The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-30
PALOUSE FARMERS MEET.
LISTEN TO DISCUSSIONS on cRoP
RAISING nv EXPERTS.
Prof. spirfmsn. of Agricultural Coll
lego. Advises Proper Rotation OF
Crops 10 secsre Beet Resuit.--Fte-
ports Of Minnesota Dniries-

Special Dispatch 20 the Post -Inteliigence-.
COLFAx Nov. "a farmers institute
Is IN session here. and though the ri
Tendance IA small. those present snow
great interest In the proceedings, ana al
ter each speech an Informal discussion
u engaged IN by those present w. ..
SpIilsnsn. professor Of agriculture IN the
Agricultural college az Pullman, ana Y.
l.. Smith. Of Ninnesota. who = In me
employ OF the Oregon Railroad & Sayga-
tion Company TO lecture on darttng anu
mixed farming, are in attendance ana afe
the principal speakers
The forenoon's session was short, Prof.
Spiliman delivering a short illustrated
address on Crop Rosa. ion" The spfakeF
Illustrated this method Of tarmirg ~
maps OF a model farm Of FIVE fields IN
each OF which a different crop was grown
each year This talk was of much inter-
est and hes des having mitch pracussf
value. gave the audience much 1000 tot
thought in the application OF scientine
truths stated as bearing upon the srow's
OF crops as shown on the plafs.
The speaker strongly advocated grow
ing a variety OF CROPS, and all the live
stock possible, feeding all or nearly all
the product Of the farm TO the cattle or
sheep and hogs. and then cisposins @
the products in that WAY. he piainiN
showed the advantage Of this system ovef
the one-crop idea o. the averags Pslou-o
farmer and urged that the fertilizers
produced hy the stock should be dis
tribnfed over the land tl1uS preventing
the land from wearing out II Is by This
method he pointed out. that the farmers
Of England after 2e04 years OF c9ntinu-
ous cultivation. still raise larger crops
% wheat than can he grown ~ the IA
louise country. Some 81 the farmers that
were present took Issue with the speak
Aa al
land to be devoted to grain growing, ana
particularly 10 the growth Of wheat, ann
declared that n ruinei land for that
purpose In this country. The speaker adj
rn!tt.d that the year after land nsd been
MANFRED u should not be used for the
growing Of wheat. or any other grain
crop The proper thing TO do was to use
the land for The growth OF some culti-
waited crop. such IA 1orn. potatoes. SUI
gar beets or some Of the other root
crops after which wheat can be grown
on the same land FOR number OF years
successfully
Prof Splliman urged on the farmers
the desirabili,y Of devotng some OF their
land 10 the cultivation Of corn and s,id
he believed that corn was "a profitable
crop as could be grown IN this country
not for the grain. but for use 50 fodder
As showing this fact he instSnced sew
eral eases within hts knowledge where
twenty-five and thirty tons of fodder htd
been grown ON an acre-at little greater
expense than would he necessary 20 pro-
duce the saine number OF bushels or
wheat. Speaking of fstiening hogs. Prof.
spiliman stated that wheat he hal learn
ed by expera nce. was the best OF all
feeds lie had used grain for hog fatten-
ing for ak years at the college farm. and
had averaged prnduc ng one pound OF
pork Cor each ave Wounds of wheat ana
- IL ~
pork with each hushsi Of wheat fed He
srindS the wheat and soaks II In water
twelve hours before feeding.
Mr. smith made no address In the
forenoon. but read ~ me letters ard re-
ports on aairssng In Minncso a. which he
received this morning. Ono of these re-
ports was from the Pratt co-ap fative
creamery conducted by the farmers ~
Steele county. Minnesota. and gave the
details % the business ~ the creamery
far tho year fkaa There we're I 3ax. al
pounds % nliik received during the yea.
tho butter product being iaa.sst pounds.
Witch sold for rs aS The milk averaged
IS ner cent butter fsf. bat the average
Weld 81 butter was a& per cent. a mo-
table increase ever the tests The aver
axe price raid 20 the farmers Tor milk
WAS ssss cents per len and the average
number ~ mounds ~ milk co make q
pound % butter was 80 The total ex-
pense Of operating she cream r.. in
cladlnx skimming stations, butter NIX
era efc was s.sss ara the average csst
~ making q round ~ butter was less
than cents Mr. Smith Aise read re-
rors from t'larks Grove creamery 10 st 4
ia rreebovn eauutX Minnesota. thu oli-
ent e4s-operatixe rrws merry In the ftata.
@hawtns the fnansrasA hErlness eass The
serafi rcd WAS fpr the month - Sep
TENDER. itc. and showed that shs cream
cry had received 50 sse pounds 81 milk.
and rnaAs gsx2 pounds ~ heftsr. watch
haa been sold for "a ~ n sss4 = had been
gtac~d ~ the sinking faaa. ard the tetsi
sxpense faf the month was HS3 The W.
fuafastcf f4Nf4 S. had hfen paid 90 TIE