Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-03-30
The Proceedings Of the Three Days.
Good Things Said by Va
rious Persons.
The Trego County Farmers Immi-
grafton Society is Organized.
Its General Features the Same as
Recommended in the "Worid"
of March l6, 1889.
The Names of the Officers Of the
Farmers Institute for the
Coming Year.
Wa KEENEY, KAN, March 81, 1899.

The farmers institute met this day
pursuant to call, in the new court house
The weather not being favorable, the
attendance was not large.
President 1. L. McGarvie occupied
the chair.
Owing to the absence of r. G. Kes-
sler, the secretary, Geo.V. York was, on
motion, elected secretary pro tenn.
On motion, the chair was authorized
toappoint a program committee. W.
S. Tilton, J. NJ. WEIGH and Mrs. j
Word Carson were appointed as such
committee.
The house being in working order
and the program committee having
made its first report, paper on poultry
was read by Mrs. B. G. Rich. This
essay will appear next week. After
its conclusion, vote of thanks was
extended to Mrs. Rich for the able man
ner in which she had handled her sub
ject before the institute.
A motion was made, and carried,
that the institute adjourn until 7 80 p.
m.
RAIN PREVENTS AN EVENING SESSION.
At 7:3O, the time named for the even
ing session, few assembled. but, on
account of the rain, it was postponed
until the following day.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
The institute was called to order by
the president at o'clock.
Ben C. Rich being called upon to
give his views upon Stock farming,
said:
STOCK FARMING IN TREGO
COUNTY.
The subject of Stock Farming properly
embraces the production of horses, cattle,
sheep, hogs and poultry, with the feed
consumed by them, on a farm; but. as
my business consists mainly of the rails
ing of cattle, hogs and poultry, I shall
confne my remarks to the limits of my
own experience and observation. Inever
handled sheep, and keep only what hor-
ses can use profitably on my ranch.
Cattle form the basis of my occupation,
with hogs and poultry as accessories.
Trego county, in common with the rest
OF western Kansas, is admirably adapted
to the production of all kinds of stock,
or, as we sometimes express it, stock
farming. Our grasses are abundant and
nutritious. There are upwards of eighty
five varieties of native grasses, now
known, growing in Trego county, besides
many so-called weeds which are valuable
for forage. In addition to these, sorghum,
millet and rye are reasonably sure crops.
These provide abundant means of sup
port for horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and
poultry, in both summer and winter.
If any one desires to enter the stock
raising business, he must first determine
which kind of stock is best adapted to his
range, his means and his special inclina-
tions. I liked cattle better than horses
or sheep, and hence my present occupa-
ton. Some keep cattle for their increase
only, but I produce them for both their
increase and the dairy products. Hence
my herd is what is known as a dairy
herd. This kind Of a herd brings us in
two profts-one yearly profit, when we
cell our steers, the other weekly profit,
when we take into town either butter or
cheese; besides the accessories, hogs and
poultry, before mentioned, which bring
us in an income in the shape of meat and
eggs, both to Use at home and to sell.
In stock farming, as [ have outlined it
above, there is no waste. The young
stock are always brought forth on the
farm. and the food to sustain them is
produced on the same farm. Good shell
ter is erected at point convenient to
water. pasture and the cultivated fields.
In this way there is economy OF labor in
all the requirements for the success of
the undertaking.
In the production of young stock, ever
strive to produce the best breed for your
purpose, be it for beef or dairy or both
combined. Shun the scrub. for it costs
as much to keep it as it does the good an
imal, and it will not yield you profit on
your labor. Having secured good stock,
be vigilant, and give it good care, or it
will deteriorate into the original scrub,
from which it sprung. 1t is easier to go
down hill than up, and it is easier to let
stock run down than to improve it A
Thoroughbred or high grade cali, if half
starved and unprovided with sufficient
water and shelter. will be sorry looking
runt at three years old, and improbable
Tor either beef or milk. 1t is better to
have three-year-old steer weigh LOO to
1900 pounds than to have one weigh 100
to 1900 pounds, and it is better to have a
COW that will yield from forty to fifty
pounds of milk per day than one that
will yield from twenty to twenty live
pounds. You see the most profit is in
having the best, and taking care Of it.