Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-08

the cditie marketed are 1attened DN
those who raise them from calves il is
evident that chief local interest cen
tiers in the best methods in finishing
and 10 this branch Mr. Hall gave
chief attention. AS a general thing.
he stated, raising cattle to sell to feed
ers is a poor business. The man who
feeds makes all the profit there is.
Some do ucceed at the former but
they are the exception
Use Care at First.
To the young man starting in the
stock raising business Prof. Hall did
not advise the purchase of heard of
high bred and costly animals at the
outset He believed that such course
was likely to cause disappointment in
the end and the discrediting of pure
bred stock Eventually there is more
money TO be made raising the pure bred
but the young stockman. he held.
would be wiser in beginning with n
few good animals and gradually in
creasing the number. or in crossing
with a good sire till high grade was
attained. In discussing what consti-
tutes a good animal Prof. Hall SAID
there is common belief that fat
animal is Il good one and a poor one
in flesh is poor in quality. This is bad
logic.
Prof. Hall exhibited charts to show
the results of experiments at the state
university in breeding several grades
OF cattle from fancy down TO infeTi-
or. With skillful breeding on scien-
tffc lines the better grades proved
tho oney-makers by long odds. The
speakers line of reasoning showed that
less money is lost on scrub stock when
il is fed in falling market than on
fancy cattle. but on the other hand in
a stationary or rising market the best
stock makes the greatest gains in net
results.
There was an unusually large atten-
dance of the ladies in the afternoon
to gather points from the practical
demonstration of domestic science by
Mrs. Gleason. The demonstration Illus
trated her remarks and those of the
morning as we'll by cooking several
articles of food in common use.
sam Piles of which were distributed.
Corn Judges Report.
Near the end of the program came
the reports of the corn and report of
jadges. In addition TO the AS samples
of corn ard reports submitted in COM
petition, there were several others
prepared and sent in too late to be
considered. The prizes were not dis
tribured at the institute, as it was
found last year that this is not the
best method for placing them in the
hands of the winners. Instead. orders
we-e'given the winners by the officers
of the institute that entitled them to
90 to the places from which the prizes
", re TO come and make selection.
All the corn raised in the con'~"-
tition from seed obtained from the
state institute was Reids yellow
dent. Sore remarkably fine samples
were submitted. The method of the
competitors in growing their corn is
well illustrated by the report of Albert
Boardman. who won first prize on his
report but who did not secure an award
on his corn. His report is as follows:
MY corn is Reds yellow dent. The
soil on which | planted it was black
timber soil with clay subsoil. The
previous crop raised on the ground
was potatoes. The manure used on
this ground this year was barnyard
and henhouse manure.
81 plowed the ground on May IA to
the depth of inches. | narrowed it
twice right after piowing. l planted
It May "a. | planted with a hoe. First
took the corn planter and marked
the rows lengthwise of the field, then
took a stick 31s feet long and meas
ured each row putting a hill every 3k
feet along the rows. | planted it as
nearly square as possible. The number
of times ii was cultivated was five,
and the implements used were the hoe,
wheel hoe and cultivator. AS soon as
he corn was up so that il could be seen
well | went through it with hoe. In
about a week. ] went through it again
with a hoe and wheel hoe. using the
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