Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-01-06

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gpVeralasni N a few wears e-t-b-
lished the famous percleron breed
II draft horses.
At txo oclsck Saturday the-e
gcutiemen again addressed a good
sized meeting II GsnnIson people
aud explained The institute methods
at iength. A number present were
asked their views on the question ct
organizing 4 ". Gray suggested
that as conditions are 80 peculiar IN
the high attitudes of Gunnison, North
and Middle parks and similar sections
~ was necessary for vs. to work osi
our own salvation. IN way. We
needed all the assistance We could
get from the college and an organ
Ization n we'll He mentioned a
suitable feeding rack as a thing he
wanted 70 know about There were
25 or 30 different kinds and yet he
had heard of one IN Middle park
that was Superior TO any vet invented
He wanted 10 know about IT and
to know would save money TO every
ranchman. Organization would help
TO distribute such knowledge.
A. w Mergelman mentioned the
rotation of crops as something we
have little actual knowledge about
in this section. The same rules Will
not apply a. east. lie wanted TO
knaw whether it was best to plant
oats after potatoes or after barley or
before them He had recently par
TALLY wasted many hundred pounds
Of certain grass seed by sowing it
where the ground was too wet Or
gauization would help us TO find out
these things.
w. A. GiIlaspey thought business
men of Gonnison should be inter
ested in helping the movement for
what helped the community helped
them. lie mentioned the large
quantities Of butter and eggs inn
ported 10 Gunuison from outside
counties Some ranchmen even
bought their butter and eggs These
things coaid all be raised at home II
we understood conditions but hv
the time one rlai. alopa cvrerimenfed
and found out things he was likely
to he old and gray headed.
J. NJ. Flick said that the world was
cursed with theory teaching, we did
not have enough practical work He
had farmed over 20 years in Gunni-
son county and had tired TO raise
great many different kinds of vege
tables, grains and grasses lie
wanted some one to teach hum how
to raise alfalfa at an altitude of s.
1000 feet
:. +. Land of the State Fish
Hatchery said he was one of the
farmers because recent law had
placed the fish department under
charge of the secretary of agriculture
Besides it was possible for each
ranchman to have a private fish pond
and make 1t a success If he knew
how. He discussed the chicken
matter and thought chickens could
be successfully raised here.
At this point DIR. Aylesworth sug-
gested that as practical example OF
institute work, Prof Carlyle tell us
why our eggs would not hatch in
this country. The professor ex-
planned that it was due to the dry
climate The air bubble in the end
of the egg grows larger and larger
as the hen sets upon 1t or 1t stays in
the incubator until finally it takes
up from IA fifth to a third Of the egg.
The dry air combined with heat,
sucks the moistare right out of the
egg and air takes its place SO that
/ the chicken dies or comes deformed.
BY sprinkling eggs in the incuba-
tors aud keeping the air Of the room
moist the eggs viii hatch as well as
anywhere With the hen good
plan was to set her on a sod and put
the moisture underneath So it would
, gradually come up 10 the eggs.
BY unanimous vote Prof. CARLYLE
was made Chairman Of the meeting
and then H. f. Lake Jr. WAS chosen
secretary. BY rising vote of every
body IN the room it was decided to
organize an institute Officers were
elected as follows:
j. NJ. Flick presi lent
| T. w. Gray vice-president
H. F. Lake Jr. secretary
A board of seven directors repres-
enting the different sections of Gun
nison county was decided upon and
the president and secretary made
members of the board
a. w Mergelman Lower Gunnison
j. Y. Monroe Tumichi
Mrs. S c. Fisher OHIO Greek
Mrs. 4 Hartman Upper GunnisOn