The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21
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Interesting Sessions at ursins and Hocv-
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The three days session Of the annua
meeting OF the Somerset County Farmers
Institute held at Ussins. on Decem her Is
Il. ard Is. was an agreeable aud pleasant
surprise 10 NAM persons in the Turkey.
foct region, " bo had never before attend
Ell meeting Of this Kind. Some enter
tanned the idea that ii was a relic of ths
dofGncs Farmers Alliance, of eo-opera-
tive store fam. and possessed Of such
vsEsries as for instance-the Kansas
Populiss-wh0 is reported TO be expert
mentiug on a scheme Of smalgamation
between the Kansas milk-weed and an
early variety OF Sooth Carolina straw
berry. with hope of producing a mono
poly on straw berries and cream.
During the three days and evening ses-
sions the exercises consisted Of talks and
lectures by Hon. n. b. Critchfeld. the
organizer and presiding officer, Prof S. B.
Heiges, Of York, Pa. DR.. wm. Frear.
State Chemist, devotional exercises, sand
wiched with music, recitations. essays.
etc, by the yonng people Of Ursina.
The Farmers Experience Meeting
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representative farmers from eight or nine
distant townships, conspicuous among
whom was a large delegation from Elk
Lick.
Senator critchfeld, who has charge of
the institute work in territory consist
ing OF one fourth of the State, is specially
qualified for the position of organizer
His ability to supply bright and happy
pleasantries and repsrtee at the proper
time, reinforced by his varied experience,
first as a teacher in his early days, then
as a minister, chaplain in the Union ar
my, as business man at Mt Pleasant,
and later connected with the Mt Pleasant
Institute, two terms as County Superiu-
tendent Of Public Instruction, Prothono-
tary of the county, and a member of the
State Senate during two terms, discharg
ing all Of his duties with credit to the
people he was chosen 20 represent ana 10
himself
Prof. Heiges has also had extensive ex-
perience in educational work of high
order, and later has been identified with
the State College. and with the National
Bureau OF Agriculture at Washington.
He Is considered high authority on fruit
culture. treatment OF non productive or
chards, etc His several talks were very
Instructive and entertaining.
DIR. Frear spoke on the Waste From
the Stable and Bsrnyard," in which he
referred 10 the chemical action of various
substances and fertilizers with their rela-
tive value in connection with the prodnc-
ton OF cereals. grasses, etc.. and in turn
Of their relative value in the production
OF flesh, milk, butter, etc.
The query box called forth number of
interesting discussions and addresses,
including talk on Hygiene" by Dr.
w. S. Mountain, of Confluence, and one
by Or. Heigos. who made some interest
ing remarks in regard 20 the proper ven
tilation of schoolrooms. The cOurtship
and marriage Of farmers was, we believe,
not mentioned, nor was "Phrehology'' a
subject for discussion at the experience
meeting. although the ''sleek talking
AGENT who bores the farmers so FREE
quently, received a left handler from an
Addison sgricultnrist, but the speaker
failed to instruct his hearers how. to dis
tinguish between an honest and dis! on
est agent