Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-01-02
THE FARMER s INSTITUTE
A Meeting OF Great Practical
Benefit to Farmers. -


The Farmers Institute to be held
In this city on Tu ,stlay and Wedney-
day next is not attracting the atten.
ton from farmers that it. deserves.
perhaps for the reason that the char
acter and workings OF the meetings
are not fully understood. The Insti
tuteis practically a school of instruc-
ton, for farmers, and the men IL
charge ,lre possessed OF ability and
wide experience in. the subjects on
which they speak. Wherever they
have been held in the state those il
attendance have been greatly benefit
ed, and the results have been Of ac-
knowledged good to practical farm
ers. There is much to be learned il
the farming as well as any other bus
mess, and there is no question a.
to the ability Of the managers oi
this Institute. Practical instruc-
tons will be given in stock raising.
as we'll as the cultivation OF crops.
and special information about some
OF the newerfarm products will be es-
pecially valuable to those intelligent
farmers who recognize the necessity
OF keeping up with the times. AS an
indication Of the regard in which tin
meetings are held elsewhere we quote
the following from yesterdays st.
Cloud Times:
This work has grown greatly
since that time, has improved it,
methods, and has made itself a
prominent feature in the agricultural
edecation OF our State. 1t is safe to
say that at the. present time the
Farmers Institute in Minnesota il
equal to ii it does not exceed any
similar work done in any other state
in the Union. This advancement is
largely owing to the class OF men
that have been employed by Supt.
Gregg in developing this work.
The Board that has this work in
charge have heartily supported him
in getting the best available men
and assistants. These workers, as
they are called. are not only from
Minnesota but are the best obtain
able from other states.
John Gould, Of Ohio, who will be
here at the coming institute, is called
for by Eastern and Middle states. and
his work is held in high estimation
10y all who have listened to his lect-
ures. He is the recognized authority
Of the new feed OF the silo and ensil-
age. In connection with his work
here, there will be made a public test
OF milk, determining it's qaulity and
butter value. The test will be made
by the latest improved mcthed and
will be of great interest to all who
are interested in the keeping of a COW.
The process used is simple and mex
pensive. The machine used will he on
exhibition
Supt. Gregg carries models with
the Institute outfit that are often OF
great value to thoee who want to do
things in the best way. Bearin mind
that these ways are not costly. Lei
no one stay aN ay from the institute
because they think that the methods
taught will cost SO much that they
cannot follow them. 1t a rule OF in
stitute work to only present those
methods that can he followed by the
average farmer if he will"
a CARD OF CONTAMINATION.
Editor Times:
Mr.. 0. c. Gregg, superintendent Of
the Farmers Institute in Minnesota,
having been introduced to me, Go
not hesitate to commend his pur-
poses and enterprise in this city, to
be inaugurated on Friday, January
9th. as announced in the press. The
church of God favors all true pro-
gress, OF what ever kind it is, and is
sincerely furthering every project for
enlightening the mind towards the
various pursuits of life. We, there
fore, wish the Farmers Institute
great success during it's work in this
city and vicinity. Let the mind OF
our agricultural population be en-
lightened; let the spirit OF enterprise
be aroused; let competition quicken
the scenery Of action, but let us not
forget the Scriptural truth. That if
man plant and ii man water, it is
God alone who givcth the increase.
/ OTTO ZARDET1,
Bishop OF st. Cloud
December 81, 1890,