The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-02-04
HOOKING co. FARMERS

eTS OI uOCkluR W. IHSI Weeh, WIS
success as usual. Despite the
muddy roads and inclement wealth
er, farmers from the remotest cor
ners of the county answered to the
call of the court house bell and as
sembled in the court room to dis
cuss measures for their mutual i'm
provement. The Institute proper
began Friday afternoon with an
address from the Hon. L. A. Der.
thick, ex. Dairy and Food Commits
sioner of this state. He argued as
to whether special or mixed farm
ing were the most profitable. He
advocated II reasonable variety OF
crops on farm, thinking that the
farmer stood batter chances of in
creasing his income through this
means
The Rev. ID. II. Moore u. d., of
this city, then expressed himself on
the subject Of Drouths. DIR. Moore
upheld the theory that the cause OF
dr0uths was the useless destruction
of the forests.
Mr.. Wilford Stiers wanted the
legislature TO exempt the forests
from taxation and the question WA
discussed by Messrs Derthick, Isaac
Matthias, A. Ii. Wilson, II. l..
Wright, Capt. Clow", Lawrence,
Henry Hansel, Frank Martin and
VIM. England.
Homer Stiers, of Haydenville,
discussed the "Care Of Sheep"
every one joining in with their
opinions at the close.
Mr.. Lawrence presented q very
comprehensive paper to close the
program on liking Corn" He said
that the crop of corn Of last year
was the largest ever grown and
thati it would aggregate 9, 400, ,7lS,0OO
bushels, raised upon 80,S50, 900 acres
and averaging 20.G bushels per acre.
To house this corn would require a
crib one mile long, one mile wide
and 26i feet high, at 40 cents per
bushel, would be worth 5000, ,OO0, 600.
Mr.. Derthick opened the evening
session with the subject "What Is
Culture?" He said culture was
simply obedience and that 1t led up
to good citizenship.
Mr.. A. III. Wilson then read some
funny selections and Mr.. Lawrence
again spoke on "The Signs of the
Times" He said that the signs of
the times indicated that the men
must haye better knowledge OF
their business throughout the coun.
try, and that 1t would not do for
men to farm now in the same old
ruts that their grandfathers did.
He said that the farmers should see
to it at once that the pure Food"
laws were not modified. Judge
Bright and ID. II. Moore gave short
talks and the evening session was
closed.
Saturday mornings session was
opened 10y Mr.. Dertbick with a pa.
per on GLOSS and Danger From
Adulteration of fo0d".
Mr.. Homer Stiers moved that a
committee I've appointed to draft
resolutions voicing the sentiments
Of the Hooking county farmers on
tile Pure Food laws. The. following
resolutions were reported and
adopted:
We, the farmers and citizens Of
Hooking county, in institute as
sembled being interested in the
work of the Ohio food commission
and believing that good pure food
is absolutely necessary to good
health and further believing that
we should have law that Is fair,
but at the same time, uncompro.
missing in its demands and that we
ask our representatives in the gen.
eral assembly Hons. J. p. ROches-
ter and Senators Chas. p. Dana and
George Falcon TO use their infiu.
ence and all honorable means In
their power to keep the present
law In tact.
III. w. STIERs }
l.. A. MATTHIAS Com.
II. Il. RAYMAN
Dir. Lawrence read a paper on