The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-06-01
CONFERENCE FOR
RURAL leaders
ANOTHER LINE OF THE STATE
COLLEGES WORK FOR The
BENEFIT OF FARMERS.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS NOW
The Opportunity to Acquire Valuable
and important information 10
Open to All Who Desire II.

East Lansing Acting upon
the unanimous request of those
who attended the rural con
terence at NJ. A. C. a year ago tha Col
lege has scheduled another conferences
for rural leaders this coming sum
mer The dates are from July 18th TO
22d.
During this time the College will
offer a well-rounded course of lee
lures dealing with all phases Of rural
leadership. Supt. Warren II. Wilson,
of New York City, undoubtedly the
greatest authority on the Rural
Church today, will give ten lectures
dealing with this subject. Prof T.
]. Meek, of James Milliken University,
will give ten lectures on "Old Tesla
ment Prophets" as interpreted from
the historical, economic and sociolog-
ical points Of view. A course of talks
on the educational activities OF the
church will be in charge Of Rev. A.
X. Atwood Of Lansing.
In addition 10 these the College will
also offer a series Of popular lectures
on agriculture! topics dealing with
agricultural resources of Michigan. ex-
tension activities, horticulture, dairy
ing, poultry raising, soils, etc. II will
be the aim in these to provide a back
ground for the right view of rural
problems.
The Michigan Agricultural College
fc % no -
sponsibility In developing the right
kind OF social success in country COM
munities as well as economic success.
In fact, Kenyon l.. Butterfeld, presi-
dent of the Massachusetts Agricultur-
al College Just about epitomizes the
situation when he says in his book,
THE Country Church and the Rural
Problem" 81 hold that the problem
OF the Country Church is the most i'm
portant aspect of the rural problem.
1t touches the highest point in the
direction of rural life. II sounds the
deepest note in the harmoniZing of
the factors of permanent rural civil
lization. It speaks the most eloquent
word in the struggle TO maintain the
status of the farming class"
Home Economics Conference.
The NJ. A. c. has also scheduled, for
the coming summer, a conference in
Home Economics, designed for teach
ers of this subject in schools, club
women, and all others interested. This
will take place July 10 TO 14th. The
sessions will be addressed by women
of state and national reputation. ANY
one interested further in these con-
ferences should address Director Sum-
mer Session. East Lansing, Michigan.
Cattle Feeding Proves Profitable.
A steer feeding experiment, recent
ly concluded at the Michigan Agricul-
tural College, shows that steers can
be fed in Michigan at a profit.
Eighteen steers were sold on the
Chicago market for $1,97S.47. Their
total cost was $1,s4279, giving
profit of s1S5.6S or Z per cent on the
investment for five months. In figur-
ing cost, the cost of feeds and mar
keting was added to the initial cost
OF &c per pound. Feed was figured
as follows: Cottonseed meal, $500
per ton; alfalfa hay, $1,000; corn, roc
per bushel, corn silage, $40 per ton;
Gull beans $500 per ton. For the
part of this feed which a farmer could
produce himself the price allowed is
high enough to guarantee a very good
profit on its production las well as
getting a profit from the steers fed.
For the purposes OF experiment the
steers we're divided into three lots OF
six steers each. Each lot was given
the same feed except grain which was
cottonseed meal for one, bean meal
for one and cooked beans for the third
1t is interesting to note that the pro-
fits on the three lots we're $3.50,
S415S and $50. 20 respectively.
That the experiment showed such
good profit is due in part 10 the
spread of two cents between the buy
ing and selling price. Had this diff
ference been but one and one.half
cents the profit would have ben about
3 per cent This bears out the gen.
eral belief that in order to make
money feeding cattle a difference OF
one and one-half cents between cost
ell ,~too ch0,,lA h.