The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-16

The farmers institute force, consist
ing of H. G. Warner of Forestburg, A
E. Chamberlain of Howard, r. L
Squirting Of Brookings, H. E. Dawes
of Fulton and N. S. French of Ii
Moure county, North Dakota, reached
Aberdeen Thursday night, having hello
a one day institute atGroton. Friday
morning they were ready for business
at ten o'clock, but the morning was
so intensely cold that few came out
and the forenoon session was not held
At p. m. a very fair gathering OF
representative farmers Of the county
had assembled in the court room
where the institute was held. The
first talk was on cor by Mr.. Dawes.
E. P. Ashford of Rondell had on hand
a fine sample of yellow dent, which
gave the institute workers an idea OF
what we can do in corn and served as
a text for a very interesting and in
%structive corn talk.
Mr.. French followed in a discussion
of the dairy 10Y and how to raise her.
In addition to being a practical dairy
man he is an entertaining talker, a
vein of dry humor enlivening his dis
course. His COWS are HolsteinS, but
he did not mention that fact, on the
contrary, he said he would no more
advise a man what breed of COW to
select than he would undertake to say
what kind of a girl he should marry.
1t was a matter of taste and judge
ment. Any kind of good dairy COW
has to be MIXED Sundays, Fourth of
Julys and picnic days. The dual pur-
pose COW was a myth. Veal your
steer calves and force growth Of heif-
ers and breed them at Is months. 1t
is best not to let the first calf suck at
all. Milk the heifer the first year
after calving as long as she will give
a cup Of milk. Have COWS come in in
early winter. 1t pays, as they 60 on
to grass in spring and keep up the
flow of milk.
The evening session Friday was de.
voted largely to the discussion Of v
green growing. 1t was quite general
ly agreed that the jackpine and cedar
would succeed in many localities
where others prove a failure. One
thing was strongly emphasized and
that was that evergreens should be
ordered directly from a reliable nur.
seryman as near the locality Of the
planter as possible.
Saturday morning session opened in
charge of Mr.. Chamberlain, who c called
upon the farmers present to name the
subject they desired to have under
discussion. E. E. Dennison Of Frank.
Ign said he would like to know about
the best trees for a windbreak. This
inquiry led to the mention of the
Russian olive IS a tree that would
likely thrive in the regions of hard
pan subsOil such as occurs in north
west Brown county. Mr.. Warner sale
he believed this tree would send it,
roots down into pretty hard soil. Mr.
Dennison said that most of his neigh
bors had artesian wells now and coulc
irrigate their trees. MI. Chamberlain
said that experience had proved tina
injudicious irrigation with artesiaI
water was decidedly dangerous t,
trees. That too much care could no
be exercised in the application of thi
water.
Several spoke of cases where tn,
Russian olive had been ordered ant
some worthless thing had been sen
in place of it. Mr.. Warner said tina
it was safe to say the order was givel
to a travelling tree fakir. The faki
will take orders for anything whethe
he has it or not. MI. Ashford O
Rondell said the plum tree woul,
make a good %windbreak, to which MI
Squirting agreed. Mr.. French said tn
plum tree was all right fora low wind
break but that it sprouts up so badly
The Russian olive will not trouble ii
this manner and grows higher. 1t j
a rapid grower and perfectly hardy.
MI. Squirting talked on sheep feed
ing. He opened by asking how man,
in the audience were feeding sheep thi
winter. Not a hand being raised, h,
said he was certainly in a good loca,
ity for missionary work in that line
He said very emphatically that tn,
farmer who was not in the sheep bust
ness was missing one Of the best mon
ey making propositions on the farm a
the present time.
Mr.. Chamberlain took up the sub
ject Of folders and grasses, the mos
important topic under discussion dur