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Tho fnrinois tntituto which clncd
itnlntorestlng and tnstnictio wwslon in
thiscity Hattitdty oumtng was woilhy
of n far bottci nttcntlntue Hum it ie
ooivod The men win woio hoio as
instiuotiiM inttk among H1 IUJ
land in tho Hues which they toprcsoitt
mill it hooius iilntol a ciltno that moio
of our fanners 1U1I not cnthiaco l ho
opportunity tobeeomo better iiifmmeil
Mi subject which arc of practical bone
lit to Ilium Nobinskit is pmcly mi
jigilntlttirul state and anything whidi
loaches how tohcttireullhnto llio toil
is invaluable nml instead ol having mi
nUoiiibtnro or ii tlin iunlitulo of last
veuk should hao been at ended by
fully MM intcrcstcil fat mots
The Mb annual Kossion of llm Ne
braska PuSHiisocht Ion hold at Ijinroln
hist week was piodurlivo of much
good lotho nuwspipor publishers who
woio In attendance Ilui papers tend
hoforo I ho at social ion woio all ol u
pvactical nature and ilin discussions
which lioy brought out woio Intoiost
lug and bei ulmul D II troimi
editor of thu ONeill Fiontiei was
olootod piosidont lor t ho ensuing year
and F N M iwin of leaei Oity was
re elected seciolaiy and tieusuiei foi
thu steenth time The association
closed with u banquet tondoiod by thu
Lincoln Statu Journal in which that
paper placed the country jokols under
lasting obligations The next session
goes to Oinuka Im Nkws lias one
suggestion to tuuko in togurd to these
annual sessions ol the Press iiHsoeliihon
and that is that tho tlmo haseoinu wlien
wo should didinu to accept hiich lnwsh
hospitality as has been tundeicd uh at
1 10 oast few sessions The association
is supp isod to boa busimsa organiza
tion ami iu sum its meeting1 hIioiiIiI
bu conducted in the name manner that
any other binul ir Hoeiety would conduct
its meetings hhould go to thu
town whom tho session is to be held
pay our bills at tho sattio tates that
others piy and not expect to bo outer
taint cl fiom the tinio wo retell the
town until wo leae it Newspaper
men aio not paupiis and would tohont
tho insinuation that they aio in need
of charity and tho idea tliit they must
lmoii lot for nothing is absurd Tho
wiittr personally Uaows that thu associ
ation at Uuialia 1 jonr ago cost tho
people of that city in tho noighboihood
of s00 and tho one at Lincoln this year
cost tho Lincoln lourual alone over 100
This tux is altogether too gien and the
towns wheie the sessions aio held do
not bagin to leeotvo an adequate leturn
for their investment It is hoped that
noxt year Omaha will not tender a
a banquet or other rosily outertaininont
ami that if it is doau the olllcors of the
association will promptly decline Lot
is play fair and piy our own expenses
There is not ono of us who can alloid
to miss tho sessions for tho good thoj
do ii3 fiom a practical standpoint and
if wo cannot gut enough out of them to
go and pay our ow n bills w e might
bettor stay at homo
Few men of NthiiMcu aio moro public
spiiitcd or show greater onugy or ro
souico in piesenting the states induce
inents to settlers to tho people of the
east than 1 K Muchninnii gunoril pas
senger agent of tho Fremont Elkhorn
and Missouri Valley raihoad I1 1 is
leonly aleit to anything that will call
thu attention of buttleis and investors to
Nebraska and especially that pott ion of
tho state popularly known as the Hlk
horn valley Mi Huchanan realizes
that in order to do this successfully he
can havo no better allies than tho news
papers This rouliz ition is fully pie
sented in tho tuticlo published in an
other column which was read hoforo
tho lecont session of tho Nebraska State
Press association
From its perusal ono may readily per
ceive that all tho iiiducoment forsyttleis
to locate in Nebraska Mr Buchanan
considers nco jssary isa truuaml conipro
honsivo statement of facts by thoso who
havo becoaio wealthy or at least inde
pendent by tilling Nebraska soil Ho
considers that nothing will servo to at
tract tho attention of tho farmers ot tho
country to tho statu so readily as to havo
presented to them what has been dtitio
by their peors and it is curtain that i
stato can show better anil quicker result
in thih regard than Nebraska
Tho territory tributary to Norfolk
