The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-21
THE farmers INSTITUTE.
The second Meeting for the
Purpose of Perfcctlng the
Organization.


In pursuance to call, the Webster
County Farmers Institute met in this
city Wednesday, February 10Th, 1896
for the completion Of the organization
President Alyea being afflicted with q
very bad cold which affected his speech,
Vice President Hacker took the chair
and called the meeting to order, stating
the object thereof.
1. b. Hampton was on the program
for an address Of welcome, but not hav'
ing received notice OF same, came un'
prepared, but being called for said:
~ am pleased to see 90 many farmers
present and hope that some way vii
be found by which the condition OF the
farmers can be improved. do not
think however that the farmers are
maniiesting as much interest as could
be desired for their b%etterment."
Chairman Hacker said that the re
marks Of Mr.. Hampton pleased him very
much.
At this juncture Henry Gillian wat
elected secretary pro tenn owing to the
absence OF Secretary Myers.
Mr.. Hampton inquired il there was al
organization perfected?
The char replied that "at the previous
meeting only the officers were elected
and Wednesday, Injecting was for the
purpose of perfecting the organization
G. Il. Putnam moved that a commit
tee OF three DO appointed by the chair
on constitution, rules and regulations
The chair appointed G. +. Putnam, Jos
CARRIER and /. b. Hampton.
The committee commenced word on
same at once.
Mr.. Hampton wanted further infor
nation on the subject Of Farmers Insti
tutes.
Chairman Hacker said that Farmers
Institutes were being formed all oveI
Nebraska, Kansas, Illinois, and in fac
all over the United States and were for
the mutual interchange Of ideas for the
betterment Of farmers.
At this point Jos. CARRIER was called
FOR and in response said: 81 am like
Mr.. Hampton and have not attended
many Institutes, but such institutes
we're being organized all over the coun
try. Some farmers carried on all kinds
OF industries on the farm and | for one
want to learn Of their success. think
that diversified farming is what is need
cd in this state, and if | can profit by
what other farmers have done that is
what | want to do. | have failed tc
raise corn but my neighbors might have
been more successful, and what | want
to know il how to do it. | think an
interchange of thought is a good thing,
| want to CLEAN information and think
other farmers want to do likewise"
Carley Putnam thought that Webster
County Farmers Institute was too large
n name, and suggested that il be called
"The Farmers Club.
S. l.. White thought the big fellows
would not appreciate the change.
The committee IN constitution made
their report at this juncture and on mo-
ton their report was adopted.
l.. ii. Rust WAC called for and talked
on horticultural subjects. He said he
had been working on that line for sew
eral years and had good luck in Ne.
braska. He had found that Ben Davis
Wine Sap, and Missouri Pippin we're the
variety of apples for the country. He
had found that Blemish Beauty and
keifer pears were the best adapted to
Nebraska. For cherries he named
Early Richmond, Montmorency, etc.
In grapes the Concord and Alvira were
the best and that now was the time to
TO trim them.
He said that every farmer should
raise a patch OF Strawberries. He said
he had grown 400 quarts on one acre
and had received therefor $3.50. He had
not been out Of strawberries three years
in sixteen. lie had been successful all
the time and any one else could ba who
would pay the proper regard for trees or
He thought that the prospects
wer. n,ood for fruit this season. He ad.
vised planting trees two inches deeper |
than they had been planted in nurseries,
plant small trees, and as they
grow the branches spread out and pro
tect them from sun scald. Orchard
should be set out twenty feet apart,
at that distance los could be planted to
The acre. He advised keeping the or
chard cultivated and clean.
The following temporary vice .presi
we're elected t. act for one meeting only
G f. Putnam, Elm Creek.
w Il Thorn, Glenwood.
j Vance, Beaver Creek.
c. Latham, Pleasant Hill.
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