The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-02-07
4 ;arnrr> Institute hesd at RcvsliO,
Jan. 23lh And 3Olh.


southern part "f the county convened a
Revillo last Wednesday. A length,
program had been arranged and thu
services OF Profs Phillips and Truma,
Of the Agricultural college procured
Prof. Truman was unable to attend.
There We're few IN attendance the frs
forenoon and the time was occupied b,
Prof w. II Phillips with informal re
marks on diversified farming. The
formal opening toos place at two O'Clock
by an address OF welcome by Hon. w
g. Storle who acted AS chairman. Prof
/ Phillips was then introduced and gave !.
practical Illustration ot the use of the
milk tested overt"o per cent. The Prof
said that some claim that the butter tat
remaining in the milk when SKINNED
IN the ordinary way, is not lost when the
SKINNED milk is used for feeding calves:
and then proceeded to show that as it
| takes four pounds OF butter fat 10 add
one pound OF fat to the calf a pound Of
veal made in this way would cost about
Scots, and sells at 312cts. To avoid this
waste it is better to extract all of the
butter fat from the milk by the use Of
the separator and then add cheaper fats
to the skinned milk such as oil cake or
ground flax When the calf is a few
weeks old corn meal makes a good sub
sti,ute
Hon. A. J.. Partridge spoke on sheep
husDandry, giving the history and book
account Of his flock of 1O4 sheep for the
past five years. After drducting all cash
expended on his flock he found that he
had $1,000 for his own WORK for the five
years. He thought that the straw that
is now being burned on the fields could
ne turned to greater profit by keeping
sheep. Barley straw he considered equal
to corn fodder.
John KeIIe gave his experience in
threshing corn. lie and Mr.. Cahil had
purchased together an old horse power
machine for $40. The corn was cut
With a Mccormick corn harvester and
stacked. -Four men could thresl at the
rate Of forty bushes per hour. Thresh-
ing cracked the corn somewhat but that
did not injure ii for feed The stalks
were SHREDDED and left IN excellent con
dl,ion Tor fodder. Mr.. koelle had fed
nothing but this fodder to his horses and
cattle and they We're wintering IN excel
len: condition. Samples OF the fodder and
corn were shown. Prof. Phillips remark
ed that he thought tins long step
toward solving the fodder question.
Prot. Phillips again spoke on the sub
ject OF dalrying, showing that a poor COW
Is Of little or no profit to her owner The
COW should be carefully tested 10 see If
she is paying her keeping and all poor
cows culled out He showed that
separator in private dairy Of ten cows
would soon pay its cost and also showed
that the old creamery system OF collect
ing the cream raised in deep setting cans
is conducted ut great loss to the farmer
when compared with the separator
creamery, and that the loss alone would
soon pay tor creamery.
A free literary entertainment was given
IN the evening to full house.
The morning hour Of Thursday was
spent in testing milk We regret that
We did not note the tests. The regular
session was opened bv some Interesting
by @. J. Scheie who thought it
best 10 follow ones chosen lines OF tarm-
ng tor q series of years and not change
with every change IN the price Of farm
produce
Prof. A. II Wheaton arrived at this
uncture and was called upon. The Prot
s enthusiastic on the dairy question and
IS never at loss Tor words when that is
he subject under discussion. He COM
by saying that he had just come
rom part ot the state where they were
going creamery crazy. He read reports
rom the patrons of the DeSmet creamery
showing that they we're we'll satisfied
With their investment. They had re-
,eived from three TO five dollars month
rom their cows. lie then read an arti-
lie on Creamerles VS.. Wheat. Senator
Lowthian seeing that wheat was getting
he worst Of it interposed with the state
nent that if we al went to dairying
here would be an over production OF
)ntter.
Prot. Wheaton stated that in raising