The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-02-15
Farmers Institute.
A Magnificent Session With Good Pro.
gram and Attendance.

The Hooking County Farmers
Institute met Ia annual session in
the court room at Logan, on Mon
day and Tuesday Feb, IL and IS,
1900. The interest is growing and
the sessions are more largely at
tended every year, the first session
on Monday, although the roads
were in bad condition and the
weather inclement, was very large
ly attended by farmers. Some
coming distance OF ten and
twelve miles; this shows that they
are awakening to the facts that the
farmer is one OF the most necessary
factors there is in the universe,
and that the exchange of ideas and
experiences is very beneficial.
The discussions on the lectures
and papers were very animated
and brought out many thugs that
were of more value than can be
estimated in dollars and cents.
The president read a short paper
on the value of institutes.
The first lecture was suggestions
on clover seeding by s. II. Ellis Of
Waynesboro, o., this brought about
quite lengt thy discussion on the
different kinds of clover, all agreed
that it was one of the most valuable
crops we could raise.
Preparation of the seed bed was
the next subject on the program
by T. j. Miller of Mechanicspurg, y.
In the discussion of this subject
manure and the mode OF applying
the same was extensively discuss
ed.
Nitroginous feeds by II. w. Stiers
OF Haydenville, o., was next in or
der. Mr.. Stiers paper was very in.
structive. After Mr.. Stiers read
his paper the Institute recessed for
dinner.
AFTERNOON.
"Wbat about that thin soiled
field" by Ellis was first in order.
Mr.. Ellis said no did not suppose
there was any thin soiled fields in
Hooking County, but before the
discussion closed we presume he
came to the conclusion that there
were great many.
Mr.. T. ], Brown thought the AL.
mighty was partial In the distribu-
tion of fertility as the north and
east hill sides were very fertile
while the south and west were very
poor. Mr.. Isaac Matthias said he
did not think the Lord made any
poor land, but that in the course oil
time the winds had carried every.
thing off the west and south, side,
and left 1t on the east and north.
"What fertilizers should we use,'
by Miller was the next subject
Mr.. Miller advocated barnyard
manure above all others, he also
spoke very enthusiastically of clover
as fertilizer. This subject wat
discussed at length all agreeing
that clover and barnyard manure
was the best and more lasting o.
the fertilizers.
Tuberculosis Of men and AMI
mails" was sssign ned to DR.. N. II
Blosser and he not being presen
was not discussed.
EVENING SESSION.
"Little grains of sand" by s. Fl
Ellis, was very interesting and In
structive; the speaker affirmed tina
life was made up OF little thing
and quoted from the poet:
"Little drops ofwater.
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean,
And the glorious land"
The remarks by Rev. Sayre OF
this subject were timely and appro
pirate.
"What constitutes good dair
cow" by III. q. Hansel was very lu
structive. Mr.. Hansel did not ad
} vocate any particular breed bu
just gave the points of the typics
dairy COW,
+ "The kind of man the times de-
mand," by Miller. Mr.. Miller sal
he had revised his paper on thi
,, subject three different times an
yet 1t did not suit him perfectl!
but as we have not yet arrived Q
: perfection we cannot expect
Z have anything perfect.
TUESDAY MORNING.
"The outlook on the farm" b
3 Ellis was the first In order. M
8 Ellis said he thought we had a