Milford chronicle., 1889-11-08
Pomona Grange Proceedings.

Pomona Grange of Kent county held 1t:
last quarterly session of 1889 in the Grange
Hall, at Milford, on Thursday, 3Ist ult. The
weather was threatening rain,yet an average
number of the farmers and their wives were
in attendance.
Rey. J. s. Willis gave the address Of vel
come. Beside the usual wreathes and bou-
quets of rhetorical eloquence, with which he
festoons such occasions, he draped the back
ground of his paper in sombre hues from the
sadder conditions that surround the farmers
lives. The reply was made by the Worthy
Lecturer of Pomona and Master of State
Grange, +. H. Bancroft, who opened the jaws
of the "infernal bow-wows," and pointed
out the double row of teeth with which the
oucoming condition Of society would, in his
opinion, grind up the farmers of America.
The afternoon session was made public,
and general invitation was extended to the
people of Milford to attend. DIR. Neal and
Prof. Beckwith, of the State Experimental
Station gave expositions of the work done
and to be done in their respective depart
ments. DR.. Neal is very sanguine on the
sorghum sugar possibilities that ought to be
compassed in this State. The sugar product
of sorghum varies from 60 lbs to 100 lbs. Of
raw sugar to the ton of cane. This raw sugar
is produced in New Jersey at an average
cost of 81. Is per ton of cane, aside from the
expense Of growing the cane. He deems 1t
possible to develop sugar industry in our
midst as soon as the proper varieties ofcane
can be had to extend the season of sugar
making from the middle of August to the
middle of October.
The Station has done some work this sea
son of considerable value to the farmers;
among which may be mentioned the analyses
Of feeding material in use in the State. 1t
is possible to so profit by this as that each
farmer may in uniting a cheaper waste of
the city with a waste Of the farm produce
feed equal IN value to any or all that is
shipped from the farm.
An effort is now being made to introduce
a butter extractor into one of the creauer-
les of the State; from the results of which
it seems possible that great changes may be
effected in this industry.
Prof Beckwith reviewed the work of his
department in connection with Insect
pests" He quoted eminent authority for
the statement that $500, 900 900 was lost an
nually to the agriculture and horticulture of
America by the work of insects. He did
not say whether or not the College was con-
tinuine its efforts to interest the common
schools on this subject.
The supper was served in the hall adjoin-
ing; in this room the members had also
taken their dinners. To these repasts there
were about fifty guests beside the commit
tee" of twelve or fifteen members who
served. The table of these Pomona meet
iugs is an exhibition of bounty and good
cooking that is calculated to put those wEo
partake at peace with "all the world and the
rest of mankind" The methods of furnish
ing the same is much after the manner of
basket picnic" whereto each contributes
according to wish and the whole is presided
over and served by "a committee" Of the
Grange visited. After supper MI J. Y.
Foulk appeared in his most affable manner
at the door of the dining room and invited
members to visit the handsomely furnished
hall of Crystal Fouut Lodge, I. o. o. f., on
the floor Immediately above the Grange
Hall. Most of the patrons availed them
selves of this opportunity to inspect one of
the most elaborately furnished society rooms
in the State By direction of their host, all
the visitors took position in the centre ofthe
hall for a moment before departing, and
were given the usual opportunity to inspect
the society goat"
Immediately after the Grange convenedin
evening session, the following officers were
elected to serve for the ensuing year
W. Master, VIM. P. Corsa; W. o. W. W.
Seeders; Lecturer, J. S. Willis Steward, w.
T. Case; Assist. Steward, E. Allaband; Chap
lain, C. W. Killen; Treasurer, John Heyd
Secretary, W. Webb; c. K, A. Farley
Pomona, Mrs. Lena Case; Flora, Mrs. f.
Rice; Ceres. Mrs. ]. J. Rosa; L. A. s., Mrs,
K. Allaband.
After the election and installation of Off
GERS, MI P. P Wynkoop read one of the
most interesting and important papers ofthe
session upon the silo and scarlet clover.
this paper and its discussion was of such
interest that members were quite unmindful
of the lateness of the hour. The conclusion
seemed to be that when farmers shall pro-
duce scarlet clover to the extent of their
ability, tile fodder problem and the fertilizer
question will be nearer a solution by them. |
Other papeas were laid oyer to the next
session, which will be at FELTON, OH the sec
ond Thursday in January 1890,
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great blood purifier Sold by all druggists.