Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-02-24
INTERESTING WAS
GREENFIELD MEET
Farmers Institute in Town
Hall a Decided
Success.
{By Mrs. L. II. Palmer)

The Farmers Institute held at the
town hallsin Greenfield February L. and
16 was gratifying success. Those
who attended were very much inter.
ested and entered into the discussions
and called out by questions many
points not touched on by the speakers.
Mr.. Imrie and Mr.. Comings ere good
takers and presented the subjects in an
entertaining manner.
Mr.. Comings stated as one vita
point in Factors Affecting the Farm
Income" that it was absolutely neces
sary for farmers to get together often,
and discuss their business affairs that
they may come to q better understand
ing of their needs.
Mr.. lmrie gave valuable instructions
, with regard to caring for the calf and
heifer. He stated that they should be
fed according to their breed and the
work expected of them. A dairy calf
should be fed very different from one
| intended for beef,
water Systems and Septic Tanks"
created quite lively discussion as to
the best methods of construction.
After the talk on "Cow Testing AS
sociations" paper was circulated and
quite a number signed signifying their
desire for an association to determine
the star boarders among the cows and
10 learn better methods of feeding.
Standardizing Farm Products
brought out the necessity and value
of each community producing the
standard products 80 that in shipping
to the general market it will be bene-
fetal. Also farmers were advised to
be careful about dipping in to some
new variety of seed or plants at high
prices until the other fellow had de-
monstrated that the product was all
that was claimed for it.
The evening session was very enjoy
able. The music was very good and
the value of a County Agent was dis
cuseed. Many good reasons were ad
vancsd in favor of employing one. Carl
Wichern gave very good paper en-
titled ''The Joys of the Farm. Edu-
cation along the right lines ia vital
necessity and farmers cannot get too
much. In Some Principles of Marketing"
the idea was brought out that the far
mer should produce g good article and
keep in touch with the call for his pro-
duce and then set his price. not leaving
entirely to the purchaser. Know the
value and insist on receiving it. Lack
of efficiency was given az the cause Of
the great est waste on the farm. Poor
feeding and leaving machinery unhous-
ed was another great source of waste
fulness. . >.~+=
The discussion on alfalfa, was lively
and interesting and the silo question re-
ceived considerable attention It vast
brought out that it did not matter what
material was used in constructing siic
if the the silo was water and air tight.
1t was not the ensilage would not keep
In the discussion on potatoes, farmers
was advised sticking to some ellsknowr
variety. giving carefal cultivation anC
selecting seed in the fields by marking
all hills that showed no blight and that
yield reasonable number of gooC
healthy potatoes.
Better Feeding for Larger Profits
simply means more careful watching
the stock and feeding, judicious mix
ture of feeds to each animal according
to the amount it can assimilate.
| Mr.. Comings stated in "Co-opera-
ton Production and Marketing" that
! he farm9t stool oetE9an two burdens