The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10
Farmers in Convention.
Fifth Annual Session of tha Farm
ers' Institute.

Somerset County Farmers' Institute ha:
become permanen, institution and it hai
steadily grown in popular favor since ii
organization five years ago. The attendants
has increased from q half hundred person:
who were presen, at tie first Institute until
to-day there Is no, hall in the county large
enough 10 accommodate all CT the people
who desire to attend.
The Court room vas comfortably oiled at
i0.S9 o'clock yesterday morning with farmers
farmers wives aud farmers daughters, from
al sections of the county and long before Il c
hour for adjournment arrived every availa-
bic seat was occupied and large number of
persons were compelled to stand.
An organization was effected By the cleo
ton Of P. K Moore, of Middlecreek town
ship, chairman; Jere Miller, OF Somerset
township, secretary, aud W. II. Miller, OF
Quemahoning township, query manager.
The " Highland Grange Choir" composed
or a number + young ladies and gentlemen
from Husband, Somerset township, rendered
q selection, after which Senator Criichfeld
introduced the gentlemen present from dis
taDt parts of the State. who came prepared
to give the benfit of their experience on the
farm and to exchange views in regard to
agriculture and k inbred topics with Somerset
county farmers.
Secretary Edge. of the State Board
of Agriculture, was first presented. The
Secretary has attended previous sessions Of
Somerset county Farmers Institutes, and
was accorded a cordial reception. Mr.. a. C.
Scisson, of Lackawsnna county, who will be
remembered by all who attended Institute
last year, was next presented, and before sd
joLrnment favored the audience With one Of
his inimitable songs. Hon. John A. Wood
ward, ofCentre county Hon. J. D Hicks,
of Altoona, Hon. George HopewoOd, Of Fay
e;te county, and Hon. Geo. Hayborn, of Della
ware county, were next presented. All Of
the gentlemen made few felicitous remarks
upon being introduced to the audience.
Farmers Organization and What they
Have Accomplished" was the subject Of q
paper read by Henry J. Hoffman, of Hus-
band. Mr.. Hoffman urged the necessity of
farmers organizations, and followed it up
with a concise statement Of the work accom-
plished by the Grange since its organization
by half dozen determined men in Washing
ton City many years ago.
The subject was then taken upand discus
sion by the members Of the institute. Sec
Ieiary Edge said organization among farm
ers is good thing and should be encourag-
ed, but le desired TO caution the members
Of organizations sgsinst the wrong use of the
power in their hands He referred to grang-
ers pe;iiioniDg to the legislature in behslfof
reduced taxation and al the same time
petitioning to have their taxes increased.
Other speakers followed in the same strain.
Al the afternoon session the Court room
was crowded to its full capacity Many per-
Sons were unable to gain admission to the
room and were compelled 10 return to their
homes The features OF this session were
a talk on Commercial Fertilizers by Sec
retGry Edge, and paper On " Keeping Boys
On the Farm" by Dallas J. Fike, Of Elk
Li,k