The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-28
TWO Days FOR FARMERS
Good Agricultural Points Brought
Out at the Farmers
Institute.
Large Crowd of Farmers and
Wives Present Both Days
of the Session.

the court house in this city on
Monday and yesterday, coming to a
close last evening. Before the
morning session closed last Monday
the court room was packed with
farmers seeking practical knowledge
on farming, sheepan swine husban-
dry. etc.
The session was opened by short
address from NJ F. Greely: the
sheep authority, who stated that
Supt. Gregg was i'll and had been
unable to attend any OF the institutes
held this past season on account OF
the illness. All of the other in-
structors we're present, however,
! and he introduced T. B. Terry of
Ohio, a practical farmer, and we'll
known writer for Philadelphia
farm periodical. Mr.. Terry advised
raising clover in preference to all
other tame grasses. He said that
clover was best for the dairy COW,
as it caused her to give more milk,
better for the beef cattle, when pro-
perly fed in conjunction with corn.
Clover would also produce larger
and better crop than timothy.
At the close Of Mr.. Terry's talk
Mr.. Greeley made a few remarks on
the same line. Hesaid that the best
corn in the country was raised in Min
nesota. It was not as large as Iowa
corn bus was better for finish
ing off cattle. Corn was the very
foundation of agriculture.
A. K. Bush was then introduced
and substantiated Mr.. Greeley re-
marks about Minnesota corn being
better than Iowa corn. He said we
could raise just about as much to
the acre. The variety, he said, was
great question. The corn should
be tested in small quantities, and he
was raising that he tested q years
ago. His way of grading up his
corn was to have small patch near
his house, and take from this crop
the ideal ears and by that means he
kept the quality of his corn up to
the standard. Clover sod was the !
ideal place to raise corn. Corn
stalks will also help clover to live.
He thought farmers would get better
corn by planting it with a drill in
stead of using planter. The next
day after the corn has been planted |
begin to ridge it up, the deeper the
better. He advised using a weeder
cross ways, cultivating the corn un-
til it is about six inches high Then
put on surface cultivator and |
make dust blanket and keep culti-
waiting whether there are any weeds
or not. If the season is dry it will
pay to have strawberry cultivator
and cultivate about two inches deep.
In closing he said that it paid to let
corn get ripe, as it increases its
value. The stalks should be put up
in large shocks and fed in closed
yards.
In response to question he
thought it did not pay toshred corn
He advised growing corn in rotation
using the same ground about once
in four years. Fodder corn should
be planted as late as the 10th of
June. Sweet corn was good crop
to feed when pastures were short.
A. w. Troy of Freeborn county
gave talk on the question Of feed
ing cattle for dairy purposes. In
illustrating his talk he used chart
which would be difficult to report.
He was given the close attention of
those present. This closed the fore
noon session
The first subject taken up at the
afternoon session was potatoes by
A. &. Bush. The soil here he said
was just as well adapted for potato
raising as where he lives. The
ground should be prepared the same
as for corn. Potatoes should be
planted early in the spring, pains
being taken in selecting the seed,
using only such potatoes as are ideal
in size and not scabby. The varie
ties should be those that sell bestin