Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-01-17
Tri-COunty Farmers Institute.
TooxrrNUED FROM FIRST PAeEI

CONTINUED fhOM flfNS1 I-AUL-l
is in use in other countries OF Europe
There is no machine that is OF any practl-
ical value, but is in use on the farms IN
America, and this is another sign Oh Ihe
Intelligence of the American farmer
Experiment proves that crops should pe
rotated. Experiment shows what crops
certain soils will produce most proh1dol!.
Alv and all success tl-at we nave gaiheu
in this direction is due to the lntellgence
of the farmer. We will make greater
strides in agriculture as intelligence be
co nas more widely spread. 1t Is tact,
as we have been 50 often told, that the
professions are largely filled by the young
men raised on the farms y large pro
nortIon of the1ninisters-three-f OF
tnem-come from the farm. The prncl-
nal business men in our great cities sprdng
from The farm. | state this to show you
taat YOUR boys are before your crops, ana
should receive first attention. Ana one
of the reasons for this is that when the
farm boy comes to college, he comes
ssrong in body-brought with him from
the farm the wholesome farm NE
A few years ago, a farmers lie was the
harder life; it is not so now, or need not
SO be: the professional men now nave
the hardest. They also bring with them
from the farm strong purposes. MoSt
yonng men from the farm who enter col
lege. enter with the purpose to excel, and
they have the will power TO carry out
their purpose. How can will power be
developed? There is farm work that
must be done at the time; there Is no put
ting it off-Such as certain amount OF
blowing that has to be done in certain
week. and no difference how lndisposed
the farmer feels, he has to go to work and
do it. and this develops will power. These
are the men who invariably succeed.
Even if your sons do not intend to enter
any of the professions, they should get
what education they are capable Of The
chi f object OF college education Is not
so much a course of teaching, but Of
learning them discipline a farmer needs
discipline more now than ever beforehand
will need it more than ever in the future
There is no such thing as getting 100
much knowledge so as to lit man for
the farm More intelligent men are need
ed in the farming community. They are
needed to take their places IN the Legls-
latures and on the bench. Farmers can't
trust themselves entirely in the hands of
the professional men. The hope of this
country is in the farming districts. Where
property and land is held among the peo-
ple-eommunism cannot exist Educate
your sons that they may do lCeH their
part in the community and in their homes.
Farm life has become less irkSame, the
farm home has become the ideal of home
happiness 1t is an independent mode of
life, and it must be governed by intelli
gence. On the farm where books and
amusements are introduced, the boys and
girls do not wish to leave.
Adjourned to $50 o'clock p. m.
Evening Session.
After the passage of the resolutions
commencing the work of The State Board
which were printed in the CHRONICLE
last week, the follow ng resolutions
were offered by Joseph H. Denham, Esq,
and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The existence of diseases
among domestic animals IN the United
States has seriously affected the eXporta-
tion of live stock, and the suspicion that
attaches in foreign countries To all meat
cattle and swine of the United States on
the account of the existence of disease
in certain localities has greatly lessened
the sale of American meats IN foreign
markets; and,
WHEREAS, The live stock interests of
our people are suffering immense loss
from the existence of, or suspicion of,
contagious diseases among their tlocks
and herds; and,
WHEREAS, State legislation has en-
tirely failed to stamp out these troubles :;
therefore,
Resolved, That we join our Efforts
with the delegates appointed at the re-
cent convention at Chicago. to secure
some effective laws by Congress to ex-
terminate these diseases.
Resolved, That we hereby appoint
Hon. Columbus Delano to represent us
in the appeal to be made by the above
delegation now before the Senate and
House of Representatives.
Resolved, That copy of these reSOlu
tions be forwarded Mr.. Delano and our
Representative in Congress.
After the passage of these resolutions,
L. B. Pearee, Esq, of Summit county,
delivered an address on the topic, The
Value of Horticultural knowledge, es-
pecially to the young" Mr.. Pearce
started out with some pleasing remarks |
dOUuO anu ChOCoC &c
made in his home in the western reserve
counties of the State, and some facetiouS
stories of thick cream and other Jersey |
cattle productio S. In the general tone
of his address, he took "the other side"
of the question of intelligence on the
farm and apOlogized saying he knew it |
was act IN the usual tenor of Institute
papers, but iu some cases contained
afrfr - ,,l
more wonderful example of progress To
be found than that of horticultural
knowledge of TO day compared with that
of many years ago. Take look at hor-
ticulture as means of educatiOn-it
has led to special course of study. The
great cry of this age is for something
practical. II is claimed by some that
our high schools are IA damage to those
VINO enter them. The problem is To
6ud some line of study that will have
some influence through life. Whether
they know it or not, nearly all the
world are horticulturists to greater or
less extent. L would make it part of
the early home training to learn chill
dren to love flowers, instll into them
love for the earth's most beautiful pro-
ductions. Almost every boy learns to
know beans some time in his life, bul
he will learn it sooner, if at an early
age you give him handful of beans
and hoe and let him raise them him
self. No knowledge is more cumulative
than that of horticulture-a finished
horticulturist becomes finished scholar
An intimate association with fruits and
flowers enlightens, refnes and ennobles
sooner or later the practical hOrticultu-
rist will be led to the study of botany,
entomology, &c. He spoke of how chill
dren could be learned horticulture with
out much loss of time; the curse of
children was 10 having too much time
Give them little garden of their own,
and if rightly managed it would be "a
source of delight instead of labor for