Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-22
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
After a Two Days Session Comes
to a CIose-r1any Interesting
Discussions.


The fifth of the annual meetings Of the
Berkeley County Farmers Institute which
was to have been held in Feller's Hall
Wednesday morning,wa postponed until
the afternoon at /. 3oo'clock. The follow
ing is the program rendered:
Call to Order. Music.
Announcement and Appointment Of
Committees.
Occupation and Health, Or. Sites.
The Dairy Industry, Major HE Alvord,
Chief Of Department Of Agriculture,
Washington, d. c.
Music.
Recitation, Miss Cora Kennedy.
Question Box. Music. Adjournment.
The meeting vas called to order by the
President. Mr.. K. c. Burkhart and the
meeting was opened by singing. Major
II. f. Alvord, Of the Agricultural De-
partment. Washington, d. C., was the first
speaker introduced, and he spoke for a
short time on the Dairy Industry. AL
though Mr.. Alvord's address was a very
short one it was very interesting and the
farmers were much pleased with it. Mr..
Alvord arrived at I.I5 and his time was
limited and he was compelled to return at
2.45.
After a two days session, the fifth an
nual meeting of the Berkeley County
Farmers Institute Society came to a close
Thursday afternoon at five o'clock. The
convention of the society has been Of
great benefit to the farmers and they feel
that they proftted much by the informa
ton gained in discussing the different
points Of farming at the meetings.
AT the meetings farming was discussed
at great length and the most successful
farmers of the county gave their opinion
and experience as to what was the best
mode of farming.
The meeting Thursday morning was
opened by a prayer by Rev. ID. w. Com
stock, superintendent of the State Chill
drens Home Society, after which the road
question was taken up and discussed.
The principal address was made by
Mr.. Alexander Clohan. Mr.. Clohan gave
quite a lengthy talk upon the need Of
roads and how to get them, and the farm.
ers took up the whole morning in dis.
cussing the wise words Of the Post
Master.
In his address Mr.. Clohan said he was
in favor of changing the supervision OF the
roads and instead of having the supervi-
sion of each district under a separate
supervisor, he was in favor of paying one
supervisor a salary and let him devote his
entire attention to the betterment of the
roads.
The free rural delivery question was
also discussed at the morning session.
The farmers were of unanimous opinion
that the rural delivery was a great benefit
TO them and were much pleased with it
They were all of the opinion hat an
other route should be established out the
Winchester Pike and vicinity and the
whole county would thus be covered.
At the afternoon session Hon. Fl. w
Miller, of Paw Paw, spoke on the profits
of Fruit Growing Compared with Gener-
al Farming" after which the road ques-
ton was again taken up and the follow
ing resolutions adopted:
Resolved, That this Institution after ;
full discussion of the road question de.
clare that we are in favor of adopting tht
alternate road law Of 1928.
Be it further resolved, That a commit
tee OF three from a dlStrlct be appoint
ed TO canvass their district for signers to
the petition as required by the law Of 1872.
Mr.. ]. w. b. Evans then gave a talk on
the subject BEST Profitable Stock for the
Farmer" after which Prof. Corbett, of the
w. Va. Experiment Station, made some
very interesting remarks on tomato dis
eases and fruit growing, which led to a
general discussion of the benefits OF
spraying.
Alter e~lecting the following officers for
the ensuing year the meeting adjourned.
PresidNnt. S. w. podd; secretary and
treasurer, /. w. Lupton; vice presidents
Gerrardstown district, J.. w. b. Evans
Hedgesville, c. h. Sperow; Falling Wa
tiers, d. p. Lemaster; Opequon. f. S
Tabler; Arden, d. II. Hudgel; Mill Greek,
L. S. Henshaw.
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