The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-13
CROP BREEDERS
| ARE ORGANIZED
NEW AUXILIARY OF MINNESOTA
STATE AGRICULTURAL ASSN.
Frequent Resort to Tuberculine Urged
at General Session of Agricultural
Association, In paper on Live Stock
Diseases by DR.. S. III. Ward-Need
of Better Corn Grades Empha-
sized.

A new organization auxiliary to the
Minnesota State Agricultural society
was formed yesterday afternoon, at
Masonic Temple. This auxiliary is the
Minnesota Field Crop Breeders asso-
citation, which had arranged pre-
grounds last fall. O. G. Thompson of
Pennington was elected president; w.
M. Hays, St. Anthony Park, secretary;
Arthur Cooper, ST. Cloud, treasurer;
vice presidents, j. j. Furlong of Aus
tin; Karl Olsted of Hanska, G. N.
Merriam aPrk, Jesse d. Northrup OF
Minneapolis, F. F. Marshall of Grow
River, 0. Q. Enestvedt of Sacred
Heart, H. H. Chapman of Grand Rap
ids William c. Currie of Euclid; ex-
ecutive committee, the president, the
secretary and l.. B. Bassett of Rush
more, Fred Meier of Sleepy Eye and
G. w .Wastman of Crookston.
The first part of the afternoon ses-
sion of the state agricultural society
was under the direction of the Mime
sofa Improved Live Stock Breeders
association DR.. S. H. Ward, secretary
of the Minnesota Live Stock Sanitary
board, speaking of Live Stock Dis
cases." dwelt upon the great destruc-
ton wrought by tuberculosis and adj
vocated emphatically a frequent re-
sort to the tuberculin test. Cattle
should be inspected every three
months the first year and at least once
In an extempore address upon
Draft Horses" John Huston Of
Blandinsville. ILL.,, declared that the
Percheron was the best all-round type
of draft horse. America. which raised
as good If not better draft horses than
Europe, should cease importing ami
mails for breeding purposes.
When the newly organized crop
breeders assumed charge of the ses-
sion, A. B. Lyman of Excelsior, read
ing a paper upon Alfalfa Seed, rec
commended as specially hardy variety
! of alfalfa introduced by German I'M
migrants into Carver county, Mime
sofa, forty five years ago.
Intelligent rotation of crops was ad-
: vised by A. D. Wilson of st. Paul as
the best preventive of weeds.
Professor w. M. Hays of the state
experiment station, after delivering an
address upon Field Crop Improve
: ment," invited the live stock breeders
, and the crop breeders to affiliate with
| the American Breeders association
Of which Professor Hays is secretary
: At the evening session, which con-
cerned both the live stock and the
field crop breeders, Professor w. j
Spillman, agrostologist of the depart
ment of agriculture, Washington, DC.
spoke Of Forage Crops" and showed
, by means Of stereopticon views ir
7 what sections the several varieties OF
forage prove most successful. An
other representative Of the agrtcul
tural Departmental. o. Eldridge-
described the building of Coco
Roads" He designated the materials
: best adapted to different localities.
+. T.. McCauI of Minneapolis, dis
GUESSING 1.-The Grain Trade and I'm
proved Seed,'' insisted that the i'm
provement Of grain seed is of para
mount importance for America. To-
much money could not be spent II
scientific experiments.
AS to Commercial Corn Grading,
G. S. Scofeld Of Washington, D. Q.
regretted that European importer
had been complaining that American
corn is not carefully graded. TIL
corn grades, Mr.. scofield said, SHOULD
be fixed more definitely.
There is both profit and publ
spirit, according to B.; T. Hoyt o
Merriam Park. in Raising Pedigree'
Seed for Sale"