The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-19
BURNETT FARMERS INSTITUTE.

There will be q farmers institute
held in the city of Burnett on Satur
day, December 8, under the presidenc,
OF Major j. A. Ramsdell, who presided
over the first held in Texas.
That event took place in the city O.
Austin on the 7th to 9th of February
1885. The value of these meetings
was but little understood at that time
but soon became so apparent that
Austin's example was speedily fol-
lowed and the institution spread from
center to circumference of the state
till now there is not an agricultural
county in the state worthy of that
name, except perhaps Travis, that
does not hold an annual institute.
Major Ramsdell has q right to look
back with satisfaction on the good
work he playad such leading part in
inaugurating. 1t is to be hoped that
the forthcoming meeting will be
numerously attended, as the program
gives promise of a pleasant and in
structive time.
Amongst other subjects to
be touched and discussed
are the following:, Irrigation,
10y Hon. Norton Moses; "Horticul-
ture," by Mr.. f. }. Ramsey; "Wheat
Raising and Milling" by j. e. Bah
cock, and "Horse Raising" by Mr.. l..
?. True.
SEED GROWING.
1t may interest my readers to read
the return or acres devoted solely to
the cultivation seed for planting
The last census bulletin says there
were total of 169, 851 acres so applied
during the census year, and divided
thus: 4,437 acres f asparagus, 1906
of beans, 919 of beets, a, 26S of cabbage,
$50 of carrots, IA of caulillower, half au
acre OF celeriac, II Of celery, 10 of Col
lards, l-2 of corn salad, 1904 OF
oweet corn, 1922 of field corn, Il
of cress, 1929 of cucumbers, 80 3-A
dandelion, 252 of egg plant, l6 of ere
dive, 105 of kalk, 10 of kohl.rabi, - IL
of leek, 4S6 IL of lettuce, 5, 1907 musk
melons, 1913 of watermelons,
of nasturtium, Is of okra, $500
of onions, 352 of onion sets,
rs of parsley, 374 of parsnips,
1911 peas, 1865 of pepper, A, Jos of pota.
toes, los of pumpkins, 662 of radishes
rs of rhubarb, Is of satisfy, $50 of spin
ach, 1856 of tomatoes, 1856 of turn ps,
4663 of squaches and 81 of flower seeds.
EFFECT OF FEED ON BUTTER.
The practical and unscientihc dairy
man is commonly ofthe belief that the
richness of milk and the quantity o!
butter to be got from given quantity
of milk are largely determined by the
character of the food consumed by the
COW.
This conclusion is not based on ira
dition, but on practical observation
But it differs entirely with the con-
illusions of the professors" who al.
most unanimously proclaim, that feed
has nothing to do with the quality
OF milk, but merely the quantity; anC
that the quality and quantity OF but
ter, in given quantity of milk, is al
together due to the character or bree,
of the cow. They contend that any
increase in cows butter yield cal
only be accomplished by al
increased flow of milk, anC
that certain breeds natural,
extract more butter-fat from food thai
others.
The latter theory is well illustrated
in the Jersey and Holstein cattle; tn,
one being a large butter, and the othe
" milk yielder; but the former tneor,
is not so easily accepted.
What farmers wife or dairymal
has not observed an increase or de
crease of butter from liked quantit,
OF milk at different seasons, when tn
cows were fed on different food?
Spring pasture, when the anima
has been restricted to dry feed, will
give the animal q greatly increase,
| flow of milk; but it will be deficient il
butter fat; or will not yield butte
to the same extent as when the ami
NAL was fed on hay, fodder, cane, cot
tonseed, oats and corn meal. 1t ma,
b. that the fat is in The new-gras
milk, but plan has not yet been de
viSed for extracting it.
believe that the character ant
quantity Of feed has as much or NOR,
TO do with the secretion OF butter fat
than breed alone. Every "Jerseyn il
not first class butter cow, nor every
"Holstein" heavy mixer and in
stances are common where our ma
tive long-horns have by gooc
treatment, and hih fegeding, devel
oped into superior milk and butte
COWS.
1 would not be understood as advo
eating the development of the "scrub'
against other well established breeds
but L sincerely believe that oul
scrubs inferiority is largely due to ne.
elect and the superiority of OTHER
breeds to good treatment.
If owners Of "commonu COWS will
build comfortable stables, feed racks
and troughs, as now supplied to the
fashionable breeds, and give them the
same feed and good treatment, the
difference in the return will not be so
great as the coet in the animals.
PORK RAISING AT HOME.
There is no advice SO often given
to the farmer as that he should keep
his smoke house at home, instead of
at Chicago or Kansas City. He is, in
season and out Of it, held up to ridicule
and dcrision, because he does not