The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-26


Page arose and thanked Colonel Curtis IN
the name Of the farmers present, and said
that he wished that every farmer In the
state could have heard 1t.
HAPPY TINE.
The choir then sang "llappy Time" from
the Alliance song.book, and the meeting
adjourned until afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Dinner sandwiched with smiles and
Chatter-More Speeches.
AS soon as the morning meeting adj
| journed IL was announced that dinner would
be served in another part Of the building.
There the ladies of two neighboring church.
es had prepared an ample repast, a iull
allowance OF which was served with an
abundance ofsweet smiles and lively chat
ter, TO each individual present who consid-
cred a good dinner with such splendid
sauce, worth the modest sum Of twenty-five
cents.
After dinner all again assembled, and the
president called, the meeting 70 order AT
2:4j O'Clock. lie then introduced Professor
/ W. 7. Massey, of the North Carolina EN-
perimental Station. His subject was. "Ihe
DAIRY COW and how TO feed her" Professor
fldNotl II anu Hh9 'it.'
been in North Carolina about year. lie
said North Carolina was ahead of Virginia
in respect 10 farmers alliances and lnstl-
tutes and that their work was being felt for
good During his remarks he said that he
thought every man should have hobby,
and that the cow was his, and that he
wanted his cow TO have a hobby also; that
is that if a man wants butter he should
/ keep a butter cOw-sO with milk and so
with beef.
NO MACHINE cows.
A cow should be looked upon, he said,
simply % a machine for Transforming food
! into milk, butter, or beef, but that TO get the
| benefit Of the machine it must be fed to It's
fullest capacity. lie also gave some useful
hints on the art of storing ensilage. lie
said that forty pounds per day was about
enough for each cow, and that one cubic
| foot of space would contain forty pounds OF
ensilage. Thus il would be easy TO as
certain the necessary size OF the
/ silO each man would require. But, he sad,
a mich COW cannot be fed on ensilage alone.
/ In his opinion Virginia and North Carolina
have the prettest dairy country In the
world but the meanes' butter. why he
| said, 81 feel like transporting the cid hymn
/ so as 10 make it read "Where every pros
pect pleases, only the butter is vile
"Remember, farmers" he said, THAT
the making of ensilage is very sim
ple. All YOU have TO do TO cut your
corn, pack it into an alright silo, ana
cover it over with straw, about two feet
deep, leaving the outer edge OF the corn the
| highest. The growth Of the mould on corn
will do the rest. Enslage has been kept
seven years. and perhaps longer.
UNDERGROUND sILO.
An underground silo is a mistake, be-
cause of the moisture OF the walls
and the labor in hosting the
ensilago. Build your silos above the
| Ground. and lust as cheap as posi-
BILE. Good ensilage can also be made from
black-eyed peas, and still better by mixing
them with corn
At the conclusion Of Professor Massey's
address the choir sang "llOld the Fort, for |
am Coming
BUTTER-MAKING.
Colonel Curtis, by special request, again
addressed the meeting, this time on the sub
| iect of butter.making.
$40 woman, to hear hear her tell it he
said, "makes poor butter, but poor butter is
made all the same
The average farmers wife, Lord bless
| her, is economical. some are economical
naturally, some are bound TO be, and for
that reason they leave the milk stand
| ng too long in the pans in hopes of
getting more cream, and thus the
cream is injured and the quantity de-
creased. There is death in that cream.
There is a twang to butter when the cream
| is left standing too long, which decreases
its value and which is nothing more than
rot" "Christianity spells world of butter,
and if you have any scruples against
churning on Sunday. YOU must keep your
sunday butter separate and eat il YOURSELF
1T is worse 10 sell mean butter than it is to
churn on sunday
RISING CREAM.
"I.et me tell YOU why cream rises Il is
because it can't help itself, or better rea-
son. is because the minute particles of fat
are lighter than the water in the milk, and
of course seek the surface. You make
cream rise by the dluting process easier
than by cooling the milk by letting it stand
| in water.
II have added TO this bottle Of MILK" he
! said. holding the jar in his hand, "as much
cold wafer as | had milk, and i'm fifteen
minutes the cream was seen rising and II
was all up in an hour and half. This
milk is perfectly sweet and has only been
taken from the cow a few hours since. on
| farmers can take hold Of this idea.'
THE water in the milk won't ast0nish a
calls or pigs stomach as much as 1t would
some of YOU
: TIME TO CHURN.
''Thcre is only one time to churn, and that
| is when the cream Is ready. My Observa-
| ton teaches me that in every dairyman's
house there must be an autOcTat around
which every member Of the family must re-
volye. The minister must bow to the
cream-nOt When the cream-pOt says
| 4 am ready 10 be churned,' everything
must give attention. Speaking Of 2lllting
| the milk, let me say that in the winter Use
warm water. heated at least TO no de-
grees Don't be afraid of putting water
! i'm milk unless you are going to sell it,
Some people are not afraid Of it then, and il
YOU want your butter to come quickly be
sure TO churn in warm ROOM"
ASKED QUESTIONS.
After Colonel Curtis had concluded his
speech he was asked Il great many practi-
cal questions by persons in the audience, all
of which he answered readily.
President kOiner announced that the In
stitute would be continued to-day; that they
would meet promptly at 10 o'clock, and that
Richmond people and the public generally
were cordially invited 10 attend.
The meeting was closed with the singing
of the Gospel hymn 'Pull for the shore"
Mr.. Chailin Will exhibit TO the visitors to-
DAY the practical working OF the Buckeye
stump puller.
Buses leave the Tobacco Exchange at o
o'clock A. VI. and , i. NJ.
Political Notes.
The Ilenrco County Democratic Commit
tee met yesterday, and appointed sub
committee to solicit funds. The committee
will hereafter meet every Monday in room -,
Ford huildinO No 40 north Ninth street