The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-12-05
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
INTERESTING MEETING OF 10
RAIN COUNTY FARMERS
Held in the Town Hall at Wellington, o.,
on Monday and Tuesday, Decem-
and 4-Prominent Speak
ers In Attendance.

HILL, Glktu dDOuJ bllt lHe IlB, IuSOdle
and Feed" Mr.. TOdd's stock took about
$1,000 worth of Worlds Fair premiums,
hence it is quite certain that he knows
how to care for the pOrker. Mr.. Todd
thinks that the pig should be chosen for
brain as well as for physical capacities
of develOpement-a pig with a good
brain can be made more profitable than
one with little brain room. The pigs
disposition should also be noted inselect-
ing for breeding purposes; as squeal-
ling pig will not make a good pOrker.
In order to protect the young pigs from
danger of being crushed against the sides
of the pen by the mother, shelf should
be arranged around the sides of the pen,
under which the little pigs can go when
the mother threatens to lie down upon
them. Should begin to feed when the
litter is about four weeks Old, and the
best feed according to Mr.. TOdds expert
ence consists of q middlings . wheat,
a corn, wet with warm water or milk to
make three times the bulk OF solids.
When pig is ready for the market,
market it, don't hold for higher prices,
and the best time to market in order to
get the highest cash profit is, generally,
when they are about six months Ofage,if
they have been properly cared for.
Mr.. Todd was followed by a short
address from s. A. Reed, from Russia
township, on "The Relation of the Young
Farmer to the Farmers Institute" He
deprecated the fact that the young farm
ers take 50 little part in institute pro-
ceedings; the gray haired farmers are
passing away and we must have young
green timber to take their places. The
young men should put themselves in
training for this work, should ask ques-
tions, offer experience, no matter if they
should make mistakes-this would be
the way to find out and correct mistakes.
Mr.. Reed does not think it fair that we
do not hear more from the graduates of
our state agricultural school who are
successful farmers. A young farmer
himself, Mr.. Reeds call to other young
farmers had particular force. The dis
cussion Of this subject opened by j. 7.
Denham, was lively for time, few
young farmers taking part. Pres. Bra
man suggested that list Of the success
full farmer graduates of the agricultural
school be prepared that the committee
might be able to get their services on the
institute programs. The discussion was
cut off to adjourn for dinner.
The afternoon session opened at pm.
with B. B. Herrick in the chair. Prof.
F. M. Webster of the Ohio Experiment
Station gave an instructive talk on n"HOw
to Deal with Insect Pests of the Orchard"
illustrated by diagrams He said that the
apple-tree bOrer is sure to be most abun-
dant after or during a hot, dry season;
lL dltdChS lllc llttS WHtltNtl tltlC 10 u
sun-scald on the bark, and the only way
to get it out after it is once in is to dig
it out. The best way is to prevent its
getting in by painting with wash of
carbOlic acid. To deal with the coddling
moth or apple worm, one must under
stand its modes Of working. The miller
lays its eggs in the calyX of the newly
formed green fruit while the calyx end
is still upward, as it always remains for
short time after the blossoms have fai-
len. The worms hatch and bore into the
apple, nearly always at the caiyX end,
and, of course, must eat some OF the
calyx. Hence, the poison Paris green or
London purple must be sprayed on while
the worm is in the calyx, and while the
calyx end is up, else the poison settles in
the stem end and does no good. The
time to do it is in May and June. The
greatest cost for several sprayings would
not exceed ten or twelve cents per tree.
The apple knot, he stated, is disease
communicated to the apple from the tree,
to prevent which spraying with Bordeaux
mixture should be commenced early in
the spring, and when trees bloom the
poison for the apple worm can be added
to the Bordeaux mixture, thus making
the spray answer the two purposes. Prof.
Webster spoke briefly Of the bark bOrer
aISaplum curculiO Discussion on this
subject was opened by A. G. Smith,
who gave interesting experience.
Mr.. Todd followed with his address on
''What Shall We Do With the Sheep"
He stated that Australia can raise good
wool and place II on our markets for lC
or IL cents per pound, while we can not
but we can make better mutton than thu
10-cent wool Australian sheep can, and
we must do that II our sheep industry Il
to be made profitable raise better
quality Of mutton to compete with th'
great quantity, but poor quality sent herr
by Australia. Hc then went on TO stat,
the point he looked to in choosing sheeI
for mutton raising, and dwelt upon TIN
value Of economy Of arrangements TO
caring for sheep.
Time passed, so the discussion on shcel
raising was ommitted, to give time 70
W, r. Wean's instruction on '0niOn an
Celery Growing" This was very inter
esting and profitable, as showing villa
good planning, energy and persist0nc