New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-01-22
STUDY COURSE FOR
FARMERS SUCCESS
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN AT TWO
DAY MEET OF INSTITUTE
AT NEW ULM
VALUABLE INFORMATION GIVEN
IN FOUR SESSIONS BY
- ABLE SPEAKERS

The two day study course on general
and special farm questions held last
Friday and Saturday at the New Ulm
armory in connection with the sacond
annual exhibit Of the Brown County
Poultry Association was full success
in the Judgment of it's conductor, Mr..
Forest Henry Of Dover, MINI. The
attendance perhaps was not as large
rs might have been expected, the bad
condition of the roads most probably
being responsible for this, but the in,
terest shown by those present was
greater. and more intense than that
found in many other communities Wis
tied by the institute. This fact was
especially pleasing to the conductor Of
the course and to the other speakers.
Interesting Subjects.
Those attending the sessions which
were held on each day at 10 clock in
the morning and at half past one in the
afternoon numbered each time between
80 aud 100. They received some very
valuable information on the most ur-
gent topics in present day, farming.
The program for the morning session
on Friday included the following sub
jects: "The Value Of Manure and It's
Application to the Land,' opening talk
by Forest Henry, conductor of the
course; 1.-THE Value Of Good Seed
Conn., by c. e. Brown of Elk River,
the wellknown corn and potato raiser;
1.-The Cost of Rearing and Educating
Man, by Mrs Bertha Dahl Laws, home
economics lecturer from Appleton. One
special point brought out by Mrs. Laws
was that the boy and the girl should
be reared and educated in such Il way
that he or she in after life should be
able iii some way or other to pay back
to the world what was done for them in
their Younger years.
Questions Answered.
The first half hour of the afternoon
session was devoted to a question box.
The questions were either put in writ
ing Or directly asked from the audience.
: They naturally brought out some salient
points concerning farm and home econo-
mics Following this talk was given
on "The Use Of Concrete on the Farm
by J. A. Miller of the Department Of
Agriculture, Minneapolis. Forest Henry
then spoke on the subject of " Feeding
Floors and Barn Floors The speak
er laid especial emphasis on the con-
struction Of these floors and their value
to the farm so as to get the best results
possible G. E. Brown of Elk River
spoke ON 1.-The Value of Mature and
Immature Conn., making Il striking
comparison between the two. The con-
Guiding talk was given by Mrs. Laws
who spoke on Conveniences i'll the
Farm Home,' giving many valuable
hints regarding the construction Of the
house and the relation Of the rooms to
each other.
Second Day Program
what larger than the previous day. In
both sessions half an hour again was
devoted to the question box. One of
the interesting questions brought up
was how to eradicate quack grass and
Canada thistles. These plants are the
two most obnoxious weeds in the state
70 md b,y
by the farmers for many years. Mr..
Henry who answered the questions was
Of the opinion that the smothering of
the plants by sowing German millet
would most surely lead to their dcstruc-
ton, This sowing should be done III the
beginning of June to bring the best re-
suits according to Mr.. Henry.
The Feeding of Hogs.
The subjects on the program for
Saturday were: 1.-THE Selecting and
Care of Seed Corn, - by G. f. Brown,
and .sPhe Feeding Of Hogs for HEALTH,
by Forest Henry, i'll the forenoon. Mr..
Henry favored the breeding of mature
brute stock and of growing the pigs
largely on pasture during the summer
months. Usually, he said, there is not
enought pasture for the animals which
sometimes might cause sickness in the
herd.
The Breeding Of Dairy Cattle, s
was the first subject treated by M.
Henry IN the afternoon session G. b.