The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1899-02-07
ESTABLISHED, 1846.
Farmers Institute at Church.

notwithstanding the sickness In that
vicinity. The meeting was called to orde'
at IL a. M, by Mrs e. d. Nokes, conduc
tress; followed by prayer by Rev Well
wood and mu-ic by the choir. Hon. f.
Hart Smith, of SImersef, gave an address
on the "Future Outlook for the Farmer"
He said that the outlook was good. He
drew comparison between the old
methods of farming and the present.
where everything is done by improved
machinery; said the ways of doing farm
work are ~ perfect as could be unless l.
were possible while sittidg la An easy
chair 10 start the plow by simply press
log an electric button. He also said thai
though the population OF Hillsdale
county at the present day Ia much les-
than twenty years ago yet bv the aid I
improved machinery the farm pro NC
are much larger than at that time. j. nj.
Cowdrey, "f Ithaca, give a paner oh
"Soil Fertility and How to Maintain L."
He SAID that crops must not be rails q On
the same fields year after year, but with
the proper rotation and the manure from
the barn, the soil would hold the fer
tility. Occasionally leave the crop on
the field. II you have poor field thai
you wish to bring up quickly use clov.
as IL is a good fertilizer. de also SAID
This was followed by discussion. The
meeting then adj Durned for dinner, the
local Grange furnishing tea and cnffs-.
The meeting was again called 10 ord
at 80. Instrumental S ,lo, Mrs. Charles
Douglass. Music by choir. Paper: 9Th
industrious Hen aud Festive Turkey
Mrs. A, G. Wed, of Quaker. She said
that their chickens were not hatched by
an incubator but in the old way by hen.
The e-historic hen was thirteen feet
high and subslsted on animal life and
human beings. A flock of hens well
cared for will bring annually more than
any other crop on tue farm. The princi
pal Cause of trouble among the fowls is
lice. Boiling hot soap suds with salt ap-
piled with brush TO the perches lie
good remedy for them. She also said
there Was no place so appropriate for
hens as the orchard or hay teld. Do not
raise large fl jck OF turkeys as a smaller
one can be much better cared for than h
large one. Turkeys will eat grasshOp-
pers and crickets which keep them la
good order and also saves the crops
Discussion.
Paper. Life Among the Fruits,"
Earl Ii. Dresser, Litchfeld. Mr.. Dresser
said that patience was necessary in the
cultivation of fruit, great deal dep e nd
ing on the mode of culture. The ground
for strawberries ehould be chosen high
and dry. Select three or four varieties
The varieties marked with a perfeci
flower If planted alone or with others
will bear la abundance, but those with
imperfect blossom must be planted with
those of perfect 10 bear fruit. We should
know the varieties we Set; choose pedi-
gree plants; IL can be ,ne in the vege
table kiGgdOm as well as In the animal
kingdom. There are several ways of set
ting the plants but the BEST easiest and
quickest is, make a Y shaped opening la
the ground with SPADE; put the roots in
and cover, not too deeply, pressing the
earth uown about them Set plants In
straight row three or four feet apart.
Go over them often enough TO keep them
free from weeds Plant in April. Red
laspberries are much more preferred
than black on account o. seeds. Pu'
them out In check rows five feet apart
Paris green will destroy the Colorado
beetle also the currant and also the leaves
He said he preferred helleDore on that
account. Tree fruit: Th- canker worm
eats the blossoms as we'll as the leaves.
II can be destroyed IL the trees art
sprayed with Pari, green In the fues'
spray, not solid stream. The leaf cur
on pea hes can be controlled by spray
Ing before they come into growth, with
Bordeaux mixture. All depends on cul
ture, selection of varieties and after cul-
'ture. Budding; Plans growing from pits
can be made productive. Bud when the
bark slips easily and rub off all other
buds when started All trees will grow
true 10 their kind.
Music, Male quartet, Messrs. Douglass,
Oaks, Douglas and Fowler; Remarks,
President Z T. Brown, Reading.
Paper. "The wood-lot; Its Importance:
Its perpetuity," Orrin O'harrow, Wheat
land. In the early days when this c"untry
was covered with lorest aud thinly settled
the climate was very much milder 10
winter as the forests broke the cold winds
and storms, and much cooler In the
warm summer because the leaves gave
of large amount Of water. The wood
lot Is the most valuable part OF the farm
except the land where the buildings
stand, and the cheapest fuel wheu we
have it on the farm. The location should
be on low ground and size as the owner
chooses Water elm, black ash soft ma
pie for low ground; hard IN .ple aud oak
for high. The wood-lot should bs
fenced and all stock kept out.
Paper, "Hog growing for profit" /. n.
Cowdrey.
Inc nrst bnlng IL 10 nave RoOu stOck'
The sire should be full blood. The
brood SOW lhould be fed but little corn
but plenty Of slops, vegetables aud clo-
yer hay, also given plenty OF fresh air
Do not leed the SOW too much before the
pigs are ten days old. Feed the pigs
milk, some corn, pumpkins and sugar
bsets and let them ruu In the pasture
until six months old; feed corn after un'
I'll they weigh two hundred pounds then
sell. Corn will not make very lean meat
Music by the choir; Question box
Music by the choir; Grating explained
with pictures, by Earl IL. Dresser; Re
cipe for grating WAX It's. OF resin
lbs. of tallow or lnseed oil; / ID. o.
beeswax
Mrs. NOkes thanked all who had aided
her in making the institute success.
Meeting adjourned. Con-.