The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-15

and the number and tone Of the ques-
tions was an evidence that the people
were there to learn.
Paper on Potato Culture" by w. c.
Smith. Mr.. Smith divided the subject
into four parts, viz: soil seed, manure
and planting and digging. Mr.. Smith
was followed by others as to size Of seed
and method Of cutting. Next came the
report of the farmers Congress held at
st. Paul. Mimi, by McCurdy Hunter,
which was one of the very interesting
things Of the institute.
Mr.. Peck then took up the subject Of
Successful Home Dairying." He
showed that man in this occupation
must take pleasure in his work to b.
successful. That the cross between the
Holstine and Jersey was a failure.
bringing forth IA COW neither good for
butter or beef. That the dash churn
was loss and concussion churn the
only churn. That every farmer should
have u BabcoclS tester and weed out
the poor cows. He also touched on our
county papers by saying that he had
just looked through one Of rorty-eight
columns and found not one inch devoted
to the farmer. He insisted on each
farmer asking for two columns per week
or have his name stricken from the list.
Adjournment.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was devoted to
education and for entertainment was
the banner session Of the institute.
Question box.
Recitation by Laura Cooper, subject.
Happy Farmer"
Essay, subject, Flowers. Eliza Brcn-
holts.
Paper, make Home Attractive"
Mrs. Buzza.
"Thc Farmer and the Public School"
In the absence of Mcssrs. Blakeslec and
Critchfield. Mr., Buzza and Mr.. Peek
discussed the subject to the edification
Of all.
Recitation. entitled, "Rothchilds,"
Robert Campbell.
Here Mr.. Peck took some time in ex-
planning the Silo, which is q subjects of
interest to every farmer Of to-day. He
showed that the question of feed WIS II
most important one to the farmer:
that we could compete with the wes-
tern states only by the use of Silo.
That one acre of fairly good grouHd will
make from twelve to fifteen tons of
Silage at n cost of $50 per ton. For
fifteen tons would be $500 and is worth
81 90 per ton compared with meadow
hay. Two tons of SilGge is equal to
one ton of hay: Allowing three
tons OF hay to the acre, you have $50
per acre for hay, and $40 for ensiage
off the Same ground, or II gain to the
farmer of sl5, making one acre of Silage
worth fire OF hay.
! A pleasing feature of the evening
I session was the interspersing of music
! BY Misses Shaw and Messrs. Macintosh
and Longwell.
MORNING SESSION SECOND DAY.
The meeting was opened by repeating
of Psalm and prayer by Rev. Myers.
Question box.
An efficient paper was read by Mr..
Buchanan, on "Soiliug Crops, and was
followed by Mr.. Hess, Of the State col.
lege.
! Paper. "Fertilizer, Home and Com
mercial,"'S. w. Temple.
Here Mr.. Critchfeld placed the insti-
tutc in the form of Il class, asking and
explaining many important questions.
Adjournment.
/ AFTERNOON.
The beginning of the afternoon ses-
sion was devoted to business.
A motion to have an evening" session
was carried. The institute of next year
was talked over, but no place for hold
ing has yet been selected.
Paper, System of the Farm" M. II.
Smith. We are sorry that more far
mers could not have heard this paper
or that we cannot have room to print it.
Talk, on 1.-THE Most Profitable Stock
to Raise" Simon Stahlman.
General review of the institute, Rev.
Mills.