The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-29

d nOrse'S pastern and how slight defects
: In that will detract from the selling
value. A horse with a perfectly form
ed pastern can work on the pave
ments of the great cities much easier,
and will always possess we'll con-
ditioned feet and he described why.
To come to breeding, the speaker
forcefully illustrated the value Of a
good mare. He urged the farmers to
keep their good mares, not to sell
them and along this line he spoke OF
the great necessity of having a fixed
purpose in the progress of breeding.
Above all don't make the common
mistake of pampering mares in the
winter, to get the best results a preg-
nant animal must be active, use COM
mon sense and exercise, kindness
above all things, don't get impatient.
When the colt comes begin to push de-
velopment at once. The frame and
general attributes are formed during
the first two years of its life. Here
Professor Richards demonstrated how
valuable good feeding was and of what
1T should consist to produce the best
form and development for working
horse. The colt wants protean feed,
oats and bran, little oil cake and IL
P0ooAOAO SAONOA nay anu uC uCSCIlUcu
why the latter was preferable II pos
sible wean two colts together. The
horse Is sOciable animal and the
youngsters love company and thrive
on it. Mr. Richards then described the
points to look, out for in the selection
of a sire This matter in regard to
sires is not given the attention it
ought to have. Pick a horse that has
produced uniform colts and one that
possesses the proper quality of pre-
potency and he described the points
to look out for. His advice was to
use pure bloods always.
The talk was followed by discus
sion on the general care and feeding
OF horses. One man complained of
the absence of nutrition in certain
grasses on the prairie in this part
OF the state and how it differed from
some western. sections and he could
not Keep his horses and colts fat in
the winter time. The wife of a farmer
in another part of the hall told him
why He failed to investigate the con-
ditions of the land used for pasture.
The early frosts froze up some varie-
ties of grasses before they had be-
come winter cured and If that condi-
ton exists it is simply waste of time
to turn out horses and cattle on to
it. Then he knew of some farmers
who drove their horses fifteen miles
out to pasture, left them for the win
ter, wholly unmindful of whether there
was ample feed and water supply, and
then wonder why the animals were all
skin and bone when spring time came
The discussion brought. out great
many. valuable points and the ques-
lions asked afforded Mr.. Richards
plenty of opportunity to talk "out in
meeting" and tell some farmers why
they were not successful They did
not always act with intelligence,
They allowed things to care for them
selves and did not watch conditions.
A horse is noble animal, but it can
not come up to the barn in the winter
time and tell its owner that if there
was feed and water to get at he would
find it and do the rest, it is wholly
incompetent to get something out of
nothing and the farmers who expects
it will simply get dead horses sooner
or later.
u. S. Delaney personally thanked
Professor Richards for his very useful
and practical talk, it was the best he
had heard for long time. The tech
nical and practical features demon
strated by the speaker were worth
thousands of dollars to the average
farmer if he would only go home and
apply them He had heard in his day
horse talks" which simply made him
sick. Mr.. Delaney then proceeded to
give his hearers some practical hints
about the care of horses. He empha-
sized the proper dressing of horses at
all times-if it is cold enough to use
blanket see that it is left secure.
Horse safety pins are cheaper than
sick horse on your hands. Look to
the harness and see that it fits and
that it is properly taken care of, not
allowed to get dry and hard. A man
comfortably dressed for work does bet
ter execution and more work than
with horses. He urged the farmers
to appreciate what the professors We're
doing at the agricultural college and
to give them help and cooperation
whenever the opportunity afforded. 1t
will be found to pay. ;.
Responding to a special request Ed
itor Wing of The Breeders Gazette,
Chicago, told the story of his life, and
how he and his father replenished
worn out" farm in New York and
raised the annual profits from $3.50, in
two or three years. to $4,000 a year.
He said the people of this country
were the greatest robbers of soil fer
tility in the world.
Half an hour was spent in general
question asking and answers and that
seemed to be of great interest to the
farmers and the ladies.
A. X. Bush of Dover, Mimi, one of
the institute corps, in a moving vote
of thanks to all who had assisted in
making the Barnes county institute
such notable success called atten-
ton to the great impetus an institute
gave to better and more profitable
work on the farms. The tillers of the
land were better for rubbing should
ers with EACH Ideas were exchanged
and rusty spots in working plans were
made bright. For the drive about the
city they. were especially thankful.
Every part of Valley City showed signs
of prosperity. Mr.. Delaney made a
suitable response, he said every bust
ness man in Valley City had subscrib-s
ed $40 to the fund for institute ex-
penses. except two and they were the
representatives of a mail order house
In Minneapolis and another one in Chi.
cago.
James Austin of, Hannah declared
that he knew of no town where so
many pains had been taken by the
citizens generally to ensure the COM
fort of those attending the institute
and the general success of the insti-
tute itself. Mr., Delaney had been
the main wheel andla highlY good one