Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-30
CALVERT sPESsLEY, Sec,
FARMERS INSTITUTE,

The following is from the Mil
waukee Sentinel
The institute at Mineral Point
was conducted by John Gould, act
ing superintendent, in the absence
OF Mr.. Morrison. He was assisted
by the Hon. j. w. Rewey and sever
al 2t the prominent farmers and
stock-breeders OF Iowa county dur
ing the first day and evening, the
rem llnder of the force coming on
from lancaster on the second day.
DIR, Byers, of Monroe, who is an en-.
ergetlc chairman, presided. The reg :
ular force, Messrs, Gould, DR.. Arms
10y, Gham0erlalu, Sayre and PETER,
addressed the farmers, not the same
exactly, bat in the main the same as
at other points, and as then paitly
reported. The meeting was i'm.
men3e IN its pushing capacity TO get
In, aud hearty IN It's quick responses
to any good points made by the
speas ers. II ever the tarre court
roou of Mineral Point mad more
people IN it, sitting, standiug, aud
hanging between those who touched
the tiJor, then IL must have been at
time when the people were smaller
1t was 50 much of IA jam as to be un-
comfortable Till some hundreds
ceased trying TO get IN. There are
several breeders of the different
kinds OF improved stock in Iowa
county, and in consequence the mer.
It's OF each breed for the purpose for
which 1t Is kept was thoroughly dis
cussed.
LARGE STOCK FARM.
The Sentinel representative was in
vlted To visit the stock farm of Ross
& Sons, where, on 5000 acres, the
breeders keep 100 head of Short
horns, and also about the same mum.
Der Of grade animals that are grow
Ing and fattening. They have first
class stables, aud take excellent care
of all the herd. They have stock of
the best strains in the country and
can present show OF fine cattle that
VIII please the eyes of admirers of
beef-auimals
The meeting of the last evening
was entertained III part by Mrs. DIR.
Pitcher, of Mineral Point, who gave
some select recltitions with excel
lent effect She is lady of large
natural dramatic powers and has
evidently y cultivated them to some
purpose.
ID. +. Sayre spoke of the benefits
of the institutes. He acknowledged
that he had been constrained TO
grow in grace" as farmer by
beng stirred up by them, aud be
lieyed what he had unlearned and
learned through them had benefited
him and his farm and family an
hundred fold. 1t was really re-
markable accomplishment for
farmer TO learn where he was in
error, and then get the spirit and
determination To substitute the bet
Ter way for that which ought TO be
obsolate. He told in very concise
and interesting way, "Some of the
Things He Had Learned at the
Farmers' Institutes" last winter
white travelling with the "menag-
erle," and from reading the reports
of 1t. lie had been plodding along
IN grand Old Rock county and i'm
aglned that he was far behind the
age, but he confessed to receiving
new light and that he had met with
a change of heart. He recapitu-
lated some Of the solid truths that
were aired around the state, and
said that one farmer here, and an
other there, had followed the ad-
vice, and be believed there had
been an advance all along the line.
He said on his own farm, up 10 last |
spring, the idea had not been enter