The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1901-12-12

Mr.. Dean gave an instructive talk
on Farming to Advantage"
There are numerous ways in which
farmer can save money, one of
which is to buy less expensive, So
called labor saving machinery.
Don't buy new machine to do
your work until you are convinced
thatit is success. Study your
crops and markets closely and try
to stop the leaks as much as pos
sible. G. w. Cox was not present
and the subject passed without
further discussion.
"Sheep." the next topic,
brought forth some of our best
local talent; H. w. Stiers, Geo. w.
Marks and L. j. Brown made good
instructive talks of the different
branches Of this industry. Sheep
raising is not as popular in this
country as formerly but after such
good advice the faint-hearted
ought to take renewed hope and
start at it again. Kill off a few
thousands of our worthless ours
and give the poor sheep a chance
to live.
d. w. Wright told us in the dis
cussion how they raised sheep up
in Marion and Dan ought to know
for he's been in the business a
good many years.
BY far the most important sub
ject in every respect was next pre-
sented by Mr.. Begg. "Good
Roads; how made and their value
to a community" was very well
handled by him and it is to be re-
GREETED that lack of time cut short
his sage remarks. How can any
farmer listen to such sound,
practical talk and then be content
to plod back and forth through a
perfect swamp such as our roads
are half the time. All of our COM
missioners, Jacoby, Trimmer and
Strentz made splendid talks. 1t
is pleasant to see that our commits
sioners are united in their efforts
to make good roads and thus adj
vance the interests of the farmer.
Henry Hansel, John Schaal, VIM
Trimmer and others united in the
effort to advance the good work,
showing that pixies are not only a
CONVENIENCE but also a NECESSITY
for the prosperity of any commun-
ity. The scope of this article is
too limited to state the numerous
logical arguments voiced at this
meeting and we hope that every
farmer who heard them will think
them over seriously and from
THINKING get to ACTING. Let us or
ganize and make the efforts neces-
sary to secure for us and the fu-
ture generations this blessing to
humanity. Get out of the old rut.
The Institute closed Saturday
afternoon and the crowd present
taxed the seating capacity of the
room to its utmost; if the present
interest keeps up, these meetings
will have to be held in another and
larger hall. Many ladies were
present, drawn doubtless by the
fact that Mrs. Filing and Mrs.
Longstreth were on the program !;
in this, however, they were DOOM
ed to disappointment for when
their names were called, neither of
the ladies were present. This
fact, let us add, was just as dis
appointing to the male contingent,
for in the past the farmers of
Hooking county have been pleased
and benefited by the good papers
Of the ladies.
The committee on resolutions
(Robt Wolfe, chairman) made
their report which will be found in
another column. The committee
on nominations Geo W. Marks,
chairman) decided on the follow
ing men for the offices: President
F. p. Martin; Vice President,
Henry Hansel; Secretary, Homer
G.. Hansel; Executive Committee,
Frank Adcock, T. j. Brown, VIM
Trimmer, Fl. w. Stiers, j. f. Hall.
Mr.. Dean opened the afternoon
program with" A Matter of Dollars
and Cents" and gave some good
ways for farmer to better his
financial condition. When YOU
buy or sell, see to it that you give
or get full value for the money.
Don't try to get rich quickly; the
plodder is the one who succeeds in
the end. Try to improve your
condition and make each year show
forth some new work done. w. S.
Stone was not present for the dis
cussion and nobody volunteered.
The closing topic was another
very important one, practical
Points in Wheat Growing" IfI
every farmer would only follow
some of Mr.. Begg's su ggestions,
we wouldn't hear so much about
the failure of the wheat crop. See
that your soil is we'll fertilized and
free from clods. Have your seed
thoroughly cleaned and don't sow
it so early that the fly will eat it
up. Harvest your crop well, pre-
ferably with a good binder and
then shock it well, binding each
shock with twine and setting the