Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-17

the trees AN orchard and PASTURE
Mr.. Low said. cannot be maintained
on the same ground
Regarding location he preferred well
drained ground protected on the north
and west by windbreak Regarding
varieties of apples he preferred for the
early kinds the Duchess and Yellow
Transparents, for fall the Snow and
Plum Cider, and for winter the iona
than and Northwestern Greening. He
entered into Il discussion of cherries
and plums and the different varieties
and also of grapes, raspberries, goose
berries and Strawberries The subject
was opened for general discussion af-
ter Mr.. Low closed.
Cole on Opportunities.
One of the pleasing features of the
afternoon was the address by Cha plain
Jesse Cole, of the Soldiers Home, on
the Farmer and His Opportunities. a."
Rev. Cole ticlsled his hearers by his
comical illusions to the farmers &c
centricities and made them laugh and
applaud by his humorous stories bear
in on his subject. He said: THE
farmer is sort of stepfather to the
town, and Is the influence which keeps
alive the business of the city, and
helps to maintain the retail merchant
and the saloon. 1t is to the farmer
the city looks for support" Touching
on the farmers intelligence he said
that the success or failure of farming
depended largely on the brains put in
to the work, and that personal habits
and personal appearance would also
determine in measure his success.
OF his opportunities Rev. Cole said
the were unlimited and nowhere were
they better than in the state of Iowa.
j. H. Kinzer, of Bangor, was not
present and the opposite side of the
question 1.-THE Farmers Estimate OF
the Merchants, and His Opportunities"
was passed by.
Ames Talks Live Stock.
The meeting closed with the address
of A. l. Ames, of Buckingham, pres
ident of the Corn Belt Meat Produc-
ers' Association of Iowa, on '"The Value
of Live Stock Industry to the Far
mer.' Mr.. Ames touched only that
part of his subject referring to the
raising and feeding of cattle for the
market. He first discussed the feed
lQE OIL UdDy Ueel, tIaN SOA'S
calves, on SKINNED or fresh milk, until
they were to months old. then put
ting them on grain or other feed until
they were from IL to 20 months old
and then selling. Mr.. Ames described
both ways, the one more common, OF
separating the calves from their moth
ers and raising them on skim MIX, or
allowing them to run with the cows un-
til their mothers weaned them. Both
ways had advantages, and the result
at the end of twenty months was about
the same.
He next took up the feeding of year
ling steers, keeping them on hay. clover
or stalks, pasture and the finishing
feed. His contention is that the far
mer must produce his own feed, that
the cost of grain is becoming higher
and higher each year so that the mar
gin of profit to the farmer on feeding
bought feed is lessening each year.
The feeder, he said, should pay more
attention to growing his own feed, or
producing better pasture and more OF
1t, and OF raising alfalfa. Mr.. Ames
has seven acres in alfalfa, from Whlch
he said he cut forty-two big loads last
season. He also favors having a load
or two of steers ready for the market
in August, when the cattle raising
states farther south, where on account
of the warmer weather, are unable to
have cattle fit for sale. He then dis
cussed the balanced rations, the nm
ishing feed, and closed by telling the
institute something of the objects of
the Corn Belt Meat Producers Associa-
ton. and what it had accomplished
Want Earlier Stock Report.
Farmers claim they are working at
a disadvantage in not knowing early
in the morning the Chicago STOCK quo
tations for that day, and that buyers,
who do, have the advantage of them
in buying their stock An effort Will
be made to secure by phone from
Chicago, as early in the morning as
possible, the receipts and prices for
the day, and have the news
distributed by phone to the central
officers in the various towns OF the
county. A committee Of M. A. Hauser,
of Liscomb, d. e. Hole, OF Marietta
and o. j. Parsons of Taylor, was APP
pointed by the chairman to investigate
and ascertain the cost Of such serv-
ice IL it is obtainable.
According to the report OF the COM
mittee of three, appointed Friday at
ternoon to learn If it would be possible
to secure a Chicago live stock report
early in the morning, Britain & Co.,
will repeat it's morning report at $3.50
o'clock to the central telephone office
here, to be presented to the other rural
centrals The service will be without
cost to the farmers. A report by wire
was submitted by the Western Union,
but was not accepted.