Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-21
Thirteenth
Annual institute
Held by Farmers at
0sborne's Corners.
Lively Discussions on
Various Topics.
"Trusts" Came In For a Good
Deal of Censure.
Legislation In the Interests Of the
Farmer Is Demanded.

The 18th annual, Osborn's Corners,
Farmers institute, was held in the
Grange hall at that place Feb. IA and
10.
In attendance and interest It resem-
bled all the meetings that have pre-
ceded it, the hall being crowded, and
the order and attention almost perfect.
John w. Clapper was president OF
the meeting, and very efficiently did
he perform his duties
The music was furnished by Clap
pers quartet and Willey's orchestra.
This local talent music has always
been one of the most pleasant and
popular features OF Osborns Corners
institute.
The first lecture, Poultry for Farm
ers" was delivered by Geo. E. Scott
of Mt. Pleasant, o. The main things
for success in poultry are: u warm
house, with good light. Night and
day quarters should be separate.
Warm feed in the morning, oats and
wheat at noon, corn at night, fed in
a litter SO they must exercise to get it.
For egg production heterogeneous foods
must be supplied, so as to supply the
albumen in the eggs. Grit of soma
kind is needed, such as gravel, oyster
shells, bone, old plaster and broken
and pounded crockery.
J. AL Dobie of Gutman, o., gave an
address on 'Thc Main Things in Swine
Growing We consider this one OF
the most practical and best talks eyer
given at our institute. His hearers
felt that Mr. Dobie was master of all
he undertook to say.
One sentence quoted from "Coburn's
Swine Husbandry," the speaker said,
had done more for him than anything
else he had ever learned in feeding
hogs, and here is that sentence: "The
hog has an appetite beyond his power
of digestion and assimilation" Fat
tening hogs should have access to salt,
ashes and charcoal; this seems to be
necessary. 1t is an art to feed hogs
SO that none of them get "of their
feed" and finish them ready FOR mar
llet.
NJ. T.. Huston read paper "The
Laundry" giving some good sugges-
tions in reference to the laundry work
upon the farm. The more civilized
and intelligent people become the
more work is required in the laundry,
and less disposition to do it.
The speaking in the evening was
more along moral and educational
lines. Mr.. Scott delivered an eloquent
address on the"Moral and Intellectual
Status of the Farm Home"
Prof. A. Rothrock Of Richlield, gave
n short talk .on Capitalization of
Schools" There are some objections
to such system, but the benefits are
much more than enough to over-bal-
ancc them. Wherever the plan has
been tried it has never been aband-
Oned.
Character as Affected by Country
Life" was the subject of Mr.. Dobie's
evening talk. He presented in a plain
and forcible way the value Of char
acter in doing the business on the
farm.
Ross X. Garman read an excellent
paper on Crooks and Soils" showing
the origin and makeup Of the most
of our soils. Glacial action was the
mighty power that smoothed down
the surface Of this part of Ohio.
SECOND DAY.
making and Selling Gilt-edged But
ter" by Geo. Ii. Scott, was the first
address. Cleanliness is of the utmost
Importance, milk is easily and quickly
affected and tainted by neglect and
dirt, and when once tainted it is ruin
ed for best butter. The Cooley system
suits him the best as he has an abund-
ance of good spring water.
"My Apple Orchard" by Hon. G. o.
Hale, was a short and practical state
ment of the way he manages his or
chard, and Of the varlties he has tried
and could recommend. There are APP
pie trees on his farm planted 90 years
ago by his grandfather, that yet bear
fruit. Out of 26 entries in apples at
the Summit county fair last fall he
secured 2i premiums.
Mrs. Hiram Allen read good paper