The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-17

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and selling Your other crops2 ! need ny
clover because can Dake cat Of it four
unes what Commercial fertilizer costa me.
The one who can sell the products Of his
farm for more than be pays for fertilizer is
the successful farmer. The speaker supple
nented bis remarks By reading lot Of sta
tistics bearing ont the truthfniness Of what
be had said.
Congressman Hicks attempted TO reply 10
the query, Why Have We This Great Com
nsrcial Crisisg7 without referring 70 pOii-
tics. but found that il was impossible 10 do
50. he correctly sttribuied the hard times
70 the uncertainty existing as TO what Con-
zrsss viii do with the tarif question
Nr Geo. HopwOod, Of Fsyette county.
said in response 10 q query, that agriculture
should be taught in cur district schools
TUEDAY ETEsISs SESSION..
When the evening session vas called to
order the coun room was sgain crowded to
its utmost capacily-
Ms. Jennie Brngh, CT Tint, read an essay
on Pleasures Of Farm LIFE The idea con-
vsye6 by the ezayist las that no life is As
home-like, independent, and pure as life on
the farm. she would have farmers surround
their children with elevating books, cheer
fal pictures, and innocent smnsements, and
would teach them 70 lore and TeneEate the
life Of the farmer.
Mr.. Session reciied Dr. Homes we are
Boys" in capital style, and followed It up by
singing The Sword Of Bunker Hill For
Al encore he sang e comic song Pump
kins."
Hon. John l. Woodward. who was on
tie programme for lecture OF ' Agriculture
al the Worlds Fair, said that be was total
Is unprepared 70 lecture on that subject. bit
would delivers rambling talk on what be
had seen and the part Pennsylvania had
taken IN the Columbian Exposition. He
described bis ist impression Of the White
C7ty.as viewed from Lake Michigan, the
PeTisiyle, the Court Of Honor, the buildings
facing the lagoon, etc. Coming to the Ag-
riculiural building, be described in detail
The exhibits our Commonwealth had on dis
pay. Pennsylvania had only three CON-
pelitoTs-Greai Britain, Germany, and the
state Of I0wa-And she carried of more
hOnors zad more p-izes for agricultural Pre-
ducuons than any other country or State.
WEDNESDAY MORNING sEssEoS.
Geo. Hopwood. Of Union.own, occupied
the FIST period with paper on The Farm
er. the Nziion's Greatest Factor and show
ed oonclusively that TIE very foundation Of
our government Is founded upon its sgri-
cultural Interests.
a. c. Scissor. Of Is Plume, Pa, was as
sigued the next period and took for his sub
jet sheep Husbandry." The Oldest and
most honorable vocation in the world IS
that ofihe shepherd said the speaker 'and
il has always occupied a prominent place
far above that Of farming All the historical
characters in the Old Testament were shep-
herds, and the Savior has forever dignifed
the occupation BY taking upon himself the
name Of The Lamb The keeping Ofsheep
makes man tender and kind; makes him
4 better husband and better man. There
Is nothing IL which take the same pleasure
as do in visiting my fields IN the eeTening
and watching the lambs gambol and play on
the green t1rf It Is sight 1t for an artist,
and IS calculated u make man think OF
every mean thing be hss ever done in his
life. At the present time there are only
$4,000 head OF sheep in the United States.
= =.
eoo,o0o. under adequate protection and this
Increase would require additional pasturage,
additional consumption Of grain, and would
give employment . an additional number
Of men He compared the sheep industry
II this county with that Of Australia, and
the United States suffered by the eonpsri-
son. II there i 3 farmer present who does
not believe in Proiection,n said the speaker,
Il would Ike TO have him come into my
barn yard some morning and turn his back
&c ny old ring-horDed buck be would BE-
lieTs in immediate Protection mighty soon
afEer thai consider this the most import
ant year in the history OF the sheep indus
try, and, notwithstanding the fact that The
Ways-and- Means Committee have kicked
every sheep IN the country in their commit
lee room, 1 siill believe that they can be rzis-
ed psoitAbly f0r mutton no matter If their
Pelts are shorn as snOothe as some OF the
bald heads in front Of me-"
" Pennsylvania is specially adapted 70
sheep culture. They cannot be kept on low,
moist land, but on our nils they thrive 70
the best advantage. Sheep manure IS the
bsss Of ali fertilizers. Put flock on 3 field
that has been worn out, and in tEo years ii
viii produce Z good crop. Now, in regard
. raising mutton for the market. Get your
meat 10 market ss early as possible in the
spring. Exercise the greatest care in killing
r. After sheep has been slaughtered, it
should be disemboEeled Immediately and
the QeIt removed it shoGld be cut into
quarters. and placed in fresh, cool water for
an hour Then you haze the most delicious
msa. known. and entirely free from the
sheep Taste 50 common in mutton."
Following SIR. Scissors address, DR.. II
p. Moore, Of Aiddlecreek Tosnship. read an
essay on That Road Question: The Doc
tor thinks the present road laws are good
enough, and the greatest evil done the roads
results from the narrow tires now 10 use.
lie venturei 10 predict that the next two or
three decades would witness such marvel
oas improvement in the electrical world that
county roads would in great measure be
a5sndoued, and that farmers would haul
their products 70 market on cars driven BY
electricity.
EEDSEsDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
The session Of Wednesday afternoon was
decidedly the most interesting and beneficial
OF tie Institute. The. star performers were
Senator John d. lands, Of Lancaster Coun-
", and upsrintendent-OfSc Schools, J. n.
Berkey, Of Berlir The former read
a carefully prepared paper on docs
Farming Psy7n and the laiier spoke on
'' The HsEilEge Of Young Farmers" Both
e,ic;ed The closest attention and both were
heartily spplaaied at The conclusion of
their addresses.
Miss Sadie Eagle, Of Elkiick township,
told. II Eell-Eritien essay, how TO keep
the girls On the farm. Il IS an easy enough
thing 10 do il Aiss Eagles idea is the proper
one. She would have the girls given all the
advantages Of dress, cheerful companion
ship, and education that town girls enjoy
When ;hey wanttO visi; their friends per
mis- them 10 have the horse and buggy don't
compel them to walk miles in order to en-
j0y IN hours recreation. Il thiak the