Alma record., 1914-01-29
farmers INSTITUTE
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four and six-tenths pounds Of butter
TO the hundred pounds OF milk Thus
you see that a little science saved that
cow from being butchered and some
star boarder kept in the herd. The
man bought back the mother and the
calf of the cow and they were both
found to be excellent cows when the
Babcock test was applied to their milk.
In that way and in regards to the bal
anced ration are the cow-testing asso-
Citations of the most value They not
only do good to the farmer but to the
community 1T large when they leave all
of the herds under their supervision
thoroughbredS The balanced ration is
very important factor in the care and
keeping OF animals for any use.
Is beet pulp a good feed? Yes, beet
pulp is a very good succulent feed and
is a good ration for milch COWS. At
$50. per ton it is a cheap dry feed
four to five pounds per COW per feed
is a good feed when balanced with a
little cottonseed meal
What is the best way to advertise the
facts in agriculture? Some said through
the farmers institute, some rural papers
and the press and some said through
bulletins, etc It was finally decided
that whatever was brought before the
people the most frequently was of the
most service and did the amount of
comparative good that il was worthy of
The best way TO improve your farm
was decided TO run an electric line
past it and that The improvements would
logically follow.
Why do farmers sow alfalfa? Be
cause it is the best hay in existence. 1T
contains more protein than any other
feed. Silage and alfalfa is the best bal
anced ration possible
Permanent and Sanitary Farm I'm
provements" was discussed by c. II.
Bramble. He said that concrete silos
were not receiving the credit due them
because they were not mixed right, the
proportions of sand and cement were
not correct, concrete silo is the best if
made rightly, otherwise it can be the
poorest. Cement posts for fences were
talked about and proven practical. The
well ventilated cement stable is death
TO tuberculosis, and other such things
were discussed, but the main thing is
not to forget your wife and family.
All OF the modern conveniences which
are found in the city can just as well
be had on the farm and in time they
will be, as the custom is spreading fast.
the farmers life is the most independent
and the only essential industry on the
face of the globe and the farmer should
not forget the fact and also the fact
that the wife is the most important fac
tor on the farm. Don't have your water
trough for the cattle so that all you have
TO do is to turl faucet, and the water
comes rushing out, and at the same
time let the good housewife carry water
to drink and cook with, from forty to
hundred rods See to your personal
life first and then to your stock. and
don't forget either. This fact was very
forcefully presented to the society and
received great applause which it well
deserved
iHC dboNC talk was IOllOWeQ by an
instrumental selection by Miss Rose
of Alma College
"The Commission of Rural Life"
was taken up briefly by O. l.. Smith
His talk was eloquent and full of ex-
preston
X d. Bailey OF Gaylord then took the
platform and made one of the most in
teresting talks of the entire institute
He is chemist and scientific farmer and
he demonstrated some points by expert
ments which were so simple that any
body could understand them.
His talk was brief, but should have
been at the head OF the program, in or
der that more time could have been
given it.