The Greeley tribune., 1908-01-16
FARMERS INSTI.
TUTE A SUCCESS
Continued from page y

the foods needed by their CHI lAivu
TO make them strong and we'll.
The subject of bread was then
taken up. Miss Rausch says it should
never be baked less than one and
one half hours to be healthful.
The sessions were much enJoyen
and appreciated by the many ladies
who attended.
Stock Feeding Discussed
Grains for Stock Feeding in Coio.
rado, =" was the subject for SATURDAY
for enoon, with Prof. W. II. oliu
agronomist at the Agricultural col
lege, as leader The feed value Of
barley, corn and oats and the best
varieties of these was discussed by
the experts and by the farmers who
had tried all of them. Generally
Prof. Olin favored oats as against
barley. The experiment. station is
now trying to develop beardless
barley that will not be so hard as
the present varieties of that kind.
Prof. Olin stated that II all the far.
mers under one particular ditch sys
TEN would organize to grow only one
variety of each kind OF grain, such
as oats and barley, they would lind
very gratifying results. Careful. Sc
lection of the seed for planting is
one OF the main considerations in
securing not alone good yield, but
for the quality. In the matter Of
oats, for instance, there is not a
place in the entire country where the
oats will test as high as 1t does in
Colorado. with relation TO kernel and
hull. The best variety he had heen
able to obtain from the American
Cereal COMPANY tested only 73 per
cent of kernel, while he had no diff
Guilty in finding oats In Colorado that
tested rs per cent. White Russian
oats, such as is grown in the vicinity
Of Greeley has been found to be ex
cellent but even this could b i'm
proved by careful seed selection.
In speaking about field peas and
that industry IN the San Luis valley,
Prof. Olin cited an instance to show
what care in seed selection would do.
he secured quantity of marrow fat
peas from the northern part Of New
York state, and carefully selecting
tue seed, picking the largest kernels.
hs sent $50 kernels to each Of several
hundred school children In the San
Luis valley, having previously Sc
cured the cooperation Of the farmers
and merchants Of the valley to offer
prizes for the best results. when it
came time to judge Of the results it
took Prof. Olin three whole dayA %
do the work of examining the peas
brought in by the Children, each
child being permitted to select only
the one stalk of peas considered the
hest out Of his or her patch. One lit
tie girl brouhgt in vine that it re-
quired full half day to Judge.
There was just one original stem and
this carried 6s6 pods, the peas from
this weighed 26 ounces, and there
were just 3022 peas. from the one pea
planted. With the old seed usually
used in that valley the best results
In the way Of increase the professor
had ever found there was 100 pods
on stem.
Following Prof. Olin's discussion
the question of peas for canning,
such as will be grown here this COM
Ing spring, was taken up.
important Topics.
Two subjects of importance were
discussed at the afternoon session of
the institute, stock feeding and the
matter OF farm help and the wages
that should be paid. To consider
the latter subject and report scale
of wages to be adopted by tie far
mers next summer, COMMITTEES was
appointed the first day of the insti.
tute. This committee recommended
the following scale which it will he
endeavored to maintain Throughout
the district
Regular help bv the month. a3O
and board; extra good men kent ovsr
the winter, $50 month and BOARD
help hired especially for the winter
at s25 a month and board: irrgators,
s3o month and board, with extra
pay for Sunday.
Day help-Potato cutting, 81. .25
DAY and board; haying 81 day
ana BOARD; extra help, cleaning
bitches and during summer, 81 20 a
oay ana board; beet work, $50 an
acre; potato and beet harvest, dav
work, hauling and digging, 81 Is. or
w day and board, according to
WORK; day work, picking potatoes A.
day and board; picking pota,oas hy