October and
November, securing fresh milk at the time
when butter commands the best prices.
Diagrams were shown explaining his
methods in detail. At the afternoon session
Mr. Smith spoke on cultivation of small
fruits in the Red River valley. He said
strawberries, currants, gooseberries, rasp-
berries and crab apples were as easily and
surely produced there as in Southern Min
nesOta and with no more danger from frost
than in Southern Illinois. Parties in Fargo
had told him that they had found large
profit in growing strawberries and currants.
Some experiments with blackberries also
promised well. Mr.. Smith gave in detail
the methods of cultivation, the main points
OF which were proper covering in winter
and keeping out the grass and weeds. He
showed thrifty and well
LOADED BRANCHES OF CURRANTS
cut in local gardens. The farmers were
advised to grow all small fruits, taking
only the standard varieties that had been
tested in the climate. Mr.. Gregg followed
on the butter question, analyzing speci-
men made on Lyman LOring's bonanza
farm, and giving the constituents of the
standard article, the mode of making, and
the feed and conditions of the cow. Min
nesota, he said, should be the leadrng dairy
state as it has the best feed for mich cows,
nerve food, oats, bran and superior
grasses. In response to inquiries
he spoke of the new petent for making but
ter OF milk, producing four times as much
as from cream, leaving only the water.
ms process has been investigated by Prof
Porter, under bonds not to reveal its secrets,
and he was surprised at its simplicity The
product was good, solid butter, but not
quite equal to the cream product in flavor.
Mr.. Gregg was inclined to regard this as
one of the great discoveries of the nine
teenth century. 1t would produce cheap
and genuine butter but not displace the gilt
edge cream product. He described the
ideal butter cow-which depends more up
on form than breed-narrow at the front
and fuller at the rear, with large lac
teal equipment He thought there was
great lack of intelligence and discrimina-
ton in this matter. and while the Jersey
was superior dairy animal, it would be a
good thing if a government expert could
kill off three-fourths of the Jerseys in Min
nesota. Miss Sanford, who was to speak
ON domestic economy, failed to appear.