Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-01-10

53s. thai there were raised 29l,A45
pounds ii tlax; 29o, 40 pounds oii obac-
co and l.o43 TO- iens Il grasses;
lbat there were produced in 1897. %.
G57 2is ponds Of hu'ter aud 500 .o53
pounds Of cheese
Ii mag beo general interest 70 state
that for tic biennial period just closed
articles association ID the number Of
]. 10 we're liicd; for tie CORE pending
preceding period there were flied 40
such articles; Increase. l49.
For The years 1886 aud 1887 there
were recorded Is, 200 marriages, 4f,ols
births, 1885 death.
WISCONSIN FARMsRss INSTITUTES.
From ~. II Morrison, supcriniend
cnt, Madison. Wis, va have received
Bulletin No ?, Wisconsin Farmers
Institutes 1t contains $40 pages,
devoted principally q the proceedings
Of The closing institute ~ Madison
March 27~2g, 1888. Tlis institute was
the 'round-ap, Of Il series Of eighty
ono mcetnzs heid during The winter Of
1873.
The volume before as covers . wide
field farming, horticulture, cnsiage,
cattle. horses, dairYlng, sheep, swine
aud other matters rciating TO pfogres-
sivo agriculture. II is a most valuable
work
There is an increasing demand for
Institutes in Wisconsin, they are, in
fact becoming almost necessity to
+ agriculture. There has been such
i great change, in tae past few years.
IL the methods of conducting farming
operations SO mach Improvement in
country social lfei such cab for
knowledge III every department III
hoshandiy tbat some sitch force as
that which tho Institutes wield, appears
to be needed 70 fully develop her vast
agricultural resources No better plan
for disseminating useful knowledge on
farm topics has ever been presented
than that 81 holding farmers Institutes.
Theytrayel from place to place frequent
! " reaching sections Of country not
trayersed by railroads, carrying with
them workers skilled in the theory and
practice of agriculture, aud wth the
ability u ten what they know ThaY
scatter broadcast information worth
thousands Of dollars; they AWAKEN en-
tbusiasm. they iucilo farmers 10 discuss
their business; 10 compare lnethod7 81
work; 10 improve their homes and lift
themselves ont Of the ruts into which
they have fallen
We make the following extract from
the preface Of this yaaa5lework, which
describes the scopa q the Wisconsin,
Farmers Institutes
aOrganizad and carried on to increase
The agricultural wealth of the state, they
have bad phenomenal success. he
moneY-mekiag and economical methods
OF tic farm have been plainly pictured
HIlOlB ltbS VI tItu1dHuS. III tAtIY
neigbbofhood, and on almost every
farm home. these methods and prac
tieeB have been discussed They have
brought not only material advantages,
but mental stimulouS, they have ten-
dency TO make not only workers but
thinkers; not only successful farmers,
but broad-minded men. Incidentally
they have Taught the lessons OF good
citizenship, duties to children, 10 neigh
5or3. to other classes, Cd the State
Tho institute work il Wisconsin has
obtained a reputation 20, limited 10 its
own boundaries | am in receipt Of
hundreds OF letters from every section
OF the union asking for the reason Of
our success One prime cause, and
one apt 10 DO overlooked has been Tie
fact that The farmers OF tho State have
accepted it with broad and generous
Judgment they have Brought into il
modesty, practical knowledge desire
to learn, loyalty to their business, an ear
nest and charitable spirit of hclpfulnes5
toward tho institute management A
great work has been done, but the
agricultural revolution which Is 10 take
place ii Wisconsin, has only Just begun
The knowledge contalnedin this volume
utilized on every farm in the State,
would double the average Of every farm
product.