Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-24
Watertown.

rain and mud, made II rather unpleas-
ant to get about, but nevertheless the
church was filled by 10 o'clock on the
first day. After the usual opening
exercises, Mr.. John Begg, State Lee
turer, was introduced, and gave an
address, Growing Stock Cattle-Does
il Pay the Small Farmer" He said
better cattle, better blood. Better
feeding in any line and stock would
pay. Two pounds per day of increase
in weight of cattle was fair gain.
Any OF the beef breeds will do that
we'll.
Mr.. John Fisher followed with some
experimenting on increase of weight
and by Weighing found some weeks
cattle would increase more than 9TH
ers. This subject brought some own
ers Of very fine calves. A calf should
weigh 100 pounds for each month Of
age.
Mr.. w. G. Farnsworth, State Lee
turer, was introduced and spoke at
some length in Mutual Fire Insur-
ance." This subject was listened to
with considerable interest, as nearly
every farmer in this vicinity is insur-
ed in the Watertown Farmers Mutual
Insurance Company.
Mr.. ]. S. Devol of Marietta, follow
ed with many good suggestions. One
was that it shows spirit among
farmers TO assist one another and
practice business nicholson the farm.
'Sheep as a Live Stock Product"
was well handled by Mr.. Begg and
brought out lively talk by Messrs
Anderson, who was followed by Breck-
inridge, Pugh and others.
One of the best talks of the day was
by Mr.. G. +. Dyar on Can the Farm
er Apply Business Methods on the
Farm as the Merchant Applies in His
Business. Mr.. Dyar said the time is
passed when the farmer does not
think cf and study his business-take
and read the best literature that is de-
voted to agriculture. The farmer
must study the markets, must buy the
best machinery and should know a
to a great extent how to keep them in
repair. Must understand fertility;
what your soil requires to make good
production; in fact he must be wide
awake to see the many leaks that are
on every farm.
A paper by Harry McGill, Cuba"
held the attention of the audience
from start to finish as closely as any
exercise of the Institute.
A paper by Mrs. H. S. Richards,
What Farmers Wives Should
Know" was we'll written and / guess
to the point. Next year at the Water
town Institute I wish Mr. Richards
would tell us what farmers wife
should do.
The subject that interested every
farmer was "At What Stage of Growth
Should Grass be Cut to Make Most
Nutritious Hay" This subject was
handled by Mr.. w. B. Shaw most ably
and satisfactory to all. Cut clover
when blossoms are one-third brown
cut soon as dew is off; use tedder; put
in barn before dew falls. Timothy
cut as scon as blossoms fall to prevent
dust fill the news evenly and without
a stoppage.
Paper by Mrs. Clarence Palmer,
Around Our Homes" was good
practical paper with many suggestions
that many home keepers would do
well to follow
Practical Methods in Keeping up
Fertility" by Mr.. John Begg, was the
same old subject that every farmer
studies from year to year-to raise
more corn to feed more hogs to buy
more land to raise more corn to feed
more hogs, etc.
The officers elected for the year 1900
Tor the Watertown Institute are as fol-
lows; President, w. c. Arnold; Vice
President, ]. R. Sheldon; Secretary.
S. Bingham; Treasurer, II. P. Nor
dock. Executive Commttee-J. NJ.
Brown, Browns Mills; F. P. Demlng,
Barlow; Mr.. Dipple. Waterford, Mrs
Toe. Fisher, Ormiston; Mrs. w. C.
Arnold. Watertown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smith who
nave been visiting here starter for
heir home in the west this week.
Mrs. Joe. Fisher is quite i'll.
VIM. Burchett died at his hCme on
asst Saturday morning, the goth, aged
IA years. Funeral from the NJ. E.
church Sunday morning. Sermon by
he pastor, Rev. Mr.. Haas. Services
we're conducted by the Barlow Post |
Mr. Burchett has been an invalid and
has kept his bed for 13 years Rheu-
natism, that dread disease, had work
ID upon him until he was one of ten
thousand to be most pitied.
Officers of the Watertown Farmers
Ilub for the year 1900 are as follows:
President, L. S. Bingham; Vice Pres
dent, Osmer Legget; Secretary, Mrs. |
!. A. Palmer; Treasurer, Mrs. Roscoe
Wolcott. The February meeting win
'e held at the home of ]. A. Palmer !
md the subject fer discussion will be