Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-26
FARMERS INSTITUTE
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-sEssIONs .E LARGELY ATTEND.
Ed IN .fE OF BAD ROADS
AND THREATENING WEATHER
ABLE ADDRESSES ARE GIVEN
Interesting Exhibits OF Corn, Canned
Fruits, Baking and Poultry add
to Success Of Institute
The Delaware County Farmers In
stitute this year easily ranks among
the best ever held in the county. ln
spite Of the unusually bad road con-
ditions, the sessions were largely at
tended and more than ordinary In
terest was manifested in the numer-
ous discussions and various numbers
given. The Orpheum Trio from
Upper Iowa University gave a
prelude to each session which was
enthusiastically received. Miss Jay
I. mes, pianist; Miss Briggs, violin
ist, and Miss Sweet, vocalist, each
gave q solo number and Miss Sweet
gave several humorous readings.
They appeared at both sessions on
Friday and were one Of the most pop
ular features Of the program.
At the Thursday morning session
Professor H. r. Smith, head OF the
Live Stock Exchange of Chicago.
who Is giving his full time to the
work OF eradicating bovine tubercu-
losis. gave q, most interesting and
instructive address on that subject.
He placed the annual loss from the
disease at forty million dollars and
said that is was increasing rapidly.
This is proven by the fact that in
1908 only two per cent Of the hogs
slaughtered in the Chicago plants
showed LESSONS, while last year there
were sixteen per cent. the number
showing steady increase from year
to year.
Professor Smith believes that the
elimination of the disease from cat
tie would mean its. elimination from
hogs and poultry and its very great
lessening among human beings, as
the hogs and poultry get it from cat
lite, and children under five years
get it from contaminated milk. He
said that its control was not diff
cult as it does not spread rapidly
hnd only through contact and that
herds once free from 1t may be kept
so.
Iowa Cattle Affected
He explained the tuberculin test
which shows that about ten per cent
OF the cattle in Iowa are affected,
although 95 per cent. of animals hav-
ing the disease do not show IL ex-
cept by this test and the LESSONS
found in a post mortem examina-
ton. With the federal government
paying one-third and the state pay
ing one-third the loss from killing
animals that react to the test, the
owners loss is not enough to pre-
vent his cleaning up his herd.
i Thursday afternoon, G. F. Jenness
gave talk on methods Of building
up dairy herd, suggesting three
main points to observe in the pur-
chase Of stock: making sure of the
animals health; selecting an animal
conforming to the dairy type; and
securing an animal from heavy pro-
ducing strains. M. A. Hausers ex-
planned the necessity and value of
replacing in our soils before they are
depleted the elements that are re-
moved in the crops, giving figures
and specific examples of the scien-
tific use of both inorganic fertiliz-
ers and organic matter.
Senator James H. Trewin then Wis
tied with his old neighbors and
friends and talked about drainage,
both for the individual farm and for
the drainage districts that may be
created under our laws. He is always
welcome to a Delaware county audi
ence and added much to the pleasure
and profit OF the program.
President J. G. Neiman appointed
committees on Resolutions and Nom
nations, and the afternoon closed
with valuable address on Orchards
and spraying by II. e. Nichols.
The Delaware County Farmers In
stitute, which closed its sessions ON
Friday afternoon, went on record
as actively supporting the campaign
to eradicate bovine tuberculosis by
the unanimous adoption of the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, tuberculosis in live
stock has been increasing in preva-
lence throughout the country as a
whole, and more particularly in
those sections where cattle and
hogs are extensively produced, ex-
acting large annual losses on meat
condemned and on cattle that die
from tuberculosis on our farms, and
whereas the wide prevalence of this
disease is a menace to public health.
Resolved: That the Delaware
County Farmers Institute in session
at Manchester, Iowa, Jan. 20, 1921,
instruct it's representatives in con-
gress and in the Iowa state legisla-
ture to make every possible effort
to secure federal and state appro-
priations adequate to cope with this
problem and to eventually eradicate
tuberculosis from our herds.
Resolved: that the Delaware
County Farm Bureau be asked to
enter into a cooperative agreement
with the federal and state authors |
ties and secure the services of fed
aral nr state veterinarian who will |