The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-02-19

animal should always he OF indisiduai ex
oelience and backed up by pedigree.
Producing Hay for Market, wss ih'
subject Of q paper read by Judge O. 7, SHAW
er. He described the different qualities O
hay grown in the United States and read ihs
rules adopted by the Chicago Board Of Trade
fixing the value. "All hay must be Of good
color, well cured and free from must. before
I We can find ready market for II but when
this is done, we can End room in the market
/ for all that is produced in Somerset county
Hay should always be cut on D bright day
when free from dew, and shocked before
night. f should never be baled before Oeto'
Der unless 1t is shipped to market at once
For marketable hay. nothing should be
grown but timothy. and ] believe that il Is
rapidly becoming enc Of the principal in
dustries Of our county. II ! am correctly
informed hay has only been baied In SOM
erset county the past three years. Last year
it brought our farmers SIS 600, and ! predict
that inside Of FIVE Year, It will bring ns more
than $4,000
Rev. J. l.. w. Seibert suggested that farm
ers might as well abandon hay raising, as II
has rained so much the past two years as to
make it Improbable. and he had reason to
believe il will rain more next season. He has
been told that the Gulf Stream is coming
nearer Somerset county. and if that proves
true, then the roads will have to be macad-
amized at.the expense Of the farmers before
they can haul their hay to market
Mr.. Phelps claims that no frst-elass farm
er can get along without. hay caps. Said be
had fifty caps that cost him about 40 cents
apiece, delivered from Boston, By using
caps hay can be protected from the rain for
days at a time and is in condition to be put
in the barn afler half hours exposure TO
the sun.
Mr. Hoffman. of Jenner, said timothy
should always be cut very close, or the fields
pastured or rolled TO prevent mice from
feeding on and destroying the roots
Mr. Woodward thinks farmers cut grass
too close since moving machines have been
introduced he says timothy must have
some fertility, and it is best not 10 cut too
close. Prefers hay that is made in the shade.
as i; is better without too much sun, which
draws the vitality from it.
What Can We do for Our Boys and
Girls?' vas the subjec. of most fascinating
essay read by Mrs. Maggie Risheberger, of
Jenner IF q farmer should meet with
great reverses one year. they will probably
teach him how TO do better the next. If
We would bring up our children to do honor
TO our old age, We must give them pure,
christian and moral training. We have
hundreds of object lessons on the farm. and
sons and daughters. Our lives are open
books to our children and we should not de-
ceiye ourselves Example is better than
precept The public schools of our county
have &ot progressed as rapidly as they
should. but the remedy lies with the farm
ers, who should give the schools the same
attention that they accord their farms. We
can make no other outlay Of money that
will bring us so good and sure u return. Too
great care cannot be taken in setting ex-
amples of industry for our children If the
father is farmer. the boy will lay out fields
with straws on the floor. Nothing so de-
lights a girl as toy cooking stove. En-
courage them in this for in this way habits
of industry are formed Too much care can
not be taken in showing children how things
should be done. Nothing can be more en-
couraging to them than to say. that was
very well done, and then kindly point out
how it could be improved When your
child assists you, say I'VE did IT, " not Il did
H. when speaking in its presence Of the
matter When see one who boasts OF do
ing nothing, cannot help plying him. as
TO me idieness is an evidence Of an unbal-
snced mind"
The eommitte en- permanent organization
handed in the following report just before
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AND BYLAWS OF THE SOMERSET
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
l. The name Of the society shall be The
Somerset County Agricultural Society. and
its objects arc the improvement Of agricul
ture and domestic arts.
II. Any person may become member by
paying into the treasury for the use of the
society the sum of 80 cents and a like sum
annually thereafter. the names OF members
to be recorded by the secretary.
III The officers of The society shall be
President and Vice President from each
township and borough in the county, Sec
retary, Treasurer and an executive commit
tee of i've. all Of whom shall be elected by
ballot al the annual meeting on the FIST
of November. and shall perform
the duties usually pertaining to their respec-
tive offices provide that the Treasurer
shall pay out the monies coming into his
hands only upon orders signed by the Presi-
dent and approved by q msjority of the
executive committee.
" This constitution may be altered or
amended at any annual meeting by two
thirds vote of the members present.
Signed by the committee,
F. X MoORE
Henry RAUcH,
VI. J BEacHY.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the Institute assembled Wednesday
afternoon. The Public Roads was the
FIRST question taken up and discussed Mr..
Gundy, Of Lewisburg, opened the debate.
He said " We have different road laws for
different parts of our state They are not
enforced, because they do not meet with
the appreciation Of our people. do not ap-
prove of maeadsnlizing wide roads hrongh-
out. but do believe they should all be ma
to an extent sufficient 20 make
them passabIe in all kinds OF weather
Peter Miller, Of Somerset township, argued