Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-26

they have refining influence in the
home" He pitied the man who
does not appreciate the beauty of
flowers.
In the evening Prof. Gar6eld's
topic was, "rhe Farmers Duty to
His School" The main thoughts,
condensed, were that our schools
should be far better than they are
To make them SO we must have bet
ter teachers snd TO get better
teachers we must pay more for good
service. He also spoke of the stu
pidlty of some school boards that
were relics of the dark ages. He
said he once knew a good teacher
who kept school in the woods one.
half day to teach her scholars about
trees, and plants, and shrubs. But
when the order came for her pay for
the term that halliday was deducted
Az lost timei We often pay too
little heed To the moral character of
the teacher and also to the personal
nestuess Of tne pupils. Too much
of our teaching is from books to the
neglect Of common things that are
like the unwritten law. Many
teschers, -so-called, are woefully ig-
ncraut about the most common phe-
nomena of life. But they can
aaswer oil the questions pat 60 them
by school boards. The teacher
SHOULD be able to teach without
books, when before his class.
Prof Cabanis, of Mineral Point,
teartik endorsed the sentiments ef
che professor.
TO FARM SUCCESSFULLY.
"The Secret of Success in Farm.
lGng" was discussed by II. j. Van
Matre. He said the special line OF
9armrng one desired to engage in
should be a matter of deep con-id-
.eration. Mixed fscming is the best
for the man who cannot manage a
special business. The successful
farmer is the one who knows how
to dosa thing and then sets himself
l.about it. He must be an enthusiast
in his work. He must be on time
with everything--eyen TO the paying
.of his notes--if he makes any. He
must know enough TO do all his
work without taking fifteen hours a
rday to do it. Ten hours is enough
if they are rightly employed.
Mr., Il. Robbins, of PLatteyille
gave hie islk On the question, "Hov
EShall We Compete Wsth Western
beef?" He believes ia raising goot
grade Storthorus, feeding them sc
an TO make continuous and very
srapid gre with, and then taking the
rsteers TO the block whea they are
Ftwenty ~ onths old. Some "a his
points were sharply contested. Mr.
Harris said that he made more
money at raising and selling grad,
EShorthore heifors at 2 and 8 year,
Fold, withetheir calves by their sides
sthan he could at raising steers fol
sbeef.
Supt. Morrison held this to be oD'
of the mott important questions t'
the farmers of the state who are
trying to make something at pro
dncing meat. Low prices now pre-
vail and itfs the opiaioa OF many
that they will continae. His opln
ion was that the raising of great
crops Of fod der corn and the use @i
the slo TO preserve the food would
help solve the problem by giving
cheaper food
AIR. Waters said he thought he
could make il pay to fatten steers on
40 cent corn, aud then sell at $4.OC
per hundred.
Mr.. Adams emphasized the point
that farmers must expect low prices
I for butter and cheese az we'll ~ ton
beef, aud that they must produce
cheaper food on the farm TO even
ap the profits.
DR., Grange, abe state veterinary
Surgeon, Of Michigan, was IN at
tendance and took for hls theme
"The Horse" His address was
illustrated by a life-size painting.
The doctor must be seen aud heard
to be fully appreciated. The good
and bad points OF horse we're
sharply defined TO the intense inter-
est OF the large audience.
TEE DAIRY INDUSTRY.
II. &. Adams presented the facts
in regard to the cost Of keeping a
good COW 10 good condition for bus
mess in the old way, aud contracted
the figures with those that modern
methods made. The dairy was fur
ther discussed by Mr.. HIckox, his
topic being "Butter-maklng for
Profit" He said be would uot at
tempt to make comparisons or draw
conclusions as to the relative profit
of raising horses or dalrylug, but
would simply give his own expert
ence. He SAID he liked dairylng for