Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-06
THE INSTITUTE.
Concluding Session of the Farmers
School.
Useful Information Impaired In MIR.
j. A. Wilson's Paper .-Impertant
Resolutions--.Intet Talk on
Food AdulteratfOn.

The last paper read before the Con-
gressional Farmers institute before its
adjournment yesterday afternoon was by
Mr.. J. III. Wilson, of Rural. The SUBJECT
was
IMPROVED CATTLE,
aud the paper, which was an exceedingly
able one in all respects, is given in full:
In contemplating the many Improvements made
upon the multitude OF things whlcl were created
for mans benefit oftimes gr satly surprised
70 see what great changes have been made and
there seems to be no end 10 mans inventive gem
ius. Yet cattle, though much improved for GER
tain purposes were Created with m 'st OF the good
qualifications which they now possess, although in
lesser degree OF perfection than hat which the
careful, scientific and persistent breeder has ac
complished In various ways. The arts have been
used whereby 10 make them more docile ana more
after the manner which would ave them, the
greatest OF which Is the art of di .horning. We
find that 81 the creation cattle ere brought ont
about the last thing before man, ana consequently
we believe about the next 81 thing created they
were intended for mans special use aud with
what cOmmendable zeal has he employed these
beasts OF burden, but a. the psodt GERS OF one of
the best drinks, OF which we have any knowle edge
namely, milk; snd also when slaugh cred an article
OF food, which Is generally speaking the main part
OF our living while various uses necessary 10 our
comfort are made Of those parts unit for eonsump-
tion as food.
There are so MANY different breed. Of cattle in
,his ,yrsa, -, -, ~ 80 81, 80 - =, = -, =.
Know which IL he hesf bni ear ind hss heeU o
bred up as advantageously as possible for the
poses 10 which they were adapted and also the
needs OF the Owners yVhere situared thnsc nr0dnc
ing the most milk have nretty gener,,Iy been kent
near large closs ~ 20 ,br ~ AZ ,,
demand. The butter COVE have bee kept more in
the country as TRANSFORMATION OF butter Some dis
lance 1. not so troublesome a. to .arry milk far
from where produced, and the bee cattle may be
kept still further away from the city, a. larger
herds are generally more economical Zach class
have been greatly improved by careful selection
and breeding; in fact, one great -e has been TO
keen the oest aud dispose OF those least desirable
until at the present day the great est amount OF
milk is produced and the largest nun her of pounds
OF butter made from the daily productions Of our
dairy cove that was ever recorded, while the i'm
proving OF the peer cattle mas Deen carried 10 such
an extent that more pounds OF dr. ssed beef are
produced 70 the amount OF waste than ever before
nst the hrst cattle were Ike Is matter not Who'll
~ Iste. nlhe1.
r me hleroeiyphcs handed down 10 US ~ the
- Psiaus VI tnat TenCte perlOI con seem 10
na'e oeeh prepared win 20 much g re ss the cuts
w, , u "a, -, tne stoIA oi tne pres
gu, .ne, anu II tney were II might nor theh ne
nHs,el 80 naru 70 dispose OF "a 10 v NAT improve
hr oy 1870 maui. Sa.e may oeeh rearea
S Saion from .ne nrst accoli e we nave OF
grs,ast - ia aimays oeen as tIe
VI tue uVlne gIts 70 man. me herus ran
ass,rshs gi a. 60 NOSE ieast
N...a HI
y .ai1 s l, WI &c the pette. thluhls were
eehtuauy uoInesuCateo' anu IN thiH way All I'M /
brreh, h IA ths oreeus Oh Ca''l' nave oeeh
IN frarao m-,., ,,......, .-,a.l
~ IeAas' meA'co' Iehtral Abefl,A ana IN the |
ehPersle regions OF souih Ameri,a there are
nrlue " catte, the uescendants oil atlna4s winch
escapea Irom me spanish invaders IN spain, These
cattle are still bred for the barbarou sport Of bull
ngnthe'
=, Inc DeVons are considered among the Oldest OF
instinct breeds: they have been greatly improved |
Dy CAREFUL breeding, and sitting out the less val
uabie ones. The Herefords have some OF the /
characteristics OF the Devon They have long
been known and highly esteemed in England and
for quite a while In this country They compete
for prizes with the Short Horns and their claims
for superior quality are stronpIy Advocated Inv
between the two hreads that ono mo, nrensrcd 90
back his remark. had hest 10, cbay To-, cfth.r
The several familIes ~ Sbo,t uorns IN englsnd
one hundred vsars s,n al ,,,a...saha A. dsscanJ
ed from = Common origin-nsmelv. he Teeswa-
ters or old Durham. The Teesvat n was a rnce
OF short horned cattc tha, we ssed ~ good
brpedinc onsIi,ios corah,raa LEI .,Iv nstn,
ity: thew have heen sn rnUch irnnr,v ed that st
m ia that ave-, IA - ss SI, In Arns "a
breed Inncb ,honch, 20 a., .e,i.na I'd ave fast
gairIng a ,aa,Inft a. ~ ~ eeotIa' rI,., tattcr
-snisi.s ~ o.nD , III tIiS county ri.
~, ~ ait,, a.. ~ - 60. .;nass ,ri,b
,hic6t 49, % tneIl oS0llty' tne ot ,rnher
r., . az anu .ne . III, 90, 10
s.L may oe W ~ SIose quaISLs. 49, VI 90
LuI ,heI IN eICIioihg tnOr ugnoIeuh N 49,
tnen speclh merl :, anu wEen 1850 1850,
W ~ o'I nae'e cA'sie snow qui. y. an u,
III i aue hs.se the nrst S.vsI ne 10 ad NTH
s ain MI'l ~, 1i ISM, -, ~, 90" 90
'h ii1 .nsy al nav hn,n !,
,,i.h 1870 .ha ha..n.' na1,,,a a. ,mnrovcd /
win 1880, '.o oes.eL quai i sh ~ ~ 49,
,,ro,e,eey, ' ON he nst,ye niaue
o. ,nnch cro.sjn1 re- hasr aone that roost n,