Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16
able to &c, milk and butter result. from

abls to get milk and butter results from
t.
Frank VOORHEES, told how he had been
feeding herd Of cows on beet tops that
SURPRISED the meeting. and asked for
others experience with beet tops. He
found tops good for full grown hogs. but
no, for growing pigs
J. p. Pollock told Of tho loss Of heifef
from impaetion Of the stomach with dry
bees tops fed on tho bees field. iats in tho
winter or spring.
tho serious loss Of cattle from this cause.
Or. Glover said this was likely to oe-
cur from tho osesfeeding Of dry feed.
straw as well as beet tops. and no, CIV
ing proper quantities Of moist food. He
reported also cases Of paralysis and kid
ney diseases In cattle from the ovorfeed-
Ing Of sugar beess-
Hon. w. 3. Ebbert moved for tho ap-
poin,ment Of committees to select cons
ni,iae Of permanent organization for
nost years Farmers Institute.
Hs also moved for appointment Of \
committee to act with the board Of tho
Fair Association for tho selection Of
heads Of exhibit departments for tho Ar
Kansas Valley Faif-eauied.
3. w. Bell asked for an authorativo
analysis Of boo, tops. with a view TO
learning about any poisons In thom.
Sup,- Griffin promised to furnish Il
from tho station.
o. J. Baxter asked Dairyman Bell
what about boot tops or boots giving
flavor To milk and butter.
Mr.. Bell said any food fed a COW
would afYee. tho milk u fed six hours pre-
vious to milking. Tho time to feed boot
tops and pulp was right after milking.
Tho meeting adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
Tho evoring session opened with tho
naming by tho president Of tho commit
tees called for At tho morning session.
committee on permanent organization Of a
committee to. tho Arkansas Valley Fair.
Tho orc committee will serve In both
capacities and Is composed OF the follow
irg gentlemen: J. n. Crowley. W. 3.
Ebbcrs. c. w. Fenlason. n. n. Griffin
and 3. w. Bell
Prof. Paddock was then called upon to
open tho evening program with his as
signed topic. PLANT Diseases and How TO
Combat Them" But the Professor took
tho liberty Of changing his topic and road
a paper on "Fruits-the Varieties Suited
to Colorado" The argument Of his
thought was that we must have Colorado
varieties for Colorado. Altitude and our
arid conditions demanded special propa-
cation to find out just what was needed
His talk on how now plants arc bred
proved very interesting.
Supt. H. H. Griffin came next. with a
paper on The Tomato Industry" He
considered tomato culture second in i'm
portanee Of all horticultural products in
this vicinity. the cantaloupo Of course
being first. No resume can do justicoe to
Mr.. Griffin's paper on this subject and it
should and doubtless will be published in
full as paper Of reference for the toma-
to growers Of the Arkansas valley.
Clint Fulmer. q young man who had
had two years experience in tho special
work Of plant raising. read an interesting
paper, showing that although young the
reader was close observer and an en-
thusiastic student in his vocation. His
story Of how to make hot bed and how
to plant and care for garden vegetable
plants was listened to with marked in
terest.
BY request Prof. Paddock came for
ward again to give short talk on house
and lawn flower adornment. He gave
the ladies present some very useful hints
as to what constituted good taste in