Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-28

With the Friday evening session the
annual meeting of the Farmers In
stitute, together with o. joint. session
with the Corn Belt Meat Producers
Association of Marshall County, was
brought to a close. The night audience
was the smallest of the series. most
of the farmers being compelled to
leave for their homes after the after
of the Corn Belt Meat Producers AS
ISOLATION Of Iowa, and j. j. Ryan, sec
rotary of the same organization, to-
gether with Superinter dent William l.
Crane. OF the city scnools, We're the
speakers Of the evening.
Frank Swearingen, president of the
county feeders association, presided at
both the afternoon ard evening Ses-
sions. Mrs. C. III. Whitehead opened
the evening meeting with u piano solo.
Mr.. Ames was then introduced and
spoke on the methods ne had employed
in feeding and fatteniag cattle for the
market. The selection Of feeders, he
said, wa, the most important factor
in the business, and required q know
ledge Of the animals which could only
be gained by study. A. feeders success
was in proportion to his care in the Sc
lection of his cattle to be fed. He told
his method of judging steers in the
herd and how he chose each animal
separately, always holding in mind the
ideal steer as basis for selection. He
followed in his talk his plan of break
ing the wild range cattle to a feed or
grain, and the fattering process from
the first day to the last. He also dis
cussed at some length the merits Of
whole grain as compared with ground
feed, and his success had been with
the latter. He based his argument IN
this respect on the fact that 1T was not
what steer ate but what he digested.
that made him increase in weight. Mr.,
Ames separates his cattle and hogs and
does not favor feeding them together,
for the reason that he wants to know
IL feeding his cattle pays, without the
hogs to gather the refuse.
Hits Railroad Commissioners.
In closing Mr.. An.es referred to the
attempts of the cattle feeders In urg-
ing the railroad commissioners to take
some action regarding railroad rates
and service, he paid few caustic COM
pliments to that body. He referred to
the commission as 6. useless bunch, and
the tall end and trading pot OF politi-
cal parties and state conventions He
claims they deserve credit whatever
for the granting lie shippers union
tickets. which was Withdrawn year
or more ago.
Ryan and Crane Speak.
Mr.. Ryan spoke only briefly, and IN
a general way deal: with the subject on
which he spoke during the afternoon.
Crane followed him,
and closed the meeting with words or
encouragement to the farmer and
Renaissance Of his early days on an
Ohio farm, when he was boy Mr.
Crane said the farm was the largest
and best school room the boy could
find. the place where he fitted himself
for ioing by doing, and where he was
compelled by circumstances to reason
for himself. He spoke enthusiastically
of the value of such schools as Iowa
State College, and of the educational
value Of such contests as that IN which
the boys of the county had just en-
gagged. During his half hours talk ne
repeated at length from the poems OF
farm life by Whittier and James Whit
comb Riley.