The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-02-20

has - pursae the method eontnaen in
this c,aasy o. dividing bis attention
an 5ax he diH-rent classes Of animals
s1r uhica We can 6nd ready market
NJ Ankeny VS. f5liaEei by 0thsr
mssnbe4s Of ths sosiety. Eho seaerllly
agreed zith the views he hal expressed
wi1h the exception that sone were Of
the oPiai5n that rAis,az sheep. II o1r
attention should be applied u oas class
Of aainzls. xo1ld result in better profits
upon the amount invested then could Be
realized from raising h0rSes.
TIE next item Vas an essay by y 3.
Crithseld. subject Dses !: par the farm
ertoinsess money in commercial fsFtil-
izers.r Mr- CzitehEeid enleavorei to
show what scientific investigation ss vel
as practical experiment proves that our
soils needs, and also that these necessary
elements are contained IN most q tie
fertilizers found in onr markets. He
gave also the results Of his owa eEper-
ience IN the useof commercial fertilizers.
xhleh he stated he believed bad paid
him Eell for the amount u money in
vested lie called attention osone rules
by which be thought farmers shouid Dc
governed N Purchasing fertilizers. and
emphasized the idea that they should in
sist. before purchasing upon seeing an
analysis made BY the state chemist.
shoEiaz what the fertilizer coetained.
The subject Of the essay vas discussed
tsy members Of the society ali Of whom
azreed the results they had obtained
from such fertilizers as they hal used
had beea satisfactory and their only
doubt Of the Proprieiy 0f nsing them vas
based upon the fear that their continued
use might result in the depletion Of the
soil
The last discussion Of the day VS. in
fro,iuced by an essay BY Adam B. Shaffer.
subject VIII It pay the farmer % keep
np With lie latest Improvements IN farm
nachinary and implements p Mr. shat
fer expressed his belief in the Gulity Of
the bes; machiRary and implements the
farmer could aford but thought i would
bs bad economy for . farmer who has
bat a small farm, and who as a conse-
qaence raises small crops. when by usin-
the Old methods the sork could be done
more chesply. The character and smoanf
Of the machinery . farmer neeis. he
thought depended upoa the size Of his
farm and the amount Of farming he did.
lie considered it bad policy 20 cast aside
an Implement or piece Of machinery thst
viii do the work before Il j. worn out,
for the sake simply Of getting something
that may prove little better. Farmers
should dc. with regard 70 machinery a.
they 10 with regard 70 other things that
i east nothing aside as long as Il will an
sEer good purpose. but when il be-
comes Necessary 70 pareiase. they should
spare no pains 70 get the best
The time was TOO much limited to al
low much di>cu sion upon this suhject.
Those Eho spoke aPon II agreed Eith the
writer Of the ess1y, aud denounced the
exfravasani habit Of buying every new
invention. simply because IL sss claimed
to be an improvement upon ether impie-
ments that did their work At lelst sutii-
GENTLY veil.
The part Of the program which az the
opening Of the session # was agreed
should be taken up, having been exhaust
ed, the following committee was appoint
ed to prepare a program for the April
meeting, J. P Ankeny, A. B. Shaffer
and y. B. Critchfeld.
The Society thea adjourned 70 meet on
tbs frsi saturday Of March At 80 Pm
Cox.