and tho uity itself contains many ex
amples of what farming in Nebraska
nmy accomplish for a jwrsou who is
thi if ty economic il ami persoveung
Scores of nion who came hero wit bout a
cent or with a ery small ainouut of
this worlds goods aro now indepen
dently neb their wealth liming been
tilled from the bill What is true of
this vicinity is truu of ewry section of
tho statu Not only is there individual
wealth to show for their offoits but tho
wealth of miuy other citieus the
towns nnd cities themselves ai a tho re
sults of their industry It is to s ly
that there is scarcely a town or city in
the stato but that u directly dependent
upon tho prosperity of tho farmer for
its growth its business its vory exist
ence They are monuments that stand
for what the fertile soil of Nebraska
coupled with energy and progress may
accomplish and this all within a spaco
of time less than 20 years
That Nebraska is in its babyhood is
ovldout to all lis splendid resources
me bul faiily touched Its growth and
development hao scarcely begun
Twenty ycais hence people will be
siying How I missed it in not invest
ing my money in Nobrasictisoil I Theie
aio people who can point out just such
pet sons now That beautiful arm with
Its substantial buildings and magnifi
cent grove might lino boon theirs for a
song They might hiHo been wealthy
by this time but they considotedtho laud
woithless and put thoiitnonoy into
something that quickly ato it up
Theteme thousands ol Jmt such oppm
Untitles still open That Mi el oh of
bleak looking praii io will Home day bo
thu site of n Iniutiftil farm homo sup
porting in luxury a happy and inch pend
ent family Tnutoppoi Utility Is open to
all The far sighted man will itnpiovo
it mid not let it bo u Hiihjcut foi vain io
guts in jeais tocoino
PROVING POPULAR
I III inn K Hon Ill I Inl lull Iciikiiiiii Hull
nl miiiiniMil
The Young Mens Cluistiun League
was oiganiid in Ihii city about tho
llrst of last Noiomlmr and on llocom
bur l the leagito had gained snub head
way that it occupied a room in the M ist
block which was icnted fora permanent
quai lets The leagito Is doing good
woik among the j oittig men and aheady
the loom has become a popular icsort
Tho loom is ftiriiNied in a homelike
manner the walls ate adorned with
pictuies and heie may bo found games
leading and companionship At thu
meeting of the bond of liusteos of the
league held last evening the following
lepoit wassubtnitted showing the
tlnancial con dition up to Januaiy 27
Tut nl iniMiiliiiptiip iiiiuliil In inn p ml in full
in iiill 17 l lipin mo sillwc I iliiMM ill Ci V pel
w ir
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til I II li
II moiiiliiiH p ml fni full Mnr
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iiiimiiImIs pnlil fin llixt ipiilllin
2 jiliilur iiiimmIii ih p liil Hint tiintiM
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Culli Iiiiiih ill Inn 7 mill 21 SiiiiiIiinh
Sam nl pit tuiiH of iiiiiih
sin ml Inn 12 llMMl
Snoiiil Inn 21 lHH
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1 V It fn HHiMif hull 2 biiiiiltiH
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W W 1 1 u lies ilinlf iiiuiitli Hhilt
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Siilimiltoil Id bu ml 1
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The slatoniunt vas umiuimously
accepted with mi oxpression of apprecia
tion lor such a couqileto sumniaiy of
the condition of tho treasuiy
W V Hughes gneral sccietttry
reports IT senior applications which
havo boon appioved The ieceipts for
same will bo tinned over to tho treasurer
in a few days as soon as tho member
ship tickets are dehvoied This will
make the total membuiship t
With no outstanding indebtedness and
tho loom tent oaid until next Juno
giveh those who sue laboung to upbuild
the league encoiiiageinont and asstnes
them that tho people of Norfolk me
tiioiouglily in sympathy with too moo
tnunt and aio giving every aid to its
support needed
At hist nights meeting Fied Benja
min vice president leagued that posi
tion beiMU o he leaves in a fow days for
Colorado and his placo was tilled by the
election of 11 L Snyder
On nccount of 1 ick of loom and largo
attendance it was touud nccessaiy to
