Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-18
TOPICS F0RfARMERS.
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VARIOUS MATTERS DISCUSSED.

VARIOUS MATTERS DISCUSSED.
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y mers' institute Was held in
s~9 the opera house at Roy.
cNI<C nolds Thursday. The Wis
itors were met q the train By the
reception committee and assigned TO
the variou, places 70 b entertained.
After dinner the meeting WAS called
to order BY President Thomas Camp
ball. and after IN address Of welcome
By T. c. Lewis. Of Reynolds. 8. w.
Heath responded In . very pleasing
and fitting manner.
w. G. Wilson, Of Moline, read q
paper on preparation Of the Soil
for Corn Culture" The substance OF
his remarks Was that there were two
kinds Of Flowers. deep and shallow,
the former being in the minority.
The days Of the pillow, in his judg.
ment. were numbered, and an nipple.
ment WAS needed that would stir mp
the top and under soil without in
verting their natural position. The
discussion which followed brought
out some very fine talk. Those tax
Ing part were Mr.. Lyford. B. F.
Fountaine, Eli Corbin, S. w. Heath
and Louis Jshns. T. c. Lewis then
sang bass solo, 1.-THE Old Sexton"
and was encored. Al So'clock Louis
Jshns read paper on EARN Econ
omy." He said that the subject had
not received % much consideration
40 other farm topics, and yet it was
Of great importance. He believed
that hogs should be sold % soon %
ready for slaughter. There isa time
to tsll and hold crops. Butter should
b we'll packed. poultry we'll cleaned
and farmers should give good weight
and measure In everything. B. F.
Fountsine began the discussion BY
saying that the subject WAS we'll
handled. considering thasit was mex.
haustible, difficult to begin to talk
on and harder still to find On ending.
to. In the discussion which followed,
G. W. McCsskrin, DR.. w. H. Lyford,
Louis Jahns and w. c. Wilson took
part. B. T. Fountaine. delegate to
the institute at Springfield, read Q
report Of the second days session,
after which the meeting adjourned
till ESQ.
TIE Evening session.
The evening session opened with .
song BY . quartet composed Of G. v.
Petit, J. n. Cozsd, J. F. Gaunt and
7. q. Lewis. Eli Corbln gave . pa
per on "Fruit Growing" The co.
ssntials to fruit growing were, he
held. good plants. variety and plenty
OF cultivation. Plant grape viues
three feet apart. cut buds back; rssp.
berries, three-and-a-half feet apart
with just enough stem to show plant;
. fine strawberry patch. three rows
two-and-a-half ises apart and 10 rods
long. W. G. Wilson. OF Moline; r.
N. Pinkerton. Of Viola. and G. w.
Settle, Of Milan. discussed the topic.
Music By the quartet followed.
"Farm House Economy" Vas the
topic Of the paper read BY Miss Hen.
riests Sherrard. Of Reynolds. She
began By starting with life on the
farm years ago, and ended with the
life Of modern farmer OF today in
al his luxury. Mending, furnish.
ing. cooking and tidiness were each
spoken Of in turn. The various
labors Of sosp.making. slaughterinp
and other labors of the farm
house were disposed Of in Q splen.
did manner. The applause which
greeted the writer Of the paper
showed that al were well satisfied
with Miss Sherrard's ideas.
Rev. Birch. In very pleasing way,
spoke on the Religious Duties Of
the Farmer" While the address
Was not lengthy. the subject was
we'll handled. and seemed to meet
the approval Of the audience. The
people Of Reynolds were extended .
vote OF thanks By the visiting farm.
srs and friends for their generosity
and hospitality.
The last institute Of 81 closed
with the singing OF "Americs" BY the
audience. The next meeting viii be
. two days session at Milan Jan. II
and IL next.
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