Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-01-10
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
A Marked Success 49, TnStruc tive
and Interesting Exercises
Good Attendance and
Great SatiSfac tion.

tute in this city on the 5th and 9th
inst, was attended throughout by as
many as the City Hall would accom-
modate, farmers of the vicinity aud
their families constituting the larger
and most interested part of the
audience. Hon. John NJ. True be.
ing unable to attend as planned, Mr.,
George Wylie, of Columbia county,
very efficiently discharged the duties
of conductor Messrs Convey, of
Ridgeway, Cole, of Waterloo, aud
Everett, of Rock county, as "lnsti-
tute Workers." were important
factors in making the session SO
complete a success. The local com
mittee's good work was seen in the
perfect arrangements, and especially
in securing the musical part of the
entertainment The papers read
and the discussions of their subjects
were highly creditable TO all par.
ticipants, with but one exception, to
wit: Mr.. John G. Martin, announced
to give paper on "Why Boys
Leave the Farm" by mistake(?) read
instead a rehash Of Democratic
speech, copied from some free.trade
orator Of the late campaign, leaving
the problem of why the youth left
his rural home entirely untouched.
Only synopsis of the papers gen
orally, is practicable, but that of
Mr.. Thomas Bracken is so excellent,
SO timely and of such universal in
terest that we give it entire. At the
close of Mr.. Brackon's address, the
| following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, by the citizens assembled
at the city of Mineral Point, that the
members Of the legislature of the state
of Wisconsin, be respectfully requested
TO 50 amend our highway laws that
highway taxes be levied and the
amount collected and expended Cndel
competent supervision.
"CLoyER"
c. IL. Everett, Of Rock county. was
introduced as the first speaker; subject
Glover He regarded clover as the
most valuable farm crop, one which
enriches the land and at the same time
yields a direct profit He would SOW
clover seed with all small grain, and
would never SOW more than six quarts
per acre; he recommended the use of
land plaster in connection with clover
and detailed his methods Of curing
clover, ana tie use Of hay.caps. lie
thought clover should be cut when the
blossom is full, from the 18th TO the
| Goth of June. Mr.. Eyerett's talk
called forth a number Of questions
from Mr.. Keegan, DR. Vivian, Mr.
Spensley and others, in regard to the
proper amount of land plaster for an
acre Of clover Mr.. Everett replied
that he considered from rs to 100
pounds sufficient w. IL. Cole, of
Waterloo, who is one Of the institute
force stated that he regarded land
plaster Of no benefit whatever on corn
and wheat land and but little benefit
TO potatoes.
"oUR DOMESTIC ANNALS
Mrs. VS.. Ross was called upon and
read a very interesting paper on "Our
Domestic Animals" She evinced a
good knowledge Of her subject, and
pointed out the advancement that has
been made in this section in the i'm,
proyement Of hogs, sheep, cattle and
horses, until the scrub animal is now
almost a thing Of the past. At the
close of tne reading Of the paper, Mr.
Cole arose and remarked that il very
many Of the ladies' Of Wisconsin
watched matters in the stock line as
closely as the lady who had just
spoken the farmer who had a scrub
or poor animal Of any kind would
be sure to 20 and hide it when he saw
them coming
"siiALL BUILD A slLot "
This important query was considered
by Thomas Convey, successful
farmer and dalryman Of RidgewaN
who has been an institute worker for
several winters. lie believed in silos.
Good results could be obtained BY
feeding ensilage. IN many portions
Of the state through which he had
Travelled farmers no longer thought Of
feeding fodder Farmers who thought
mat 4 silo would cost bat mere tribe