exclude boys under Hi years of ngo at
i oclock p in and it will sivo tho olll
cors a disigreeablo duty if young bos
aro not p rmitted to attempt to visit the
room after that hour Even though the
loom wtio larfo enough to accomino
dite tlium it is not intended for the pur
pose of atliacting boys from their
homop but to make a place of amuse
ment for the ol lor ones who have
alre uly formed the habit of seiking
attractions elsewhere
I Iter I Ist
List of letters remaining uncalled
siipiMlntiiiili iit Drum Uliiilrniitti of t oin
iiiIIIhm tu Vrnu Tluilr inluliiiiniiit
Skwakd Nob Jan SO Dear County
Suputitondent lu tho County Super
intendents pectiou of Nebraska Stato
Teacheis association which met at
Lincoln last month a resolution was
carried that tho county
superintendents of the stato urgo tho
establishment of moio stato normal
schools ami that a committee of five
county superintendents be appoiuted to
foi innlato such plans mil tako such steps
as may seem expedient in the rnattor
lu compliance with this resolution I
havo appoiuted as members of this com
mittee Supt O W Crum Madison j
Supt 13 1 llodwell Omaha Supt A
J OMalley Greely Supt A Softey
Grant Supt K O Uishop York Iu
addition permit me to suggest that
Supt Hertha Thoelecko North Platte
our president elect aud Supt Uttu
Brown Vulentme our secretary elect
act as ex ofticio members I think I
express tho nuanimous desire of the
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Krahn MibS Ollrien Orohostia Iteod
It It Itobeits Win Watts
If not called for in 10 days will bo
sout to the dead letter ollicu
Parties calling for any ot tho abovo
plea osay advoitisod
P F F1MK3HKK P M
MORE NORMAL SCHOOLS
cominitttu In asking you to bo freo Io
oirer thcin any suggestions you nmy
deem worthy of their consideration
Wo shall hear from them in duo time
and it Is hoped wo may bo ready and
willing promptly to lender them such
assistance as thev may from time to
tituoask of ih My concerted etlorl
and national presentation of otn claims
for more state notnuil schools wo ato
practically sure to succeed in ourelloits
With tho sincere hope that such may he
the icsiilt I am Yours truly
U 0 Amii usos
Piesident of unity Superintendents
Section of NuhiMfika Stato Teacheis
Assooiulioiij
iiru i llm IiiihI
Irmn NiiiiimIiim lil
KraT Duiland died at tho home ot
his sisters between I and 10 oclock last
evening of heart failure bionght on by
rhuiiiiittibiti With hiiitat the timoof his
death wuo Ins son Teny and his sis
tuts Misses Khiia Josephono am Ltta
and Mrs Mail Mapes and his biotlut
OIiiih 11 Durlund Mrs Duiland was
in Onriha at tho time attending lit i
daughter Mrs Uutenbir who is also
very sick but she isixpoetedto arihe
today Other iininediiito lelatives are
his biother lilbert Otitliind of Plain
viuw who canto down this mcining
A 1 Duiland who is now in Now Yoik
on businc fl and his sister Mm iaunie
iridium oL Piiiiceton Ind
Although the luneial airangoiueiitH
havo not yet been tally completed it is
expecttd that it will bo prlvato and
held at tho homo of tho Durlund bisters
tomorrow afternoon at J oclock Uev
1 1 Parker will conduct the soivices
Tho interment will bu in Prospect Hill
eoniutcry
Mr Duiland was i 2 years old in Do
ctmlii1 and tor Jl years ho had hi en a
great sulloior fiom ihounuitisin which
ho onduiod philosophically and without
complaint About ton years ago bo
removed to Chicago and fiom theio to
South Omaha wheio ho engaged in tho
commission imsinoss for a tow jeais
Last suiiiinor his health becanio so poor
that ho was compelled to givo up activo
busine s and has mado his homo in
Noifolk since the ih at of July Tho
result was expoctcd for soino tune not
only by bis family but by himself as
well and yet this fact does not in ike
tho blow civier to bear by his
family and fri nds
CiiiiiAiiiI 1 1 1 iilnionb 11 I In sl I
Dr Hiiinphreys Specific manual on
thu treat merit and euro of tho hick
mailed 1 ice on loquosr Adress Humph
reys Mcdicino Co Now York
Willi Wo Kilt
Is intended to nourish and sustain us
but it must bo digested and iibsinnlated
betoio it can do this In other words
tho nourishment contained in food iniibt
bo sepirated by tho digostivo organs
from tho waste lnatciial and must bo
