The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-07
FARMERS INSTITUTE
An interesting Mootlng in Progress
oyer at Martins Ferry.
TIE PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY
Emil orIntcrcst and proilt...htldrcsscs
an Timely Topics by Special Experts.
silos and Ensilagc Discussed, and
Cher Matters Consilcrcd...omccss
Elcctcd, etc.

Elected, etc.
The Belmont County Farmers Insti-
u,c convened in tho Opera House, at
Martins Ferry, yesterday afternoon
with fair attendance, Mr.. ]. A. Black
ford presiding. Tho following officers
wercelcctcl: Thomas J. Cochran, Pre-.
sidcnt; L. D. Steel, vicc.prcsidcnt; ].
A. Blackiord, Secretary; Frank Jordan,
Treasurer.
W, ]. Chamberlain, OF the Ohio Far.
mcrs' Institute, whose home is near
Hudson, delivered one OF tho very best
lectures OF the day. He is IN educated,
intelligent gentleman and hasa splendid
address. lie talked on thing and OK,
hibilcd map OF the tilins oil his farm
and showed how the farm was benefit.
ted. (.
"Silos and Ensilager was the subject
Of the talk OF ]. II. Hickman, OF tho
Ohio experimental farm. lie gaye q
history Of silos and explained how 10
build them. In former years il cost
from $50 10 500 to buy machinery for
cutting the lumber with which TO build
them, while to-day from $50 to 500
will pay for it. A cutter can DO bought
for So or $40, or an engine can be hired
rs cheaply as wagon and team. When
the corn has begun 10 dry 1t will con.
tain from 70 to 50 per cent water. Tho
grccnor the corn tho moro sour
il is, the ripper the swceter.N II it be.
comes 100 dry there is danger Of it
burning. Sawdust to q depth OF fifteen
inches dampcncd is tho best thing for
covering silos. Ensilagc+i is good for
horses, cows, sheep and hogs. tbs one
ofthc very best foods for milk COWS.
lie told how 4 herd OF calves had been
benefited by tho feeding OF cnsilage OH
the experimental farm, and in answer
to question he stated that 800 pounds
oi cnsilagc would be equivalent to 100
pounds OF hay.
W. &. Berry, OF Canonsburg, Pa, read
an interesting paper OH the "lntluence
of the Agricultural Press" He said
they should be clean, tho price OF adj,
vertising and subscription should be
the same TO everybody. In tho best
agricultural journals the managing edi.
tor is only responsible for the editorial,
the man who edits tho horse depart
mcnt should be practical horseman,
aEd the same rule should apply TO all
other departments, and the farmers
should read rs many OF the best agri-
cultural papers published as they could.
The attendance last night was rather
small, which was largely due TO the
services in all the churches and the
intense interest manifested in coasting
throughout the city.
Hon. \. I. Mckelvey gave q highly
interesting talk on "Thc pride OF pro.
prietorship the greatest bar to success"
lie began by speaking OF the migra-
tory movement TO the Ohio and on
westward IL ntil the Pacific coast was
finally reached. The farmer OF the
future will be obliged to divide and sub.
divide his farm to accommodate his
sons. Go 10 France and see what those
thriving, economical farmers around
Paris do The strictly agricultural
counties have steadily decreased and
the manufacturing counties have in.
creased. Harrison county has dc.
cIelscd because their farmers have
refused 10 divide among their sons, who
have gone westward. In the near iu.
turc we will have in this state not
3WO,OO people TO supply but l0,000,000
The farmers oil the future must reduce
the expense or increase the profits. Ii
he pays more taxes on land that he can
successfully cultivate, he will neccssar-
lily become poorer. What is profitable
farming?
There are hundreds OF farmers in
belmont who can scarcely make both
ends meet. Farming is .unremunera.
tive W here no more is realized Tor two
acrcs than one acre. Here IN ilustra-
ton was made, the. speaker taking
Farmer Careless and Farmer Thrifty
Tor it.
The motto OF Farmer Thrifty is quail
~, not quantity, Farmer Careless do
IN" twice as much work as Farmer
Thrifty and yet produces less. Reduce
tue land and increase tho production.
The numerous mines and factories in
our state arc IN illustration OF its pros
Perlty. When electric tramways will
nave penetrated our state the farmer
VII have the school house near his
door, When 100000 souls are crowd
Ell INTO the Buckeye state and our farms
nave been divided and sub-dividcd the
farmer will witness Il wonderful differ.
ehcG in the condition OF affairs.
Miss Mary Mcdonald delivered q
recitation and DR.. Chamberlain gave
another address. 5..l
Ihc music promised was missed.
The institute will be continued to-day.
SESSIONS will DO held $1,000, 1:3O and
.:SO. The last will be held in a hall
nearby the Opera House having been
rented Tor Gorton's Minstrcls.