Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-02-12
Il Rep0rt fFarN:ers' Institute

La giving to the people of Juniata
|, county, or more particularly TO those
who We're not present to hear tine
different topics, or more particularly,
speaking, tie theories advanced, per-
tainirg to agriculture, because in our
judgment at least, that seemed to be-
the leading thought or theme of at
least some, who came among u.s. It
may be ell right to preach theory in
stead of fact; talent instead OF tact;
education instead Of understanding;
brains instead of muscle. It is all
right for the State to make apoTopria.
tions for the benefit of Farmers In-
stitutes, but when these rights are
curtailed, that the bottom is made
go shaky by the long spun theories OF
some who come among us, that it be-
| comes q question whether the farrasr
has very much, if any ssy SO after all.
When looking over cur country, and
see tbs descriptions in business circles
ard The dark clouds, which have
been hanging over us, still hanging,
and no visible prospects OF ti!sir dis
appearance, 1t is about time for the
farmer to open his eyes aud see
whether rs can afford to sis down
and depsnd on only brains to feed
and cloth the world. That is Just
what is wrong too much theory spd
not enough of fact; too much talent
and not enough OF tact; too much of
the kind of education We are having,
and not enough of understa nding;
too much Of the kind of brain, and
aot enough Of the right kind of mus
Gle. Agriculture is looked upon from
certsin, (''not from the best or
true") standpoint, as being very or
dinary calling, while in its true senss
of the word, is the most honorable
calling, because of its frmness; be
cause of its wealth; and because of
it's safety; and because every other
industry is dependent upon it's pros
parity. Hence you take the inteili-
gent, practicable farmer and stand
h1ln beside the man who is chuck
full of theories, and how do they
compare. Well, the latter must, and
will admit, that when all his theoriea
are pumped ont of him, that after I'll
the practical man.. is tie NAN, and
that if you can reasonably expect to
get through ths world successfully,
you must have self contrsl, self re-
spect and self reliance. l will now
as recording secretary OF the Farm
ers' Institute, held il the U. p.
church, Hexico, Juniata &C Pa, give
brief report CT its proceedings.
On account of the ircle,nent wealth
er, the attendance at first was not SO
large, but before the close, TIE large
church was filed to its utmost seat
ing caoacity. The subj ct: = Cuiti
vating ard marketing small fruits,
BY Mr.. E. Davis of Thornpsortown,
was intelligently discussed, showing
to demonstration that there IS prof
it in growing and marketing good
and only good fruit as growing aud
marketing inferior fruit is invariably
done at loss to the grower. The
road question by Prof. John Hamil
ton, Asst Sec'y Of the State board of
Agriculture, created considerable in
terest, as it was expected that he
would favor the State, taking hold of
the roads and handle them, but he
did not, but favored tho Idea, that
the taxpayers exercise moro iudic-
ious judgment and care in the selec
tion of men as road supervisors, that
only such men, who have some
knowledge of road making, and who
know what good road is when they
see one. Mr. Hamilton in his re-
marks showed, that in eight years at
the rate of our present road taxes, he
could crush stones enough and not
larger than one and one half inch in
diameter and put thsm over all the
roads in the State, sixteen feet wide,
and six inches thick, &c, Senator
Lloyd from Cumberland county, Pa,
read production, which in his re-
searches, he gathered from different