The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06
Last Session of the InSti- tute at Los An
 geles.
The Manifest Importance of a Better Knowledge of the
 Dairy Cow.
Papers of Interest Read by the Lead CTS in the Several Fields
 of Work.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 5.-The final session of the Farmers Clubs Insti- tute was held to-day, and the attend ance was larger than on any previous day. The convention has been one of the most successful gatherings of agri- culturists in all branches and lines of that industry ever convened in the State. committee of three was ap- pointed to consult with the Merchants and Manufacturers Association in re- gard to establishing an exchange. The chairman was instructed to make a correct statement regarding the San Jose scale and its habits, and give 1t to the correspondent of the Associated Press at Los Angeles, in order that it may be telegraphed all over the United States. It was said that if it got into the Associated Press dispatches 1t would not fail to reach Germany the objective point.
 Professor McClatchie delivered an in- structive address on handling milk He prefaced his address by saying that dairymen do not take a proper interest in their work.
 They have some of them been in the business twenty-five years and still NA2AAAh a SON lS e1 GUN, dIiu IIRllh lS and that there is nothing more to be said. He touched upon the importance of testing COWS to see if they paid for their keeping, not by single tests, but tests continuing throughout the year. If milk was sold to creameries, the amount of butter fat turned out during the year was the basis for the test. Each test should be taken from samples taken for at least four sue fxra dnr fr,r [, sudden changes in food. new milker or change in time of milking produce | temporary changes in the quantity and quality of milk.
 So long as the COW has plenty of feed, the kind of food would affect the milk little; quality of milk is determin- ed by the breed and not by individ- uals, and the only way to improve 1t is to improve the breed.
 These statements were all borne out 1 by experiments made In Denmark for | ten years on 2000 cows.
 George F. Platt followed with a paper on "A Better Dairy Cow" He enlarg- ed upon the importance of selecting proper breeding animals. the feeding of ! calves and giving them good pasturage.
 James R. Boal read a paper on The l Silo." The silo is a tight pit where green food may be stored for long pe- riods and still retain its freshness i Cornstalks can be made use of, and | many economies are made possible by | the use of the silo. Corn, alfalfa and
 oats make good silage. Sorghum is | too acid and Egyptian corn too woody 1 The cost of a silo is $60 and a cuttine outfit S125. The latter can be bought ir partnership by several farmers.
 Papers were read as follows: "Lemor
 Culture" by c. P. Hall of San Diego; | Lemons on the Coast" by H. c. Dil- lon of Long Beach, and N. W. Blanch- | ard of Santa Paula; "Raisin Culture.
 by H. c. Allen of National City; "Tht
 Cereals of Southern California;" by Olin Livesly of Fairmont.
 This evening Hon. Abbott Kinney read a most interesting paper on For
 ests." MT. Kinney is an authority or
 the subject, and his remarks were lis
 tened to by a large audience. c. r
 Wilsite also discussed the subject ot
 the preservation of forests