The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-21
FARMERS INSTITUTES
1n Both Brooke and Ohio Countloa
dront Successes.
THE ATTENDANCE LARGE At Each
And Interesting Programmes Werc
Rendered, Crcditablo In tho lex.
tromo to tho Local Talent Which
Took Part as Well as 20 All others
Commonwealth Thing to DO En-.
couraged by tho People.

couraged by tho People.
The members Of tho staff Of tho ugri.
cultural experiment station. who havo
boon attending tho iarmors' inatituto at
Wellsburg and Wost Liberty, pas sod
through tho city on their way homo,
Saturday.
Thoy report most excellent farmers
institutes at both Wsllsburg and West
Liberty. The halls woro crowded at
both places snd tho farmers in attend.
aucc expressed themselves as delighted.
The characteristic oftheso farmers in.
Htitutes was the appearance Of so much
local talent. Tho addresses woro Of
high order and the discussions wero
animated and the interest In the innti.
tutes sustained throughout.
The institute at West Liberty was tho
best ever held in tho state and 10 not
surpassed in tho character OF the papers
and discussions by tho farmers insti-
tutes in tho older states, whore tho leg.
lslaturcs make large appropriations for
carrying on this class OF work.
Theae farmers institutes arc non.
partisan and contine their eTora to in.
struction OF the farmers in the mos. APP
proved systems OF farming. and in free
exchange OF ideas in regard to meth DDS
OF culture. It would contribute much
TO the promotion Of agriculture in West
Virginia ifsuccess:ul farmers institutes
could be conducted in every county OF
the state, rs is done elsewhere. They
AFRO intended solely tor tho advancement
OF agriculture.
The programme at West Liberty was
very attractive, as well as interesting
and profitable. It wac as follows:
THURSDAY MORNING.
1000 a m. Music. Prayer. Music
lois u. III. Presidents address,
1910 a. IN. Small Fruits for Profit :,;,.-....:-..
li:Ooa m. Clover as a Feed and FeEtlilEer-...
John 4. Meyer
AFTERNOON Session.
Loo p m. The Farmer and wife a. Business
Partners Ella Springer
i:l5 p. M. Poultry for Proat...Mis Lulu Frazier
l;S9 p m How Can We Farmer Girls Maso
Our Homes More At.ractiyc7.. MiSs A. Finley
lis p. N. Social improvement In Farm Lie
Miss Lou RidSelcy
coop. m Talk Upon Insects .....-ProL Hopkins
rpnl DG9ESsss pat piSt he w Ei 1ea R,ro
100 p. In. Query Box.
EVENING SESSION..
coop. m. Music, Prayer. Music
7:l5 p, m. Shall We Continue TO Reduce the
Cost of Production: Yes, Dr. Myers; No, W.
". Foreman
Sis p. n. Query Box.
FRIDAY MORNING.
1000 e. m. Music Prayer. Music
lGl5 q N. Spraying Fruits. B: Gibson
1910 q. N. Silos and Eus!la e..--Dr. J. ". Bates
ll:io q N. budding. Grating and Pruning.
J. Il Garvin
AFTERNOON SESSION.
100 p. m. Merino Sheep for Prod,-wn Nichols
l:So p. M The Outlook for the Wool Indus:
200 p m The Care Of Domestic XaImais eA
go p. m Roads and Tolls ......-Abc MccolloSh
john Baird
asp. N. Query Box.
EVENING SESSION..
ii Sp p m. should the Farmer f' Receive Ha''c
Thorough Education7 opcncd by Prof.
Dleuls
s:l5g N. General Discussion and Question
At Wellsburg an equally valuable
series OF papers aud discussions was
given. as follows:
TUESDAY MORNING..
Music. Prayer. Music.
Potato Planting from January to September,
with spacirnapS
WA
Irrigation of the Garden and the Couccu,-a.
ton o: Labor upon small Areas Prof F. VII
liam Rand. Experiment Station. Mosgun.own.
The Poland China. Mr.. George Iremphill. In.
dependence. Pa
The BerIshlrc. Mr.. II. c. Bremen, Bethany,
WA
Music. Prayer. Music.
The Jersey. Nr. l. 6 Applcgatc. wellsburg.
The Shropshire Mr. D. Mccullough. s,cubcn.
vile, Ohio.
The Dorset Mr.. James l.. Henderson. Wash
ington. Pa.
Practical Notes on Breeding and Feeding Nut.
ton Sheep. DR.. A. D. hopkins, Experiment Sta.
ton, Morsnntown, ". Va.
Sheep Notes by an Observer Mr. ". ". Hun.
ter. Buffalo. Pa.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
~ Music Prayer. Music
Commercial Fertilizers. their Uses and Abuses,
DR.. II. De Roode. Experiment Station. Morgan.
town.
How TO Make and Preserve Farm Manures.
DR.. John A. Myers, Experiment Station, Morgan.
town.
Corn and Corn Culture, Mr. Henry c. Hervey,
WelsbuY.
The Grange. Mr.. II. C. Anderson. Burge,ls.
town. Pa.
How the Grange Organization Affects the
Farruer.J, Is Painter. representative OF Farmers
Club. Independence. Pa.
AFTERNOON.
Music. Prayer. Music,
.g.g Election OF Officers
Hints on Planting Orchards. Thomas Nahan.
S,cubenyile.
Orchards md How 10 Take Care OF Thorn,
Prof F. ". Rane. Experiment Station. Morgan.
town.
Some Fruit Insects md How to Fight Them,
". E. Rumsey. Experiment Station, Morgan.
town.
The Relation OF Insects To the Farmers Sue.
ccSS. Dr.. 4. d. Hopkins, Experiment Station,
MorgAntown.
Some Insect Enemies OF the Mn,se, Garden,
W. z Rumsey. Experiment Station. Morgan.
town.
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