Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08
CLOSING DAY OF THE IN.
STITUTE.
Weather Conditions Were
Against the Meeting Yet
It Has Been q Success
full One.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Farmers Institute is thing of the

The seventh annual meeting of the
Farmers Institute is q thing of the
past.
The opening session held on Tuesday
evening was very spprecistive. The
M ,sic 10y the orchestra was worth go
In: y lung distance to hear.
Ar-c,tssion was given BY Miss Net
,'e Iiassire, in y happy manner.
{ Following this Mrs w r Arthur, of
I Logan, read y paper in reference to the
w.sd"m Of introducing the elements of
agriculture into the curriculum of our
put,lic schools
r es>or Warner and Henry Wal
l ~ ut Des Moin+s, both advo-
cs ID m - nature study IN ~.
sc..u..is. believing it would he better to
c'l.tail some other studies sn that the
Teacher might have time to open the
l.'yr, IT thu pupils to the wonderful
world tying about them
lI-nry Wallace. editor OF the Wal.
lace Farmer, then delivered the address
Of The evening, his subject being the
"F;.r,n .ra' Institute, an Institution in
winch lie thoroughly believes. He
spike 1T the necessity Of thorough
+dnca.ion for every farmer, if he
w";ahi not t.s left behind in the race.
: I'.s object Of tho Farmers Institute
lw AZ tO inteliigently discuss the ques
tini,a of Importance to the farmer
I ;.,.l his wife.
believing the farmer To be All impor-
Itx,,t T. ci0r in civlliz stion, Mr. Wallace
urged the necessity of his being q man
}uf liberal views and educated heart
and brain.
| A;tw:,n heard Mr. WALLACE were
pleased with his address and felt that
lths right man had talked upon the
right subject.
"A chorus composed Of the leading
musicsl voices of Mo Valley then
rave unbounded pleasure to all their
listeners.
Wednesday morning old Boress
blow . furious blast, but the farmers
ynd their wives came from all parts Of
the county. The homes of Mo VALLEY
vare opened to receive and give them
:, cordial welcome.
Tho morning session was very we'll
d&eHded considering the inclement
weather. The great number of women
I'm the auiience was gratifying and
proved that the women of Harrison
county are tire proper material tom.
spirs aud help the farmer, the artisan
or tho lsborer In the struggle for the
comforts of life and the higher aspira.
lions Of the soul.
Every man in the audience read his
paper better than he would have done
II the women had not been there.
Mr. Howard, Of Yorkshire, speak of
the use and Abuse Of corn" giving
% ms,y practical hints. that our
farmers we're heard to say that this
paper. alone would have repaid him for
long drive through the cold.
Then w. ). Kelley, Of Nlondamin,
took the Institute BY storm and car.
rted 1t captive as he spoke of "Grasses
and Forage Plants" not from Q theor-
etc standpoint, but giving his own OK.
psrience. Mr.. Kelley regards alfalfa
% the most profitable and valuable
forage plant and more sstisfl Glory
from every standpoint than any other
pasture grown il, the Missouri bottom
land He then gave the comparative
value Of grains and grasses from his
standpoint and strongly recommended
the use Of sorghum 90 fodder for
horses aud cattle in the winter.
Mr. G e Bessire, Logan, called the al !.
ta1ssion Of the farmer to tho "BreedinR
and caro- Of Swine" assuring them that
the hog Is great factor in the farmers
Rank account. ne gave many useful
ausgestions as to the kinds Of food and
thsts rs,seive vslua, and gave . decided
preference to mixed food instead Of
corn.
All these papers brought out the
most animated discussions, proving
that the average farmer had not only
come to the Institute to have good
time, but that he meant to know more
when he went homo than no did when
h he c {: !!
), Wednesday sfterno5n's session was