Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20
The fa,mers' Institute.
THURSDAY.

THURSDAY.
Thursday morning the first ses-
ZION began, being called to order by
President I. II. Carrothers. The
attendance, as is usual the first SEES
sion. was small. Our Mistakes.
Their Lessons" was the subject
under discussion. Watson Childs
was called upon to open tho dis
cussion. He responded and said
that in his opinion our mistakes
should be profted in part at least
by ourselves, and not entirely by
our posterity. Fifty-two years ago,
he said he crossed the Mississippi
to make Iowa his home. He hardly
thought he made any mistake there
though he admitted having made
many since. Some of the mistakes
farmers used to make was leaving
their machinery out in the open to
be worn out by the weather, sign
ing papers for some smooth
tongued man, who pretended that
these papers were merely notes on
easy payments for some article pur-
chased. Later these same innocent
appearing documents were apt to
cost the farmer pretty penny.
The farmer Of today has learned to
look long before he signs. Former
ly many farmers were satisfied to
use the same methods used for gen.
erations and wondered why their
crops and stock did not come up to
the products of their enterprising
neighbors who had profted by
others mistakes. Today much Of
that is changed. Farming is be-
coming science, an interesting
problem delightful to solve. As to
the phrase Business men and far
mers," it's correct in some cases
to say that-mores the pity-but it
should not be for every farmer
should be a business man whose
word should be good as gold.
The next to speak was Henry
Brayton who related some of his
mistakes, and stated that the chief
thing to be learned from their mis-
takes in order to meet other condi-
tions was to get better posted on
subjects in general. In that way
| mistakes are less apt to occur. Lack
LOT information causes more mistakes
than carelessness. The farmers to-
day have every facility for keeping
| posted with the numerous agricul-
tural colleges and good farm papers.
u President Carrothers expressed
regrets that the committee had not
billed this topic for an afternoon
session as it was extremely interest
ing.
Mr.. Childs suggested that some
of the ladies be called upon to re.
late their mistakes. OF course none
responded as the ladies never make
mistakes.
u Secretary Clute was next called
upon by the president. Mr.. Clute
related many of his mistakes and
the lessons he had learned thereby
EIe also gave some first rate advice
on sheep raising. ut should be-
he said "the farmers aim to prof,
FROM all mistakes. Keep posted
and avoid following in the steps Of
the erring ones"
Il At the close of Mr.. Clute's re-
marks there was an adjournment
until the afternoon.
AFTERNOON.
/ President Carrothers called the
assemblage to order, after which 8
| pleasing piano solo was rendered
by w. @. Blake. The invocation
was delivered by Rev. w. H. En-
sign.
The subjects for this session wer,
related to the Dairy and were al
follows, "What Breeds of Cattl,
are Best Adapted and How Should
They be Cared For?" "What Feed,
are Best Adapted and How Shoulc
They be Prepared and Fed?'
"How Market the Product-By us'
of Hand Separator or Otherwise
How Dispose of Calf and Other By
products to Obtain Best Result,
From Dairy in Delaware County,
The discussion was opened b,
Frank Childs. who said that all far
mers now have or will have in tn,
end the breed they desire. 1t ma,
take some little time but if on,
keeps breeding the stock desired h,
, will undoubtedly be successful. HI
considers the Durham the bes
breed for dairy reasons. "Farmerl
must be far sighted in preparing
feed for the animals. Make you
preparations for the winter in the
preceding spring. Dairying pay
the best interest to the farmer anc
is about the only thing that doe,
pay good interest. Next to the COW
the hogs pay best"
Mr.. Childs stated that he feeds {
} quantity of fodder, oats and grounc
feed but very little tame hay. g
turn my cows out between ten anc
eleven o'clock every morning anc
have a tank of warm water near al
hand from which they can drink
freely" In the evening he stables
them early. "My fodder is shredd
ed with good standard shredder
and my cattle prefer this kind Of
feed to tame hay. Feed is no waste
SO let your cattle eat up everything
they can and will. He is not il
favor Of the hand separator as hi
claims it is more profitable to sell
the milk to whole milk creameries
about Keeping Calves al
according to circumstances ane
Iprices. Some years calves are /.
good thing and then again they art
not. Delaware County's MAR
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