The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-12-08
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Some Good Lectures and
an Interesting Session.

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From the Valley journal.
The Farme ers of Hooking held
their seventh institute Wednesday
and Thursday in the court house
Much interest was. manifested by
the members in attendance, yet
their was some complaint for the
lack of interest by many farmers
that failed to attend.
The institute opened Wednesday
morning by very interesting adj
dress by the President Homer
Wright. He was followed BY
Waldo. +. Brown in a lecture on
the subject "a convenient Barn.
this was a. very practical address
and no live farmer should have
missed 1t. He was cross examined
on the subject by the audience.
Mr.. Shawver next took the floor
discussing the subject "The Farm
Dairy" This should have been a
subject of great interest to nearly
every farmer, yet very few were
present to profit by this very ex-
celent discussion.
The afternoon session was much
better attended, but some farmers
failed to bring their wives.
Pig Pork was the first subject
discussed. Opened by Waldo f.
Brown, this was an up to date talk
and he was quizzed by tn . audience.
Shawver followed this with talk
on "The Farme rs Fruit Supply" )"
The session Wednesday evening
was asuccess. The first lecture by
Brown, subject, "Wanted Man"
and followed by Shawver on "Seed
Time and Harvest" Both sub
jects were ably treated.
THURSDAY MORNING.
Attendance in morning was bet
ter than day before, President call
ed the meeting to order promptly
and asked the committee on Of
ficers to report, to which they re.
sponded as follows.
To the officers and members of
the Hooking County Farmers In
stitute in session assembled, your
committee to whom is referred the
selection of officers of said institute
for the succeeding year, beg leave
to report the following named per-
sons to the various officers to wit:
President Homer L. Wright,
Vice President Isaac Matthias, Sec
retary H. w. Stiers, Executive
committee j. A. Shaw, Chas.
Wright, s. E. Bay, w. N. England,
Robt. Longstreth, G. w. Glove.
Respectfully submitted,
ISAAC MATTHIAS, Chm.
]. M. FLOYD, Secy.
The first subject discussed was
the "Farmer as Business Man."
ny Brown. His main points were,
farmer is only one fourth a bus
mess man. Though all farmers
should keep books enough to know
his exact expence and of moneys
received and paid out.
He favors young man going in
to debt for farm, but opposed the
idea of a middle aged man assuln-
ing much of an obligation.
He frowned at the way some
farmers do in regard to not paying
their bills promptly. He liked
good credit. All men should carry
insurance whether he had money
to rebuild or not.
Isaac Matthias next took the
floor, explaining his experience in
the use of commercial fertilizer,
stated he first used it with corn.
Had boys to go along after the
planter and often times they would
not get through the rows until he
met them coming, when he would
have them return. In this way
he experimental and when his
crop came, he could tell exactly
where fertilizer was used as the
crop yielded 100 per. cent better
where the commercial fertilizer
was used. k}83E
Mr.. Matthias favored the use of
about $50 pounds to the acre or q
spoonful to the hill. He had used
Stacked lime and sulphur phosphate
mixed, with good results.
In the discussion Waldo F. Brown,
stated that $500 worth of CONNER
cial fertilizer was worth $18 of ma.
nure. Thought the best way to use
about 500 or 600 lbs. OF. fertilizer at
one time following with corn, then
wheat, and lastly hay without dis :
turbing the ground with any more
fertilizer. H.tIs
The general discussion opposed
the idea Of raising clover on "hill
farms" as in almost every case the
ground washed, but favored the lib
eral use of fertilizer. 49,
T. J. Brown thought that the
great trouble in using fertilizer is
that it was not used right. Com
mercial fertilizer will give ,vigor-
ous growth but have bad effect
during hot weather. Opposed bone
meal because the bone from which
1t Is made lays out until all the
substance is out before they are
gathered up.
So much Of the time was taken
up with this topic that the subject
of "Barns and out buildings" was
postponed until the afternoon ses-
sion. aaie sss.a
a9 OnIy Once Year.
1t doesn't take advertising to sell
Christmas goods NOWADAYS. 1t