Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-24
INsTiTi UTE NOTES.
Extracts f6m the 4 eniarlss 81
tho Instructors ~ lhtsr
est to Farmers.

Prof.. Il. a. HOverstad OF thl
CronkstOn Experiment station, ii
hill talk upon grasses. gave this a
his favorable experience, ~ the best
for hays pounds clover seed (nledl'
nm clover and & rounds Oi timothy
seed, s0wn with nurse crop Of rye
or fax, Or some crop Of such All
open nature. He does not believe In
surface 40 wing. but would have the
seed slightly covered. as 4 more
favorable condition lin droughty
times. We hope there will he more
tame grasses here in the future and
4 hea vier line 81 stock carried.
On Friday morning Mr.. Gibbs
took up the subject VI atra berries,
and finally reached the subject nf
irrixatf He quoted j. M. Smith,
OF Green Ray, Wis.,, who at one time
had the largest market garden In
the United States and made a pretty
thorough trial OF Irrigation, with
the result that he preferred to take
care Of the natural moisture of the
soil by proper cultivation.
Mrs. Tilson's talk on poultry in.
cidentally took up the same eco
nomic line. While incubators and
breeders are necessary when poultry
il to be raised on a large scale, no
amateur should be discouraged be-
cause he has NO means for these cost
ly appliances. In small flucks money
will be saved and as good results
obtained by improving natural
methods. and applying the money
towards making more comfortable
the regular hen house, which fowls
iced to use the year round. y
Senator Greeley's topic was,
"What Constitutes Successful
Farmer" He said that instead of
railing against bankers; the farmers
had better do u little more banking
of their own, for instance, with sod
around their poultry house and
other small buildings. to make these
warm and comfortable for the win
ter. He said that any discouraged
Turner should set his eye on the red
barns, big house. and bank account
Of the successful farmer, unless as
was seldom the case. these were in.
herited. Generally ths possessors Of
good ZONES would not be found
more lucky than their neighbours,
but more plucky. He finally ex-t
pressed the thought that success in
lie is not really the number Of acres
or great herds that we possess. but
what we get out Of life and how we.
use our means. 70 Pr i..@'' 4
DR.. Reynolds concluded the morn
ing with a talk on barb wire cuts.
IN spite OF the many burning, irritat-
ing remedies used. nature beats the
man and cures those wounds. which
got we'll fastest of all ii. nothing IL
applied to them and the horse Ia
simply turned out to pasture and
let alone. 4
Senator Greelev continued the sub.
ject VI sheep rearing, and advised the
dark faced mutton sheep, Of medium
wool. The Merinos are heavy
shearers but poor mothers, and their
lnmi,s take too long to make mutton.
He feeds only twice a day Ms these
are rumiDuting animals which need
to rest and che " their cuds. Msny
questions were asked on how to
prevent destruction by dogs. One
flock in this vicinity had eighteen
Killed by dogs and. the fourteen left
were rendered worthless.
Dr.. Reynolds treated the subject of
hog cholera. Probably there ia one
case in this township. but certainly
the disease is within forty or forty
five miles Of here. He gave the
symptoms and insisted thatit conld
be prevented by a rigid quarantine,
allowing no one tt 90 near the hog
yards who Lad come from any In.
tested district and was In any way
liable to bring the germs of the dis
ease on his clothing. Several ques'
tons. were asked on CHAMBERS In
horses and how to distinguish this
from distemper. e X
l'rnf. .FIbverstad said prices for
wheat " ere 80 high. that those hav-
ing to buy seed v heat had aDetter do
so as promptly as possible and be
careful to secure that free from
weeds. He would raise wheat only
one year on the same land, or at
most two years, bGt 1t IL better to
put IN another. crop between and
.fertilize the land. s:
Prof. HOverstad also made q very
excellent plea Tor good roads.
Mrs. TilsOn took up the subject Of
breedsi in fowls, but especially the
lay Ing shape which we may fiid and
keep III any breed. She also dis
cussed the profitable age TO u hich
10 wis can be kept. and how to renew