Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-03-04
FARMERS Ins1I1u1E
Interesting Sessions and Able Speakers
Present-Topics of Great Interest Dis
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In the evening Mr.. Peck took up
the subject of building silos and
said one holding iUO tons could be
built for $50. He gave full details
of the best methods of constructing
them and claimed the green fodder
was lar more beneficial AMI profit
able to feed than dry. Mr.. J M.
Aldrich of Milford who has silo
fully cOncurned in the opinion of
the speaker as to the advantages of
thus storing fodder, Mr. Aldrich is
practical farmer progressive in his
views and after the test he has made
his opinion if Of decided value.
In the evening Prof Hess spoke
of lime as plant food and its
mechanical effects on the soil
There was nothing especially new
in his address, but his ideas were
clear, and his details of results on
plats of ground at the station veri-
fled the idea that lime of itself has
!
no manurial value, but that as an
adjunct to green nanures, and in
| its operations on the soils in making
them release other substances it is
very valuable, large quantities may
be used per acre, and the speaker
said where it could be obtained for
reasonable price its free use would
he amply repaid particularly in the
results produced on grasses and
clover.
Senator Critchfield of Somerset
county was present and spoke on
unproductive soils. He bought a
farm years ago which was run down
and one field especially was absolute
ly too poor to raise anything. This he
plowed and planted to corn follow
ing with oats and wheat and clover
and showed how it had been gradu-
ally brought to a highly productive
state. He said it was good prac-
tice to spread water slaked lime on
clover sod and turn it under, this
produced the best results.
The planting of trees around the
houses and Identifying the homes
was also urged He illustrated how
he made his gardcn by sowing the
seeds in long rows so that power
cultivation could be adopted. His
garden is in three strips, one plant
ell to vegetables, which next year
will he seeded to barley and the
next to clover and thus the three
are alternated No barnyard manure
is used hence weeds do not spring
and keeping the garden clean is
easy. So much was said and so we'll
said by all the speakers that it is i'm
possible to give any resume which
will do faint justice to their remarks
1t is highly regrettable that our
farmers and the town people gener-
ally evinced so little interest in this
institute Here were pleasant en-
tertaining and instructive speakers,
bearing testimony to no uncertain
methods. but practical men who
have tested their theories, and
proven them successful Men in
touch with the most approved and
progressive methods of farming with
economy and for the greatest profit,
here are farmers who need just this
knowledge who would be prOfited
by the instruction, who could not
fail to be benefited by listening
not to book fnrming-but to actual,
practical we'll tested and proven
facts. The remarks were appro-
pirate to all classes not alone farm
ers but villagers, and yet very slight
interest was manifested, and it was
all free too. Turn some fakir OF
medicine show loose here and mark
the contrast, how the crowds will
tumble over each other to get there
first to spend their money and listen
to the coarse gibes, vulgar witticisms
meaningless and lying assertions
and there can be no wonder why
things are as they are and why SC
many here are willing to keep vi
the whine of hard times, and that
farming does not pay. We are
pointing at those who wilfully
neglected this opportunity to acquire
valuable hints which would enable
them to better their condition ant
render their home surrounding
more pleasant and attractive witt
very little outlay of labor only, an(
can truthfully say there can be NJ
wonder why intelligent men poin
the finger of satire at little Pike
and why medicine men find it
paradise in which to sojourn.
County indebtedness.
The Commissioners authorize tn
! statement that the present indebted
! ness of the county does not excee,
$4,000, any reports or rumors to tn