St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-14
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
W0RK BEING DOVE By STATE SUPER
MTENDENT SHOWING RESULTS.
THEIR PLAN OF OPERATIONS.

Valuable Aid Rendered to Farm
ers by Means OF Lectures and
Practical Illustrations of Farm
Work-How Agriculturists Are
Indnced to Diversity Their
Products-Growth of Dairying.
Prof. c. O. Gregg, superintendent of
the state farmers Institute, was seen at
the capitol yesterday, and spoke inter
estingly of his work. He is Just back
from visit to the iowa agricultural
college at AmeS. and from attending the
Iowa state fair at Des Moines. His trip
was tof the purpose of securing new
workers for the institute. The state
institute was started in 1886 by ex-Gov.
Plllsbury as an adjunct to the state
university. Its object is that of tray
eiihg school, or bureau of instr uction.
we hold two days sessions in every
county Of the state" said Prof. Gregg,
notifying all the farmers of our com
ing. think now that | have the best
corps OF workers ever gathered together
In tile history of the work They are all
educated and successful farmers. One
OF them, for instance, has made a great
success OF raising corn and hogs. He
Is thoroughly informed upon all varie-
Ties or corn. and as to the varieties
which are best adapted to certain soils
ana climates. He is prepared to give
the farmers information of how deem TO
plow Tor each variety. how to cultivate
ana when and how to harvest il. An
othef mas been successful wheat raiser,
ana IS able to give valuable advice upon
every feature of the subject. Another
has made fortune in the dairy bust
ness, and can teach the farmers how
they can do the same thing. Another
has been very successful III the sheep
business; another in the cattle business.
etc.
The farmers of the state look upon
our institute as the most valuable thing
WEIGH has ever been established in
their interests, and all the Industrious
and substantial ones attend regardless
OF party leanlngs. No politics is al
lowed to creep into cur work. The in
Stitute has stirred up great interest in
diversified farming all over the state,
For Instance, at the Institute we held at
Haliock, klttson county, we found the
farmers of the Red river valley to be
preparing TO go into animal and dairy
industries. They are going into sheep
raising extensively. They were anxious
to know all about cooperative dairying.
we could do no better than to tell them
how it is done in Freedom county. In
the latter county community of farm
erS club together and establish cream
cry, placing it in charge of manager.
who attends to all the affairs of the fac
tory, even to marketing the product.
The farmers have only to milk their
COWS, convey their milk to the factory
and draw their money when the butter
and cheese are sold. In this way they
save the time of going to market, and
also in the matter of hired help.
"A part of the work OF the institute
corps is to make Il study of what crops
can be made to thrive III the various
parts of the state. We have found that
certain varieties of corn can be raised
successfully in the most northern parts.
We have found that by cutting and
shocking the corn stalks just before the
TINE for frost the ears will ripen, and
also that 1t IS much cheaper Way of
harvesting the corn than by the husk-
Ing process which prevails in Illinois
and Iowa. We have discovered that
where the corn is wanted for use on the
farm the best thing to do is to chop it
up, stalks and ears together, and ma
chimes are now in use by which it is
done.
The institute is constantly on the
lookout for new kinds of crops which
can be raised in this state, and we are
developing the growing of a plant
called rape" which somewhat resem-
bleS cabbage. 1t grows most prolificlv
in every soil and climate of the state.
1t is not crop to be harvested, growing
only for green feed for sheep. cattle and
other stock. When the field of rape is
grown to proper height the stock is
turned III upon it. Rape is great
meat-produclng plant. Sheep thrive
amazingly upon it.
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