Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-01-30
HARRtS GROVE FARMERS

l9U2, at the pleasant ttuMe OF MIR
aud Mrs + + Bebee. The Club
evidently Intends making a good
record this year, as only two mem
bers were absent, although the day
was very cold and stormy.
AS most Of the members arrived.
late, 10 bu .inesa was done before
noon, SO we had the good things
dinner and visiting first.
AT 2 o'clock p M the Cub was
opened with a song.
Minutes of last meeting read
and approved.
Selec reading as follows: Should
the farmers boys 60 to agricultu-
raj colleges? j F Bebee.
Young men aud music. Mrs Orr.
The scheme of the Strat4on fam
lily. Mrs Fensler.
Alfalfa. G II Longmsn.
Growing rape in feed yards. B
A Divelhess.
Price of hogs for past twenty
five years. s Val de,hoof.
Glen Stern favored the Club
with a recitation: "Ism going back
to grandpa's." also by Mable Be-
bee, CA little boys opinion of
grandmothers."
Questions Answered.
l. At present prices it does not
pay to sell wheat and buy corn to
feed hogs. Crush the wheat and
soak 10 water a few hours.
2. 1t does not pay TO keepducks
for the fea. hers.
3 AS the outcome of the Bird
question, it was unanimously de-
cided that at the next meeting Il
g Young give us a lengthy ac-
count OF his visit to Oklahoma,
continuing one of the questions of
Last meeting, the following letter
from Ames was read:
Iowa Agricultural College,
Ames, Iowa, Jan Sth 1902
Mr. Geo McKenn-y;
Nv Dear Sir: Your esteemed fa-
vor of the 9th addressed to Presi-
dent Beardshear has been referred
to me for reply, and | beg to state
that it is not definitely known what
il the cause of corn stock disease.
1t has been generally supposed
for ssmetime that it wss due to
8 me fungus or other parasitic
growth on the corr plant that pro-
duced y poisonous product which
caused tho trouble. In that case
the shredding or cutting Of the
corn would do no good unless it
were bv distributing this product
to snch an extent that the animals
would not get enough Of it at one
time to produce any effect. or un-
less it were something thnt the
heating of the fodder in some way
DESTROY. 1t has been generally
conceded that fodder CIT up and
cured in proper shape would give
no trouble, but from develope-
ments of the past year there is con-
siderable evidence that this dis
ease is due to come specific germ
affecting the animal, as a number
of animals have died that were.not
receiving any corr fodder in any
form; also young calves that were
not large enough to eat vegetable
matter of any kind, which rather
throws some doubt upon the theo-
ry of vegetable poisoning, which
has been considered the trouble.
Very truly yours,
j. j. EDGERTON.
Questions for next meeting:
l. Would it pay Harrison Coun-
ty farmers to stable all their stock
in cold weather?
2. From a pecuniary stand point
what benefit to the farmer is the
farmers institute?
3. Is the agricultural society of
Harrison County Incorporated?
Committee for opening discuss
ion: W L Orr; + r Bebee, and
Mrs Fensler.
Committee on Questions: Geo.
Mckinney; Mrs Selvy, and Mrs
Eliza Mckinney.
Visitors: Mr. and Mrs T 81 Be-
bee; Mr. and Mrs John Hull; Mrs
Edge, and Mr. Strouss.
1t was suggested that all the
members who possibly can attend
the Farmers Institute at Woodbine
February l8 to 20.
Club adjourned to meet with J
s Vanderhoof and daughter on the
last Saturday in Feb.
FRANK FENsLER, President.
MAGGIE LoNGMAN, Sect'y.