Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-03-19
FARMERS INSTITUTE
4 BIG SUCCESS
Opera House Filled at Both
Sessions by Farmers From
Far and Near.
GREAT INTEREST MANIFEST
An Able Institute Corps Discussed
Questions Of Vital Interest to
People Of the Valley.

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The State Farmers Institute in
our city last Saturday was the best
attended and most enthusiastic
gathering of farmers that has been
held in our city for years. The in
terest shown proves that there is a
commendable disposition among
farmers to learn new scientific
methods of farming and improve
their conditions. All realize that
there must be change in the
system Of agriculture if success is to
be achieved. Exclusive wheat raising
must be abolished. Such live ques-
t1ons as the growing Of clover. dairy
ing. potato growing. hog raising.
sheep husbandry. etc.. we're discuss
ed by men who possess practical as
we'll as theoretical knowledge.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock r. A.
Schultz. of LIE Roy. Mimi. one of
the most prominent horuiculEurists
of the state. opened the session ex-
planning briefly the reason for and
the SCOPE of the institute work. 1t
Was to raise the standard of agricuI-
ture and encourage farmers to do
their best and secure for themselves
the most profit from their land.
Mr.. Schultz then introduced c. W..
Hale. of Stewartville. MIMI. who
gave practical talk on uota1o grow
ing. Ground that has grown clover
, that has been ploweu under in the
fall will be excellent for potatoes.
1t should be disked deeply in the
spring. SO as to loosen 10 the soil.
make it warm and prevent weeds
from sprou1ing. He also gave
valuable directions for preparing the
seed. time to plant. spraying. and
the varieties to grow. He said the
people in a neighborhood should
grow onIv one or two varieties. in
order that car load lots Of one kind
may be ship ped. Mixed lots never
get the too price.
Mr.. SchuIts next presened the SUBJ
jecu of hogs. giving great deal OF
valuable in formation in few
minutes of time. He said in this
part of the state we did..no6 suffer on
account of cholera and tuberculosis
among swine. but he cautioned farm
ers TO ne on the guard and keep the
pens clean and use Stacked lime and
a l6 per cent solution of carbolic acid
as disinfecrants. He cautioned
against in breeding and Immature
breeding. Ihe imp portance Of pro-
viding pasture for the hogs was
touched upon. Directions for wean-
ing. feeding and care Of pigs were
also given
At the afternoon session. G. o.
Carlson. we'll known dairyman. OF
Erskh1e, Mimi. gave a very interest
ing and highly practical talk on his
favorite subject. dairy Ing. He
stated that the bright boys and girls
are taken aWav from the farm to be
made into bookkeeners. stenoxra,
piers. clerks. lawyers. etc. and that
the dull ones are considered bit re
stay at home to tend the COWS anc
do work that. is nlenial. 1t had beer
his lot ro sLav at home and take care
of COWS from his boyhood up. His
talk showed Ihouuh. Iiia. be coulG
not have been dull As u uov. ouu that
he had brains. and had put them tG
good use. His parents had com'
menced farming at Erskine la thf
eariy DAYS. expecting ike most
others 70 make fortune raising
wheat. It proved = failure and the
debts increased. At lasb they re-
solved Co try dairying as y last re-
sort. He read tlle farm papers ane
learned ali he GUILD about the bust
ness. He found that COWS for th'
herd had TO be carefully selected ane
only the best kept. and in order t.
be sure on this point it was neces
sary to keep q dairy record OF VIVA
sach coN produced. T'4a result ha
been that while live EARS ago hi
herd produced only COW, las
wear the average incon-- was 500. 3
nor COW. He believed In breedinl
un from the common cattle now oI
+ha s.rus ard select the best q
these. Mr.. Carlson also gave SOM
valuable points on feeding an'
i caring tor the herd. and emphasizes
especially the value OF clover TO
rasturaQe and hay. His cows cam