The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-12-09
BROWNSVILLE FARMHRs' INsTI.
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AN INTERESTING Arb PROFITABLE SESSION.

An INTERESTING Arb PROFITABLE SESSION.
The farmers Institute feeentiY heid al |
Brownsville under the auspices OF the asfi |
cultural college, Was beth interesting and |
Instructive.
Ree. NJ. LaRebetteia delivered the apea.
ing address, which was responded 60 by
President Dless, and the following is aii es:
tract ffem the same reported fef the Neftb'
vest Pacific Farmer. tile said that the
objects Of the ee'le4e from which he came
were not altogether fer the paFpese o.
teaching agriculture, but for the purpose Of
giving the farmers children practical ed.
oeatiea, one ef the grahdtst things Of
which was the eievatiaA OF labor, and he
who fails to respect lkbes has failed in his
education, Every yeuag man should know
how to drain farm. lie gets practical ex.
perienee at the agricultural college. lie
| should know also, how to mend reaper.
mower. hinder or other machinery In order
to save time when anything gets out OF or.
der in the middle Of harvest or other work.
This is taught in the mechanical depart
ment He should have ambition to learn
how a farm can be made better by his hhv-
ing lived upon il; aud how he can make two
blades of grass grow where now only one
is seen. Young ladies should learn to bud
and graft. They should be taught to raise
flowers, as nothing goes so far toward civil.
izing country as flowers. They should DO
taught I, the hest and most intelligent man.
uer of attending the many household du.
ties that will fall upon them in after years.
The professor gave hibry Of agricultu-
raj colleges from the time the first was
started in 1926. The amount of money
used in the Oregon college, for what it was
used; the number of teachers employed,
and many other items of interest to the par.
ents who are contemplating sending their
sons and daughters to the establishment.
The article on silos by Prof French was
interesting, exhaustive and practical and
contained many results of actual expert.
ments. Prof. French has rendered valua.
his intelligent experiments.
Prof. Berchtold read an excellent paper
on poultry, and gave results of prsctical ex.
periments and many valuable hints.
Prof. Horner gave most excellent ad.
dress on Home Reading. He said the
world is full of books and there is no end to
newspapers, therefore readers should gather
from this vast store only the cream and ap.
ply it to themselves. The newspaper oI
to-day occupies higher plane than did the
that young people may have access to the
daily papers which have such great facili.
ties for collecting and compiling news from
all quarters of the globe and placing it be.
fore the readers the same day that it hap
psned. This work. of newspapers has
brought the2reople of the world into close
proximity audimadej them near neighbors
There should be some kind OF library in ev-
cry home, and this library should contain al
least bible, a dictionary, historical works,
fiction of the higher order and newspapers
There is nothing like the good old freside
reading to mould the thoughts of children,
and keep them from the contaminating in.
fuenccs of the streets. There are three
things that always go hand in hsnd;'' that
is to say child will talk of subject;
then think of it, and lastly act upon it. II
thinking matter is gathered on the streets
the Child is apt to become corrupted. OF
all people the farmer is the very one who
should read. Some of our finest writings
and greatest thoughts have originated III
the country. Iu fact, the great people Of
world are beginning to attend business in
the city, anddo their living in the country.
Prof. Letcher read an able paper on the
important subject of road building, and at
some length showed up the advantages that
accrue from good roads.
Miss Margaret Smell read highly cul
tured article on household science at the
agricultural college. She said the 20 ladies
at the college and the many boys are taught
to honor labor as they should.
The professors all speak very highly o.
the way they were entertained by the peo,
pie of Brownsville, and the active interest
| they took in the institute.