Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-06-28

occasions in almost every part OF the
township. He certainly thought
that the Congress OF Washington
had made 4 great mistake when
they rejected the bill introduced for
the suppression Of this weed.
Mrs. Ida +. Tilson then spoke on
poultry keeping. She was satisfied
that as much or more profit relative
~ could be made from poultry than
from beef or mutton. She dwelt up
on the nature OF poultry houses that
would he suitable for Minnesota con-
ditions. Care should be taken to
have the ground underneath them
slightly elevated to keep them dry.
Where lumber was very scarce they
could be protected by piling straw
around or over them. Sometimes
where the ground was quite dry they
could be built in the side OF hill. In
other instances they could be built
with double walls and an air space
between them. 1t was good plan
to have them low, not more than six
feet high inside, and the ceiling could
be plastered. Some persons adopted
the plan OF putting poles overhead
and covering them with straw or
hay. The roosts and nests should be
movable SO they could he taken out
and cleaned occasionally. The fur
niture Of the house should be cleaned
twice a week.
DR.. Curryer spoke on the selection
Of horses. He said TINT horses are
as valuable now as they ever were,
for the ends for which they were kept.
We keep Them for the work they can
do, and we should choose them with
an eye to their adaptation for this
purpose. He dwelt upon the impor-
tance OF vitality in horses, and he
lifted as an instance OF this the i'm
ported horse Messenger. Many good
stage horses OF former days were de-
scendel from this horse. We should
select type in breeding horses and
then stick to that type. But let us
be sure first that the type is a cor
rect one. After having fixed upon
the type II. making our selections we
must examine the horse with a criti-
cal eye. 1t is of primary Importance
that he has good feet, a spriney pas
tern, good canon bones, and strong
! chords. He should have good
! heart and lungs, and a good middle
piece. He should not he tucked IN
in the flank and his shoulders should
he we'll muscled. He then described
other essentials pertaining to a good
horse. In examining Il horse it would
he better to look for the weak rather
than the strong points. The Doctor
illustrated his remarks by the aid OF
numerous drawings, which lie had
prepared and which served to,show
the several types OF horses that we; e
required for different uses.
| Supt. Gregg opened the meeting
on Saturday with an address on
dairy cows. He said that it was un-
fortunate that good dairy COWS were
not more numerously found in the
state at the present time. The
points OF a good dairy COW are not
difficult TO understand. He might
give a good many points hut he
would content himself with giving
only four which he regarded rs very
Important. The first Of these was
good depth OF the flank. The sec
ond was steepness OF pitch ut tie
crops. The third was capacious de-
velopment OF udder, which should
come we'll forward and backward and
we'll up behind, ana it should possess
glandulnr quality to enable it to ex.
pand readily when filed with milk
And the fourth is good system OF
milk veins. These should be long
and tortuOus, and should enter the
abdominal cavity through lnrg.
openings. Ii two OF these can lie
found OH each side til. indication list.
most excellent one. When " ttendin.
a certain exhibition he had l.; ferrcl
to these points when giving I'm adj
dress on cows. One gentleman pres
ent remarked what IL shame tits that
we did not know these things tp,.
years ago. His answer w;,s that
these things were not known teI
years ago. Great progress is l"ine
made in reference to the knowledge
of these lnnttcrs ard we should be
careful to keep ABREAST of the time,
so far rs We can.
Theodore LOUIS gave M address
on growing corn. He said lie had
not come there to say what they
could do in reference to this matter,
or what they should do. He simply
came there to tell them what lie Ind
succeeded in doing so far in raising
corn is concerned. When lie talked
on this question at Wadena seven
years ago the farmers there had
grown but little eorn. They Thought,
It could not be grown successfully.
Many OF them grow a large acreage
OF it to-day. He then gave his meth
Oh of selecting seed. He said that
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