The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
DISAGREE ON STOCK
FARMERS ARGUE MERITS OF PED
IGREED ANIMALS FRO
!. AND CON
GREGG LEADS OPPOSITION
Second Day of AgricuIturists Was
Interesting-Mrs. BramhaiI Talks
Forest Reserye-COIege Stu
dents Had Evening.

or the Minnesota State, Agricultural So
ciety was mainly devoted to stock, and
| the retention of moisture in the soil.
The evening session was held under the
auspices Of the School Of Agriculture of
the University of Minnesota with Dean
w. NJ. Lggett presiding.
The papers on the problem Of holding
| the rainfall in the ground while they ~1-
| cited no opposition were nevertheless
| fruitful OF questions, that frequently
gave the speakers some difficulty in
answering as they usually applied to spe-
cial cases.
The question of stock for the farm de-
veloped less unanimity. 1t was a question
as to whether FLOODED or pedigreed
| stock was the better for the farmer and
stock raiser, or what Supt. Gregg called
| a type"
There appeared to be general impress
sion among the members of the society
| that any person that advocated nedigreed
stock was working in the interests of the
stock farms, and the opposition to these
| always brought forth applause.
Supt. Gregg, of the farmers institute
lead the opposition in the morning, while
A. P. Grout, of Winchester. ILL.,, spoke
on the merit of thoroughbreds during
| the afternoon session
The entire morning session was devoted
| to the production of beef cattle, and OF
| the two papers read during the after
noon, one treated this subject. Supt.
| Gregg advocated doing awav with nedi-
greed stock, while Mr.. Grout spoke with
equal zeal on the necessity of having
| good blood
Mrs. William E. Bramhall, of the
! Womens Fedora ton of Clubs. spoke in
favor of establishing a forest reserve in
the northern part of the state. A reso-
| luton was passed instructing the secre-
| tary to hvae the committee on resolutions
orlng in report on the matter with the
| intention Of sending the same to the
Minnesota representatives in congress. 1t
| is almost a certainty that the society will
| favor the PLAN t@
The following is the programme for to-
| DAY: PRESIDENTS annual address. secre-
| tary's report, treasurer's report, election
| of officers ss.
Meetings Of the various branches Of
| the Minnesota Stock Breeders associa-
tlon VIII be held during the afternoon.
Evening Session.
The evening session was turned over to
| the students CT the st lite agricultural col.
lege, and it was the best attended of the
| udy' Inc entire college was present
/ TWO special cars having been chartered
| 10 carry them back and forth. Besides
! the students, the members of the society
| were present in large numbers, accom-
! panied by their wives, So that the evtn-
| Ing resembled graduation exercises more
| than anything else.
Inc programme, which was on paper
4 rather lengthy one began sharply at )
O'Clock, but the junior agrlculturalists
had their addresses boiled down Sd that
when all was over there was plenty of
| time that was Tlled up by Jnpromptu
speeches by members OF the audience.
| The session began with a prayer by
| Prof. r. D. Tucker, ard was followed by
the Bridal Chorus sung i,y the men,
| bers of the school chorus
| Feeding Live Stock was the first
paper read. 1t was by II. A. Ludke, a
| member of the college from Willow
| Creek, and contained both the practical
| bility of a boy raised Gu the farm and
the theory of student, and was eagerly
| listened to by old men VINO had spent
| their entire life learning by experience
! what the youth learned in few years.
! Mr.. Ludke emphasized the fact that
| too much study could not be given to the
| feeding and general care of live stock
! and that just because an animal eat
something and appeared 10 do well on it
was no sign that its condition could not
| be improved by more thought and inves-
| tigation. The economic value of different
foods for different kinds CT stock was
| brought forth, and presented in pounds,
| dollars and cents. Besides food the sub
| Ject of ventilation Of stables was dwelt
| upon at length, and the necessity of fur
| nshing the different animals the proper
| amount of exercise that would result in
| the greatest amount Of profit.
Ralph c. Miller, Of Bloomington, then
read a paper on 'The Value of Orchard
and Garden Produces to the House
The subject was treated both from it's
! financial standpoint and thai of comfort.
| The speaker conrended that every farm
might have something in the nature Of al
| orchard or a garden, and that the finan-
| Cial benefits that would be derived would
| pay for all labor AMI expense, while the
| good effect it would have on the farm life
| would be almost inest;m1ple The table
would be more tempting, and the meal
would not be guiped dcwn 50 :apidly,
| while during the winter months the fam
/ lily could gather around the tireside and
| enjoy the fruits If their summers S, work.
| The paper ended with directions as to
! the best method Of securing a farmers
garden or orchard, and the proper care
| of them, when they had been secured.
! WOman's Part.
''The Housekeeper's Work the title
! of a paper read by Miss Mabel A.
! Wells, Of Monticello, was listened to With
great attention by the women pres
| emit who were for the most part either
| the wives or daughters of farmers. Miss
| Wells contended that the work in the
! house had advanced with the same ra-
! pidity as the work in the field and that
| now it was done scientifically, and with
| as much saving of human labor as pos
| sible She said that in the old days it
| was a common thing for woman doing
| house work on farm to break down,
| while now it was the exception, and
| that if 1t occurred now it was the fault
of the woman herself.
The speaker presented schedule Of
work to be done during the week, en-
phasizing the fact that everything
| should be. done with order, and only one
| thing at time, which should be COM
pleted before another was begun, and
| in this manner many steps would be
saved and much more could be done in
| a shorter time.
j. N. Holmberg, of Renville, took for
his subject, Retaining Fertility on
Grain Farm one that had been treated
| in some of its phases by his elders dur
| ing the day. -Hi
| The proper rotation of crops was the
principal part of the paper, which. after
| a few Introductory remarks concerning
| the necessity for sustaining the growing
| power of the land, was devoted to the
| different crops and the manner of hand
ling them to obtain this result.
The boys glee club of the college gave
a selection that was greatly appreciated
by the audience, after which Miss Mary
| B. Koch read a papeTTo on ''The Blending
| of Foods
Miss Koch said. that the blending of
foods was a sign of civilization and
| tended towards higher intellectual devel-