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

she fed two quarts Of barley ind fonf !
quarts pudding made from ta1low
scraps and corn itieisl. The third
morning she led two quarts 81 millet
and four quarts Of pudding made by
mixing bran, shorts and corn meal, |
equal quantities by bulk At noon
OF the first day she fed clover chaff |
or cut clover hay and gravel; the Sec
ond day cabbage and charcoal and
the third day, beets or turnips and
shells. The evening meal tile first
day consisted of four quarts corn,
and the second and third days. an
equal quantity ofwlleat.
DR.. NJ. n. Reynolds then spoke on
the ventilation Of horse stables and
on some OF the diseases Olive stock.
He said the simplest form Of d ven
tilator in a horse stable consisted oil
q vacant space boxed in between two
studs M he wall. 1t. should notEbe
boarded down inside nearer than
within one foot Of the floor. Itshonld
extend upwards along the rafters OF
the building. Milk fever in cows can
be prevented by giving one pound
EPSON salts and two ounces within
4S hours Of the time Of calying and.
in some occasions it may be we'll to
repeat the dose shortly after the COW
has calved. She should have liberty
to take exercise and should get q
light laxative diet. Other diseases
were discussed.
Prof. Shaw then gave an address
on the State Farm School ST., An
thony Park. He told about the
magnitude OF the work which this
school is doing. One hundred and
forty farmers sons had taken the
regular course in agriculture last
winter. Sixty more had taken Il spe-
cial course in dairying, aud about
sixty ladies were now taking a spe
ciat course in dairying and domestic,
economy at the same school. III,
then told how the young men were
taught veterinary, practical dairy.
ing, farm chemistry, botany, horti.
culture, forestry, entomology and
kindred subjects; how they were in.
structed as to soils and farm crops.
His own departments related to AMI.
NAL industry. When lecturing on
the breeding, feeding and manage,
ment Of cattle, sheep and swine h+
tried as frequently as possible to
have living specimens brought into
the class room that tile students
might be exercised i'll Judging them.
Those who loved the work would
soon become competent to act as
Ijnlges at prominent fairs. He said
they were taughtcarpentering, black
smithing and the best methods Of
killing and dressing animals for
home use. No charge was made for
tuition. The board last winter was
rather under $2.7O per week. TIT
term commenced in October autl
ended in March. Those who passed
examinations for three winters il.
succession received u diploma. No
young man who was going to farm
could afford to ignore this education.
Doctor Curryer then gave an adj
dress on educating horses. Hi
pointed out the Importance OF e,lu-
eating the horse rightly from the
very first day OF his life. Variou>
phases OF the education Of horses
were discussed by the Doctor.
| Then followed the distribution CT
Farmers Institute Annual No. 6.
Each person present received a copy
| In the afternoon the principal top
ic OF discussion was the handling o,
milk, and the churning by w Lear
lyle, r. s. A. He said that in sett.
ing milk the cans should be kept in
water at from 40 to 45o, that skim
ming should be done ut the end 81
twelve hours in summer and twrnt.
1 innr hours in winter. This apple.
60 deep setting. Tho hand cream.
separator would do we'll for herd
Of ten or more cows. In summer III
ripening the cream it should b.
raised to from 63 to Csc twenty
four hours before cl,urning. Tie
temperature for churning in summer
is not higher than 63o, ans. in winte,
from Ct to 100. Mr.. Carlyle then
chnrned in the presence Of the people.
He described the various processes
OF washing the butter in the cl,ur,,,
Of shifting it. Of working it, md oi
putting it up in pound prints
wrapped in parchment paper ready
| for market