carried by tho blood to all parts of the
body Wo behove tho reason for tho
groat bonolit which so many people
derive from tho Hoods Susuparilla lies
in tho tact that this medicine gives good
digestion and makes pure rich blood
It restoies tho 1 unctions ot tho o organs
which convert food lhto nouiisbniout
that gives strength to norves and
inucles It also onus dyspepsia Fcrof
ula salt rliouni boils sores pimples
and eruptions catairh iheuinatisin and
all diseases that lnio thur origin in
linpnioblojil
The Variety stoio is olosing out and
sells 1000 carpet tacks for 5 cents
Six tutnbleis for 10 cents
Oil cloth 1 1 conts
Colleo mill SO cents
Heavy boilers 7 cents
Dviry pails 2 cents
Horso brushes 10 cents
Half gallon pitohors 15 conts
Alarm clocks 05 conts
And everything at cut prices to sell
on quick
Wasikd Trustworthy porsons to
take ordois for War in South Africa
and tho Dark Continont fiom Savagery
toCiwhation by William yarding
thu famous tiaveler cable editor ami
author Press says wonderfully com
ploto graphic inscriptions bril
liantly written sumptuously illus
trated doniand return kublu sales
unprecedented prices low Wo shall
distribute 100000 m gold among our
salespeople bo first dont miss this
chance also highest commissions
books on 10 days credit freight ami
duty pud sainplo case freo Address
Tho Dominion Company Dept V
Chicago
Lenal Notice
J li Kaufman and Kaufman
wife of J L Kaufman llrst name uu
known non resident defendants will
tako nonce that on tho Silth day of Jan
uary llOO plaintiff herein fllod its pe
tition in tho district court of Mrdisou
county Nebraska against said defend
ants tho object and prayer of which aro
to havo declared mill aud oid a certain
deed given by one Adolph Koohtnau
and Sarah Koehninn his wife to the
defendant J L Kaufman dated March
2 lSlO and recorded in tho ofllco of tho
clerk of said county March 5 ISMJ in
book 21 pago 15 of deeds for tho fol
lowing described i oal estate to wit The
north one fourth of lots ono land two
2in block i loven 1 1 of llaasot suburb
an lots to tho town of Norrolkin Madison
county Nebraska except the west fifty
50 feet of sumo nud further except a
btnp ton 10 fct wide on tho fonMi
side of said premises said promises be
ing Wl by ISO feet and to quiet and con
firm plaiutills titlo thereto
You nro required to answer said peti
tion on or betoro tho 12th dny of March
HKX
Dated January 10 1900
SmTZ Livjuuku A Comi xy
Hy Manes Haen Plaintiff
Their Attorneys
UUP
mnrnia
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Session Began This Morning
and Will End Tomorrow
INTEKE8TING MllETINQS EXPECTED
A N iiiiitiri id Mi ii lllili In llm Wurli me
In Mleiiiliiiii Sisslnn Stmts M III uu
ililinie r tlnilsiiiit liilnifst mill mi
Iniiiiisiil Alliiiiilniii i
Kiin Inilin h Iiilh
Tho faiinets icstitute opened this
mot iiing in Orrs hall and will continue
in session until tomorrow evening The
weather though not ptrtioulaily balmy
woh much better than at pi e ions s
bions and tho attetuhtuco was much
more eiicjuiaging A gain in inteiest
was oiilnnt fiom tho stint Hon J L
Sinipon piesident gao a short open
ing addioss congiattilating tho institute
and urging tho necessity of keeping up
with tho times
The question Dons Farming Pay
and if so What Kind of Farming was
opened by 1 G V stervelr It depends
oinowhut on what kind of a farm He
calhd all business relating directly to
the soil funning One iartn is best
adapted to grain raising nnothor to
stock raising In geneial farming pny
Of course fouio fail 1 Io would consttino
all products on tho farm
Col Stouffor Dr Peters and Mr
Heath weio hero introduced and tho
question continued
I D Smith Yes farming pays or
wo could not live It must pay the
fanner or somebody else The income
and outgo aro to ba watched or elso it
wont pay us Goneral mixed farming
and stock raising wns favored
D W Darlington A coal compnny
in Pennsylvania runs fauns of coursi
bocauso it pajs Farming h in tho 1 no
of civilization savages do not farm
Instances wero cited of men who bad
goneions menus to start their boys in
llf o made by fanning Fifty per cent
of the nion in public life wero raised en
tho farm Mixed farming was favored
We cannot buy fertilizers but wo rnso
