The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-08-29
FARMERS INSTITUTE.

laSG fTludy. lie dtVeHueuCt was ulluou
ally good. The meeting was held at tht
Methodist church, and good dinner
served at the hall.
A. |. Root, of Medina, addressed tht
meeting on the subject, Intensive Ag
ricultTe and How to Sell Your Crops.
The speaker insisted on thOrOughness IL
every detail in tillage. He advocated an
abundant supply of water on the farm
for irrigation. Said it would not pay tC
irrigate wheat at present prices. The
early market is most profitable for ber-
ries and vegetables. Better market a
little too early than too late. Over ripe
fruit and vegetables are not acceptable
in the market.
After Mr.. Roots address lively piece
Of music followed by trio consisting OF
j. A. Davis, viOlinist, Miss Anna Peet
and Miss Florence COveny.
j. B. Rodgers, Of Grafton, followed in
discussion Mr.. Roots subject. He ad-
yocated better farming. He said the
soil needs better tillage now than 1t did
when new. Are raising better crops
in our clay soil because we are tilling it
better. Under-draining is helping our
crops. The discussion became general
and drifted into the question:: What
shall we do with our wheat? Shall we
sell it at present prices or shall we feed
it? Ex-President Sutliff said it would
pay best to feed it to live stock.
Ex-Secretary Chamberlain described
his model farm at Hudson, exhibiting
charts showing the tile drainage. The
lecture embraced an interesting deScrip-
ton of the farm, its drainage and the
result as to its improvement in produc-
tiOn. On one field he raised sixtyfye
bushels of wheat to the acre, the best
yield, and other years from thirtyfive to
forty bushels, while before draining it
only produced sixteen to eighteen bush
els under the most favorable circum-
stances. ClaysOils be drainedtOgrow
good crops. "The plOw is the fOrerunner
Ofciyilization. Horticulture will support
more people to an acre than agriculture,
because as a rule the cultivation is more
thorough and there is more fertilizlng
with compost. In addition to the drain
age the speaker showed that it pays to
use commercial fertilizer, namely,
super-phOsphate.
Louis Woodruff, of Sheffield, led the
discussion of the subject. A little ready
money in the bank is great help to the
farmer Every farmer should ecOnOmize
so as to have something to draw on in
time of need. A general discussion en-
sued which brought out many valuable
facts on tile drainage.
Another piece of music followed, when
the meeting took a recess for dinner.
On reassembling at o'clock c. W.
Johnston, ESQ.,, of Elyria, gave an inter-
esting talk on "HOw to Improve the
Farmers Home"
Mr.. Johnston grew to manhood on a
farm in Grafton township. He intro
duced his subject by some interesting
"reminiscences of early associates, nam
ing some of the early settlers Of the town.
The speaker referred to the uninvlting
conditions about some farmers homes,
unsightly debris about the house, the
barn and elsewhere. The farmers
home should be paradise, a place in
yiting and beautiful. Make the home
pleasant to your children and they will
not be inclined to desert it. 1t pays to
ornament the home, for it is your abid-
ing place. There should be lawn,
trees for fruit and ornament, shrubbery
and flowers. Mr.. Johnston pictured out
a farmers paradise that a ShenstOne
might admire or turn Father Adam green
with envy. A farmers home and a far
mers' life should be a most inviting, the
most beautiful, the most poetic. This
condition and these surroundings would
tend to keep your boys at home instead OF
wandering off to town. Tie farmers
life is the most independent.
S. A. Reed, Of New 0berlin, discussed
the subject; advocated tool house for
the farmer, and emphasized what Mr..
johnson said but claimed that the far
mer does not have the time to devote to
ornamentatiOn, admitting that farmers
as rule are utilitarians to an extreme
degree. In general discussion R. Baker
took some exceptions to what Mr.. John
stOn said about trees in the dOoryard,
favored shrubbery as against fruit trees.
At this juncture the subject Of ami
hilating Canada thistles came up for
general consideration and brought out a
variety Of opinions. Wild carrots also
received attention.
A violin solo by James Davis delighted
the audience, when Mr.. Chamberlain
read paper on the question, what is
the Matter With the DairyY' The
speaker discussed the negligence in the
care Of cows, and the dishonesty Of the
cheese factory in making white oak"
cheese that only a HOttentOt or monkey
can digest. It was shown that skim
cheese has destroyed the market for Ohio
cheese. The remedy is to return to orig
inal honesty. Advocated cooperation in