The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-18
DA|RYMEN HAVE A.
DAY At THE
MEETING
Care of Cows and Kind of Cat.
tie Needed to Produce
Best Milk.
SUBJECT OF ADDRESSES
Some Valuable Information Is
Given by the Various
Speakers.
SUBJECT OF ADDRESSES
Special to The Evening Times.

Special to The Evening Times.
Fargo. N. D., Jan. 1S.-Dairying oc-
cupied the center of the state at the
meeting Of the Tri-State Grain Grow
ers' association Wednesday. Papers
bearing on the dairying in its various
phases and touching practically every
side of the subject were presented by
those best qualified through long
study and experience to speak along
the different lines. Both the care and
raising of dairy cattle and the handl-
ing and preparation of milk as we'll
as the making of butter were discussed
in an exhaustive way.
Prof. w. B. Richards of the depart
ment of animal industry at the A. c.,
treated the first part of the subject in
a paper entitled Breeding of Dairy
Cattle" discussing it in a very inter-
esting and instructive way, while R.
F. Flint in his address on From the
Udder to the Churn," gave an equally
valuable exposition of this part of the
subject.
Following the dairymen came Prof
G. P. Bull of the Minnesota school of
agriculture, who was scheduled to
speak Tuesday afternoon, but was fin
ally placed on the program Wednes-
day morning. Taking for his subject
The Relation of Plant Breeding to the
Farmer" Professor Bull opened his
address by stating that the country at
large was now realizing more than
ever the importance of the farmer as
the feeder of the nation. Continuing,
he referred to local farming condi-
tons. He said that northwestern Min
nesota and eastern North Dakota are
in transition period. The virgin
fertility of the soil has been exhausted
and farmers can no longer devote
themselves exclusively to the raising
OF grain as is done in new country.
Average yields of wheat have been re-
duced from 40 to IA bushels to the
acre. This necessitates a change in
farming methods.
To achieve the greatest success the
farmer must be breeder of plants as
we'll as, live stock. He must not only
be careful in the selection of good seed
but also exercise due care in the plant
Ing and growing of it. Plant breeding
looked upon in broad sense includes
breeding by culture, selection and hy-
bridizing.
Professor Bull spoke at some length
on crop rotation emphasizing its i'm
portance and illustrating his talk with
some very suggestive figures showing
the increased yields which had been
brought about by adopting this plan.
He said that farmers should select
and plant seed grown in their own To-
cality and should select the biggest
and healthiest looking seeds from the
best fields. While the farmer cannot
indulge much in experimenting in
search of new varities he should care
fully watch every new variety of plant
which may spring into existence on his
farm and save the seed for planting
as some of the finest varieties of fruits,
vegetables and grains have been dis
covered in this way.
From the Udder to the Churn" was
the subject Of an address by Dairy
Superintendent Hunt Mr.. Hunt is an
experienced dairy man and butter.
maker. He has visited many places,
and has had an opportunity to inspect
the many ways in which people handle
their cream. Cleanliness he said, was
necessary and the quality of the pro-
duct was much more important than
the quantity. He told how the work
OF straining and separating milk
should be carried on, and his address
was very interesting.
w. B. Richards of the agricultural
college spoke on "The Need of Better
Dairy Cows in This State and Where
to Secure Them" He pointed out the
need of productive cows in carrying
on the dairy business successfully. He
pointed out the worthlessness of
poor COW, it meaning time and money
lost to the dairyman, who, though he
may make a profit on other COWS,
loses 1t on the poor COW. He touched
upon the manner in which cows should
be taken care of to produce the most
milk, and how to pick out poor COW
from good one by testing her.
Disease in plants and animals was
the principal topic discussed at the
afternoons meeting. The opening adj
dress was by DR.. l.. Van Els, veterin-
arian at the N. D. A. c., who spoke
on Prevention of Infectious Dis
cases." and gave the audience many
valuable pointers relative to the care
and protection of live stock.
Prof. H. L. Bolley of the A. C. de-
livered one Of his Enthusiastically
interesting and instructive addresses
on the proper selection, grading and
treating of grain seed for the preven-
ton and remedying of plant diseases.
He spoke particularly of the life prin-
ciples underlying plant breeding, the
careful selection of grain, the various
tests to be applied with reference to
the resistance Of plants to disease and
the treatment which should be given
diseased plants.
Corn raising was brought into prom
inence by the address of Prof. L. A.
Wheeler of the South Dakota agricul-
tural college, on Corn in South Da-
kota." The speaker described the con-
ditions Of corn cultivation in South
nj.