The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-27
THE FARMERS IN SESSION
MANY VERY VALUABLE PAPERS
READ AT BRIGHAM CITY.
Diseases of Cattle Discussed and the
Best Methods of Fruit Culture Ex-
plained-A Good Meeting.
(special Corresnondence.l


3 o'clock yesterday. At that hour tn
programme was continued, the frs
subject being Alfalfa" which wa
treated by the Hon. John Holmgren
who spoke on the peculiar nature OF tn
plant and the different kinds CT soil il
which it is produced. as we'll as tn
character and quality OF soil in which i
Will thrive best. He offered suggestion
as TO the fertilizing of certain kinds o
ground for the successful production o
alfalfa as a paying crop. and referred
to the value OF alfalfa as provender fol
certain kinds Of stock.
The Poultry Industry" was discussed
in an able. logical and humorous man
ner by Professor J. Dryden, showing
that the domestic fowl is of unknown
value and that value can only be dis
covered by proper attention and care
| The hen of a good breed is a bonanza
TO the farmers and a gold mine tc
farmers wives who are considerate oil
the birds welfare and comfort suffi-
GENTLY to provide them with suitable
! food and shelter in winter and with
fresh air, light and water in summer.
| To such a small or large flock OF
! chickens will prove profitable and re-
turn abundantly. The best kinds of
/ fowls were named, being such as the
! Cochin, Plymouth Rock and Leghorn.
Professor Dryden is a stenographer by
profession, and when he treats the sub
| ject of hens and hen fruit he is a
shorthand talker and can say much in
little,
The next subject on the programme
was Soil Conditions Favorable to
Crop Growth This was treated at
length in a very able and skillful man
ner by Professor L. Foster. The prep
aration and cultivation of the soil, and
L.
forth in an intelligent and forceful
style.
According to previous announcement
and arrangement, at o'clock last night
reception and ball was given in honor
OF the visiting professors from Logan,
in the Brigham City opera house.
Many We're present. The music was
furnished by the Christensen band and
the party was quite an enjoyable a6-
fair
Al Saturdays session 'Blackleg; Its
Cause and Cure" was treated by Pro-
fesSor L. A. Merrel. The vitality OF
the germ which causes the disease il
strong and long-lived. When a. calf is
coming down with blackleg it is, gen
orally found in the left side. The
symptoms are sluggishness and intense
thirs. and a temperature of from 1O4
to 40 degrees, and the animal viii live
In our part of the country this disease
is found at nearly all seasons of the
year, while elsewhere stockmen say it
is found at only certain seasons of the
year. There is not any specific cure.
Many remedies have been applied
salts CT iron in hypOdermic injection,
and the use of and application of car
bolic acid. Nearly all treatment fails
in the case Of calves. If an animal has
been effected by blackeg it is seldom
or never attacked again. Vaccination
has been tried in sflocks of sheep and
has been successful in prevention. \
powder is prepared by the department
of animal industry at Washington,
which is furnished free TO all stockmen
who may apply, on condition that those
using the powder for innoculation will
report the results obtained, as it is
purely experimental. Innoculation may
be made at any time after the animal is
8 months old. The complete innoculat- !
ing outfit costs $50
Horn Stock was spoken on by John |
r. Edwards of Willard. He said, though |
his subject was horn stock, he was a |
believer in dehorning stock, or having |
stock without horns. The Berefords. |
he said, are one of the finest breeds and |
will sell at 10 and 10 cents per pound
more than other breeds in eastern mar
kets. Though the Shorthorn Durham
are excellent, the best results can be
from the Hereford and the
Pole Angus for beef. The Holstien are
good but not so easy to fatten for beef
although the Holstein cows are good
mixers. He would recommend the
Herefords and Pole Angus for range
beef cattle, but for raising beef on our
farms at home he would recommend the
shorthorns. For the best milk a Jersey
S luxury, generally owned by bank
ers and lawyers.
Peach Culture" was treated by A.
q. Snow. He advocated planting
peaches on high ground facing towards
he north. The trees are not so likely
% suffer through the frost. The next
POINT is in preparing the ground and
the stock. The soil should be
veil prepared and pulverized In select
ng trees for planting, the largest trees
ire not always the best. and in pruning
-oung trees they should be cut back
ome ten inches and then they will
'rove to be more thrifty. Home grown
rees are the best, as they are native
o the soil and climate. The best vari-
les are Alexander, which ripenS early
n July, next comes the Triumph, con-
idered to be hardy and a fine yellow
dior. Then comes the Mountain ;
Rose, also the Hale Farley, a fine white
nedium sized freestone peach which
rost to 10 degrees below zero. Then
ONES the Foster, also the Champion,
hen comes the Eleberka and this /
hould be planted 40 to 60 per cent in
lanting orchards. The next is the !
elbow Orange. Trees should be we'll !
ianted and the soil should be we'll
ecured around the roots TO preserve =
hem from the sun. Cultivation is a !
cry important part of peach culture. I
his should be attended to and not
eglected. Once each week at least, l
Tigation will be sufficient, if cultiva- {
on is regularly attended to. If an !
richard is well attended and cultivated +
man should realize 5000 per acre. He 4
ad planted his trees, he said, sixteen
,et apart in order to keep the roots of 7
lie trees separate. The irrigation 4
tches should be about eighteen inches {
part. Trees should not be fortified '
efore they come into bearing, and in O
running the new growth should be b
-immed about one-third back and the z
rowth made bushy SO that the fruit
,uld be picked While standing on the
round.
The subject of Fruit Packing" was
scussed by Mr.. Charles w. Knudsen; j
'uit raisers, he said. should pay much
-tention to the Importance of proper
packing their fruit in order to reach
nd obtain the best markets. and the
ost remunerative prices The proper e
,ading of fruit is also a very neces- b
Try and important matter. where the n
nit has to be shipped to distant mar n
IT'S. C
Mr. Knudsen was of the opinion that Il
e Farmers Institute will, if properly u
ganized. result in much good. a
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