The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-13

beat on which 1 was a passenger trans
m1tted the message. He wanted to
know If they We're steers, 1 told them
they were. l explained to him that
each weighed between 2400 and $500
pounds. He wanted to know if they
were fifteen feet high, as he had been
used to seeing the small steers of that
state which you could carry one under
each arm. The steers were purchased
by man in Missouri and took the
| sweepstakes of the New Orleans show
| Missouri is entitled to the steers. as
was paid $3.50 for them. 1 have al
ways taken my share Of prizes at the
Chicago show; [ have never failed to
take something away from the Chi
cago show. / am not at all afraid of
Minnesota not being able to hold it's
own in raising of fine stock One steer
OF mine took seven first prizes, and
two gold medals. But If you are to
nave good steers you must take care
OF them and make them comfortable
NO crop IS better for feeding purposes
than the turnip crop. They are good
for young horses. In feeding dairy
COWS certain per cent of turnipS can
! be used, but you cannot go beyond
certain per cent without it showing in
the butter. Cabbage is also excellent
food. 1t is not a matter of opinion
tfat we can compete with other states
in feeding cattle. [ can raise stock
which will compete with any state, and
take my share of premiums and not
necessarily rely on corn. In feeding
| pigs l cook the milk, with it 1 feed
potatoes, pulp turnips, rye, any
thing which We feed. You would be
surprised what nice, clean pigs it
makes. 1t fattens pigs which would
pay $50 and COWS which would pay $40
profit. People say what you want is
dairy COWS. I have never been able
to keep them longer than ten years;
they are like Shetland ponies, they
l. look well upon the lawn Many peo-
pie say the Jersey is a model mixer.
They would be If you could keep them
alive
Mr. Hill then gave some interesting
facts as to feeding stock, and urged all
to feed their stock on Their own farms
After Mr.. Hill had finished his ad-
| dress there were many questions asked
| him. Mr.. Hill also told of some ex-
periments made upon his immense
stock farm at North Cakes Many of
the points brought cut in Mr.. Hills
address and the discussion which fol-
! lowed were most valuable to the stock
men, and the interchange of ideas We're
of convincing nature upon the sub
jeCts involved.
communication was read by Sec
rotary McGinnis from the Breeders
association, at Pendleton, Or, asking
for representation at their conVen-
ton, which was laid over until the
evening session. Greeting was receiv-
ed from the recently organized Nation
al Breeders association, to meet in
Denver, Jan. %.
The report of the organization COM
mittee was received and laid on the
table, with the understanding that it
would be taken up al the evening SEES
sion.
BUSINESS AND PLEASURE.
The most enjoyable Of them all was the
gathering in the rooms Of the Commercial
club last evening. for the business and social
features Of the evening session were com
bined.
President schurmeier announced the follow
ing committee as delegates to attend the Ma
tional Live Stock convention recently ar
ranged to be held in Denver, Col, Jan. 20:
D. D. 6lcGinnis; chairman; j.: A. Craig, Iowa;
T: J. Barry. Illinois; T. L. Lyon, Nebraska;
Thomas Irvine. Minnesota; w. P. Anderson
Illinois; n. P. Clark Minnesota; E. W. Ran
dali, h. d. Childs H. w. Stone, A P. Hen
erickson, S. l.. Moore Theo l.. Schurmeer
and D. F. Southam.
The matter of perfecting a permanent or
ganization came up. 1t seemed to be the pre-
vailing feeling that it would net be advisable
to organize an association such as outlined
In the report of the committee presented at
the afternoon session. c. L. Smith Of Min
neapols, moved that the same St Paul gen
tlemen who had successfully arranged and
carried out the formation Of the convention
gathering
next year. Mr.. Smith subsequently with
drew his motion. Col. Liggett explained that
next year the state agricultural society was
planning to hold in connection with the reg
ular meeting of the society the second Tues
day in January, q convention for farmers
and breeders which would cover all subjects
of interest to the farmers. He said they
would prepare an excellent programme and
would invite all members of the State Breed
ers' association to also meet with them. No
action was taken on the matter, it being left
before matter
ranging a permanent organization was talked
of. 1t is understood, however, that efforts
will be made next year by the same gentle
men whose efforts had eliminated in the sue
cessful sessions of the convention to secure
a similar gathering for st. Paul again.
On motion of Col. Lggett a rising vote Of
thanks given President Schumacher and
Secretary McGinnis for their efficient labors
in behalf of the convention.
A vote CT thanks also extended to the
press of st. Paul for the publication of full
reports of the deliberations of the convention
and the papers read
Mrs. Virginia Merideth. the preceptress of
the girls department of the agricultural
school, gave most excellent paper on Live
Stock the Basis of All Great Agriculture"
Mrs. Merdeth said
THE agriculture which deserves to be
called great will have three characteristic
it will be permanent, profitable and progress
sive. Possibly we ought to agree our
definition of agriculture. relying upon the
integrity of good friend Webster let
conclude that agriculture is the business OF
much narrower vocation CT cultivating the
soil as some seem to believe. Can the
farming that goes on forever-the agriculture
that is really great have any foundation
other than live stock, improved live stock?
1t has been said that there is fashion
of thinking, the same as there are fashions
in watch charms and dog carts. Only few
years ago there was such an extreme eX-
plotting of the special purpose in agriculture
and stock growing that the greatest intol-
erance was shown to any advocacy of the
good old-fashioned general-purpose farm
Agriculture to be great must be permanent.
and to be permanent fertility must be at
tanned and increased; the consumption of
fertilizer most surely and economi-
cally be restored and replaced by organic
fertilizers animal manure.
Mrs. Meredith then described in an enter
tanning manner the different things
found on a farm that made the life more
happy one, and closed her paper by saying:
But above and beyond every other consid-
Grafton that would influence one 10 engage in
live stock farming is the possibility of escab-
fishing on that farm the highest type y a
home. No other question be so intense