Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-06-24
HAY CROP GONE.
SiIos Must Furnish Feed for
Dairy Herds.

At the dairy meeting on Wednesday
afternoon, J. r. Morley, of Owatonna,
declared that the hay crop of Mime
sofa was gone in so far that it could
not furnish feed for the dairy cattle
of the state the coming winter, and
that siIos must be built and filed with
ensilage. The Minnesota hay crop
last year was only sufficient to take
care of the Minnesota demand, and
this year in the state at large there
will not be more than one-third of
last years crop. However, there is
still plenty of time to raise fodder
corn, and that is what the SteYens
county farmer should do.
The dairy meeting was not well
attended as the weather was very
warm, but there was good repre-
sentation of the best dairy farmers of
the county. Geo. W. Beise presided
and introduced Dairy Commissioner
Andrew French, who spoke particu-
larly of dairying as business. In
the marketing of cream, there is use
for both the centralizer system and
the local creamery system. But the
local creamery system is to be pre-
ferred, and where there is good
local creamery, all the cream should
go there. Mr.. French paid a high
compliment to Peter Miller as but
termaker, and in his efforts to build
up the dairy business in this section.
E. q. Higbee, the superintendent of
the Morris Agricultural School, was
introduced and spoke of the opening
of the agricultural school in October
He reviewed the movement for agri-
cultural education, spoke of the work
of the agricultural high schools, and
of the larger work to be done by the
special schools like the one here. It's
territory includes all this section of
the state.
Any young man or woman who has
completed the work of the rural
schools will be admitted. The course
continues thru the six winter months
and requires three years for gradua-
ton. .-.
Instruction will be given in the
following lines: soils, seeds and plants,
cattle, sheep and hogs, woodwork,
ironwork and drawing, English,
accounts and history, sewing, cooking
and laundering. There will be no
charge for tuition. A small incidental
fee will be charged, to which will be
added the actual cost Of board, heat
and light-about $500 week, total
expense of about 800. Students will
have an opportunity to earn part
of this expense. Mr.. Higbee further
said that he expected the school to
be filed this year, and passed cards
asking for the names of prospective
students. When the meeting adjourn
ed, over fifty cards were returned
with names of those interested.
Prof. o. M. Olson spoke of i'm
proving the dairy herd. He believed
that a man should first demonstrate
that he could make success of the
common cow before he went in for
special dairy stock. The cow should
have the proper feed and care, the
producers should be disposed of,
and then would be time to begin i'm
proving the herd by purchasing
dairy sire.
j. r. Morley had some good things
to say on the live subject of silo build
ing, and among other things said that
unless he could have silo, he would J
not keep a dairy herd. Ensilage is
the only practical feed for the dairy
COW, as not enough hay can be raised,
and it does not pay to raise roots.
He answered many practical questions.