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

The following on the farmers In
stitute, held in this city last week,
is taken from the Milwaukee Sen
tiaei, which paper has special cor
respondent at all institutes, and
their writings are necessarily
thorough and accurate to sustain
the claims for that paper:
There was not an average attend
ance at the opening session here on
account of the deep snow and in
tensely cold weather. III. G.. Adams,
the assistant superintendent, intro
duced b. 5 Hoxie, who led discus
sion on clover as an important crop
for every farmer. Mr.. Arnold, of
Fennimore, said he had faRied in
getting q good catch Of clover on
sccouut OF the extremely dry seasons.
He sows in the spring with eats, and
lightly harrows the seed 10. He
favors heavy seediRg-eigtt quarts
to the acre. Mr.. True thought it
difficglt to get clover to catch and
live; but he should not give it up.
Prot, Garfield, of Michigan, asked
if clover is such good .crop-as it
uueuestionably is-why not sow it
for itselfp 1t is 30 sown in Michi
gan with good results. Mr.. Hatch
had sown in the fall, but was not
satisfied with the results. Some of
his neigh bors had sowu the seed on
the snow, in w1nter, and had good
crops. Prof. Garfield said that
when they sowed it in the spring,
and with ne eoher crop, they got a
crop of hay the first Summer. Mr..
Adams gets more value from the
second crop, for hay, than for seed.
Mr.. Godfrey, of Mineral Point gets
more value in his SOFIA rich loan
from the roots plow, d III, than
from the tops. When he tries TO
raise seed, he thinks two bushels All
acre good paying, crop. He con
Cured In the opinion that stiff clay
soils are much bentfitted by plow'
ing under the second crop when it
fails To produce seed fairly we'll.
OPENING edsMALITFEs-DE
AT 2 O'clock the hall was well
filled, and Hon. Nj. M. Cothren, in
his address of welcome to the insti-
tute workers, said the object of this
work is toveducate, agltate and OF
gaDIze. The instptnte is no place
for partisausbip, bat for unfolding
the truths Of nature,and the unlock.
ing of her vast resources. IL is
time that agriculture came TO the
front. The achievements of to-day
would have been considered marvel.
GUS wonders fifty years ago. MIR.
Adams made brief response. He
| said the farmer must win respect as
we'll as wish TO receive it. He was
not proud 10 he siHply a farmer,
but would ,be proud 10 be good
farmer. He respected good work
an, where and every where.
Mr.. .. j. Arnold, eof Grant Co.,
represented the dehorners. He be.
lleves the pain inflicted is only ten
porary, DOt'noTe than 10 take out a
tooth, and that it saves vastly more
pain than ltecauses. Fhe opinion IL
gettlag TO be universal that the
'orns must go-aud they are goisg
at rapid rate.
{. A. Il at0h, on "Sheep Husband
ry," said that Que Advantage of the
industry is that farmers can beglu
on a small &pital. The essential
point must be good vitality in the
tlocks. lie utes full blood merin0
with the best of common ewes he
can get, which with him gives the
best resalts. One farmer advocated
Cotswolds fur wool, nation aud
money, and a lively discussion
spraug up az to the particular merits
OF each breed. Mr.. Hatch stated
that the wool from our northern
states is fiuer aud of better texture
than that of South America conve-
quently, must be in demand for fue
goods.
HoRTICULTURE ON THE FARM.
Prof. Garfield spoke Of herticul-
ture on the farm. ave must have
horses, cattle and sheep, but with
these let us have more trun. /
know of no way whereby We eau
obtain 10 much satisfaction and
comfort as in raising fruit. Straw
berries are so easily raised, aud yet
not one farmer In teu raises enough
for his own use. II you cannot
raise all the varieties Of apples you
need, or wish, in Wisconsin, yoa
can raise an abundance of small
frait. If they do not raise them II
Is safe to say that nearly all who do
not viii 20 without them. They
should plant all kinds IN long rows
and cultivate the same as corn, aud
they would be satisfied with results.