The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-21
Minutes of the DulD<sis County
Farmer Institute.

brief rfWtfks <tttftt iht NNlf''~ ~ '"'
Institute. The pEe-'isnt lniroturst
" l.. Cox ~ M audience. ~ho NJ
liyese.i me address ~ welcome
rs.l. VI e. LAts wss 'hcn Introduce
.n1 IN -Al,ff -atrt .opke ~ the "t-
,ec'- ~ shr Institute. chsfHr'eri<'n.
a. hiring a ps>cr y nsfc f.furr~ ro"'"
axch.n.r lies. y Inch Nsnli - ~
bread east upon tie waters. 70 ~ gs'h
cred many a - hence
Geo n Wil.,n County Snp's. 'iirn
fxvored the Institute with 'e-~''" nr"n
farm surveying. showing xplri'ls thf
Importance at evcf> farmer un'i''f-'a"'-
ipg tie general ostiine- 30 surveying,
ana il appli cation - farm necessary
The institute Wa favored bS PAPER
on Poultry Raising. ~ NJ. A u.
smith. 81 P.inr,-rnn Tue ws> she
handleA The subject Showed lhst The w~~
compicte master % hsr topic, giving ~
porlant lde~- np"n Gle subject o. p"n''ry
raising. which womih be g'sd 'ot every
farmer Of Dubois county 40 hus band 'vf
I himself
This closed The afternoon exercises
SIGHT SESSION.
The Institute was called 70 order ~
The chairman n ! u. m. The house "s-
favored by -..'nr fine music, surnl~he'i
F, by The Jasper >'ar Baud
I Mrs. A L. smith then read paper
emitted 10 airy Farming" givis'g ths
different processes ~ n.~ing good and
bsd butter. ifoppr. ides~ which We. -
an crested sampler 81 butter. wish The
good housewives OF the surrounding
/ vicinity ~ jasper would heed. Mr..
Smith while hsniinsihe subject showed
herself eQnl u th~ occasion, ani >nt
handled the subject ia masiesis
manner
NJ J Q. A. Sieg. ~ ceryion. was IN
troiucesi. AMI IN . brisl Spercn talked ~
the Importance OF honghl upon me
farm. BY giving illustrations ami draw
ling contrasts lie demon-'rsiei TO Q
certainty the Importance of The farmer
employing his mind y ~eiIs his mus
cles.
Discussion b, r.. L Cooper. who re-
affirmed what had been said. and told
l.l.r institute that ~if amsn could not b.
farmer he could ne doctor
\ The Institute shrn adjourned Ill
/ Thursday mnfnng-
4 SECOND DA-s SESSION
I The Institute w.- called 10 order by
1.-The Chairman Al 3 80 4 sn.. sni MAS f.
vored y in some fine music from tie
jasper Ss.r lsand
TIE program ~as then taken up. tbs
/ first exercise neing discussion on The
subject entitled "Care and Management
4 OF STOCK upon the Farm" Ii wa,
/. = -. .S.. &c.
4 DR. voy &c. OF Coryion. was intro.
duced 10 the Institute. snd gave yer,
Interesting lecture npou ~>tock Raising
and Dairy Farming" tie handled III.
-ubiect in nsnnsr thar ~ho~ed him d
/ be master or H. His talk eicited much
discussion from the aniirnre. showing
that tnis was subj rci iicb the iarin-
IRIS ri Dubois county were greatly IN.
ieresfed in.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The Institute WAS called u order ~
ID. m. Music by the b.nd.
\ The Chairman appointed the following
persons a. comm 'f'ee on resolutions
r. +. Milhurn. } y. knons. Tnon,s'
i'oI~ton. DR.. L. A. Glszen, 10 report Til,
afternoon.
4 Mr. Robert Mitchell then favored IN,
I Institute with paper entitled "Oul
Beef Interests" which brought cut con
siderable discussion BY the farmer
present.
Prof L,fta then gave the Tnsfifnie
neat little talk on the subject Of W. "a
\ Culture aud sho WE'D " hat had yeeI
done on Purdue farm.
4 The subject Of Fertilizers" was take,
up by Dr. vo:las. showing the way ihe'
should be used snd their beneficial re
suits il properly handled
The following resolutions were theI
reported by the committee and adopted
1 WHEREAS. from surrounding circnm
stances. Il vas apparent that the ~gricui
snrsl interests 81 the State OF Indisni
was in = state Of great depression. and
WHEREAS. our Legislature, for the ex
press purpose o. nrousing il from III
/ leinargic state. and 10 stimulate III
same. appropriated the sun 81 e5 900 4,
I aid the org snizaii0n 81 the Farmers In
-titutes over the State Of Indians; there
fore be il
4 Resolved. That we heartily commen,
our last Legislature In passing IN &C
entitled the farmers institute. and II
msking the approp riations necessary 70
The completion OF the same. and that "
heartily recommend orr next Legislssur
TO make an appropriation equal il
amount 10 the one appropriated BY ~
lsst one. for the furtbersnce OF this en-
ferprise.
2 Resolved. That we are in favor o
organizing live stock companies III Du
bois county. for the express purpose .
increasing the grade Of our domestic
stock.
8. Resolved, That we are In favor o
more thoroughly organizing the Farm
lers' Institute OF Dubois county. ant
lending 70 il our nniiring energy. there
by endeavoring TO rsi-e the dropping
and langnishing co ndition Oft the farmer
OF Dubois county.
4 Resolved. That the farmers Of M
bois county hold an annual Institute
that We are in favor Of holding . sum
NOR session NJ such time and place .,
NAV ha mn ~ dcefr a hjn