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one acie keep one cow. Sowed his rye at different times, 
as well as corn, so as to have green feed at all times. He 
had come to this meeting on purpose to learn about soiling. 
Most men were land poor; they were compelled to spread 
their manure too thin. Used three bushels of seed per 
acre for drilled corn. 
Geo. P. Lord : Said clover was used by many. Also 
Hungarian was much in favor, as two crops per year could 
be raised. He used two bushels of seed per acre for drilled 
corn, and when full-grown could see only the first row. 
Bingham said after cutting his rye he then used the 
same land for corn, thus raising two crops per year. Kept 
his cows in the stanchions 20 hours out of the 24. By this 
style of farming, the small amount of land used called for 
less labor—he used no pasture at all—and the land tilled is 
consequently very rich and productive. 
Thos. Bishop : Thought this mode of farming looked 
gieen. How 10 acres could feed 60 cows in summer was a 
mystery. He used a large piece to feed 30 cows ; did not 
believe in this wheel-barrow style of farming. Ten acres 
could not keep three cows ; it could not be done. He was 
one of the doubting Thomases. 
Bingham: Fed meal all the summer. Used orchard 
grass and red clover. 
Dr. Tefft said he noticed that Ben. Butler said we of 
the United States were land poor, while in France ten acres 
was considered enough, where the whole country only about 
equaled Texas. France, in 1876, exported $186,720,000 of 
butter and cheese, while we only exported $17,789,000 ; 
theirs are small farms ours are larne ones 
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