The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-08-28
SUMMER MEETING
OF the LOrain County Farmers Institut
mt sheffield Last Friday.

OF the LOrain County Farmers Institute
mt Sheffield Last Friday.
This meeting was held at the COngre-
tiOnal church, Sheffield, Friday, August
16. The attendance from all parts of the
county indicated the esteem in which
this institution is held. In the absence
of the president, B. B. Herrick, N. L.
Cotton presided. The program was en-
livened by music furnished by the young
ladies and gentlemen of the neighbOr-
hood. Mr.. Herricks absence deprived
the audience of the benefit Of his ac-
count of the Ohio Dairy School set down
as the first on the program. The next
paper was read by Mrs. James Austin,
and described primitive methods of farm
ing in the early days Of Sheffield. DR..
W. |. Chamberlain followed upon the
culture of local crops during the drOuth.
DR.. Chamberlain is an eminent raiser Of
potatoes and and an enthusiast for fire.
quent cultivation. His experience
seemed to agree with that of many of the
audience who had also successfully ap-
piled themselves to the potato problem.
This paper was ably discussed by Lewis
Woodruff. The foregoing constituted
the work Of the morning session. Re-
freshments were furnished by the Ladies'
Society of Sheffield, at the low price of
20 cents. The money received being ap-
piled to the chapel now erecting for the
benefit Of the employees of the steel plant
and Others recently attracted to the Vi
cinity. In this benevolent enterprise
the Sheffield ladies have the sympathy
and active assistance of all who are in
terested in the growth of the industrial
and moral prosperity Of the community.
r. Baker, on the resumption of busi-
ness after dinner, read an interesting pa
per Oh the early days in Sheffield, con-
trasting things as they then existed with
present conditions. He had many pleas
ant "reminiscences Of The early settlers,
many Of whom were in the audience.
His remarks were in excellent taste and
were quite often very amusing.
f. S. Reefy followed with talk upon
the best methods of obtaining and pre-
serving full supply of pure and health
full drinking water. lie made valuable
suggestions as to defects in the cOnstruc-
tiOn of wells and cisterns and the best
methods of avoiding them. Filters were
also touched upon, and some remarks
were made upon the subject of irrigating
fruit crops.
Hon. W. A. Braman in discussing Mr..
Reefy's address, added a number of
valuable thoughts Oh irrigation, and the
growing necessity of deyoting practical
efforts to it in the face Of continuous
seasons Of dr0uth.
The next paper upon "What things
are interesting farmersP" was presented
by DR.. W.. l. Chamberlain. This paper
was neither agricultural nor hOrticul
tural. Nothing was said about insec'
pests, or blight, or mildew, plant diseas
es, or the diseases Of horses or cattle. 1
was confined to series of statements a
to the depression in the price of farm
products, and to prove which the dOcto
regarded as demonstrations beyond
peradyenture, that the main thing tina
had hurt farmers was the demOnetizatiol
of silver in 1873.
After the discussion Of DR.. Chamber
lain's address, the question box wa
opened, and many inquiries as to practi
cal points received great benefit by tn
mutual interchange of experience.
Resolutions of coincidence on the deaf
: of DR.. N. S. Townsend, of Avon and CC
lumbus, were passed and ordered to b
published and transmitted to the bt
, reayed family.
The next meeting will be held i
Elyria in September. -LOrain Times.
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