Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-11-30
FARMERS INSTITUTE.

The following supplementary notice
OF st, Clairsville Farmers Institute, Of
Last year, we take from the proceeding.
OF the State Agricultural Convention
held in the Senate Chamber. Columbus
In January last. published in the Ohio
Agricultural report:
DIR. Townshend. on being invited 10y
the President, said:
Mr.. President, and Gentiemaesa of tie Conren-
ton:
great many years ago l heard of a place
where the people all subjected themselves to
this rule: If they were called upon they would
make a speech, or if they couldn't make a
speech, they would sing song or tell a
story. i haven't any speech to make, but
think story will come handy. About month
ago, Mr.. Jewett, of whom YOU have all heard
was in Columbus, and at the Park Hotel.
called upon him, as we're old friends; and
after talking little while he started up and
said: doctor, have travelled a good deal
about the State of New York, and about Penn
sylvania, and about Ohio, and many of the
States west; and l notice wherever l go that
the farmers of Ohio are good deal more wide.
awake in their interests and education than
the farmers of any other State l go into. -
Well, OF course, thanked him. l presume
the very thing that he had observed-that
which attracted his attention more especially,
was something in connection with the work
of these County Farmers Institutes. There
may have been something else that he no.
ticed. Some of these institutes have been ex-
tremely good, and some not quite so good.
And perhaps / might we'll take the oppor-
tunity of saying, that where local committees
have gone to work thoroughly and earnestly,
good has resulted therefrom. 1t is the HoNE-
WORK that makes the good institute. And
am happy to say that in various counties |
have heard addresses, essays, and speeches
from local talent, quite as good as l have heard
in Coiumbus--as good as / care to hear, at any
rate. don't know as it would be out of place
to name one or two. One / attended at ST.
Ciairsville; the hall was large hall and en- .
tirely full, and the people were very attentive,
and everything was nicely arranged-they
worked according to program. When the time
arrived for any particular exercise it was call
ed right on and that dispensed with, and then
something else was called on and that was dis
pensed with in the same way; and every min
ute of the time was employed. An institute
so managed is always success, and does great
good.
After such words of praise our people
ohOu'o Pdb iOA I'll ONOiy ~ lndAC
the coming Institute more decided
success, if possible, than the last The
Farm ers' Club will meet again on Satur-
day. December I'd, at ~ P. NJ, in the
ArmOly, and all of our farmers inter
ested in the success of the Institute are
urged to attend. We hope to publish
the program in full next week. The
Secretary has received letters from w.
N. Cowden, member of the State Board
Of Agriculture, NJ. J. Lawrence, editor
of the Ohio Farmer, Hon. J. B. Jamison,
of CadiZ. and others, who will be present
and discuss the various topics. Secreta-
ry Chamberlain will probably lecture
twiee-taking for his topics, Making
Money Honestly" and Increasing Fer
tility." John Gould. ESQ.,. agricultural
editor of the Cleveland Herald, and dali
~ editor of the Ohio Farmer, will be
present. and speak on the topic of "Will
Dairying Pay in Eastern Ohio?' Presi-
dent W. Q. Scott, of the Ohio State Uni
versity, will deliver addresses on "The
Relation of the State to the Education
of the People," and Political Economy
for Farmers" He will also probably
deliver an evening lecture on Time"
Altogether the prospects for the Insti
tute are most flattering.