Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-15
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE.

COlulllOn OF our
columns last week prevented any de-
tailed mention of the farmers meet
ing held under the auspices of the
University Extension Course at this
place on the 5th inst.
The forenoon meeting was ad-
dressed by Prof. Welch of the Good
ing Experimental Station, who talk
ed about pasture grasses. which have
received special attention on the ex-
detrimental farm.
In the afternoon. Prof. Carl a.
Johnson, the new field dairyman for
Southern Idaho. was the first speak
er. He talked about the different
types and breeds of cows, and very
strongly recommended farmers to de-
eide whether they wished to raise
beef or dairy products and hen de-
velop a herd of the type they decide
will suit them best rather than try
to raise a herd of dual purpose COWS,
for in his judgment such COW will
eAcen n neither be = nor dairy p:u-
ducts. He explained hat the two
functions OF making beef and making
butter fat are so entirely different
hat it is too much to look for the
development of both in one animal tc
a marked degree. Prof. Johnson
has been recently located here by
the government acting with the State
University. He is located at Twin
Falls. His specially is silos, and he
strongly recommends the building of
concrete silos in this dry climate. for
he ia the cost of material is only
about the same as lumber, and will
last much longer. Stave silos, he
says, will give a great deal of trou-
BILE in the summer while empty by
drying up and falling down. In fact,
he says, some farmers make it a
practice TO take them down as soon
in the fall. He announced that his
services are at the command of the
farmers of this locality, and when
anyone is ready TO build a silo he
will be glad to confer with him and
will spend a few days on the farm
StllluS ulm started OIL IlR0I. |
But DR.. Smith, assistant state vet
ernarian, was the man whom all
wanted TO hear for he was to talk
about hogs and hog cholera. He is
spending a great lea of his time try
ing to stamp out this disease which
has gained some foothold on the
tract.
He classed cholera and swine
plague Is the same thing.
He cautioned that it was often
carried from one herd to another on
the feet of someone passing from
one place to another, and great care
should be taken TO avoid this.
Upon appearance of the disease he
advised separation of the sick from
the well, preferably leaving the sick
hogs where they are when taken
sick and remove the we'll ones to a
new pen. Then if some of these
seem sick, he would repeat the pro-
cess, and in hat way he is generally
able to ave a good portion of the
hogs.
Since the State University began
to supply serum, he is having very
satisfactory results from it's use.
Before, when he had to send east for
serum, the results were not so sat
i~sfactory, and he concluded thai the
serum would not stand the long jour
neys.
He announced his services were
free to any farmer who has sick hogs
and upon receiving word he will visit
the herd, and If in his judgment it
VIII be beneficial h. will inoculate
the herd, and in this case the farmer
pays for the necessary serum, which
is supplied by the state at cost of
production.
Every hog raiser should keep these
facts in mind, and remember that DR..
Smith lives at Wendell, and is at his
service in case of need. The extern
sion courses should prove evry valu-
able to the farmers, for these men
generally speak from actual expert
ence.