Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-06-26
Farmers Institute.

One of the heaviest rains for years
in this section, Thursday night and
extending into Friday morning some
what reduced the attendance at the
Institute, but over one hundred books
were called for and given out. Mr.
Theo. Louis, of Wisconsin, was the
first speaker. In Wadena county he
found them raising such fine corn
he believed it would be equally posi-
BILE, or more so, in this section, about
sixty miles further south. No crop
is of more value in rotation and as a
weed eradicator. In the selection of
seed corn he chooses the deepest ker
nels from the largest and earliest
ripe ears. He finds that southern
seed often takes about three years to
become used to our climate, and ma
ture early enough for us. Therefore,
if proper seed can be obtained in
ones own locality, it will be safest.
He dries and protects his seed from
frost by hanging it overhead in the
summer kitchen. A kernel which has
been frosted generally throws out but
one root, while perfect kernel will
throw out three strong roots. If ker-
nels from the tips and butts are used
as we'll as from the middle of the cob,
there will be much more perfect fer
tilization and better crop. In re-
Spouse to questions concerning the
eradication of wild mustard he sug-
gested two crops of corn. He prefers
fall blowing because the soil then
has time to settle to it's natural densi-
ty. He would either turn under a
clover crop or manure field for corn
planting, because either one will Oft
entimes raise the temperature of the
soil six degrees. He plants from
three TO four inches deep according
to soil. He succeeds by means of
very thorough cultivation, as by
Breeds weeder, then with drag, and
after it is impossible to use two
horse cultivator he uses one horse.
He gave the case Of a young man
who by cultivating into August Sc
cured one hundred bushels per acre,
while those who neglected it got but
forty bushels per acre. This young
mans soil was thoroughly stirred in
stead of being hard and baked, and
so received the most benefit from
very little rain.
Mrs. Tilson, of Wisconsin, gave a
pictorial talk on the subject of poul-
try. Many subjects she said ranged
themselves in the form of wheels, for
example, if hens lay in winter, the
winter egg will be ready to set and
produce the spring chick, and in turn
only the spring chick is matured
enough to become winter layer,
late chickens may have size but they
have not this maturity. Comfortable
houses and profitable fowl make an
other circle. She mentioned scratch
ing shed and movable furniture in
the house and clean water dishes as
some of the great essentials to sue
cess. This scratching shed should
have an abundance of rubbish in it
which will excite the curiosity of the
hens and set them to exercising. 1t
should face the south, can be cheap
ly built, and renders it unnecessary
to have SO large a house as otherwise.
With this chance for out door sun
shine in winter, there need be no
more than one fair sized window in
the house, which will give light
enough for laying and roosting pur-
poses, and not cool off the house at
night as too large surface of glass
will. She spoke Of the Meadow
Farm, at Pittsfield, Mass, where a
second of two windows in each poul-
try room had been boarded over, and
the sash taken to form a storm win
dow on the other. She gave her ex-
perience with single and double
walled buildings, which proved that
the latter are much more comfortable
and promote egg production. She
would also have an attic overhead