Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-01-05

!, flnO! HOW many wrinkles are mos
profitable? Define Black-top Merlno
What is the most practicable method o
washing?" were responded to by j. q
Close, who said: American Merino i
but another name for Spanish Merino
that the value of wrinkles depended
upon what the farmer wanted to d,
with them; that Black-top Merino sheel
are one of the importations of Spanish
Merino; that the most practicable meth
cd of washing sheep is to soak then
thoroughly.
II. S. McFadden, Esq. of CadiZ, theI
delivered his address on the subject
Farmers Wives" His address was full
of hulnor and kept the audience laugh
ing all the time during its delivery. A:
/ We will give 1t entire next week, VIZ
will not say more of it at present.
| w. b. Law WAS then called to the
chair and introduced Alexander Welday
of Harrison county, who continued the
subject of Farmers Wives" in more
serious vein.
Afternoon Session.
The Institute was opened with the
question, as foot-rot in sheep result
of foot-scald?" Responded to by An
drew Mcfarland, of st. ClairSville, who
said it is sometimes result and at 9th
er times only symptom, but foot-rot is
a result from cUntagion, or is produced
by high. wet grass, and wet or muddy
soil. IL may be produced by these means
without any contact with diseased
sheep. Fuot-root may be prevented
easily when in the stage of scald. Mud
respectfully causes scalds.
Prof. w. II. LaZenby, of the Ohio State
University, and late OF Cornell, deliver
cd lecture on luxurious insects and
what to do abnut them." He said we
have at least three insects for every
plant We have; the trouble is the rapid
| ity with which they multiply. A per-
Sistent effort is necessary to keep them
in subsection. We must have vigorous,
| healthy plants; this is the first step. The
next is to protect the birds and encour-
age them in the destruction of insects.
Third, we should encourage our insect
/ friends, then we must use the best
known remedies. preventive remedies
Pand destructive remedies.
The apple-tree caterpillar is one of the
most Injurious Insects. The remedy for
eggs, or shoot the nests out with gun
powder. The cobbling-moth, or apple
worm, is another. The remedy for these
is to bandage the trees with brown pa
per, folded so as to form hiding place
for the insects in passing up or down
the tree Examine the bandages once a
week. The borer is another enemy,
which deposits eggs near the trunk, and
the insect emerges in the third year.
The best remedy is to apply soft soap to
the base of the tree. This application
should be made the latter part of May.
One of the most important insects is the
Hessian fly, which is doing 50 much
damage to the wheat. The eggs are de-
posted ut the base of the wheat, three
on stalk. The best remedy is to put
off sowing until after the time for de-
posting the eggs. Another remedy is to
SOW a narrow strip of wheat around the
field early and thus encourage the fly
afterwards SOW the remainder of the
field. Another remedy Is to pasture
sheep on the growing wheat. If the
field is to be resown the stubble should
be burned.
The crowning feature of the Institute
Chamberlain. Prof. Lazenby had barely
concluded his instructive lecture when
Mr.. Chamberlain stepped forward brisk
ly and before the chairman had con-
cluded his introduction he was unfolding
bis manuscript upon the table. A few
hearty words of congratulation and IA
complimentary allusion to the intelli-
gence AMI enthusiasm of the large audi
ence snificed to place the speaker en- rap
port with his hearers. Then followed
an address of quite an hour in duration.
Astounding in good advice, sparkling
with wit and humOr, and in words of
wisdom that were attractively illus IT,
ted with an-cdoteS and incidents, told
What Farmers Most Need to Kno ""
Discriminating judges aver that the
lecture surpassed "Burdette's" and was
fully equal to that of DIR. Vile is.
Farmers were not told what bre, d of
sheep were the best to raise or what va
rieties of apples to grow. All this W IS
discussed in other lectures, but Who'll :
some advice was given in the bui ess
of the farm and in managing the Guan-
ceS-farmers were urged to buy fOr cash
and thus avoid the Interest that was
added to long accounts, to say nothing
of the needless purchases made when
credit was offered; warning was given 10
avoid insiauating patent right agents
and importuning book agents who
worked upon the creduity of the honest
farmer. All farmers he averred should
keep correct account of receipts and
expenses, i'll order to know at the end of
the year the cost of production of the
various crops. Sound advice fOrciblv
illustrated was given in the manage
ment of the children. B Us should be
entrusted early in life with the manage
ment of the farm, unreservedly praised
when work was we'll done and not rude
ly or harshly censured for errors that we
were likely to commit ourselves. Girls
he claimed were educated in false
school of propriety; neighbor's boy
could be hired at any time to assist the
farmer when work was pressing, but it
mat cred not how grievous the burden
of rearing large family rested upon the
father, if neighbor should ask his
daughter to come and assist his over
worked wife and share his home, the Of
fer of hire would be esteem d an insult
and the service degradation.
After this lecture, Hon. II. E. Cham
bers, on behalf of the farmers of the
three counties, offered the following res
olutions, which were unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolved, 1st-That we, as farmers,
hereby tender our sincere thanks to
Professors Towushend, Lazenby and
for their very able and in |
lectures. and to citizens Upde- |
graf. Patton. Jamison. CpMden, Law. ]