The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-26

materials should be careful about expos
ing them to lights or flames of any kind,
as fire, cigars, cigarettes, etc, or else the
insurance adjuster may have something to
do.
Mr.. ~. B. Mitchell of the Red Cross
stock farm, at Austin, next addressed the
convention upon the subject of Some G5od
Butter Rations." The speaker asserted
that the profitable dairy depends upon the
best use of materials consumed in the
feeds and stated that the COW is the ma
chine which converts the feed into milk,
cream and butter. The quantity and quail
ity of the feed, says Mr. Mitchell, controls
the quality and richness of the milk. The
following rations We're given by this prac-
teal dairymaD as in use upon the Red
Cross stock farm; Six pounds of corn
corn and shucks ground up hne-and with
this he mixes four pounds of cotton seed
meal; and with this grain ration he mixes
six or eight pounds of cotton seed hulls.
This ration is fed at cost of about
cents and in addition he feeds all the
sugar cane and other roughage his cattle
need johnson grass is occasionally re-
commended. If the cattle are in good
condition, Mr.. Mitchell feeds three pounds
corn cob meal, six pounds of wheat bran,
and six pounds of cotton seed meal, this
fifteen pound grain ration costs about 8
cents also. This grain ration Is mixed with
hulls and cut sugar cane is added TO give
1t bulk. The first ration above given, Mr..
Mitchell recommends for thin cows and
the second for cows In good flesh, the
proprietor of the Red Cross stock farm
certainly believes in keeping his stock in
a good smooth" condition, also. as he
amply demonstrated this morning, but, on
the other hand, says that his cows are his
boarders. and II they don't promptly come
up with their equivalent they are liable
~, :. lie, noo n,
or no rations. ~. Mitchell also is an
advocate of god water but does not
strongly advise its use after" MILKING.
Mr.. r. L. Smith of Sherman made a
very entertaining talk OF The Essentials
OF Wheat Culture" He said that II was
essential in the hrst place to have good
land in order to make good wheat. Still,
he had observed in Grayson county that
land which cost IS to $40 an acre produced
twenty-five bushels of wheat per ARE. and
had also seen land which cost $50 an acre
produce but I'VE bushels to the acre. He
had seen wheat planted on August 20 make
FIVE bushels TO the acre. and wheat planted
on December 25 make twenty Ave bushels,
and ne had noticed just the reverse. He
had concluded. therefore. that II was not
The land SO much. nor The season so much.
but that the great essential was the man.
He did not mean to say that man 20 BIS
successful wheat grower shouia nave
large brain, but he thought he should awe
brain enough not To attempt 70 take off
his shirt without unbuttonlng the collar.
Neither did he mean 10 say that inln
should be extremely energetic, but be did
hint ha should have energy en- ough TO get
M In the morning and eat breakfas. after
bis wife had gotten up and buil' the fire
and Aid the cooking. The great essontiai
in wheat growing, he said, was the thor.
onyb nreparation OF the soil. II believed
IN deep pic wing and hat the ss 81 should Gu
~ me bottom. When the seed is sowed In
s .. mi land ii will produce whe,- hnothsr
s great ' essential is that the tar%sr should
value wheat AS a boy ne had been
,anad throughout the week. but on Sundays
b Ds mother used to bake ane. light Hour
Biscuits He loved the holy s saSea1 h. I tS
lne sinre the days OF the first great
e easls' king mentioned in the pible-Jaeob
ca sas done we'll Wheat is the great cereal