The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12
URGES FARMERS
TO ORGANIZE
DOre of Fresno Talks to
the Institute at
Hanford.
Pictures the Benefits ACCruing
From the Form alton OF
Clubs.
Better Markets for PrOduCe Only
One OF the Good Results to Be
Obtained.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

HANFORD, Dec. 1.-THE morning ses-
sion of the Kings County Farmers Insti-
tute was well attended. John S. Dore oi
Fresno delivered an interesting address
upon the Importance of organization of
farmers clubs. bore said he believed in
farmers climbs. Everything was to be
gained by lntermingling and association,
and he gave much good advice TO mem
bers here. He said that the mem be rs
Laust take an active part to make it sue
cess-must not join for the mere purpose
of getting market for their produce, but
join in the spirit of the club and study the
questions brought before them. The club
is not for men only, and the farmers
wives are expected to take an active part.
The speaker com pared farmers clubs with
out women 10 a home without women,
and, in his estimation, it would be a very
desolate place indeed.
People should gather the idea that the
club was beneficial to the home, both
financially and socially. 1t gave a better
acquaintance with the work of others,
flied the scope of education and m ado
better men and women. The mem bers
should not let little frictions interfere, but
should all work together.
Professor Bioletti of the University of
California addressed The audience on
The Relation OF Bacteria to Agriculture. +"
He explained the various forms OF bacteria
and their relation to animal and vegetable
life, and Illustrated his remarks with
drawings on the black board.
DIR. l. L. FELTON, read an interesting
paper on tuberculosis among cattle, ex
planning how it affected cattle and Their
milk and butter in lis different forms.
The doctor recon mended that steps be
taken TO have the Legislature enact laws
that would tend to prevent the spreading
of tuberculosis.
n. w. Motheral then said that COM
mittee from the club III company with J.
a. F1lcher, manager OF the State Board of
Trade, went TO the Supervisors to-day to
induce them to allow $15 month for a
county exhibit in the Board of Trades
STAKE exhibit at San Francisco. The ad-
vantage of such an exhibit would be, it is
claimed, in keeping samples of the differ
ent products of Kings County ever before
the eyes OF investors.
Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Clara and
many other counties keep exhibits at San
Francisco, d displaying all the year around
samples of their best produces. The re-
sult is that persons outside of this State
are led to believe that there is no other
fruit -produc ng locality than Southern
California, when, as matter of fact, the
great San Joaquin Valley is abundant in
fruit production.
Remarks were made on the subject by
Professor D. Z. T. Fowler and Mr.. Filcher
showing the advantage 10 be derived from
such an exhibit.
The problem of how the farmer can
make his home sufficiently attractive to
keep the boys on the farm was discussed
at length in papers read by Mrs. Elias Gai-
iup and Mrs. Della Rosa. MIS-. S. 2. Carr
delivered an eloquent address on the same
subject.
Professor Bioletti spoke on Diseases of
Vines and Remedies"