clover which is a good fertilizer Gin
bong which in China is worth JlO iOO
por ton could purhaps bo raised here
Tho Ilerofoid is the animal lor the
ranges but tho Shorthorn is tho best
for general purposes Ono should tako
up the lino ho is most interested in
Westervolt suggested rye as the best
and cheapest fertilizer
Henry Wallace of Dcs Moinessaid
ryo prepared tho ground for liunin0
Clover alfalfa mid other ciopsdo thib
and much moro
F W Richardson spoke in favor of
machinery when it is rightly used and
cared for This in nu allusion to Mr
Smiths statement of tho largo outflow
for machinery Farming pays when
rightly conducted
J W Bovoe The farming interest is
fundamental to ovory other interest In
that sense it p lys Does it pay tho
farmer himself Pi ices ot farm prodncts
ho is coming to believo are fixed by
bo irds of trade aud capitalists As for
tho farmor it deponds upon thoenpacity
and energy of tho man
15 F Stouilor of elloiow spoko of
tho notvsbity of keeping accounts in
order to know whether fanning pays
Tho fact thit ho made a littlo oveiv
year as shown by his accounts oncour
aged him
The institute adjourned for dinner to
meet at 1 0 p m and as Tin Nkws
goes to press tho meeting is Mill in
progress
From Sitm 1 iV Dnlli
Those iiiteiLsted in ilu farmers insti
tute work in this locality aro highly
pleasolwrth tho intoiost evidenced in
the prosont session and aro greatly en
couraged in their efforts to inform
agriculturists in regard toscioutifio facts
and modern farming Thoro is uo
questioning tho benefits to bo derived
from study in regaid to farming and
thoso who improve tho opportunities
piosonted to gain knowledge will some
day surprise their neighbors who know
all there is to know about it with in
creasing revenues nnd better and
healthier stock and crops The present
session is tho best ever yet held in this
vicinity a hotter corps of instructors is
on hand aud thero is a much larger
nttoudntico
Tho afternoon meeting was called to
order at 1 10 yestorday with a largo
number of farmers and others interested
in attendance
The first business was tho piyment of
membership fos and annual dues ufter
which 11 F Stoulfer took ohargo of tho
meeting
Dr A T Peters of Lincoln took up
tho question of Prevention of Black
Le- Hog Cholera and Other DiseiibCb
Ho stated that thero was moro hog
cholera iu this stato this year thau in
any year with thopossiblo exception of
lbtr Not all diseases aia cholera
Over feeding and lung worms nre fatal
Thumps re nit from over feeding
and congestion of the brain ret ults
I Heed in the foreleg aud givo chtucoal
Want of balanced rations results tu
diseased bones causing slnggishuoss and
weakuess Give lime water for teu
days For weakness in tho hind1 legs
use a red hot iron inserting iu tho back
along tho spiue True cholera is oaused
by a germ The coutagion is spread
oer tho farm aud is difficult to eradi
cate The speaker believes in
tion Spots show on tho skin and tho
Intestines am engorged Kidneys
heart lungs trachea and throat show
tho elfect of the diseaso I HVront
symptoms are produced by tho ditfeient
ways of taking in tho contagion Tho
speaker descrilod the theory production
and nso of anti toxin Recently 80 per
cent of the siik thus treated hao been
saved The serum is furnished by tho
proper department of the ngiieulttirul
college
Henry Wallace editor of Wallaces
Fanner of Des Moines Iowa discussed
tho question Fcding Cittlo in the
Food Lot In the fiiM place have good
cattlo Set tils gain as litany piiinds as
otlieis but ell for lc s HoiiToids
biing the highest pr ces Ihoad backs
big middle and short legged stecis are
tho ones to buy Jersej s make too much
lough fi Feed the steers which put
the fat between tho ribs and in tle
inns les Corn is tho best intioii To
wards the last nso oil meal beginning
with a half pound a day and incieasing
to three piunds Alfalfa is tho best
nrisclo uiiJIrimr lood Corn is not the
feed for breeding cows Alfalfa elorr
o its and other such foods nro needul
Mr Wallaco then consideied soil and
tho conseivation of moisture Use for
this purpose cloveis and other legumin
ous pi tuts which draw their substanco
mainly from tho air A rotation of
ciops is necessary Turkestan alfalfa is
