The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-03-24

/ the year, and Prof. French state
/ that the attendance here was tn
r best in point of representative farm
ers, of any institute held by him i
. the state this year. One noticeabl
| feature was the absence of farmers
wives and daughters, and on tina
account poultry raising and discuss
ion of domestic science was left out
The professor however promised t.
bring Mrs. Price, the superintendent
of domestic science, along to TIT
next institute. which in all probabil
ity will be held in October. A com
mittee of arrangements for the in
stitute was appointed and consist o
| B. ]. McRae, chairman, assisted BY
James Marker, 2. A. Johnson, VIM
Baird, M. E. Luther, Mrs. M. E
Luther and Mrs. K. G. Osterhout
The Friday afternoon session
opened with a lecture of some length
by Prof. French, on the scope an6
history of institute work and the
raising of the different grasses that
is most conducive to this section,
and showing that the common red
clover is the best. Mr.. Hansen
then took up the subject of milk
testing by the ''Babcock" method.
He dwolt upon the importance Of
conducting dairying upon business
principles by learning the exact ca
pacity of each COW for production
of butter fat during the period of
lactation, which would point out the
star boarders, who do not produce
butter fat to pay for the feed and
should go to the butcher to stop the
waste and avoid raising heifer calves
from such scrubs. He explained
the composition of milk and the
simplicity of the Babcock method or
testing it for butter fat, of which he
gave practical demonstrations With
three samples, and asked the farmers
to bring in some milk, skim milk
and cream, to make further demon
STATIONS during the next days ses-
sion. He gave instructions for OBJ
tanning average samples Of the pro-
ducts to be tested, with cautions to
keep the milk from each COW to be
tested separate, and to take the
sample after mixing the milk
thoroughly, Immediately after milk
ing, by pouring it back and forth
from one pail to another.
At the evening session diversified
was taken up and the prin-
ciples Of the rotation Of crops was
Illustrated by means of chart.
Mr.. Hansen gave an able disserta-
ion on facts relative to the profits
IF bee keeping.
The Saturday morning session
opened with lecture on horticulture
md the planting and care of the or
hard, by Prof. French. He showed
he necessity of preventing the
-pple scab as the products of the
tate might be quarantined on that
.ccount. He also warned against
'uying apple trees from western
Washington and Oregon on account
# the apple canker. The Rome
Beauty and the Spitzenberg are con-
idered the best apples for this sec
ion. The cultivation of crops be-
ween the trees was also recommend
d as it would keep down the growth
f the young trees, which is neces-
airy to insure better trees. As to
roft in apple raising he pointed out
he fact that the Idaho Jonathan
pples sold for fifty cents a dozen ,
/ Chicago when oranges brought
My thirty cents. Mr.. James :
farker brought some fine samples /,
f apples Of his own raising and
rafting and gave few valuable
1ggestions regarding deep pruning
{ pear trees. M. Hansen a
gain took up the subject of milk /
.sting and made three demonstra- II
ons during the day, testing twelve '
amples. Much interest was shown o
Y the farmers in this work. They a
.emed to realize the Importance Of O
citing practical basis from which .,
, figure the profits in dairying, es- [
scially since a ready market for
Team is assured by the establish