The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-03-07
TWO DAYS FOR FARMERS.
Report of the Work Done on tn,
Last Day Of the Institute.

Report of the Work Done on the
Last Day Of the Institute.
The Tuesday morning session Of
the farmers institute held at the
court house last week began about
10 o'clock and Mr.. Greedy, who had
charge of the institute, gave talk
on sheep, The breeding of sheep,
he said, was something that breed
ers grow into gradually. He pre-
ferred dark faced rams for breeding
purposes. AS to the breed, he
used only one kind as he believed
it was best. This rule would apply
to all kinds of stock. The building
in which to keep them should be
warm, and with plenty of chance
for sunshine to get in to them. The
feeding should be done in open
yards. The sheep should be al
lowed to have plenty of exercise.
The way be did on his farm so
that the sheep could have exercise
enough in winter, was to have a
place about 40 rods from his barns
which he used two or three times a
week for feeding purposes. In this
place he would scatter his feed
thoroughly and then allow the flock
to 60 out there. In this way the
sheep received considera Gle of ex-
ercise in going to and from the
place of feeding. He did not advise
feeding much grain. Oats cut when
little green. and in which there
had been planted some flax, was the
best feed. The sheep need water,
but in the winter time would eat
snow in preference, but would not
eat it if it was not clean. He said
that some authorities on sheep
raising claimed that snow was
harmful for sheep. His experience
was that it was not harmful Mr..
Greeley said there was more profit
in feeding lambs than in feeding
old sheep. He was asked a large
number of questions at the close OF
his talk.
A. X. Bush was then called upon
for talk on "Beef and Beef Cattle. ;"
The conditions here were most fav-
orable for feeding. In selecting a
sire he advised going to a breeder
who had reputation. He has on
his own farm the shorthorn breed.
In feeding calves he advised chang
ing from whole to skinned milk
gradually and from milk to gain the
same. He thought it better to
thrash corn than to shred or husk
it. Beef cattle be would finish be-
fore they were two years old as
they would then give the largest
return Of profit, it not taking SO
much to feed them. The farmers
were so much interested in Mr..
Bush S talk that they kept him an
swering questions for Is or 20 min
utes
Mr.. Bush was followed by Mrs.
Laws on the subject of 'Emergen-
cies. The speaker was a profess
siOnal nurse for a number of years
in Chicago hospital. Her talk
was along the line of what to do in
cases of accidents and sickness on
the farm. The principal thing, she
said, was to keep cool. Mrs. Laws
talked for about % minutes and as
in the case of all her talks the
crowd followed her closely as she
gave very valuable information in
almost every sentence that she ut
tered. At the close she was enthu-
siastically applauded.
The remainder of the. morning
session was then taken up by Mr..
Trow on a talk on creameries and
how to keep the secretaries books
and figure the amounts coming to
the patrons. In this talk as on the
former occasion he used a chart,
and gave the creamery patrons
some very interesting information.
BOUND BY An OATH.