recommended In answer to tho ques
tion us to tho application of him yaid
manure ho Raid ho would spread it on
pasture hind The inipoitanco of a
flock of sheep on ovory lnrm was shown
In ausv r to a question it was lecoin
mended tl it brouius quernus should be
used to bind Fund soils
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The evening discussion was opened
by P I1 Sprecher on tho subjoct Tho
Business lien Ho called attention to
the ninny carloads of chickens which
had been shipped out of Norfolk
recently Tho chicken businoss was
immense Ono should raise chickens
best suited o the purposo for which ho
wants them Some breeds nro hotter
for eggs whilo others aro bettor adapted
lor table uso but in no enso would it do
to raise a scrub of any kind For a
happy medium and uu all puipoe hen
ho liked the barrod Plymouth Rock
Cross breeding might bo commendable
but should bo continued only by con
stantly introducing fiuo bred stock If
ho wero a farmer ho would uso an incu
bator and havo chickens hatched a little
boforo Easter when eggs aro cheap
Do net hatch chicks later than May
Early hntched chicks are best lor winter
layers Thou tho feeding wn3 a matter
of groat importance Rations must be
well balanced and varied aud not corn
continuously Oits millet cabbago
ground bone and fresh meats and con
dition powders aro important rations
Chicken raising will make a man rich
but do not try to get rich the first year
you must learn the business
This disoussion was continued by W
E Graham He said tho business
hen was tho ono that paid her way
and a littlo over Ho favored a cross of
whito Plymouth Rock aud white
Leghorn
No other poultry men on tho list wero
present hence Mir Wallaco was invited
to address tho audience lie branched
oil from poultry into raising dairy stock
which must bo dono byraisiug your own
calveB and breeding them for that
special purposo You must breed aud
feed otherwiso you dont deserve a
good cow
Tho instituto then adjourned until
Saturday morning
SATlKDAY MORN1MI
The morning session opened with
music by D W Dailington and bou
William
Tho topic Care of Bearing Apple
Trees was taken up by Alf rod O borne
Cultivate often It couserves moisture
and promotes growth Pruno hoavily
and cut back Fertilize once a year
Spray tho first tune as soou as tho
blossoms fnll and tho Fecoud time in
about ton days
L C llopperly spoko of the import
ance of mulching in winter
Ransom Stitt had found thnt trees
which flourished iu New York do uot
do well hero Thought tioos wero too
heavily prunod hero Apples adapted
to this climato can bo grown in any part
of this county
E L Twiss Tullman Sweot is tho
best bearer I have fouud Oulivnto tho
orchard up to July Tho last wintor
froo out many trees in tho younger
orchards Would uot trim heavily
G D Smith put out nu orchard and
did nothing to it but fence it Tne
Wealthy survived tho reatmout best
and bore well last year
Henry Massiuuii rolnted his experience
with two orchards
D W Dailington had not very good
success Thinks tho water to near the
sui face
Moses Mihills A windbrako on tho
south is most important Tros noxt it
bear moro freely
L M Gaylord Has not given very
much care to his orchard Found the
Wealthy and Duchess the best
varieties Doos not npprovo of heavy
pruning Parts of tho orchard culivated
showed iuipiovoment Would put trees
in rows north and south pretty close
togother
B F Stonlljr Thinks mulching ill
wiuter does not retard the blossoming
G A M irshall Arlington president
of ho Stato Horticultural society
Itch uppln tree has its own way of
growth Plant about ltl feot apart in
tho row Rows should bo wider npart
Tho Northwost Greening is a hardy
winter applo The Wealthy keeps into
tho wintor when picked oarly enough
The Uttor nnd Gouitau were com
mended Protect tho trees from tho
sun in winter to prevent sun scald Ikes
aid in fertilizing
Mr Souir r followed on tho feeding
and inauiigenieiit of dairy cattle Se
lection ol stock is imp ntitit Tho dairy
man should bo one who can control his
tempoi What tho teats will bo may bo
discoeil in the oilf If small then
they ne er w ill bo large Calves should
not bo over fed With alfalfa ami com
youhinoii bnhuieul lition If jou
