The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-24
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Music, Talks, and Actions of Closing
Days Session.

inc Hoover sang pretty song In
sweet, clear, child-like voice. A
baritone solo by Mr.. Hodnett of Iowa
Christian college was also much
enjoyed by the Institute.
Mr.. Lyle then stated that for the
benefit of the institute butter max
ers he had prevailed on Mr.. Hinman,
Of he Oskaloosa Creamery, to give
them talk on butter judging. Ac-
cordingly he introduced Mr.. Hinman.
The gentleman seemed perfectly at
home on the platform, ald gave a
talk of great practical value. He stat
ed that the following points were
considered in scoring butter: Flavor,
grain, moisture, salt and color On
each of these points he explained re-
quirements. Good butter should have
the June flavor, or as near that as
can be Appropriated in other seas
ons. 1t should not taste either sour,
fiat, unclean or bitter. Twenty-Five
per cent of the marking is on the
grain of butter, which should be well
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allowed 16 per cent Of moisture in
butter; country butter may contain
still more with perfect safety. Mr..
Hinman gave the amount of salt as
q of an OF. to the pound. Said the
churning degree of temperature was
from 81 to 8, while 60 degrees was a
good temperature to keep it at till
twelve hours before churning.
The audience was much Interested
and asked many questions, to all OF
which Mr.. Hinman courteously re-
spolded.
The Institute then adjourned for
dinner.
Friday Afternoon.
Reeds band from Rose Hill gave
couple of fine musical selections.
Then the meeting was called to or,
der.
Rose Hill Band.
I. NJ. Reed, leader cornet; Grover
Stringfellow, solo B fat cornet; EN-
cry Goddard, B fiat cor1et; Frank
Ruby, I'd B fiat cornet; Amos Wy
more, solo alto; Frank Goddard, lst
also; Leroy Stephenson, I'd alto; c.
E. Kemp, 81 alto; Julian Wymore, LIST
tenor; E. E. Silverthorn, I'd tenor;
Ralph Currier, baritone; Chas. Han
Sci, tuba; assisted by H A. LaRue,
of Oskaloosa; Lloyd Tenant, bass
drum; Roy Gatewood, tenor drum.
Politics Are Tabooed.
BY request Mr.. Bolton presented
the following resolutions:
"1st. Whereas, that in large
number of the counties of Iowa ne
Agricultural college at Ames has been
instrumental in establishing expert
mental stations at the county poor
farm, be it
Resolved, That We ask the board
of supervisors of Mahaska county to
open communication with the officials
at Ames looking to the establishing of
such a station at the Mahaska county
poor farm, where the farmers can con-
gregate in the fall of the year and
have a picnic a2d the practical dem
onstration of intensive farming"
This resolution was adopted. Then
Mr.. Bolton presented another Teso-
lution looking to the appointment of
an expert to investigate the financial
affairs of Mahaska county. The reso-
| luton was seconded, demanding the
passage of the resolution. Mr.. Gro
zier opposed and moved TO lay on
table. Vote to lay on table prevailed.
l. NJ. Reed was the first speaker on
the regular afternoon program. He
read a paper on "Is 1t Profitable to
Raise Draft Horses, and Should They
Be Clipped2" He believes it does
pay to raise good draft horses, just as
it pays to specialize in any line. Good
draft horses, good brood mares, al
ways command good prices, as Mr..
Reed can testify from his own exper-
fence. Every horse breeder snould
have an ideal, and should work to that
ideal Promiscuous breeding does
not pay. AS for clipping, Mr.. Reed
says it should not be done till spring,
if at all.
On this point Mr.. Roe differed
with Mr.. Reed. Mr.. Roe has been up
in Canada and he says in that north
ern country they clip their horses in
March while in the barns, then when
the summers work is done these
horses are not SO exhausted by copi-
GUS sweating. In aswer to question
Mr.. Roe said horses in that climate
have more hair than in this latitude.
Mr.. Reed asked whether dogs grew
wool up there.
Mr.. Pomeroy wondered how Canada
farmers sow wheat with tempera-
ture of 25 below, as he had heard. Mr..
Roe said they did not do so.
Clark Terrell asked if horses will
shed when clipped. Mr.. Roe said not
if clipped sufficiently short.
Mr.. Bolton objected to clipping ais
against nature.
Mr.. Roe wanted to know then what
Mr.. Bolton was doing in the barber
shop the other day.
Bolton answered, "Was trying to
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