The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-22
THE FARMLRy INSTITUTE.
Sixth Annual Meeting held at
Newark Yesterday.
LECTURE sy gg'sgE 7. POWELL
Rnrmer. froui aIi Faris OF New Casiio
County Listen AttcniiNeiy tn u New
York Farmer ms TO "iiow TO
Obtain tho BIosf taine
from the Dairy
stan correspondence OF RRpcaLrcAs
Nr,pAnK Ian. 21,

6tnn Correspondents OF hhfuhhiSNS
NEwAhK. dan. 81.
The sixth annual meeting of the Farm.
era Institute OF New Castle County was
held yse tsrday afternoon at NewdtV Col.
lege. There was largo atteulunce Oh
farmers from all parts ot the country.
The Institute was presided ovor by
James Hossinger, who IN hls adires 50 re-
its time and dweit on the fact that larger
attendance should be at the meetings in-
asinuvl US ideus are interchunHed anu
coupled with ths Information derived
from the lectures of the sDscluiists at The
meetings the interests OF the farmer are
increased.
Fnrrners at all the meetings have shown
tbelr Interests by the many questions
propounded by those present. he main
eained that legislation In some features
should be sought for al tho present ses.
eion OF the Legislature. Tho idea OF hav-
ing certificates given to tho milk shippers
t. PbllRdelphih was another feature "i
the prcHidents address.
= Committees 10 audit tile troasure'rs
Fepurt and to nominate officers were ap'
'iIow to obtain the most value from
Che dairyp was the subject Of u lecture by
PROF. G. L. Powell New York. He said
sn part, that the question to-day Is the
m0st important ono TO the farmers.
The time was whom our land gave up
more plant food and money was made
more pleasantly but to-day it is more
difficult to do so. We are naturally drl ven
into one stock course. When we are
brought to that rs IN the dairy line. We
must consider II from tue most thoroukhs
going point we can. The wheat growers OF
Minnesota aud the Dakotas are disoour.
aged yet the dairy farmer OF the East ls
IN the sumo place. In New York state
there are over !. $50 QUO dairy cOws,and yet
the farmers have depression and dlseour-
egement to meet. aud there the cause
HES, In the mount OF COWS we carry.
by Investigation we lind that the aver
ago production OF milk docs not exceed
bOO quarts on al average and therefore no
profits, and OF butter the production does
not exceed l2S pounds. What IL true OF
New York is true OF all other States.
The iirst suggestion to change the con-
dillon In oIder to Improve thlngs ls TO en-
ter into an examination OF his herds.
10 day we see engines pulling 20 cars
where thirty yenrs ago they only pulled
fifteen or twenty.
little engines and make less cove do the
anne amount OF business.
Hang In the stables set Of scales and
daily take the weight OF produce yielded
by each cow.
The lecturer had, and believed others
had, tavorites in the herd but when the
scales are tried It has been found that the
p non favoritee often surpRss the favoritse
u not Ia quantity they do 10 quality.
great cause OF depression is that we do
Aot eliminate the animals that are eating
up the profits of the good producers In
our hords. He felt safe In saying that
Audioous feeding was main factor In
the paying yield OF our COWS. We must
give due regard to the feeding OF our
COWS. He illustrated by chart the
qualities Of the following feed:
Wheat, bran, corn meal. crushed oats,
3iusesd meal. oOttoDseed meal clover and
aimothy hay, corn silago, mungolds. He
said corn has been fed to loss because
although an excellent food It produces too
much fat, and the cow that naturally
takes on flesh readily will not produce
When hogs are excessively fed with
corn they become to fat that no
blood lie produced Too much money
no back to the old style of farming and
Eaiee our own food.
There is sort of new revelation with
us now in the crimson clover. The im
purtance Is necessary to know howto feed
our cows for no herd Is hardly alike. We
want cheaper food products and We have
got something to meet to do So
During ono wees In July there were Q. :.
300 900 bushels OF wheat shipped from
Bouth America to US at 37l gents buehel.
Ne must give Increased production at loss
sost and yet make money at our busl-
ness.
tsst made to show Improvement
Cost of feed lbs Of milk lbs OF butter cost
Dalsy S4l.94 1880 1859 26c
Gem eS6 - 1887 1877 1871
Beauty S4424 sO!s zoe llH
Sue S4aOS 10,754 439 lilo
The famous Holstein Pauline Paul pro.
nuced for John Is. butcher OF NeS Yoi X
state 1859 pounds Of milk from which
tl68 pounds OF butter were obtained.
The iarmor 10 the moet scientific man
In the country to. day. We are In the
same position after we have selected Our
btocA Us the railroad man who bitches up
his bg engine and only gives 1t half feed.
Stable management is also q vital ques-
tlon. The whole System of feeding and
ktablinR ie now changing, because secre.
blon OF milk depends on the comfort OF
kHe cattle. We must not however, ne.
Sounterbalanoe our profits derived from
other means or TO sacrltlue the confidence
81 our consumer.
We are running a risk by not having
abe proper ventilation of our stables. and
the Vitality OF our cows is diminished,
Tho ration system 10 still the best. We
snust give the cattle each day a time out
fn the air. Tho Vital point to keep in view
% cattle breeding is vitality.
We then need not fear tuberculosis DC
more than the people with strong oonsti-
kutions do not fear smallpox and other
diseases.
After We have produced our own food
and fed these, we must consider the ferti.
hzlng values derived from our crop. The
cow removes about 20 per cent OF the
ferttlizing matter out OF the food. I'm
4nense losses take places from negieot oil
this matter. He favored gutter In the
Atahie covered With an open Stating and
every day to save the liquids by the use
Of soil or land plaster. Lot us carry bRck
% the soil what we take away from It.
The plant food belongs to the land. The
farmer OF the future must be an educated
man. Lot our farmers come from our
eoileges ana high schools and farming
nromaes much In the future.
Mr.. Nandain bAlioved that COWS were
'hlte ample trees and have an of year.
Mr. Powell agread it would not do to
exterminate cows on one years test.
MI. John HigGina asked about the leo.
turer's choice of mixed food.
Oats and peae sown together would
make good food. But the pods should
&e just forming when the crop is cut.
Set your peas down deem before tho oats
are sown. Brewers grains are good foi
q producing milk.
Mr. Powell will address on Institute
peeting at Middletown tomorrow and al
Delaware City on Wednesday evening.
Tie following officers were elected
President. James HosslnRer; Treasurer,
1cs 'ph Derriokson, and Secretary Del
aware Clarke.