have no alfalfa bran is tho cheapest and
host feed with corn l Vod u cow up to
her full capacity but if she puts on fat
and the milk flow is not increased it is
tin to stop tho full ration Only half
tho corn is needed when alfalfa is fed
Lach animal must bo treated individu
ally It does not pay to sholl and grind
com for any considerable number of
cattlo Alfalfa should bo cut before tho
seed matures cut when dry at nbnut i
oclock in tho afturnoon stir next day
with a tedder and if no juico appears on
twisting stalks fork not rakj up in
to bunches
Frim Mnntlnjs Dnily
The fanners instituto closed a most
successful two days session in this city
Saturday evening and it is believed that
much good to thoso iu attendance was
accomplished
At tho afternoon meeting Prof T L
Lyon of tho stato tiiuvornity addtessed
tho so assembled on Forngo Crops
Ex periments on forago plants for cattlo
dining the diy season have been carried
cm at tho university farm for tho past
three years A huge amount ol laud is
required for a perinanont pastuic JCow i
wore first pastuicd on alfalfu thii on a
test crop of which thoro were ten then
again on alfalfa andrecoulb made of tho
daily yield of milk Soy beans aro not
of much valuo for forage but the seed
is ery nutritious Tho proicssor ex
lnbito 1 a chart showing gain or loss of
weight quantity of milk and production
of butter fat for each of tho three pe
riods Toa question the piofessor said
that while the low of milk might bo
increased by some feeds tho proportion
of butter in the same cow will not bo
chaugod
Treasurer leported balance on Jauu
ary 180 as 880 Received from sub
scriptions jS50 from dues jSTO Re
ceived at this meeting 1050 making a
total of 60 Expenses for hall rent
advertising printing postage enter
tainment etc ioGO
The committee on nominations re
ported for oflicers President J E
Simpson vice president A Osborne
secretary L M Gaylord treasurer L
C Hepperley The recommendations
wero adopted by tho convention and
the elections wero made by acclamation
J F Hepperley Geo D Smith and
Burr Taft were appoiuted rneinbeis of
tho executive committee Tho presi
dent secretary and treasurer are cx
oflicio members of this committeo
Prof Lyon thoi giM mi interesting
talk on the ou ei vitio l of moisture
Ho stated flat lhn average nununl
rainfull in tho state is about 21 luehes
Whilo an exposed smfnee of water
loses a cut i0 inohes by evaporation
the soil rcones a larpo portion of the
rain which falls Tho pe ikor explained
tho process of evaporation Stirring
tho mrface bienks up the capillaiy
power of the Foil and enables it to le
taiu moisture Stirring tho birrfaco
should bo lopeated as often as possible
Cultivation of crops has no other effect
upon them than to keep down weeds
and to retain moisturo in the soil Ho
told of experiments thnt wero made
with three lots planted to sugar beets
and chicory ono of which was not
cultivated at all another wns cultivated
aud tho third was sand mulched and the
weeds pulled Tho result showed thokj
highest yield on tho sand mulched lot
Ho believes in shalow cultivation aud s
to prove his theory relitod au H
mout that had beonjtnndo with shallow
andjdeop cultivation Tho speaker was
asked what should be done with alkali
spots and ho related tho experience of a
man near Wynioro who opened a drain
nnd applied barn yard niauuro for four
years at the end of which tlmo his
alkali spot raised excellent crops
Sand would havo some lneclmuictil
effect
An aniinated discussion followed irr
which Messrs Bovee Evans Oininer
mau and Cotton joined
Tho question of subsoiluig wns dis
cussed at some length
k nsisei srssiov
Tho evening session was occupied
with a lecture by Prof Lyon who gave
a description of the university aod the
school of agriculturo to which tho
student goes direct from the district
school Tho lecture was illustrated
by btereoptienn views which not otily
made it more interesting but gave a
vory clear idea of ho university and
sohool of agrioultuio nud how tho
various branches are taught thero
President Simpson gave a fow closing
remarks in which ho couiplimonted the
professor after w hich a hearty voto of
thuuks was tendered Prof Lyon for thefc
uistructlou ho had imparted to the in
stitute
