The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-03-14

tertalned. Inc prosperity OF the
village bore to his mind that the
prosperity of the bu mess men
were linked together with that OF
the farmer. If the farmers were
not prosperous the goods Of the
merchants would lay on the shelves
to be moth-eaten. The dairy asso-
citation hop d to discourage wheat
raising as the exclusive product OF
the farm, and to encourage stock
raising for dairy purposes. There
was in the crowd representative
men in the dairy interests. He
hoped that the association would
have four or five hundred members
within a year.
Hon. Jas. A. Larson was called
upon for a speech at the close of Mr..
Stewards address. He began his
address by saying Fellow citizens
and dalrymen. - By fellow citizens
he meant the people of Wabasso and
by dairymen the farmers of Red
wood county. He had been endeav-
oring to increase his stock so as not
to depend on wheat for living. The
first satisfaction he had in that line.
he said, was when he sold a small
herd OF steers last fall. He had
heard it stated that stock could not
be raised successfully on skinned
milk. He said it was mistake. In
feeding skim milk he would put in
small amount of shorts, increasing
the quantity of shorts as the animal
became able to digest it. He sold
his eight steers for $50 apiece and
he told his wife that it was the cas-
lest money that he had ever made.
The dairy association, he said, would
bring the members closer together.
Farmers, he said. in the east had
made their money practically from
the COW. He was going to increase
his herd Of cattle as fast as possible.
At the close of Mr.. Larson re-
marks, Clark Miller. secretary of
the association, read the bylaws
and constitution of the association
for the benefit of those present, af-
ter which chance was given to
JON the association.
AS an incentive to dairy farmers
to be present a discussion on the
advisability OF putting in silos was
booked for the occasion. This dis
cussion was opened by Clark Miller
Of REQ wood Falls township immedi-
ately after the membership list was
for that day.
Mr.. Miller stated that he intend
I'd to build a silo this summer. He
lad between 20 aud 30 COWS he ex-
oected to milk during the fall and
winter, and he believed ensilage was
he best fodder, not only on account
If its digestibility, but also on ac-
count of its palatability. He had
been feeding hay, corn meal and
bran, two sacks of the latter to one
If meal. and be found that there was
great danger of overlooking the
stock, something which would not
)e likely to occur in connection with
,nsilage. He believed thata farmer
having from Is TO 20 mich COWS
would find it to his advantage to
nave silo. Ho thought that one
ourth of the corn fodder was vast
ID, while with a silo there would be
very little waste. and the food be-
ny very succulent would be much
better than the former He thought
hat ensilage could be put up for
bout 70 cents per ton, and the diff
erence in the yield of milk would
De from s to II per cent. He
thought a silo would cost about
800 to 1925. He said that it could
oe filled gradually. He stated that
lie had found, by experience, that
;orn stalks lost large amount of
food during the winter
where simply cut and stacked up,
md that in the spring they would
oe worthless, while if placed in a |
,ilo they would save their nutrition.
A. D. Smith of Paxton, had the
negative side. He said that he was
ten COWS now. and while he
admitted that there were many good
points in favor of a silo, he though
hat man who had less than ID
COWS had better leave the silo alone.
t was too expensive for a small
1airVman and If hniIt now hn ha