South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-24
HOLD FARMERS
SHORT COURSE
Most Successful School in
History of State Held
at Purdue

cal demonstration for the men and
visit to the home economies .prac-
tice house. where young women
students put into practice their
classroom work. By night prac-
ucally all Of the hundreds OF farm
men and women who were here for
the course will have gone 10 their
homes throughout the state.
The course was The most sue
cessful and largest attended by
adults OF any that we have ever
held, said Dean J. IT. Skinner. Of
the college OF agriculture THE
interest and enthusiasm of an at
tending indicates a new era and in
terest in better farming methods"
Final enrolloment figures Will not
be available before tomorrow.
Practical demonstrations for men
and women on how 90 cut up a lamb
carcass after If has been butchered
on how 10 spray thoroughly. how
90 judge poultry and feed dairy cat
tie hC~ fibre in the ration viii az
feet the condition OF hogs. how TO
inoculate soybean and alfalfa seed
how 20 treat seed wheat by the hot
water method 20 prevent smut. and
how 20 keep the house in order
with the least work featured the
final session Of the short course.
sheep Men Meet.
These demonstrations were in adj
dition 20 the annual meeting of the
Indiana Sheep Breeders and Feed
ers' association which was held dur
ing the day on the university farm
Principal speakers before the sheep
uen were Prof w. O. Coney. Of the
University OF Illinois. who told of
how Illinois farmers had pooled
their wool clip in many counties
last year and increased the selling
price considerably; and Allen Nc
Lewis. OF Montgomery county one
81 the most successful sheep men
iu the state. Claude Harper, of Pur-
due told OF what had been done I'm
cooperative wool selling in Indiana
and L. r. Brouse. of Kendauville
president. delivered his annual adj
dress
'I think one OF the biggest trou-
bles OF the sheep business in indiana
is the fact that the person does not
have enough money invested in these
sheep 10 respect the investment"
said Mr.. Lewis. eve believe that
we make most OF our money from
sheep In taking extra good care of
them In the winter we feed our
ewes well viii a mixture of corn,
oats. bran and linseed OF meal with
plenty or clover hay We dc not have
"a silo. out If we had one we would
probably feed some silaEe. We new
cr breed our eve lambs because we
feel that 10 lowers the vitality of
the rock and retards the growth
and development of these lambs. BY
taking good care of the eve lambs
through the winter and not breed
ing them until they are rs 90 30
months old. they develop into
growthy ewes and at the same time
shear more good fleece Last year
we had owe lambs that sheared
as high as rs pounds per head and
these are only grade Shorpshires
After good pasture season comes.
we seldom feed our ewes any har-
vested feed. but give the lambs grain
until they are ready for market
The early lamb always does the best
and 10 is for that reason that we
have our lambiuE start IN February
As soon as the lambs are two weeks
old. they are given 20 creep where
rhey receive grain from the time
they VIII eat until they are of for
market which Is at about the age OF
four months Bv getting the lambs
oft 20 market at this age. we have
more feed left for the ewes on
the FIRM. we get q better price for
the lambs and in tne end make
more clear profit from our flock
All lambs are locked and castrated
when they are two 90 three weeks
old
Considers Water system.
Before the home economics sec
ton c. 4. Norman. of Purdue spoke
ON water systems for The home. tell
ing how they may Boa Installed and
20 what cost.
ANY one Of these systems is not
So expensive but what the majority
OF farmers could afford Them. said
MIR Norman "Ouce Installed ANA
operatine they viii never he re-
moved except TO install sometaDE
better because once the people on
the farm have running water boz
the home they VIII never he with
out IT, IL increases the comforts
and Iightens the work hundred
percent"
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