Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20

following rssolutions:
Resolved, That we, the members
okshe farmers Institute, assembled
in our annual meeting in Manches-
ter. Iowa.. favor an so per cent fat
standard and 16 per cent moisture
fer butter, and that copies of this
resolution be sent to the Hon. James
Wilson, Secretary Of Agriculture,
DR. Wiley, chief chemist, at Wash
ington, D. G., and to the daily
press.
That we, the members Of the far
mers' institute, in annual meeting
assembled, hereby request our legis-
lators at Des Moines to work for
the defeat Of the local feature of the
proposed license law and to substi-
tute in its stead a law prohibiting
the killing of all game birds for
five years, and that copies of this
resolution be sent to our represen-
tative, Hon. R. j. Bixby, and Sena-
tor Geo. W. Dunham, at Des
Moines, Iowa.
That we are especially grateful to
the business men of Manchester and
other towns in the county for their
generous assistance and splendid
donations for our corn contest and
to all others who have assisted to
make this institute both interesting
and instructive.-Henry Brayton,
C. A Clute and Mrs. L. j. Gates,
Committee.
]. ]. Ryan, of Fort Dodge, who
was to deliver an address on the
subject of "The Corn Belt Meat
Producers Association What it is
Doing and What it Proposes to Do"
was unable to be present, and the
topic was discussed by interested
parties present. Henry Brayton
said in part: Inception in wrongs
needing righting. The stock pass
withdrawn by the railroads in 1904.
Shorten shippers time by side track
ing effort to correct this. Switch
ing facilities need to be bettered;
more chutes put in. An ID mile an
hour limit should be put on the
speed Of stock trains. Never ought
to be allowed to go slower than that
then stock would not be damaged
by laying over. The freight rates
haven't received attention for II
years. Taxes are unequal. Lately
more has been done by railroads for
patrons. Better cabooses put on for
safety and comfort of men caring
for stock. The Commission houses
charged exorbitant prices SO the
Corn Belt Meat Producers Associa.
ton established commission house
of their own charging from two to
four or six dollars car. They me,
with great success and are now do
ing more business than any Other
commission house in the world
Especial stock trains can be procured
through this association. They
have been in existence for two ane
|one-half yelrs. Help them carry
this burden for they are of grea
| help to you. 7. II. Carrothers AMI
Erwin McCloud belong to the low,
pert of this Association.
Mr.. McCloud told of attending
meeting of this association at De-
Moines and the fact was brought vi
there that apples can not be shipped
here from Southern Iowa as cheap
, ". as they can be shipped here fror
!, Michigan or New York. The maj
ket price of fruit here is based o.
, Chicago markets less freight. Tn
Iowa freight rates on live stock ar
25 % higher than the ILL.,, Mo-. o
Wis, freight rates and there
; more business done in Iowa tina
in all these states. There should b
: a law to compel the transportatio
of stock at a faster rate of speed
!, Stock is shipped from here to Chico
> go and from:there to Omaha and oil
> er Western points. Why not have
!, packing house nearer at home? A
> Dubuque 81 Cedar Rapids? 81
there more profit in Oversize
. Farming-th than in Specialties? was
! have been taken up in the mornin
! but other matters took up too muc
. time to permit Of a hearing on TIL
!. subject.
: F. L. Durey thinks it. depend
on the man and his surrounding
knowing what to do and how to Z
q it in an emergency. We all max
mistakes. The advantage of divers
fed farming is that the same bel
. can take care of all. Diversifie
4 farming is the most profitable. "
ought to raise more clover as it
= liked by all the stock and is gee
= for them. Many inadvertently so
- poor seed and do not get q goc
e stand of clover. Have something
i take the place. OF one crop if it fail
. Be farsighted.
- Henry Brayton in speaking
: diversified farming said in fe
i terse, right to the point sentences, TIL
j this was certainly the right sta
y for diversified farming for IL
= country and surroundings then
. selves were 80 diversified. Sloue
4 and sand, hill and valley, diyersife
=, - families some liking sweet and son
! sour. His remarks were muc
. appreciated.
= Els. Fisher was the next to spea
! He didn't have much to say" b,
+ thought it was an age of specialize
i He was not in favor of specialize
r himself for he thought their was tt
n much machinery about a specialt
q 1t broadens man to have gener
- education. Some men are adapte