The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-01-11
AMONG FARMERS.


city last Tuesday,
Manitowoc is said to be about the best
| pork market in the state,
The institute to be held in this city
next week should be we'll attended.
Charles Sweeting is Oh the road these
times selling cheese factory supplies.
Not very great quantity OF wood is
coming to market in this city this VIE
| ter.
A cheese factory is to be erected near
Tom Mohr's il kossuth next spring. MIR.
Mohr gives an acre OF land for the site.
The prickly pear is now being utilized
as stock feed. When mixed with other
feed it has wonderful fat producing quail
tiles.
Captain Sweeney is more of farmer
now than Charley Hall Is in the matter
of doing work, in the past Charley al
ways took the lead.
The bill introduced in congress to ap-
propriate 100000 for the extermina-
ton of the Russian thistle is not viewed
with favor by congressman, and 1t Is al
most certain to be defeated.
Penn Tillson and Johh Hinrichs of
Manitowoc Rapids are in the business
OF shipping horses here from the South |
and selling them to farmers. 1t seems |
strange that farmers in this county |
should be buying and not selling horses. !
The report of the Meme Insurance |
Co. published elsewhere will prove inter
esting reading at this time when insur
ance companies are advancing rates to |
prohlbitory limit, The large value Of |
risks this company carries and the light |
losses sustained should be hint to the |
people Of this city.
Chris Muth of tie town of Manitowoc
keeps IA COWS but tLey are well kept.
de supplies few families in the city with |
butter, but the bulk of it is sold in Chica-
go. During the first week of January the
butter made from the milk of these IA
COWS was 102 lbs, for which he received
$3.50. He isn't making money out OF
clover but he is certainly making his
dairy pay.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers OF the Industrial Association OF Man
itowoc County was held at the Council
Rooms in the city OF ManltOwoc on Mon
DAY Jan. Ssh 1894. Cornelius Madison.
Syvert Tyrkelson and Gust Torrison
were elected directors for three years in
place Of G. Madison, G. Dallwig and W.
G. Lueps. The reports of Sec'y. and
Treasurer showed a net gain for the year
OF S376.75 leaving the indebtedness only
Sl33.7. The time of holding annual
meeting was changed to the 2nd Mon
day in March.
The following is the programme for the
farmers institute to be held here January
IS and II at Turner Opera House:
TUESDAY 9IoRNING SESSION, 10 O'CLOCK.
How to save and apply Manures -. C. P. Goodrich.
Feed and Fertility in Clover &c. S. Arnold.
AFTERNOON SESSION, / 30 O'CLOCK.
Corn culture. ...,.................A.F +, Noyes.
Swine Hushandry .......................A.Se lle.
bidiHdoe ...-..-.-.-..-...N :. StlIeS.
EVENING SESSION. 7:S0 O'CLOCK.
Our Country Roads ...............C, p. Goodrich. |
The Short Course in Agriculture. w. F. Stiles
The value of Education to Young Farmers .......
A. F. Noyes
WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION, $50 O'CLOCK.
VI all L'dl0lllG A + NOyeS !
A Talk TO Young Farmers. &c. p Goodrich.
Small Fruit Culture ........,....C H. Hamilton.
clover culture. A. Selle.
AFTERNOON SESSION. ! 80 O'CLOCK.
The Importance OF Good Milk for Cheese Max
ing '-'...--. r. IL hasper.
The value Of Individual Tests in the Herd 49,.
W. F. Stiles.
The valne of Dairy Record &c. S. Arnold.
Making and Marketing Butter. c. P Goodrich.
Questions and Discussions after each Topic.