New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-24
A SUCCESSFUL FARMERS CLUB.

To the Editor OF The TIL bune.
Sir: Three miles up the Muskingnm River from
this point Is community OF twenty FAMILIES OK
thrifty and intelligent farmers. They TIL the rich
lands OF this charming river valley and have fixed
their pretty homes OF intervals the gravelly river
benches that either side overlook the bottoms"
below For a score Of years these families have MAIN
tanned a successful a" Farmers Club for social ac-
quantance and for mutual Improvement III their DusI'
ness and their home life.
The club meets at the home OF Of the constituent
families lin turn on the second Saturday OF each
month, except January, when the annual meeting
OF the Washington County Farmers Institute occurs
instead. have Just returned from the December
meeting and will give you brief account OF the
proceedings. The programme consisted OF FOCAL ana
instrumental music humorous recitation by the
daughter Of one OF the families, reading and q
general discussion OF the provisions OF a proposed
legislative bill for the improvement OF the townships
highways and Of the mistakes OF the farmer The
tone OF the dscussion' entered into with much sprit
by old and young and man and woman alike, was
most excellent The reading a selection from
Popust paper and of the usual waillug. pessmi;tic
order the reader remarhng that he selected II for
the OCCASION not because he believed in It's teachings.
but merely TO provoke discussion. Every speaker
took occasion to dlScaIm al sympathy with the tone
of the paper and TO assert that the times wero
good on whole. the farmer and for all classes,
far better in fact than the good old times" often
lamented.
This neighborhoOd already has for the most part
weLgraded gravellrd roads. But the enerprisns
people want them TO be still better and 10 have tho
advantages OF good highways extended into every part
of Washington County. 20 they are row maturing
"A brl TO he applicable IN IT. provisions only to this
county and TO provide facilities whereby the roads
Shall have thorough and constant attention. which their
Republican representative a farmer and a member OF
this club. Will present 10 the ono legislature at iu
session In January.
This club naturally believes in education. They
have good dis riot school for their younger children,
while the older. IN many Instances, boys md girls,
find their way to col cgc. -Four Of their sons have
graduated from Marietta College during the last three
years and others are following. The club contains
among It's active members four college graduates who
ated with honor in 1891 Las already organized a
dairy Of over thirty Jersey cows frOm which he sup
plies a part OF Marietta with excellent milk.
Tie influence the Farmers Club tends 10 ennOble
the farmers vocation I'm the eyes Of his sons ana
daughters, Hence son succeeds father I'm cultlvating
Che SOIL though he be recent and ambitions college
graduate, una the daughter l. pleased 10 make her
home on the farm the wife Ot the educated yonnS
farmer though she has well prohted by te adVan
ages OF our best ladies' seminalies and colleges.
Naturally. these farmer home, are well supplied
with an abundance of good reading In one house.
besides a good supply Of newspapers and books In
history and general literature. alongside OF Websters
Unabridged. noticed splendid edition OF the Edn-
burgh Enry ClOpi,diI.
The club has generously invited all the members Of
faculty OF Marietta College 10 become quasi men,
bcs and 10 attend H. meetings at their convenience
IN return the college invites the club 10 hold one
of It, sessions year in the college builting. In
this way COED feeling l. promoted between the people
and the college, ana the interests or .arh are pro-
noted. TEACHER.
Marietta Ohio Dec. TO- 1892.